List of Classic Christmas Movies Alphabetically

OK, so I know everybody has their favorite list of classic Christmas movies here is list of some of the favorites.

The Bells of St. Mary’s is a 1945 film

With an easy going Father O’Malley and iron-willed Sister Benedict who find themselves in a subtle battle of wits over how the children should be trained at St. Mary’s parochial school.

Starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman and  directed by Leo McCarey.Not rated.

The Bishop’s Wife is a 1947 picture

An angel appears to help a harried young bishop with a fundraising problem and a troubled marriage, but instead the bishop’s wife falls for the angel.

Starring David Niven, Loretta Young, and Cary Grant; directed by Henry Koster. Not rated.

Remade as The Preacher’s Wife in 1996, with stars Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, and Courtney B. Vance.

Call Me Claus is a 2001 film

Lucy is a cranky, volatile producer at a home shopping network in charge of hiring the station’s on-air Santa Claus. The “real” Santa, who finds himself at the end of his 200-year contract, must convince Lucy that she is the perfect candidate to fill his shoes.

Starring Whoopi Goldberg, Nigel Hawthorne, Brian Stokes Mitchell; directed by Peter Werner. Not rated.

Chasing Christmas is a 2005 show

Modern-day Scrooge Tom Arnold gets left decades behind by the Ghost of Christmas Past, and now must team up with the gorgeous Ghost of Christmas Present to save the future of Christmas.

Starring Tom Arnold, Andrea Roth, Jed Rees. Rated PG.

Christmas Caper is a 2008 movie

A professional thief hides out in her hometown after a robbery goes wrong and she finds herself on the run. As the holidays approach, she finds that what she might need in her life is in the place she never thought to look.

Starring Shannen Doherty, Ty Olsson, Conrad Coates. Rated PG.

The Christmas Card is a 2006 movie

In the midst of war in Afghanistan, Cody Cullen is touched by a lovely Christmas card sent to him by Faith Spelman. Faith lives in the small, picturesque town of Nevada City, California. As months pass, the card never leaves Cody’s side, giving him the strength to survive and setting him on a mission for find her.

Starring John Newton, Alice Evans, Lois Nettleton. Not rated.

A Christmas Carol (Ultimate Collector’s Edition)(B/W & Color) is a 1951 film

The inimitable Christmas classic, with Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, and all those ghosts. From the story by Charles Dickens.

Starring Alaster Sim, Kathleen Harrison, and Mervyn Johns; directed by Brian Desmond Hurst. Not rated.

Other versions of A Christmas Carol include:

the 1938 version A Christmas Carol with Reginald Owen

the 1984 TV version A Christmas Carol starring George C. Scott

a 1997 animated TV version A Christmas Carol with Tim Curry animated

the 1999 TV version  A Christmas Carol Patrick Stewart; Scrooge

the 1970 musical version starring  Scrooge (1970) Albert Finney VHS

The Muppet Christmas Carol – Kermit’s 50th Anniversary Edition made in 1992 featuring Kermit and all the gang.

and an updated 1988 version  Scrooged with Bill Murray

Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol Jim Backus version

Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Cottage is a 2008 picture

Returning from college one Christmas, Thomas Kinkade finds his mother is about to lose the family cottage to foreclosure, inspiring him to paint a mural of his hometown to help revive the Christmas spirit.

Starring Jared Padalecki, Peter O’Toole, Marcia Gay Harden. Rated PG.

Christmas Do-Over is a 2006 picture

When Kevin drives out of town to see his son Ben, he gets a frosty welcome from his ex and her parents. So when a blocked highway forces him to stay, he makes the worst of it! Ben wishes that every day could be Christmas. His wish comes true, forcing Kevin to relive the day over and over.

Starring Jay Mohr, Daphne Zuniga, David Millbern. Made for TV; not rated.

Christmas in Connecticut with Barbara Stanwyck is a 1945 movie

A popular magazine food columnist is forced by her publisher to invite a convalescent war veteran to her Connecticut home with hubbie and baby for Christmas, but she’s unmarried, lives in New York City – and can’t boil an egg! Classic Christmas comedy.

Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, and Sydney Greenstreet; directed by Peter Godfrey. Not rated.

Remade as a made-for-cable movie in 1992, starring Dyan Cannon, Kris Kristofferson, and Tony Curtis. Christmas in Connecticut (1992 TV Movie)

The Christmas Shoes is a 2006 show

A workaholic attorney crosses paths with a young boy on Christmas Eve and rediscovers the true meaning of love, life, and the holiday season.

Starring Rob Lowe, Kimberly Williams. Made for TV; not rated.

A Christmas Story (Full- Screen Edition) is a 1983 film

A young boy must convince his parents that a Red Ryder air rifle is the only gift that will make Christmas worthwhile. Frequently hilarious take on the all-American Christmas, set in 1940s Indiana from a story by Jean Shepherd.

Starring Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin and Peter Billingsley; directed by Bob Clark. Rated PG.

A Christmas Too Many is a 2005 movie

When an aging Hollywood starlet invites her not-so-normal family home for the holidays, it is bound to be a Christmas no one will ever forget, no matter how hard they try. Her oddball family loses all self-control when a promising new director decides to join them for Christmas.

Starring Mickey Rooney, Ruta Lee, Sam McMurray. Rated PG-13.

Christmas with the Kranks is a2004 movie

With their daughter away, her parents decide to skip Christmas altogether until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they have to celebrate the holidays at the last minute.

Starring Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Dan Aykroyd; directed by Joe Roth. Rated PG

Deck the Halls is a 2006 show

Two neighbors in a small New England town go to war when one of them decides to decorate his house with so many Christmas lights that they are visible from space. The neighborhood is turned upside down as the families try to discover the true meaning of Christmas.

With Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis. Rated PG.

Die Hard is a 1988 movie

A team of terrorists has seized a building in L.A. and taken hostages. A New York cop, in town to spend Christmas with his estranged wife, is the only hope for the people held by the savage criminals.

Starring Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, and Alexander Godunov; directed by John McTiernan. Rated R.

Followed by Die Hard 2 – Die Harder

Get the whole Die Hard collection here: Die Hard – The Ultimate Collection (Die Hard / Die Hard 2 / Die Hard with a Vengeance / Live Free or Die Hard Two- Disc Special Editions)

Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas (Deluxe Edition) is a 2000 show

Live-action remake of the classic Dr. Seuss Christmas story, starring Jim Carrey as the Grinch. With Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor, and Christine Baranski; directed by Ron Howard. Rated PG.

Elf is a 2003 picture

After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity.

Starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, and Bob Newhart; directed by Jon Favreau. Rated PG.

Ernest Saves Christmas is a 1988 movie

When Santa Claus decides to retire and pass on his magic bag of Christmas surprises to a new St. Nick, he enlists the aid of a hilarious assortment of characters, including Ernest P. Worrell (Jim Varney).

Starring Jim Varney; directed by John R. Cherry III. Rated PG.

The Family Man is a 2000 show

Jack Campbell, a workaholic Wall Street exec, gets to see what his life might have been like if he’d stayed with his former sweetheart, Kate. Thirteen years after they split up, Jack falls asleep in his posh New York apartment, then awakens to find himself a family man, with his now-wife Kate, daughter Annie and new baby.

Starring Nicolas Cage, Téa Leoni, and Jeremy Piven; directed by Brett Ratner. Rated PG-13.

The Family Stone (Full Screen Edition) is a 2006 show

Everett brings his fiancé Meredith home to meet his family for the Christmas holiday. It’s an instant disaster when Everett’s parents, Sybil and Kelly, agree with their gay, deaf son Thad, pot-smoking son Ben and daughters Amy and Susannah that Meredith is way too uptight to be welcomed into their family. Wanting to please Everett and get along with his family, Meredith recruits her sister Julie to help her thaw the Stone family cold front.

Starring Claire Danes, Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams. Rated PG-13.

Fred Claus is a 2007 film

Fred  is the older, dysfunctional brother of Santa Claus who is forced to move to the North Pole to repay a debt to his younger, more famous brother.

Starring Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti and John Paul Higgins. Rated PG.

Going My Way Universal Cinema Classics with Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Frank McHugh, and James Brown (II) is a DVD 2007 movie

Holiday Affair (1949) VHS is a 1949 film

The Christmas-season romance of a young widow and a sales clerk who (thanks to her) is unemployed.

Starring Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, and Wendell Corey; directed by Don Hartman. Not rated.

Holiday Inn (Special Edition) is a 1942 picture

Classic Irving Berlin musical featuring a hotel which only does business on holidays! Introduced the song “White Christmas.”

Starring Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, and Marjorie Reynolds; directed by Mark Sandrich. Not rated.

Home Alone is a 1990 movie

When eight-year-old Kevin McCallister’s family left for vacation, they forgot one minor detail: Kevin! He’s left home alone overnight, with two bumbling burglers trying to break in, and he rigs a bewildering battery of booby traps to welcome them.

Starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern; directed by Chris Columbus. Rated PG

Followed by  Home Alone 2 – Lost in New York

You can also get: Home Alone (Family Fun Edition)

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story is a 1971 picture

Set on a Depression Christmas Eve in 1933, this heart-tugging story centers around the Waltons, a rural family, as they prepare to celebrate Christmas together.

Starring Patricia Neal, Richard Thomas, Edgar Bergen. Rated PG.

It’s a Wonderful Life (60th Anniversary Edition) is a 1946 movie

Quintessential Christmas movie. James Stewart plays a small-time banker who believes his life has been useless and plans suicide – until Clarence, his guardian angel, convinces him otherwise.

With Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, and Thomas Mitchell; directed by Frank Capra. Not rated

Jack Frost is a 1998 show

On the verge of making it big, long-struggling musician Jack Frost suddenly realizes he’s missing something vital: time with his wife and young son Charlie. But before Jack can make up for lost time, he swerves off an icy mountain road. Then, one cold winter’s night, Jack magically returns as a walking, talking, ski-slope-shredding snowman. Determined to be the father he always wanted to be, Jack embarks on a quest to show Charlie that when it comes to being totally cool, there’s no dad like a snowdad!

Starring Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, and Mark Addy; directed by Troy Miller. Rated PG.

Jingle All the Way is a 1996 movie

A father, deperate to buy a hot-selling Christmas toy, endures a frantic last minute shopping spree on Christmas Eve.

Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, and Phil Hartman; directed by Brian Levant. Rated PG.

You can also get: Jingle All the Way (Family Fun Edition)

March of the Wooden Soldiers is a 1934 show

Laurel and Hardy are Santa’s helpers who mess up an order for wooden soldiers, but then use them to save Toyland from the Bogeymen.

March of the Wooden Soldiers – In COLOR! Also Includes the Original Black-and-White Version which has been Beautifully Restored and Enhanced!

Starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy; directed by Gus Meins and Charley Rogers. Not rated.

Originally released as Babes in Toyland. Also called Laurel and Hardy in Toyland.

Midnight Clear is a 2006 movie

As midnight approaches in a small Southwestern town, five lonely strangers randomly cross paths, and in unique and subtle ways, change each other’s lives forever. A modern-day parable about how seemingly insignificant acts of grace can make a profound difference.

Starring Stephen Baldwin, Kirk B.R. Woller, Mary Thornton. Rated PG-13.

Miracle on 34th Street (Special Edition) is a 1947 picture

In this Oscar-winning classic, a Macy’s Department Store Santa who insists his name is Kris Kringle teaches everyone a lesson in love, faith, and the value of imagination.

Starring Edmund Gwenn, Natalie Wood, and Maureen O’Hara; directed by George Seaton. Not rated.

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (Special Edition) is a 1989 movie

It’s Christmastime for the Griswolds. There are 25,000 lights on the rooftop, an exploding turkey on the table, and a dozen or so guests.

Starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, and Randy Quaid; directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. Rated PG-13.

or you can get: Ultimate Vacation Collection (Vacation / European Vacation / Christmas Vacation / Vegas Vacation)

The Nightmare Before Christmas is a 1993 film

The story of Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king, who decides to bring the magic of Christmas back to Halloween Town. Animated feature from Tim Burton, featuring the voices of Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, and Catherine O’Hara. Rated PG.

Noel is a 2005 movie

Five strangers lives intertwine on Christmas Eve to tell a story of companionship, love, and healing which unfolds against the backdrop of New York City. A delightful tale of redemption, faith, and the joy of living; proving miracles are closer than you think.

Starring Penelope Cruz, Susan Sarandon, Paul Walker. Rated PG.

Great for Kids and Family

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a 1964 show

This is the classic Christmas tale of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Shunned by the other reindeer because of his red nose, Rudolph becomes a hero when he guides Santa’s sleigh through a blinding blizzard, and Christmas morning is saved for boys and girls all over the world.

Told and sung by Burl Ives; music and lyrics by Johnny Marks; produced by Arthur Rankin, Jr. Not rated.

I Loved this one!

Santa Claus Is Comin to Town is a 1970 show

A holiday favorite filled with good cheer, this delightful story tells how Kris Kringle got his start as the world’s most famous gift giver by struggling to bring toys and happiness to the children of Slumbertown.

Told and sung by Fred Astaire; with Mickey Rooney (Kris), Keenan Wynn (Winter), and the Westminster Childrens Choir; directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr. Not rated.

Stingiest Man in Town VHS is a 1978 film

The animated tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miser who is forced to learn the true meaning of Christmas. Based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

Featuring the voices of Tom Bosley, Theodore Bikel, Robert Morse. Not rated.

The Little Drummer Boy with Ted Eccles, Greer Garson, The Vienna Boys Choir, and José Ferrer is a DVD from 2007

The Year Without a Santa Claus (Deluxe Edition) is a 1974 show

Another Rankin/Bass animated classic. Santa Claus feels unwanted and decides to take a vacation. It just wouldn’t be Christmas time without HeatMiser and SnowMiser!

Starring the voices of Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, and George S. Irving; Shirley Booth sings and narrates. Not rated.

YES VIRGINIA, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS (ANIMATED) is a 1974 show

Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon tries every source to find out if there is a Santa Claus and finally writes to the editor of the New York Sun for her answer.

Featuring the voices of Jim Backus, Courtney Lemmon, Louis Nye. Not rated

There you go a favorites list of classic Christmas movies that many would have to take at least part of these shows with them to a desert island. There are many here I love to watch over an over every Christmas, no matter what, to help me with my Holiday Cheer.

So, what’s YOUR favorite list of classic Christmas movies?

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