Don’t Change the Channel: 7 Traditional Holiday Movies That You Won’t Want to Miss this Season
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'The Preacher’s Wife' (1996)
1/7The holidays are right around the corner and one of the best parts of the season are feel-good movies to enjoy with loved ones. Here are some classic holiday films that never get old. A holiday classic, this remake of Carey Grant’s The Bishop’s Wife starring Denzel Washington and the late Whitney Houston is filled with soulful tunes and a heartwarming tale of a dejected pastor trying everything to keep his church open and his family together. -
'Soul Food' (1997)
2/7Soul Food is the ultimate tale of the ups and downs that come with family. Perfect for any get-together with loved ones, the film explores what happens when the glue that holds a family together is no longer there.
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'The Kid Who Loved Christmas' (1990)
3/7This '90s feel-good movie produced by Eddie Murphy, and starring Cecily Tyson and Sammy Davis, Jr., tells the story of a young orphan who has to fight to stay with his adopted father. -
'Fat Albert's Christmas Special' (1977)
4/7Fat Albert and the gang encounter trouble while rehearsing their Christmas play. Things get tense when mean old Mr. Tyrone threatens to shut it down. But it takes a host of happenings, a newborn baby and more to warm his icy heart.
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'Trading Places' (1983)
5/7This 80's film starring Eddie Murphy is not only a holiday favorite but a comedy classic. Trading Places is sure to bring holiday laughter as it tells the story of what happens when a prince and a pauper switch places.
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'A Dream for Christmas' (1973)
6/7In this made-for-TV Christmas classic, a southern minister is tested when he is assigned to a poor church in California with a drifting congregation and a pending demolition.
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'A Diva’s Christmas Carol' (2000)
7/7One of the newer movies on the list, Diva's Christmas stars Vanessa Williams in a fresh twist on an old classic. Williams plays Ebony Scrooge, who gets a visit by four spirits that scare her straight and rid her of those diva ways.