The Ringer-Verse Christmas Movies Draft | The Midnight Boys
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Dec 10, 2025 Join the festive fun as the hosts dive into a zany Christmas movies draft! They pick favorites from classics like "Elf" and "Home Alone," tackling whether "Die Hard" counts as a Christmas film. Discussions spark over holiday viewing habits, the nostalgia of childhood classics, and the emotional beats of picks like "Love Actually" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas." With humorous debates over standout performances, like Bill Murray in "Scrooged," this merry gathering brings laughter and seasonal spirit to movie lovers.
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Elf's Unlikely Canonization
- Elf became the modern consensus heavyweight Christmas movie because its humor and characters created lasting cultural traditions.
- The hosts argue new Christmas films rarely reach that level of cultural penetration after Elf.
Old Christmas Films Question Society
- It's a Wonderful Life exemplifies older Christmas films that interrogated community, sacrifice, and humanity over consumerism.
- Modern Christmas films often critique commercialism or center Santa as a consumer icon instead.
Muppets' Dickens With Michael Caine
- Steve picks Muppet Christmas Carol and praises Michael Caine's serious counterpoint to an all-Muppet cast.
- He highlights the movie's faithful Dickens adaptation and memorable, sometimes nightmarish puppet imagery.
