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Tobe honest, the films I can get away with watching in December are some of my favorite parts of the Christmas season. Every year, once I finish finals, the week leading up to Christmas is full of bingeing all of the holiday films. A tradition I kept through all of high school and some of college was watching Notting Hill on the afternoon of my last final, and while I still usually end up watching it right before Christmas because Richard Curtis movies just make me feel all the feels, I wanted to share my favorite, solely holiday-themed films that I love to watch this time of year.

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Suffice to say, these ABC holiday television specials are pre-recorded starting in November at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, Disneyland Resort in California, Aulani Resort in Hawaii, and aboard Disney Cruise Line. The cadence in the last several years has been to record most musical performances in Florida and the parade in California. However, that changed for Christmas 2023.

The specials feature holiday classics, plus original music, and heartwarming stories about how the Disney Parks bring families together. They also showcase new attractions that are coming soon or recently opened at Walt Disney World and Disneyland, as well as sneak peeks of movies and shows coming to theaters and streaming services. Basically, these specials are one part entertainment and one part infomercial for all things Disney.

This would be pretty good on a normal day, but it was fantastic on a holiday weekend when Magic Kingdom was open until midnight. The added entertainment definitely pulled crowds away from attractions, and the longer hours diluted the attendance throughout the day as people opted to arrive late, take midday breaks, and return for the evening. It also helped that it got surprisingly cold and windy when the sun went down, which cleared out the crowd a bit.

The bad of the filming was that, for pretty much the entire day, Main Street and the parade route were packed. Navigating the park was a challenge at times. Various thoroughfares were closed and traffic became one-way in other parts of the park. There was one time when I had to backtrack around almost half the park because a main route was blocked in Fantasyland/Liberty Square.

Main Street viewing for Happily Ever After filled up about 45 minutes in advance, and announcements were played encouraging guests to watch from elsewhere. I ended up watching from the Rivers of America because Fantasyland was closed, and even the waterfront promenade was fairly full.

It was pretty surreal and cool to be on a mostly-empty Main Street as music, lasers and lights filled the air. It reminded me of the good ole days when Magic Kingdom was frequently open until midnight and had Extra Magic Hours until 3 a.m., except back then, there were no lasers or famous musicians performing on in the park.

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It's Christmas Eve when Elmo's father tells him a bedtime story about his great-great-grandmonster, back when Sesame Street was a very different sort of place. With help from his friends, Elmo must find a way to bring the spirit of Christmas to Sesame Street.

Inspired by Jean Shepherd's book, this beloved holiday movie features an iconic leg lamp, an improbable Christmas gift wish, and one liners galore ("You'll shoot your eye out!"). Follow it up with A Christmas Story 2 on HBOMax.

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Watching holiday films with your family members could be the best way to prevent injuries during the festive season, according to a study released Dec. 13 in Emergency Medicine News by Uniformed Services University (USU) researchers.

These injuries often mirror those sustained by characters in some of our favorite holiday classics. Study authors Army Maj. (Dr.) Patrick Reeves, Army 2nd Lt. Brandon Rozanski, Navy Lt. (Dr.) Eric Pasman, Air Force Col. (Dr.) Cade Nylund, and Dr. Philip Rogers suggest that clinicians can use this information to inform patients of the elevated risks of injury during the three-month period every year.

Buddy Hobbs and other characters in the movie, Elf, experienced cuts, broken or bruised ribs, neck pain, animal bites and other injuries. Study authors found that more than 8,000 similar injuries were sustained by ER patients during the three-month window. One and a half percent of those (123) required hospitalization, either for advanced treatment or observation.

The authors suggest that primary care providers recommend that age-appropriate patients watch these movies prior to each holiday season. In addition to a family movie night opportunity, it offers the potential for a pre-injury intervention to update patients on the risks of the holiday season, they say.

One of Prime Video's shiniest offerings is a new Eddie Murphy-led Christmas comedy called Candy Cane Lane, which debuted on the first day of December. The streaming service also has an assortment of movies from Christmases past, including It's a Wonderful Life, Scrooged and the R-rated action movie Violent Night.

Peacock has at least two big things going for it this jolly season: Hallmark movies and The Grinch. If 2023 Hallmark holiday movies are what you're after, you can watch them live as they air on the East Coast with NBCUniversal's streaming service. You can also stream them on demand during a 72-hour period that starts the day after they air.

Max is a place to park your sleigh if you like classic Christmas movies. Elf resides here, as does National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and A Christmas Story. On top of that, it offers the films A Christmas Story Christmas -- a sequel with Peter Billingsley reprising his role as Ralphie -- and 8-Bit Christmas -- an '80s-set comedy narrated by Neil Patrick Harris.

Last December, rather than just binging familiar Christmas movies like Elf, Home Alone, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, I spent the season with some Netflix films I'd never seen. They included a musical starring Keegan-Michael Key, a family-friendly fantasy with Kristen Wiig and Maggie Smith, and the animated standout Klaus.

Netflix has more worthwhile titles waiting under the tree. The R-rated film Love Actually is streaming, and you shouldn't skip the classic musical White Christmas. You can also type the following into your browser, and change the last part to the Netflix code 1394527 or 1474017 to see the corresponding collections of Romantic Christmas Movies and Christmas Kids & Family Movies.

Disney Plus lands on this streaming "nice" list for hosting Home Alone, The Nightmare Before Christmas and The Santa Clause, among other seasonal favorites. On the new content front, it's gifted users Dashing Through The Snow, a 2023 comedy starring Lil Rel Howery and Ludacris, and The Naughty Nine, a heist flick that first premiered on the Disney Channel and features Danny Glover as Santa Claus.

Apple's streaming service offers Spirited, a new-ish musical starring Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell. You may also want to pair your couch lounging time with A Charlie Brown Christmas or the 2023 special The Velveteen Rabbit.

Hulu took its festive selection up a notch on Nov. 23, when Elf, The Polar Express and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation debuted on the service. You can also celebrate the season with The Muppet Christmas Carol and Miracle on 34th Street.

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