When the weather’s cold, what better way to enjoy your time together than to curl up on the couch with a thick blanket, a cup of hot chocolate, and a great Christmas movie to help you celebrate? Here is a list of the Top 10 Most Classic Christmas Movies to watch this holiday season.
10 – A Charlie Brown Christmas
In this animated classic based on the comic strip, Peanuts, Charlie Brown finds himself miserable despite the cheeriness of the season, and it’s up to his friends to cheer him up. If you enjoy Charlie Brown, give this movie a try.
09 – Elf
Elf is the story of a human boy raised as an elf at the North Pole who then must travel to the real world to meet his biological father and convince him that Santa Clause really exists.
08 – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
This classic is about the famous reindeer and how he came to lead Santa’s sleigh. This fun, animated story shows us how the North Pole overcomes their differences to make Christmas happen.
07 – Frosty the Snowman
This animated classic tells the tale of the loving snowman that comes to life. However, when the temperatures start to rise, Frosty and the kids must find a way to get up to the North Pole so he won’t melt.
06 – A Christmas Story
If you haven’t heard the mortifying story of Ralphie and his father’s famous leg lamp, you should check out this movie about the boy who just couldn’t get anything right on Christmas.
05 – Mickey’s A Christmas Carol
In Disney’s adaptation of A Christmas Carol, Scrooge McDuck goes on a spirit quest to see how his actions affect the people in his life. Mickey and his friends teach us what the true spirit of Christmas is.
04 – Miracle on 34th Street
When Santa Clause comes to Manhattan and takes a job as Santa in the mall, all the children of the city believe he is the real Santa except little Susan, and Santa makes it his mission to make her believe again.
03 – The Polar Express
This story follows a young boy on his journey to the North Pole on a magical train; a journey that will once more teach him the meaning of Christmas and make him believe in the holiday.
02 – Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas
In this Christmas tale, the jealous Grinch steals Christmas from all the Whos in Whoville because he feels left out. Then sweet little Cindy Lou Who convinces him and her town that Christmas is for everybody by reviving the spirit of Christmas.
01 – The Santa Clause
When selfish Scott Calvin accidentally kills Santa, he puts on the suit and becomes the man himself. The next day, Scott thinks it was a dream until his son, Charlie, tells him it was all real and convinces him to believe.
Whatever your traditions are during the holiday season, these movies will be a treat you can enjoy with your entire family.