I think Christmas movies can be on a spectrum from true Christmas movies that celebrate Christ to pseudo Christmas movies that celebrate Santa to nominal Christmas movies that merely take place during the Christmas season without the plot revolving around the meaning of Christmas
Right! That’s why I’m not giving up Christmas Vacation, Klaus, or Arthur Christmas. It’s all in how we canonize, or categorize them, as you point out well!
I'm sold.
Also, Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee isn't an Advent or Christmas hymn...
I think Christmas movies can be on a spectrum from true Christmas movies that celebrate Christ to pseudo Christmas movies that celebrate Santa to nominal Christmas movies that merely take place during the Christmas season without the plot revolving around the meaning of Christmas
Right! That’s why I’m not giving up Christmas Vacation, Klaus, or Arthur Christmas. It’s all in how we canonize, or categorize them, as you point out well!