Top 3 Monthly Contest: December, Christmas Movies

This month we bring you all another awesome contest, putting everyone in the Christmas mood. Have you decorated yet? Put up that Christmas tree? Started listening to holiday music and watching movies?

Here, the tree is up and the kids have decorated already. We don't have much decorations to put around in the house and that, honestly, does not make me sad.

See, I am not a Christmas person. I never have been. Even as a kid, it was never my thing. Ya sure, the gifts were nice but there was always something that made me feel sad about it and I couldn't understand why. My family had their traditions and gathered at a family members house and always had a great time during the big parties. At midnight, some would go to the midnight mass (church) and after would wake the kids up to open the presents. I would stay up, go to church with my mom and hate it because I never understood anything. Then eventually just stopped going because she finally got the hint that I wasn't interested in it.

I just found everything depressing even though the mood was more upbeat and fun for everyone else.

Now that I have my kids, I pretend to enjoy it for their sake. Although, I'm not so great at making any traditions happen for them, I still try my best.
I did get on board with the whole Elf on the shelf thing. Every morning the kids get to wake up and find the elves to see what they have been up to all night. Sometimes they are making a mess, using toilet paper, or find them playing music on the piano and guitar. Sometimes they eat the kids candy while watching a movie. (IF you got anymore ideas, send them over. Im starting to run out and its only the beginning of december!!)

So by now I think you can successfully guess that I don't do Christmas movies. They stress me out, annoy the crap out of me .... I just don't like them. You know that feeling like there's no air to breathe and you're gasping for air, yet there is and the only thing you can do to fix the problem is to just go outside? Ya that's what I feel when watching a Xmas movie. So I avoid them.

But again, the kids. The kids have the right to enjoy what they like; see, I'm a good mom! I'll just do something else while they watch the movie.

For this contest, seeing as how I am a panel member and my entries do not get put up on the poll, for the sole purpose of adding to the prize pool, encouraging and having fun, I will give you my kids top 3 movies and my top 3 that I despise. Perhaps a couple that i can tolerate. Deep thinking there, haha.

The Kids Top 3

1. The Polar Express

This is one that I can tolerate in bits. It sometimes has a creepy feel to it, I guess to add some intense scenes in there, like the hanging toys. That was a pretty good part. The train ride is an adventure and from what I did see, there are some good lessons for the kids in there. Right? Good animation as well and Tom Hanks voice over gives his look alike character some fun.

1. Elf

The kids find this one to be hilarious. There isn't much I can say about this one that is nice to fit the description. The trailer gives a pretty good idea.

1. Rise Of The Guardians

I kind of like this one. Hey, can you blame me? Its got action, fighting, the Nightmare dude. Not your average Christmas movie. Although it's fair to say that it's not about Christmas itself in a way. So yes i can tolerate this one. It's got lots of emotions, heart and its about the kids. I am a mom after all :)

Ok now that that part is done. I can move on to the ones I despise.

1!!!! HOME EFFIN ALONE!

Ya this one. I could swear throughout everything I have to say about this movie. I hated it as a kid and I still do now. It's the one where I could toss it out the window, drive over it with a tank over and over, burn it with a flamethrower and then let it melt away in hot lava.... the flamethrower was just for pleasure.
It brings my stress level to a 9/10. I just can't do it.

Moving on...

1. ELF.

As mentioned above. There is nothing i can say good about this one. It's stupid. I can't even.... F#$%ing maple syrup in spaghetti... Stupid.... f@#$... just... breathe.... just breathe....

Moving on!

1. Jingle Bells

This one tops on the stress levels. Like 1000/10. It reminds me about everything I hate about Christmas, the I have to have this, I have to have that, crap, the madness and the fighting. This one deserves the summoning of the Fire God with a goat sacrifice for destruction.

Ok I think I am getting carried away with my dislike about this holiday and its a real bummer for you guys, those that do like it. Not real professional on my part for being a panel member of this contest... OOPS, Sorry!

So here are 3 that I can deal with.

1. The Nightmare Before Christmas.

BTW, I've always been on Oogie Boogies side. Just sayin'.

This awesome halloween madness of a movie mashes up with the discovery of Xmas. I think the new addition of gifts that Jack comes up with are pretty neat. People are too worked up about them in the movie :p

1. Rise Of The Guardians

Hey it's fun and I'm a mom. I'm all for fighting for the children. It's love after all

1. Die Hard.

Yippee ki yay Mother f#$%er!

It's how I would want my Xmas party to go. I'm the bad guy but for the win. If not, I'll just have fun like Bruce Willis.

If you would like to join our contest and get a chance to win some Steem prizes click here, you'll be sent to this months contest post which carries all the information you need to enter.

Hope to see your post soon!

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