It’s finally the time of year where I feel a lot less guilt for sitting under a blanket watching films all day. December is pretty much the only time this is acceptable and I love it.
This year will see the return of the vlogmas queen, Zoe Sugg, and I’m so excited. I love that every year her more recent vlogmases become a little more nostalgic, but in my mind, no vlogmas will ever beat the one in 2018 (I also weirdly loved 2020’s too). There was something so great about YouTube back then. People cared less about demonetisation and that freedom really shows in their content.
Anyway, this month will consist of a lot of film watching and I doubt I’ll be watching any series. Unless any new Christmas ones come out but they feel quite rare. I may rewatch a few classics: Dash and Lily and Merry, Happy, Whatever.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
I usually watch this film multiple times throughout the month. It’s my all time favourite Christmas film and I can pretty much recite it word for word. However, in recent years, it has become tradition to watch this on Christmas Eve night while having a ‘picky dinner’. Is a picky dinner a British thing? It feels quite British to me.
I adore everything about this film. The sets are particularly beautiful. I’m a huge fan of overly stylised sets in Christmas films and the Dr. Seuss style works so well in live action. The soft hue over the entire film also makes it feel so nostalgic, which I suppose it is. This film is 24 years old by now.
Synopsis: In the outskirts of Whoville, a green hermit known as the Grinch has been living in Mount Crumpit with his only friend and pet dog, Max. It is soon discovered the Grinch has put himself in exile, due to his hatred for Christmas and after he was bullied by his former school peers after he tried to impress his childhood crush and only female friend, Martha May Whovier, but that ended in humiliation for the Grinch, after Augustus Maywho (the corrupt mayor of Whoville) has began belittling him even further. However, Cindy Lou Who, the daughter of Lou and Betty, believes that there is good in the Grinch. At the same time, Cindy realizes that Christmas is about being with loved ones and it shouldn’t be about materialism. The Grinch devises a plot to ruin Christmas by dressing up as Santa in retaliation for being ridiculed and for the citizens endless greed for gifts.
The Muppet Christmas Carol
No year needed for this one as it doesn’t have a terrible animated version. This is an absolute must watch on Christmas Day, which is a tradition I am hoping to uphold this year. I’ll be spending Christmas Day with my family so I’m hoping to get my niece and nephew interested in this film. I also have a feeling my TV watching puppy will love this. Isn’t it weird that some dogs can’t see screens?
This film is an absolute classic and if you don’t agree you are just wrong. Sorry, not sorry. The songs are great, it’s super festive and I love how seriously Micheal Caine took his role.
Synopsis: Tis the season for love, laughter and one of the most cherished stories of all time. Join Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and all the hilarious Muppets in this merry, magical version of Charles Dickens’ classic tale. Michael Caine gives a performance that’s anything but “bah, humbug!” as greedy, penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge. One fateful Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Together with kind, humble Bob Cratchit (Kermit the Frog) and his family, these Spirits open Scrooge’s eyes — and his heart — to the true meaning of Christmas.
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