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Merry Christmas

How cinema has brought Christmas cheer to our screens for over a century, from 1898's Santa Claus, to festive classic It's A Wonderful Life, to modern-day comedy cracker Elf

James King celebrates the Christmas film, exploring how cinema has brought yuletide cheer to our screens for over a century, from 1898's pioneering silent film Santa Claus, to the enduring festive classic It's A Wonderful Life, to the modern-day comedy cracker Elf, to the sometimes controversial, 'alternative' Christmas favourite, Die Hard.

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