Christmas is the season to gather around the fire, cuddle up close with your family, and watch your favorite Christmas movies on DVD or television. We’ve done the legwork for you and picked out the 20 very best Christmas movies of all time.
20. Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
20. Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
More proof that originals are always better than the remakes. The original Miracle on 34th Street appears much higher on this list.
19. Love Actually
19. Love Actually
If you love those sappy kind of holiday films, then this is the flick for you.
18. Scrooged
18. Scrooged
If Bill Murray's in it, then it's an all-time classic.
17. Bad Santa
17. Bad Santa
This movie was the perfect role for Billy Bob Thornton as he plays the roll of a drunken Santa who commits crimes while forming an odd bond with a child.
16. Gremlins
16. Gremlins
This movie shows you what happens when your Christmas presents turn evil.
15. The Santa Clause
15. The Santa Clause
Who would've ever thought that Tim Allen would play the main character in a Christmas classic?
14. Die Hard
14. Die Hard
One of the biggest social media arguments is whether Die Hard classifies as a Christmas movie or not. Its inclusion on this list confirms that it is.
13. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
13. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Whos from Whoville are the victims of a villain named The Grinch who steals all their holiday presents and decorations.
12. A Christmas Carol (1938)
12. A Christmas Carol (1938)
Who doesn't love the story about Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and Bob Cratchit?
11. The Nightmare Before Christmas
11. The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tim Burton's brilliance shines throughout this flick.
10. Frosty the Snowman
10. Frosty the Snowman
If this movie came out today, it might be a little creepy with a grown man hanging out with children, but instead, it's one of the classics.
9. Holiday Inn
9. Holiday Inn
This that movie where we hear the classic "White Christmas" for the first time.
8. A Charlie Brown Christmas
8. A Charlie Brown Christmas
Leave it to Charlie Brown to teach us the true meaning of Christmas and remind us that the commercialization of the holiday is just noise.
7. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
7. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Nothing ever goes perfectly on Christmas which is exactly why we fell in love with Chevy Chase and his crazy family.
6. It's A Wonderful Life
6. It's A Wonderful Life
Who can forget when George Bailey meets Clarence the Angel for the first time?
5. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
5. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
What's Christmas without Rudolph? One of the favorites for the whole family.
4. Home Alone
4. Home Alone
Even though the movie is often picked apart for not being realistic, it's still just as entertaining to watch Kevin protect himself and his house against The Wet Bandits.
3. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
3. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Truly one of the most heartwarming stories about the Christmas spirit trumping all.
2. A Christmas Story
2. A Christmas Story
Always a classic and a movie that gets played 24 hours in a row on Christmas Day courtesy of TBS.
1. Elf
1. Elf
This might be Will Ferrell's best work of all time. There are so many quotable lines in this movie that it was easy to place No. 1 on the list.
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