Movie Still from It's a Wonderful Life by S_Herman.
My kids' definition of "Classic Christmas Movie" and mine differ quite a bit.If you want an exhaustive list with a very loose definition of "Christmas," go here.
My favorites are the made-for-television, stop-animation movies done by Rankin-Bass in the 1960s as well as black & white films released in theaters in the 1940s.
But I make room on my list for three newer films: A Christmas Story (1983), A Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), and Love Actually (2003).
Otherwise, I'm holding the line.
So let's take a trip down memory lane and look at a list of Christmas movies. These are the ones our family enjoys the most--listed from most recent to most classic.
Love Actually (2003)
Elf (2003)
The Santa Clause (1994)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Home Alone (1990)
A Christmas Story (1983)
The Year Without a Santa Clause (1974)
Santa Clause Is Coming to Town (1970)
Frosty the Snowman (1969)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
Rudolf the Rednosed Reindeer (1964)
A Christmas Carol (1951) starring Alastair Sim
White Christmas (1954)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Holiday Inn (1942)
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