What makes a Christmas movie a Christmas movie?

[BCRanger10]

What makes a Christmas move a Christmas movie? What are the standards and criteria?

[DarkCarousel]

Occurs during Christmas time or includes Christmas music.

[BCRanger10]

Hey, kinda like... I dunno, Die Hard!

[DarkCarousel]

We watch it every Christmas! It’s awesome!!

[exitseven]

It happens in December and has a good VS evil theme. There is always a protagonist that has a challenge and there is a miracle at the end. Just like It's a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol and Die Hard.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[NathanDavis]

it aired during Christmas... and/or was set during Christmas times

[strateguy632]

no way! aquaman "came out near Christmas" but that is not enough!

[DizzyDesii]

Celebrating the holiday at some point in the film

[ImHere22]

It takes place on Christmas.

Die Hard is a classic Christmas film.

"Ho ho ho mother f*cker" you remember that line, right?

[Joshydavid25]

If it has any Christmas type theme to it, and maybe came out during Christmas..

[TheSpaceGnome]

It is either about chistmas or takes place during Christmas.

[FenixG45]

Die Hard and Home Alone have the common theme of someone who is separated from his family at Christmas time and struggles to get back to them!

[Enginn]

Christmas themes I guess.

[BCRanger10]

Like what?

[Enginn]

Like celebrating it

[DarkWinterNights]

The line: “Ho Ho Ho, now I have a machine gun”

[Fuentes]

Home alone just feels like Christmas lol

[WhiteBoyChill]

Being about Christmas itself