As the debate rages on, we asked stars of the 1988 classic to weigh in.
But none of that could have prepared us for our hardest verdict yet.
Welcome to the ultimate EW investigation.
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The yuletide music sampling continues throughout, wrapping up with “Let It Snow!”
“You never know what the public is going to respond to,” says VelJohnson.
“Whatever in the movie makes the audience respond it, I’m all for it.
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I’m 100 percent certain that it is.”
Bedelia shares a similar sentiment.
“It’s quite wonderful that this is still being debated 30 years on,” she remarks.
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“But, the people have spoken, and it’s their movie now.”
More traditional Christmas movie stars likeTheFamily Stone’sDermot MulroneyandElf’sZooey Deschanelsecond that vote.
Not sure how the nays counter that.
The Verdict
Now we have a Christmas movie.
