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Although it came out in 2009, I consider Prep & Landing to be a Christmas classic and a true, merry must-watch. Centering on the organization that helps prep homes for Santa Claus' Christmas Eve arrival, the 22-minute-long animated short is full of heart and holiday cheer, while also serving as a quick way to relax and rejuvenate from...
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If you thought Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern) were outsmarted in Home Alone, just wait until you see what Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) has planned for them in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. In the beloved Christmas sequel, the snarky child loses his father at the airport and mistakenly boards the wrong flight. When he lands in...
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Years before The Muppet Movie became a box office sensation and catapulted the Muppet phenomenon to new heights, certified genius Jim Henson expanded the palate he had used on television shows like Sesame Street and The Muppet Show with Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, a 1977 special that originally aired on the CBC (but is streaming on Prime...
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The 1964 Christmas movie Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is one of Rankin/Bass' most famous and festive films. Narrated by singer Burl Ives' Sam the Snowman, the seasonal special features classic holiday tunes such as "Silver and Gold," "The Most Wonderful Day of The Year," and of course, the film's titular song spotlighting "the most famous...
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The magic of Christmas is front and center in Robert Zemeckis' 2004 animated film, The Polar Express. After a young boy who is skeptical of Santa Claus' existence embarks on a wondrous train ride to the North Pole on Christmas Eve, he soon gains a new perspective on the merry holiday — and the importance of believing. Featuring a timeless plot...
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Still effortlessly charming after all these years, 1954's White Christmas should be in your viewing rotation as we approach Christmas. The film stars Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye as Wallace and Davis, a pitch-perfect song and dance duo who take Broadway by storm following their deployment in World War II, with Vera-Ellen and Rosemary Clooney...
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The Holdovers is a deceptively simple film that manages to warm the heart without giving your inner cynic a toothache. Set at a prep school in 1970, the film follows a misanthropic Classics teacher, Mr. Hunham (Paul Giamatti), who finds himself stuck babysitting the students left there over the holidays, aka "the holdovers." Over the course of two ...
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