Entertainment dictionary Die Hard

The dictionary declared Die Hard to be a Christmas movie. Yippee ki-yay, Merriam-Webster

Poke Staff. Updated December 3rd, 2025

It’s clear to anyone paying the slightest bit of attention that the 1988 Bruce Willis classic Die Hard is a Christmas film, yet – inexplicably – a public vote says otherwise.

It’s like Brexit all over again.

Let’s examine the Die Hard facts …the events take place on Christmas Eve, there are Christmas songs, one of the main characters is called Holly, and it has a heartwarming reunion tale at its centre. Obvious, right?

Whatever the voting public may think, we’d like to remind people that the actual dictionary – Merriam-Webster – joined the debate in 2024, and the discussion is over.

Here’s what people had to say about it at the time.

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Okay, maybe it’s not the end of the discussion.

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