It’s no secret Christmas is my favourite time of year. To be honest, I am the type of person that would happily move to the North Pole hang out with Santa making toys all day, singing Christmas carols at the top of my lungs and eating way too much Ginger Bread. As I can’t do that, I like to do the next best thing. A Christmas Movie Marathon. You know camping out in the lounge room with blankets and pillows, fruit and cheese platters, a few little treats, a pot of tea and all phones turned off or switched to silent.
Being 6mths mths pregnant with our third and having a pretty rough pregnancy this time round I decided this year I would not only create a family Christmas movie checklist but also one just for me for when the kids are in bed or off on a playdate and I just want some down time. Feet up in front of the telly with the aircon running (ha! a mamma can dream, right?)
So, without further ado, here are my lists. The Top 5 Adult Christmas movies and Top 5 Family Christmas movies. Happy Christmas Movie watching!
TOP 5 Christmas movies FOR THE ADULTS:
- The Holiday – 2006 – Comedy/ Romance
Starring: Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Jack Black
- Four Christmases – 2008 – Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Vince Vaughn, Mary Steenburgen - The Family Stone 2005 – Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Claire Danes, Rachel McAdams, Diane Keaton
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- Love Actually – 2003 ‧ Comedy-drama/Drama
Starring: Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson, Keira Knightley, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson - The Family Man – 2000 – Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Téa Leoni, Don Cheadle
TOP 5Christmas movies FOR THE KIDS:
- Elf – 2003 – Comedy, Family, Fantasy 7+ yrs. PG
Starring: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart
- Arthur Christmas – 2011 – Animation, Adventure, Comedy 5+ yrs. PG
Starring: James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy - Santa Claus – 1994 Comedy, Drama, Family 9+ yrs. PG
Starring Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson
(The Santa Clause 2 – 2002 Comedy,Fantasy, Family 5+ yrs. G
Tim Allen, Spencer Breslin, Elizabeth Mitchell)
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- Prancer – 1989 Drama, Family, Fantasy
Starring: Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman, Rutanya Alda - Miracle on 34th Street – 1994 Family, Fantasy 6+ yrs. PG
Starring: Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott, Mara Wilson
Our list would not be complete without a few other notable mentions that were recently listed and discussed on our Facebook Page with our followers.
NOTABLE OTHERS:
- Home Alone
- Polar Express
- The Grinch
- Blizzard
- Rise of the Guardians
- The Night before Christmas
- The Muppets Christmas
- Jingle All the Way
- A Christmas Carol
- Jack Frost
- Scrooged
- National lampoons Christmas vacation
- Christmas with the Kranks
- Bad Santa
- It’s a Wonderful Life
Was your favourite Christmas movie on one of the lists? Let me know below if I have missed it!
Feel like a different kind of movie night? Check out or Top 10 Family Movie from the 80’s list or Top 10 Family Movie from the 90’s list.
The Family Stone! Finally someone else knows this movie – I really like it. I’ll have to hunt that down to watch again x #TheListLinky
There’s some great movies here. We’ve only watched Four Christmases so far this year – we definitely need to watch some more asap! #TheListLinky
I love Christmas movie marathons! #ThatFridayLinky
Some great choices on this list, and some of my favourites too! I can’t wait to introduce my daughter to some of the best ones! #TheListLinky
I love elf one the best Christmas films ever Thank you for linking to #Thatfridaylinky please come back next week
I was 7 months pregnant with baby number three last Christmas so I feel your pain! Love these choices, The Holiday has to be my fave #thelistlinky
Some amazing movies here. I love The Holiday and the Elf!
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Some great movies here! But my favourite is missing – Fred Claus! I do love Vince Vaughn, so Four Christmases is another fave! #thelistlinky
We are enjoying festive family film nights with the children at the moment. With Home Alone, Elf and the Polar Express watched already
I do love watching Christmas movies, and I love all the movies on your list, I need to start watching them as not had chance to see any yet
Elf and both Santa Clause movies are our favorites. We could watch them all year, but would rather wait until the official start of the holiday season. It just makes watching them that much more special.
we try to watch loads of Christmas films across December – Elf is a favourite of mine I’ll admit! was so nice to see Prancer on the list as it’s not often mentioned x
Now this is the ultimate Christmas movie list – I have to admit my favourite has to be a Muppets Christmas Carol.
Those are wonderful selection of Christmas movies you have suggested. I miss watch Home Alone and Elf
We love Will Ferrell, so have already watched ELF this season twice! A great selection of Christmas films here x
My favourite Christmas films are Elf and it’s a Wonderful life. I have never heard of the Family Man or The Family Stone. Will have to look out for them
‘Love Actually’ is one of my favourite Christmas films of all time. I remember going to see it when it came out! Love a good crimbo movie.
I absolutely love Christmas movies. I don’t even mind the cheese that channel 5 puts on! I rewatched The Holiday last weekend, it’s s great movie. Mich X
I’ve seen quite a few on these lists but you’ve given me some new ones (to me!) to watch too! Love Christmas movies especially the Muppets Christmas Carol and Love Actually.
I love a good Christmas movie. One of the best things about the festive period!