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The Best Holiday Movies and TV Shows Ever—Don't Even Argue with Us

No, seriously.

"If they can make it into a holiday, I can make it into a picture—a motion picture!" Garry Marshall (probably) said once. And indeed, Hollywood has long used our wintry, woozy family get-togethers as the basis for all kinds of movies and TV specials, many of them as satisfying as a burning yule log to the head. But every once in a while, a film or episode comes along that perfectly captures the spirit of the holiday—or, at the very least, upends said spirit in delightfully fiendish ways! Here are some of our favorite seasonal stand-outs:

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