12 Exciting Facts About Popular Christmas Movies

We have seen our favorite Christmas movies many times and know them almost by heart. Nevertheless, we certainly don't know all the facts about them. Here you can find out some exciting facts!

For 'Miracle on 34th Street', the lighting technician decided to hang a light source above each actor. This method, which was very popular in the nineties, was intended to make the Christmas film look particularly warm. The filmmakers have clearly achieved this. The next picture is about a movie mistake in a particularly popular Christmas classic.

'Nightmare Before Christmas' director Tim Burton got the idea for the spooky Christmas film when he saw Halloween decorations being replaced with Christmas decorations in a shop window. When he saw ghosts and demons next to Santa Claus, it sparked his imagination.

In 'Jingle All The Way', Joe Pesci was actually supposed to play the role of "Myron". In the end, however, the part went to Sinbad, as Pesci, unlike lead actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, would have been too short. No wonder: Pesci is only 1.63 meters tall and Schwarzenegger 1.88 meters! So Sinbad, who is almost two meters tall, was naturally a better fit. Pesci is known for another Christmas classic - see next picture.

During the filming of 'Home Alone', "Harry" actor Joe Pesci avoided any contact with Macaulay Culkin away from the camera. Pesci wanted to make sure that Culkin really thought he was mean. He also bit "Kevin's" finger so hard in one scene that Culkin still has a scar from it today. Our next fact about 'Home Alone 2' is much nicer - see the next picture.

In 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New York', all the children who were seen during the scene in "Duncan's Toy Shop" were allowed to take a toy home with them.

Did you know? The role of "Scott Calvin", who is transformed into "Santa Clause", was actually written for Bill Murray. But Tim Allen was a more than worthy replacement! In November 1994, he was number one in the cinema charts with "Santa Clause".

'Gremlins' was originally scheduled to open in cinemas in the winter season. However, as "Warner Bros." was convinced that the films 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' and 'Ghostbusters', which were also being released, would not be much competition for 'Gremlins', it was released in the summer.

Actor Michael Keaton is a real multi-talent! For the movie 'Jack Frost', in which he played the leading role, he wrote two songs for the soundtrack. In the next picture, you'll finally get the answer to whether 'Die Hard' is a Christmas movie or not!

Is 'Die Hard' really a Christmas movie just because it's set at Christmas time? Opinions are divided on this. An analysis by 'Fog's Movie Reviews', which examined the dialog, set, and music, found that only 15 minutes and 21 seconds of the action flick are Christmas-related. With a feature film length of 131 minutes, this corresponds to just 11.7 percent of the total duration.