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December 24, 2023 · 12:10 am

12 Days of Holiday movies, day 12

You knew this was gonna be the last one, didn’t you? My favorite holiday movie because the message of love, family, faith, and angels is sosososo strong and unabashedly sappy!!! I adore this movie. I think I’ve seen it at least 100 times over the years.

George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all – and it’s Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see his life in flashback. As George is about to jump from a bridge, he ends up rescuing his guardian angel, Clarence – who then shows George what his town would have looked like if it hadn’t been for all his good deeds over the years.

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December 23, 2023 · 12:09 am

12 Days of Holiday Movies, day 11

Come on…who doesn’t love this movie??

When Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees amongst everyone during the Christmas season, Lucy suggests that he become director of the school Christmas pageant. Charlie Brown accepts, but is a frustrating struggle. When an attempt to restore the proper spirit with a forlorn little fir Christmas tree fails, he needs Linus’ help to learn the meaning of Christmas.

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December 22, 2023 · 12:05 am

12 Days of Holiday Movies, day 10

The only movie where I ever truly liked Jack Black, lol

Dumped and depressed, English rose Iris agrees to swap homes with similarly unlucky in love Californian Amanda for a much-needed break. Iris finds herself in a palatial Hollywood mansion while Amanda navigates the lanes of a picture-perfect English village. Soon enough, both lovelorn ladies bump into local lads perfect for a romantic pick-me-up.

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December 21, 2023 · 12:02 am

12 Days of Holiday Movies, day 9

Truly, one of my favorite movies, not to mention Holiday movies, ever.

Nine intertwined stories examine the complexities of the one emotion that connects us all: love. Among the characters explored are David (Hugh Grant), the handsome newly elected British prime minister who falls for a young junior staffer (Martine McCutcheon), Sarah (Laura Linney), a graphic designer whose devotion to her mentally ill brother complicates her love life, and Harry (Alan Rickman), a married man tempted by his attractive new secretary.

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December 12, 2023 · 12:38 am

The 12 Days of Holiday Movies, day 1

I’m kicking off my 12 days of my favorite holiday movies with a classic: Miracle on 34th street, the original 1947 version with child star Natalie Wood.

In this Christmas classic, an old man going by the name of Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) fills in for an intoxicated Santa in Macy’s annual Thanksgiving Day parade. Kringle proves to be such a hit that he is soon appearing regularly at the chain’s main store in midtown Manhattan. When Kringle surprises customers and employees alike by claiming that he really is Santa Claus, it leads to a court case to determine his mental health and, more importantly, his authenticity.