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Silly traditions

I used to love combing through movies and music to find the “best” Christmas content. Here’s what I’ve come up with over the years. If you don’t do Christmas, I sadly don’t have much except Proud Family’s Kwanzaa or Rugrats’ Hanukkah episodes.

Watch: The Christmas List (1997)

Up first, The Christmas List has been a staple since it premiered on Fox Family’s — now Freeform — 25 Days of Christmas. The movie is about a woman who works at a perfume counter and after jokingly submitting her “wish list” to Santa’s mailbox, she starts getting exactly what she wished for. It also has one of the best “you go, girl” scenes in history, but all I’ll say is: creme brûlée.

No streaming subscription required, it’s on YouTube.

Listen: Olive the Other Reindeer (1999)

Next up, Matt Groening’s — yes, that Matt Groening — Olive the Other Reindeer. It’s animated, about 45 minutes, and stars Drew Barrymore. It’s about a dog who mishears a radio announcement calling upon “all of” the other reindeer, instead believing that Santa needs “Olive the other reindeer” to save Christmas. Olive teams up with a shady but charismatic penguin named Martini, who is on the run for selling fake Rolex watches. It’s a silly time, but worth it, if not for the puns alone.

Oh and there is a cameo from Michael Stipe from R.E.M. featuring an original song? Just take my word for it.

Lucky for you, it’s also on YouTube.

Listen: Listen: “Merry Christmas, Darling” by The Carpenters

This might be the only “slow” Christmas song that I love. I will also take every opportunity to remind people that Karen Carpenter is probably the best drummer of all time.

If you’re looking for a song that’s more upbeat, I love Cher’s version of “Baby, Please Come Home.”

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