Movie Night with the Family - A Christmas Tradition
Love Christmas movies? Me, too. What a great way to spend a cold winter evening with the family, clean and snug in warm pajamas and blankets, with a big bowl of freshly-popped popcorn and some hot chocolate, snuggled in front of the fireplace watching a Christmas movie. Ah, family togetherness!
If you're looking for a good Christmas movie, we have suggestions for you here, divided into categories for kids and grownups, all totally family friendly.
And, just in case you don't have a fireplace, we've provided a virtual one for you. Enjoy!
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Snuggle Up in Front of the Fireplace
Let it snow!
Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song - Virtual Fireplace
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POLL: Which is Your Favorite Christmas Movie?
Here are a few classic Christmas movies. Which is your favorite?
If your favorite Christmas movie isn't on here, be sure and tell us all about it in a comment at the bottom of the page!
Miracle on 34th Street - Special Edition
This is my all-time favorite Christmas movie.
Miracle on 34th Street - Special Edition
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Christmas Movies for Families
Classic family entertainment.
The Muppet Christmas Carol - Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition
Brian Henson directs his late father's creations in the Charles Dickens classic, the best known (and most oft-filmed) Christmas story of all time.
Amazon Price: $12.49 (as of 12/01/2009) 
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (Special Edition)
Make merry as Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid and an ensemble of comedy favorites strive to gift-wrap the "perfect Christmas" for the Griswold family. The most successful of the three vacations. Year: 1989
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Home Alone (Family Fun Edition)
My family absolutely loves this movie. (I have boys - maybe that explains it!) Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) has become the man of the house, overnight! Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation, Kevin gets busy decorating the house for the holidays. But he's not decking the halls with tinsel and holly. Two bumbling burglars are trying to break in, and Kevin's rigging a bewildering battery of booby traps to welcome them!
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 12/01/2009)
A Christmas Story (Full-Screen Edition)
Celebrating its 25th anniversary. Can you believe it? This delightfully funny holiday gem tells the story of Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsly) a 1940's nine-year-old who pulls out all the stops to obtain the ultimate Christmas present.
Amazon Price: $10.49 (as of 12/01/2009)
The Original Christmas Classics (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town/Frosty the Snowman/Frosty Returns/Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol/Little Drummer Boy/Cricket on the Hearth)
Do TV Christmas specials count? You betcha. This is the #1 seller in the Family Christmas category. Bet you're favorite's included.
Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 12/01/2009)
Christmas Movies that Kids Will Like
Enjoy these best Christmas movie choices with your kids!
Peanuts Holiday Collection (A Charlie Brown Christmas/A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving/It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown)
Included Titles
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
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Disney's Sing Along Songs - Very Merry Christmas Songs
While most of Disney's Sing-Along titles are compilations of theme songs from movies, here is a musical collection presented for the sole purpose of celebrating Christmas. The holiday video oozes with merriment as it blends traditional carols and seasonal favorites with Disney's unique brand of quality animation and beloved characters.
Amazon Price: $10.99 (as of 12/01/2009)
Sesame Street - Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
This Emmy Award-winning musical from 1978 explores an age-old Christmas conundrum: how does a big guy like Santa Claus squeeze down all those narrow chimneys? When Big Bird and his Sesame Street friends set out to find the answer one Christmas Eve, they explore a variety of amusing theories and learn a lot about the meaning of Christmas in the process.
Amazon Price: $10.99 (as of 12/01/2009)
Baby Einstein - Baby Santa's Music Box
Imagine experiencing the holiday season - the sights, sounds and spirit of the happiest time of the year - through the eyes of a child! Part of the award-winning Baby Einstein collection, the Baby Santas Music Box DVD celebrates the holiday spirit through video and music.The Baby Santas Music Box DVD is a video that features a magical excursion of lights, ornaments, sleigh bells, stockings, presents, winter scenes, happy children and jolly Santas.
Amazon Price: $17.99 (as of 12/01/2009)
Wee Sing The Best Christmas Ever!
Kids will have a ball singing, dancing, and playing along with over 20 favorite holiday songs and fingerplays while learning that personal challenges can be overcomeÑwith the help of friends.
Amazon Price: $11.99 (as of 12/01/2009)
Santa Claus Movies
Which is your favorite movie about Santa Claus?
The Year Without a Santa Claus (Deluxe Edition)
At the North Pole, the Christmas rush is on. Everyone from elves to reindeer are merrily preparing for Santa Claus's yearly sleigh ride. Everyone except Santa! Feeling forgotten by the children of the world, old St. Nick decides to skip his gift-giving journey and take a vacation. Eager to help, Mrs. Claus and two spunky little elves set out to see to where all the season's cheer has disappeared. Aided by a magical snowfall, they reawaken the spirit of Christmas in children's hearts and put Santa back in action.
Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 12/01/2009)
Santa Claus - The Movie (20th Anniversary Edition)
This is the delightful story of a master toymaker who discovers a magical kingdom of elves at the North Pole. There he is entrusted with wondrous, special powers - to become the world's most beloved patron of Christmas%u2026Santa Claus!
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Santa Claus Is Comin to Town
Where does Santa's suit come from? Why does he slide down the chimney? Why does he live at the North Pole? The answers to all these questions and the origins of our favorite holiday traditions are revealed in this delightful classic about Kris Kringle, the world's most famous gift giver.
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 12/01/2009)
Biography - Santa Claus
Celebrate the enchantment embodied within the legend of one of history's most beloved figures. Though rooted in various religions, Santa also symbolizes the secular spirit of generosity. Adored by children worldwide, but often with a different name and emanating from disparate myths, he continues to create instantaneous mirth and joy. Join us on a jolly journey through time to reveal his roots--from the Roman Befana to the Germanic Berchta and Knecht Ruprecht, from Saint Nicholas to Santa Claus.
Amazon Price: $15.99 (as of 12/01/2009)
Mrs. Santa Claus
Angela Lansbury, in a tale of Santa's "invisible wife," who takes the reindeer off for an impulsive week-long adventure in New York City. Unexpectedly becoming a suffragette and labor organizer (it's set in the early 20th century), Mrs. Claus twinkles merrily at all who cross her path.
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Classic Movies for the Christmas Season
Some of everyone's favorites.
It's A Wonderful Life (Two-Disc Collector's Set) (B/W & Color)
George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all - and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see his life in flashback. As George is about to jump from a bridge, he ends up rescuing his guardian angel, Clarence.
Amazon Price: $17.49 (as of 12/01/2009)
Miracle on 34th Street (Special Edition)
My personal all-time favorite! Six year old Susan (nice name!) has doubts childhood's most enduring miracle Santa Clause. Her mother told her the "secret" about Santa a long time ago, so Susan doesn't expect to receive the most important gifts on her Christmas list. But after meeting a special departement stare Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all - something to believe in.
Amazon Price: $12.49 (as of 12/01/2009)
White Christmas
This semi-remake of Holiday Inn (the first movie in which Irving Berlin's perennial, Oscar-winning holiday anthem was featured) doesn't have much of a story, but what it does have is choice: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, an all-Irving Berlin song score, classy direction by Hollywood vet Michael Curtiz (Casablanca, The Adventures of Robin Hood), VistaVision (the very first feature ever shot in that widescreen format), and ultrafestive Technicolor! . . .
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A Christmas Carol (Ultimate Collector's Edition)(B/W & Color)
Alastair Sim's tour-de-force performance as the ultimate miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, has almost single-handedly made this beloved version of Charles Dickens' story into one of the best-loved Christmas films of all time. . . .
Amazon Price: $11.49 (as of 12/01/2009)
Home Alone (Family Fun Edition)
Hard to imagine this as a classic, but if your family loves to laugh together, this is a great movie to choose. Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) has become the man of the house, overnight! Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation, Kevin gets busy decorating the house for the holidays. But he's not decking the halls with tinsel and holly. Two bumbling burglars are trying to break in, and Kevin's rigging a bewildering battery of booby traps to welcome them!
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 12/01/2009)
The Santa Clause (with an "e") Series
What a fun series of movies!
The Santa Clause (Widescreen Special Edition)
Tim Allen shines bright in Disney's magical, larger-than-life hit comedy that "People" magazine dubbed "The most playfully amusing, inventive cinematic ... fable in several decades!" Now in this all-new special edition DVD release, your entire family can enjoy never-before-seen bonus footage, interactive games, and more, making this original holiday classic a joyful new experience!
Amazon Price: $16.99 (as of 11/30/2009)
Santa Clause 2 (Widescreen Edition)
Tim Allen reappears in SANTA CLAUSE 2, the hilarious sequel to everybody's holiday favorite. Scott Calvin (Allen) has been Santa Claus for the past eight years, and his loyal elves consider him the best one ever. But Scott's got problems. His son Charlie has landed on this year's "naughty" list, and if Scott doesn't marry by Christmas Eve -- one very, very short month away -- he'll stop being Santa forever.
Amazon Price: $17.49 (as of 11/30/2009)
The Santa Clause 3 - The Escape Clause
Walt Disney Pictures presents the next hilarious holiday comedy in the hit Santa Clause movie tradition, starring Tim Allen and now featuring Martin Short as Jack Frost.
Amazon Price: $15.99 (as of 11/30/2009)
Christmas Movies that Grownups Will Like
Silent Night
2003. Linda Hamilton, Matthew Harbour, Romano Orzari, and Alain Goulem. Fact-based World War II story set on Christmas Eve, 1944, finds a German Mother (Linda Hamilton) and her son seeking refuge in a cabin on the war front. When she is invaded by three American soldiers . . .
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Holiday Inn (Special Edition)
1942. Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale, Walter Abel. Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire sing and dance their way into your heart in the sensational musical comedy Holiday Inn. Nominated for 3 Academy Awards . . .
Amazon Price: $13.99 (as of 12/01/2009)
Christmas in Connecticut
1945. Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan Director: Peter Godfrey. Journalist Elizabeth Lane is one of the country's most famous food writer. In her columns she describes herself as a hard working farm woman taking care of her children and being an excellent cook. . . .
Amazon Price: $5.79 (as of 12/01/2009)
The Gift of Love
1978. Starring: Marie Osmond, Timothy Bottoms Director: Don Chaffey. Inspired by O. Henry's short story about a young bride and groom, each of whom foolishly--but quite lovingly--sacrifices a treasured possession to buy the perfect Christmas gift for their mate. . . .
Amazon Price: $17.49 (as of 12/01/2009)
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
Patricia Neal, Richard Thomas, Edgar Bergen, and Cleavon Little star in this award-winning drama that inspired the long-running, vastly popular TV series, "The Waltons."
Set on a Depression Christmas Eve in 1933, this heart-tugging story centers around the Waltons. . . .
Amazon Price: $9.49 (as of 12/01/2009)
Why We Celebrate - Happy Birthday, Jesus!
Gather everyone around to watch this very touching tribute.
Avery Winter - Happy Birthday, Jesus (Cactus Theater)
Avery singing 'Happy Birthday, Jesus' during the Cactus Family Christmas show. Intro by Cami Caldwell. (December 16, 2006) **Opening slide is Avery and the Cactus Cuties, with an intro by Don Caldwell.**
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The Reason for the Season
These Christian Christmas movies will help you remember!
Christmas Unwrapped - The History of Christmas (History Channel) (A&E DVD Archives)
From A&E, a history of Christmas and Christmas traditions.
Amazon Price: $18.49 (as of 12/01/2009)
Jacob's Gift
JACOB'S GIFT is another wonderful retelling of the Christmas story by Christian author Max Lucado. Jacob is a young carpenter apprentice who has a creative imagination. He often finds himself ridiculed by the other children who do recognize his talents, but the master carpenter, Rabbi Simoen, recognizes and encourages the talent of Jacob.
The class gets excited about a carpentry project that will be judged by Simeon's nephew, a carpenter who will be visiting Bethlehem very soon. Jacob decides to build hay troth on wheels. He is busy at work when he hears a cry from a stable. A child has been born, but it has no crib. . . .
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The Star of Bethlehem
A magnificent display of the evidence to support the claims made for the Star of Bethlehem. The presentation is an inquiry without presupposition that engages even the most hostile viewer in an entertaining and easily understandable way. . . .
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The Little Drummer Boy
In this holiday classic, the true spirit of Christmas is revealed when a lonely orphan stumbles upon the birth of the baby Jesus and affirms what the holidays are really about - giving and love. Featuring a beautiful soundtrack by the Vienna Boys' Choir, this timeless tale of generosity makes the perfect addition to your holiday collection.
Amazon Price: $9.49 (as of 12/01/2009)
This Holy Night
This Holy Night is a classic Christmas Eve service for all the family to enjoy, emphasizing music performed by a 35-voice broadcast choir, a 20-voice children's choir, a 20-piece orchestra featuring brass and strings, six-piece jazz ensemble and an organist! Celebrate This Holy Night together with your family and friends as a time to remember the true meaning of Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ. . .
Amazon Price: $13.49 (as of 12/01/2009)
What's your favorite Christmas movie?
If we don't have it here, let us know and we'll add it!
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- Treasures-By-Brenda Treasures-By-Brenda Nov 23, 2009 @ 1:42 pm
- There are so many fantastic Christmas movies. Great suggestions here, Susan. Lensrolled to my two Christmas movie lenses.
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- Susan52 Susan52 Nov 23, 2009 @ 3:07 pm
- Returned the lensroll to your fabulous blu-ray Christmas movie lenses, Brenda. Thanks!
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- stargazer00 stargazer00 Nov 21, 2009 @ 11:48 am
- My favorite has to be It's a Wonderful Life. Love Jimmy Stuart!
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- Rewards4life Rewards4life Dec 23, 2008 @ 9:59 am
- My favorite? Home Alone (too funny) and Mircale on 34th Street these are my favorites! Great lens!
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- dannystaple dannystaple Dec 10, 2008 @ 10:32 am
- I always think that 80's sci-fi family movie classics make for the best Christmas movies, even if they are not particularly Christmas themed. That and James Bond.
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