If you ask someone in the street what their favourite Christmas film is; they will no doubt reply with 'The Grinch', 'Miracle on 34th Street'... The stereotypes

I love the movie Die Hard - And what's more when you look at it from a distance; it is perhaps the most wonderful Christmas story ever told.

The Plot
John McClane and his wife Holly have seperated. John comes over to Nakatomi Plaza to see her (Her works Christmas party). They begin to argue straight away and at this point Holly is asked to make a speech to her fellow co-workers. John has a wash in the bathroom to recover from his flight and at this point terrorists come in and seize everyone in the main lobby area.
John is a cop; a hardworking loyal American - though he does love a drink!

The development
John doesn't just sit around; he tries to get help; but as he does this, it attracts the attention of the terrorists and their leader Hans Gruber.
John manages to get the police involved by pushing a chair out of the window along with the body of a terrorist that he shoots. They however don't take it very seriously and don't listen to what John tells them (through the CB radio communication that he manages to establish) so he has to kill them one by one to save his wife.

The blossoming friendship
When John is talking to the police on the radio, he communicates with Al, a regular patrol officer who was about to head off duty when the call came through about the disturbance at Nakatomi Plaza. They share stories of family and of the future as John contemplates the task ahead and his love for Holly; that he has been hiding from.

The resolution
I won't ruin the ending - but needless to say John has the last laugh!

Why it's the greatest Christmas film of all time
John is the ultimate working class hero; he doesn't do anything to please people; he does it because he believes in it and he always delivers. When I was asked as a student to draw the ultimate teacher; I drew John McClane because he never gives up and would take a bullet for any member of his class - the way that I feel now.
The love interest in the story also reminds us of Christmas; as Holly and John forget the animosity between them when they are put in this terrifying situation.

So whatever you do with the holidays approaching - watch Die Hard

Yippee Kayae Motherfuckers