This Is North Carolina’s Favorite Christmas Movie

NORTH CAROLINA — 'Tis the season to put up the tree, finish up your shopping and — in those rare moments of relaxation — put on your favorite holiday movie. There's something nostalgic about settling in and watching the same movies year after year. Would it even be Christmas without "It's A Wonderful Life," "A Christmas Story" or "Miracle on 34th Street"?

Here in North Carolina, we've got a different holiday classic. According to StreamingObserver.com, a site dedicated to all things streaming, here in the Tar Heel State, the most popular holiday flick is the 1984 classic "Gremlins."

StreamingObserver said it used data from Rotten Tomatoes and other public sources to compile the most popular Christmas movies of all time, then partnered with Mindnet Analytics and used Google Trends to determine each state's favorite.

While some states were purists, sticking to classics like "White Christmas," other states went with movies like "Home Alone." And despite a heated debate about whether it's truly a Christmas movie or just an action flick, "Die Hard" was the favorite holiday movie in multiple states.

Here's the holiday movies North Carolina’s neighbors love the most:

• Virginia: Gremlins
• Tennessee: A Christmas Carol
• South Carolina: Gremlins
• Georgia: Gremlins
• West Virginia: The Ref
• Kentucky: Elf

Other states favored "Scrooged," "Trading Places," "Love Actually" and even "Batman Returns."
Read the full list here, and if you're looking for a movie to get you into the holiday spirit, your search is over: Christmas Movies On Netflix, Hallmark, Cable In 2018

Patch Editor Shannon Antinori contributed

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