Top Christmas Movies List

Home Alone

One of the vital ingredients to any December is the children's Christmas movie, and this is one of the best.

It's a Wonderful Life

I can understand the reluctance of some to watch It’s a Wonderful Life for the first time. It’s a black and white movie from 1946 that lasts 130 minutes.

Elf

Buddy is played by Will Ferrell, who is in wonderful form, playing childish ignorance like only he can, and it is his journey around the Big Apple that brings the real fun.

Dr. Suess' How The Grinch Stole Christmas

The Grinch curses the happy, button-nosed Whos down in Whoville below. When Christmas comes around, he decides to dress as Santa Claus and steal their presents and thus prevent Christmas from coming.

The Santa Clause

A film eager to rekindle the love for Saint Nick in all of us, The Santa Clause will keep the whole family smiling.

Jingle All The Way

He is surrounded by police, armed and ready to fire. He has reindeer chasing him. He’s starting fires. He’s getting into battles with teams of hoodlum Mall Santas.

The Polar Express

Tom Hanks plays their mentor, the conductor on the train, along with five additional roles in the film, ranging from a hobo to a certain jolly, fat man...

Ernest isn’t outdone, however, with a get up as a crazed snake handler, attempts to fly Santa’s sleigh up and over a travelling aeroplane, and of course the all-too-familiar catchphrase “KnowhutImean?” crops up to help us on our merry way.

A Christmas Carol

Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins, Michael J. Fox and Gary Oldman also feature, which would usually lead to a description of an all-star cast, but in this case Carrey’s large workload takes over in a virtual one man show.

A Christmas Tale (Un Conte de Noël)

Arnaud Desplechin seems to be saying that not even the lucky, the learned or the rich can avoid such familial problems. It revels in the differences of character that play out in family instances, and we can all relate to that.

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas is a typical representation of what to expect from the Tim Burton camp, who produced and co-wrote the film. The darkness, the sense of humour and the off-kilter tone are Burton to the core.

Scrooged

These ghosts are a little different than Dickens drew them up, happy to trick, tease and punch Cross in order to prove their point, which brings with it a more daring Christmas Carol than seen before.

Miracle On 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street was originally a feature from 1947, and this is the fourth version of the film. It features Richard Attenborough as the replacement, or real, Santa Claus, and the cute as a button Mara Wilson playing the six year old girl.

A Christmas Story

It tells the tale of a young boy, Ralphie Parker, who wants only one thing for Christmas; a Red Ryder BB Gun, complete with a compass and a sundial. The only problem is, no one seems to share his vision of a wonderful Christmas...

Christmas Movies List