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One Magic Christmas (1985) - Day 346, December 6th
From wholesome family wonder to something a lot darker next, with Disney’s One Magic Christmas from 1985. This one starts out well enough...
Gary Jive
Dec 6, 20243 min read
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The Muppets Christmas Carol (1992) - Day 245, December 5th
Next comes 1992’s The Muppets Christmas Carol. Now, this is how you do a Scrooge musical – get the Jim Henson Workshop involved and have...
Gary Jive
Dec 5, 20242 min read
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Scrooge (1970) - Day 344, December 4th
How people must have choked on their mulled wine back in 1970 when it was revealed that director Ronald Neame would be filming Scrooge,...
Gary Jive
Dec 4, 20242 min read
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Scrooge (1951) - Day 343, December 3rd
Next, the Christmas Gods throw up yet another version of Dickens’ classic. The 1951 film, alternately known as Scrooge and A Christmas...
Gary Jive
Dec 3, 20242 min read
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The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) - Day 342, December 2nd
2017's The Man Who Invented Christmas is a pleasant, wonderfully imaginative surprise. I go in expecting a dry, tedious Charles Dickens...
Gary Jive
Dec 2, 20243 min read
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Miracle On 34th Street (1994) - Day 341, December 1st
At last, it’s December and I can get away with watching this stuff without attracting any funny looks.  Decorations are going up on all...
Gary Jive
Dec 1, 20243 min read
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Arthur Christmas (2011) - Day 340, November 30th
A far more noteworthy family film is Arthur Christmas, an intelligent 2011 British animated classic from Aardman, the beloved studio who...
Gary Jive
Nov 30, 20243 min read
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Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) - Day 339, November 29th
I have vague, hazy, almost dream-like memories of watching 1985’s Santa Claus: The Movie as a young boy. Images of elves making toys and...
Gary Jive
Nov 29, 20243 min read
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The Polar Express (2004) - Day 338, November 28th
2004's The Polar Express is a huge festive hit that has somehow managed to pass me by. When this came out I was probably more interested...
Gary Jive
Nov 28, 20243 min read
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The Holiday (2006) - Day 337, November 27th
Next, is 2016's The Holiday, one of those wintry romcoms where the main characters are all loaded and live fabulous lives but we're meant...
Gary Jive
Nov 27, 20242 min read
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Comfort And Joy (1984) - Day 336, November 26th
At last, it’s November 26th 2021, the beginning of the final month of my foolhardy Christmas movie quest. Today, the World Health...
Gary Jive
Nov 26, 20244 min read
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Last Christmas (2019) - Day 335, November 25th
And so we move on to my last Netflix movie. 2019's Last Christmas is a film that looks gorgeous and has impeccable turns from its...
Gary Jive
Nov 25, 20242 min read
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I'll Be Home For Christmas (2016) - Day 334, November 24th
Moving on, I realise I’ve now gone through every single ‘original’ Christmas movie Netflix has to offer. However, with a few days of my...
Gary Jive
Nov 24, 20242 min read
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The App That Stole Christmas (2020) - Day 333, November 23rd
Having just viewed a pair of new modern classics, I'm brought down to earth with a bump by The App That Stole Christmas. Released in...
Gary Jive
Nov 23, 20243 min read
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The Christmas Chronicles: Part 2 (2020) - Day 332, November 22nd
Part one was such a massive hit that the 2020 holiday season brought us The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two, with Chris Columbus now...
Gary Jive
Nov 22, 20243 min read
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The Christmas Chronicles (2018) - Day 331, November 21st
The next Netflix holiday film on my list is 2018’s hugely enjoyable The Christmas Chronicles. For me, the success of this one is all down...
Gary Jive
Nov 21, 20243 min read
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An Unremarkable Christmas (2020) - Day 330, November 20th
We return to South America next for another Netflix foreign import, this time from Colombia. 2020’s An Unremarkable Christmas is another...
Gary Jive
Nov 20, 20242 min read
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The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star (2021) - Day 329, November 19th
Oh joy of joys, the next day sees the long-awaited (by me, at least) arrival of The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star. Have I...
Gary Jive
Nov 19, 20242 min read
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5 Star Christmas (2018) - Day 328, November 18th
2018 Italian farce 5 Star Christmas, is another distinctive one. This one sees Italian Prime Minister Franco (Massimo Ghini) head off on...
Gary Jive
Nov 18, 20242 min read
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A very Murray Christmas (2015) and Angela's Christmas (2017) - Day 327, November 17th
Next up is 2015 Bill Murray-starring curiosity, A Very Murray Christmas and, well, this is very Bill Murray - very dry, rather brill and...
Gary Jive
Nov 17, 20243 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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