Since TV does not sleep,  that means settling in for a long winter stretch of movies that have been edited for television and endlessly repeated Christmas specials. Or, more often, digging into your home DVD/Blu-Ray library to watch a few holiday classics for the umpteenth time.

Most of us know and possibly own the standards: “White Christmas.” “It’s a Wonderful Life.” “Miracle on 34th Street.” And in the modern standards category, “Elf.” Less appreciated, though, are holiday classics that focus less on the magic of the holidays than the yippee-ki-yay-mutha(BLEEP) of it all.

Thus we present this list of Christmas Movies by user “metalveinzz,” which begins sweetly enough with “The Polar Express” in the top slot, but is not above including one of the finest Christmas movies ever made, “Die Hard.”  What sealed the deal was the inclusion of “The Long Kiss Goodnight,” a much-reviled action movie viewed annually in this writer’s household, usually while baking cookies. But while all the other movies mentioned here will be airing at some point over the next few days on broadcast or cable TV, neither John McClane nor Charlie Baltimore will be showing up on any network or cable channels that we know of.  Humbug.

But thanks for the holiday memories, metalveinzz. We appreciate your effort and your taste in Christmas flicks.

After checking out this list,  feel free to create one of your own.

It’s even nicer when one discovers new series to watch through other viewers who happen to share tastes similar to ours, which is what makes IMDb’s lists feature so handy. Peruse enough lists and you’ll discover someone whose tastes are very similar to yours and, through them, discover series you either have not heard of or have not considered viewing before.

That brings us to this list by user “GirishWinchester,” a guy who has watched a lot of TV and, as it turns out, likes a lot of great shows – including one of IMDbTV’s All Time Favorite Series, “Firefly.”  (GirishWinchester also likes the remakes of “Bionic Woman” and “Knight Rider,” which is where our paths diverge. To each his own!)

Check out his list. Then, feel free to create one of your own.