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Deck the Halls is a 2006 family comedy film set during the Christmas season in Massachusetts. It stars Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis, and Kristin Chenoweth and was directed by John Whitesell.

Synopsis[]

Local eye doctor and Christmas expert Steve Finch wants his kids to have a great Christmas, packed with his tried and true traditions, such as using an advent calendar, taking Christmas card pictures in matching sweaters, and getting a large tree. At night, he hears noises and sees a moving truck outside his window. He and his wife Kelly immediately know that "the new neighbors are moving in." In the morning, when Steve goes to get his paper, he is startled to see someone on his doorstep, stealing the paper, which causes him to spill coffee on himself. The stranger is his new neighbor Buddy Hall, a car salesman. Steve and Kelly also meet Buddy's wife Tia. Later that day, Kelly, her daughter Madison and son Carter go to the Halls' house, where they meet Tia and Buddy's children, Ashley and Emily. Tia and Kelly immediately become friends, as do Ashley, Emily and Madison. That night, the Hall girls discover a website called MyEarth, which shows satellite images of any place from space (seemingly a parody of Google Earth). The Hall house is not visible, so Buddy decides to make it visible using Christmas lights.

Due to his lights, Buddy becomes known around the town. Steve is not happy about this as he is considered "the Christmas guy" and is chairman of the town's WinterFest. Buddy also purchases a large horse-drawn sleigh, and finds horses to pull it. The Finches come to see the sleigh and are invited to take their Christmas pictures in it. Steve declines, but Carter enters the sleigh anyway. In attempt to get Carter "out of that metal death trap" he frightens the horses, who pull him around town, finally plunging into a frozen river. Steve wakes up to find himself naked, zipped into a sleeping bag with Buddy, who is also naked. Buddy explains that he is giving Steve body heat in order to keep him from dying. Steve then starts screaming. Buddy's house is eventually completely lit, and synchronized to music. Steve has had enough with being kept awake each night, and finally fills Buddy's fuse box with snow. His plan is foiled, due to a backup generator.

Buddy and Steve make a bet: if Steve beats Buddy in the WinterFest speed skating race, then Buddy removes the lights, and if Buddy wins, Steve buys a car from him. Buddy wins, and Steve yells at Buddy for being a nobody, since the Hall house is still not visible from space. Steve finally buys a large amount of fireworks and a large illegal military grade firework from a gangster and tries to blow up the Hall house. The rocket misfires, and sets the Finch house on fire. Kelly, Carter, Madison, Tia, Ashley, and Emily all decide to stay at a motel to salvage the holiday. Buddy and Steve forget their rivalry, and build a winter wonderland with all of Buddy's lights and lure Tia, Kelly, and the kids home. They all sit down to a nice meal. But, the whole town helps put Buddy's lights back up in time for a story about them on MTV. The lights don't work, and they all sing carols and use their cell phones as flashlights. As the group sings, Carter notices that one of the plugs of the lights simply wasn't plugged in. He plugs in the light, causing them to shine brightly through the night. SuChin Pak, who is doing the MTV report, confirms that the house is indeed visible from space, and the crowd celebrates.

Songs[]

Title Performed by
"Santa Baby" Transcenders featuring Terry Dexter
"Brighter Lights" Transcenders featuring J7 D Star
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" Brenda Lee
"Joy to the World"
"The Holly and the Ivy" Matthew Broderick
Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker: II-14c. "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"
"Run Rudolph Run" Mark Doc Dauer
"Jingle Bells" The Lennon Sisters
"Up on the Housetop" George S. Clinton
"Deck the Halls" Gary Hoey
"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" Dr. Elmo
"Frosty the Snowman" Alvin and the Chipmunks
Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker: II-14c. "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" Langley Ukulele Ensemble
"The Star Spangled Banner"
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
"Silent Night" Jeff Cardoni featuring Diane Gordon
"O Holy Night" Kristin Chenoweth and Cast
"Sing Out, Shout with Joy" Joy

Home media releases[]

Cast[]

Actor(s)/actress(es) Character(s)
Danny DeVito Buddy Hall
Matthew Broderick Steve Finch
Kristin Davis Kelly Finch
Kristin Chenoweth Tia Hall
Alia Shawkat Madison Finch
Dylan Blue Carter Finch
Kelly Aldridge Ashley Hall
Sabrina Aldridge Emily Hall
Jorge Garcia Wallace
Fred Armisen Gustave
Gillian Vigman Gerta
Ryan Devlin Bob Murray
Sean O'Bryan Mayor Young
SuChin Pak Self
Jackie Burroughs Mrs. Ryor
Garry Chalk Sheriff Dave
Nicola Peltz Mackenzie
Zak Santiago Fireworks Guy
David Lewis Ted
Daniel Bacon Ed
Ken Kramer Mr. Murray
Jill Morrison Gail
Alfred E. Humphreys Hardware store Employee
Brenda Crichlow
Jill Kril
News reporters
Agam Darshi Newsproducer
David Stuart Oblivious Da
Quinn Lord Kid with "Santa"
Nathaniel DeVeaux Main St. Passerby
Fulvio Cecere Town Passerby
Eliza Norbury Mary in the Manger
Randi Lynne
Dan Joffre
Aurora Faulkner-Killam
Melissa Howell
Lori Johnson
David Shaw
Myles Wolfe
Carolers
Ty Olsson Trucker
Stephen Holmes UPS Guy
Andrew Hedge City Employee
Cory Monteith Madison's date

Dylan Blue won the 2007 Young Artist Award for Best Actor (Age 10 & up) in a Feature Film.

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Television episodes and specials
20th Television
M*A*S*H "Dear Dad" • "Dear Sis" • "Death Takes a Holiday" • "All About Christmas Eve"
Tracey Ullman "Santa Baby" • "Kay's Gift" • "Merry Catnip"
The X Files "Christmas Carol" • "Emily" • "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas"
Malcolm in the Middle "Christmas" • "Christmas Trees" • "Pearl Harbor" • "Hal's Christmas Gift
Bones "The Man in the Fallout Shelter" • "The Santa in the Slush" • "The Goop on the Girl"
How I Met Your Mother "How Lily Stole Christmas" • "Little Minnesota" • "False Positive" • "Symphony of Illumination" • "The Over-Correction" • "The Final Page, Part 1" • "The Final Page, Part 2"
Glee "A Very Glee Christmas" • "Extraordinary Merry Christmas" • "Glee, Actually" • "Previously Unaired Christmas"
New Girl "The 23rd" • "Santa" • "LAXmas" • "Christmas Eve Eve"
The Mindy Project "Josh and Mindy's Christmas Party" • "Christmas Party Sex Trap" • "Christmas" • "When Mindy Met Danny"
Last Man Standing "Last Christmas Standing" • "Putting a Hit on Christmas" • "Elfie" • "Wedding Planning" • "Gift of the Wise Man"
Other shows "Christmas Story" • "The Worst Noel" • "Haus Arrest" • "Amends" • "Blue Christmas" • "A Christmas Story" • "Cookies for Santa" • "In God We Trust" • "Road to Tradition" • "Afternoon Delight" • "Christmas" • "The Glitch That Stole Christmas" • "Secret Santa"
20th Television Animation
The Simpsons "Simpson Christmas" • "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" • "Marge Be Not Proud" • "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace" • "Grift of the Magi" • "Skinner's Sense of Snow" • "She of Little Faith" • "'Tis the Fifteenth Season" • "Simpson Christmas Stories" • "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II" • "The Fight Before Christmas" • "Holidays of Future Passed" • "White Christmas Blues" • "I Won't Be Home for Christmas • "The Nightmare After Krustmas" • "'Tis the 30th Season" • "Bobby, It's Cold Outside" • "The Way of The Dog" • "A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas" • "Manger Things" • Feliz Navidad
King of the Hill "The Unbearable Blindness of Laying" • "Pretty, Pretty Dresses" • "Hillennium" • "'Twas the Nut Before Christmas" • "The Father, the Son, and J.C." • "Livin' on Reds, Vitamin C and Propane" • "Ms. Wakefield"
Family Guy, American Dad!, and The Cleveland Show "A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas" • "The Best Christmas Story Never" • "The Most Adequate Christmas Ever" • "Rapture's Delight" • "A Cleveland Brown Christmas" • "Road to the North Pole" • "For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls" • "Murray Christmas" • "Season's Beatings" • "Die Semi-Hard" • "Jesus, Mary and Joseph!" • "'Tis the Cleveland To Be Sorry" • "Minstrel Krampus" • "Christmas Guy" • "Dreaming of a White Porsche Christmas" • "The 2000-Year-Old Virgin" • "How the Griffin Stole Christmas" • "Ninety North, Zero West" • "Gifted Me Liberty" • "Don't Be a Dickens At Christmas" • "Santa, Schmanta" • "Christmas is Coming" • "Yule. Tide. Repeat." • "The First No L" • "Christmas Crime" • "The Return of the King (of Queens)"
Futurama "Xmas Story" • "A Tale of Two Santas" • "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular" • "I Know What You Did Next Xmas"
Bob's Burgers "God Rest Ye Merry Gentle-Mannequins" • "Christmas in the Car" • "Father of the Bob" • "Nice-Capades" • "The Last Gingerbread House on the Left" • "The Bleakening" • "Better Off Sled" • "Have Yourself a Maily Linda Christmas" • "Yachty or Nice" • "Gene's Christmas Break" • "The Plight Before Christmas" • "The Nightmare 2 Days Before Christmas"
Other cartoons "Hook's Christmas" • "A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman" • Olive, the Other ReindeerIce Age: A Mammoth Christmas • "The War on Grafelnik" • "Miracle on Culpepper Slims Boulevard" • "A Very Solar Holiday Opposites Special" • "Dip the Halls Adventure" • "Xmas with The Skanks Adventure"
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