Movies to view by the tree

Whether you are with family or by yourself this Christmas, consider watching one of these holiday favorites, suited for a variety of tastes.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation: A classic tale of a "good ol' fashioned fun family Christmas." In my opinion it is the best of all Vacation movies, and I never go a Christmas without watching it.

Scrooged: There are probably hundreds of versions or variations on "A Christmas Carol," and this happens to be one of my favorites. A dare you to watch the speech at the end without getting at least a LITTLE misty-eyed.

Die Hard/Die Hard 2: Huh?? These aren't Christmas movies, you're saying to yourself. No, not technically, but they do take place on Christmas eve. Plus, they are a couple of the finest action movies ever made. They just don't make movies like this any more.

Long Kiss Goodnight: This is along the same lines of Die Hard. Not traditional Christmas but takes place on it. It's a highly underrated movie in my opinion.

A Christmas Story: You'll shoot your eye out! If you don't own this movie, TBS will show it for 24 hours straight starting Christmas Eve. There, now you have no excuses.

The films above I typically enjoy around this holiday. Not to mention Christmas episodes of my favorite shows such as Futurama and Family Guy. Sure, watching television or a movie isn't really considered a family tradition, but put in a good Christmas movie and the family will watch with you.