12 Christmas movie classics to give as gifts for the holidays

by Joe Bursley Tis the season to light the fireplace, drink some hot cocoa, and snuggle with your family watching Christmas movies once the sun sets at 4:30 in the afternoon. Now, if you’ve ever browsed movie channels like Freeform, Lifetime, or Hallmark, you’ll realize that there are more holiday movies than you could watch between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. And sadly, most of them are garbage. So, if you want to use your movie-watching time wisely or need to gift a distant relative some decent DVDs for the family holiday party, here are, in no particular order, 12 great holiday films to enjoy this Christmas season.

12 – Elf

11 – The Polar Express

10 – The Santa Clause

9 – How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

8 – Die Hard

7 – Home Alone

6 – Arthur Christmas

5 – A Christmas Story

4 – Toy Story

3 – A Christmas Carol

2 – A Charlie Brown Christmas

1 – Rankin/Bass Holiday Specials