Ranking the best Christmas movies of all time

The case for cheesy, nostalgic, and Alan Rickman

Christmas owns the most distinctive catalog of holiday movies of any holiday. Once Thanksgiving has come and gone, and not a moment sooner, we all eagerly crack open the vault of holiday films and begin indulging.

Of course, this extensive catalog can be overwhelming, and not every Christmas movie out there is good. You wouldn’t want to accidentally stumble upon a flaming pile of deviant garbage, such as the Star Wars Holiday Special. By the way, Carrie Fischer (Princess Leia), called that “film” “a punishment from God”

Well, with that said, let’s sit back and allow me to explain why I think these Xmas films top my list every year…

…We’ll also touch on why Alan Rickman is the Dark Knight of Christmas, but that’ll come later.

#6— Home Alone

Alright, I have some issues with the feasibility of this movie. The power to the house goes out the night before they’re supposed to go to jump on their flight to France, fine, but you’re telling me that NOBODY in this house of 12+ people there is…