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Everyone loves a good traditional Christmas movie. One you watched as a kid or one your parents watched. From Miracle on 34th Street to Will Ferrell’s Elf, who doesn’t love movies that get them in the holiday spirit?
Although these movies are a for sure way to get in the Christmas spirit, there are also others who do so in different ways — without the holly jolly, Christmas tree decorating, Santa Claus, and Elf charade. They get you in the holiday spirit with the snowy mountains, the soundtrack, the cinematography, the color palette/tone, or the loveable characters and the cozy family vibes.
So, I have compiled a list of both your traditional Christmas movies… and your not-so-traditional Christmas movies. 2020 and 2021 have already thrown many twists at us, lets add some more with some out of box holiday movies!
Classic Christmas Movies
- Elf
- The Polar Express
- A Christmas Carol
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- Home Alone
- It’s a Wonderful Life
- The Santa Clause
- Carol
- Die Hard
- National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
- A Year Without Santa Claus
- Santa Claus is Coming to Town
- Miracle on 34th Streeth
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Christmas with the Kranks
- A Christmas Story
- Arthur’s Christmas
Non-Christmas Christmas Movies
- Murder on the Orient Express
- Dead Poet’s Society
- The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Society
- Little Women
- Pride & Prejudice
- Black Swan
- Phantom Thread
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Harry Potter & the Philosophers Stone
- Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe
- Edward Scissorhands