One of the best things about the Christmas season are the Christmas movies—especially Freeform’s 25 Days of Christmas. From ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ to ‘Elf’ everyone has their favorite Christmas movie and their favorite quote or scene. Here are some of the most memorable quotes from the most unforgettable Christmas films.
1. “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.” –Buddy the Elf from ‘Elf’
2. “You see? I stuck it out. And when I grew older, I found that this nose was the most wonderful thing in the whole world because it was a different nose from everybody else’s.” –Rudolph from ‘Rudolph’s Shiny New Year’
3. “I want an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle!” –Ralphie from ‘A Christmas Story’
4. “Look, Charlie Brown, let’s face it. We all know that Christmas is a big commercial racket. It’s run by a big eastern syndicate, you know.” –Linus from ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’
5. “Why look here—changing from bad to good’s as easy as taking your first step…Put one foot in front of the other…” –Kris Kringle from ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’
6. “Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind and that’s what’s been changing. That’s why I’m glad I’m here, maybe I can do something about it.” –Kris Kringle from ‘Miracle on 34th Street'
7. “There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found.” –Narrator from ‘Frosty the Snowman’
8. “We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup.” –Buddy the Elf from ‘Elf’
9. “Aw, now don’t get upset because I laughed. I couldn’t help myself. Those ears made me feel so wonderful that all the happiness inside me just—just had to pop out. Same way with everybody else. Those ears, why they make folks…happy.” –Rudolph from ‘Rudolph’s Shiny New Year’
10. “You’ll shoot your eye out kid!” –Everyone from ‘A Christmas Story’
11. “Sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.” –The Conductor from ‘The Polar Express’
12. “Merry Christmas ya filthy animal.” –Kevin McCallister from ‘Home Alone’
13. Heat Miser: “They call me Heat Miser, whatever I touch starts to melt in my clutch. I’m too much..."
Snow Miser: "Friends call me Snow Miser, whatever I touch turns to snow in my clutch. I’m too much…” –from ‘A Year Without a Santa Claus’
14. “Fra-gee-lay…Must be Italian!” –Mr. Parker (The Old Man) from ‘A Christmas Story’
15. “What if Christmas, he thought, didn’t come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, was a little bit more.” –Narrator from ‘Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas’
16. “Rudolph, with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?’ –Santa Claus from ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’
17. “Seeing isn’t believing. Believing is seeing.” –Judy the Elf from ‘The Santa Clause’
18. “Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart.” –Santa Claus from ‘The Polar Express’
19. “...every time a bell rings an angel gets its wings.” –Zuzu Bailey from ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
20. “I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It’s not bad at all really. Maybe it just needs a little love.” –Linus from ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’
21. Mickey: “Oh! A case…for my harmonica.
Minnie: “Oh, my! A chain for my…watch. Oh, Mickey, it’s beautiful. But I traded my watch to get you that case.
Mickey: “And I traded my harmonica to get a chain for your watch.”
Minnie: “Oh, Mickey! I can’t believe you gave up what means the most to you for me.
Mickey: “Oh Minnie. You’re all the music I’ll ever need.”
-from ‘Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmas’
22. “If you don’t use your heart, who cares if it’s broken? Your heart might still be broken, but it isn’t gone. If it was you wouldn’t be so nice.” –Kevin McCallister from ‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’
23. “Well, in Whoville, they say that the Grinch’s heart grew three sizes that day.” –Narrator from ‘Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas’
24. “God bless us, everyone!” –Tiny Tim from ‘A Christmas Carol’
25. “At one time most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found one Christmas she couldn’t hear its sweet sound. Though I’ve grown old, the bell still rings for me as it does for all who truly believe.” –Hero Boy from ‘The Polar Express’
