Every year, the same topic comes up: is Die Hard a Christmas movie? While originally seen as a contrarian answer to what somebody's favorite Christmas movie is, Die Hard has endured as a holiday classic. Despite all the blood, violence, and foul language, the aesthetic of the movie does capture that holiday feeling. Its hopeful message at the end also does fit in with other holiday classics like It's A Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story, and Miracle on 34th Street, just with more guns.