Continuing on with choosing the selection box of 40 of the best Christmas movies. The countdown is now from 19 – 10.
19. The Muppet Christmas Carol
Disney created The Muppet version of A Christmas Carol – starring Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge.
18. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) can’t catch a break; as he ‘fights’ to get his work bonus, in order to finally have his dream home conversion. All while dealing with his crazy relatives turning up, in this chaotic family comedy movie.
17. Gremlins (1984)
Billy Peltzer recieves a rare gift: a cute little Mogwai creature named Gizmo. He has three rules ‘do not expose the mogwai to light, especially sunlight, which will kill it; do not let it come in contact with water; and above all, never feed it after midnight.’ The Gremlins wreak havoc in a town in this horror comedy movie. Also there is Gremlins 2: The New Batch
16. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
The Grinch chose to abandon Christmas and live life in solitude a away from WhoVille. Until a young girl called Cindy-Lou tries to convince him to open his heart once more and return to the town.
15. The Christmas Chronicles
A brother and sister are finding it difficult this year, with the loss of a loved-one. They stumble upon shocking footage of Santa from a previous year and seek to catch him in the act. Kurt Russell is an impressive Santa Claus in this heartwarming family movie. There is also A Christmas Chronicles 2.
14. Arthur Christmas
Arthur is a decendent of Santa Claus, who is doing everything that he can to keep up his jolly cheer from the mailroom. One child’s present gets left behind causing Arthur to go to extra lengths!
13. Die Hard
Bruce Willis stars as detective John McClane; while travelling home to spend time with his wife, he suddenly gets caught up in a hostage situation in this epic festive action movie. However, there has been a trending debate over the years, where people wonder if Die Hard is a christmas movie.
12. Jack Frost (1998)
Michael Keaton is back again in another seasonal movie, except he is not Batman this time, he is a snowman called Jack Frost. It’s a heartwarming family movie about a father and son reconnecting.
11. Scrooged (1988)
Richard Donner delivers a modern adaptation of the classical Charles Dickens’ book: A Christmas Carol. This time Scrooge is Frank Cross (Bill Murray); a bitter and unbearable New York TV producer, who is haunted by three ghosts; to change his ways.
10. The Santa Clause
Tim Allen stars as a business man called Scott Calvin, and after an accident happens on Christmas Eve night, he must take on the role of Santa. There are two more movies, as well as a Disney+ series titled The Santa Clauses.
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