Three classic must-watch Christmas movies

Love Actually [2003] For the romantics, Love Actually must be a Christmas staple, the one-stop Yuletide yarn with a love story for everyone’s tastes. There’s the unrequited love story, the love story that transcends language barriers, the slightly inappropriate workplace love story (two of them in fact)… all serving to remind us all that, indeed, especially at Christmas, love is, actually, all around. Die Hard [1988] Even action fans feel festive, and treating yourself to some classic Bruce Willis as barefoot, gun-toting, hungover NYPD cop John McClane facing off against Alan Rickman’s bad-guy Hans Gruber is the least you deserve under the tree this Christmas. The Nightmare Before Christmas [1993] We have Tim Burton’s powerhouse imagination and penchant for stop-motion animation to thank for this little gem, as he mixes Halloween and festive spirits for the perfect cult Christmas cocktail. The story of Jack Skellington the Pumpkin King, leader of Halloween Town, and his mission to find out what makes Christmas Town tick really is a Burton classic; miss it at your peril this Yule.