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Looking For a Holiday Movie Checklist?

Curl up with some hot chocolate and watch these classics this holiday season.

Ab Edwards
Dec 21, 2016
Appalachian State University
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What are the 25 must watch Christmas movies of the Christmas season? Are you tired of Elf? Sick of the year Without a Santa Claus? Think you will go deaf from one more re-run of The Christmas Story? Amidst the humor and tears, these movies bring you back to the basics of Christmas: it is not about the toys or the presents, but about the loved ones who surround you and the joy of giving to others. Here are some of the most popular, must watch Christmas movies to get you in the Christmas spirit.

1. Arthur Christmas

2. Elf

3. Fred Claus


4. The Year Without a Santa Claus


5. A Christmas Story

6. A Christmas Carol

7. Four Christmases

8. Deck the Halls

9. Christmas Vacation

10. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

11. Frosty the Snowman

12. Rise of the Guardians

13. How the Grinch Stole Christmas

14. The Christmas that Almost Wasn't

15. Jack Frost


16. White Christmas

17. It’s a Wonderful Life

18. The Santa Claus (1, 2 and 3)

19. The Nightmare Before Christmas

20.The Polar Express

21. A Charlie Brown Christmas

22. Love Actually

23. Home Alone

24. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

25. The Nativity Story

While you are spending time with your loved ones this holiday season, think about the true meaning of Christmas. This happens to be the common message among these movies that the true meaning of Christmas is about family, and giving to those in need. Therefore, in the wise words of Dr. Seuss, "what if Christmas doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!”

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