Current Events > Here it is. My Top 50 Christmas Movies/Specials.

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I rate based on overall enjoyability, festive-ness, and how well it captures the spirit of Christmas. I've managed this list since like 2018 and update it every year
Note: For ongoing TV series, I only take a max of one Christmas episode to count as a "Christmas special".

1. A Charlie Brown Christmas
2. The Polar Express
3. Twilight Zone - The Night of the Meek
4. A Christmas Carol (1999, TNT)
5. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
6. How The Grinch Stole Christmas (original)
7. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
8. A Christmas Story
9. A Christmas Carol (2006, Disney)
10. Garfield Family Christmas
11. Elf
12. Scrooged
13. Home Alone
14. Its a Wonderful Life
15. The Santa Clause
16. Klaus
17. A Muppets Christmas Carol
18. The Star
19. Miracle On 34th Street
20. The Aquabats Super Show! - Christmas With The Aquabats
21. South Park - Mr. Hankeys Christmas Classics
22. Duck Tales - How Santa Stole Christmas (2018)
23. Home Alone 2
24. Bad Santa
25. Mr. Magoos Christmas Carol
26. Mickeys Christmas Carol
27. The Simpsons - Simpsons Roasting On an Open Fire
28. Olive The Other Reindeer
29. The Grinch (2017)
30. I Want A Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown
31. G.I. Joe Renegades - Homecoming
32. King of the Hill - T'was The Nut Before Christmas
33. Christmas At Peewees Playhouse
34. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
35. Futurama - Xmas Story
36. Jack Frost (The Michael Keaton film)
37. How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
38. Bah Humduck, A Looney Tunes Christmas
39. Looney Tunes Cartoons - Holiday Special
40. Die Hard
41. A Spongebob Christmas
42. Its Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
43. Its Always Sunny - A Very Sunny Christmas
44. Gremlins
45. Dr. Stone - Spartan Crafts Club
46. Scrooge (A Christmas Carol 1938)
47. Babes In Toyland
48. TMNT 2003 - The Christmas Aliens
49. Jingle All the Way
50. Super Mario Super Show - Merry Cave Christmas

You can't beat Charlie Brown. That shit hits on ALL the Christmas points, and it is timeless AF.
Polar Express is such a close second. God what a great Christmas movie.

Also! Last year I didn't have the Jim Carrey live action Grinch on it, and someone here said I should go back and watch it. I'll admit it holds up better than I remember, mostly thanks to Jim Carrey's performance. I still think it's way too long though

Die Hard at 40 wtf

Garioshi posted...

Die Hard at 40 wtf

Hey man there's people who wouldn't even count it in here lol.

It's a great movie and it absolutely is a Christmas movie. But it's not a good Christmas movie.

not a fan of the American Dad! episodes? three or four of them are amazing.

also, no Arnold's Christmas? go, watch that one immediately.

Medussa posted...

not a fan of the American Dad! episodes? three or four of them are amazing.

also, no Arnold's Christmas? go, watch that one immediately.

Oooh shit I completely forgot about those. I remember really liking the one where Stan has to go back in time. I need to revisit them.

Where's that show streaming?

amdad is probably on hulu, but the rights to it have to be a complete mess.
hey arnold should be on paramount

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is still a banger to me.

I legit don't remember any of the Hey Arnold episodes, but I'll see if I can track them down. Thanks for the recommendations, mate

Garioshi posted...

Die Hard at 40 wtf

This meme's been done to death

CyricZ posted...

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is still a banger to me.

My wife watches it every year. It's silly but I can't take it seriously enough to put it on here. The Hooray For Santy Class song is catchy though, I'll give it that lol. Maybe if I expand this to Top 100 someday

Imagine making a list like this and not having Beavis and Butt-Head Do Christmas.

LostForest posted...

I legit don't remember any of the Hey Arnold episodes, but I'll see if I can track them down. Thanks for the recommendations, mate

there's only one, i think. at least, only one regarded as a candidate for a top 50 list -- "Arnold's Christmas".

Santa Clause at 15? Fuck outa here.

Top 3 movie at least

A Very Sunny Christmas at #43?

You absolute monster.

Muppets at 17 offends me.

Smh at including Die Hard but not On Her Majestys Secret Service

a-c-a-b posted...

Imagine making a list like this and not having Beavis and Butt-Head Do Christmas.

I love Beavis & Butthead. I had no idea there was a Christmas episode!

Damn_Underscore posted...

Smh at including Die Hard but not On Her Majestys Secret Service

Never seen it.

Accolon posted...

Santa Clause at 15? Fuck outa here.

Top 3 movie at least

AldousIsDead posted...

Muppets at 17 offends me.

Both of these are solid but I haven't been able to watch either in a long time. They might jump up higher if I were able to see them again, though I know Muppets is definitely locked behind Disney+ now.

LostForest posted...

Never seen it.

Well you should tbh

It's possibly the best Bond movie but it's also different from other Bond movies so it's hard to say

Heartomaton posted...

A Very Sunny Christmas at #43?

You absolute monster.

I love It's Always Sunny, but it didn't really do much with it being a Christmas ep. Like, a great Christmas episode needs to have at least some heartwarming parts, even in comedies. that episode is great, but it's just a Sunny ep that takes place in the holidays. It doesn't really work well at conveying the spirit of Christmas.

bump