IN BLANKSTARE NEWS: Don't stop watching all the corny Christmas movies

You're there to have a feel-good movie," says Dr. Pamela Rutledge of the Media Psychology Research Center. "This lowers stress, and it reinforces feelings of hope and renewal and all of those things that Christmas is supposed to bring."

Most holiday movies are cheesy and predictable – and that’s exactly why we watch them. "You would almost be disappointed if they weren't a little cheesy and predictable, because that's why you're there. You're there to have a feel-good movie," says Dr. Pamela Rutledge of the Media Psychology Research Center. "This lowers stress, and it reinforces feelings of hope and renewal and all of those things that Christmas is supposed to bring."