Best Family Christmas Movies to Watch Together this Christmas
If you’re looking for the best family Christmas movies to watch this holiday season, here are 32 all-time favourites. From old classic Christmas movies to modern day holiday films, for family movie nights over the Christmas break, or for Christmas Day movie marathons, this list won’t disappoint.
Recently, on my Facebook page, I asked my followers “What are the best family Christmas movies to watch over the holidays”.
For the record, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas for my family without the classic kids’ Christmas movies Polar Express, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and Arthur’s Christmas.
My followers began chatting about their families’ favourite holiday flicks, and I was filled with nostalgia as the titles came pouring in. Many of my favourite childhood Christmas movies and television specials were mentioned. I’d forgotten all about The House Without a Christmas Tree, but oh my gosh, I loved that movie when I was a kid. I think it was one of those old ABC Family Christmas movies, wasn’t it?
Several holiday movie titles, I’d never heard of before, so I’ve added some to my family’s personal must-watch list for the holidays this year.
And many were well-known holiday classics. Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without them.
I compiled the titles that were mentioned over and over again, and I’ve put together the following list of the most popular Christmas movie suggestions. Hopefully you’ll get cozy on the couch with your family this Christmas to enjoy some of these holiday classics.
32 Classic Christmas Movies for Families
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All-time Favourite Family Christmas Movies
1. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
2. Elf
3. Fred Claus
4. The Santa Claus (1, 2 and 3)
5. A Christmas Story
6. Home Alone
7. The Muppet Christmas Carol
Old Classic Christmas Movies
8. White Christmas
9. It’s a Wonderful Life
10. Miracle on 34th Street
11. A Christmas Carol
It wouldn’t be Christmas without these flicks!
12. Polar Express
13. The Grinch
14. Earnest Saves Christmas
15. Prancer
16. Love Actually
17. Christmas with the Kranks
18. The House Without a Christmas Tree
19. The Snowman
20. Nativity
21. The Nightmare Before Christmas
More Old-Time Holiday Classics
22. Meet Me in St. Louis
23. The Sound of Music
24. Holiday Inn
Kids’ Christmas Movies that Never Grow Old
25. A Charlie Brown Christmas
26. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
27. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
28. Frosty the Snowman
Christmas Movies for Toddlers and Preschoolers
29. Arthur’s Christmas
30. Annabelle’s Wish
And lastly…
31. A Mom for Christmas
32. The Nativity Story
Pop some popcorn, grab the remote, and settle in for some of these timeless Christmas classics with your family this year.
Let the holidays begin!
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Jackie is a mom, wife, home daycare provider, and the creative spirit behind Happy Hooligans. She specializes in kids’ crafts and activities, easy recipes, and parenting. She began blogging in 2011, and today, Happy Hooligans inspires more than 2 million parents, caregivers and Early Years Professionals all over the globe.
