Think back to all the holiday films you’ve ever watched. What character comes to mind first? That was the goal of a recent survey of 2,000 film fans and Ebeneezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol topped them all. Then again, how many times has A Christmas Carol been done?
Kevin McCallister (Home Alone), Buddy (Elf), The Grinch (How the Grinch Stole Christmas), and John McClane (Die Hard) were the top 5. So in this case Die Hard is, in fact, a Christmas movie.
Here’s the top 20:
1. Ebeneezer Scrooge – A Christmas Carol
2. Kevin McCallister – Home Alone
3. Buddy – Elf
4. The Grinch – How the Grinch Stole Christmas
5. John McClane — Die Hard
6. Ghost of Christmas Present – Scrooged
7. Gizmo – Gremlins
8. Jack Skellington – Nightmare Before Christmas
9. The Conductor – The Polar Express
10. Bird Lady – Home Alone 2
11. Susan Walker – Miracle On 34th Street
12. Billy Mack — Love Actually
13. Rizzo the Rat – Muppet Christmas Carol
14. Karen – Love Actually
15. Cousin Eddie – Christmas Vacation
16. Wilie – Bad Santa
17. The Octopus Kid – Love Actually
18. The Kid – Bad Santa
19. Luther Krank – Christmas with The Kranks
20. Ralphie – A Christmas Story
