I love pretty much everything about Christmas – and one of the best things about the holiday season is watching my favorite Christmas movies! Every year when December 1st rolls around, Darian and I start our annual tradition of watching as many Christmas movies as possible in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Each night after dinner we put on our comfy clothes, light a candle, and cozy up on the couch to watch our seasonal favorites. Over the years we’ve perfected our list, and I’m excited to share that list with you on the blog today! We make an effort to watch most of the movies on this list every year – but knowing that everyone has different taste in movies, I also added a couple of classics that we don’t necessarily watch regularly but I know are crowd favorites. I’ve also included a list below of where you can stream each movie so you don’t have to spend time searching for them. Despite the excessive number of streaming services that exist, six of the movies on this list aren’t available to stream, so you’ll have to rent them to watch them. I still wanted to include them, though, so I’ve just indicated that they’ll need to be rented or bought. With that being said, the rest of the movies on this list are available to stream for free, so there are still plenty of options that won’t cost you. Keep reading for my ultimate Christmas movie checklist!
The Holiday – Rent or Buy on Amazon Prime
Christmas With the Kranks – Amazon Prime
Elf – Hulu, Max
Love Actually – Netflix
The Santa Clause – Disney+
The Santa Clause 2 – Disney+
Home Alone – Disney+
Home Alone 2 – Disney+
Christmas Vacation – Hulu, Max
The Christmas Chronicles – Netflix
The Christmas Chronicles 2 – Netflix
Unaccompanied Minors – Rent or Buy on Amazon Prime
The Polar Express – Hulu, Max
All I Want for Christmas – Rent or Buy on Amazon Prime
The Night Before – Rent or Buy on Amazon Prime
A Charlie Brown Christmas – Apple TV+
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas – Rent or Buy on Amazon Prime
I’ll Be Home for Christmas – Disney+
Spirited – Apple TV+
The Muppet Christmas Carol – Hulu, Disney+
Love Hard – Netflix
Deck the Halls – Hulu
Single All the Way – Netflix
The Family Stone – Hulu
Jingle All the Way – Disney+
Noelle – Disney+
Four Christmases – Hulu, Max
Die Hard – Rent or Buy on Amazon Prime
