Writing in '' Entertainment Weekly '' , Lisa Schwarzbaum said , " Really , critics and audiences ought to turn thoughts and wallets discreetly away from Surviving Christmas , ignoring the sight as if Santa had just stepped in droppings from Donner and Blitzen . " In '' The New York Times '' , Stephen Holden concluded , " This is a film that perversely refuses to trust its own comic instincts . Perhaps out of a fear of not having enough jokes , it throws in extra subplots and unnecessary characters to keep the pace frantic and the action muddled . " The film was nominated for three Golden Raspberry Awards at the 2005 ceremony : The film was released on DVD on December 21 , 2004 , just two months after its theatrical release
2005 ceremony
25th Golden Raspberry Awards
Surviving Christmas