20th Century Fox
We’ve all heard it before: Die Hard is a Christmas movie and yada, yada, yada. Frankly, it doesn’t really matter, as the spirit of Christmas is what you make it. Whether you enjoy the holiday because of the food, the family, the gifts, or Bruce Willis’ bald head, that’s your prerogative.
What’s far more interesting is not whether you consider something a Christmas movie or not, but which one you consider your favorite.
For example, good ol’ Kentucky has chosen Elf as their favorite Christmas movie, a reasonable selection by all accounts. Delaware went for A Christmas Story, another classic choice. Tennessee reps A Christmas Carol, while North Dakota loves Home Alone. Par for the course, right? Right.
But then there are states like Texas, who enjoys cozying up by a fire and watching … Gremlins (?) during the holiday season. Or Florida, who loves to throw on … Batman Returns?
Look, I have no problem with someone considering something a Christmas movie, but putting Gremlins and Batman Returns over the likes of Home Alone and Elf just warps my brain.
Christmas should be about family, not about Danny DeVito being squeezed into a rotting penguin suit.
Streaming Observer
Each State’s Favorite Christmas Movie
Alabama: Home Alone
Alaska: The Apartment
Arizona: Edward Scissorhands
Arkansas: Gremlins
California: Batman Returns
Colorado: Gremlins
Connecticut: Trading Places
Delaware: A Christmas Story
District of Columbia: Trading Places
Florida: Batman Returns
Georgia: Gremlins
Hawaii: Trading Places
Idaho: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Illinois: Home Alone
Indiana: Home Alone
Iowa: Home Alone
Kansas: Scrooged
Kentucky: Elf
Louisiana: Batman Returns
Maine: The Snowman
Maryland: Miracle on 34th Street
Massachusetts: Love Actually
Michigan: Holiday Inn
Minnesota: White Christmas
Mississippi: The Best Man Holiday
Missouri: Die Hard
Montana: Christmas in Connecticut
Nebraska: Bad Santa
Nevada: Edward Scissorhands
New Hampshire: A Christmas Carol
New Jersey: Trading Places
New Mexico: The Nightmare Before Christmas
New York: The Apartment
North Carolina: Gremlins
North Dakota: Home Alone
Ohio: Home Alone
Oklahoma: Gremlins
Oregon: Scrooged
Pennsylvania: Trading Places
Rhode Island: The Night Before
South Carolina: Gremlins
South Dakota: Frosty the Snowman
Tennessee: A Christmas Carol
Texas: Gremlins
Utah: While You Were Sleeping
Vermont: Joyeux Noel
Virginia: Die Hard
Washington: Die Hard
West Virginia: The Ref
Wisconsin: Die Hard
Wyoming: Scrooged