More than 1,200 Americans were given 20 Christmas movies and TV specials, and asked to name their favorite.
In the end, “A Christmas Story” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” tied for #1, both with 9% of the vote.
Here’s the Top 12:
1. A tie between “A Christmas Story” and “It’s a Wonderful Life”, 9%
3. A tie between “Home Alone” and “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”, 7%
5. A four-way tie between “Elf”, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, “Miracle on 34th Street”, and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, 5%
9. A four-way tie between “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, “A Christmas Carol”, “Nightmare Before Christmas”, and “The Polar Express”, 4%
You can check out all the results, here. It’s worth noting that the 1998 gem “Ernest Saves Christmas” was somehow NOT provided as an option, so there is a possibility it could’ve eclipsed both “A Christmas Story” and “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
