19 hidden details and Easter eggs in Christmas movies you might not have noticed 

Love Actually (2003) | Image Source: Universal Pictures
Love Actually (2003) | Image Source: Universal Pictures

11. The Polar Express Train Number 1225

The Polar Express (2004) | Image Source: Warner Bros. Pictures
The Polar Express (2004) | Image Source: Warner Bros. Pictures

In The Polar Express, a 2004 animated adventure, the train in the movie is the real number 1225, just as the Pere Marquette locomotive that inspired this, so this is an Easter Egg for the history of the trains and a small point of detail in this filmmakers, paying respect to part of railway history as part of the connection for a film with the magic of Christmas.

The number of the train has become the epitome of the film. It represents the journey of faith and reminds the audience long after the holiday season.

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Edited by Zainab Shaikh