It’s December, and that means it’s time for the season’s most meaningless debate. Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?

Well, STARBURST is delighted to announce that the debate can now be settled; Die Hard is available as a panto, which, as any British person means, makes it innately Christmas-like!

In the UK, Pantomime (aka Panto) is an over-top stage production involving outlandish costumes, parody versions of popular pop songs and family-friendly humour. They run during the Christmas holiday period and include stories such as Peter Pan, Aladdin, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. Panto story’s don’t have to be ‘Christmas’ in flavour, but are somehow part of the season, thanks to the magic of Panto.

A Good Panto Die Hard debuted at 2023’s Edinburgh Fringe and was a sell-out show. So there you have it; Die Hard is officially part of the Christmas tradition.