Patton Oswalt summed up my feelings on it very well, but I can't post it here due to language. Suffice to say, we don't share tastes in Christmas movies at all. I don't like the ones designed to make you feel guilty or sad; its supposed to be a happy holiday.
You've seen Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, the one with Burl Ives as the singing snowman narrator w/ the plaid vest and bowler hat, Yukon Cornelius and the 'Bumble Snowman, the Misfit Toys... When that one did so well, the studio did more Christmas stories.