Winter break is almost here, and it’s time to think about all the great pop culture you can consume while homework is on the back burner! The library staff would like to share their holiday favorites. From Santa Claus to John McClane, this list includes anything we think might inspire holiday cheer (or terror).
These were solicited independently from staff across the Carney & Law Libraries. In case you prefer a shortlist, we note that the following films received at least two recommendations:
- A Christmas Story
- Batman Returns
- A Charlie Brown Christmas
- Die Hard
- Elf
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Scrooged
- The Year Without a Santa Claus
Rachel Baum, Information Services
- A Charlie Brown Christmas
- Die Hard
- You’ve Got Mail
Billy Cryer, Systems & Digital Services
- Krampus
- Scrooged
Judy Farrar, Archives & Special Collections
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Chris Garron, Systems & Digital Services
- A Christmas Story
Bela Gupta, Technical Services
- Home Alone 1, 2, & 3
- While You Were Sleeping
Lorraine Heffernan, Information Services
- A Christmas Carol (the 1984 version, with George C. Scott)
Hilary Kraus, Information Services
- Die Hard
- It’s a Wonderful Life
- Miracle on 34th street (the original, with Edmund Gwenn)
- Scrooged
Maureen McDevitt, Access Services
- Christmas in Connecticut (the original, with Barbara Stanwyk)
- Last Holiday
Joanne Mello, Technical Services
- Elf
- It’s a Wonderful Life
Olivia Miller, Information Services
- Batman Returns
- The Muppet Christmas Carol
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
Kari Mofford, Access Services
- A Charlie Brown Christmas
- The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (the original animated film, with Boris Karloff)
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Misty Peltz-Steele, Law Library
- A Christmas Story
Susan Raidy-Klein, TechnicalServices
- A Christmas Carol (the 1938 version, with Reginald Owen)
- A Christmas Story
- The Year Without a Santa Claus
Matt Sylvain, Systems & Digital Services
- Elf
- The Year Without a Santa Claus
Lauren VanDenBerg, Archives & Special Collections
- Batman Returns
- Christmas at Pee Wee’s Playhouse
- Desk Set
- The Holiday (the original, with Cary Grant)
- The Shop Around the Corner
Emma Wood, Law Library
- Christmas Vacation