![Alexander Oki ‘28 picks up trash in the lower parking lot Feb. 20. According to Keep America Beautiful, the majority of the trash found on both roads and waterways consists of fast food wrappers and packaging, receipts and plastic beverage bottles. Clubs like the National Honor Society (NHS) offer students the opportunity to earn service hours by cleaning up the trash in the parking lots. “[The trash] makes us look very unhygienic and unmotivated to be a proper school,” Emberlyse Vidal ‘28 said. “It makes us look like we just don't care about our students' environments.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260220_1355020-2-1200x904.jpg)
The holiday season is near, joined by gift giving, carols, holiday cheer and nostalgic Christmas movies.
According to IMDb, there are over one thousand Christmas movies. Christmas movies have been being produced for years, ranging from classic black and white to newer Hallmarks.
Students voted on @rcrockmedia for their favorite Christmas movies via polls. Here are their results:
The first round of voting started with 16 different titles. The bolded movie titles are the winners.
- Polar Express (63%) v. Frosty the Snowman (37%)
- Home Alone (71%) v. Christmas Vacation (29%)
- Christmas With the Kranks (11%) v. Elf (89%)
- Home Alone 2 (72%) v. The Santa clause (28%)
- Miracle on 34th Street (43%) v. It’s a Wonderful Life (57%)
- Nightmare Before Christmas (61%) v. Die Hard (39%)
- Charlie Brown Christmas (88%) v. Arthur Christmas (12%)
- A Christmas Story (26%) v. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (74%)
Round two lineups and winners:
- Polar Express (22%) v. Home Alone (78%)
- Elf (68%) v. Home Alone 2 (32%)
- It’s a Wonderful Life (28%) v. Nightmare Before Christmas (72%)
- Charlie Brown Christmas (38%) v. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (62%)
- Round three lineups and winners:
- Home Alone (60%) v. Elf (40%)
- Nightmare Before Christmas (23%) v. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (77%)
After three rounds, the choices were narrowed down to two, Home Alone and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Students voted Home Alone as their favorite Christmas movie.
Home Alone was released on Nov. 6 in 1990. Underneath its iconic quotes and genius robber traps lies a heartfelt story about the importance of family. It’s a Christmas classic, watched millions of times every year.
“I like the movie Home Alone because it is very nostalgic and is overall a very feel good movie. I think it’s also one of the few Christmas movies that can get a real laugh out of me,” Asmi Patil ‘26 said.
Each Christmas has a personal feeling or memory tied to it for everyone. Whether it’s an old classic, or a new Netflix release, Christmas movies provide outlets for school and holiday stress.