For those who celebrate Christmas, there are a lot of traditions many of us have in common. Whether it’s baking for loved ones, colors or a theme for all tree decorations, holiday meals, what day presents are opened, and many more, one I think most of us embrace whole-heartedly is a personally curated list of Christmas movies to put on in the background or to sit down with focus and watch. And today Marina, my Christmas movie expert, shares her favorites, some new and some old, for a variety of tastes, and we trade recommendations for each other and for you.

We also welcome your recommendations. Feel free to leave a voice message on Spotify or Anchor, or email us at [email protected].

Discussed:

Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Rated G, Disney+

A Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) Rated G, TBS and TNT

Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) Rated G, Apple TV

A Christmas Story (1984) Rated PG, HBO and DirectTV

Elf (2003) Rated PG, HBO and DirectTV

Home Alone (1990), Rated PG, Disney+

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation (1989), Rated PG-13, HBO and DirectTV

The Princess Switch (2018), Rated PG, Netflix

A Christmas Prince (2017), Rated PG, Netflix

Knight Before Christmas (2019), Rated PG, Netflix

Santa Girl (2019), Netflix and Hoopla

Love Actually (2003), Rated R

The Holiday (2006), Rated PG-13, Netflix and Hulu

Almost Christmas (2016) Rated PG-13, DirectTV and FX Now

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), Rated R, DirectTV and AMC

Die Hard (1988), Rated R, Roku and IMDB TV

Bad Santa (2003), Rated R, PlutoTV

Bad Moms Christmas (2017), Rated R, DirectTV and Sling

The Night Before (2015), Rated R, FX Now and DirectTV

A Castle For Christmas (2021), Netflix

The Ref (1994), Rated R, Hoopla

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966), Rated G, Peacock

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), Rated G

Frosty the Snowman (1969), Rated G

A Wish For Wings That Work (1991), YouTube

Last Holiday (2006), Rated PG-13, Shotime and DirectTV

Jingle Jangle (2020), Netflix

Edward Scissorhands (1990), Rated PG-13, Hulu

The Bitch Who Stole Christmas (2021), VH1

Klaus (2019), Rated PG, Netflix

Recommendations for finding where movies are streaming: letterboxd.com and justwatch.com

Nick's Library Suggestion: