Top Christmas specials and movies of all time!
There’s nothing better than a Christmas movie … they’re certainly better than an awful, itchy Christmas sweater.
Tis the season to sit like a couch potato in front of the television and enjoy the many yuletide offerings on display. Here at Hollywood Soapbox, there are some obvious holiday favorites. However, some of the more obscure TV specials and movies have also made our list.
What’s your favorite Christmas special or movie? Leave your comments in the field below.
25. A Christmas Carol (2009)
featuring the voices of Jim Carrey and Gary Oldman
24. The Santa Clause (1994)
starring Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold and Wendy Crewson
23. Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)
starring Onni Tommila and Jorma Tommila
22. The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
featuring the voices of Shirley Booth and Mickey Rooney
21. Black Christmas (1974)
starring Olivia Hussey, Margot Kidder, Andrea Martin and John Saxon
20. Love Actually (2003)
starring Laura Linney, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson and Colin Firth
19. Scrooged (1988)
starring Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Glover and Alfre Woodard
Tied 18. Home Alone (1990)
starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern and Catherine O’Hara
Tied 18. The Nativity Story (2006)
starring Keisha Castle-Hughes and Shohreh Aghdashloo
17. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
featuring Michael Caine and the voice of Frank Oz
16. Elf (2003)
starring Will Ferrell, Zooey Deschanel, James Caan and Bob Newhart
15. Frosty the Snowman (1969)
featuring the voices of Jimmy Durante, Billy De Wolfe and Jackie Vernon
14. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
starring Maureen O’Hara and Edmund Gwenn
13. White Christmas (1954)
starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye
12. The Polar Express (2004)
featuring the voice of Tom Hanks
11. Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983)
10. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid and Juliette Lewis
9. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
8. Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
featuring the voice of Boris Karloff
7. Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol (1962)
featuring the voices of Jim Backus, Morey Amsterdam and Jack Cassidy
6. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
featuring the voices of Danny Elfman and Chris Sarandon
5. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
featuring the voices of Burl Ives and Billie Mae Richards
4. Merry Christmas Mr. Bean (1992)
starring Rowan Atkinson
3. A Christmas Story (1983)
starring Peter Billingsley and Darren McGavin
2. Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (1977)
featuring the voices of Jerry Nelson and Frank Oz
1. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
starring James Stewart and Donna Reed
By John Soltes / Publisher / John@HollywoodSoapbox.com
Updated and changed from 2011 list
