If you find yourself pulled toward the Lord of the Rings movies during the Holidays, you aren't alone. Though it would be impossible to determine a solid percentage, the internet is full of people who share this particular desire. Once December rolls around and the days get shorter and nights colder, it suddenly feels right to settle in for a Lord of the Rings binge session (the extended editions, of course). It's a strange impulse, since Peter Jackson's trilogy doesn't check off all the boxes for a traditional Christmas movie.

Still, there's more than enough evidence to support the claim that The Lord of the Rings is a Christmas franchise . At the very least, we can attribute that magical pull toward these movies to their original release dates. All three films hit theaters

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