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The holidays are a time for many things. Spending time with loved ones. Taking a break from work. Eating your weight in sweets before kicking off your January #fitnessgoals. And, of course, watching movies.<\/p>\n
Holiday movies, that is.\u00a0Christmas<\/a> movies<\/i>, that is.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re on vacation with nothing to do but spread holiday cheer during the nicest and, let\u2019s face it, most stressful time of year, sometimes you don\u2019t want to watch Home Alone<\/i> or How the Grinch Stole Christmas<\/i>, or It\u2019s a Wonderful Life<\/i> or Elf<\/i> for the gazillionth time.<\/p>\n And yet, not<\/i> watching at least one Christmas movie during Christmas time just feels kind of wrong, somehow. Something about it doesn\u2019t seem right.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/em> Great Christmas Movies You\u2019ve Never Seen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n For those times when you\u2019re not feeling the holiday spirit but still want to watch something seasonally appropriate, we\u2019ve got you covered with this list of anti-Christmas Christmas movies for people who simply can\u2019t stand normal Christmas movies.<\/p>\n To accomplish this, we\u2019ve chosen a mix of films from across the anti-Christmas spectrum: Action movies that just happen to be set during the holiday, horror movies that use Christmas as a backdrop for depravity and violence, comedies that just happen to be set during Yuletide for no particular reason, dramas that find the ugliness buried beneath the holiday spirit.<\/p>\n In all of these movies, Christmas is little more than set dressing \u2014 there are no sweet messages of peace and love at the end, and very few of these will leave you feeling particularly cheerful.<\/p>\n For all the bah humbug haters out there, we see you. This one\u2019s for you.<\/p>\n (Note:\u00a0Die Hard<\/em> is not on this list. As has long been established, Die Hard<\/em> is a Christmas movie<\/a>).<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Emma Stefansky<\/p>\n<\/div>\n From foreign X-mas horror movies to unsung animated holiday films, discover these somewhat obscure but totally wonderful Christmas movies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Erica Russell<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat Are Some Christmas Movie for People Who Don’t Like Christmas Movies?<\/h3>\n
Great Christmas Movies for People Who Hate Christmas Movies<\/h2>\n
The Best Christmas Movies You\u2019ve Never Heard Of<\/h2>\n