Originally posted by dyingangel
IDie hard just gets me in a christmas mood, and the christmas songs on it.
Hey - it's a Christmas movie! Remember the sign on the dead terrorist in the elevator?
Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho!
I've gotta second Chasity on John Lennon's
Happy Christmas (War is Over) for my favorite Christmas song, followed by Jill Sobule's rendition of
Merry Christmas From The Family and Band Aid's "Jesus Whoa-oh-oh" song. On the traditional front, I'm a big fan of Oh Holy Night. If somebody with a powerful voice is singing it, that "Fall on your knees" line always sends shivers down my spine!
For movies, I'll throw my hat in with Mr. Pointy and
It's a Wonderful Life. I've been known to randomly exclaim, "Hey Burt! I'm bleedin'", when I get a papercut, which always seems to fly over people's heads. Odd, since I don't think there's a human being alive who hasn't seen It's A Wonderful Life (okay, maybe like four guys in Madagascar).
And by far my favorite Christmas special is
The Year Without A Santa Claus, with the best character ever: Mr. Heatmeiser!