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The Ultimate Holiday Movie List

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at WM chapter.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and you know what that means! It’s finally that time of year when nothing beats listening to the fire crackle whilst under a warm blanket. Add a cup of hot chocolate, and you are ready to watch Christmas movie after Christmas movie! Below is a list of my faves, in no particular order. Enjoy!

For a Christmas kiss, check out:

 

  • Christmas Cupid
  • Four Christmases
  • Love Actually
  • 12 Dates of Christmas
  • The Holiday
  • The Family Stone
  • Mistletones
  • A Christmas Prince
  • A Holiday Engagement

For a Christmas classic, check out:​

  • It’s a Wonderful Life
  • Miracle on 34th Street
  • Disney’s A Christmas Carol
  • Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (both animated and live action)
  • Frosty the Snowman
  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  • The Polar Express
  • The Year Without Santa Clause
  • The Nutcracker

For a Christmas family favorite, check out:​

  • The Santa Clause (1, 2, & 3)
  • Phineas and Ferb: Christmas Vacation
  • A Charlie Brown Christmas
  • Beauty & the Beast: An Enchanted Christmas
  • Arthur Christmas
  • Eloise at Christmastime
  • Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • Home Alone (1, 2, & 3)

For a Christmas comedy, check out:​

  • Bad Moms Christmas
  • Office Christmas Party
  • Scrooged
  • The Night Before
  • Elf
  • Bad Santa
  • Jingle All the Way
  • A Very Murray Christmas
  • National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

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Sarah Shevenock is a graduate of The College of William and Mary, where she served as a staff writer and Campus Correspondent for Her Campus William and Mary. Currently, she is a National Contributing Writer and Entertainment Blogger. In her free time, she enjoys reading voraciously, watching morning news programs, and keeping up with the latest television and movie news. She loves to talk about anything and everything related to theatre, cheer for her beloved Pittsburgh Penguins, and drink fancy coffee.