Merry Christmas and happy every other holiday!

In this episode, John and Julia each recommend five of their favorite "alternative" Christmas movies. The like of It's a Wonderful Life, Home Alone, Love Actually, Miracle on 34th Street, and, yes, even Die Hard are off-limits.

Instead, we present 10 movies that are maybe not in your annual Christmas rotation but ought to be! Enjoy!

Julia's picks:

The Ref (1994)

Carol (2015)

The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)

A Christmas Tale (2008)

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

John's picks:

Rare Exports (2010)

A Midwinter's Tale (1995)

8-Bit Christmas (2021)

About A Boy (2002)

Little Women (1994)