<p>Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly. Gotta be a musical, right? Actually, it&#8217;s a film noir, whose connection to Christmas is limited at best. So much misdirection, and I haven&#8217;t even told you the plot.</p>
<p><em>Christmas Holiday</em></p>
<p>Shelly Brisbin   with Randy Dotinga and Micheline Maynard</p>

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<li><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036711/">Christmas Holiday</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iOzpu5lMuU">trailer</a></p>

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<li>Available to [stream free on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MohRnxRWuGc&amp;t=161s]</li>
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Christmas Holiday

Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly. Gotta be a musical, right? Actually, it’s a film noir, whose connection to Christmas is limited at best. So much misdirection, and I haven’t even told you the plot....

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