Pictured (l-r) are Lynchburg-Clay Board of Education members Rebecca Sanderson, Richard Warner and Susan Blankenship; Christy Roberts of Blessings for Christmas; board member Cathy Griffith; Erin ...

But for Zooey Deschanel, popping on the 2003 film Elf is off-putting for a whole other reason. For millions of people, the Will Ferrell movie is appointment viewing around Christmas time.