101 Holiday Movies and TV Episodes To Watch This Season

Christmastime is here – from holiday shopping to decorating the tree, it’s the busiest time of the year. Undeniably, the best part of the season is gathering with your friends and family to watch your favorite holiday movies for a relaxing evening. If you’re looking for something aside from those 10 movie classics you rewatch year after year, you’ve come to the right place. For those of you searching for that hidden gem, our underrated holiday movies are for you. But maybe you’re hoping for a lighthearted rom-com with Hallmark vibes, there’s plenty of those, too. So when the kids groan that they don’t want to watch the same Christmas movie for the fifth year in a row, you’ll have 100 other options ready and waiting. Find movies for every type of movie watcher during the holiday season.

Movies About The True Meaning of Christmas

  1. The Chosen
  2. Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers
  3. Christmas with The Chosen
  4. It’s A Wonderful Life
  5. The Ride
  6. The Family Man

The Christmas Classic Movies

  1. The Holiday Inn
  2. How The Grinch Stole Christmas
  3. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
  4. White Christmas
  5. Scrooged
  6. Home For The Holidays
  7. Christmas With The Kranks
  8. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ($)
  9. Frosty The Snowman

The Underrated Holiday Movies You Haven’t Given A Chance

  1. Joyeux Noel
  2. Klaus
  3. A Boy Called Christmas
  4. Arthur Christmas
  5. Surviving Christmas
  6. Spirited
  7. My Brother the Time Traveler
  8. The Man Who Invented Christmas
  9. Dash & Lily

Not Really Holiday Movies But Kind Of

  1. Rise of the Guardians
  2. Norm of the North
  3. Apollo 10 ½ 
  4. Paul Blart: Mall Cop
  5. Little Women
  6. Steel Magnolias
  7. Bridget Jones’s Diary
  8. Tower Heist
  9. Scent of a Woman
  10. Mean Girls
  11. Trading Places
  12. About A Boy
  13. Pieces of April
  14. Ben Is Back
  15. Catch Me If You Can
  16. Ted
  17. In Bruges

Kids Christmas Movies

  1. Scrooge: A Christmas Carol 
  2. The Grinch
  3. Dragons Rescue Riders: Huttsgalor Holiday
  4. Santa Claws
  5. Tiny Christmas
  6. A Christmas Star
  7. The Claus Family 1 & 2
  8. Jingle Jangle
  9. The Christmas Chronicles 1 & 2
  10. Angels Sing
  11. All I Want For Christmas

Holiday Movies with Feelgood Hallmark Vibes

  1. Falling For Christmas
  2. The Noel Diary
  3. Christmas With You
  4. The Knight Before Christmas
  5. Christmas Wedding Planner
  6. Christmas Inheritance
  7. A Christmas Kiss
  8. Let It Snow
  9. A Castle For Christmas
  10. A Christmas Prince
  11. Operation Christmas Drop
  12. A Princess For Christmas
  13. The Christmas Ornament

Rom-Com Holiday Movies

  1. The Holiday
  2. Love Hard
  3. Holidate
  4. The Princess Switch
  5. Let It Snow
  6. The Holiday Calendar

Dramedy Holiday Movies

  1. Love the Coopers
  2. Nothing Like The Holidays
  3. This Christmas
  4. Love Actually
  5. The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

You’ll Need VidAngel For These Holiday Movies

  1. The Night Before
  2. A Bad Moms Christmas
  3. A Merry Friggin’ Christmas
  4. A Madea’s Christmas
  5. Fatman
  6. Bad Santa
  7. The Best Man Holiday
  8. A Midnight Clear
  9. Daddy’s Home 2

If You’re a Grinch and Hate Traditional Christmas Movies

  1. Krampus
  2. Anna and the Apocalypse
  3. Better Watch Out
  4. Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

Christmas-Themed Episodes

  1. Doctor Who
    1. The Christmas Invasion
    2. A Christmas Carol
    3. The Snowmen
  2. The Office
    1. Christmas Party
    2. A Benihana Christmas
    3. Moroccan Christmas
    4. Classy Christmas
    5. Christmas Wishes
    6. Dwight Christmas
  3. Parks and Recreation
    1. Christmas Scandal
    2. Citizen Knope
  4. Downton Abbey
    1. Christmas at Downton Abbey
    2. Christmas Day
  5. Psych
    1. Gus’ Dad May Have Killed An Old Guy
    2. Christmas Joy
    3. The Polarizing Express
  6. Mad Men
    1. Christmas Waltz
  7. Black Mirror
    1. White Christmas
  8. Community
    1. Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas
  9. House
    1. Joy To The World
  10. SEAL Team
    1. Ghosts of Christmas Future
  11. Monk
    1. Mr. Monk Meets His Dad
    2. Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa
    3. Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus
    4. Mr. Monk and the Miracle

25 Days of Christmas Movies

Don’t have time to sift through the list? No worries! We’ve put together a calendar to ensure you hit all the best holiday movies this December.

A VidAngel Christmas - Holiday Movie Calendar Throughout the Movie of December.
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2 Comments
  1. Searching for “The Ride” on IMDB, I found many shows by that name.

    Perhaps you could add the (Year) to the end of each title in this list and/or a direct IMDB link to each title in this list?

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