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Christmas traditions are not inherently a bad thing, but the same Christmas movies year after year becomes so very tiresome, especially in a culture which starts blasting Christmas media at people before the jack-o-lanterns have even been tossed out. If you've ever found yourself yearning for a different kind of Christmas movie, have I got the video essay for you.

Filmography: https://boxd.it/qI8gE

Works Cited:

Mark Connelly. "Introduction" in Christmas at the Movies: Images of Christmas in American, British and European Cinema. 2000.
Rowana Agajanian. "'Peace on Earth, Good Will to All Men': The Depiction of Christmas in Modern Hollywood Films" in Christmas at the Movies: Images of Christmas in American, British and European Cinema. 2000.

Music Featured:

Home for the Holidays by TrackTribe
Setup With An E by Small Colin
Western Spaghetti by Chris Haugen
Confliction & Catharsis by Asher Fulero
The Take Down by DJ Williams
Vampire by Emmit Fenn
Snowfall Butterflies by Asher Fulero
Both Flanks by Small Colin
Holly Dazed by RKVC
Northern Lights by Chris Haugen

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