Arnold gives back for the Christmas season

Christmas just isn’t the same without Arnold Schwarzenegger – and we’re not just talking about holiday classic Jingle All the Way. Arnold has gotten into the Christmas spirit in a big way yet again this year, giving out presents at a youth center in Los Angeles, something he has been doing for over three decades. And he has a pretty sincere reason for doing so.

As he wrote on TikTok (yes, Arnold is on TikTok), “There is a reason I have been handing out presents at the Hollenback Center in Boyle Heights for over 30 years. When I first came to America, my friends at Gold’s Gym were so generous. They brought me in during Christmas time and made me feel so happy and included. I love being able to give back and see the smiles on the kids’ faces when they get their gifts. Merry Christmas to all!” The caption accompanied a video of Arnold handing out Christmas gifts, adding more proof that he’s one of the most genuine and hardest-working celebrities out there. And is that Turbo-Man we see…?

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♬ original sound – Arnold

While Home Alone, Elf and A Christmas Story get most of the love when it comes to family-friendly holiday movies, there’s really no reason Jingle All the Way can’t join the (nice) list. It may have initially seemed weird to see Arnold in such a goofy Christmas comedy, but it holds up pretty nicely more than 25 years after its release. (We should point out that Phil Hartman deserves a lot of credit there.) But Jingle All the Way isn’t the only holiday movie Arnold Schwarzenegger has been involved with. You might be surprised to learn that he directed a TV movie remake of Christmas in Connecticut, starring Dyan Cannon, Kris Kristofferson and Tony Curtis. Admittedly, I haven’t seen that one, but I seriously doubt it would ever take the place of Arnold and Sinbad. 

Arnold Schwarzenegger also posted a video last month of himself and some helpers handing out turkeys for Thanksgiving. Now if we can just get an all-time classic Arnold Thanksgiving movie…

Is Jingle All the Way on your annual holiday watch list?