Christmas Movie Cast-a-Thon

The nights are darker, supermarkets are full to brim with ‘festive’ items, and the cups at all the coffee shops are now red. Let’s face it, Christmas is here folks. Don’t try to fight it.  I wasn't, I've been waiting for months for everyone else to catch up ;-) Me too!

To help us all get into the festive mood, we thought now would be the perfect time to host a Christmas-themed Cast-a-Thon. Over a year ago now one of our favourite bloggers, Dell at Dell on Movies hosted a Slasher-themed Cast-a-Thon, and we’ve been wanting to host another for ages now! 

So, think about your favourite Christmas movie right now. It could be a heartwarming movie like Miracle on 34th Street, a classic comedy like Elf or National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, or a downright rude, adults only movie like Bad Santa. Regardless of your theme, there will be a standard set of characters. So, who would you choose?

Here are the rules:

1. Choose a character from TV or film for each of the roles below, and tell us what they’ll be contributing to your movie. 

2. Compile your list and post it on your blog before the 1st December, 2015. We’ll put together a master list shortly after that date and link back to you.

3. Feel free to use one of the banners above, or create your own.

4. Most importantly, have fun! Tis the season to be jolly after all.

The Roles:

Santa Claus - You can’t have a Christmas movie without Santa, that just goes without saying, but what kind of Santa are you going to cast?

Santa’s Helpers - Santa has a lot of work to do each year and when winter kicks in, he can’t do it all by himself. Just one helper or a whole army? It’s up to you.

Scrooge/Grinch - Our Christmas movie can’t be all sunshine and rainbows, there’s always someone trying to ruin the day.

Parents - Tirelessly working to give their children the perfect Christmas day, usually at the detriment to their own relationship. Who are you casting as the perfect, or not so perfect, couple?

The Children - Sometimes young a starry eyed, waiting for the sound of reindeer bells, sometimes fully grown up with children of their own.

Others - This Cast-a-Thon is purely for fun, so please feel free to add more roles as you see fit!

I really can't wait to see everyone's responses to this and its just another great excuse to start celebrating Christmas early!!