Best Loved Holiday Movies and a Box Of Kleenex

Each year around this time we have a plethora of tear jerker holiday films from which to choose whenever we turn on our television sets. We all have our absolute favourites and some of us even juggle plans with our real worlds in order not to miss a single frame. You might wonder what keeps us coming back year after year after year when it is clear that we know what will happen and we can effectively participate in the dialogue as if certain parts were written just for us. It seems a given then, that it is not mystery or curiosity that has us captivated, it is in fact familiarity and an all abiding love for the soppy or syrupy sweet classic that thankfully only gets trotted out once a year. We diehard fans of the old do not prepare for watching these masterpieces in the usual way we'd prepare for viewing a rented DVD. No popcorn, chips/dip or chocolate chip cookies for us. No sodas or ice cream, no tv. dinners. We the faithful need only one significant extra to ensure that our experience is the best it can be. We need a jumbo 3 ply box of our favourite tissues. We may put some emphasis on being comfy and cozy and elect to don our favourite pjs and argyle bed socks as we snuggle up with our pet pooch-aptly named- Bogey, but always, never far beyond our reach is that old trusted box of kleenex, the perfect accompaniment like wine and cheese, cheese and crackers or Lucy and Desi.