Christmas s is. Well, its Aboutut The Best E Ofof the wholele year. [tom] nono matter whwhen they e plplace, moderern era or p p, Christstmas Movieses and televen specials a are always s about someone e who has Lolost Theieir faith inin humankind, reregaining itit, saved byy other Pepeople Beingng kind because itits christmtmas. [chrhris] christmas s is the lanandsce that e everybody w wants to p. Eveveryone whoho tells Stots Isis Attracteded to the e Heighteneded Emotionss that it t brings. [aisha] Noststalgia Playays such a a huge partrt in Christss Bebecause it i is part of fo many peoples s childhoodsds. And bebeing able t to go back d relilive those f feelings evever by Watatching Holiliday moviess justst. Joy. [phil]l] a christmtmas story is one of f the best m movies at nostalgia,a, family anand chris. J jingle belllls, jingle e be, jingle a all the Wayay A Christmamas Story , i wawatch it evevery year at leaeast twice. Its. Lik, the e script of f my life. Can we e go now . Cacan we g . Yes, wewe can go nonow. It bringngs out everery Childhd Wonderer and hurtt that you c can imaginene. [class] ] good mornining, mrmrs. Sheildsds. [r[renee] i i cant thinink of r momovie that g gets childhdho perfectly,y, that Weirird Sortf age where itits like ninine years. Hey, l listen, smamartass. [reneeee] where e ralphie swsw, uses bad w words, but t He ActuallllyStill Believes i in santa clclaus. Yeah, iill ask sananta. [alonso] it taps ininto a universasal kid expeperience of christmtmas. Writing g essays abobout ththe thing ththat you wanat like a reded ryder bb b gun. I want an n official r red ryd, carbine e action, 20200shot rarange model l air rifle [phil] itit really dodoes Capte Wantnting that g gift thatat you know w your parens dont t want you t to have. No, youll shohoot your eyey. Raralphie is f facing resisise from all c corners. Hihis teacher. R. [adultlt ralphie]] youll shoot y your eye ouo . The d department t store san. Youll shoot yoyour eye outut,. Its a g great, Simple Storory Mostly T told from te kids pointnt of view. Ho, h ho, ho. Its funnyny and sweetet, but cinematicacally reallyly origi. [screaeams] god, itts hard to o beat home alonene for me. Mccauley c culkin, iconic pererformance. Thisis house is s so full ofof , it makeses me sick. [davavid] home a alone is a at what if youve gone e away for the e holidays what else e can we be e forgett . And you forgot your child . Kevin ive madede my familyly disapp. [david]] just thehe fun and d the hijinknks of that fil, it i is on the M Mount Rushmhe ofof holiday m movies. I reremember Jusust Thinkingngt i was fulllly transpororted in, like, this couldld actually yn to me as a a fiveyeararold. It was t terrifying,g, that id, but t also, so e exciting. [alonsnso] being g liberated dm fafamily respoponsibilitie, bubut at the s same time t tag on family Y ResponsibibilitisTo Prorotect The H home and d repel the e bad guys. Itit becomes basically a looney tunes cartoon. You u guys give e up . Oror are you t Thirsty Foror . At thehe same timeme, youure also seseeing his mm desperate e trying to o get hom. Ive been n from chicacago to p paris, to d dallas, to whwhere the hehell am i . Scrantoton. [jacacqueline] finally, kevinns walking g alone Ins Neighbororhood and h he realis that i it used to o be home ale in celebebration. Anand now is home a alone missising his fam. And thatat really isis what makt susuch a Greatat Christmasas E and d not just a a Kid Attacking G the banditits mo. [lorraine]e] home alolone reay Establblished Johnhn hughes Asas Somebody Y that had t e holilidaychriststmas theme e. What weere lookingng for toy is the gririswald family chrhristmas treree. [lororraine] nanational Lamamps Christmamas Vacation is essentially about how being around family makes you crazy. [chrhris] the e stress of f beg with youour extendeded family, makiking sure Ththe Lighghts are rigight. Make sure e all the Kikids Arare Getting G along. Nonobody couldld do that the way y john hughehes coul. Oh [clelea] itits a very y relatable e me because e there is so much h pressure ththat we all l put on thehe ho. [alonso]o] and of c course, in chriristmas vacacation, its Jusust One Catastrophphe after ananothe. Oh, heyey. Is s he drunk . . The bestst Man Holididay is a actually ththe second f m wiwithin the b best man frfran. No, no dessertrt yet. Nonot until wewe do our tatalen. [jacqueline] and that christmas talent show shows just how within n the cultlture that m movie was. Can Youou Stand Thehe Rain [jacquelinine] its l like, of course e youre Gononna O Ththe new editition classis, Can N You Stand D the rain. [d[david] itit was emotition. It was f funny. It wasas a like a a box ofof holiday c chocolates. No. Come onon. Nno. Whyhy . Christstmas comedidies run the gamut t of differerent kis of storiries and dififferent to. Can youou help me . . Ah, y yes. Mary. Y. Mary y had a littttle no, mererry christmtmas. Mmerry chrisistmas. [a[ann] i ththink what p people to a a christmasas movie to d is the h humor plus s the hea. Buddy i think k there is s somethig i Probabably Should D tell yo. [k[kenneth] i considerer elf o be a a modern chchristmas clc. I mean, eveven trying g to descscribe it mamakes me laua. [alolonso] it r rides this s e Tighght Rope Betetween This S Sy Magical L movie Abouout Someoe who Whwholeheartededly Bebelieves Inn the chchristmas spspirit. A a lot of Peoeople Down S sh dodont believeve in santata c. What . . Bubut it also o is a movieie t this big, tall dorkk in an Elelf Costume E making hiy through Mamanhattan Wiwith no ideaea whats gogoing. You look l like You Cacame Fromom the northth pole. Thatss exactly where i i came from m itits a Very Y Traditionanal Pe for a a christmas s movie built t around Thehe Subversie Hearart of will l ferrell. And therees somethining Kindf Delighghtful Aboutut that. Tomomorrow mornining, 10 00 0, santntas comingng to town sasanta ohoh my god santnta here . I know h him hehe found thehe edge in aa very innnnocent chararacter. And toto me, thatts whatss so fun ababout it. I i know him the e movies i g grew up witithe rudolf thehe rednoseded Reinde Thatat to me seeeemed like a. Buhbye. E. Lets treaeat this movovie lie its a g guy who grerew up in a 19600s christmamas spe. [man] kirbrby [jon] and it wasas also an Opporortunity To O Explore Vivisual Effecects with forced p perspectiveve. [class] ] theres roroom for everyone o on the nicece lis. [j[jon] and d stop motioio, All L Very Old T technique. This migight be the e Golden Opopportunity y to find ouot who you rereally are. [jen] i dididnt likee rudolf. Its a a classic k kind of fishooutofwateter story, but willll ferrell j just brbrings so mumuch to it. Come withth me. Rigight. All he w wants is to be acaccepted andnd believ. And at thehe end of ththe mov, we get to o see all Ththese Pepeople who c come to beleli. Ththere is Thahat Consistet Chriristmas Elemement in ef of c change, of f realizatio. Merry chchristmas h ho, ho, [music] ic] Sasanta Claus S in the movovis kind of ththe direct result of f obviously y centurs of hisistory, of m mythology. He is a jojolly man Whwho Livn The E north polele, and his ss are e rosy, and d he brings thisis kind of m magical Ple Wherere Anythingng is possibi. Jinglgle bells, j jingle bells [tim] ] the best o of these Christstmas Movieses use saa to Raisese Questionsns of fa. And in mimiracle on 3 34th str, thisis question n of faith is put t on trial. Before youou up on thehe floo, i just wanant to give e you a few w tips On Hohow To B be a good s santa claus. Go r right aheadad. To have e Santa ClauausConvincu Ththat he is, in fact, kris k kringle, yoyou have to go on a a faith jouourney. There goeses Santa Clalaus. Ohoh, dont eveven mentionon th. [alonsnso] young g natalie wo, in one of f her first t scrn appepearances, h has been rard toto be a cleaeareyed reaeal. Nono Santa Clalaus, no faiairy , no fanantasies of f any kind. Is thatat it . Tthats righght. This movieie is reflecective of a a very Spececific Timee in americacan history. Y. This is s the end ofof world wa. Many peoeople are Scscarred Emotionanally and ototherwi. And the e countrys s trying to find itits way agaiain. Oh, chriristmas isnnt just a , itits a frameme of mind. Ththe christmamas spirit is in n trouble. I its wanin. Woululd you pleaease tell hehet youre notot really sasanta cl . The idea t that a Chilild Woululd Be Raisesed in a word Wiwithout Fantntasy isis not unheaeard of. Childrdren, like e everyone el, hahad just Livived Throughh this h horrifying,g, worldspspanning cononflict. Im m sorry. Shehe doesnt s k enenglish. Shehes dutch. She just c came over. Ththis young g girl is a war refufugee. Shess an orph. Hello. [s[speaking dudutch] [[speaking d dutch] [tim] ] Kris Kringngle starts speakiking in colllloquial dut. And d Natalie Wowood witness ththis remarkakable moment. And you u can see heher kind f startiting to go, oh, Mamaybe This G Guy is morere ml than im g giving him m credit. [s[singing in n dutch] [alonso] its one o of the most Moviving Momentsts of the fif, but t its also o very spspecific to o that era, Bebecause Therere were warar re. And itit was incumumbent upon , the viviewer, to m make thm feel w welcome and to givive them a merry chchristmas, t too. They said d you wanteded to see m me, mrs. Wawalker. [timim] by thehe end of ththe , Edmundnd Gwenn as s santa cls chananges not ononly little e ne woods m mind, but h her mothe. Hehes not likike anyone e e. Hehe must be s santa. I think k perhaps youre r right, susisie. [r[ron] whenen i first s saw, it landeded with Mee Bebecause i wawas at that t e wherere, you knonow, the cacat was out t of the bagat i i was nostalalgic for ththe b. And i lolost myself f in miraracle on 34t4th street. [m[music] this i idea of Magagic Thatat weve comome to forget and nonot believe in and ththe kids stitill have. I belilieve. [shahane] partrt of it is s e ability Toto Believe T That Ae Man N can travelel across ththed in one nigight and magagically,m a sackck that fitsts on a sle, prododuce gifts s that he Puputn Chimneneys that Ththey Wouldnt fit t in every h house all o r the world. D. And the k kid go, ill buy t that. That t sounds. Hhey you whatssoh ooh [d[david] the e biggest twtwt ofof the film,m, the sasanta c, is i if you happppen to findnd , theres s a clause t that says. Yeah, righght. Itits almost t like a hororror. This g guy starts s to gain n t eveven though h hes not e eatiy morere. He gets s white hai. He d doesnt knonow whatss happeningng to him, but t He Eventuaually Realizize really is s Santa Clauaus. Annie, ninice. Bbeep johnny, n naughty. [lororraine] inin the santnta c, the e father is s not the greatetest dad, bubut he trtransforms i into santa. And byby doing thahat, hehe actually y becomes thther he Prorobably Shouould Hahave been bebefore. It jusust took Himim Transformg Intoto santa to o get there. I loveve you, dad. D. Santa clauaus is the superhero o of christmtmas. Santnta, is therere a back wy out t of this plplace . Of course e there is, lee. But t this is Onone Santa Thts Gogoing out ththe front dodo. He prorotects the e magic of. One e night onlyly. He canan be playfuful, and i like that t about santnta in mo. Sometimemes theyre e there to pull l out a flasask or get shohoved down in thehe middle ofof a chase. Or get ththeir beard d pulle. Whoo [tim] so it can n be silly i a way, but i it just wororks bee its an Acacknowledgemement Of T the kid in n all of us. And whwhat would y you likeke for chrisistmas . Santa has s traditionanally Bebeen Depicteted In Film M Av as a a jolly, fafat white ma. Hey man,n, you aintt santa cl. [aisisha] overer the yearsr, weweve had Dedebates Abouot what santata should lolook li, what he e can look l like. Whwhat makes y you think this isntt Santa Clalaus . causese Santa Clalaus aint b. Hes whitete. And soso even thouough we hadad the jeffffersons , which was s a revolutitionary w at itsts time, 34 4 years lat, blackishh , ananother revovolutionary y w has a a similar epepisode. Ad therees still Ththis Expececn that Sananta Should D be whit. Theres ononly one sananta, bubut daddy wawants to bee onone of santatas helpersr. Isnt t that nice . E . But t well stilill get our r ps from thehe real santnta, righ . The whitite one . Until we g get to the e point we itss not surprprising to se a black, o or an asianan, or a a latino sasanta, werre still gogonna be having thihis conversasation. The reaeal santa isis chines. Whahat . Santass chinese . . Yes. Why dodo you thinknk all the ts hehe delivers s say made i in . But its a a fictionalal charac. Santa a can be Whahatever You u. Iit can be a a woman. [screamams] the Movivie Noellele is a stotory about a a person ws eager toto take the e mantle ise onone that is s often ignono. Noellele is the sisibling of e soonontobe newew santa clal, playeded by bill h hader. Oh, t this is heaeavy. The Bookok Of Santaa , iive read itit. Ive mememori. Ive l listened toto it on ta. I just donont get it. T. He wants t to do anytything in ththis world, excecept be santnta claus. Memerry christstmas. So do we b break for l lunch n . [c[clea] annana Kendrick K Wa Perfect T person foror that m. She is so grounded and humble. I i Think Humimility is a a ry important t quality inin a san. Itits not jusust about the presents we geget, itss about thehe presents s w. The presents of love and understanding. 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