Jingle all the way. Love Arnold. It's a tradition in my household

Charlie Brown Christmas, Frosty the Snowman, and Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer - very nostalgic

Home alone with funny moments in Christmas and the grinch he is the best character of Christmas

It’s a SpongeBob Christmas!

Elf

That's my sister favorite

I prefer it to the Jim Carey version. It is perfectly narrated by Boris Karloff who reads the Dr. Seuss book. I have not seen the latest version but don't know how they could top Chuck Jones and Boris Karloff.

Agreed. But Watchmojo has another video called "Top 10 Animated Christmas Movies" where Grinch cartoon takes the first place :)

Yup

I listen to the home alone sound track instead of Christmas songs when it's Christmas, or when we are decorating the tree earlier in December.

I found out my partner did not appreciate me putting on home alone music for Christmas last year in the last week, she did a good job putting on a smile because I had no idea. I will put on normal Christmas songs this year, but I will still secretly play home alone OST at work.

Why?

Fr

What about bad santa that ones the best

Do you have some recommendations?

@@MR-SINISTER76 I was basically talking about family friendly type Christmas movies but for adult humor type holiday movie yeah Bad Santa

@@Ketutar You watch whatever Christmas movie you’d like, but 80s, 90s, and 00s are considered to be the best of the best as I should say.

@@MR-SINISTER76 Deck the Halls (2006) and I guess Fred Claus (2007) are good ones too.

Oh yeah I knew that the original is better than the remakes although the last one was good

Who decided to put out a Christmas movie in the summer?

Another fun face: "It's a Wonderful Life" flopped when it came out. I believe it was Frank Capra who lost thousands of dollars on the picture. Hard to believe. It's a great movie and a classic Christmas movie.

I enjoy the original, have it and an early television version on DVD, but there was an excellent television movie with Sebastian Cabot as Kris Kringle.

@@williambilyeu9801 Cabot did a good job a Kris, but the TV movie butchered the whole idea behind the original. In the TV version, the lawyer, David Hartman, came up with the idea to get letters from the post office. In the original, it was divine intervention.

I’m still waiting for it to snow in Southtown, USA 🤪

Also Santa Clause is Coming to Town. I'll take Year Without Santa, Santa Clause is coming to Town, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and How The Grinch Stole Christmas over Frosty and Charlie Brown Christmas every Christmas

Da da da da daaa da da da da da

Guess they're way too much for WatchMojo.

Agreed, they remind me too much of me and my own brother; we may fight and have different interests, but we're still brothers who've got each other's backs against hardship. We, like the Miser Brothers, aren't too much for each other!

That wasn't a very good version.

He nailed it.

@@chasehedges6775 yeah. A nail in the coffin of that timeless classic story. The animated version was far, far superior.

@@DavidRay39 let them like what they want to like 💀💀

Facts. Perfect casting

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HM 2011 thanks for including that

Thanks!

Where is Scrooge (1951)

Without "The Santa Clause" this list is junk.

^

Bruce Willis: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie!

@Akbar Shabazz-Jenkins Worst joke ever

It obviously isn't included to increase engagement in the comments section. Cause that is how things have to work to get the aydience they want to pay the bills.

Watch the intro in which they explain why they didn't include Die Hard because it isn't mainly about Christmas.

Help you dost plz

And the best animated version, and one of the best versions overall.

Yes the Alistair Sim, A Christmas Carol is the best by far.

My favorite version

George C. Scott is by far better than that

@@garycarpenter2980 To each his own, so long as he the message gets across 🎄Merry Christmas

That and "The Year Without A Santa Clause", it's not Christmas without those Rankin/Bass classics.

@@JCBro-yg8vd yes! I forgot about that one too! They definitely missed a couple classics!!

Love rankin/bass. Most any of em are a recommend

Good one!

I know that's one of my all time favorite Christmas movies.

Such a good one. :03

I've barely watched any

Nestor

YES!

@Michael Marzullo Wasn't my favorite either

My mom said this to me when I was a kid too.

well, as an Asian, the one line that never gets old for me is the Chinese restaurant waiters incorrectly pronouncing "Fa la la la la la la la la" with "Fa ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra." haha.

My favourite movie of all time

@@daynacooper1163 I disagree. Sincerely, the roasted duck who got it's head chopped off during the Chinese restaurant scene

I once made the mistake of watching it while I was on a treadmill. I almost killed myself! 😂

More than once now my 6 year old, nearing the end of Lost in New York, will ask me "Dad, did they make another one of these?" I firmly respond with "NO, they absolutely did not."

Home Alone 2 isn't allowed in my house anymore after what Trump did. He incited a motherfucking RIOT!!

Yes!! Just watched it tonight, it's the best one and my favourite. The Miser Brothers' Songs, I Believe In Santa Claus, and the opening songs are the best original Rankin Bass songs

Yes and the omission of Santa Clause is coming to Town

traumatized is a big word but yes many films are so underrated those lists should have 100 films, not just 20 (I love those 20 and watch them every christmas but along with many more) many good disney ones too, like "annie" and the "santa puppies" trilogy

lousy special effects but good story, GOOD SONGS, anybody else watches "the littlest angel" with johnny whitaker? I had never heard of that one at all, I found it at a garage sale

I'm wondering if that's because they didnt want to load down the list with Rankin Bass movies and Christmas Carol adaptations. Admittedly, year without santa claus and santa claus is coming to town are two of my favourites.

That's more of new year's movie in my opinion

Awesome

The salmon In the Santa suit always make me laugh so hard

Like Die Hard and Gremilins, that's an alternative Christmas movie

Same here I absolutely love Christmas movies but polar express beats them all just barely above home alone and a Christmas story

I love that movie. I do love James Stewart's filmography in general. It was this movie that helped me find that out. If you do like that movie I would also like to recommend "It Happened on Fifth Avenue" (1947). It does not have James Stewart present. It is a movie that like "It's a Wonderful Life" is a real pleasure to watch around the Christmas season. It has comedy, and hits the ol' heart strings. Merry Christmas.

I very much view Nightmare as a Christmas movie over a Halloween movie

It's both to me

I watch the entire film for halloween and only the christmas scenes for christmas usually in early november to end halloween and make the transition

The director confirmed its a halloween movie.

Def Christmas movie

Im sure its because elf is more family friendly but Christmas vacation is definitely better. Can't go a Christmas without watching it.

@@timlarrabee1854 I 100% agree with you. Tbh I don’t really like Elf. I think it is the most overrated Christmas movie.

Not really once a movie no longer has to cost anything to air on the holiday's it becomes played at least 2x day from Dec 1-26th becoming apart of everyone childhood and every Christmas movie is amazing when your a kid. Though now it would be very difficult since it is so easy to spit out a hundred new made-for-tv movies each year

Yeah it's also crazy that Bob Clark did Black Christmas (1974) before A Christmas Story.

I just bought that dvd and watched it. ❤😊

I loved that movie

I was looking for these

Thank you!

I actually agree with Klaus and Gremlins getting an honorable mention... I could do without the rest.

I think Rise of The Guardians is so highly underrated

The first 5 definitely the others can be left out and the Gremlins doesn't fit their specific criteria

it is so underrated I can't find the dvd (let alone blu ray) and my vhs cassette is broken

Its a remake of Its a Wonderful Life. The remake of the Miracle on 34th St didnt get mentioned either. Scrooged should have been higher tho, best remake of a Christmas Carol ever!

i love that movie i totally agree.

Just watched it last night again. Nicholas Xage is not in the last scene having coffee at the airport

Truuueee

It’s so nice watching Christmas movies with familt

They DON'T get any STUPIDOR than THIS GARBAGE. A BORING--NAUSEATING WASTE of money.

Why would you spoil it for the people that are on number 20 like me

@@stephenquinn106 cuz some peoples don't want to watch the video. They just want a list

I think Klaus belongs in there somewhere, even if it's an Honorable mention, it deserves the recognition.

@@stephenquinn106 Why did you cheat and look at the comments first?

I hated "The Polar Express"

It is a masterpiece. It is actually one of my favorite movies. It is a tradition to watch that movie in my family, more than it is with any other movie. I do not like watching it sometimes, because of the fact that it will bring me to tears. After watching the movie many times, I have actually became not only a fan of the movie, but Jimmy Stewart himself and his movies throughout the thirties, and early forties.

My Husband Adam, our four Children, our 5-year-old Twins named Zoey (Girl) and Tyler (Boy), our 7-year-old Daughter named Hannah, and our 9-year-old son named Ben, and I would watch Christmas Movies, Sometimes we would watch Family Christmas Movies, Sometimes, Zoey, Tyler, Hannah, and Ben would watch Animated or Stop Motion Animated Christmas Movie, and when they're asleep, Adam and I would watch our own Christmas Movie, Sometimes we would watch a Christmas Movie that He likes, and sometimes we would watch a Christmas Movie that I like, our Top Ten Favorite Christmas Movies is, 10. All I want for Christmas. - 1991. 9. Arthur Christmas. - 2011. CGI Animated. 8. Babes in Toyland. - 1961. 7. The Bells of St. Mary's. - 1945. 6. A Christmas Story. - 1983. 5. Ernest Saves Christmas. - 1988. 4. The Grinch. - 2018. CGI Animated. 3. Holiday Inn. - 1943. 2. Home Alone. - 1990. 1. Home Alone 2 Lost in New York. - 1992. Here's my Honorable Mentions. 1. How the Toys saved Christmas. - 1996. Animated. 2. I'll Be Home for Christmas. - 1998. 3. It's a Wonderful Life. - 1946. 4. Jack Frost. - 1998. 5. Jingle All the Way. - 1996. 6. Meet Me in St. Louis. - 1944. 7. Miracle on 34th Street. - 1947. 8. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. - 1989. 9. The Nightmare Before Christmas. - 1993. 10. Prancer. - 1989. 11. The Polar Express. - 2004. 12. Santa Claus the Movie. - 1985. 13. The Star. - 2017. CGI Animated. Etc. Etc.

You should watch white Christmas

Amen

Agree 100%

Polar Express is creepy

@@dreadpirate.roberts i don't effing care its my childhood and I was born 3 months before it came out

@@chargoesboom6990 It’s my favorite Christmas movie and gives me the most nostalgia. It has a nice message too.

The book it is based on is called “The Homecoming” by Earl Hamner. If find the book better than the film just as the film is better then the series…definitely worth a try. Anyway, check it out …Merry Christmas!

@@cipherklosenuf9242 I have read the book as well.

I’m sorry, but no

@@evanpeterson9610 no what?

agreed!

Yes, I can't believe they didn't include it

Mine too.. (old school.)

Legendary movie....I was born in 87, but most definitely one of the greatest lol

My top 5 Christmas movies of all time! Bill Murray takes the cake.

No for real I hated that movie, worst adaptation of a Christmas carol

I agree with you. Murray hasn't had too many duds. His supporting cast and the writing are excellent as well.

Best version lol

Yes, not sure why they pick the 1938 version over the 1951 one.

@@seatownfan Agree. 1951 was the complete version of the tale as well very visually appealing and stunningly iconic.

I love both versions, black and white and colorized

I say the same thing all the time! It is my all time favorite movie. And Jimmy Stewart is my favorite actor. I’m only 34 so it tends to surprise people.

Yes!! So glad this was number one!!

@@nathanielchapman1829 27 right here. Classic cinema is clearly not dead 🤘

Agree, it's the first one I watch on holidays. It's an instant classic.

100% it instantly became my favorite Christmas movie after the first watch. It was so beautifully done

Agreeded

My favorite one is Home Alone and Polar Express!

sad that you refuse to watch films from the 30's - 60's

Growing up is realising it’s a Wonderful Life is the best Christmas movie

List should be titled: “Top Christmas Movies according to your average TikToker”

Dude, they didn't put Klaus in this top. That's even worst

look at the ratings of the polar express it isn’t good

Yeah, that movie was very good.

They did include it on their Top 20 animated films but not here

This!!

Same ❤️

If you like that 1 you gotta check out Emmit Otters Jugband Christmas, it's the 1st Muppet Christmas movie

@@toddwagester5412 I will, thank you!

My favourite 😍

Who watches The Nightmare Before Christmas during Halloween & Christmas? I do!

such a crime not even having it on the list!

Such horseshit that it wasn't even mentioned

@@TheRealJohnnieBlaze It WAS mentioned bas the beginning.

Right? Home Alone is just the family friendly version of die hard

I'll be honest I'm not a massive actionoviw fan which to me is what Die Hard truly is no matter what time of year its based xxxx

Yes i love dennis leary!( no cure for cancer, rescue me) and it was a funny movie....during Christmas time sooo technically.....Judy Davis is good as the wife and Kevin Spacey is a scumbag bastard....

ABSOLUTELY, 100% Agree. Apparently their alien leaders didn't teach them good taste before they sent them here. =)

My absolute favorite!!!

Same to you!

That's a very nice thing to say. I don't know if Ramadan has a similar tiding ,but thank you.

you do celebrate christmas just by being such a nice person

@@ginauccelatore6430 I don't celebrate Christmas, but it's normal for a Muslim to say "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" just to respect each other :)

I've met through personal and business life ,people of most religious Faith's (just Not all sects). Catholics, Christians, Sikhs, New, Muslim and Buddhist.(including a Catholic Cardinal, briefly the Dahli Llama and the Cambodian equivalent of the former who would do business with no one else in our company ,because of our mutual respect) and I found out long ago that if I respected their faith and learned just how to greet them and be polite ,it not only made me a better person ,but gained me a great deal of respect.(not to mention some lasting memories of some awesome people. So your comment shows me that you must have the same thoughts as I. Not a real follower of one particular faith myself ,I do think I'm a spiritual person who believes in being good and not evil is the basis for most all of them. (Now if all the others would follow suit, the world would be better). Keep up your positive outlook and may Allah be with you.

Same

i love mickey's christmas carol it one my favorits

Because it has very little to do with Christmas

overrated rubbish in my opinion.

@@MephProduction Shame Shame.......where is your taste?

@@MephProduction oh oh oh

Yeah, nothing else comes close

Yes!!! HBO 1978 was 15

@@mikegarrens5286 I was eight when it came out, and we watched it every year. It just wasn't Christmas until we saw it. I have a dvd of it.

it's my absolute favorite, crazy it didn't even get an honorable mention here... 😞

"Ghubughhacughaja.....FOR FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE?!?!? " - John Lithgow

Truly a classic that never gets mentioned. And Burgess Meredith as the Ancient elf & those reindeer were awesome. I remember seeing it in the theater when it came out and it’s been a must watch ever since (the soundtrack is good too)

YES! I love that one! One of my favorites. My favorite is a lesser known special called Annabelle's Wish about a cow who wants to fly.

@@mike91mdk45 XD Best line in the whole movie. Besides CHRISTMAS TWOOOOOO!!!

My wife bought The Star for my kids a couple years ago. Initially I wasn't very happy, thinking it to be a throwaway, cheap, cash-in style movie. But actually I really like it! The camels are the best.

Omg it’s my favourite! And so spooky too 😅

It is a good version.

I like Alistair Sim's version the best

George C Scott is by far better than that but the Muppets is better in songs

i love this one too

Why not both?

@@aaronrumph3291 Modern problems require modern, smart solutions! 😂

Both are great movies

I was so thrilled to find the same little doll at a garage sale

YES, good to watch at halloween AND CHRISTMAS AND SPRING

It's definitely a classic.

I love reciting the movie, as it plays , with my family...we've been watching it every yr since it came out...im 39 now so 39 yrs ..im sure we've all watched that for decades( only just over 3 decades lol). Drop fav quotes..here's mine( fans will know): "That ain't the friggin Christmas star griz..." "You've got a lot of nerve talking to me like that.... -i wasn't talking to you.." "Hey kids look, a dear..." "And when Santa squeezes his fat white ass down this chimney tonight?he's gonna find the JOLLIEST bunch of assholes this side of the nuthouse.....heh" "Merry Christmas..Merry Christmas...kiss my ass..kiss your ass...kiss his ass..Happy Hanukkah" " cant see the line can you Russ?" "MY TREE!! LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO MY TREE?!?!? -So what's the matter you YOU?"" "That a fact...how much do i owe ya? -Acey said 10%.. - Too bad Acey ain't in charge no more. Tell ya what im gonna give you snakes..im gonna give you to the count of 10 to get your ugly , yellow, no good good keister off my property, before i pump your guts full of lead - alright Johnny ..im sorry...im goin - 1...2..10...aaaaaaaahahahahahahaha..." Ok that last one was obviously Home Alone..had to pay homage to my fav holiday flick..

It scared me as a kid.

But I love the song!

@@crait why

I love Last Christmas’. It is certainly in my top 3.