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Author of the article: Mark Daniell Publishing date: Dec 23, 2020  •  December 23, 2020  •  3 minute read  •  Bruce Willis as John McClane in a scene from 1988's Die Hard. The film's co-writer has declared the action thriller more of a Christmas film than White Christmas. Photo by 20th CENTURY FOX /NEAL PETERS COLLECTION Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content Die Hard really a Christmas movie? Released in the summer of 1988, the...

is indeed a Christmas classic. Steven E de Souza gave us a handy checklist while appearing on the Script Apart podcast, comparing it to the "baseline" Christmas movie – 1954's White Christmas. In his examination, he notes that Die Hard takes place entirely in the Christmas holidays, while only the first and final scenes of White Christmas are set during the holiday season. The entirety of Die Hard is also at a Christmas party, while only the end of its 1950s counterpart is. Interestingly, there are four Christmas songs in Die Hard, compared to only two in White Christmas, and in

Advertisement Die Hard takes place entirely during Christmas. White Christmas, only the first scene and the final scene occur on Christmas, and they take place eight or ten years apart.” He went on: “Is the setting a Christmas party? Die Hard is entirely set at a Christmas party.  White Christmas, only the final scene is a Christmas party. “How many Christmas songs are in the movie? Die Hard has four: ‘Let It Snow’, ‘Winter Wonderland’, ‘Christmas in Hollis’, and ‘Jingle Bells’.  White Christmas has only two Christmas songs.” The checklist went on to look over f...