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There’s nothing quite like slipping into a pair of warm pajamas, heating up a glass of hot chocolate, and sinking into the couch to watch your favorite Christmas movies over the winter holiday period.

For almost as long as there have been films, there have been Christmas movies to go with them. But it wasn't until television came along that watching Christmas movies became a true holiday tradition.