Snugglingupundera blanketonthesofawith

a classicflickisoneofthegreatpleasuresofthe

festivebreak,andit’sevenmorepleasurable

withsomethinggoodtonibbleorsip.Trythese

readilyavailablefeelgoodfilms.ByLesDunn

OF THE

BEST

THEHEARTWARMING
CLASSICIT’SA
WONDERFULLIFE 1946
A festiveessential,anda
grittier,darkermoviethanit’s
oftenportrayedas.Ruinghis
lifeofsmall-townobscurity
andstifledambition,George
Bailey(JamesStewart)finds
himselffacingfinancialruin
oneChristmasEve.Ashe
contemplatessuicide,anangel,
Clarence(HenryTravers),is
sentdownfromheavento
dissuadeGeorgefromthis
tragicpath,showinghimwhat
lifeinhistownwouldhave
beenlikeif hehadn’tlived.
WHATTODRINKWITHITThis
movierequiressomeserious
snuggling,sosearch‘mulled
wine’atdeliciousmagazine.
co.uk– Clarencelikeshis
“heavyonthecinnamon,
easyonthecloves”.

THELATE-NIGHTONE

GREMLINS(1984)

Therearethreerulesfor

lookingafterthecute-but-

strangeGizmo,themogwai

thatBillyPeltzer(Zach

Galligan)getsforChristmas:

keepit awayfrombrightlight,

don’tgetit wet– andnever,

everfeedit aftermidnight.

Whentheserulesinevitably

getbroken,Billyunwittingly

unleashesanarmyof

destructivegremlinson his

smalltowninthisgorily

inventiveblack-comedy-

horror-fairytale.

WHATTOEATWITHITSearch

‘brownsugarandchillichicken

wings’atdeliciousmagazine.

co.uk.Weliketothinkyou’ll

eatthemwithmoredecorum

thanGizmo’smogwai

offspringmanageasthey

wolfdowntheirjust-before-

midnightdrumsticks.

THEOLD-SCHOOLMUSICAL

WHITECHRISTMAS(1954)

Afterthewar,soldiersBob

(BingCrosby)andPhil(Danny

Kaye)findsuccesswiththeir

song-and-danceact.When

theirformercommanding

officerneedshelpwithhis

strugglingVermontlodge,the

duoteamupwitha sisteract

tobringanallsinging,all

dancingshowtotheinn.

WHATTOEATWITHITInonescene,

PhilandJudy(Vera-Ellen)sit

roastinghotdogsoveranopen

fire.Fora saferoptionwith

a tangybonus,search

‘hotdogswithsauerkraut’

atdeliciousmagazine.co.uk.

THE BIG ADVENTURE THE

POLAR EXPRESS (2004)

A young boy is taken on a

magical journey to the North

Pole in this stunning animated

fantasy directed by Back to the

Future’s Robert Zemekis. Tom

Hanks voices no less than six

of the characters, including the

boy and Santa Claus himself.

WHAT TO DRINK WITH IT The hot

chocolate served on the train

is so exalted that it has its own

song. Search ‘world-beating

hot chocolate’ at delicious

magazine.co.uk.

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10

Christma s movies

DIE HARD WITH A

CHOCOLATE TOPPING

No-bake gooey

Mars bar-style tart