My favorite part of the holidays is giving someone a book. I’m that person who gives everyone on my list a wrapped book then I joke it’s a box of socks. My least favorite part of the holidays, however ...

How I came to love those formulaic, sappy, saccharine stories that always end with the main characters sharing a kiss.

With music by Matthew Sklar and lyrics by Chad Beguelin, the Christmas cheer is dialed up to 11 in the familiar story of a human raised in the North Pole who travels to New York.

From watching Miracle on 34th Street in the sky to settling in with a cosy film and your own customised hot chocolate, ...