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Christmas wasn't a big thing yet in Holland when I was growing up, but the BBC was always broadcasting lots of great old movies around that time.

I loved all the big 50's movies, like Journey to the center of the earth, The thing, Ben hur, 20000 leagues under the sea, Bridge on the river Kwai, Around the world in 80 days.

And the 60's too with Spartacus, Butch Cassidy and the sundance kid, Goldfinger, From Russia with love, The pink panther, Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez. Louis de Funès and Peter Sellers were my favorite childhood comedians.

I pretty much learned English from watching the BBC all the time.