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le nubian - Dec 15, 2011 5:16:12 am PST #11626 of 30001

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

WTF?

I love The Godfather, but it is not a Christmas movie.

Neither is Sound of Music, but during the 80s and 90s, NBC would play it every Christmas without fail. So I tend to watch it on my own in December every year.

This sounds like a twitter trending topic:

#notaxmasmovie

ChiKat - Dec 15, 2011 5:17:16 am PST #11627 of 30001

That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

Happy birthday, Typo Boy!!

brenda m - Dec 15, 2011 5:20:39 am PST #11628 of 30001

If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

I was kind of puzzled as to why On Demand has Sound of Music listed as a Christmas movie.

Don't they usually show it around easter every year? Not that it has the slightest thing to do with that either.

I might be confusing it with Wizard of Oz? But both have been shown right around one or the other holiday for as long as I can remember. So I can see why people think of the movies in conjunction with that.

§ ita § - Dec 15, 2011 5:22:21 am PST #11629 of 30001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

"Favourite Things" is also considered a Christmas song, so it might be getting carried along in the wake of that.

Steph L. - Dec 15, 2011 5:23:05 am PST #11630 of 30001

this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Neither is Sound of Music, but during the 80s and 90s, NBC would play it every Christmas without fail. So I tend to watch it on my own in December every year.

This sounds like a twitter trending topic:

#notaxmasmovie

I think movies that aren't explicitly Christmas movies, but which have noteworthy Christmas-related scenes, tend to get thought of as "Christmas movies."

For example, just last night I had my annual viewing of "Desk Set," which is not a Christmas movie per se, in that the movie's plot isn't about Christmas, but it has a fantastic office Christmas party scene. And that scene is what always leads to me thinking of it as a Christmas-related movie.

Honestly, "It's a Wonderful Life" isn't a Christmas movie, either. Christmas-related section of plot, but the overall movie plot is so much more and really has nothing to do with Christmas as such.

le nubian - Dec 15, 2011 5:23:23 am PST #11631 of 30001

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Favorite Things isn't a Christmas song though.

Kathy A - Dec 15, 2011 5:23:53 am PST #11632 of 30001

We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Happy birthday, Gar!

le nubian - Dec 15, 2011 5:24:09 am PST #11633 of 30001

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Does "Sound of Music" have a Christmas scene though?

Steph L. - Dec 15, 2011 5:25:16 am PST #11634 of 30001

this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Does "Sound of Music" have a Christmas scene though?

I feel like it does, but I haven't watched it in at least 10 years. Is the "So Long, Farewell" party a Christmas party? Or just a random swanky party?

Hil R. - Dec 15, 2011 5:25:27 am PST #11635 of 30001

Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I think movies that aren't explicitly Christmas movies, but which have noteworthy Christmas-related scenes, tend to get thought of as "Christmas movies."

This is why I'm giving a pass to Meet Me in St. Louis as a Christmas movie, but Sound of Music doesn't have a Christmas scene at all. And I have no explanation for The Godfather.

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