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The 30 Best Christmas Movies of All Time

AVclub Contributors

Posted: December 16, 2022

From Miracle On 34th Street to The Santa Clause to A Christmas Story (duh), here are the most wonderful films about the most wonderful time of the year…

Editor's Note: Following is a list of 30 Christmas movies from AVclub. Follow the link at the bottom of the page for the complete slide show, with more details of each movie (some with comments about other Christmas-themed movies released the same year).

This time of year always brings with it a feel-good movie or three. As families brave the snowy temps and the queues both online and at shopping malls for gifts and stocking stuffers, there’s nothing better than taking a break in the warm glow of the silver screen (or your TV). Well, that, and some popcorn. Lots of popcorn. This holiday season, Tom Hanks, Hugh Grant, and Santa Claus himself are on hand to make sure your yuletide is the best it can be. Here are 30 must-see films you should add to your Christmas watchlist.

  1. The Santa Claus
  2. The Polar Express
  3. The Christmas Chronicles
  4. Tokyo Godfathers
  5. Santa Clause is Comin' to Town
  6. Love Actually
  7. Happiest Season
  8. Black CHristmas (1974)
  9. It Happened on Fifth Avenue
  10. The Muppet Christmas Carol
  11. Scrooged
  12. Bad Santa
  13. Klaus
  14. Remember the Night
  15. Christmas in Connecticut
  16. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
  17. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
  18. The Nightmare Before Christmas
  19. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
  20. Carol
  21. White Christmas
  22. The Shop Around the Corner
  23. Home Alone
  24. A Charlie Brown Christmas
  25. Gremlins
  26. Elf
  27. A Christmas Story
  28. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
  29. A Christmas Carol (1951)
  30. It's a Wonderful Life

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Posted: December 16, 2022   Accessed 173 times

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