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America’s favorite Christmas movies

What, not serious enough for you? Too bad. We're betting that this Axios/SurveyMonkey poll is as serious as most people want to get today. Here's a look at everyone who didn't list "Die Hard" as their favorite Christmas movie.

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Data: SurveyMonkey, conducted Dec. 19-21, 2017; Chart: Andrew Witherspoon / Axios

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