Five Movie Musicals You Need To Watch Over the Holidays.

We’ve officially entered the holidays, and this week on the Simon Morris Blog I wanted to help you celebrate your favourite time of the year by revealing five movie musicals you need to watch over the holidays.

Simon Morris’ Favourite Time of the Year

Ever since a young Simon Morris first decorated his first tree, I’ve been a huge fan of Christmas. There’s just something about this time of the year – the dazzling fairy lights, finding garlands of tinsel everywhere you look, munching on mince pies with the family round the tree – that just gets me right there.

In my opinion, there’s no better way to cap off the holiday season than to gather with the family around a roaring fire, and engage in a movie musical marathon. By the time the final credits role, you’ll all be singing from the rooftops, ready to welcome Santa down your chimney on Christmas Eve.

Include These Five Movie Musicals on Your Christmas Wish List

Yet with so many classic movie musicals out there, which ones should you take the time to watch over the holidays? In my opinion, the following five just have to be on the list…

1)      Annie: Don’t mistake me, I’m not talking about the new version with Cameron Diaz, although I can’t wait for that either. No, this Christmas you have to stick on the original. A classic down-on-her-luck orphan makes good story with bundles of heart, it’s sure to help you sail away from your own ‘hard knock life’ this holiday season.

2)     Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: At this point I hear you groaning, but it really is the perfect movie musical to flick on over the holiday period. Basically, it’s so wonderfully wacky that it’ll have you in stitches in minutes, and who doesn’t want to give themselves the gift of laughter this Christmas?!

3)    The Wizard of Oz: The film that launched the career of movie musical icon Judy Garland, the Wizard of Oz is perfect for any time of the year. However it’s effortless charm, dazzling shades of technicolour, fantastically whimsical characters and solid moral centre make it a movie musical you just need to watch over the holiday season!

4)      An American in Paris: If you’re looking for something to share with your lover and make memories this holiday, I’d absolutely recommend you give An American in Paris a go. The story of an American ex-GI whose paintings come to the attention of a rich American heiress makes this classic production one for the ages!

5)      White Christmas: I had to end this list with an actual Christmas themed movie musical, and what better production could I have chosen than White Christmas? The Bing Crosby classic about a successful song-and-dance team who become romantically entangled with a sister act is just so full of heart you have to watch it over the holiday season.

Don’t Stop There

I may have given you five, but you really don’t have to stop there. If you’re like me, and the best gift you can give yourself this Christmas is the gift of a movie musical marathon, sit the family down and prepare for the ride of your life this holiday season!