{"id":17697,"date":"2014-12-04T07:54:58","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T07:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/5-christmas-movies-to-watch-right-now\/"},"modified":"2014-12-04T07:54:40","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T07:54:40","slug":"5-christmas-movies-to-watch-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/5-christmas-movies-to-watch-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Christmas Movies to Watch right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Thanksgiving over and done with, the countdown to Christmas has begun \u2014 but it\u2019s understandable if you\u2019re not quite feeling in the spirit just yet.<\/p>\n

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That being said, with only three weeks to go until Christmas Day, you\u2019ll need to get a move on if you\u2019re looking to be sufficiently festive when the 25th rolls around. To help you on your way, here are five Christmas movies currently available on Netflix USA that are sure to have you singing Jingle Bells before you know it.<\/p>\n

{{The Muppet Christmas Carol}}<\/p>\n

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This childhood classic still holds up more than twenty years after its release, and whether you\u2019re familiar with it or not it\u2019s a must-watch for the festive season. Featuring Michael Caine taking an excellent turn as Ebenezer Scrooge, as well as all the Muppets you would expect to see, this is a real treat for all ages.<\/p>\n

{{I Am Santa Claus}}<\/p>\n

Released directly to Netflix, this documentary charts the endeavors of four professional Santa Clauses as they approach another Christmas wearing red. Produced by Morgan Spurlock and starring pro wrestler and Christmas enthusiast Mick Foley, this is a movie with a lot of heart \u2014 and a lot of long white beards.<\/p>\n

{{Scrooged}}<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re looking for a Christmas movie with a little bit of an edge, you can\u2019t go wrong with this twist on A Christmas Carol starring Bill Murray. It\u2019s not quite the story you\u2019ll remember, but Murray is well cast as the \u201980s twist on Ebenezer Scrooge, Frank Cross. Often overlooked amidst more well-known Christmas movies, this one\u2019s a top pick if you\u2019re looking to avoid schmaltz.<\/p>\n

{{Love Actually}}<\/p>\n

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Something of a modern Christmas classic, this romantic comedy comes from Richard Curtis, the writer and director behind films like Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill. As Christmas approaches, we see the various intertwining romances of a star-studded cast play out across London \u2014 and, in Colin Firth\u2019s case, a little further afield.<\/p>\n

{{White Christmas}}<\/p>\n

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To many, this is the definitive Christmas movie; a musical that tells the tale of a winter resort desperate for the snowfall that will make or break the fortunes of its owner. While certain aspects of this film are very dated, it\u2019s very difficult to watch it and not to get caught up in the spirit of the season.<\/p>\n

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With Thanksgiving over and done with, the countdown to Christmas has begun \u2014 but it\u2019s understandable if you\u2019re not quite feeling in the spirit just yet. That being said, with only three weeks to go until Christmas Day, you\u2019ll need to get a move on if you\u2019re looking to be sufficiently festive when the 25th […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000055306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[75],"byline":[334],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-17697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social","tag-homenews","byline-igihe-reporter"],"bylines":[{"id":334,"name":"IGIHE Reporter","slug":"igihe-reporter","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"contributors":[{"id":334,"name":"IGIHE Reporter","slug":"igihe-reporter","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"featured_image":{"id":2000055306,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/arton17697.png","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/png","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/arton17697.png","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/arton17697.png","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/arton17697.png","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/arton17697.png","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/arton17697.png","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000055306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17697"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=17697"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=17697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}