For me, it’s jingle all the way. It’s got everything. A drunk reindeer. A terrorist mailman. Arnold punching a deer. Arnold punching Sinbad. Arnold punching Santa. Arnold in general.
Edit: sure are a lot of die hard fans of Die Hard.
It’s genuinely Die Hard. Calling it a Christmas movie used to be something I said for fun, but somewhere along the line, watching it at Christmas has become an actual tradition that I look forward to
Absolutely in the same boat as you. Used to be home alone (1&2) but the past 5 years or so the first Christmas movie I put on is Die Hard and I can’t imagine that changing anytime in the future.
Home alone is a great choice too. Love those ones. Such great comedy, so many good memories of watching it with my family.
If you’re the kind of person who counts Die Hard as a Christmas movie, I seriously suggest you watch The Long Kiss Goodnight as a contender. Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson co-starring in a Christmas flavored spy adventure roadtrip.
Here’s a minute and a half to make my point.
I love that movie! :)
It’s like how Star wars movies are Christmas movies.
I don’t mean it like that. I’m not trying to meme or anything. Yeah, meming is why I first started watching it at Christmas, but it’s long stopped being about the meme and and debates about whether it’s a Christmas movie.
I watch it every Christmas now because it has become a genuine tradition for me
Yeah same for me with Star wars. I know I’m not the only one, but it’s just fun.
Not at all.
Die Hard at its heart it is a story of a man trying to bring his family together. His presence in the story is one of traditional family values thrown into a world where they aren’t valued.
Just the fax, ma’am
Have you seen the Star Wars Christmas special?
Unfortunately.
I’m surprised no one has mentioned Home Alone.
Hogfather. Based on the Terry Pratchett book of the same name. The hogfather (santa) is missing so Death has to fill in.
The 2006 mini series or the 2007 movie?
I haven’t watched it, but I think the 2007 movie is just a re-airing of the miniseries (which was two parts) as a single part. At least that’s what it seems like looking around the internet.
I’m definitely watching it this holiday. I love Pratchett.
Since it is well established that Die Hard qualifies, by the same criterion so does Gilliam’s Brazil from 1985, and that would be mine, for its gloriously nightmarish dystopia - closely followed by Klaus (2019), which is a far more conventional seasonal tale: an animation with a beautiful style of artwork and a great story.
Klaus was really good, far better than I expected.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
What’s this?
Tim Burton masterpiece
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nightmare_Before_Christmas
Thank you for the answer, however I was making a reference from the movie myself :)
OH! Obviously I completely missed that.
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Honestly it’s one of the few Christmas movies I still really look forward to watching. Not only have I always loved the muppets, but it’s just a really good movie. Micheal Caine is gives it 100% and the story adaptation is really well done. And having Gonzo narrating as Dickens plus Rizzo for breaking tension was pulled off so well.
Can’t believe I don’t see Gremlins anywhere here! The first one is inarguably a Christmas movie.
For me it has to be National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, along with other seasonal offerings, Groundhog day, Trading Places, Love Actually, & The Family Stone…
The Grinch (2000). Jim Carrey’s tortured performance slays me.
Followed by White Christmas (1954) because I love Danny Kaye and Vera-Ellen.
The makeup tortured him so much they had to hire CIA operatives to teach him how to resist torture.
Yes. We know. It comes up every time it’s mentioned.
And Bing Crosby was a POS who beat his kids.
A Muppet Family Christmas
It has everything, muppets, sesame street, fraggle rock, songs, jokes, swedish chef. It was my favorite as a kid and still makes me laugh every year.Watch out for the icy patch!
I don’t even recall seeing it as a kid in the 80s, but I found it once I had kids and it’s absolutely our favorite to watch as a family. In fact, now that the kids are teenagers, this is probably the only one that will draw them out of their rooms to watch together still.
I love that Arnold is so famous in Western culture that no one has to say his last name. He is the only Arnold that matters and it will be a great sadness to the hemisphere the day he leaves us.
Hey Arnold! ended in 2004. Arnold’s been gone for a long time now.
That show was wonderful though
The Year Without A Santa Clause (1974)
Those meiser jingles are too good and the claymation has big Christmas vibes to it.
Alien (1979). When the cryogenic sleep pods open at the beginning it reminds me of those dioramas people do of Baby J, the three wise men etc. The alien is like one of the animals, although a little more aggressive.
For me it’s Wonderful Life from Frank Capra!
“Shitter was full!”
have you checked our shitters honey?
