Stop us if you ’ve hear   any of the chase this month . " Merry Christmas , ya filthy animal ! " " Bah humbug ! " " Have yourself a merry little Christmas . " voice familiar ? Just as Christmas carols are being streamed relentlessly over the radio , so are the slew of Christmas film and specials being pump into our TVs and screen .

It hold out without saying that there are many wonderful titles to watch this holiday season , and many of them are ridiculously repeatable . So we ’re here to necessitate which Christmas quotes get used most year after twelvemonth ? Well , hitch up the reindeer and get ready to tread into Christmas with these ten famous Christmas movie citation .

“Yippee-Ki-Yay…” (Die Hard)

We do n’t even have to finish this one for most movie fans to get the delineation . Though not exactly the most pleasant greeting one might exchange during this season of giving , it ’s definitely one of the most memorable and dear quotes in action mechanism pic story .

Made famous by Bruce Willis ’s iconic John McClane , this delightful trivial bullying tactic has practically been the catchphrase for the entireDie Hardseries . How many metre have action movie fan require to talk this before tap out a boss in a video secret plan or just doing some drastic everyday tasks ? We tip our lid to you , Cowboy .

“Bah Humbug!/God Bless Us Everyone” (A Christmas Carol)

Now we have two quotes for the price of one , but with polar opposite design . Charles Dickens’sA Christmas Carolis one of the most remade and rewatched films that seems to be on repeat this time of year , so it do sense that the main persona ’s renowned calling notice makes it on our list .

Whether you ’re not quite in that Christmassy mood just yet , or you ’ve already capture the spirits ( three if necessary ) , both of these quotes are as democratic around the holiday as confect cane and mistletoe . Whether it ’s in a new adaptation , a reimagining , or a Greco-Roman version of the account , we ’re sure both quotes will be uttered .

“Maybe Christmas Perhaps Means a Little Bit More” (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)

How could we perchance forget the timeless soundness of the great Dr. Seuss ? Whether you ’ve see this drop a line in the original children ’s record book or have heard it utter by any three of the film versions ofHow the Grinch Stole Christmas , this is perhaps one of the most cherished quote on our list .

It ’s in spades one of those quotes that make our heart grow three sizes large , and one with a unsubdivided but poignant meaning . It suffice as a healthy reminder that Christmas is n’t about thing you’re able to buy , but reason for coming together to partake in the time of year .

“Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animal” (Home Alone)

It ’s been say , repeated , and print on T - shirts , and it ’s perhaps one of the most memorable quotes from this Christmas Classic of the ' 90s . utter as a pre - mortem one - liner from the gangster star of the fictional filmAngels With Filthy Souls , this quirky footling phrase has had tremendous reprise use since the moving picture premiered .

Since we first heard this set phrase over Kevin McAllister ’s television receiver set , we ’ve whipped it out will and right at Christmas company , get - togethers , or just wish the best holiday cheer to our best friends . It ’s a merriment , lighthearted option to the stock greeting and one we do n’t see stopping any prison term soon .

“Just Because I Cannot See It, Doesn’t Mean I Can’t Believe It” (The Nightmare Before Christmas)

sanctify Jack Skellington ’s ribcage , we ca n’t help but get tickled pink every time we see him get excited about him going mad with his Christmas plans . As the Pumpkin King is absolutely go out of his skull trying to interpret the true signification of Christmas , he allow out this picayune gem .

Though he might be a little askew in his findings and legal transfer , he does raise an important point regarding not only the Christmas time of year but all matters where faith is required . Christmas Spirit is n’t something we can just boil down in some mad scientist ’s laboratory , but something that is felt and experienced . Ca n’t fault him for having feel , can we ?

“Sometimes the Most Real Things are the Things We Can’t See” (The Polar Express)

Jumping off our previous statement , we had to include this nugget of wisdom from our favorite mustachioed conductor from a sure charming train . The Polar Expressis more than a whimsical Christmas illusion about function to natter Santa Claus at the North Pole , but a story about a childlike religious belief and the power of feeling .

If you look close enough , the animated feature has some very adult concept mixed in with all the wizardly and musical numbers spit in . The young protagonist grappling with doubt , belief , and even a crisis of faith during the holiday time of year . This citation might not be as tonne - shirt worthy as some of our others , but it ’s still bright dead on target .

Clark Griswold’s Christmas Tantrum (Christmas Vacation)

Due to the distance and intense oral communication of this tapis of profanity , we ’re not mentioning the intact schpeel . That being said , Clark ’s Christmas rage unquestionably deserves a top - tier spot in our Word . From the verbal evisceration of his boss to take in the jolliest family this side of the cuckoo’s nest , we ca n’t leave it off our list .

The intact chronological sequence is utterly hysterical , it even make us as goofy as the deranged Griswold mob patriarch . We might have one or two relatives that drive us batty over our own Christmas vacation , but hopefully , we ’ve not been pushed this far to the edge .

“You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out, Kid” (A Christmas Story)

There ’s dead no acquiring aside from this one . In fact , we ’ve enumerate the infamous phrase a grand total of 13 fourth dimension during our rewatch ofA Christmas Story . It ’s allege so much over the course of this classic , it ’s become permanently engraved in the call for consciousness of fans of the flick everywhere .

It ’s the classical mother - BB - gun - block and we ’ve take heed it probably more than Ralphie Parker , particularly when TBS has it on 24 60 minutes all Christmas Day long . This famous line of credit might not be the most   holly - jolly crease on our list , but we ca n’t say it ’s not unknown .

“Every Time a Bell Rings, An Angel Gets His Wings” (It’s a Wonderful Life)

To be fair , there are better quotes from this Christmas classic , but if we ’re looking at bold notoriety , it ’s this cutesy short phrase mentioned by Clarence and Zuzu fromIt ’s a Wonderful living . for prove his Charles Frederick Worth , Clarence Oddbody must save the soul of a demoralized George Bailey before he takes his animation on Christmas eve .

Pulling the depressed George from the depths of doubt is no easy feat , result in Clarence showing the poor guy a world where he was never digest , lead in an unforgettable narrative of repurchase and organized religion . gratuitous to say , Clarence definitely earns his wings and a smudge on our list .

Linus Quotes Scripture (A Charlie Brown Christmas)

" That ’s what Christmas is all about , Charlie Brown . " Though this animated special featuringCharles Schultz ’s classic debut in the ' LX , quoting forthwith from the Bible was a gutsy move , but it gave us one of the most beautiful scene in any Christmas special . Even in 2019 , the peculiar remains unedited and uncensored to give us the true signification of Christmas .

It might not seem like such a big deal , but for many , this is probably the only time they ’ve ever see the account of the nativity outside of a church . Linus ’s speech is powerful , poignant , and definitely desirable of our top pip .

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George C. Scott as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.

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Clark Griswold by Christmas tree in Christmas Vacation.

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