‘It makes me cry with laughter!’: readers recommend 15 fabulous Christmas films

Festive movies have never been more popular – and there’s nothing like a classic.

Here are some to enjoy now, from Scrooged-1988-movie-posters/”>Scrooged to Paddington to You’ve Got MailThe original Ebenezer is, of course, Alastair Sim.

Ideally, I like to watch this on an old videotape with the early 1980s BBC logo and announcer before the film starts.

Every Christmas, we would watch Mr Sim transform from a hard, cold, pastry-faced man into a very huggable uncle.

Just thinking about it makes my eyes well.

I sit down with my kids to watch Scrooge as often as I can get away with it, and I’m always moved by this wonderful film.Cait Hurley, trainee Alexander technique teacher and domiciliary carer, Mitcham

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