#christmas classics

[champagnexowishes]

[huariqueje]

Christmas atmosphere - Anna Wolf , 2024.

Swedish , b. 1976 -

Watercolour , 21 x 14 cm.

[izolda-gold]

Game Changers series to Christmas classics:

1. Game Changer (Scott & Kip)

The Christmas Movie: The Holiday (2006)

Game Changer is an accidental romance born out of two entirely different worlds colliding. Much like The Holiday, where characters swap environments and unexpectedly find love with someone completely outside of their usual social or professional circles, Scott and Kip have to navigate the massive gap between a quiet, ordinary life and a high profile career. It’s cozy, deeply sweet, and relies on the charm of a sudden, life-changing connection.

2. Heated Rivalry (Shane & Ilya)

The Christmas Movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the Jim Carrey version)

Ilya Rozanov is the Grinch of the hockey world- cocky, energetic, and deeply misunderstood, but secretly possessing a heart that is far too big. Shane Hollander is the golden-boy perfectionist trying to keep everything in order. Just as the Grinch and Whoville are locked in a perpetual, dramatic standoff, Shane and Ilya are defined by their intense public rivalry. But privately, the ice is melting.

3. Tough Guy (Ryan & Fabian)

The Christmas Movie: The Knight Before Christmas (2019)

There is a "protector" energy here, combined with a fish-out-of-water theme as Ryan tries to find his footing in Toronto’s LGBTQ+ Village. It perfectly mirrors the cozy, ultra-sweet vibes of The Knight Before Christmas, where a literal giant, heavily-armored knight is completely out of his depth in a modern, colorful world and needs a compassionate soul to help him navigate his new reality.

4. Common Goal (Eric & Kyle)

The Christmas Movie: The Preacher's Wife (1996)

It's a story about transition, mentorship, and finding purpose. The Preacher's Wife captures that exact same mature, comforting, and soulful energy. It deals heavily with characters who are at a crossroads in their lives, looking for stability and a renewed sense of joy, finding comfort in an unexpected but deeply grounding partnership.

5. Role Model (Troy & Harris)

The Christmas Movie: A Christmas Carol (every version)

Harris essentially acts as the "Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future," forcing Troy to confront his defense mechanisms, open his heart, and transform into a genuinely better, happier version of himself. It is the classic redemption arc.

6. The Long Game (Shane & Ilya)

The Christmas Movie: Love Actually (2003)

It perfectly embodies the "Prime Minister and Natalie" or "Jamie and Aurélia" storylines from Love Actually- the intense agony of loving someone deeply but being separated by duty, public scrutiny, language barriers or cultural differences, and the sheer terror of declaring that love to the world. It’s an epic, grand gesture kind of movie, matching the emotional payoff of Shane and Ilya finally fighting for their happy ending.

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Please don't take it too seriously 🎄⛄ I'm just bored on Sunday morning 🙃

[filmso2]

Holiday Affair

1949

[imhkenobi]

i’m back with my bernard the elf hyperfixiation, cause it’s that season 🎄

[emmastraub3]

Barbie in the Nutcracker

[triclip]

Ouuugh my goodness i love rudolph and clarice so much

[tearblossom]

"No, before I draw nearer to that stone, answer me this: Are the things you have shown me the shadows of the things that will be? Or are they the shadows of the things that may be only?"

"Men's courses will foreshadow certain ends. I-- I accept that. But if those courses be departed from, the ends must change. Tell me that is so by what you show me."

GEORGE C. SCOTT as EBENEZER SCROOGE A Christmas Carol (1984) - dir. Clive Donner

🤍 Ebenezer Scrooge / George C. Scott, my beloved. 🤍