All I watch for Christmas

As far as I’m concerned, there’s hardly a better time to watch movies than in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Give me a recliner in front of a fireplace next to a Christmas tree with a glass of egg nog, leftovers from Thanksgivings feast, a wide-screen TV and remote control, and I’m set. ------ While I’ll watch back to back to back to back of my favorites — “Elf,” “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” “Home Alone,” “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “White Christmas” — I make sure to leave plenty of time for other yuletide standards like “A Christmas Story,” “The Polar Express,” “Last Christmas” and “The Santa Clause.” It’s a holiday extravaganza that is never long enough.