The holiday season is upon us, and with it, the desire to escape our own fraught families and finances to take comfort in the world of Christmas movies with their easy charm and relentless cheer.While we can’t all be drinking mulled cider in flannel pajamas while gazing longingly into the miraculously straight teeth of an unexpected love interest, we can siphon a similar feeling through a saccharine cinematic adventure.In the hopes that your holidays are more delightful than despairing and your eggnog more nog than egg, we have curated a list of Christmas movies with each zodiac sign in mind.From new releases to holiday classics, read on, lean in, and be made merry.On the throwback front, “A Christmas Story” checks the boxes for Aries with a storyline that leverages triple dog dares, obsession, poor impulse control, and tacky lamps.
For the initiated, “A Christmas Story Christmas,” the sequel to the beloved 1983 original, is available on most streaming services.Taurus folks make for natural skeptics.Rulers of the second house of values and possessions, bulls will approve of “Miracle On 34th Street,” a meditation on capitalism, the burden of proof, and the beauty of believing.
Starring real-life Gemini Tim Allen, “The Santa Clauses” premise is one close to the extremely indecisive heart of every Gemini as a retirement-age Santa must grapple with work/life balance and the consequence of his bad choices.For a throwback Christmas movie, “Love, Actually,” with its dizzying assemblage of interconnected stories of love, hope, and holiday cheer, will suit the faceted attention span of the Gemini ilk.
Starring Cancer comeback queen Lindsay Lohan, Netflix’s “Falling For Christmas” is the tale of a hotel heiress who loses her memory when she tumbles from the top of a mountain.Hilarity, heartwarming moments, and a face-off with a raccoon ensue.
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