{"id":1092,"date":"2018-12-25T18:26:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-25T18:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/?p=1092"},"modified":"2018-12-09T18:28:23","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T18:28:23","slug":"festive-movies-for-the-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/2018\/12\/festive-movies-for-the-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Festive Movies for the family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some classic festive Movies for the whole family to enjoy..<\/p>\n<p>1. Elf<\/p>\n<p>This classic from 2003 is a staple in our household. Buddy (Will Ferrell) is different from all of Santa\u2019s other elves: he\u2019s \u201ca cotton-headed ninny muggins\u201d when it comes to making toys, he\u2019s 6\u20193\u2033, and he\u2019s human! So one special December, he sets off on an adventure to New York City in search of his real dad. A funny, sweet-as-a-candy-cane Christmas film for all the family. <\/p>\n<p>2. Home Alone<\/p>\n<p>Another classic family Christmas film featuring Macaulay Culkin. When Kevin\u2019s family leave for vacation, they forget one minor detail: Kevin! Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister takes on two bumbling burglars who are trying to break in. Written and produced by John Hughes, this slapstick adventure is an entertaining watch for all the family. <\/p>\n<p>3. The Nightmare Before Christmas<\/p>\n<p>Delve into this animated musical fantasy set in a parallel world where different lands represent different holiday periods. Jack Skellington, a man from Halloween, becomes converted to Christmas and sets out to spread joy in the world! However, Jack\u2019s new mission leads him to kidnap Santa and it becomes clear that he\u2019s not really in tune with the Yuletide spirit. This was the first full-length feature to use stop-motion animation throughout. <\/p>\n<p>4. The Grinch<\/p>\n<p>Benedict Cumberbatch is the voice of The Grinch in this 2018 remake. The Grinch lives alone in a cave, and he likes peace and quiet. When his neighbours\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/category\/christmas\/283\">Christmas celebrations<\/a> threaten to disrupt his tranquillity, there\u2019s only one option: to steal Christmas. They\u2019re going to make this Christmas three times bigger than usual, so the Grinch\u2019s only choice is to be even nastier to teach them a lesson. And so he disguises himself as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/category\/christmas\/283\">Father Christmas<\/a> to carry out his scheme\u2026 Head to your local cinema to catch this Christmas classic!<\/p>\n<p>5. The Muppet Christmas Carol<\/p>\n<p>Join Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and all the hilarious Muppets in this merry, magical version of the classic Charles Dickens tale. Michael Caine plays Ebenezer Scrooge in a performance that\u2019s anything but \u201cbah, humbug!\u201d One fateful Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. The Spirits open Scrooge\u2019s eyes and heart to the true meaning of Christmas. A heartwarming tale everyone will enjoy. <\/p>\n<p>6. Toy Story<\/p>\n<p>Cowboy Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) is Andy\u2019s favourite toy. He tries to calm the other toys during Andy\u2019s birthday party, who are worried that newer toys may replace them! Sure enough, Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear is the new toy that takes over the throne. Kids of all ages will love this film if they haven\u2019t already seen it. To see you right the way through the Christmas period.<\/p>\n<p>7. Shrek The Halls<\/p>\n<p>The Christmas edition Shrek adventure hit screens in 2008 and is a short hilarious film that will get everyone in the festive spirit. Follow Shrek, Fiona, Donkey and all the gang as they prepare for Christmas Day. <\/p>\n<p>8. The Polar Express<\/p>\n<p>Tom Hanks lends his voice to another magical family classic in The Polar Express. Late on Christmas Eve night, a boy lies in bed hoping to hear the sound of reindeer bells from Santa\u2019s sleigh. To his surprise, he hears a steam engine\u2019s roar and whistle outside his window instead! The conductor (Hanks) invites him on board to take an extraordinary journey to the North Pole with many other pyjama-clad children. There, he receives an extraordinary gift only those who still believe in Santa can experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some classic festive Movies for the whole family to enjoy.. 1. Elf This classic from 2003 is a staple in our household. Buddy (Will Ferrell) is different from all of Santa\u2019s other elves: he\u2019s \u201ca cotton-headed ninny muggins\u201d when it comes to making toys, he\u2019s 6\u20193\u2033, and he\u2019s human! So one special December, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/2018\/12\/festive-movies-for-the-family\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Festive Movies for the family&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,59,78,55],"tags":[94,87,62,64],"class_list":["post-1092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christmas","category-entertainment","category-ideas","category-kids","tag-best","tag-family","tag-fun","tag-ideas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1092"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1092"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1093,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1092\/revisions\/1093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}