# Where are the Christmas movies this year? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 15, 2016, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-christmas-movies-this-year/774758 "2016-12-15T10:40:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-christmas-movies-this-year/774758/1 "2016-12-15T10:40:30Z")
In looking around there are just 2. Almost Christmas and Office Christmas Party. neither seem that good. What happened to movies like Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, Elf, The Santa Clause, Miracle on 34th Street, Christmas with the Kranks, Home Alone, and others? ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-christmas-movies-this-year/774758/2 "2016-12-15T11:14:21Z")
Thread relocated from IMHO to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-christmas-movies-this-year/774758/3 "2016-12-15T11:15:51Z")
Not sure, but I don’t miss them. Well, not true actually. Movies that take place at Christmas - Home Alone, Gremlins, Die Hard etc are great. Let’s have more of those - but I wonder (hopefully) if someone in Hollywood just this year decided “_You know, I don’t think we need any more movies about how Christmas will be broken forever unless people believe in Santa_” Sorry that’s a bit threadshitty, but really, they all blend into one. Please can we have more movies _set in and around the Christmas Holiday_, and fewer _Movies about The Christmas_? ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-christmas-movies-this-year/774758/4 "2016-12-15T13:36:30Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > What happened to movies like Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, Elf, The Santa Clause, Miracle on 34th Street, Christmas with the Kranks, Home Alone, and others? You know those didn’t all come out in the same year, don’t you? Is this year really all that different from previous years? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-christmas-movies-this-year/774758/5 "2016-12-15T15:00:00Z")
This year also brings us Bad Santa 2. Linking [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christmas_films) to Wikipedia’s list of Christmas movies. 2010 had 3. 2011 had 2. 2012 had 3. 2013 had 4. 2014 had 3. 2015 had 6. 2016 has 3. So, after last year’s “bonanza” of Christmas films, this year might seem a bit light, but it’s actually pretty average. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-christmas-movies-this-year/774758/6 "2016-12-15T15:04:50Z")
And three of the 2015 holiday films are actually horror movies. I think part of it is the easy availability of old movies on DVD or streaming. So if you need your Christmas movie fix, you can get it at home. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-christmas-movies-this-year/774758/7 "2016-12-15T18:27:14Z")
There’s also [Krampus: The Devil Returns](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3527772/). 1.7/10 rating by IMDb users. (No RT rating.) Stream it now! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-christmas-movies-this-year/774758/8 "2016-12-15T19:15:46Z")
Never mind, misunderstood the OP. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-christmas-movies-this-year/774758/9 "2016-12-15T19:20:00Z")
_Bad Santa 2, Office Christmas Party, Almost Christmas_- but yeah- Family Christmas films this year are nada. They are re-releasing _The Polar Express_, which shows you that they realize it. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-christmas-movies-this-year/774758/10 "2016-12-15T19:28:48Z")
They’re on the Hallmark Channel - [http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/christmas/2016-holiday-movies](http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/christmas/2016-holiday-movies) ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-christmas-movies-this-year/774758/11 "2016-12-15T21:28:33Z")
One thing I’ve noticed over the years - Christmas sure needs saving a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-christmas-movies-this-year/774758/12 "2016-12-15T21:37:15Z")
> [@Trion](#): > > One thing I’ve noticed over the years - Christmas sure needs saving a lot. I think Santa is kidnapped more often than Princess Peach ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-christmas-movies-this-year/774758/13 "2016-12-16T03:02:05Z")
Or it could be “nobody’s watching anything except ‘Rogue One’ this Christmas anyway, so why not just save the Christmas movie until 2017”. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-christmas-movies-this-year/774758/14 "2016-12-16T03:12:48Z")
Moana, Fantastic Beasts and Doctor Strange are also all playing at my local multiplex (and Sing starts next week). So there are plenty of family-friendly options if you need one, even if there aren’t any holiday-themed family movies. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-christmas-movies-this-year/774758/15 "2016-12-19T05:17:51Z")
> [@installLSC](#): > > Or it could be “nobody’s watching anything except ‘Rogue One’ this Christmas anyway, so why not just save the Christmas movie until 2017”. But Dec 2017 is going to have Star Wars Episode 8… so that wouldn’t work either. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-christmas-movies-this-year/774758/16 "2016-12-19T11:52:36Z")
So it’s the Star Wars franchise that has a war against Christmas, after all? 😛 But yeah, the “Christmas movie” library is one that was accumulated over the years and most years there was no real “Christmas Classic” bursting forth. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-christmas-movies-this-year/774758/17 "2016-12-19T12:20:12Z")
Hollywood realizes they’ll never make a better xmas movie than _Die Hard_.