Not every film with Christmas in it qualifies as a Christmas movie, says Adam Paul, an assistant professor of film at UNLV. True Christmas movies share essential elements

Why 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation' marks the high point of Chevy Chase and John Hughes' collaboration, the purest distillation of Clark Griswold's haplessness.

Chevy Chase is canceled these days for being too much like his Community character, and he was ejected from the show after using a racial slur in one of his on-set rants. Years earlier, however, Chase was a Hollywood icon,

Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin recently said that Die Hard isn’t a Christmas movie, and he makes a good point.

Black Christmas,' 'Deep Red' and some holiday horror movie recommendations shared by PEOPLE's Bailey Richards, a writer/reporter who suggests swapping classic Christmas movies for scary films set during the holidays.

Everyone has their own opinion about what makes a good Christmas movie. Do you judge it on how good it makes you feel? How accurate is it to its holiday setting? Or the memories it evokes while you watch it?

This 2019 holiday film drew its inspiration directly from Wham!’s Last Christmas, weaving George Michael’s music into the heart of its story.

Need movies to see this holiday break? Watch these 25 at home now, including "One Battle After Another." All are free on your streaming services.