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Movie events on the 25th December
Brian of Nazareth is born nearby Jesus Christ. (Bethlehem) (Monty Python's Life of Brian)
Henry II's entire family plots against him taking a new wife and thus disinheriting his sons, but both his and his family's plots fail, leaving all at status quo. (Chinon (but historically inaccurate)) (The Lion in Winter)
Ebeneezer Scrooge changes his ways and finally gives a pay-raise to his employee Bob Cratchit. (London) (A Christmas Carol)
Cab Calloway is born. (Rochester, New York) (Cotton Club, The )
King George V delivers the first Royal Christmas Message over the radio and bullies his son Albert, the Duke York. (London, England) (The King's Speech)
King George VI delivers the Royal Christmas Message over the radio with friend and teacher Lionel Logue helping through every moment. (London, England) (The King's Speech)
Ralphie Parker gets a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas and doesn't shoot his eye out. (Hammond, Indiana) (A Christmas Story)
Dawn Davenport runs away from home after not receiving cha-cha heel shoes for Christmas and is impregnated by Earl Peterson. (Baltimore, Maryland) (Female Trouble)
Zachary Beaulieu born. (Quebec) (C.R.A.Z.Y.)
"Young" Carl's mother Charlotte visits the Radio Rock ship for Christmas. (North Sea, off the coast of Great Britain) (The Boat That Rocked)
Clyde Northcutt doesn't receive a Superman cape from Santa for Christmas. (Fred Claus)
Charlie Chaplin dies. (Vevey, Switzerland) (Chaplin)
Jim Williams' lavish Christmas Party, where he murders his hotheaded ex-lover Billy. (Savannah, GA) (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil)
Rocky Balboa defeats Ivan Drago, who was already killed Apollo Creed, in an exhibition boxing match. (Soviet Union) (Rocky IV)
Brian Jackson has Christmas lunch with his mother Julie and her new boyfriend, ice cream seller Des. (Southend, Essex) (Starter for Ten)
The Balboas have a good time on Christmas. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (Rocky V)
Maureen Johnson protests at losing her performance space. (East Village, New York City, New York) (Rent)
Tommy Gunn tells Rocky that he doesn't want to work with him anymore. Rocky reconciles with his son. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (Rocky V)
Kevin McAllister's mother returns home to her son, who has been left home alone for two days. (Chicago) (Home Alone)
Billy Lenz is sent to a mental asylum. (Black Christmas)
Harry Potter receives his father's Invisibility Cloak as a Christmas present. (Hogwarts) (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)
Mikhail Gorbachev announces that the Cold War is over and Yuri is elated, because now he can ransack the weapons of the former Soviet Union to sell overseas. (Manhattan, New York City) (Lord of War)
Jenna O'Connor drops off the 9-day-old Cody at Maggie's house. Maggie is Jenna's older sister. (USA) (Bless the Child)
140lb+2 mince pies... Bridget Jones's parents reunite; Mark Darcy announces his engagement to Natasha Glenville. (Bridget Jones's Diary)
Chuck Noland's FedEx cargo plane crashes, stranding him on an island for four years. (South Pacific Ocean) (Cast Away)
Carter spreads a rumour about sleeping with Detective Tania Johnson. His mom gives his cousin Luke a suit as a Christmas present. (Los Angeles, CA) (Rush Hour)
Survivors Kelly Presley and Leigh Colvin are taken to a hospital. Agnes stabs Leigh in the neck, killing her. Kelly kills Agnes with a defibrillator and pushes Billy downstairs, where he is impaled on the tip of a Christmas tree. (Black Christmas)
Jerry sees Ethan for the last time. (USA) (Eagle Eye)
Teacher Sheba Hart tries and fails to end her affair with 15 year-old pupil Steven Connolly. (Islington, London) (Notes on a Scandal)
Fred helps Santa by delivering presents around the world. (Worldwide) (Fred Claus)
Kate and Brad visit their four parents, all divorced, and go through four traumatic and yet somehow unfunny Christmases. (California) (Four Christmases)
Nancy and Robert announce that they are getting a divorce. (Sacramento, CA) (Step Brothers)
Dale and Brennan's parents give them the boat as a treehouse, pirrate hats, cross-bows, Hustlers, and Chewbacca masks. (Sacramento, CA) (Step Brothers)