GUEST COLUMN: Christmas Movies for Couples: Make Your Christmas Ideal
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Christmas Movies for Couples: Make Your Christmas Ideal
By Cheryl Hearts
It's that time of the year when the atmosphere is chilly, and you want to spend quality time with your partner. It's Christmas, and it's the season of love and sharing of individual bonds and memories.
There are several ways to have fun during the Christmas festive period. Some people visit parks; some go home to spend time with the family, some go and vacations, while some decide to stay home and enjoy the beautiful atmosphere. For couples, especially newly married ones, it's that time of the year to spend their first Christmas together in a memorable way. One of the most remarkable ways to enjoy Christmas as a couple is to watch some amazingly romantic Christmas movies. Christmas-themed movies are always calm, passionate, and mostly comical. Possessing the right rom-com movie is the exact therapy that you need to get into that serene mood that makes you pull your partner closer.
When the weather outside is cold, the best way to enjoy your stay with your partner indoors is by watching a romantic Christmas movie with them. Nothing beats having a homemade dinner or a well-baked pizza, a bottle of quality wine, a dark room, and a huge TV for Christmas with your partner. This kind of romantic atmosphere helps you build a new level of intimacy that would strengthen your relationship and make you cherish the value of being with your partner.
What's more, is that watching Christmas movies is not limited to the yuletide season alone. You can recreate the seasonal atmosphere any time of the year, all you need is the right movies, and it's Christmas time again!
Here are some of the best collections of the Christmas movie meant for you and your partner!
Love Actually
Love Actually is a high octane movie that features selflessness, sacrifice, love, emotion, hate, and forgiveness at a go. It has remained a timeless classic, which is why it's an excellent recommendation for you.
A Very Merry Mix-Up
If you're a big fan of over dramatic and emotionally charged movies, then this is the one for you. In this movie, a woman goes to meet her fiancé's family at Christmas and ends up entering a wrong, different house. As fate would have it, she later discovered that her bond with the wrong family is stronger than her connection with the right one.
12 Dates of Christmas
If you're a big fan of love Groundhog Day, you need to watch this festive well-scripted romcom. Amy Smart's timeless acting is also one of the reasons why this movie is one of the most-watched movies across the world.
The Holiday
In this Christmas romcom, a country girl Kate Winslet and California career woman Cameron Diaz swap live during the holidays in hopes of mending their broken hearts and finding love so true.
The Trouble With Mistletoe
Love is sometimes a beautiful, crazy thing. When a single woman meets the man who stood her up in high school over the holidays, she finds herself developing feelings for him as she falls in love with him all over again.
Elf
Although this classic Christmas movie is best watched with the family, it still makes a great movie for couples too. Buddy the Elf's comical display remains one of the best acts by an individual to date.
Serendipity
In a beautifully crafted drama about love, fate, friendship and trusting one's instinct, John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale show what it's like to fall in love with the right person.
A Christmas Kiss
Wendy, who works around the clock for her new boss, finally gets her lucky break when she finds herself trapped in an elevator one night with a handsome stranger.
Four Christmases
A couple attempts to survive their turbulent family problems in this comedy that unfolds over one Christmas day.
The Christmas Pact
This Christmas classic original narrates the story of childhood neighbors Sadie and Ben, who realize over a holiday reunion that their friendship might blossom into love.
Best Classic
A frustrated man sees the other side of things as an angel helps him realize how the lives of his loved ones would differ had he never existed or should he cease to exist.
The Last Holiday
A terminal illness encourages a withdrawn woman to take back her life and make the best of one final holiday. On her adventure, she manages to create a lasting experience on everyone she meets—except for her the man she had always wanted.
The Family Stone
In this fantastic comedy that tells the reality of a lot of families, Sarah Jessica Parker gets to discover first-hand that meeting your boyfriend's difficult parents can be emotionally tasking and draining.
Holiday Engagement
After her fiancé stands her up right before Thanksgiving, Hillary Burns hires a struggling artist to pretend to be her man over the holiday weekend. As it progressed, however, Hillary quickly realizes that her fake fiancé might be more than just a stand-in — she's falling in love with him.
The Family Man
A high-profile successful businessman's eyes are opened to what he really wants out of life during the Christmas celebration season.
Just Friends
A high school reject and Playboy returns home to try to win the heart of the girl who once rejected him for love.
Meet Me in St. Louis
In this romantic movie, Judy Garland's rendition of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is one of the most charming and exciting Christmas tunes you'll ever hear. It's bound to lift your spirit and stick in your head throughout the rest of the holidays.
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Playboy and casanova Matthew McConaughey get a few harsh awakening from his scorned lover's pasts, who then try to encourage him to shed his promiscuous ways and find genuine love for a woman.
The Best Man Holiday
A circle of old-time friends get together for the holidays, sparking feuds and digging up secrets and conversations long forgotten and buried. They were able to overcome it at the end amidst a few fights.
While You Were Sleeping
Love takes a twisted turn in this movie when Sandra Bullock pretends to be an injured man's fiancee, only to discover that she was in love with the man's brother.
When Harry Met Sally
Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal deliver a compelling story about how love blossoms between best friends. Two best friends embark on a journey of discovery and trying to balance friendship with love without losing one for another.
Holiday Affair
Robert Mitchum and Janet Leigh, come together in this movie to deliver a timeless classic for one of the most-watched Christmas movies.
Christmas in Connecticut
This movie is a rom-com that shows the life of Barbara Stanwyck as a famous, prolific writer whose fans have been deceived into thinking she's a perfect woman. All hell, let's lose, though, after her boss invites himself over for Christmas dinner.
Remember the Night
Fred MacMurray is the District Attorney who takes pity on a shoplifter he convicted in court and takes her home for Christmas. Over the holidays, however, they fall in love, and the DA is left with a choice to make.
Marry Me for Christmas (2013)
Things get complicated for Marcy in this Christmas movie meant as she encounters a competition between her fake boyfriend and a childhood friend who also wants her for himself.
A Christmas Prince (2017)
This recent Christmas movie tells the story of an undercover, budding journalist Amber who set off to Aldovia to cover a story. Her big break came when she was mistaken for a tutor for the princess, giving her access to cover a story of the country's crown prince, a Playboy named Richard. Soon, however, things get complicated as Amber started developing feelings for Prince Richard, who was charming in his own way.
Conclusion
With the right environment and the right partner, you can never go wrong with choosing some or all of these movies to watch and enjoy.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Cheryl Hearts is a passionate journalist from Boston, Massachusetts. She decided to dedicate her life to writing because she thinks this way she can be the most useful for the community. After obtaining a Master's degree in Journalism, Cheryl started running her own blog CherylHearts.com where she’s covering topics of great interest to society.
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