I’ll Be Home for Christmas: JTT’s Holiday Road Trip

This week on So Many Santas, the So Many Sequels crew revisits one of the most ’90s Christmas movies ever made: I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998) starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Jessica Biel. It’s a chaotic, cross-country holiday romp filled with pranks, desert towns, stolen cars, questionable ethics, and one very committed Santa suit.

Josh, David, and Garrett break down the film’s wild energy, its strange blend of teen comedy and heartfelt family messaging, and why it somehow still works as a cozy December rewatch. We dig into the movie’s surprisingly good pacing, its very 1998 worldview, the charm of JTT at peak teen-idol fame, and the moments that absolutely do not age well. (Looking at you, the entire college subplot.)

From sand-dune sledding to the legendary Santa 5K showdown, we revisit all the movie’s biggest moments and discuss whether it deserves a place in the annual Christmas rotation—or if it should stay tucked away with your old Tiger Beat magazines.

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