It looks like anybody in the land of Ohio sports betting who asked Santa for a first Super Bowl title for the Cincinnati Bengals or Cleveland Browns will have to hope for something else under the Christmas tree this year. But never fear because the endless parade of holiday-themed movies is here.
Using Google Trends, BetOhio.com analyzed the most popular Christmas movies of Ohio residents by looking at the search results of each movie over the past three Christmases. The movies included the 40 most popular Christmas movies over the past year based on global traffic from AhRefs. And whether you long for a new holiday film or watch an old one for the 20th year in a row, BetOhio.com has the best Ohio sportsbook promos this holiday season.
Ohio’s Favorite Christmas Movies
Rank | Christmas Movies | Interest Over Time |
1 | Home Alone | 9 |
T2 | How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) | 8 |
T2 | Elf | 8 |
4 | A Christmas Story | 7 |
T5 | The Polar Express | 6 |
T5 | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | 6 |
T5 | Die Hard | 6 |
Winner Is Set In The Midwest
The Christmas movie with the most search volume in Ohio is one that’s set in the Midwest and scored 9 in search interest.
That would be “Home Alone,” the story of an 8-year-old boy whose family takes off for a vacation to Paris and forgets to pack one small item – him.
What ensues is the tale of a bungled burglary attempt by two inept robbers, a frantic attempt at a reunion and a little boy who begins to miss his family after initially enjoying his “home alone” time. The story is set in and around Chicago. The success of the 1990 release made star Macaulay Culkin a child star and spawned three sequels.
More Christmas Movie Merriment
Tied for second with a search volume score of eight are modern takes on two old Christmas themes: “Elf” (starring Will Ferrell) and the 2000 version of “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” starring Jim Carrey.
Ferrell plays a human raised by elves at the North Pole, who never feels like he quite fits in. Carrey’s manic presence carries the modern version of the classic Brothers Grimm story.
The fourth movie on our list is set in Indiana but the exterior filming was done in Cleveland. That’s “A Christmas Story” from 1983, starring Peter Billingsley, who was 12 during filming. The house from the movie has been restored to resemble the film’s setting – see the House from A Christmas Story website for information about how you can tour the real house in Cleveland.
While we’re blending the real world with the artificial one, check out BetOhio.com for our story about whether Ohioans prefer real or artificial Christmas trees during the holiday season.
Author
Ohio native Jim Tomlin has 30 years of experience in journalism, mostly in sports. He lends his expertise to BetOhio.com as a writer and editor after previous experience at the Tampa Bay Times, FanRag, Saturday Down South and Saturday Tradition.
