To help reduce potential fistfights, riots and other forms of workplace violence, in our latest poll we sought a peaceful resolution to a highly controversial question that inevitably pops up at this time of year.  We asked:

What is the best holiday movie of all time?

The votes are in.  And the winner is . . . 

A Christmas Story, with 30% of the votes.  The first runner-up was It’s a Wonderful Life (25%), followed by Miracle on 34th Street (14%).

Here are the complete results:

1.  A Christmas Story (30%)
2.  It’s a Wonderful Life (25%)
3.  Miracle On 34th Street (14%)
4.  (Tie) A Charlie Brown Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (7%)
6.  National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (5%)
7.  The Santa Clause (4%)
8.  (Tie) Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, Elf, White Christmas (3%)
11. (Tie) Frosty the Snowman, Bad Santa, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1%)

Given the potentially hazardous activities depicted in our winner, I feel compelled to make the following recommendations:

• Exercise extreme caution when handling firearms over the holidays so as not to “shoot your eye out.”
• Avoid placing your tongue on metal objects while outdoors.
• Refrain from bringing scantily clad leg-shaped lamps into the workplace to reduce potential claims of harassment and/or bad taste.

HAVE A JOYFUL AND PEACEFUL HOLIDAY SEASON!

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