20 Christmas Movies for Kids and Families This Holiday Season
The holiday season is on its way so we have put together a list of the best family Christmas movies for kids and families for a cosy night in. From the all-time classic Christmas movies you know and love, to animated Christmas movies, and modern Christmas movies for kids and teens.
Best Christmas Movies
Christmas time is our favourite time of the year, and what better to get you in the festive spirit than watching family Christmas movies. Here you can find a list of the best Christmas movies for kids and families. You can stream most of these Christmas movies on Netflix, Disney or Amazon.
You may be looking for a family Christmas movie to all watch together, or just looking for a Christmas movie for kids to watch and get into the Christmas mood while you wrap the pressies in the back room.
So, get the popcorn and snacks, (and maybe a glass of mulled wine, you know, just to get mum and dad into the Christmas spirit), and prepare for Christmas movie marathon.
20 Christmas Movies for Kids
The best Christmas movies for kids and families for a night of festive fun!
1. Jingle Jangle, a Christmas Journey (2020)
A modern Christmas movie for kids, Jingle Jangle, a Christmas Journey is a family Christmas movie on Netflix. A toymaker’s prized creation is stolen by an apprentice and his granddaughter heads out on an adventure to get it back.
2. Home Alone (1990)
An old time favourite Christmas movie for families around the world is Home Alone, the original. Kevin is accidentally left at home when his family head away for the holidays.
When 2 burglars try to rob his house, he must defend it. This is perfect for all ages, a funny Christmas movie for kids but also a great Christmas movie for teens and parents too.
3. The Grinch (2018)
A family Christmas movie about a grumpy Grinch who goes on a mission to ruin Christmas for the whole village. Great Christmas movie for kids and families to watch together.
4. The Santa Clause (1994)
When a father accidentally causes Santa to fall off his roof, he has to finish delivering the presents on Christmas Eve and become the new Santa Clause. This is a fun filled Christmas movie the whole family will love and watch over and over again.
5. Elf (2003)
Another fun family Christmas movie you can all watch and laugh with together is Elf. It is a classic Christmas movie for kids and families that is always a hit!
Buddy was accidentally taken to the North Pole and raised by elves. However, when he becomes an adult he realises he doesn’t quite fit in, so he goes on a search to New York City to find his birth father, in his Elf costume, spreading his love of Christmas.
6. Klaus (2019)
A holiday classic that serves as an alternate origin story of Santa Clause. Taking place in a 19th century setting, this Christmas family movie is about a selfish postman and a loner toymaker who spark an unlikely friendship. The movie shows that a simple act of kindness always sparks another.
7. The Polar Express (2004)
One of the best animated Christmas movies for kids is the Polar Express by far. The North Pole has never looked so pretty than in this sweet Christmas movie the whole family can enjoy.
Based on a novel, The Polar Express is a dreamy tale about a young boy who is invited to board a train bound for the North Pole on Christmas Eve to Santa’s home.
It is a mystical journey about believing in Santa and the magic of Christmas
8. Miracle on 34th Street
A family Christmas movie classic where Kris Kringle, who fills in for Santa at the Macy’s annual Thanksgiving Day parade is put on trial for claiming he is really Santa Clause.
9. Home Alone 2 (1992)
The second are usually never as good as the first, however in this case, Home Alone 2 still makes the list of the best Christmas movies for families.
Kevin McCallister finds himself alone again when he boards the wrong flight and ends up in New York instead of with his family in Florida. An action packed Christmas movie for kids the whole family will love.
10. I’ll be home for Christmas (1998)
With no money and only a few days until Christmas, this movie follows a college student who hasn’t been home for Christmas since his mother died and his father remarried.
With the promise of his father’s Porsche, he does his best to get home this Christmas but is left stranded in the desert.
12. Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1996)
Based on a children’s book by Dr Seuss, this is a fun animated Christmas movie for young kids.
13. A Garfield Christmas (1987)
Based on the Garfield comic strip created by Jim Davis, This Christmas movie is about Garfield spending Christmas with the Arbuckle family on their farm where he discovers the true meaning of Christmas
15. Angela’s Christmas (2018)
This heart-warming short animated Christmas movie for kids is based on a novel by Frank McCourt. Set in Ireland in the 1910’s, a trip to church on Christmas Eve with her family gives Angela an extraordinary idea that not everyone approves of.
16. The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
Another Netflix Christmas movie for families, The Christmas Chronicles is about two children who accidentally crash Santa’s sleigh and have to try to save Christmas.
17. Olaf’s Frozen Adventure (2017)
If your kids love Frozen, they will love Olaf’s Frozen Adventure. Anna and Elsa realise they don’t have any family holiday traditions, so their friend Olaf heads off to find some. This Christmas movie for kids is quite short, so perfect for little ones.
16. Jack Frost (1998)
Frost never had time for his wife or son while he was alive, and never kept any of his promises. However, a year after passing away on Christmas Day, Jack comes to life as a snowman and tries to make up for lost time. A Christmas movie for kids around 8 years and older, little ones may not understand the storyline.
18. Disney’s A Christmas Carol (2009)
An animated fantasy Christmas movie for families based on a classic Charles Dickons novel about Scrooge, a mean selfish old man who hates Christmas. Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his old business partner, and then by three other ghosts of his past, present and future who hope to transform his bitterness.
19. Trolls Holiday (2017)
A short animated Christmas movie for kids that toddlers and pre-schoolers will love. The Queen of the Trolls, Poppy finds out that the Bergens do not have holidays, she enlists help from her friends to help her bring the holidays to the Bergens.
20. The Search for Santa Paws (2010)
Little ones will love this Christmas movie where a group of magical dogs and two kids team up to rescue Santa who has lost his memory.
What’s Your Favourite Christmas Movie for Kids?
Hopefully this list of Christmas movies for kids has given you some ideas for a movie marathon in the lead up to Christmas time with your family. What are your favourite family Christmas movies for the holiday season?
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