Our Top Five Christmas Movies

By: Laila Schwin, Ariana Rojak, and Aiden Nelson

December 15, 2020 

Christmas movies are a yearly tradition for many people, and they provide a general sense of cheer during the holiday season. There are some classics that it seems people just keep coming back to and plenty more recent ones to enjoy for the Christmas spirit, too. 

With that, we are giving our personal, top five rankings of the best and most enjoyable Christmas movies of all time. 

The top five movies that we ranked from one to five are as follows: Home Alone, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Christmas Story, The Santa Clause, and A Christmas Carol. The reason why we chose to rank them this way is because we felt that these movies were not only great Christmas movies but also very funny movies.

Home Alone received the top spot in our list because it is undeniably one of the most well-known and well-loved Christmas movies of all time. It is a classic that most people know or have seen but one that is so good that you can keep going back to it regardless of how many times you have seen it. It has undeniable quality as a Christmas movie, a family movie, and a comedy.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas took second as another well-known Christmas movie that simply everyone can enjoy. It is an important movie when considering how it addresses Christmas being a commercialized holiday rather than being about the actual religious holiday and just the importance of family anymore. Even when addressing this, it is still full of great humor.

A Christmas Story takes third as a classic Christmas movie full of old-school comedy. It is also an important part of this list as much of it was filmed right here in Cleveland.

The Santa Clause takes fourth as yet another classic, Christmas comedy. It also tells a generally-heartwarming story and is enjoyable for anyone as a family film.

Last, and certainly not least, is A Christmas Carol. The short story and all film adaptations are wonderful representations of the meaning of Christmas and the cheer that the holiday brings. While it certainly is not as lighthearted and humorous as the previous ones, it earns its place for morals and represents a better meaning of Christmas.

While not everyone agrees on these rankings in a concrete way, we think this list is a good step into well-known and generally-fun Christmas movies. 

Feel free to let us know what your top five Christmas movies are in the Leave a comment section.

{Editor’s note: Nothing beats National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.}

“Ho, Ho, Ho! Merry Christmas, Clark!”