Episode 020 — Christmas 2022

The Calligram team wishes you a very merry Christmas! In today's episode the team compare their top five christmas films and discuss what truly makes a good "christmas film".

Mentions

The Shop Around the Corner (1940) - Ernst Lubitsch

The Apartment (1960) - Billy Wilder

It’s a Wonderful Life (1940) - Frank Capra

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - Henry Selick

Brazil (1985) - Terry Gilliam

Christmas with the Kranks (2004) - Joe Roth

Love Actually (2003) - Richard Curtis

The Family Man (2000) - Brett Ratner

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) - John Hughes

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) - Ron Howard

The Polar Express (2004) - Robert Zemeckis

Die Hard (1988) - John McTiernan

Die Hard 2 (1990) - Renny Harlin

Trading Places (1983) - John Landis

Elf (2003) - Jon Favreau

Jingle All The Way (1996) - Brian Levant

Home Alone (1990) - Christ Columbus

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) - Chris Columbus

Home Alone 3 (1998) - Raja Gosnell

Batman Returns (1992) - Tim Burton

Futurama - Season 2 Episode 8: Xmas Story (1999) - Peter Avazino, Bret Haaland

Bad Santa (2003) - Terry Zwigoff

Skyfall (2012) - Sam Mendes