Holiday Movie Marathon

Just like at Halloween-time, it's looking increasingly likely that the Holidays won't be the same as in years past. And while I will miss getting together in person with friends and family around warm fireplaces, unwrapping presents and sipping cocoa (or wine), I'm doing my best to start new traditions and make the best of a tough situation. So, just like at Halloween, I'll be doing a Movie Marathon, complete with themed snacks and drinks.

I've learned (somewhat) from my first experience, and went for simpler recipes this time, and I even cut down on the number of movies (from 13 to 12...) The list includes many I've seen (or watch every year), as well as some that I've somehow missed. Narrowing down the list was near impossible and there are several classics (old & new) I know I'm missing, but perhaps that can be saved for next year's marathon (I put a few of them at the bottom of the post if you're curious what just missed the cut).

I also picked up a "12 Daze of Xmas" beer pack from local brewery, 3 Heads Brewing, and did my best to pair their brews with the movies I had picked out. Some matched up better than others, but either way, I'll enjoy the brews!

Feel free to join along for the merriment!

Friday, Dec. 11^th: Double Feature: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 & 2000) (Freeform, Netflix)

• Snacks
• Roast Beast (Beef)
• Who Hash
• Drinks
• Grinch Punch
• 3 Heads Brew: Grape & Cherry Sour

Saturday, Dec. 12th: Double Feature: A Muppet Christmas Carol & Mickey’s Christmas Carol (Disney+)

• Mickey’s Christmas Carol
• Figgy Pudding Cupcakes
  
• A Muppet Christmas Carol
  
• Cheeses for us Meeces Cheese Dip Bread Bowl
• Bob Crachit (Kermit the Frog) Fruit Platter
• Marley & Marley Curmudgeon Crudite with Quip Dip
• Rizzo's Snacks: Apple, Hunk of Bread, Jelly Beans
• Drinks:
• Muppet Mulled Wine
• 3 Heads Brew: Too Kind IPA

Sunday, Dec. 13th: A Charlie Brown Christmas (Live on PBS at 7:30pm)

• Snacks
• Charlie Brown Sugar Cookies
• Snoopy's Snack Mix
• Woodstock's (Chicken) Wings - ordering takeout for this one
• Drinks
• Hot Peppermint Patty
• 3 Heads Brew: Sprucifer NEIPA

Monday, Dec. 14th: National Lampoon's Christmas (Amazon Prime or Freeform)

• Snacks
• Aunt Bethany's Lime Jell-O Mold
• 'Trailer Trash' Chex Mix
• Holy Sh*t, Where's the Tylenol (white M&M's)
• Drinks
• Eggnog
• Mele Kaliki-Vodka Cranberry Cocktail
• 3 Heads Brew: 3HB Dark Lager

Tuesday, December 15th: The Santa Clause (Disney+)

• Snacks
  
• Nutter Butter Santas
• Reindeer Muddy Buddies
• Drinks
• Santa Claus-mopalitan
• 3 Heads Brew: DDH Hazy Kind IPA

Wednesday, December 16th: The Polar Express (Amazon Prime or Freeform)

• Snacks
• Train Car Sandwiches
• Peppermint Bark
• Drinks
• Hot Cocoa w/ Marshmallows
• 3 Heads Brew: Groove Train Porter

Thursday, December 17th: Miracle on 34th Street (1974 or 1994) (Disney+)

• Snacks
• Chocolate Chip Cookies & Milk
• Christmas Tree Fruit & Cheese Platter
• Drinks
• 34th Street Miracle Cocktail
• 3 Heads Brew: Lulo Mango Sour

Friday, December 18th: Elf (Hulu)

• Snacks
• Funnel Cake "Spaghetti" & Syrup
• Candy Canes
• EL Fudge Cookies
• Drinks
• Buddy the Elf Cocktail
• The Best Cup of Coffee (brew your favorite)
• 3 Heads Brew: Bromigo Smoked Maple Amber Ale

Saturday, December 19th: Double Feature: Home Alone & Home Alone 2 (Disney+)

• Snacks
• Large Cheese Pizza - ordering Takeout
• Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
• Ice Cream Sundae
• Drinks
• Home Alone Cocktail
• 3 Heads Brew: Rochestafarian Scotch Ale

Sunday, December 20th: Double Feature: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & Frosty the Snowman (Freeform)

• Snacks
• Reindeer Caramel Pretzel Bites
• String Cheese Snowmen
• Drinks
• Rudolph the Rein-beer
• 3 Heads Brew: Wendigo Barely Wine

Monday, December 21st: A Christmas Story (Hulu)

• Snacks
• Chinese Roast Duck - ordering takeout for this one
• Triple Dog Dare Ya Cocktail Weiners
• Drinks
• Drink Your Oval-tini
• 3 Heads Brew: Ol' Salty Salted Caramel Chocolate Stout

Tuesday, December 22nd: It's a Wonderful Life (Amazon Prime)

• Snacks
• I'll Lasso You the Moon Cookies
• Every Time a Bell Rings, an Angel Gets Its Wings Cut-Out Cookies
• Drinks
• Fallen Angel Cocktail
• 3 Heads Brew: The Kind IPA

And as promised, here are a few that narrowly missed the cut (like I said, narrowing it down was hard!). We'll save these for next year!

• Die Hard
• Scrooged
• White Christmas
• Klaus
• Arthur Christmas
• The Man Who Invented Christmas
• Krampus
• Gremlins
• The Nightmare Before Christmas (too Halloween-y?)
• Planes, Trains & Automobiles (I know, more Thanksgiving than Christmas, but still)