79 Christmas Movies to Watch This Year

Now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s officially time for all things Christmas! I’m also going to let you in on a little secret — the Hawkins family has been in Christmas mode since November 1st!

Last night, we debuted our matching family pajamas and watched our first Christmas movie of the season as a family. We kicked it off with Home Alone, and from now until the big day, I’ll have one of our TVs tuned to the Hallmark channel. Before bed, Jordan and I started talking about our favorite Christmas movies, and I started thinking about all the other Christmas movies I like that didn’t quite make the cut. Usually, I’d try to be strategic and make a list of all the movies I want to squeeze in during my limited time over the holidays.

But it’s 2020 right?! Most of us are spending a lot more time at home working, homeschooling, and watching TV. I mean we literally have a TV in our home office and I’ve had a trash TV, Blippi, and CNN mashup on in the background for months — and I’m not even ashamed ’cause that’s what kind of year it’s been. Can I get an AMEN?!

I feel equally not ashamed about my plan to overdose on Christmas cheer, ’cause let’s keep it all the way real…we could all use some extra cheer.

So, get your remote and your 17 streaming services ready (and I know you have ALL OF THEM) — whether you want to watch a holiday classic with your family, or you’re looking for some Christmas movies to turn on in the background while you’re muted on Zoom, here’s a list of 79 Christmas movies to watch this year.

Christmas Movie Classics

1. White Christmas
2. It’s A Wonderful Life
3. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
4. Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town
5. The Little Drummer Boy
6. Frosty the Snowman
7. The Year Without Santa Claus
8. Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
9. ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
10. Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July
11. Jingle All the Way
12. Scrooged
13. Trading Places
14. Babes In Toyland
15. Home Alone
16. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
17. A Christmas Carol
18. How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Christmas Family Favorites

19. The Polar Express
20. Nightmare Before Christmas
21. Jingle Jangle
22. Klaus
23. Arthur Christmas
24. Jack Frost
25. The Christmas Chronicles
26. The Christmas Chronicles 2
27. Noelle
28. The Santa Claus
29. The Princess Switch
30. Angela’s Christmas
31. The Man Who Invented Christmas
32. A Christmas Prince
33. A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding

Black Christmas Movies

34. Last Holiday
35. Friday After Next
36. The Preacher’s Wife
37. Black Nativity
38. Almost Christmas
39. This Christmas
40. Holiday Heart
41. A Very Vintage Christmas On Lifetime
42. Dear Secret Santa
43. Merry Liddle Christmas

Lifetime Christmas Movies

44. A Sweet Christmas
45. Christmas in Louisiana
46. A Very Nutty Christmas
47. A Country Christmas Story
48. A Family for the Holidays
49. The Christmas Gift

Hallmark Christmas Movies

50. Matchmaker Santa
51. Christmas Under Wraps
52. Christmas Cookies
53. My Christmas Dream
54. Christmas Land
55. Christmas List
56. A Royal Christmas
57. A Very Merry Mix-up
58. Window Wonderland
59. Naughty or Nice
60. The Santa Suit
61. A Cookie Cutter Christmas
62. Let t Snow
63. Christmas Everlasting
64. A Family Christmas Gift
65. A Christmas Duet
66. A Christmas Miracle
67. Christmas Under the Stars

Christmas Horror Movies

68. Krampus
69. A Christmas Horror Story
70. Anna and the Apocalypse
71. Gremlins
72. Better Watch Out
73. Silent Night
74. P2
75. Jack Frost
76. Santa Jaws

Christmas Cult Classics, I Just Don’t Get

77. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
78. A Christmas Story
79. Bad Santa