The second half of December is a good time to review the classic Christmas movies. These retro films, which we first watched on VHS tapes, remind us of eternal human values: family, love, friendship and empathy. Avoiding boring precepts, Christmas movies were skillfully disguised in a variety of genres, from melodramas and musicals to comedies, in which the traditional American passion for festive illumination, Christmas feast worship, or the habit of using a classic set of warm drinks was kindly learned. read
