1.The Polar Express

“The Polar Express” is a feel-good movie about a boy who doubts the spirit of Christmas and goes on a train ride up to the North Pole. He discovers the true magic of Christmas and receives a bell from Santa Claus. The next morning he wakes up and thinks about what happened last night. He wakes up and can’t find the bell, but as he opens presents, Christmas he finds the bell again. This movie strikes at your emotions and never fails to put you in the Christmas spirit.

Watch on: Amazon Prime Video

2. Home Alone 2

“Lost in New York,” the sequel to “Home Alone,” takes everything great about the first movie and improves on them, while also introducing original elements. All these things make for a must-watch Christmas classic. In this edition Kevin successfully makes it to the airport with his family, however, he hopped on the wrong plane and ends up alone in New York. With fan favorite characters returning and humorous, yet heartwarming story telling, this movie is a great for your watchlist this holiday season.

Watch on: Disney +

3. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Christmas Vacation is about Clark Griswold wanting to have the perfect Christmas with his family and hopes to receive a Christmas bonus. He wants decorations to be perfect and he goes all out. As his family comes into town, Clark experiences chaos and unexpected occurrences. In the end, Clark Griswold and his family are all happy to be together and celebrate Christmas, even if things don’t go as planned. This movie is a comedy, it will leaving you laughing the whole way through. This movie is light hearted, fun and will give you good laughs during the holidays.

Watch on: HBO Max

4. Jim Carrey, A Chrsitmas Carol

Jim Carrey’s “A Christmas Carol” is about a bitter, old and selfish businessman Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge is visited on Christmas eve by the ghost of his former business partner and the spirits of Christmas past, present and future with hope that they will bring kindness and warmth back into Scrooge this holiday season. This movie takes on great character development, keeping you interested and wanting to watch more. This movie will leave you feeling inspired. This is a movie that will not disappoint you this holiday season.

Watch on: Disney +

5. Elf

“Elf” is about an elf named Buddy. Well, technically, he is human. He was accidentally kidnapped as a baby by Santa Claus, and he was raised as one of the elves in Santa’s workshop. As he grows older, he becomes more and more of an outcast. He returns to the world of humans to search for his father as an attempt to save him after learning he is on the naughty list. This story is filled to the brim with heartwarming moments, great storytelling, excellent humor and overall great Christmas Spirit. This movie should be near the top of every watchlist this December.

Watch on: HBO Max