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# Hyperallergic Picks Their Favorite Holiday Movie Classics
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/hyperallergic-picks-their-favorite-holiday-movie-classics/
- Published: 2019-12-25T05:44:47.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:39:10.000Z
- Description: Film editor Dan Schindel joins Editor-in-chief Hrag Vartanian to discuss why we love holiday films, and other Hyperallergic staff share their faves.
- Author: Hrag Vartanian
- Tags: Podcast, Film, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:41 (2019, 2020, part 2)

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A festive squirrel (photo courtesy flickr.com/dapuglet)

It’s the holidays and you can’t get away from them. Some classic films have come to represent the season in the popular imagination, and we all have our favorites. I invited film editor Dan Schindel to talk about this unique genre of cinema, while discussing our favorite films about Christmas and more. I also invited a number of Hyperallergic staff to share their favorites.

I have a feeling this episode will get you into the holiday mood.

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A special thanks to [Patrick Thomas](https://www.patrickthomasmusic.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com) for providing the music to this episode and getting us into the holiday spirit. You can find [*Christmas with Patrick Thomas*](https://music.apple.com/us/album/christmas-with-patrick-thomas/1490001290?ref=hyperallergic.com) on iTunes, and follow him on [Instagram>](https://www.instagram.com/apatrickthomas/?ref=hyperallergic.com) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/APatrickThomas?ref=hyperallergic.com).

This and more in the current episode of our weekly [*Art Movements*](https://hyperallergic.com/tag/art-movements-podcast/) podcast.

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