Which films have been shown the most times over the Christmas period ?

[Willie Bee]

Just watching The Great Escape for the umpteenth time made me think .. which other films seem to be shown almost every Christmas.

The Bridge over the River Kwai and Home Alone are also 'candidates' I think

 

[Mcr Warrior]

This year 'Die Hard' has been aired a fair, few times!

 

[Peter C]

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Mary Poppins are always on at Christmas. The former felt like I was watching some bizarre fever dream when I saw it yesterday!

-Peter

 

[Lucan]

The Sound of Music surely?

 

[DarloRich]

It will be one of the bank holiday classics.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Surely It's a Wonderful Life is "The" classic Christmas film?

 

[JD2168]

Any Bond film or a Carry On film are good candidates.

 

[dangie]

Are there any films which you own (or stream) which you religiously watch over Christmas?

For me, when the wife goes out with her sister, I watch Mel Brooks’s Blazing Saddles. That’s my traditional Christmas film.

 

[brad465]

In Germany it's "Dinner for one", an old comedy show that apparently is repeated every year on New Year's eve on every channel.

 

[Jan Mayen]

Was there a Bond film shown over Christmas this year? I didn't see it.

 

[scarby]

In Germany it's "Dinner for one", an old comedy show that apparently is repeated every year on New Year's eve on every channel.

There is a similar thing in Sweden and other the Nordic countries with the Disney animated Christmas special "From All of Us To All of You" made in 1958, which in Sweden has been shown (with some slight amendments) every Christmas Eve since 1960. In 2019 it attracted an estimated 3.3 million viewers, with is about one third of the population.

 

[Statto]

This year 'Die Hard' has been aired a fair, few times!

I find it quite amusing some see the original Die Hard as a Christmas movie, for me it's not a Christmas movie but an action movie, the plot just happened to be set on Christmas eve.

 

[Bevan Price]

Looking at Radio Times for the main Freeview Channels (BBC1&2, ITV, Channels 4 & 5, for the period between 23 - 27 December, plus 1 January, we find the following often-shown films - many likely to have been shown at Christmas and/or Easter:

The Big Sleep
Casablanca
Paddington
It's A Wonderful Life
Die Hard
The Dirty Dozen
The Sound of Music
White Christmas
Home Alone (1 and 2)
Chariots of Fire
The Italian Job
Forrest Gump
West Side Story
The Wizard of Oz
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The Great Escape
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Dam Busters
Where Eagles Dare
Meet The Fockers
The Heroes of Telemark
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
For A Few Dollars More
High Society

Plus numerous others on other channels (free or subscription), and other days not listed above.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

I find it quite amusing some see the original Die Hard as a Christmas movie, for me it's not a Christmas movie but an action movie, the plot just happened to be set on Christmas eve.

"Now I have a Machine Gun. Ho-Ho-Ho".

The fact that it's Christmas is quite critical to the plot- if it wasn't for his wife being at a work Christmas bash, Bruce Willis's character would not have been there.
Die Hard is more of a Christmas movie than East 17's "Stay Another Day" is a Christmas song.

 

[D6130]

'It's a Wonderful Life' has been shown every Christmas Eve at the Hebden Bridge Picture House since time immemorial.

 

[Willie Bee]

In Germany it's "Dinner for one", an old comedy show that apparently is repeated every year on New Year's eve on every channel.

I had heard of this old black-and-white film but had never actually watched it, so looked it up on YouTube

Here is the link to the film Dinner for One if anybody is interested .. certainly quite funny

 

[philthetube]

probably missed it but I did not see Oliver in the T.V. guides this year.

 

[jumble]

Just watching The Great Escape for the umpteenth time made me think .. which other films seem to be shown almost every Christmas.

The Bridge over the River Kwai and Home Alone are also 'candidates' I think

National Lampoon Christmas Vacation