My Favorite Christmas Movie

Thanks for the post, Kathy Shelton

By far, my favorite Christmas movie is ELF. This is a fun movie about a baby that ends up in Santa's sack. The child is found when Santa gets back to the North Pole. Not knowing what to do with the baby, he allows his senior toymaking elf to raise the baby, Buddy. Once Buddy grows up, he notices the difference between him and the other elves. So, he sets out to New York City to find his dad.

One of the best lines from the movie is that 'the best way to spread Christmas cheer is to sing loud for all to hear.' Buddy is sure to do this throughout the extent of the movie. I love watching this movie over and over again on the various family channels from my directstartv. The children love the whimsical nature of Buddy the Elf, and all of the troubles he has in trying to establish a relationship with his dad.

Buddy does finally get his dad to accept him, and saves Santa all at the same time. Santas' sleigh breaks down in Central Park on Christmas Eve and Buddy's little brother helps him save the day with singing loud for all to hear. Santas' sleigh is magically fixed, and all have found the Christmas spirit. An adorable movie that shows Christmas spirit is powerful.