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My zaftig girlfriend and I were discussing holiday movies Saturday night, partly due to having just watched Love Actually , which took place during the 3 weeks before Christmas. She wanted to know my favorite holiday movie and I said Lethal Weapon followed up by Die Hard . She informed me that those weren't "real" holiday movies and she said hers is A Christmas Carol , one of the older versions but I don't recall which one. Can you say nudnik? I really like Groundhog Day also and I've seen it on a few holiday movie lists but I don't get it. It's not at Christmas, it's obviously on Groundhog Day. In case you're wondering why I think Lethal Weapon and Die Hard are holiday movies, it's because both take place during the week of Christmas and both include references to the holiday in multiple places in the movie. In fact Jingle Bell Rock is the music that opens Lethal Weapon . Oh, and as we all now know, Mel is really, really into Christmas. ...