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🎄 40+ Christmas Picks by Vibe (Classics, Rom-Coms, Hallmark & More) 🎬

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Tired of endlessly scrolling for your next holiday movie? I’ve got you. This festive lineup features over 40 hand-picked Christmas movies (and a few TV shows) split by vibe—classics, family shenanigans, cheesy rom-coms, you name it. Whether you’re de...

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Christmas Classics

Recent Releases

Family Christmas

Xmas Rom-Coms

Hallmark Christmas

Christmas Classics

The films that defined the season. Timeless holiday icons and annual rewatch essentials.

I’ve loved this movie since I was a kid, and it’s one I rewatch every year when I get the chance. There’s something oddly wholesome and hilarious about an older brother designing an elaborate scheme to help his little sister get her Christmas wish. F...

All I Want for Christmas

Christmas is chaotic enough—but toss in Clark Griswold and his wildly quirky family, and you’ve got pure holiday mayhem. This one’s packed with iconic moments, nonstop shenanigans, and the kind of laughs that hit even harder when your own family’s on...

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

This one basically lived on a 24-hour loop (thanks to channels like TBS and TNT) during my childhood—so I’ve definitely lost count of how many times I’ve watched it. From the Red Ryder BB gun to the leg lamp catastrophe, it’s one of those classics th...

A Christmas Story

I always found something about this holiday classic with a twist to be endearing. What if Santa had to prove he was actually Santa…in court? It’s part courtroom drama, part romantic drama, part heartwarming reminder that a little belief can go a long...

Miracle on 34th Street

While I personally love the sequel even more (and I wanted that Talkboy voice recorder), the first one is a classic for a reason. The booby traps Kevin sets in a limited amount of time to outsmart two burglars is pretty impressive. I can't help but w...

Home Alone

I'm well aware of the debate over this movie and how some say it's not a Christmas movie. I've never really cared. But at the end of the day, it is. And it's an enjoyable watch too. I just don't understand why John McClane didn't think to grab his sh...

Die Hard

I adore this movie. Arnold and Sinbad battling it out for a sold-out toy is pure comedy gold. And yes, this movie is exactly why I don’t leave Christmas shopping to the last minute.

Jingle All the Way

If you’re into Bill Murray and Charles Dickens, this one’s a no-brainer. Scrooged is a wild, slightly unhinged, totally 80s take on A Christmas Carol—complete with ghosts, sarcasm, and a TV exec in serious need of a holiday attitude adjustment. Not a...

Scrooged

Whitney Houston. Denzel Washington. Gospel choirs. Holiday magic. The Preacher’s Wife delivers a soulful Christmas story with heart, music, and just the right touch of divine intervention. Whitney’s “I Believe in You and Me” still hits every time. If...

The Preacher's Wife

This one’s for that friend who swears this is both a Halloween and a Christmas movie—and honestly, they’re not wrong. With Tim Burton’s signature style, catchy songs, and Jack Skellington at the center of it all, The Nightmare Before Christmas earns ...

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

Ok, hear me out… this one episode deserves holiday canon status. The Boondocks: Season 1, Episode 7 is peak Christmas satire. Huey’s quest to direct the ultimate Christmas play while dropping facts about the holiday’s roots? Brilliant. Riley declarin...

A Huey Freeman Christmas - The Boondocks (Season 1, Episode 7)

A classic, enough said. A Charlie Brown Christmas is pure nostalgia, heartfelt simplicity, and that unforgettable Vince Guaraldi score. Watching this at Christmas feels like a tradition that just can't be skipped at this point.

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Recent Releases

Holiday hits from the past five years that are worth bumping to the top of your watchlist.

I'm a Eddie Murphy fan, so watching Candy Cane Lane was a no-brainer. Add in a mischievous Christmas elf, a magical contract gone wrong, and a race to save the holidays, and you've got a festive ride with just the right dose of shenanigans, family bo...

Candy Cane Lane

The Family Plan 2 delivers action, laughs, and some unexpectedly sweet family moments—all while the crew’s dodging danger and the law. I’ll admit it, I might be a low-key Mark Wahlberg fan because somehow I always enjoy his movies, and this one’s no ...

The Family Plan 2

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey is pure holiday magic. The visuals are stunning, the music is joyful, and the story centers around invention, imagination, and second chances. As someone who loved tinkering as a kid, this one really hit home. It’s ...

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

Spirited took me by surprise—in the best way. With so many versions of A Christmas Carol out there, this one stands out as one of the most clever and fresh takes I’ve seen. I don’t want to spoil the twist, but just know it flips the script in a way t...

Spirited

8-Bit Christmas is like A Christmas Story for the Nintendo generation—and I mean that as a compliment. It’s got humor, heart, and just the right amount of chaos as one kid goes all in trying to score a Nintendo for Christmas. If you grew up in the 80...

8-Bit Christmas

Brandy in a Christmas movie? Say less. This movie follows two old friends who unexpectedly end up spending the holidays under the same roof—one with a seemingly perfect life, the other determined to prove it's all smoke and mirrors. What follows is a...

Best. Christmas. Ever!

While the sequel adds to the fun, the first Christmas Chronicles is still the standout. Two siblings try to catch Santa on camera, sneak into his sleigh, and end up accidentally crashing it—now they’ve got to help him save Christmas before the spirit...

The Christmas Chronicles

I love a good Christmas movie with a hint of mystery. And this one delivers just that. A writer returns home after his mother’s passing and ends up helping a woman search for answers about her birth mother. This one’s got that quiet, heart-tugging en...

The Noel Diary

A cozy holiday rom-com with all the right ingredients: childhood sweethearts, messy Christmas shenanigans, and a few laugh-out-loud twists (edibles at church, anyone?). If you’re into second-chance love stories wrapped in family drama and unexpected ...

Our Little Secret

Family Christmas

Sometimes sweet, sometimes messy, but always about love. These stories celebrate the ups and downs of spending the holidays with family.

This movie is a star-studded holiday staple in my book. At its core, it’s about the strength of family—even when things get messy. The story follows the Whitfield family as they come together for the holidays, bringing secrets, surprises, and that un...

This Christmas

Another holiday gem with a standout cast. Almost Christmas dives into the highs and lows of a family reunion after the loss of their matriarch. There’s tension, laughter, rivalry, and heartfelt moments—everything you’d expect (and more) when siblings...

Almost Christmas

Definitely add this to your watchlist. Technically Boxing Day is the day after Christmas, but this British rom-com still delivers all the festive energy you'd expect, from family reunions, relationship drama, and a lot of charm. When Melvin returns t...

Boxing Day

To be honest, I came to the Wesley family movie trilogy a little late—only learning about it after attending an exclusive screening of “A Wesley South African Christmas” which is the third movie. But after watching that one, I was hooked and immediat...

A Wesley Christmas

This one caught my attention for the nostalgia factor—Alicia Silverstone and Melissa Joan Hart in a holiday movie? Had to watch. The story follows a divorcing couple who decide to spend one last Christmas together in their family home for the sake of...

A Merry Little Ex-Mas

I loved this one as a kid—maybe because it gave reminded me of Groundhog Day the Bill Murray movie but for Christmas. A teenage boy named Billy is forced to relive Christmas over and over again until he learns what the holiday is really about. It’s c...

Christmas Every Day (TV Movie 1996)

If you've ever dreamed of escaping holiday obligations, this one hits home. Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn are hilarious as a couple trying to dodge family festivities by heading to Fiji, only to get caught on live TV when their flight is cancele...

Four Christmases

The third film in the “Look Who’s Talking” trilogy trades baby talk for barking pups and adds a festive twist. While the first two movies are my personal favorites, this one still makes my holiday watchlist. Set during Christmas, it follows James and...

Look Who's Talking Now

This one gets me every time. And Nicolas Cage does a great job as a high-powered exec who wakes up one morning in a completely different life—the one he didn’t choose. Instead of his sleek bachelor lifestyle, he’s married to his college sweetheart, r...

The Family Man

This modern musical reimagining of Langston Hughes’ play brings gospel, family drama, and holiday spirit together in a powerful way. When a teen gets sent to New York to spend Christmas with his estranged grandparents, secrets start to surface and he...

Black Nativity

Xmas Rom-Coms

Meet-cutes, misunderstandings, and mistletoe. These picks bring the holiday charm with just enough seasonal romance in between.

If you loved The Best Man, then The Best Man Holiday is a must-watch follow-up. It brings the whole crew back together for the holidays—and with that reunion comes old tension, fresh drama, and emotional twists. Definitely start with the original if ...

The Best Man Holiday

Meet Me Next Christmas is a cute holiday rom-com with a fun twist. Imagine you meet your potential soulmate, but the timing isn’t right? So you both promise to meet again next Christmas Eve at the Pentatonix concert, a year goes by, you're single, bu...

Meet Me Next Christmas

The Holiday had me daydreaming about house swapping the minute I saw it—though let’s be real, no one’s trading for my tiny apartment. This one’s a cross-continental love story that bounces between sunny L.A. and cozy England, with a mix of heartbreak...

The Holiday

This movie is what happens when a couple has a communication mix-up and accidentally spends Christmas with each other’s families—solo. And let’s just say their families couldn’t be more different. It’s awkward, hilarious, and full of those charming B...

Your Christmas or Mine?

One of the most beloved Christmas movies, hands down. Love Actually gives you all the holiday feels—romance, heartbreak, awkward office parties, airport reunions, and that one cue card scene that lives rent-free in many heads. It’s messy, charming, a...

Love Actually

If you're a fan of Christmas rom-coms with royal drama and fairy tale charm, A Christmas Prince is a solid pick. It kicks off a trilogy that’s light, sweet, and full of cozy winter palace vibes. Watch one and you’ll probably end up watching all three...

A Christmas Prince

Merry Liddle Christmas kicks off a fun, modern holiday trilogy centered around family, romance, and all the holiday antics that comes with trying to have the “perfect” Christmas. It’s warm, relatable, and a good reminder that sometimes the messiest m...

Merry Liddle Christmas

A classic case of “wrong gift, right person”—Something From Tiffany’s kicks off when an engagement ring meant for someone else that accidentally ends up in the hands of a stranger. What follows is a sweet, tangled holiday romance full of missed signa...

Something From Tiffany's

A spoiled heiress is sent to a small town incognito to prove she’s ready to take over her father’s company—and, of course, learns more than she expected about hard work, community, and what really matters during the holidays. Christmas Inheritance is...

Christmas Inheritance

Yes, it's a cheesy rom-com—but sometimes that's exactly what hits the spot. The Princess Switch leans into the classic holiday body-swap formula, with Vanessa Hudgens playing both a down-to-earth baker and a royal duchess. Plus, this is a trilogy so ...

The Princess Switch

Hallmark Christmas

Soft lighting, a kiss in the snow, small towns, and someone about to discover the true meaning of Christmas. Predictable Hallmark Christmas must-watches.

As one of Hallmark's 2025 releases, I enjoyed this movie and the fact that the son did not have to play matchmaker for the two main characters to get together—it just happened organically. I'd definitely recommend this for my Hallmark Christmas movie...

Tidings for the Season

This has to be one of my favorite Hallmark Christmas movies that I watch every year. What are the odds that the one who got away would be traveling on the same cross-country train ride? This is also the film adaptation of a David Baldacci novel, whic...

The Christmas Train

A neighborhood run by a Christmas-obsessed HOA? Say less. Haul Out the Holly is everything you expect from a Hallmark holiday movie and then some—festive, funny, and full of rom-com charm. I watched the Halloween-themed third installment first (yes, ...

Haul Out the Holly

12 Dates Til Christmas is a cozy little binge with a fun twist on the holiday dating trope. This six-episode series follows a textile designer navigating a matchmaking service that sends her on 12 themed dates leading up to Christmas—yes, including a...

Twelve Dates 'til Christmas

We Met in December gave me major Serendipity (the movie) vibes with a modern holiday twist. Two strangers share a magical night and one perfect kiss, only to part ways without swapping names or numbers, thinking they'll see each other in the morning....

We Met in December

If there’s a Mowry sister in a Hallmark movie, I’m watching. Christmas Comes Twice delivers just the right mix of holiday magic and a second chance twist—with a little time travel sprinkled in for good measure. A sweet movie with a reminder that it’s...

Christmas Comes Twice