If you’re reading this, you probably quite like Christmas movies. You may even be the kind of person who has done all their Christmas shopping already and wears a reindeer jumper from November onwards. But either way, you have to struggle with a thorny question: when is it OK to watch (or admit to watching) the many Christmas movies out there? When should you programme in Elf, and what’s the right time for It’s A Wonderful Life? For your convenience, we’ve assembled a Christmas timetable below…
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
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Trading Places
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](http://www.empireonline.com/images/point.gif) **Xmas Day** ![Die Hard
Because nothing says goodwill to men like slaying terrorists and swinging off buildings on a fire hose.