The best Christmas movies of all time

[Tg11]

If anything the best movies as far as holiday Christmas movies go, all time definitely has to be well for me anyway:

5- Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
4- The Santa Clause (1994)
3- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
2- Home Alone (1990)
1- A Christmas Story (1983)

I wanted to include It's A Wonderful Life (1947) as well because as far as holiday classics go but compared to my top 5 list comparing it against these other movies it is no contest

I also wanted to include Die Hard (1988) as well as Lethal Weapon (1987) since they are Christmas movies but they are also action classics as well

 

[Tg11]

Other underrated Christmas movies in my opinion are The Ref (1994) with Denis Leary, Kevin Spacey and Judy Davis

Bill Murray's Scrooged (1988) which is another underrated film

Definitely Polar Express (2004) now that movie is really underrated in my opinion

 

[Boom]

A Christmas Story
A Christmas Carol (George C Scott)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
And of course, the guilty pleasure Jingle All the Way

 

[Kane52630]

Jingle All The Way
Bad Santa
A Christmas Story
Home Alone 1 & 2
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Batman Returns
Die Hard

and now Krampus

 

[blueharvest]

Batman Returns

Gremlins

The Nightmare Before Christmas


And, of course, the Home Alone movies

 

[Pickleweasel]

Christmas vacation, Elf, Home alones are my favorites

Call me crazy but I also love Fred claus

 

[Drz]

Good to know I wasn't the first one here to post Die Hard. :*)

 

[CELTICPRED]

Long Kiss Goodnight
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Don't even give me that those aren't Christmas movies malarkey.

 

[Kane52630]

It may be early to call but The Night Before might be a future classic.

 

[CyclopsWasRight]

My favourites I watch every year are

Elf
Scrooged
Muppets Christmas Carol
It's a wonderful life

 

[Spike014]

My Favourites

Die Hard 1 & 2
Home Alone 1 & 2
Gremlins
Batman (1989)
Batman Returns
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Jingle All The Way
Scrooged (1988) (Bill Murray)
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

 

[CaptainWagner]

It's a Wonderful Life
Miracle on 34th Street (the original)
Elf
A Christmas Story

Criminally underrated:
A Christmas Carol (w/Sir Patrick Stewert)
Arthur Christmas

 

[The Joker]

Batman (1989)

How is that a Christmas movie?

 

[Gort Baringa]

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White Christmas, with Bing Crosby and Danny Kay. Great music from Irving Berlin.
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[titansupes]

Movies that are usually on that I try to watch:

The Santa Clause (and the second and third, but I only really like the first).
The Grinch (Jim Carrey version).
Christmas Vacation (it's been on Channel 9 every single Christmas night for as long as I can remember).
Home Alone 1 and 2.
Jingle All the Way (they only play this rarely... I hope it's on, I think it's hilarious).
The Family Man (Nic Cage).

And, inspired by you guys, last year I added Batman Returns to the list, and now I may throw in Die Hard and DHII for good measure.

 

[Napoleon]

Die Hard
Elf
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

 

[CGHulk]

A Christmas Story
It's a Woderful Life

 

[Rowsdower!]

A Christmas Story
Miracle on 34th Street
Die Hard
White Christmas
It's a Wonderful Life
Christmas Vacation
Love Actually
Elf
Rudolph
Scrooged
The Night Before

 

[childeroland]

Theatrical films:

It's a Wonderful Life

TV features:

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

TV non-feature length specials

A Charlie Brown Christmas
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
The Little Drummer Boy
Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
The Snowman I and II
Frosty the Snowman
Jack Frost
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
The Year Without Santa Claus

 

[redhawk23]

Harold and Kumar 3 is approximately 400% better than it has any right to be. It has become a staple among my friends and I and for the most part we aren't into stoner comedies.

Not a movie but the Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia christmas episode is incredible.

 

[gwynplaine]

Maybe not the best Christmas Movie of all time but one of my favorite Santas.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

Miracle on 34th Street - Maureen O'Hara/Edmund Gwenn version.
Scrooge - Alastair Sim version.
A Christmas Story
Christmas Vacation
Die Hard
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Rankin-Bass version.
White Christmas

 

[Dr. Evil]

Full length movies:

- Christmas Vacation
- It's a Wonderful Life
- Home Alone
- Die Hard
- Scrooged

TV specials:

- Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
- The Story of Santa Claus
- Santa Claus is Coming to Town
- A Charlie Brown Christmas

 

[Web-Head]

Home Alone 1 and 2 are my favorites. I enjoy Jingle All the Way, Elf, and Christmas Vacation as well. I make sure I watch Home Alone every year, at least once.

 

[tzarinna]

Elf
Polar Express
White Christmas