Here's the list of 25 popular Christmas movies

• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

  Stars: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis

  The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster[2].

• Home Alone (1990)

  Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern

  An 8-year-old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation[2].

• It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

  Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore

  An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed[2].

• Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

  Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara, John Payne

  When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing[2].

• Elf (2003)

  Stars: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart

  After discovering he is a human, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole decides to travel to New York City to locate his biological father[1][2].

• A Christmas Carol (1951)

  Stars: Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison

  An old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when he is haunted by ghosts on Christmas Eve[2].

• Arthur Christmas (2011)

  Stars: James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy

  Santa's clumsy son Arthur sets out on a mission with Grandsanta to give out a misplaced present to a young girl in less than two hours on Christmas Day[2].

• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

  Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern

  Kevin is separated from his family again when he accidentally boards a flight to New York City during a Christmas trip to Miami[2].

• The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

  Stars: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan

  Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal[2].

• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

  Stars: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Kelley

  On the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town[2].

• Scrooged (1988)

  Stars: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe

  A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve[1][2].

• A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)

  Stars: Kal Penn, John Cho, Neil Patrick Harris

  Six years after their Guantanamo Bay adventure, stoner buds Harold Lee and Kumar Patel cause a holiday fracas by inadvertently burning down Harold's father-in-law's prize Christmas tree[2].

• The Santa Clause (1994)

  Stars: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson

  When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place[2].

• A Christmas Story (1983)

  Stars: Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin

  In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie Parker attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift[1][2].

• The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

  Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara

  Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion[1].

• Die Hard (1988)

  Stars: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia

  An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles[1].

• Love Actually (2003)

  Stars: Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth

  Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England[1].

• The Polar Express (2004)

  Stars: Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola, Michael Jeter

  On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas[1].

• Bad Santa (2003)

  Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac, Lauren Graham

  A conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid[1].

• The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

  Stars: Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire

  The Muppet characters tell their version of the classic tale of an old and bitter miser's redemption on Christmas Eve[1].

• Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

  Stars: Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott

  A lawyer and a little girl must prove that a man claiming to be Santa Claus is the real thing[1].

• White Christmas (1954)

  Stars: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney

  A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general[1].

• The Holiday (2006)

  Stars: Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law

  Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love[1].

• Violent Night (2022)

  Stars: David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Beverly D'Angelo

  When an elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family compound on Christmas Eve, a disgruntled Santa Claus must take them out to save both the hostages and his Holiday[2].

• Joyeux Noel (2005)

  Stars: Diane Kruger, Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet

  In December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each other's way of life[2].