Holiday viewing has become such a big part of the Christmas season. It’s amazing to see all of the new content that comes each year, there is so much to choose from indeed! WPL offers easy access to a lot of great holiday movies, tv shows and specials via our various digital resources. You may want to check out the “Home Viewing For The Holidays” page on Kanopy, or the “Let’s Get Festive!” category on CBC Corner. Your WPL card gives you free access to both of these amazing services. What a lovely holiday gift to us all!
WPL also has many fun and festive DVDs to borrow. You will find old favourites on our shelves from rom-com gems such as Love Actually, to comedies for both old and young like Elf, to the always fun to debate “Christmas Classic,” Die Hard…there is most certainly something for everyone. When you need to take a break and put your feet up this holiday season, WPL can take care of all of your holiday viewing needs.
My family just enjoyed A Christmas Story Christmas, the 2022 sequel to one of our traditional favourites, A Christmas Story. The original 1983 film depicts a family’s eventful Christmas back in the 1940s. The lead character, a 9-year-old boy named Ralphie Parker, goes to great lengths to make sure that he gets the Christmas gift of his dreams: a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model Air Rifle. It makes for a very amusing tale! The sequel, while working off a premise more sullen than in the first movie, as grown-up Ralph navigates his first Christmas without his beloved yet crotchety father, still has wonderful family anecdotes.
We get to revisit all of our favourite characters, including Ralphie, his brother, Randy, and their childhood friends, all grown up and some with families of their own. Ralphie’s kids also deal with many of the same humorous situations as he did when he was young and the nostalgia is on point. This movie is best served with hot chocolate, Christmas cookies…and of course, a little popcorn!
Don’t forget to check out WPL’s holiday picks this year for even more festive books and movies.
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