As it's 'the most wonderful time of the year' and December is fast approaching, it just wouldn't be right not to watch a few festive films that we love. So in honour of the Christmas tradition, I have put a list of super festive films together that are guaranteed to get you in the holiday spirit! So get some mince pies, cozy up and get watching!
20) Santa Clause 2 - 2002
In this feel good Disney film, Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) has been keeping up well with being Santa Clause and all, for ten years now. However it could all come to a sudden end if he doesn't find Mrs Clause!
19) Deck the Halls - 2006
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1A2uWWF1ZU
Two extremely competitive neighbors (Matthew Brodwick and Danny DeVito) begin an unexpected rivalry, after one of them decorates their house with thousands of Christmas lights, making it so bright, that you can even see it from space. A great family film with some really good laughs.
18) Bad Santa - 2003
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQvaoRScND4
On Christmas Eve a miserable conman (Billy Bob Thornton) and his partner in crime, pose as Santa and his Little Helper, in order to rob department stores. But trouble emerges when the security boss finds out and they become unlikely friends with a troubled boy.
17) Scrooged - 1988
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J11NIQJdO5Q
A cynical and self centered TV executive (Bill Murray) becomes haunted on Christmas Eve, by three spirits who are there to teach him a very valuable lesson. It's a matter of life and death!
16) Jingle All the Way - 1996
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyEr8YX1cnY
When a work a holic father (Arnold Schwarzenegger) realizes he needs to pay more attention to his son, he goes on a last minute quest to buy him the most wanted present of the year; Turbo man. But its not as easy as he expected, when he run into a crazy post man seeking the same thing.
15) The Holiday - 2006
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0p8Su3bdHc
In this romantic Christmas flick, two women (Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet) with guy problems decide to switch homes in each others countries, where they both meet complete strangers (Jude Law and Jack Black) in the local area, and fall in love.
14) Christmas with the Kranks - 2004
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frNRluzraJU
For Luther and Nora, (Tim Allen and Jamie Curtis) it's the first Christmas with out their daughter who is away in a different county, causing them to make the decision to skip Christmas all together, causing an uproar in the neighborhood, especially as their daughter unexpectedly decides to come home last minute.
13) Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer the Movie - 1998
Trailer: Not Available.
This animated kids film follows a young reindeer who is born an outcast due to his unusual red nose. But when an evil women called Stormella threatens to put Santa out of business, it give Rudolf the chance to rise from zero to hero!
12) How the Grinch Stole Christmas - 2000
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl12cnQxAaU
Inside a snowflake exists a small community called Whoville and in it lives the Christmas-loving Whos. However high in the mountains lives a nasty Grinch (Jim Carey) who hates any kind of happiness, especially Christmas. So in order to put the Who's happiness to stand still, he begins on a cunning plan to steal Christmas.
11) Home Alone 2: Lost in New York - 1992
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIRoNlPZeqk
One year after young Kevin was left home alone, where he had to defeat two bumbling burglars, he somehow finds himself in a very similar situation, but this time in New York City!
10) The Polar Express - 2004
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8_GUrqe5tc
On the night of Christmas Eve a boy confused to where ever not Santa is really real, boards a mysterious, yet magical train heading towards the North Pole and the home of Santa Clause.
9) Arthur Christmas - 2011
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tk-WZSqIGQ
On Christmas night at the North Pole, Santa's youngest son looks to use his fathers high-tech operation to complete an urgent mission, in this festive animated film guaranteed to make you giggle.
8) Nativity - 2009
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkpWxX_K3Y4
This is a hilarious British film that follows a primary school in a small town, as they prepare to hit the big Hollywood stage with their school nativity play, which is led by a heart-broken teacher (Martin Freeman) who supposedly knows what his doing and a foolish man who is a lot more helpful than what he seems.
7) National Lampoons Christmas Vacation - 1989
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBTTipJX-h4
The Griswold family's plans for a big tradition family Christmas predictably turns into a disaster when things never seem to run smoothly for the family, especially with Clark's (Chevy Chase) bad luck.
6) Gremlins - 1984
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-14d51QTVjo
A boy breaks three rather important rules concerning his new pet, that was bought by his father from an unusual antique store. Its not long before a violent and mischievous horde of monsters are unleashed upon the town.
5) Home Alone - 1990
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK2Btk6Ybm0
In this well known family favorite, a eight-year-old boy is left behind when his family flies off to France for Christmas. It's all fun and games at first when Kevin has to defend his home from a pair rubbish burglars, but when things turn serious he begins to regret what he wished for in the first place.
4) Elf - 2003
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW9wRNqQ_P8
After innocently causing havoc on the elf community due to his overly large size, Buddy (Will Farrell) who is a man raised as an elf in the North Pole is sent to America to seek his true identity.
3) Miracle on 34th Street - 1994
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiypbCFV7Ao
An adorable six-years-old girl discovers that dreams do come true if you genuinely believe, despite her mothers efforts to tell her the ''secret''.
2) Love Actually - 2003
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdzH6a-XEGM
Love actually in all its galore and hilarity follows the lives of eight very different couples, all dealing with there strenuous love lives in there own unique ways. All set during the frantic month before Christmas in London.
1) It's a Wonderful Life - 1946
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewe4lg8zTYA
In this Christmas classic, an angel helps a passionate, frustrated business man in despair by showing him what life would be like if he didn't exist.
These are my favorite Christmas films, what are yours?
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