Hey everyone, welcome to podcast number 3.

Today I’m going to talk about one of the most controversial Christmas subjects there is, and it comes around every single year.

That subject is, does this count as a Christmas movie?

And for those of you that have read the subject already, you know where I’m going to start.

Is Die Hard a Christmas film, a Christmas movie?

In my eyes the short answer is no, Die Hard is not a Christmas film.

Now I know many of you are going to switch off right now because you disagree.

It’s a bit like Marmite, you either love it or hate it, but here’s my argument.

For me, a Christmas film needs to follow a Christmas story or a Christmas theme.

So a Muppets Christmas Carol follows a Christmas story.

I go, it is a Christmas film.

A Miracle on 34th Street follows a Christmas theme, so it is a Christmas film.

Jingle All The Way, again, I’m not so sure whether that is a Christmas film.

Stick It To My Rules, the answer is no.

It’s filmed at Christmas, it’s not a Christmas film, and I know this is going to cause a massive debate over what is a Christmas film and what isn’t.

Don’t get me wrong, Die Hard is an amazing film, I’ll watch it any time of year, but I won’t watch things like Elf in March for example, because Elf is a Christmas film and it only gets watched at Christmas.

The next film that is probably going to be really controversial, and I am borderline on this one whether it is Christmas or not, but it is Home Alone, and to be fair, Home Alone 2.

Both of those films are filmed at Christmas, and traditionally I do watch them at Christmas, but you could watch them at any time of year.

Are Home Alone 1 and 2 Christmas films?

For me, the answer again has to be no, and again that is going to be controversial amongst a lot of you, but that’s just my personal opinion.

But every single year people ask, is Die Hard a Christmas film?

And I think the answer is no.

I actually found a clip on Instagram, probably a few years old now, Bruce Willis was speaking at an award ceremony, and he spoke about the same question, is Die Hard a Christmas film?

And the answer that Bruce Willis gave was no, Die Hard is not a Christmas film.

So I think we have our answer there, but I know many, many people, if you’re still listening, are saying no, you’re wrong, Die Hard is absolutely a Christmas film.

Another question that came up the other day, similar sort of subject, is around A Nightmare Before Christmas, and the question was, is A Nightmare Before Christmas a Halloween film or a Christmas film?

And I think for me, it is a Halloween film with a Christmas theme, rather than being a Christmas film with a Halloween theme.

But again, it’s entirely up to you individually what you think that film is, but it’s a great film either way, and one I highly recommend watching.

So there we go, I covered probably one of the most controversial Christmas subjects there is, I guessed others being, do you have Yorkshire puddings with your Christmas dinner or not?

And I covered that with a recent blog post, because again for me, until about three or four years ago, absolutely not, wouldn’t have Yorkshire puddings with my Christmas dinner.

But then I thought about it, and it makes perfect sense.

A Christmas dinner is a more advanced roast dinner, which I absolutely would have Yorkshire puddings with, so why wouldn’t I do it with a Christmas dinner?

So from now on, every Christmas dinner that I do have, does have Yorkshire puddings, and I promise you, it’s a game-changer.

Anyway, that’s enough for me today, we’ve covered the important subject of Christmas movies, and obviously Yorkshire puddings, so that’s it for podcast episode 3, I’ll be back with episode 4 fairly soon.

Thanks for listening!