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Best Holiday Movies for Kids

By: Common Sense Media (View Profile)

If you’re looking for some great media suggestions for your kids—look no further than our Top Picks! We have a variety of lists in all of our media categories with some wonderful suggestions for kids of all ages. Whether you're looking for great fantasy books for your eight to fourteen-year-old or some classic holiday movies, you’re sure to find something that your kids will enjoy.

Top Picks Holiday Movies:

  • Home Alone – 4 stars
    Slapstick family comedy best for tweens and up.

  • A Christmas Story – 5 stars
    Wonderful antidote to saccharine Christmas stories.

  • White Christmas – 3 stars
    Musical-comedy classic reprises Irving Berlin hit.

  • Elf – 4 stars
    Loveable and appealing to both kids and parents.

  • The Polar Express – 4 stars
    The best kid’s holiday movie in years.

  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas – 5 stars
    Sugarplum of a movie based on Dr. Seuss of course.

  • Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special – 5 stars
    Bizarre humor, high-speed antics, and non-stop fun for all ages.

  • Miracle on 34th Street – 4 stars
    Classic holiday movie for the whole family.

  • Casper’s Haunted Christmas – 4 stars
    A sweet and somewhat sophisticated holiday tale.

  • The Muppet Christmas Carol – 4 stars
    A gentle, fuzzy version of the Dickens classic.

  • The Santa Clause – 5 stars
    Heartwarming family tale for both kids and adults.

  • George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker – 4 stars
    Macaulay Culkin v. Mouse King in NYC Ballet treat.

  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – 4 stars
    Old-school, heartwarming classic for all ages.

  • A Muppet Family Christmas – 5 stars
    A gentle, tuneful holiday reunion that doesn’t overstay its welcome.

  • Frosty the Snowman – 4 stars
    Classic Christmas TV special is sing-along fun.

  • A Charlie Brown Christmas – 5 stars
    The Peanuts gang in a classic animated Christmas special.

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posted: 12.01.2007
Jacinta O’Halloran
Great list, I love Christmas movies! Love the oldies like Frosty but also love recent classics like Elf and Polar Express. The recent spate of Tim Allen Santa movies have left me feeling bah humbug, but Vince Vaughn's Fred Claus restored my Chrismas cheer. I think I may be adding it to my Christmas Classics list.
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