The Best Christmas Movies to get you in the Holiday Spirit

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We complied a list of the best Christmas movies to get you in the holiday spirit. This time of year everyone is very busy, but it’s nice to take some time and kick back with the family, grab some hot cocoa and a warm blanket for a holiday-themed movie.

We broke down the list into categories, family comedies, classic movies for the entire family, children’s movies and comedy’s for adults. We hope you enjoy watching these and make some new memories for your family.

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The 10 Best Christmas Movies – Family Comedies

Elf – After discovering he is a human, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole sets off to New York City to find his estranged biological father. This family friendly movie has heart, laughs and shows the love of family.

Home Alone – Kevin, an 8-year old boy is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation. He soon discovers a pair of burglars plan to rob his family home. Kevin devises a plan to protect the family home at all costs.

Home Alone 2 – One year after Kevin was left home alone he loses track of his father at the airport, he mistakenly gets on a plane headed for New York City — while the rest of his family fly to Florida. He soon discovers the two burglars that tried to rob his home last year are also in New York City and plan to rob a toy store. Kevin makes a plan to stop them in their tracks.

Christmas With the Kranks – With their daughter away, the Kranks decide to skip Christmas altogether and go on a cruise. At the last minute their daughter decides to come home for Christmas and is bringing her fiance. The neighbors rally to help them throw their annual Christmas celebration party.

Deck the Halls – Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space.

A Christmas Story – In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie attempts to convince his parents, his teacher, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.

Fred Claus – Of the two Claus brothers, Fred is the troublemaker and polar opposite of his saintly sibling, Nicholas. When Fred’s criminal ways finally land him in big trouble, Nicholas bails him out and brings him to the North Pole to work off the debt by making toys. The headaches mount for St. Nick, who not only must deal with his trouble making brother, but also an efficiency expert who has come to evaluate Santa’s operation.

The Santa Clause – When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off of his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation – The Griswold family’s plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.

Daddy’s Home 2 – Having finally gotten used to each other’s existence, Brad and Dusty must now deal with their intrusive fathers during the holidays.

The 9 Best Christmas Movies – Classic Movies

Miracle on 34th Street (1947) – In this Christmas classic, an old man going by the name of Kris Kringle fills in for an intoxicated Santa in Macy’s annual Thanksgiving Day parade. Kringle proves to be such a hit that he is soon appearing regularly at the chain’s main store in midtown Manhattan. When Kringle surprises customers and employees alike by claiming that he really is Santa Claus, it leads to a court case to determine his mental health and, more importantly, his authenticity.

The Preacher’s Wife – An angel comes to earth a few days before Christmas to help a disillusioned reverend regain control of his life.

It’s a Wonderful Life – An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.

Scrooged – A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.

March of the Wooden Soldiers – This 1934 musical comedy stars Laurel and Hardy as toymakers struggling to pay off their mortgage on Mother Peep’s shoe. It’s also known by its alternative title March of the Babes in Toyland.

A Christmas Carol 1951 – An old, bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when he is haunted by three ghosts on Christmas Eve.

White Christmas – A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.

Holiday Inn – Set during the WWII era, the movie follows a love triangle that unfurls at a hotel over the holidays.

Christmas in Connecticut – A food writer who has lied about being the perfect housewife must try to cover her deception when her boss and a returning war hero invite themselves to her home for a traditional family Christmas.

The 9 Best Christmas Movies – Children’s Movies

A Charlie Brown Christmas – Repelled by the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find the true meaning of Christmas.

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas – On the outskirts of Whoville, there lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans on ruining the Christmas holiday for all of the cheery citizens of the town.

Frosty the Snowman – A living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowman’s magic hat.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – A misfit reindeer and his friends look for a place that will accept them.

Jingle All the Way – A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out of them, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one.

Mickey’s Christmas Carol – The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.

Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town – A mailman explains the holiday tale of Santa’s legend and how he began delivering toys to children on Christmas.

The Muppet Christmas Carol – The Muppet characters tell their version of the classic tale of an old and bitter miser’s redemption on Christmas Eve.

The Polar Express – A young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express. During his adventure, he learns about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.

The 9 Best Christmas Movies – Comedy’s for Adults

Once the kids go to bed, grab a glass of wine and watch one of the hilarious Christmas movies below, you’ll be glad you did.

A Bad Moms Christmas – As their own mothers drop in unexpectedly, our three under-appreciated and over-burdened moms rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: Christmas.

Bad Santa – A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid.

The Night Before – On Christmas Eve, three lifelong friends spend the night in New York City looking for the Holy Grail of Christmas parties.

Office Christmas Party – When the CEO tries to close her hard-partying brother’s branch, he and his Chief Technical Officer must rally their co-workers and host an epic office Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and close a sale that will save their jobs.

Trading Places – A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

The Ref – A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.

The Best Man Holiday – When college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances to be reignited.

Four Christmases – A couple struggles to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas.

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas – Harold & Kumar go on a Christmas Eve bender while trying to replace a prized Christmas tree.

We hope you have found this list helpful and discovered a new favorite Christmas movie.