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Fester’s Favorites: 11 Best Christmas Movies

Here are Fester’s Favorites. I love to watch Christmas Movies, especially with the kids. Here are my favorites.

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Here are Fester's Favorite Christmas Movies, especially with the kids. Here is my list of "Fester's favorites".

We've just gotten past Thanksgiving, which gives me plenty of time to watch all of my holiday favorites. Most of them I'll be able to catch as they get scheduled on TV, and some I'll stream, thanks to Kyle.

Here's the list of movies that I'll be looking forward to watching. Let me know if your favorites match up with mine. Here are the top 100 Christmas movies from Rotten Tomatoes. I think my list sums it up best.

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11. Polar Express (2004)

Features the voices of Tom Hanks, Eddie Deezen, Peter Scolari and Michael Jeter.

10. How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

Starred Jim Carrey, Molly Shannon, Christine Baranski, and was directed by Ron Howard.

9. Bad Santa (2003)

Features Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac, Lauren Graham and John Ritter. This one isn't family entertainment.

8. Scrooged (1988)

Richard Donner's comedic take on the classic "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Stars in the film include Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, Bobcat Goldthwaite, Alfre Woodard, Carol Kane, Robert Mitchum and David Johansen.

7. A Christmas Story (1983)

With Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin and Scott Schwartz, it's the story of a boy who wanted just one thing for Christmas: a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle.

6. Trading Places (1983)

Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis get back at a pair of investors who try to take a rich man and a poor man and have them trade places.

5. Die Hard (1988)

Is it a Christmas movie? Yippee-ki-yay-Yes. The classic Christmas story of a man who is invited to the coast for a few laughs. Stars Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Reginald VelJohnson, Paul Gleason, and William Atherton.

4. The Christmas Chronicles (2018)

Kurt Russell stars as Santa in a story about a brother and sister who try to catch St. Nick on camera. That's just the start of their Christmas adventure.

3. Home Alone (1990)

A kid protects his home from wet bandits while his family has left for a family vacation. Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O'Hara, John Candy in this fun classic that spawned three sequels. Only Home Alone 2 is remembered.

2. Elf (2003)

Will Ferrell stars as Buddy the Elf who comes to live in New York City. Also stars Bob Newhart, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel and Edward Asner.

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1. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

The Griswalds celebrate Christmas while Clark looks forward to his Christmas bonus. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid who return for my family favorite. Let Quaid know the sh#$%'s full.

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