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averagejoel posted...

in all seriousness, this is my general point too -- Home Alone is my go-to example, since Kevin's whole character arc is about finding the "real meaning" of christmas

I disagree. If all of the Christmas elements were eliminated he would just be learning to value his family. A couple dialogue changes. It isnt like he had a weird conception of Christmas at the beginning. He was just annoyed by his family and eventually learned to value them.

I do agree that we could work with the is it superficial argument as far as how to define a Christmas movie. Amusingly, it eliminates virtually all hallmark Christmas movies, and arguably Its a Wonderful Life.