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"Now that December has arrived, it's time to dig out all your decorations, blast your favorite festive tunes, and embrace the most wonderful time of the year (at least according to Andy Williams). One thing that's sure to get you in the holiday spirit? Well, other than peppermint mochas? These wacky, wonderfully old school flicks, which will have you feeling merry in no time.\n\nFrom tried-and-true classics (National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, The Nutcracker) to the criminally underrated (I'll Be Home for Christmas\u2014JTT, anyone?), a movie marathon, cozy blanket, and candy cane or two are all you need for a holly jolly weekend. Here's what to watch.\n\nNational Lampoon's Christmas Vacation\n\n It'll come as no surprise to learn that John Hughes, the brilliantly quirky screenwriter behind all those '80s movies you've watched a million times, including Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, and the other beloved holiday classic Home Alone, is the man behind this. Christmas Vacation's an off-the-wall Chevy Chase comedy that'll make you appreciate your family\u2014unless you, too, have a dad with a twinkle light addiction and cousins living in an RV on your front lawn, in which case, never mind.\n\nThe Santa Clause\n\n For anyone who's secretly dreamed of visiting the North Pole (which is...everyone?), this fantasy film's a must-see. When a dad kills Santa\u2014it was an accident, guys!\u2014he has to take over Mr. Kris Kringle's responsibilities and his super lucky son gets to tag along for all of the fun. A bunch of not-so-fun things happen, because apparently when you claim your dad is Santa Claus people think you're crazy, but everything ends happily (would you expect any different during Christmastime?).\n\nI'll Be Home for Christmas\n\n Jonathan Taylor Thomas (!!!) is the leading man. What more do you need to know?\n\nJingle All the Way\n\n Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad (remember him?), Jingle All the Way is not a perfect movie. But it's perfectly '90s, with its hilariously dated pop culture references (Captain America! Gumby! Karate Kid!), Brian Setzer Orchestra-dominated soundtrack, and un-ironic dad jeans. And that's what makes it so fun!\n\nThe Nutracker\n\n The beloved Home Alones aren't Macaulay Culkin's only holiday movies. Just a year after finishing his turn as the precocious Kevin McCallister, Macaulay starred in the whimsical 1993 movie version of The Nutcracker. As it turns out, before he was a child actor, he was a ballet dancer (which, if you're doing the calculations, means he was, like, the youngest ballet dancer ever)."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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