Christmas is here and I have Finals

It is with great reluctance that I am not celebrating my favorite time of the year. School and work calling me. However, in honor of finishing the final for one class and only having two finals left to go, I decided to take a few minutes to point out my top 5 Christmas movies, the ones you might not have seen in a while.

Leaving out the following because EVERYONE shows these movies before the holidays. 

Home Alone

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

The Santa Clause

Christmas Vacation

Miracle on 34th Street - old one

 In no particular order, my year round favorites also include the following. In no particular order: 

White Christmas:  Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye? Yes please. Plus, seeing Bing and Danny perform "Sisters" is a must watch. Its got wit, heartfelt stories and behind the scenes of producing a live show. I can curl up and watch this movie any day of the week and it slows life down. 

The Family Stone: I think I'm mostly in love with the house. But its also Rachel McAdams being amazing, Diane Keaton being awesome and SJP being the neurotic I know is inside me. Makes me want a huge holiday gathering with all of my friends and family. And a house in Greenwich, Connecticut. I actually like watching this at Thanksgiving- and this year, I got to! 

The Holiday: Jack Black is amazing and the older gentleman in the movie is actually the same guy in How to Steal A Million with Audrey Hepburn. I like to think I have gumption and throughout the whole movie, feel like Kate Winslet's character was written by me after a break up. Oh and Jude Law's house- I WANT THAT! I love watching this movie after any break up or in the middle of summer. Its coming home with me this trip- just so I can watch it on the plane. 

Christmas in Connecticut: A movie about a writer who creates a world and then to keep her job has to make that world work? Sounds like a romantic comedy if I ever heard of one! Such a lovely snowy day film. One I can't resist and love to watch any day of the week. 

You've Got Mail: New York City in the wintertime. A woman and her children's bookstore? Of course I would love this one! I love the soundtrack and listen to it all the time. Using the holidays as an excuse to watch it whenever I want- SCORE! 

So those are my holiday favorites, if you find yourself looking for something to watch that gets you thinking of snow and evergreens and blinking lights and fireplaces. Or if you can't go outside and walk down fifth avenue looking at the lights or the window displays. Now back to my final exams.