My top 10 movies for Christmas
top 10 christmas movies
elf(2003)
Buddy (Will Ferrell) was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa's elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn't fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. As it happens, this is Walter Hobbs (James Caan), a cynical businessman. After a DNA test proves this, Walter reluctantly attempts to start a relationship with the childlike Buddy with increasingly chaotic results.
What I liked: This is a must watch with our whole family. I love Zoey Deschanel and Will Ferrell.
Get it on Amazon or watch on Prime or read the book.
Dumped and depressed, English rose Iris agrees to swap homes with similarly unlucky in love Californian Amanda for a much-needed break. Iris finds herself in a palatial Hollywood mansion while Amanda navigates the lanes of a picture-perfect English village. Soon enough, both lovelorn ladies bump into local lads perfect for a romantic pick-me-up.
What I liked: I would love to vacation in a little English Village this movie is just so warm and inviting no matter if it’s the Santa Ana winds or the English Cottage by the fire.
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Nine intertwined stories examine the complexities of the one emotion that connects us all: love. Among the characters explored are David (Hugh Grant), the handsome newly elected British prime minister who falls for a young junior staffer (Martine McCutcheon), Sarah (Laura Linney), a graphic designer whose devotion to her mentally ill brother complicates her love life, and Harry (Alan Rickman), a married man tempted by his attractive new secretary.
What I liked: Oh gosh so much. Several of my favorite actors and I love the intertwined stories. Particularly the Prime Minister and Natalie as well as Jaime and Aurelia. Get it on Amazon or watch on Prime.
Everett Stone (Dermot Mulroney) wants to bring his girlfriend, Meredith Morton (Sarah Jessica Parker), to meet his bohemian Connecticut family at Christmas. Straitlaced Meredith, feeling she needs backup, asks her sister Julie (Claire Danes) to come along. Hoping to win the approval of her boyfriend's parents Sybil (Diane Keaton) and Kelly (Craig T. Nelson) and the rest of the family, instead Meredith succeeds only in highlighting her uptight personality and making Everett doubt his intentions.
What I liked: I love Sybil’s ring. I have it on my list every year. I love the story of the family.
The Knight Before Christmas (2019)
A medieval knight is transported to the present day, where he falls for a high school science teacher who's lost her belief in love.
What I liked: I love a good time travel it’s a huge favorite genre of mine and mix it with romance I’m all in.
The Spirit of Christmas (2015)
A young lawyer (Jen Lilley) finds romance with a spirit (Thomas Beaudoin) that takes the form of a human 12 days before Christmas.
What I liked: I love a fantasy, mystery, romance mix and this one never disappoints.
Christmas in the Smokies (2015)
A young woman battling to save her family's Smoky Mountain berry farm decides to organize a Christmas concert, calling in a favor from her country music star ex-boyfriend.
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The Spruces and the Pine(2017)
The Spruces and the Pines, rival tree farm-owning families, have been feuding for years. When the respective heirs fall in love, they must keep their growing romance a secret or they'll risk a Christmas blow-up that could destroy everything.
What I liked: It’s a cute and fun story.
Singers Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) join sister act Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen) to perform a Christmas show in rural Vermont. There, they run into Gen. Waverly (Dean Jagger), the boys' commander in World War II, who, they learn, is having financial difficulties; his quaint country inn is failing. So what's the foursome to do but plan a yuletide miracle: a fun-filled musical extravaganza that's sure to put Waverly and his business in the black!
What I liked: This is just a classic. I either watch it while wrapping presents or have it playing while Mrs. Claus is visiting.
Disney’s The Santa Clause (1994)
Divorced dad Scott (Tim Allen) has custody of his son (Eric Lloyd) on Christmas Eve. After he accidentally kills a man in a Santa suit, they are magically transported to the North Pole, where an elf explains that Scott must take Santa's place before the next Christmas arrives. Scott thinks he's dreaming, but over the next several months he gains weight and grows an inexplicably white beard. Maybe that night at the North Pole wasn't a dream after all -- and maybe Scott has a lot of work to do.
What I liked: My whole family loves this series and we watch it every year. There’s a continuation of it on NETFLIX as well.
BONUS movie!
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever(1983)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is a story about six siblings, the Herdmans, who take over their local church's Christmas pageant and end up teaching the community about the true meaning of Christmas.
What I liked: I picked up this book in about 4th or 5th grade at the book fair and the Christmas afterwards the movie came out probably one of if not the first movies I saw made from a book. I hear there’s a new version coming out this year.
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