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Many Christmas stories have been adapted to feature films and TV specials, and have been broadcast and repeated many times on television. Since the popularization of home video in the 1980s, these films are sold and re-sold every year during the holiday shopping season. Many networks, studios, and production companies, such as Hallmark and Lifetime, produce and release new Christmas-themed films every year during or around December, all with different variations of similar plots and themes.[1][2][3][4]
One film that has become the flashpoint for "Is this a Christmas movie or not?" debates is the original Die Hard (1988), alongside argument lines that either view the Bruce Willis-starring action film as a genuine "Christmas movie" intertwined with its action genre setting, or as a film that is simply set around that time of year.[5][6][7]
- ^ Darby, Margaret (2022-12-08). "Best Hallmark and Lifetime Christmas movies to rewatch this year". Deseret News. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ "Lifetime Vs Hallmark: 9 Reasons Why Lifetime Christmas Movies Are The Best (& 9 Why Hallmark's Are)". ScreenRant. 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ "We Ranked the 101 Best Lifetime Christmas Movies". ELLE. 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Camara, Julia (2021-12-16). "Why Are Christmas Movies So Popular?". WeScreenplay. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ "The holiday's biggest debate: Is "Die Hard" a Christmas movie? | Curated". dailyhive.com. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ "One Last Time, Here's Why 'Die Hard' Is a Christmas Movie". Men's Health. 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Terrones, Terry (2018-12-16). "7 reasons why 'Die Hard' is a Christmas movie". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 2023-07-24.