...I started watching Christmas movies!
Now, I love Christmas movies. Not the old-tyme classics like It's a Wonderful Life (ugh) or White Christmas (noise of indifference since I haven't seen it), but contemporary things, like Die Hard, Gremlins, and The Santa Clause.
There's also a rich tradition of...not so great Christmas classics. Things like Magic Christmas Tree:
The 12 Days of Christmas (starring Phil Hartman. Seriously):
And...this:
Much like bad horror movies, bad Christmas movies have a certain charm. They're silly and goofy and full of cheese. I've saved up a few choice morsels to share with loved ones as the holidays go on, but it's not hard to find your own examples. I only draw the line at 'life affirming'/Lifetime style releases. I don't need to see an angel going to earth and falling in love, or a battered woman falling in love, or a loveless couple falling in love again all in time for Christmas.
Christmas, aside from being about Christ, is definitely a time to spread joy and be with loved ones. And my favorite way to do both is by laughing at something cheesy. And eating cheese, probably. Mmm.
So, as we go into that cold Christmas night, warm yourself with cheese and laughter. Unless you're my lactose intolerant brother in law. Then skip right to the mulled cider.
Happy Holidays!
Now, I love Christmas movies. Not the old-tyme classics like It's a Wonderful Life (ugh) or White Christmas (noise of indifference since I haven't seen it), but contemporary things, like Die Hard, Gremlins, and The Santa Clause.
Though the last is somehow the most questionable choice.
There's also a rich tradition of...not so great Christmas classics. Things like Magic Christmas Tree:
The 12 Days of Christmas (starring Phil Hartman. Seriously):
And...this:
Much like bad horror movies, bad Christmas movies have a certain charm. They're silly and goofy and full of cheese. I've saved up a few choice morsels to share with loved ones as the holidays go on, but it's not hard to find your own examples. I only draw the line at 'life affirming'/Lifetime style releases. I don't need to see an angel going to earth and falling in love, or a battered woman falling in love, or a loveless couple falling in love again all in time for Christmas.
Christmas, aside from being about Christ, is definitely a time to spread joy and be with loved ones. And my favorite way to do both is by laughing at something cheesy. And eating cheese, probably. Mmm.
So, as we go into that cold Christmas night, warm yourself with cheese and laughter. Unless you're my lactose intolerant brother in law. Then skip right to the mulled cider.
Happy Holidays!
