Have A Merry Die Hard Christmas!

A google search on "Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?" generates nearly 31 million results.  The controversy flares up every December.  This blog has absolutely no opinion on the matter but feels obligated to bring the matter to our readers attention in our continuing pursuit of Useless Knowledge.

Here is the case for and against:

The fundamental lesson of Die Hard is that shooting people is extremely liberating and I’m just not sure that’s a Christmas message. pic.twitter.com/I7xAXTH5Og

— Elvis Buñuelo (@Mr_Considerate) November 26, 2017

Die Hard is about Christmas - it’s a family redemption story about about personal suffering in the service of fellow man, in defiance of systemic avarice. It’s pure Dickens. But with machine guns

— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) November 26, 2017

And, regardless of your views, here are 30 cold, hard facts about Die Hard.