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One man's foolhardy quest to watch a Christmas movie every day for a whole damn year.
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Epilogue - God Bless Us, Everyone
So, it’s finally over. Or, to nicely bookend this tale with a quote from another motley crew of glam rockers, "it's only just begun,"...
Gary Jive
Dec 25, 20245 min read
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It's A Wonderful Life (1945) - Day 365, Christmas Day
So, here it is - Merry Christmas. December 25th. The big day is finally here. The End. Well, not quite, as I have one last film to go....
Gary Jive
Dec 25, 20246 min read
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Elf (2003) - Day 364, December 24th
So we come to the film that kind of started this whole thing off for me, 2003’s Elf. I’ve been saving this one until nearer the end of my...
Gary Jive
Dec 24, 20244 min read
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Home Sweet Home Alone (2021) - Day 363, December 23rd
Next morning I get up obscenely early for remake/reboot/reimagining/rebootquel(?) Home Sweet Home Alone, streaming on Disney Plus. I have...
Gary Jive
Dec 23, 20244 min read
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How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) - Day 362, December 22nd
Our wee house is far more festively snug as I take in 2000’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas from director Ron Howard (Rush). This is a...
Gary Jive
Dec 22, 20244 min read
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It Happened On Fifth Avenue (1947) Day 361, December 21st
My quest is almost at an end! Before that, though, we remain in the 1940s for another heartwarming, Capra-esque festive fave. It Happened...
Gary Jive
Dec 21, 20243 min read
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Holiday Affair (1949) - Day 360, December 20th
There’s some more gratifying 1940s holiday magic with 1949’s Holiday Affair, a seemingly forgotten gem starring the fantastic pairing of...
Gary Jive
Dec 20, 20242 min read
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Christmas in Connecticut (1945) - Day 359, December 19th
Entering the final week of this foolhardy yuletide movie mission, I’m pleased that Christmas in Connecticut turns out to be a fine,...
Gary Jive
Dec 19, 20242 min read
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Love, Actually (2003) - Day 358, December 18th
Next up is the granddaddy of all those festive multi-strand narrative films I’ve had to wade through and, though it’s definitely...
Gary Jive
Dec 18, 20244 min read
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The Preacher's Wife (1996) - Day 357, December 17th
Heading into what is my 357th day of festive films in a row, I steel myself with the knowledge that it won’t be long until I’m done....
Gary Jive
Dec 17, 20243 min read
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Last Holiday (2006) - Day 356, December 16th
2006’s Last Holiday is another one with a cult following. This one’s a cheesed-up Hollywood remake of an old 1950 Alec Guinness picture...
Gary Jive
Dec 16, 20243 min read
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Amost Christmas (2016) - Day 355, December 15th
I encounter something a little more traditional with 2016’s Almost Christmas, another of those ‘dysfunctional family reunion’ movies...
Gary Jive
Dec 15, 20243 min read
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Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) - Day 354, December 14th
Another dark film is up next, the deeply weird Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, from Finnish director Jalmari Helander. This 2010 oddity...
Gary Jive
Dec 14, 20243 min read
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A Christmas Horror Story (2015) - Day 353, December 13th
After my ‘Happy Christmas’, I’m brought right back down to earth again with A Christmas Horror Story from 2015 and decide that I am now...
Gary Jive
Dec 13, 20243 min read
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Happy Christmas (2014) - Day 352, December 12th
2014’s Happy Christmas is a fantastic, cheapie indie film buoyed by superb performances and ad-libbed dialogue that give it an authentic...
Gary Jive
Dec 12, 20243 min read
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The Family Stone (2005) - Day 351, December 11th
2005’s The Family Stone is another one of those star-studded films about a dysfunctional family gathering that proves outrageously...
Gary Jive
Dec 11, 20242 min read
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Holiday Inn (1942) - Day 350, December 10th
Next morning I’m absolutely knackered and have after staying out a bit too late and engaging in some proper hard rock head-banging and...
Gary Jive
Dec 10, 20242 min read
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White Christmas (1954) - Day 349, December 9th
At last - some respite from the heavy stuff, with White Christmas, a soothing, yummy warm hug of a film from Bing Crosby at the height of...
Gary Jive
Dec 9, 20243 min read
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White Reindeer (2013) - Day 348, December 8th
The bummer season continues with 2013's White Reindeer, a film that is definitely not about reindeer. This one was very well-received by...
Gary Jive
Dec 8, 20242 min read
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Prancer (1989) - Day 347, December 7th
1989’s Prancer brings us part two of this week’s ‘So-heavy-I-can’t-believe-this-is-a-kids’-film’ double bill. This is a little like that...
Gary Jive
Dec 7, 20243 min read
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About Me
​ Scientists say that “watching Christmas movies all year round can be a benefit to your health.” But what would happen if you watched them every day for a year? One man decided to find out.
This guy.
Please join me on my ridiculous quest.
- Gary Jive
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