I've gotta say, even though it's a tough pool to choose from, it's my favorite Christmas movie overall. While classics like "Christmas Vacation" and "It's a Wonderful Life" have to be watched every year, Bill Murray's performance in "Scrooged" always takes the Santa-themed cake for me. It stems back to when I was a kid, and every Christmas my grandparents would send our family a box of various meats and cheeses. We would sit in front of the TV and watch the movie while we ate the bonus mail-gift of gourmet snacks.
I still watch the movie every year, and it never gets old. Why? Because it gets the meaning of Christmas RIGHT. Don't get me wrong, "It's a Wonderful Life" is great, and brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it, but "Scrooged" gives us a chance to see what Christmas needs to be in more of a modern light. It's about love. It's about friends, old and new. It's about family, and laughter, and giving as much as you can give. It's about taking the time to STOP and BREATHE, and it's about LIFE.
If you have enough time, make sure you watch this speech. If you want the fast version, start it at about 4:30. He really hits the nail on the head:
"For a couple of hours out of the whole year, we are the people that we always hoped we would be."
I love it. And, wow, it's already here! Christmas Eve. Can things honestly move faster? No worrying about that now, though. All I'll say is that, to you and your's, I want to wish you a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. I hope that you get everything that you want and need out of the day, and that we can all carry the spirit as much as we can into the new year and the future.
To take one from a good friend of mine...
Grace and Peace,
Drew.
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