Seasons Greetings 2020. It's been one rough year. Maybe you feel like celebrating this year, maybe you don't. Maybe you're stuck at home with nowhere to go and feeling a little down. If that's the case (as it is for so many of us this year), why not get your spirits up with a holiday movie? Here are some of your friendly, neighborhood perch librarian's top 10 favorite picks, all of which can be checked out from the library:
- A Charlie Brown Christmas This children's classic celebrates its 55th anniversary this year and is perfect to lift your spirits in this Charlie Brownest of times.
- A Christmas Story Oh, ffffudge! The cards are stacked against Ralphie getting that official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot, range model air rifle for Christmas, but will he get lucky after all?
- The Holiday Two women, both frustrated with their lives, swap houses for Christmas hoping to re-gain some gumption along with a change of scenery.
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas Stink. Stank. Stunk. The Grinch does everything possible to ruin Christmas in Whoville, but there's something he didn't count on in this cartoon classic.
- It's a Wonderful Life Life doesn't go quite as planned for George Bailey, who discovers something very important one Christmas Eve.
- Love, Actually Love is lost, sought, and found in this holiday comedy set in the UK with a stellar cast.
- Miracle on 34th Street Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and in this well-loved movie he's at Macy's flagship store on 34th Street in New York City.
- The Polar Express Whether you're a kid or a kid at heart, you'll feel warm and fuzzy inside as you watch the events of a magical train ride to the North Pole unfold.
- While You Were Sleeping Sad not to be with your family this holiday season? So is Lucy, until she meets the Callahans, who welcome her to their clan.
- White Christmas Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, traditional Christmas songs, a cozy lodge in Vermont...need I say more?
All these movies, coincidentally, show that no matter how dire things may seem, no matter how down you may feel, everything will work out and be fine in the end. It's a message many of us can use in these dark times.
Wishing you a safe, happy, and healthy Holiday Season and a better, "normal" New Year from the perch.
