The holidays are the perfect time to get together with our families, curl up on the couch and watch Christmas movies. We all have our favorite movies and traditions set around them (for my family, every Christmas Eve we must watch A Christmas Story.) These movies can make us laugh, cry, cheer and learn valuable lessons. This holiday season, we are celebrating our favorite Christmas movies by looking at some of the best speeches featured in them. You might learn a few lessons on filling your presentations with holiday cheer.
Best Speeches from Christmas Movies
It’s a Wonderful Life
This holiday classic is regarded as one of the best Christmas movies. The lessons we learn from It’s a Wonderful Life are still relevant today after 70 years! This speech is relatable on so many levels. George Bailey fights for the working man with a passionate fury, making it one of the best speeches in a holiday film. And you can’t beat James Stewart’s delivery as this unforgettable character.
A Charlie Brown Christmas
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Leave it to Linus to remind us what the true meaning of Christmas is all about. As Charlie Brown struggles to get everyone on board with his Christmas play, Linus brings everyone back down to earth with this poetic speech. Sometimes it takes a quiet voice to get everyone’s attention. When times are overwhelming, just remember the true meaning behind what you’re doing. Because most things in life aren’t bad, they just need a little love.
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation teaches audience lessons on loving our families, celebrating the moment and getting a decent bonus from our boss. Clark Griswold builds up the anticipation for his holiday bonus only to be severely let down. His cheery attitude disappears as he goes off on one of the best Christmas movie rants ever. This goes to show sometimes it’s good to get everything off your chest.
Love Actually
Speaking with poise, dignity and humor, Hugh Grant delivers one of the best speeches in a romantic Christmas movie. The undertones delivered by his British Prime Minister are just enough to get under Billy Bob Thornton skin without blatantly calling him out. This goes to show that you can remain professional while addressing a serious problem. Using humor will help get more people on your side.
Scrooged
This updated take on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol follows the same storyline expect with Bill Murray playing the part of Ebenezer Scrooge. And it makes for a more endearing and comical movie. The final speech delivered perfectly by Murray will inspire you to never take the holidays for granted. He speaks directly to the audience to motivate them to keep the Christmas spirit alive. With tears in his eyes, Murray found out the hard way what will happen if you act out of greed and selfishness. This Christmas speech shows that it’s never too late to change and speaking from the heart is the best method for sharing a message.
The holidays are a time to reflect, relax and recharge. If you are preparing for a speech or presentation before the new year, take notes from these movie clips. Be a heartfelt, passionate and at times hilarious speaker. This will make for unforgettable moments like the ones featured in these best speeches from our beloved Christmas movies. Do you have a favorite speech? Share it below in the comments!
