25 Days of Christmas: Holiday Movie Countdown

Who doesn’t love a good holiday movie? We know a few friends who live for the Hallmark Channel’s Christmas in July. For those super fans and others who thrive on the December holiday spirit, we’ve rounded up 25 movies to fill your nights leading up to Christmas. So throw on those fuzzy Christmas socks, curl up on the couch with a cup of egg nog and grab the remote. After the first 5, which are Suzanne’s top picks, the list is in no particular order. Happy watching!

1. Home Alone (1990)

2. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)

3. Holiday Inn (1942)

4. Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 - Jim Carrey edition)

5. White Christmas (1954)

6. Elf (2003)

7. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

8. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

9. The Christmas Chronicles 1 & 2 (2018, 2020)

10. Rudolf, The Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

11. A Christmas Story (1983)

12. The Polar Express (2004)

13. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

14. The Santa Clause (1994)

15. Miracle on 34th Street (1947 or 1994)

16. A Christmas Carol (2009)

17. Love Actually (2003)

18. Frosty The Snowman (1965)

19. Fred Claus (2007)

20. Serendipity (2001)

21. Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

22. The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

23. Die Hard (1988)

24. Klaus (2019)

25. Jingle All the Way (1996)