Are the holidays complete without a late night Christmas movie marathon? Hot cocoa and candy cane stir sticks are a must! Maybe some eggnog and cookies too? Every year some of my favorite Christmas memories involve sitting down with Kris to watch holiday classics we love, like A Christmas Story, Frosty the Snowman, and our personal favorite, Mr. Bean’s Christmas.

Now that we have kids we are passing the tradition on to them. I want them to grow up with so many happy memories of family traditions over the holidays, and this is one that is extra special for us. Usually movie night is on the weekend and involves staying up a little past bedtime. That is just part of the fun! We set up their cots from Regalo Baby and watch Christmas movies and always have the best time.

Keep scrolling for a list of 100 must see Christmas movies and TV show episodes…

Zoey and Zander are still little enough that staying up past bed time poses some problems. I like to get our movie parties all prepped in a way that will allow them to fall right asleep during the movie if they get overtired. You may have seen our Regalo My Cot’s in past posts, we bring them with us when we go on road trips. They work great for kid beds when we stay at hotels, and they are super compact and easy to pack. They also are perfect for setting up a late night Christmas movie party with kids.

Usually we do snacks for the first half of the movie. Then we have an ‘intermission’ to brush teeth and clean up the snacks. For the second half of the movie we just cuddle in and watch. That way if the kids fall asleep in their comfy cots during the movie we can carry them straight up to bed and not worry about waking them to brush teeth.

Below is a list of 100 Christmas movies and Christmas TV show episodes that we have watched over the years and absolutely love. These are some of the best Christmas movies of all time. I linked as many of them as I could, or referenced where to watch them.

100 Must See Christmas Movies & TV Show Episodes

(and where to watch them)

Best Comedy Christmas Movies

1. The Santa Clause
2. A Christmas Story
3. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (Netflix)
4. Christmas With The Kranks
5. The Christmas Chronicles (Netflix)
6. A Cinderella Christmas (Hulu)
7. Girlfriends of Christmas Past (Hulu)
8. Elf
9. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
10. A Christmas Eve Miracle (Hulu)
11. Home Alone
12. Jingle All The Way
13. Mr. Beans Christmas (YouTube)

Best Cartoon Christmas Movies

1. A Charlie Brown Christmas
2. The Polar Express
3. Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas (Netflix)
4. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
5. A Fairly Odd Christmas (Hulu)
6. Frosty The Snowman
7. Swan Princess Christmas (Hulu)
8. Angela’s Christmas (Netflix)
9. Santa Clause Is Coming to Town
10. It’s Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown (Hulu)
11. Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas (Hulu)
12. Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mickey (Netflix)
13. Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmas (Netflix)
14. The Nightmare Before Christmas
15. How The Grinch Stole Christmas
16. Shrek The Halls

Heartfelt/Family Christmas Movies

1. The Nativity Story
2. The Christmas Shoes
3. Home By Christmas (Hulu)
4.  A Christmas Eve Miracle (Hulu)
5. The Nativity
6. It’s A Wonderful Life
7. Christmas Do-Over (Hulu)
8. Miracle on 34th Street
9. A Very Brady Christmas (Hulu)
10. 48 Christmas Wishes (Netflix)
11. This is Christmas (Hulu)
12. Falling For Christmas (Hulu)

Favorite Romantic Christmas Movies

1. Love Actually
2. While You Were Sleeping
3. White Christmas (Netflix)
4. The Holiday
5. Serendipity
6. The Family Stone
7. The Family Man
8. Four Christmases
9. Bridget Jones Diary
10. White Christmas

Cheesy Romantic/Hallmark Christmas Movies

1. Falling For Christmas
2. Holiday Engagement (Hulu)
3. The Holiday Calendar (Netflix)
4. Christmas Inheritance (Netflix)
5. Christmas in the Smokies (Netflix)
6. The Spirit of Christmas (Netflix)
7. An Accidental Christmas (Hulu)
8. The Princess Switch (Netflix)
9. A Christmas Prince (Netflix)
10. A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding (Netflix)
11. Christmas Wedding Planner (Netflix)
12. Christmas With A View (Netflix)
13. Christmas Crush (Netflix)
14. How Sarah Got Her Wings (Netflix)
15. Dear Santa (Netflix)
16. You Can’t Fight Christmas (Netflix)
17. Married by Christmas (Hulu)
18. Christmas Belle (Hulu)

Best Christmas TV Show Episodes on Netflix

1. The Office Season 5: Moroccan Christmas
2. The Office Season 2: Christmas Party
3. The Office Season 3: Benihana Christmas
4. The Office Season 7: Classy Christmas
5. The Office Season  6: Secret Santa
6. The Office Season 9: Dwight Christmas
7. The Office Season 8: Christmas Wishes
8. This is Us Season 1 Episode 10: Last Christmas
9. The Wonder Years Season 2, Episode 3: Christmas
10. Parks And Rec Season 2 Episode 12: Christmas Scandal
11. Gilmore Girls Season 1 Episode 10: Forgiveness & Stuff
12. Gilmore Girls Season 2 Episode 10: The Bracebridge Dinner
13. Gilmore Girls Season 4 Episode 11: In The Clamor and Clangor
14. Gilmore Girls Season 3 Episode 10: That’ll Do, Pig
15. Gilmore Girls Season 5 Episode 11: Women of Questionable Morals
16. Gilmore Girls Season 6 Episode 12: Just Like Gwen & Gavin
17. Gilmore Girls Season 7 Episode 11: Santa’s Secret Stuff
18. 30 Rock Season 2 Episode 9: Ludachristmas
19. New Girl Season 1 Episode 9: The 23rd
20. Arrested Development Season 2 Episode 6: Afternoon Delight
21. Mad Men Season 4 Episode 2: Christmas Comes But Once A Year
22. Parenthood Season 4, Episode 11: What to my Wondering Eyes

Pet Christmas Movies

1. Santa Paws (Netflix)
2. A Dog Walkers Christmas Tale (Netflix)
3. Santa Claws (Netflix)
4. 12 Dog Days Till Christmas (Hulu)
5. Puppy Star Christmas (Netflix)
6. Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure (Netflix)
7. Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (Netflix)
8. Free Reign: The 12 Neighs of Christmas (Netflix)
9. A Puppy for Christmas (Hulu)

So there you have it! A list of 100 of the best Christmas movies of all time.

Zoey and Zander each have their own Regalo My Cot to lay in while we watch these Christmas movies together as a family. I pile the cots with pillows and blankets to make sure they are comfy, and we cuddle in for our favorite Christmas movies.

The Regalo My Cot’s are perfect for movie nights since they are SO easy to set up and put away. It only takes two seconds to fold them up. Before we had the My Cot’s we would blow up an air mattress or bring down tons of blankets to pile up and make a cozy bed. This is just as comfy and cozy – but way easier to clean up and pack away!

December has just begun, but we have already had several Christmas movie nights with the kids and made such fun memories. I thought there could be nothing more exciting than Christmas as a kid, but being on the parent side of the holiday season is way better! I absolutely love seeing my babies excitement and anticipation as we create and share traditions and holiday fun with them.

Do you have Christmas movie marathons? What are your favorite holiday movies? Let me know in the comments!

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