The most wonderful time of the year is finally here! Whose ready to light some festive candles, eat their body weight in chocolate and pigs in blankets, and get warm and cosy to watch some Christmas movies, I know I certainly am!
Over my 24 years I have watched my fair share of Christmas films, from the classics to the modern day tales, so I thought it only fitting to bring you a list of my favourite Top 10 Christmas Movies that you must watch this December.
1. The Polar Express (2004)
The Polar Express is one film which never fails to get me excited for Christmas. On Christmas Eve, a young boy spots a mysterious train appear at the front of his house, bound for the North Pole. The boy boards the train and is greeted by plenty of other children, who are heading to see Santa Claus. This movie is filled with exciting twists and turns from the get go, and features Tom Hanks as the voice of the conductor. If you did not already know, this film is based off of the 1985 novel of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg.
2. Home Alone (1990)
No Christmas is complete without watching Home Alone. This hilarious slap-stick comedy will have you laughing out loud for its entirity. Starring child star Macaulay Culkin as the very cheeky Kevin McCallister, and Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern as the Wet Bandits. Kevin and his family are due to go on a family vacation to Paris, when a nightime power cut causes their alarm clocks to reset and the family to oversleep. In the morning rush to get to the airport on time, Kevin’s parents mistakenly leave him behind! As the story unfolds, Kevin finds himself home alone, with the difficult job of fighting off a pair of burglars! Kevin creates all sorts of crazy, and hilarious, contraptions to defend his home!
3. The Holiday (2006)
If you love a good Rom-Com, then this movie is definitely for you. In London, Irene (Kate Winslet), a writer for the Telegraph newspaper, is left in emotional termoil after her workplace crush seeks romance with another woman. Meanwhile, in LA, Amanda (Cameron Diaz) trades her glamourous lifestyle with Irene, for a quaint cottage in the English countryside, after discovering her boyfriend was cheating. Upon arriving in wintery England, Amanda is left feeling lonely, but her mood is soon brightened by a drunk Graham (Jude Law) on her doorstep. This movie is pretty much 2-in-1, with both stories of lust and love coming together into this light-hearted festive delight.
4. Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
After the Department Store, Coles, fires their Santa Claus for drinking on the job, right before a Thanksgiving Parade, Cole’s events director spots an elderly man, who is soon her replacement Santa. The man introduces himself as Kris Kringle, and plays the part of St Nick so well, he is hired immediately as Cole’s main Santa for the holiday period. Later on in the movie, Kris is arrested for supposedly assulting a man (the former drunken Santa Claus). It becomes abundantley clear that in order for Kris to be aquitted of this crime, his defence team must prove that he is, in fact, the real Father Christmas. Miracle on 34th Street is a Christmas film like no other and should be on your movie watch list this year!
5. ELF (2003)
I couldn’t put together a list of Christmas movies without including ELF. One Christmas Eve, a baby boy crawls into Santa’s toy sack at an orphanage, and is unknowingly transported to the North Pole. When the baby is discoverd by the elves in Santa’s workshop, Papa Elf decides to adopt the child and raise him as his own, giving him the name Buddy. Many years later, Buddy, now a full-sized adult, after out growing his fellow elves, overhears in the workshop that he is not an elf afterall, but a human! Papa Elf explains to Buddy that he was put up for adoption by his parents. Buddy then travels to New York on a quest to find his father. I have watched this movie countless times, and it still turns me into fits of giggles.
6. Deck The Halls (2006)
Deck the Halls, starring Danny DeVito as Buddy Hall and Matthew Broderick as Steve Finch, is another classic Christmas film filled with plenty of laugh out loud moments. Buddy and his family (twin daughters and wife) move into their new home ahead of the festive period, living opposite Steve. Over the coming days, Buddy decides he wants to decorate his house for Christmas BUT his aim is to have his Christmas lights visible from Space. Steve and Buddy’s rivalry soon begins, when Buddy’s lights and special effects become an annoyance. Deck the Halls is one of those terrible Christmas Movies that you just cannot help but watch every year.
7. Jingle All The Way (1996)
If you like cheesy movies, then Jingle All the Way is something you will enjoy. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Howard Langston, a workaholic business man who has left it until Christmas Eve to get his son the must-have toy of the season Turbo Man. In desperation to find Turbo Man, Howard becomes enthralled in a battle with new nemesis Myron (played by Sinbad), by taking on the role of Turbo Man himself. Jingle All the Way is a stupidly good film, that combines every parents nightmare into a comedic delight.
8. A Christmas Carol (2009)
A Christmas Carol is a Disney reimagined version of the classic Charles Dickens novel. Featuring Jim Carrey as the voice actor of Scrooge and the three ghosts who haunt Scrooge. You all of course know the famous story of Ebenezer Scrooge so I won’t go into much detail. However, this version of A Christmas Carol is incredible, the animation is impeccable and the story always puts me in a festive mood. If you haven’t already watched this movie, then you definitely should this Christmas.
9. The Santa Clause
Tim Allen is the star of the show as Santa Claus, in The Santa Clause. Originally a normal guy, Scott (Tim Allen) accidently causes the real Santa to fall from his roof. Scott must become the new Santa and finish off the Christmas gift deliveries. I am obsessed with this movie, and I am so glad I can stream it from Disney+. The Santa Clause has two sequel movies, so I plan to have a Santa Clause movie marathon at some point in December!
10. The Christmas Chronicles
This movie is the most recent film I am going to mention. Airing on Netflix in 2018, The Christmas Chronicles is a festive comedy which is sure to get you excited for Christmas. Staring Kurt Russel as Santa Claus, the story follows two children who jump into Santa’s sleigh after spotting him in their home on Christmas Eve. The sleigh tragically malfunctions and it is up to the children to help Santa save Christmas. I really enjoyed this movie and since its release Netflix have created a second movie, which is available to stream now. I am yet to watch the second installment to this Christmassy tale, so I will definitely be settling down with a mug of hot chocolate this December to transport myself into some Christmas magic.
I had so much fun putting together a list of my top 10 Christmas movies. I loved watching the trailers, it’s really got me in the festive spirit. Although Christmas won’t be the same in 2020 for a lot of people, let’s make it super festive and watch some amazing Christmas movies. Have I mentioned any of your fave films? What are you favourite Christmas movies?
I have a similar post up for my top 10 horror movies, if scary movies are more your thing.
Until Another Day x
The Polar Express and Christmas Carol are my favorite X-Mas movies too. I love watching X-Mas movies. They give me warm cozy feeling. Thank you for sharing.
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I watched the Christmas Carol on Saturday and loved it! Now that it’s December I’ll definitely be binging the rest! Thanks for reading x
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Brilliant choices!! I live for Christmas films. I think they rank up there as my favourite films in general! I can’t wait to get watching over the coming weeks x x
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It gets me so excited for Christmas, it brings the magic back for me!
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Hey,
thanks for this list!
I’d suggest to put “3 Hazelnuts for Cinderella” on this list as it is a lovely fairytale!
Best Wishes
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I’ve never heard of this movie before!
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All fun movies. 😍
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They’re the best!
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The only movie I haven’t seen is The Holiday so that’s going on my list! My favourite here is probably Elf as it makes me laugh so much even though I’ve seen it so many times before!
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It’s amazing, definitely worth the watch! Elf is hilarious isn’t it, I can’t help but laugh every time I watch it!x
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I love Christmas movies including several you’ve mentioned here! If you enjoyed The Holiday I’d recommend Serendipity if you haven’t seen it. Thanks for sharing!
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That’s one that I haven’t heard of before, will deffo be looking into it!x
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I love the majority of these films! Home Alone is probably my ultimate favourite but I also love Elf, Miracle on 34th Street, Love Actually and Gremlins!
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I’ve never watched Gremlins before! I see snippets every Christmas but have never watched it in full!x
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I love watching Love Actually and Muppet Christmas Carol at this time of year, they’re such feel good Christmas films! x
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I didn’t really enjoy Love Actually when I watched it, controversial I know! Muppets Christmas Carol is such a classic!x
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This list is spot on! I love Elf and have been looking on the TV channels for it everywhere!
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I hope you manage to find it over Christmas, it’s definitely one of the best!
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I must say this is a refreshing list. I’ll watch The Christmas Chronicles right away
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It’s such a feel good Christmas movie!
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Some amazing films on the list. Polar Express is our family Christmas Eve choice, while Elf is always a favourite. I also teach A Christmas Carol every year, so have to sneak the film in for my class!
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I love the Polar Express, I definitely need to rewatch it this year! The kids would love A Christmas Carol, it has plenty of added comedy!
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I love all of these classic Christmas movies!! You can’t go wrong with The Polar Express. Elf is another funny one! I can’t believe a few of these movies are just as old or older than me. Thanks for sharing!!
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Polar Express is fab! I know most of them are older than me too!
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These are all great Christmas movies! Home Alone is one of my all-time favourites. I can’t wait until my next set of days off so I can have a Christmas movie day.
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Home alone is amazing! I watch The Santa Clause again last night and it was the best☺️
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Miracle on 34th Street was always my favourite as a kid but Love Actually is my favourite by a mile as an adult. I haven’t seen some of these in so long! x
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I love Miracle on 34th Street! I’ve never understood the hype with Love Actually 🙈 x
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Home Alone is the BEST! Thank you for sharing these suggestions as I always just watch the same ones every year x
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It’s amazing isn’t it! I love it so much x
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It’s sooo good!
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Home alone is my all time favourite 😊❤️…. Will watch the other movies too …. Thank you so much 💞
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It’s such a classic, I watch it every year!x
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Thanks for sharing your favourite movies, mine has to be The Muppet Christmas Carol 🙂
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I love that movie, will definitely have to watch it this year!
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So many great films here! My faves are Elf, The Grinch and The Holiday xx
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I love The Holiday, I haven’t watched it for a few years so I need to again this year!x
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Fav – How The Grinch Stole Christmas – I never get tired of it ✨
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It’s such a classic!
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The Polar Express is my all-time favourite! Although I do need to start trying some others!
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It’s amazing isn’t it!! ❤️
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