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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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I'll Be Next Door for Christmas (2018) - Day 48, Feb 11th
Next up, it's something a little more palatable with 2018’s teen farce I’ll Be Next Door for Christmas, a fun tale of parental...
Gary Jive
Feb 11, 20243 min read
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The Grump Who Stole Christmas (2018) - Day 47, Feb 10th
Lurking in the darkest depths of Prime Video is the staggeringly inept The Grump Who Stole Christmas (2018), a bizarre little CGI...
Gary Jive
Feb 10, 20244 min read
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A Christmas Story (2016) - Day 46, Feb 9th
Next up is an enchantingly odd 2016 Danish effort, originally titled Finding Santa or Julius in Winterland, depending on who you believe,...
Gary Jive
Feb 9, 20243 min read
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Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999) - Day 45, Feb 8th
Those Santa Buddies really pissed me off. Thankfully, the lousy feeling is quickly eradicated by the phenomenal feel-good vibes of my...
Gary Jive
Feb 8, 20243 min read
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Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws (2009) - Day 44, Feb 7th
We journey to the opposite end of the quality scale with my next film, another Disney offering in the mangy form of 2009’s Santa Buddies:...
Gary Jive
Feb 7, 20243 min read
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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) - Day 43, Feb 6th
There’s even more big budget Disney CGI action next, with 2018’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, brought to life with an impressive...
Gary Jive
Feb 6, 20243 min read
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A Christmas Carol (2009) - Day 42, Feb 5th
As a boy growing up in the ‘80s, my favourite movie was unparalleled time travel special effects extravaganza Back to the Future. So,...
Gary Jive
Feb 5, 20243 min read
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The Magic Snowflake (2013) - Day 41, Feb 4th
Yesterday, I really enjoyed the imagination and invention of Santa's Apprentice. In 2013 sequel The Magic Snowflake, Nicholas is back,...
Gary Jive
Feb 4, 20242 min read
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Santa's Apprentice (2010) - Day 40, Feb 3rd
My good cheer carries over as I get stuck into 2010’s enchanting Australian-French co-produced animated feature Santa’s Apprentice. This...
Gary Jive
Feb 3, 20241 min read
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Mandie and the Forgotten Christmas (2011) - Day 39, Feb 2nd
Today I feel the icky warning signs that signal the start of a nasty cold. We’re Covid-free, but that doesn’t stop me feeling flat as a...
Gary Jive
Feb 2, 20243 min read
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The Christmas Dragon (2014) - Day 38, Feb 1st
Next up is a film that really goes for broke on its limited budget. Originally shown on the Sony Channel in two separate parts in 2014,...
Gary Jive
Feb 1, 20242 min read
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Christmas Break-In (2018), Day 37 - Jan 31st
Something more promising today with Christmas Break-In, a 2018 offering that's basically Home Alone, in a school, but with added Danny...
Gary Jive
Jan 31, 20242 min read
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A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish (2019) - Day 36, Jan 30th
Next day's a rare Saturday where I have to work, so I’m grumpy. As my girls have a nice lie-in, I’m logging in to half-heartedly do some...
Gary Jive
Jan 30, 20242 min read
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All I Want For Christmas Is You (2017) - Day 35, Jan 29th
There’s more doggy delights in the sugary sweet All I Want for Christmas is You (2017), a  computer-animated film based on the ubiquitous...
Gary Jive
Jan 29, 20242 min read
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12 Dogs of Christmas (2005) - Day 34, Jan 28th
Far more accomplished and enjoyable is canine caper 12 Dogs of Christmas (2005). In a depression-era Pennsylvania town where the evil...
Gary Jive
Jan 28, 20242 min read
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Operation: Christmas List (2016) - Day 33, Jan 27th
Yesterday, a cat and a snomwan made my spirit soar. Today, I’m brought down to earth with a thud by 2016’s Operation: Christmas List....
Gary Jive
Jan 27, 20242 min read
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Bonus Short: The Snowman (1982)
Thing is, The Cat in the Hat… comes in at only about an hour long, so I’m worried it doesn’t truly qualify as a feature film. To make up...
Gary Jive
Jan 26, 20242 min read
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The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas - Day 32, Jan 26th
I’m stoked when the fates choose ‘Children’s Films’ as the next stage of my yuletide audiovisual adventure. Unlike Hallmark flicks, most...
Gary Jive
Jan 26, 20242 min read
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Pete's Christmas (2013) - Day 31, Jan 25th
And so I arrive at the end of my first full month of Christmas movie bingeing and my last Hallmark movie. They’ve been a mixed bag,...
Gary Jive
Jan 25, 20244 min read
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Christmas Magic (2011) - Day 30, Jan 24th
A much better movie about coping with loss is 2011’s Christmas Magic, a simple little tale with a supernatural angle from director John...
Gary Jive
Jan 24, 20242 min read
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​ 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.
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- Gary Jive
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