The 5 movies
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Send a text 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. You’d think picking the best Santa would be easy. It’s not. Turns out everyone has wildly different Santa baggage. Some want wholesome. Some want gritty. Some want claymation. And some of us pick Paul Giamatti because we forgot how much we liked Fred Claus until we rewatched it. Movies in This Episode Fred Claus Miracle on 34th Street Frosty the Snowman The Santa Clause Noelle Favorite Clips / Favorite Scenes Fred Claus – Katie Katie's all about Paul Giamatti’s exhausted, real-world Santa. She loves that he’s stressed, has high blood pressure from eating cookies, and basically acts like every parent the week before Christmas. And the brother dynamic with Vince Vaughn is what sold her. She wants a Santa with a little baggage and this one delivers. Miracle on 34th Street – John John loves realism. Ryan hates realism. He’s into the idea that Santa could just be this normal guy insisting he’s the real thing. The Dutch scene gets him emotional and the remake with the deaf girl sealed it. And once he learned Edmund Gwynn won an Oscar, that was it. John treats this Santa like a national treasure. Frosty the Snowman – Erica Erica grew up on Christmas claymation, so this Santa hit her right in the childhood. She loves the greenhouse moment where Santa saves Frosty and the whole emotional swing of the scene. Finding out the voice actor was the Haunted Mansion guy just made her double down on it. Comfort Santa energy. That’s her lane. The Santa Clause – Ryan Who doesn't love a little Tim Allen? The grunts, the moans, the pointing. He looks rough-sh, but he's underneath, he's gentle and caring. Noelle is a close second to Tim but we'll talk about that when they talk Christmas romance. LISTEN TO ALL OF "THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS" Day 1:
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