Old thread from Jake Tapper proves once and for all that 'Die Hard' is a Christmas movie (and poem?)

We seemed to have missed this thread last Christmas and it just popped up in our feed today, but here’s CNN’s Jake Tapper reworking the poem, “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (‘Twas the night before Christmas) with a series of GIFs to prove once and for all that “Die Hard” is indeed a Christmas movie. And a pretty good holiday poem, too.

Enjoy!

‘Twas the night before Christmas
At Nakatomi Tower
When our story of homecoming
Begins with brute power pic.twitter.com/WPxtQY6rmE

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 26, 2017

At Los Angeles airport, meet our savior, McClane;
With toys for his kids he disembarks from his plane.
To not see that this tale’s about Christmas is folly;
Did I mention that Mrs. McClane’s name is Holly? pic.twitter.com/NxZcmTxiEW

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 26, 2017

“How 'bout some Christmas music?” McClane asks of Argyle.
“That *is* Christmas music,” the driver says with a smile.
To reunite with Holly, his aim is shared with shy laughter;
T’would be a holiday miracle to last ever after. pic.twitter.com/JHS4M1Z4NS

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 26, 2017

“You throw quite a party,” says John to Tagaki-San.
“I didn't know they had Christmas in Japan.”
John is weary from travel; Holly offers a bed.
While down in the lobby, the guard’s shot in the head. pic.twitter.com/n8D7tGfgTX

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 26, 2017

In Theo! In Kyle! In Tony, Ed, Fritz!
Into the party the armed thugs run a blitz.
(Argyle still waits; this is long before Uber.)
While havoc is wreaked by the evil Hans Gruber. pic.twitter.com/ZeUcMXNQZB

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 26, 2017

John McClane, he escapes. Save the day – he’s just gotta;
Without shoes he tracks blood as if bearing wounds of stigmata;
One thug tries to kill him but that German’s too slow;
Now John McClane has a machine gun. HO-HO-HO. pic.twitter.com/Kp5izQXk3A

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 26, 2017

Sgt. Al Powell is told of disturbance;
In response the fake guard feigns a bit of perturbance
Does he hear anything? The answer is no
Except for the song “LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW” pic.twitter.com/gdkHpf92Yp

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 26, 2017

“Merry Christmas,” says Powell, not realizing the peril;
Driving off while he sings a beloved Christmas carol.
A corpse falls from above with a clear rationale;
McClane says to the cop “Welcome to the party, pal.” pic.twitter.com/o3hRQhTxvP

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 26, 2017

Gruber talks to McClane,
or rather he sneers
Survival would be a miracle, he plays on his fears
The policeman is bloodied and in dire need of succor
“Yipee-ki-yea,” McClane says, “mother-f***er.” pic.twitter.com/AOKNqUnrcY

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 26, 2017

A woman hostage with child in of its glory
Is also a part of our Christmas Eve story
With Johnny McC traveling great distance
With hope and with love fighting evil resistance pic.twitter.com/gFXn49xRSv

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 26, 2017

Theo, a wise man, who’s also quite naughty
Is stealing the money in spirit quite haughty
Ellis, the Judas, attempts an amenity
By disclosing the cowboy’s secret identity pic.twitter.com/9iT5pXeWIH

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 26, 2017

McClane gets a bad feeling and asks Sgt Powell
To relay to his wife a redemptive avowal
“When things panned out for her, I should've been behind her all the way”
He says this thinking that he’ll never see the light of day. pic.twitter.com/KRmBEI4vhK

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 26, 2017

“I got it,” says the sergeant, “but you can tell her yourself.”
In a scene that’s as seasonal as a reindeer or elf
“I hope so, but that's up to the guy upstairs,” says McClane
Who’s traveled far for peace but encountered only pain pic.twitter.com/G9Dg6LtLn1

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 26, 2017

If Christmas is love, rebirth and a savior
McClane was all of the above in his Die Hard behavior
God was truly with him, the success was empirical
At Nakatomi they experienced a miracle pic.twitter.com/iQ6E6FkicM

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 26, 2017

That Die Hard is a Christmas film
Seems to me just a Fact
I declare this without any holiday tact
But whether you agree or your disapproval won’t cease
I wish you a season of love and of peace. ? ? ? pic.twitter.com/G9sCB4Xvne

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 26, 2017

Case closed!

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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 24, 2017