However, there five individuals whose sacrifices and battles have made them gods in the Christmas tradition (please note that this list is not a ranking of which film or story is the best...just which heroes are more legendary):
5.) Ralphie Parker
He battled tirelessly against a belligerent squad of elves and their dismissive Santa, Scut Farkas and Grover Dill, soap poisoning, and "the soft glow of electric sex in the window," all of which threatened to steal his focus from acquiring the greatest gift he would ever receieve. The weapon that would keep the rest of us safe, and sustain our hopes for the perfect Christmas.
4.) The Grinch
Naturally, any line delivered by Boris Karloff sounds more majestic than any voice we can conjure while reading the print version of the story. And so, we get one of the most iconic lines from any of the heroes on the list: "He puzzled and puzzled till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more."
3.) Buddy The Elf
While Buddy initally focused on finding his father and learning how to cope in the chaos of the human world, the dark magnitude of his true battle wasn't felt until late in the film. Perpetually hopped up on a diet of candy canes, candy corns and syrup, Buddy realized that he wasn't trying to inspire his father to get back on the the 'Nice List,' but to return Christmas Spirit to those jaded, cranky New Yorkers.
The final two spots will be revealed later, neither or whom are Francis Xavier Cross or George Bailey. Who could it be...?
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