Pennsylvania’s Favorite Christmas Movies

Pennsylvanians are preparing and getting into the festive spirit by shopping, going to parties or curling up on the couch to watch a good holiday flick. That is, of course, when the Philadelphia Eagles or Pittsburgh Steelers are not in action.

Utilizing Google Trends, PennStakes.com took a break from covering Pennsylvania sports betting and analyzed the most popular movies of state residents by looking at the search results of each movie over the past three Christmases. The movies included the 40 most popular Christmas movies over the past year based on global traffic from AhRefs.com. Here are what remote controls are stopping on in the Keystone State:

Favorite Christmas Movies in PA

Rank

Christmas Movies

Interest Over Time

1

Home Alone

10

2

A Christmas Story

8

T-3

How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

7

T-3

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 

7

T-5

The Polar Express

6

T-5

Elf

6

T-5

Die Hard

6

 

'Home Alone': All Alone at No. 1

One movie that has stood the test of time and tops the list - "Home Alone" - came in with a score of 10. Starring in this instant Christmas classic that made its debut 34 years ago, Macaulay Culkin was on the fast track to stardom as he played an 8-year-old who was mistakenly left home alone by the rest of his family. He is left to defend the family’s house against two burglars, played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern.

 "A Christmas Story" (1983) with Peter Billingsley took the second spot, as Ralphie Parker's quest for a Red Ryder BB gun continues to make audiences laugh over 40 years after its release.

Two movies tied for third with a score of 7: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000) with Jim Carrey and "National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation" (1989) starring Chevy Chase, Then the beloved "Elf" (2003) with Will Ferrell, "The Polar Express" with plenty of Tom Hanks and "Die Hard" (1988) all tied for fifth with a score of 6.

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