History Main / DidIMentionItsChristmas

* ''Film/DieHard'' would probably be the most famous example of this trope, in that other than a few mentions of the holiday (and quite a few decorations) here and there, it's [[AnAssKickingChristmas all-out action and senseless violence]] in direct juxtaposition to what the season's all about. And, it came out in the middle of July!

* ''Raw Danger'' is a sequel to ''DisasterReport'' which is all about a city flooding and the peoples attempt to escape alive. The Xmas themes are pretty heavy with storee around the city playing xmas music and decoration being all over, plus at the start of the game you are working as a waiter at a big fancy party that has costumed santa cluses walking around entertaining the guests. Other than cosmetic themes though the fact its Christmas seems to be purely incidental.

* ''TheProposition'' is set at and around Christmas - with a climax at a Christmas Day dinner - but being an extremely violent drama set in colonial Australia, has neither the tone nor the iconography of a Christmas film. This is lampshaded when Emily Watson's character, and EnglishRose transposed to the outback, holds up a piece of white wool and says "Look. Snow." For plot purposes, Christmas could just as easily have been substituted for "next Sunday".

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* An early ''LeaveItToBeaver'' episode has Beaver losing his barbershop money and getting Wally to cut his hair in an attempt to keep his parents from finding out. At the very end of the episode, we see the Beav wearing an angel costume and singing "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" at a school pageant...after no prior mention of Christmas in the whole episode!
* ''TheWestWing'''s Christmas episodes tended to be tellingly named and heavily decorated and feature a carol here and there, but the actual plots could have belonged to any episode -- in contrast to the {{Anvilicious}} Thanksgiving storylines (a boatload of Chinese refugees seeking freedom to practice Christianity in the U.S.; representatives from a Native tribe staging a sit-in in the White House to protest the government's treatment of their issues).

* During the season 4 ''{{Lost}}'' episode "The Constant" the characters only find out it's Christmas Eve when they spot the date on a calendar, being too busy with much more important things.

* The Film/JamesBond movie ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'' is set around Christmas. Notably, Blofeld places an ornament on a Christmas tree during the mandated EvilGloating scene and distributes Christmas gifts containing his Virus Omega dispensers to his brainwashed beauties. Also, the Winter festival scene where Bond and Theresa escape from Blofeld's goons to the tune of "Do You Know Where Christmas Trees Are Born"

* In ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead'', Dale off-handedly notes to Rick that, by counting the days, they've guessed that it is Christmas Day. Rick angrily tells him not to spread it around, as he doesn't want to disappoint his already traumatized son.

* ''Film/DieHard'' would probably be the most famous example of this Trope in that other than a few mentions here and there and the film generally being adorned with Xmas decorations its all out action and senseless violence which in a direct juxtaposition to what the seasons all about. And, it came out in the middle of July!
-->Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho.

* ''TheLionInWinter'', oh so very much.
-->'''Henry II:''' What shall we hang... the holly, or each other?

* ''TheAmericanPresident'' takes place over a two-month period, from November through early January, setting the stage for the State of the Union address and an upcoming election year. There is a scene set in the White House Christmas party (and earlier, Sydney Ellen Wade's mention of Frank Capra prompts a mention of ''ItsAWonderfulLife'') but apart from that it's not quite a holiday movie.

* ''TheProposition'' is set at and around Christmas - with a climax at a Christmas Day dinner - but being an extremely violent drama set in colonial Australia, has neither the tone nor the iconography of a Christmas film. This is lampshaded when Emily Watson's character, and EnglishRose transposed to the outback, holds up a piece of white wool and says "Look. Snow." For plot purposes, Christmas could just as easily have been substituted for "next Sunday."

* The final act of Peter Jackson's ''KingKong'' remake occurs during the winter, and includes a scene in a park where all of the trees are covered in Christmas lights. No other reference is made to the holiday season.

* The novel version of ''TheHuntForRedOctober'' takes place during Christmastime. The only serious Christmas related event is a brief mention of Ryan going out to buy presents for his kids.

* The first ''LethalWeapon'' movie takes place at Christmas, as is shown by the tree in Murtaugh's house and the complete destruction of a large stack of eggnog cartons in an action scene. During the climax, the villain shoots a TV playing the Alastair Sim version of ''[[Film/Scrooge1951 A Christmas Carol]]'' and declares "I hate Christmas!"

* The first ''LethalWeapon'' movie takes place at Christmas, as is shown by the tree in Murtaugh's house and the complete destruction of a large stack of eggnog cartons in an action scene. During the climax, the villain shoots a TV playing the Alastair Sim version of ''AChristmasCarol'' and declares "I hate Christmas!"

* ''Film/DieHard'' would probably be the most famous example of this Trope in that other than a few mentions here and there and the film generally being adorned with Xmas decorations its all out action and senseless violence which in a direct juxtaposition to what the seasons all about.
** And, it came out in the middle of July!
** Yeah, but [[spoiler: where would McClane have gotten the Christmas tape he used on his gun during the ending?]]

** ''Film/FirstBlood'' is another film where Christmas decorations are visible in several scenes, although no mention of the holiday is ever made by the characters.

* The first ''LethalWeapon'' movie takes place at Christmas, as is shown by the tree in Murtaugh's house and the complete destruction of a large stack of eggnog cartons in an action scene.

* The final act of Peter Jackson's KingKong remake occurs during the winter, and includes a scene in a park where all of the trees are covered in Christmas lights. No other reference is made to the holidy season.