In this special holiday edition of 'The Oscars: What Were They Thinking?', co-hosts Adam "Tex" Davis and Bruce Vilanch dive into their favorite holiday movies and examine how many of them garnered the attention of the Oscars. The discussion kicks off with Adam’s own Christmas cult classic 'Just Friends' and highlights various holiday-themed films like 'It Nearly Wasn't Christmas,' - including a clip of Bruce's performance as a giant Elf named PhilPot. Discussion includes 'White Christmas,' 'A Christmas Story,' 'Scrooged,' 'Home Alone,' 'The Polar Express' and 'Die Hard.' They also touch on the rare Hanukkah movies such as 'Eight Crazy Nights' and 'An American Tail,'. Notable Oscar mentions include the heartwarming classics like 'It's a Wonderful Life' and 'Miracle on 34th Street' and modern favorites like 'The Holdovers.', with a detour into Siskel and Ebert's trashing of "Silent Night, Deadly Night".

Movies mentioned:

Just Friends

It Nearly Wasn't Christmas

White Christmas

A Christmas Story

Gremlins

Krampus

Bad Santa

Trading Places

Silent Night, Deadly Night

Black Christmas

Die Hard

(*Deck the Halls-referenced)

Jingle All the Way

Christmas with the Kranks

It's a Wonderful Life

Miracle on 34th Street

Holiday Land

The Night Before Christmas

Toy Tinkers

Scrooge

Scrooged

Home Alone

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Preacher's Wife

The Bishop's Wife

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

The Polar Express

The Holdovers

8 Crazy Nights

An American Tail

The Night Before

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