<P> On December 24, 2007, AOL ranked the film their #1 Christmas film of all time . IGN ranked the film the top holiday - themed film of all time . In 2012, a Marist Poll named the film the favorite holiday film in the U.S. </P> <P> American Film Institute lists </P> <Ul> <Li> AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs--Nominated </Li> <Li> AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes: <Ul> <Li> "You'll shoot your eye out ."--Nominated </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)--Nominated </Li> </Ul> <Li> AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs--Nominated </Li>

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