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* [[Full Metal Panic!]]!, the fifth book is [[Die Hard on an X|Die Hard on a boat]] on Christmas like the movie.
* ''[[Gundam Wing]]'''s final [[Story Arc]] took place in December, with the final battle coming on Christmas Eve; the OAV (and [[The Movie]]) ''Endless Waltz'', which takes place a year later, labels the events of the series "the Eve Wars".
* In ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'', the Battle for Solomon takes place on December
** The final battle of [[Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket|Gundam 0080]] takes place on December
* The final battle of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha As]]'', which begins on the episode "[[Christmas Episode|Christmas Eve]]" and lasts throughout the night.
* In ''[[Sky Girls]]'', the crew of the [[Cool Ship|Koryu]] has to scramble the [[Mini-Mecha|Sonic Diver]] team when a target approaches on Christmas Eve.
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* In the ''[[Justice League of America]]'' comic book series there was a story in the 70s called "2000 Light Years to Christmas!" In it, the League must recover three powerful objects that some aliens have lost on Earth; one of them falls in the hands of a little girl who lost her family in a Middle Eastern war, and uses it for revenge against the invaders. While there is plenty of action, in the end the girl is convinced to surrender the object peacefully by [[Red Tornado]]. It is later revealed that the objects were actually intended as gifts... for a messiah being born in another world! Oh, and Tornado, who is android, [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|adopts the little girl as his daughter]].
* [[Marvel Comics]] occassionally publishes [[Christmas Special
* The Silent Night chapter of ''[[Sin City]]''
* ''[[Lobo]]'s Paramilitary Christmas Special''
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* [[Chuck Norris]]'s classic ''Invasion USA'' takes place at Christmastime. There's a shootout/truck chase inside a mall full of holiday shoppers.
* Events in ''[[Maniac Cop 2]]'' take place during Christmas.
* In ''[[Ernest Saves Christmas]]'', the guy who's slated to replace Santa Claus has an acting gig for a [[Show Within a Show]] movie called ''Christmas Slay'', which appears to be this kind of
* ''[[Santa with Muscles]]'': [[Hulk Hogan]] saves an orphanage from [[Mad Scientist
* The Stallone movie ''[[Cobra]]'' takes place during the Christmas season, although it's not hugely emphasized.
* ''[[Behind Enemy Lines]]'': Burnett's troubles begin when Admiral Reigart puts him on a reconaissance mission, forcing him to miss the Christmas celebration on the ship.
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