The Best Christmas Movie of All Time

The ideal reaction upon reading this would be: "Die Hard? That's an awesome movie, but its not.....wait a minute!!" That's right, it is a bonafide Christmas movie, complete with a bumpin' Christmas soundtrack. A brief word on the origin of this article. I was at home a few weeks ago for the Thanksgiving holiday, and I decided to pop Die Hard in the VCR (yeah, thats right, VCR). I already knew that it was a great movie, but the Christmas theme had been lost to me. As I slowly filled with the Christmas spirit, I realized the world must be told. So, let us examine exactly why this movie is the greatest Christmas film of all time.

First, I will show why this movie is unequivocally a Christmas movie. After that is settled, we will begin our discussion on why this movie is so awesome. Finally, we will put two and two together and see that this is the best Christmas movie. Die Hard boasts a great soundtrack of Christmas tunes, ranging from "Christmas in Hollis" by Run DMC, to the classic version of "Let it Snow" by Vaughn Monroe. As far as the plot is concerned, Christmas comes back again and again, lest we forget. At the beginning, we see that the story takes place around Christmas. There is a Christmas party going on. Once the terrorists take over, it can be easy to forget about the time of year. But Christmas comes right back into focus with the death of the first terrorist. His body is sent down the elevator with a Santa Hat and the inscription (in blood of course) of "Now I have a Machine Gun, Ho Ho Ho." Brilliant. Later, we see that the terrorist computer guy Cleo is constantly wearing a Santa Hat. Finally, when it comes to the final showdown, Christmas saves the day. John McClane uses Christmas themed packing tape to hold the pistol onto his back, the very same pistol whose last two bullets will kill the final two terrorists.