In our December issue, we challenged you to correctly identify 15 images from various holiday movies and TV specials. Of the 358 entries received, 29 nailed the name of every festive flick.
Our congratulations go out to Heather Weber from the Elk Island Public School Division, who was randomly selected from the winning entries. She received a $100 gift certificate of her choice and a $100 donation to a charity of her choice.
For those of you who missed the mark on naming the movies, here are the correct answers.
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Every family has a “Cousin Eddie” who usually shows up unannounced and frequently outstays their welcome. But they do make family get-togethers … interesting.
Eight Crazy Nights
Adam Sandler’s animated feature follows a party animal’s road to redemption throughout the Chanukah season. Sandler voiced three of the main characters.
It’s a Wonderful Life
This perennial favourite holds the eleventh spot in the American Film Industry’s top movies of the century. Bedford Falls is the small hometown George Bailey hopes to escape but, in the end, its residents save his family from ruin.
The Polar Express
This bell from Santa’s sled symbolizes the magic that exists when you “believe” in the Christmas spirit. Only true believers can hear it jingle!
White Christmas
Playing Around was the Broadway musical hit Wallace and Davis (Crosby and Kaye) relocated to their old general’s snowless ski lodge. It’s amazing how they fit that big Broadway set onto that tiny barn stage!
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Even the newspapers were predicting the worst Christmas weather of the century! Good thing Rudolph doesn’t hold grudges!
Home Alone
Angels with Filthy Souls was the gangster movie Kevin played to scare off the would-be thieves. Trivia: this was a fictitious movie created specifically for Home Alone.
Die Hard
Before tormenting Harry Potter, Alan Rickman became one of our favourite festive baddies, starring opposite Bruce Willis in Die Hard.
A Christmas Story
Everyone, including Ralphie’s teacher, warned him about the dangers of wanting a Red Ryder Range 200 BB gun for Christmas.
Edward Scissorhands
Wynona Ryder dances among the snowflakes created by Edward’s ice-sculpting skills.
Star Wars Holiday Special
Bea Arthur, along with Harvey Korman, Art Carney, Diahann Carroll and the original Star Wars cast, help Chewie celebrate Life Day. George Lucas hates this holiday TV special.
Elf
Leon the Snowman helped Buddy begin his journey through the candy cane forest to find his dad in the land of New York City. Leon is often confused with Rudolph’s Sam the Snowman.
Scrooged
This updated version of A Christmas Carol has Bill Murray hitching a cab ride with the ghost of Christmas past.
Gremlins
When Grandfather gave the Mogwai to Billy’s dad, he told him not to get them wet or feed them after midnight. Trivia: the set for Kingston Falls was also used for Back to the Future.
Bad Santa
Billy Bob Thornton embodies every sketchy mall Santa we visited as kids. But we wanted to believe, just as this kid does.
