Don’t Forget About These 10 Christmas Films

Ah, Christmas Day. A holiday that’s unlike any other, and depending on who you are and how you grew up; it’s one that comes with a plethora of meanings and feelings. The birth of Jesus Christ for the devout, an excuse for corporations to milk the last dime out of poor suckers for the cynics, and always a time when radios and stores are compelled to play horrendously catchy Christmas music. More than anything, however, it’s a holiday that always highlights the unity (or disunity) of family, and those who don’t get to spend the day with their loved ones feel their loneliness that much more. It’s a holiday that’s been depicted in movies more than perhaps any other sacred holiday out there (we did the math, and it’s more than Easter at least), whether in the foreground and in the film’s title, or just as a backdrop. Dramas, actions, comedies, romance, horror; all genres have crossed paths with Christmas at one point or another. Indeed, the “Christmas film” has turned into a sub-subgenre...