Relax from the hustle and bustle of the holidays. Put on your new fuzzy slippers and watch a great holiday movie with family and friends.

Favorite Holiday Movies

Posted December 23, 2011

Whether you are taking a break from all the holiday frenzy, spending down-time with family, or partaking in a holiday tradition, what better way to set the mood than by curling up with a cozy blanket, hot chocolate, and a great holiday film? At See the Good, we put together a few of our favorites films both old and new for your consideration. And who knows, one of these may become one of your favorites, too. Please send us your comments on your favorite holiday movies. We’d love to know what’s on your list.

Holiday Inn (1942)
The songs of Irving Berlin star along with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire in a romantic musical film about an inn that's open only on holidays and a competition for the affections of Virginia Dale.

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
A good-hearted banker played by James Stewart despairs at the prospect of financial ruin, but a bumbling angel comes down to help him see what really matters in life.

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
When a department-store Santa insists he's the real thing, a single mom is alarmed to realize that her daughter—and the neighbor she's trying to fix her mom up with— believe him.

The Bishop’s Wife (1947) and The Preacher's Wife (1996)
An earthbound angel, played by Cary Grant in the first film and Denzel Washington in the 1996 remake, comes to help a man of the cloth who needs to raise money for the church, but he's distracted by the charms and beauty of his wife.

White Christmas (1954)
A popular song-and-dance team played by Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye fall for an intriguing sister act and travel with them to help save an inn on the verge of bankruptcy. This movie is a loose remake of the 1942 holiday movie, Holiday Inn.

A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
Charlie Brown is in charge of the school Christmas pageant, but he struggles to find the real meaning of the holiday. Animated film.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
The curmudgeonly Grinch hates Christmas and schemes to ruin it for everyone else. Animated film.

Frosty the Snowman (1969)
A magic hat brings Frosty the Snowman to life, and a little girl comes to his rescue when the villainous Professor Hinkle tries to steal it. Animated film.

A Christmas Story (1983)
A nine-year-old boy in the 1940s wages a full-out campaign to get a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas.

Home Alone (1990)
When his family takes off for Christmas vacation and accidentally leaves him behind, eight-year-old Macaulay Culkin finds creative ways to thwart a pair of bungling burglars.

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Kermit, Miss Piggy and the Great Gonzo join with their muppet friends to tell the story of Scrooge’s redemption.

The Santa Clause (1994)
Tim Allen stars as a father who accidentally kills Santa Clause and finds he has to step in as his replacement.

Elf (2003)
Mistakenly raised as an elf, an overgrown Will Farrell leaves the North Pole to navigate the human world and try to reunite with his human family in New York City.

Joyeux Noel (2005)
Based on a true event, a group of soldiers in World War I cross enemy lines to observe Christmas Eve together. Foreign film.

A Christmas Carol (2009)
Jim Carrey plays the Scrooge as well as the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future that haunt him in the classic Dickens tale.

Everyone has a story.