50 Brilliant Holiday Movie Details That'll Change The Way You Watch These Popular Flicks Forever And Ever

Hermey doesn't fit in with the elves in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer because he's a human.

1. _Home Alone _(1990)

I'm Home Alone (1990), Old Man Marley has a Wound on his hand, when he meets with Kevin in the Church revealing to be a sweet gentle man his wound only has a band aid, when he reunites with his son and his wife and kid his wound is healed, Symbolising old wounds can heal. from MovieDetails

2. _How the Grinch Stole Christmas _(2000)

My husband noticed that in "The Grinch" Martha May Whovier is wearing jewels in her hair salvaged from the tree topper Young Grinch made for her. from MovieDetails

3. _The Santa Clause _(1994)

In the Santa Clause(1994) when Charlie is at school you can see an elf behind him in class meaning they were keeping tabs on him and his dad from MovieDetails

4. _Elf _(2003)

Elf (2003) Buddy sees a sign in Gimbel's Dept. store reading, "the perfect gift for that special someone" and buys lingerie for his Dad. In the final scene of the family singing, the same lingerie is seen as having been gifted by someone; Dad to Mom? Buddy to Mom? Buddy to Jovie? It's a mystery. from MovieDetails

5. _The Christmas Chronicles _(2018)

In The Netflix Original Movie “The Christmas Chronicles” the valet is watching the Netflix Original series “Stranger Things” from MovieDetails

6. _Christmas with the Kranks _(2004)

In Christmas with the Kranks (2004), Luther sees a poster for a cruise that inspires the idea to skip the holiday. The couple are later seen wearing the same swimsuits as in the poster. from MovieDetails

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7. _Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey _(2020)

In the new Netflix film “Jingle Jangle” (2020), Forest Whitaker’s chest box has a travel sticker for Wakanda. from MovieDetails

8. _The Muppet Christmas Carol _(1992)

In The Muppet Christmas Carol, 1992, Michael Caine walks by a store called Micklewhite’s, his birth name was Maurice Joseph Micklewhite. from MovieDetails

9. _Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer _(1964)

In Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (1964) the reason why Hermey never fits in is because he isn't an elf but is in fact a human. This is suggested by the fact that he has hair, unlike the other elves, and has round ears instead of pointed. from MovieDetails

10. _Love Actually _(2003)

In Love Actually, Harry (Alan Rickman) tells his wife Karen (Emma Thompson) she's being "a saint" at the work Christmas party. Karen walks off and Harry is approached by Mia (Heike Makatsch) dressed as a devil. from MovieDetails

11. _A Christmas Carol _(2009)

In 'Disney's A Christmas Carol', Marley's ghost is missing a tooth. Pulling teeth was a typical way to treat toothaches in Dickens' time and was a fairly common occurrence to members of the upper class (like Scrooge and Marley) due to their easy access to high amounts of sugar. from MovieDetails

12. _The Nightmare Before Christmas _(1993)

In Tim Burton’s: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Jack Skellington calls Santa, Santa(Sandy) Claws and is surprised that he doesn’t have claws when he first meets him. This is because after the song What’s This? Jack looks and sees Santa Clauses shadow but his left hand looks like a claw. from MovieDetails

13. _It's a Wonderful Life _(1946)

In It’s a Wonderful Life, they say that every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings; after George decides he wants to live and is running home through Bedford Falls, bells can be seen all over town, including a theater playing The Bells of St.Mary’s (begins at the 1:50 mark). from MovieDetails

14. _National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation _(1989)

In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989), Cousin Eddie says that their gas money ran out in Gurnee. Gurnee is a far-north suburb of Chicago, near the Wisconsin border, meaning that Eddie, from Kansas, likely took the wrong route to the Griswold house, further showing his stupidity. from MovieDetails

15. _Jingle All the Way _(1996)

In the holiday family classic, "Jingle All the Way" [1996], a Santa Clause is briefly on screen holding a dirty magazine called "Myschief" with tips such as "How To Throw a Sex Fight" and "How To Get More Protein From Sex". from MovieDetails

16. _The Polar Express _(2004)

In The Polar Express (2004), The Conductor mentions that 'The Boss' has introduced a recycling program for discarded toys when passing through the old carriage. At the end of the film, Hero Boy is shown playing with a puppet from the carriage, showing the programs success. from MovieDetails

17. _A Christmas Story _(1983)

In A Christmas Story (1983), Ralph’s father hopes his “major award” is a bowling alley and instead gets the leg lamp. Later in the film, the Chinese restaurant the family goes to on Christmas is called “Bowling”. He also receives a bowling ball from his wife for Christmas. from MovieDetails

18. _Last Holiday _(2006)

In The Last Holiday (2006), we see Georgia has a Chef Didier cookbook during the opening of the film while she is cooking. Later, she travels to the hotel where he is the head chef, and he becomes a close friend. from MovieDetails

19. _Gremlins _(1984)

Gremlins (1984) - The convention scene has cameos from Spielberg and composer Jerry Goldsmith, and, in the background, the original time machine from the 1960 movie The Time Machine. In the next scene though, it's vanished leaving people trying to work out where it went. from MovieDetails

20. _Arthur Christmas _(2011)

In Arthur Christmas, a recurring joke is Arthur never closes doors despite living at the North Pole. In the opening scene we see Arthur's office door open. from MovieDetails

21. _The Holiday _(2006)

In The Holiday, both of Jude Law's daughters (under the age of 5) supposedly have their own phones because each time a girl phones him it's a different name. from MovieDetails

22. _How the Grinch Stole Christmas _(2000)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) - the two sisters who raise the Grinch are having their "annual holiday get-together" flashes a bowl of keys symbolizing a swinger's party from MovieDetails

23. _Home Alone _(1990)

In Home Alone (1990) when they counted the people for the trip they say there's 17 people in total. An odd number between two vans means they will be split 8/9. Since Kevin was missing both vans had 8 people instead, making each group assume they were on the 8-people van, not suspecting a thing from MovieDetails

24. _Scrooged _(1988)

There's been a lot of posts about Scrooged (1988), but no one has mentioned that the street band playing We Three Kings are Miles Davis, Paul Shaffer, Larry Carlton, and David Sanborn. More details in comments. from MovieDetails

25. _White Christmas _(1954)

In White Christmas (1954) you can spot both couples surrounded by nine children. A reference to earlier in the film when Phil says, "I want you to get married. I want you to have nine children." from MovieDetails

26. _How the Grinch Stole Christmas! _(1966)

In the 1966 tv film masterpiece "Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas", one of the pink-bearded Whos has a tramsparent beard for a couple of frames, which could be forgiven due to the underdog shoestring budget. from TVDetails

27. _The Christmas Chronicles 2 _(2020)

In The Christmas Chronicles 2 [2020], there's a lady who desperately needs a flight back to Chicago around Christmas 1990, which is a homage to Home Alone [1990], which features a scene where Kate McCallister is trying to do the exact thing. from MovieDetails

28. _Die Hard with a Vengeance _(1995)

In the original Die Hard trilogy, the first two films are set over the Christmas season. Die Hard with a Vengeance - (1995) wasn't set at Christmas. In a reference to the other films Charlie played by Kevin Chamberlain sings part of the 12 Days of Christmas while disarming the school bomb. from MovieDetails

29. _Fred Claus _(2007)

In Fred Claus (2007), when Vince Vaughn is delivering presents on Christmas Eve, one of the “Christmas trees” in a house is actually a marijuana plant from MovieDetails

30. _Bad Santa _(2003)

Billy Bob Thornton got drunk for scenes in Bad Santa (2003). In the escalator fall scene Thornton actually passed out after drinking 3 glasses of red wine for breakfast followed by vodkas and cranberry juice then a few Bud Lights. (cross post from movies) from MovieDetails

Thorton confirmed this to The New York Times in 2016.

31. _Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer _(1964)

In Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964), the misfit toys are handed umbrellas by an elf so they can float down from Santa’s sleigh. In a tragic misunderstanding, the bird who only swims doesn’t get one. from MovieDetails

32. _The Muppet Christmas Carol _(1992)

In A Muppets Christmas Carol (1992) Bean Bunny notices Gonzo and Rizzo pass by symbolizing that the story has caught up to real time and they are no longer invisible storytellers. This is also confirmed by the footprints the two leave behind. from MovieDetails

33. _Miracle on 34th Street _(1947)

In the original Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Kringle asks the girl in Dutch, what she wants for Christmas, she says she "All I want is to stay with this kind lady" - taking place just after WWII, she is a was orphaned by the war and is with her adopted mom. from MovieDetails

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34. _Elf _(2003)

In Elf (2003), Buddy goes to a bridge to think of the unthinkable, much like George Bailey in Its a Wonderful Life (1946). One of the many homages to old Christmas movies by director Favreau. from MovieDetails

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35. _The Santa Clause _(1994)

In The Santa Clause- 1994, while Tim Allen is in denial he wears black converse, but then wears red converse once he embraces being Santa. from MovieDetails

36. _Mickey's Christmas Carol _(1983)

In Disney's Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983), the fiddler is a dog, just as Charles Dickens (figuratively) described in the original story. from MovieDetails

37. _Home Alone 2: Lost in New York _(1992)

In Home Alone 2 (1992), Fuller is seen wearing the same coat that Kevin wore throughout the first Home Alone (1990), implying that Kevin outgrew the coat and gave it to Fuller as a hand-me-down. from MovieDetails

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38. _Love Actually _(2003)

In the movie Love Actually, during the scene where Juliet is looking to view her wedding video that Mark recorded, a "Rear Window" video case is seen in the corner. This being similar to the wedding video of focusing on Juliet from afar from MovieDetails

39. _How the Grinch Stole Christmas _(2000)

In How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), when The Grinch’s heart grows he feels pain in his right arm, in contrast to the common symptom of a heart attack—pain in the left arm. from MovieDetails

40. _Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town _(1970)

In Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970), during the song "Put One Foot in Front of the Other," when the Winter Warlock begins to take his steps, the song switches to a 7/4 time signature. This creates an "aksak," or "limping" effect, which reflects how the Warlock is struggling to move forward. from MovieDetails

41. _Krampus _(2015)

In Krampus (2015) You never see the demon’s face as he’s actually wearing a flesh mask to appear more like Santa Claus (Or as an insult to Santa Claus) from MovieDetails

42. _The Nightmare Before Christmas _(1993)

In the Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), the scene in which Lock, Shock and Barrel remove their masks was based on a season five episode of The Twilight Zone called “The Masks,” which had a huge impact on Burton as a child. from MovieDetails

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43. _Tokyo Godfathers _(2003)

In Tokyo Godfathers (2003), a half-covered magazine in Yasuo's apartment depicts the pop group CHAMU from Kon's previous work Perfect Blue (1997). from MovieDetails

44. _The Santa Clause _(1994)

In The Santa Clause (1994) When Scott and Charlie arrive at the North Pole the first time, an elf enters the code "1239" into a keypad which allows the sleigh to be lowered. Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer was created in December of 1939, hence 12/39. from MovieDetails

45. _Arthur Christmas _(2011)

In Arthur Christmas (2011) a Shaun the Sheep toy can be seen in one of the children’s bedrooms. Both movies are produced by the same animation company Aardman Animations. from MovieDetails

46. _The Year Without a Santa Claus _(1974)

In The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974), during the mayor’s song, you can see Charlie Chaplin in the crowd of Southtown, U.S.A. from MovieDetails

47. _The Christmas Chronicles _(2018)

In The Christmas Chronicles (2018), the last name of the cop who questions Santa is an anagram of PO Dave (Police Officer Dave) - his full name is Dave Poveda from MovieDetails

48. _It's a Wonderful Life _(1946)

In ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ (1946), Mary asks George “Made up your mind yet?” when he goes to her house after getting back into town. That was the first thing George said to Mary in the pharmacy scene when they were children. from MovieDetails

49. _Elf _(2003)

Peter Billingsley of A Christmas Story (1983) fame cameos as a worker elf in the 2003 Christmas comedy Elf. It would have been funnier if Billingsley played a bitter store elf instead but this is a fun nod nonetheless. from MovieDetails

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50. And _Home Alone _(1990)

I’ve seen Home Alone a countless number of times and only tonight noticed that Joe Pesci’s character is wearing a gun shaped tie clip in the beginning. from MovieDetails

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