One of the best things about the Christmas season is the continuation of family traditions. Whether it involves gathering around and singing holiday carols or setting a specific day each year to put up the tree and decorations, the traditions are meant to bring generations together at this time of year.
Another tradition for many is to watch Christmas movies, and it happens to be quite popular in Virginia.
Using Google Trends, BetVirginia.com – where you don’t have to wait for the holidays to take advantage of the best Virginia sportsbook promo codes – analyzed the most popular Christmas movies of Virginia residents by looking at the search results of each movie over the past three Christmases. The movies included the 40 most popular Christmas movies over the past year based on global traffic from AhRefs.
Surprisingly, “Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus” from 1991 did not make the cut.
Favorite Christmas Movies of VA Residents
Rank | Christmas Movies | Interest Over Time |
1 | Home Alone | 10 |
T2 | A Christmas Story | 8 |
T2 | How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) | 8 |
4 | Elf | 7 |
T5 | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | 6 |
T5 | Die Hard | 6 |
T5 | The Polar Express | 6 |
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Top Christmas Film For Virginians
“Home Alone” was very popular when it was released 34 years ago, and it has parlayed its success at movie theaters into becoming an all-time family classic. Even though Macaulay Culkin is now 44, it’s hard not to picture him as the 8-year-old stranded at home while the rest of his family goes overseas to celebrate Christmas in Paris.
Thanks to streaming services, you no longer need to set your schedule to when a television network broadcasts it. The movie, along with its first sequel “Home Alone 2” (we won’t discuss the other Home Alone movies here), is available to watch anytime on Disney+.
If there’s one Christmas movie that Gen X’ers enjoy, it’s “A Christmas Story.” The 1983 film starring Peter Billingsley playing Ralphie Parker, a 9-year-old in the 1940s who only wants a Red Ryder BB gun. It’s filled with hilarious scenes involving a lamp, a secret decoder ring, changing a tire and a Christmas meal that goes awry.
This year, as in years past, TBS plans to show “A Christmas Story” on repeat over 24 hours between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
While some people prefer the Boris Karloff-narrated version of “How The Grinch Stole Christmas,” an animated TV classic, there are still plenty of people who also enjoy the live-action version from 2000, starring Jim Carrey. While the film will run on cable channel FX this month, it will also be available to stream later this month on Peacock.
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