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Day 2: Bad Christmas Movies We Secretly Love - 12 Days of Christmas

TMC Season 2 Episode 8

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We sat down and recorded 12 episodes all about Christmas. Our favorite Christmas movies, our favorite Santa, our worst Santa, the soundtracks we love. A little insight into who we are and what we actually care about this time of year.

Every year we pretend we’re film critics. Then December hits and suddenly we’re defending movies we’d never admit to liking in public. Day 2 is all about the Christmas movies we know are bad but refuse to stop watching.

Movies in This Episode

  • Unaccompanied Minors (Erica)
  • Deck the Halls (Katie)
  • Christmas with the Kranks (Ryan)
  • Frosty the Snowman (John)

Favorite Clips / Favorite Scenes

Unaccompanied Minors – Erica
Erica loves this one because it reminds her of the kind of goofy kids’ Christmas chaos she grew up on. She’s all about the airport blizzard setup and the mismatched kids stuck together making the best of it. She fully admits it’s not a great movie, but it hits the nostalgia switch for her and that’s all she needs.

Deck the Halls – Katie
Katie’s into the corny Christmas stuff and she owns it. She likes the predictable plot, the bright lights, the “seen from space” nonsense, and the cast being way too good for the movie they’re in. She’ll tell you straight up that she doesn’t go for cheesy movies… unless it’s Christmas. Then she wants all the corniness at once.

Christmas with the Kranks – Ryan

Ryan hated this movie for years, but it grew on him and now he kind of loves it. He likes Tim Allen’s energy and the whole “grumpy guy who can’t escape Christmas” vibe. Once he rewatched it, he realized it wasn’t good, but it wasn’t supposed to be. It’s his perfect example of a movie that’s bad and lovable at the exact same time.

Frosty the Snowman – John
John picked this one because it drives him insane. He hates how stupid parts of it are, hates the hat, hates the “Happy Birthday,” hates the whole sauna death scene. But there’s something about it being so ridiculous that he can’t let it go. It’s the movie he complains about the most… which somehow makes it the perfect pick for this category.



LISTEN TO ALL OF "THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS"

Day 1: Christmas Kickoff Movies

Day 2: Bad Christmas Movies We Love

Day 3: Our Best Santa's

Day 4: Funniest Christmas Movies

Day 5: Most Romantic Santa

Day 6: Best Animated Christmas Movie

Day 7: Best Christmas Soundtrack

Day 8: Best Non-Christmas, Christmas Movie

Day 9: The Christmas Movie We Want to Live In

Day 10: The Christmas Family Most Like Our Own?

Day 11: Which Christmas Character Would You Grab a Beer With?

Day 12: Christmas Movie Trivia