“Christmas comes this time each year,” The Beach Boys say in the song, “Little Saint Nick.” As temperatures start dropping, thus begins the time for sitting by the fire with a cup of hot cocoa, wrapped up in a blanket watching Christmas movies, which begs the question of what movie to watch. Students of Steinbrenner opinions vary from what they think the best holiday could be, comparing with statistics from Letterboxd. 

Polling results ranged from household movies to obscure films most have never heard of, however, internet results were more popular. Letterboxd named the top 10 most rewatched movies of 2023, but Steinbrenner’s top movies include, “Elf” (2003), “Home Alone” (1990), “The Grinch” (2000), “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (1964), and “The Polar Express” (2004).  

One of the most popular opinions, with 13.8 percent of votes, was the 2003 hit movie “Elf”. Will Ferrell plays an elf who travels to New York City where he meets his real family and eventually falls in love with Zooey Deschanel. A beloved movie across America, and just and beloved across Steinbrenner. Junior, Isabella Pavloff gives her thoughts on the movie stating, “It’s funny and very Christmassy.”  

Tying with “Elf” for first place is the 1990 film, “Home Alone”. Macaulay Culkin stars as Kevin, the little boy whose parents forget him when they go on vacation, leaving him, as the title entails, home alone. Sophomore Emma Hoffman tells us, “Home Alone is my favorite Christmas movie because it’s funny and a classic. It’s a movie that never gets old.” Continuing the series, “Home Alone 2” came out just two years later, and more movies were released. Most find the movies past the second one are found as unnecessary due to repetitiveness. 

While 48.3 percent of the 29 polled students named movies on the list, 51.7 percent had differing opinions. Some students named films like Dr. Seuss’s, “The Grinch,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “The Polar Express,” and even lesser-known films such as “The Princess Switch.”  

Whether you find Zooey Deschanel insufferable or lovable, think the “Home Alone” saga should have ended after the second movie, Steinbrenner students have voiced it themselves, and while there were some oddballs here and there, the majority shares the love of hit films that never get old.