Study Names Illinois’ Top Ten Favorite “Anti-Christmas” Movies

While you're on the couch enjoying a Charlie Brown Christmas, singing along with Rudolph and Yukon Cornelius, or weeping over Zuzu's petals in George Bailey's pocket, there are other holiday video lovers who are looking for something a little (or a lot) scary and unsettling.

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Those who know about these things call that kind of movie or TV show "Anti-Christmas."

It's not called that because the movies or shows are against the idea of Christmas and the holidays overall, it's called Anti-Christmas because instead of holiday joys, these shows feature plenty of heart-pounding, watch-through-your-fingers horror.

Which camp are you in?

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A Website Billed As "The Authority On Web-Hosting" Took An Up-Close And Personal Look At The Most Popular Anti-Christmas Movies That Americans Will Stream This Year

That website, HostingAdvice.com, did a survey of 3,000 people from across the country to determine "what their favorite ‘anti-Christmas’ movie to stream over the festive season is, whether it’s an outright horror flick or even something vaguely festive but not too feel-good."

Before we get to their anti-Christmas list, HostingAdvice.com also looked at what survey respondents thought were the most-overplayed Christmas classic movies:

26% said "Home Alone"
24% said "A Christmas Story"
"It's A Wonderful Life" and "Elf" tied at 19%
11% said "The Polar Express"

The average household will stream holiday movies and shows for 5 uninterrupted hours over this holiday season.

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If You're One Of The People Who Might Be Ready To Join The Anti-Christmas Movie Movement, We'd Better Get You Up To Speed On The Top Ten Anti-Christmas Things You Should Be Watching

According to HostingAdvice.com's survey, the number-one anti-Christmas movie in the nation is 1984's Gremlins...but it's not Illinois' favorite anti-Christmas viewing, it's number-two here in the Land of Lincoln. Here's our state's top ten: