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In what’s become an annual holiday tradition, much the lighting of the tree at Rockefeller Center, the internet is once again engaged in a fierce and comical debate over whether or not Die Hard should actually qualify as a “Christmas movie.”
Based on some of the stuff we’ve posted here in the past like 10 Reasons Why Die Hard Is The Greatest Christmas Movie Ever and Revisit The Greatest Christmas Movie Ever Made In This Honest Trailer For Die Hard, apparently some of us here do in fact believe it is a Christmas movie.
If only it were that simple though.
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Back in 2015, a national poll conducted by Public Policy Polling revealed that only 13% of those they polled believed the Bruce Willis classic should be considered a Christmas movie.
Of course, everyone who said otherwise in that poll was wrong, but that hasn’t stopped the debate from continuing on year after year, with 2017 being absolutely no exception.
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👏Die👏Hard👏is👏not👏a👏Christmas👏film👏it👏just👏happens👏to👏be👏set👏at👏Christmas👏,👏like👏Lethal👏Weapon👏
— Toby Earle 🇺🇦 Threads tobyontv (@TobyonTV) November 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/stickywill/status/934616376127373312
If you don't believe that Die Hard is a Christmas movie, please unfollow me now and move on with your life. #yippeekiay
— Peter Shankman (@petershankman) November 25, 2017
DIE HARD IS 100% A CHRISTMAS FILM 🎥 https://t.co/CTobPiSnIL
— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) November 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/thekarleighshow/status/935026718183706624
https://twitter.com/GilesPink/status/934427331548123136
https://twitter.com/Abker/status/934619895173603328
Anyway, if you're not into christmas for whatever reason…right there with you. Always remember that DIE HARD is a CHRISTMAS MOVIE and, in my world, it's THE ONLY CHRISTMAS MOVIE. ❤️
— Sarah Mei (@sarahmei) November 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/FLBeach/status/934576571448545280
Of course it is.
A Christmas party
At Christmas
With Christmas music
How is this not believed?!? pic.twitter.com/SSoeRwXR26— Zoltan🇵🇷Warrkation (@Warrkation_) November 27, 2017
Die Hard isn't a Christmas movie! It's a movie that happens to be set around Christmas. See also: Brazil and Iron man 3. Addams family values ain't a Thanksgiving film, and it has more to do with the holiday than DH does. (This is my weird hill to die on 😀 )
— Should really leave this place… (@barrychuckle) November 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/DemonslayerRyuu/status/935162552836861952
It's time to put this to bed once & for all…is #DieHard a Christmas movie? #YippeeKiYay
— Tartan Tony (@TartanTony71) November 26, 2017
Well, there you go. The people have spoken. Screw you, Public Policy Polling. Oh, and Merry Christmas!
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, not Die Hard, is the best Christmas movie https://t.co/JBivycGwDk
— Walter Hickey (@WaltHickey) November 27, 2017
Oh god, here we go again…
H/T Distractify