Christmas Movies
Best Christmas Movies from the ‘60s
List of some holiday movies that are still enjoyable today
Christmas time is many people’s favorite time of the year.
It is a time to be with family and friends and reflect on the past year. It is also a time when many people are fondly reminded of their youth and family traditions.
Many Christmas movies are popular because they remind people of their own holiday traditions.
Many Christmas movies have actually become traditions themselves.
Here is a list of Christmas movies that I watched in my childhood that are still quite enjoyable today. My seven-year-old daughter loves when we sit down together every year around this time and watch these movies.
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
Charles Schultz’s famous characters celebrate Christmas by putting on a pageant. Charlie is tired of the commercialization of Christmas and is looking for some true meaning to the season. The soundtrack is wonderful and the characters are endearing.
Frosty the Snowman (1969)
Everyone knows this story.
The movie synopsis is actually told in the song of the same name. The children make a snowman, and it comes alive when they put a discarded magician’s hat on its head. The evil magician tries to get it back.
My family loves to watch this every year. It is my daughter’s favorite.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
Although this movie has been redone since the ’60s, I am still partial to the Dr. Seuss original.
Boris Karloff has one of the best voices for narration in television history. The Grinch starts off as a ruthless villain but eventually learns the true meaning of Christmas.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1963)
This is my favorite of all the movies on this list.
I loved the stop-motion animation when I was a kid and I still love it today.
The songs are great, and the tale is inspiring for anyone who has ever felt awkward or self-conscious about themselves.
We watch this every year in my family.
Two similar stop-motion movies that we also love but are not listed here because they were made in the ’70s are The Year Without Santa Claus (1974) and Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (1970)
The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
The Little Drummer Boy is my favorite Christmas song, so of course, I love the movie.
What gift can you give the newborn King of Man when you have nothing to give? A song from your heart suffices is this heart-warming tale.
Of course, the ’60s wasn’t the only decade to produce timeless Christmas movies. Many were made before then and many have been made since.
You never know when you sit down with your family to watch a new holiday movie what will become a classic and which ones will become your family’s favorites.
For another nostalgic post by Curt: