Winter is the perfect time to snuggle up under blankets, watch films and eat yummy snacks.
Earlier this week we asked you what your favourite films are for the festive season, here are some of your suggestions.
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
The Muppets perform the classic Dickens holiday tale, complete with Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, ghosts of Christmas past, present and future and Miss Piggy doing what she does best. Is a miserable old man capable of redemption and happiness?
Nativity! (2009)
A British schoolteacher tries to convince his ex-girlfriend, who now works in film production in LA, to come back to Coventry to film his school’s nativity play.
Love Actually (2003)
Love is all around – and so is heartbreak – as multiple couples navigate romance, family, weddings and airports at Christmastime.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001)
The first of the eight Harry Potter films is perhaps the most festive, with the Great Hall full of trees and treats, homemade Christmas jumpers and snowy scenes, however that isn’t to say you can’t watch the entire series over the course of winter break.
The Lighthouse (2019)
Maybe not the most traditional of Christmas films, but in the Victorian Era ghost stories were an integral part of the season, with families gathering round the fire to tell tales of terror.
In The Lighthouse, two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
Die Hard (1988)
Not considered a Christmas film by everyone, but Die Hard has become a staple holiday viewing for many.
New York City policeman John McClane is visiting his estranged wife on Christmas Eve. He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for. But the festivities are interrupted by a group of terrorists who take over the exclusive high-rise and everyone in it. Very soon McClane realises that there’s no one to save the hostages – but him. Yippee Ki-Yay!
Rise of the Guardians (2012)
Generation after generation, immortal Guardians like Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy protect the world’s children from darkness and despair. However, Pitch Black, a bogeyman that generates fear and nightmares, plans to overthrow the Guardians. It falls to a winter sprite named Jack Frost to thwart Pitch’s plans and save the Guardians.
La La Land (2016)
Sebastian and Mia are drawn together by their common desire to do what they love. But as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.
Other notable film suggestions include:
- The Grinch (2000)
- A Christmas Prince (2017)
- The Holiday (2006)
- Polar Express (2004)
- Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
- Tales from the Crypt (1972)
- Home Alone (1990)
- Bad Santa (2003)
- Elf (2003)
Many of these films are available on Netflix and Amazon Prime, or from Bristol Library for a £1 fee for a week’s loan.
If you are staying in Bristol over the course of Winter Break, ResiLife have events on every day for all students, whether you live in Halls of Residences or not. There is also support available throughout the entire winter period if you need it.
Images provided by student champion Josh.