20 Weirdest Holiday Movies Ever Made
I confess that I only got into holiday TV movies in the last few years, as the advent of the gay Christmas movie pushed me to explore other classics of the genre. When immersed in these worlds of small-town values, overcoming the cynicism of the big city, it is immediately found that the rejection of unbelief is not only offered, but required; these films are as much fantasy as The Lord of the Rings . Forcing them to standards of reality (or even plausibility) is unfair and uninteresting. It’s been a long year, and we’re looking for salvation, not quibbles.
However, some of these films are pretty damn weird. Hallmark/Lifetime/BET holiday movie veterans are unlikely to raise an eyebrow over the silly premise, but even so there are examples that go over the top and are clearly in nutty territory. This is not intended as a criticism, exactly. These films are aimed at the high altitudes of a high-altitude holiday camp, and some almost reach them. After all, who among us hasn’t dreamed of giving up our powerful career in favor of a flannel-loving, TV-movie handsome guy and a job at… the family’s reindeer ranch? But with a personal angel, a bounty hunter, or a magical animated Nutcracker thrown into the mix? I would love to attend the presentations of any of these films.