54 best Christmas movies of all time

How do you spend your Christmas break? Ice skating? Carolling? Or curled up in a blanket watching Christmas movies like a sentient toad?

If, like us, it’s the amphibious life for you and you plan on engaging in a festive film marathon, you’re in luck. We’ve re-watched and reviewed some Christmas classics, giving points for fuzzy feelings and festive features. With more platforms than ever before, such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney+, we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to movies bringing us Yuletide excellence.

How about a newer feel-good classic, such as Emma Roberts‘ Holidate or Lindsay Lohan in Falling for Christmas? Or of course, there’s sentimental festive favourites like The Holiday, Elf, Home Alone and Miracle On 34th Street – or the more rogue choices for the less festive (like A Nightmare Before Christmas or Die Hard).

So without further ado, here are the 54 best Christmas movies that we believe are the greatest festive watches of all time – all available to watch on your favourite platforms. 2023 has even brought us a body swap festive comedy and a rom-com from Gossip Girl‘s Leighton Meester. What more could we want?