Results: The 30 best Christmas movies of all time
Published on 12/17/2017
'Tis the season for cozying up with the family and watching movies about Christmas. Information provided by Country Living.
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What are you favorite Holiday movies (PART ONE)?
The Shop Around the Corner (1940): Set at Christmastime, and is a classic romantic comedy.
5%
72 votes
Holiday Inn (1942): Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, and Marjorie Reynolds shine in the musical that popularized the song "White Christmas."
17%
240 votes
Meet Me In St. Louis (1944): Judy Garland made "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" a hit in this MGM production.
10%
150 votes
Christmas in Connecticut (1945): A food writer pretending to be a housewife on a charming Connecticut farm has to try and fool her war hero fan at Christmas.
8%
121 votes
It's a Wonderful Life (1946): Although not considered a success when first released, the Frank Capra film starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed has become a beloved holiday favorite.
35%
501 votes
Miracle on 34th Street (1947): Miracle on 34th Street kicks off, well, on 34th Street in Manhattan, during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. But make no mistake, this movie is all about Christmas and contains a very important lesson: "Faith is believing in something when common sense tells you not to."
36%
521 votes
It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947): While a wealthy family celebrates the holidays in the South, a drifter squats in their vacant New York mansion and ends up inviting his friends (and unknowingly, the true owners).
6%
87 votes
A Holiday Affair (1949): Janet Leigh is a young widow caught in a love triangle in this Christmas movie.
3%
50 votes
A Christmas Carol (1951): There are so many different versions of the Charles Dickens classic (we also love 1992's The Muppet Christmas Carol), but the 1951 iteration is the most iconic.
26%
380 votes
White Christmas (1954): Bing Crosby continued his reign as king of the Christmas movie genre with White Christmas, this time alongside Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye, and Vera-Ellen.
24%
343 votes
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964): The sweet stop-motion special gives hope to "misfits" everywhere.
33%
477 votes
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965): The Coca-Cola Company commissioned this cute illustrated TV special based on the Peanuts comic strip.
34%
485 votes
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 or 2000): Whether the adorable animated short or the 2000 version starring Jim Carrey, watching the Grinch's heart grow three sizes never gets old.
36%
522 votes
Frosty the Snowman (1969): Schoolchildren bring their snowman to life in this whimsical short.
32%
462 votes
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970): Another stop-motion staple, this one tells the fantastical tale of Kris Kringle.
23%
331 votes
None of the above.
21%
306 votes
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What are you favorite Holiday movies (PART TWO)?
A Christmas Story (1983): From "You'll shoot your eye out!" to the infamous leg lamp, the '80s movie has given us many hilarious holiday references.
24%
348 votes
Scrooged (1988): The modern remake of A Christmas Carol stars Bill Murray as the Scrooge-like lead.
21%
305 votes
Die Hard (1988): Although perhaps an unconventional choice for the holidays, Die Hard does take place at a Christmas Eve party.
19%
277 votes
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989): Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) is determined to host the perfect family Christmas. Of course, everything goes horribly (and hilariously) wrong.
34%
482 votes
Home Alone 1 and 2 (1990 and 1992): Precocious Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) gets left behind two Christmases in a row and manages to make do (despite the efforts of a pair of con men).
38%
545 votes
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993): Halloweentown king Jack Skellington is enchanted by another holiday in Christmastown.
18%
258 votes
The Santa Clause (1994): Tim Allen takes the place of Santa in a feel-good family Christmas movie.
27%
391 votes
Elf (2003): He may not be a real elf, but Buddy (Will Ferrell) saves Christmas (and his dad from the naughty list) with his endless supply of cheer.
25%
355 votes
Love Actually (2003): The star-studded British Christmas comedy connects nine stories with one central theme: Love is actually all around.
10%
138 votes
Bad Santa (2003): This Christmas comedy is naughty, not nice, as a conman (Billy Bob Thornton) poses as Santa.
14%
204 votes
Christmas with the Kranks (2004): Another beloved holiday flick featuring Tim Allen (as well as Jamie Lee Curtis and Dan Aykroyd!), this one's about a couple that angers their neighbors when they want to forego Christmas festivities in favor of a cruise.
16%
225 votes
The Polar Express (2004): All aboard this animated adventure to the North Pole!
21%
298 votes
Joyeux Noel (2005): The French film based on the historical "unauthorized Christmas truce" of World War I was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year.
3%
45 votes
The Family Stone (2005): A powerhouse cast captures the complicated concepts of family and the holiday season.
6%
83 votes
The Holiday (2006): Two women swap houses for the holidays and find love unexpectedly.
9%
133 votes
None of the above.
20%
291 votes
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What type of Christmas movies do you like to watch?
Classic or modern type films.
26%
377 votes
Cartoon or animated films.
9%
135 votes
Both
46%
659 votes
Neither
18%
264 votes
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