Day 5: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
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Day 5: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

Today for Day 5 of our 12 Days of Christmas Reviews we'll be taking a look at Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964).  This is the classic stop motion TV special that originally aired on NBC.  If you are familiar with the song then you already have a pretty good idea what the movie is about, except for Hermey the elf obsessed with dentistry, he’s new. In this telling Rudolph is born to Donner, one of Santa’s reindeer.  It quickly becomes obvious that he is different, and despite his amazing flying ability he is rejected because of his red nose.  Meanwhile…
Day 3: White Christmas (1954)
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Day 3: White Christmas (1954)

“White Christmas” may be one of the most iconic Christmas movies of all time, if not one of the most iconic movies of all time.  It's hard to even say the title without beginning to hum the title song.  This is all for good reason, this movie is great, but not for the reasons you might think. What makes White Christmas interesting is that it isn't really a Christmas movie.  Other than the title and title song, there isn’t really much about Christmas in the whole movie.  Sure it is set at Christmas and the cast even dresses in fur…
Day 2: Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
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Day 2: Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

It's Day 2 of our 12 Days of Christmas Movie Reviews, and I believe I have the privilege of introducing the best Christmas movie on our list: Miracle on 34th Street!! Just so there's no confusion, I am talking about the original 1947 classic, not the 1994 remake. And while I actually like that movie considerably, nothing holds a candle to the original. It's not just the best Christmas movie on our list, it's probably the best Christmas movie ever, and one of the best movies of all time. I'm sure there's a certain sense of nostalgia at play here,…