Generic Winter Holiday Poll! (Patreon)

What's up snow enthusiasts, this December we have 3 holiday hits for December 16th! We have 3 unique takes on the figure of santa claus and the holidays:

Jingle Jangle

A couple years ago I saw this on Keepitweird’s annual ‘Trashmas’ streams, and it was a wonderful time. Decades after his apprentice steals his inventions, toymaker Jeronicus Jangle (Forest Whitaker) has his granddaughter Journey stay with him during the holidays. Together they create an enchanting toy that could turn their fortunes, but the betraying apprentice Gustafson (Keegan-Michael Key) is looking to steal it. A retrofuture musical (songs by John Legend and Philip Lawrence) with stunning production design and a fun visual style, and a rare major American production with no white people in the headlining cast.

Klaus

An interesting twist on a Santa Claus story, set in 19th century Norway, where a postman in training (Jason Schwartzman) teams up with a mysterious carpenter and toymaker named Klaus (JK Simmons) to bring cheer to their town. This has a connection to Treasure Planet in that the film’s director, Sergio Pablos, animated Doctor Doppler, David Hyde Pierce’s character.

The Nightmare Before Christmas

This one doesn’t really need an introduction, but here goes. Well meaning but horribly misguided Jack Skellington tries to bring Christmas to his Halloween-based world, kidnapping and replacing Santa Claus in the process. A movie that underperformed on its original release, then got loved and merchandized to death about 15 years ago. But now that there’s less of it being shoved into your face, its charm has returned. I happened to watch this on a flight a year or two ago and was pleasantly surprised that I even though I knew basically every scene, it still felt exciting and inventive.