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"Holiday music is great, but when I am looking to get into the Christmas spirit, songs about riding sleighs and making snowmen just don&amp;#039;t cut it for me. Instead, I turn to movies. Christmas movies are normally exaggerated and silly, but I think that&amp;#039;s what I love about them the most. In what other context can a grown man prance around in yellow tights, eating spaghetti drenched with syrup and singing carols everywhere he goes (see: Elf).  Lately I&amp;#039;ve been looking to Christmas movies to take my mind off of everything that happens this time of year. The poor economy means money is tight, and after living at school since last January, I&amp;#039;m ready to be home for more than two consecutive days at a time.  But, no matter what troubles I have, I will always laugh watching A Christmas Story when Ralphie dreams of a BB gun but gets shot down when his mother says he&amp;#039;ll &amp;quot;shoot his eye out.&amp;quot;  And at some points, I can really relate to the Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Chrismas. Sometimes, I&amp;#039;d rather dwell alone in my &amp;quot;cave&amp;quot; than be among all the cheer. But I always appreciate when my own personal Cindy Lou Who comes to bring me holiday cheer. Of course, there are always the classics like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and The Muppet Christmas Carol, which are perfect for watching with the family I haven&amp;#039;t seen in ages. I can&amp;#039;t wait to see new movies like Four Christmases and see how I can relate the on-screen insanity to my own, personal holiday experiences. What gets you into the Holiday spirit? Happy Holidays, Kaitlyn Web Intern "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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