Dec
25

Top 25 Christmas Movies of All Time according to Chicago Tribune

By Uf Tukel

Here is the Chicago Tribune’s list of the Top 25 movies of all time. Mostly agree with the list, but not necessarily the order especially Elf and Christmas Vacation. I haven’t seen many including “Nightmare Before Christmas”, “Polar Express” or “Bad Santa” which I never cared to see. Added a few that weren’t listed.

1. A Christmas Story (1983)
2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas – Cartoon (1966)
3. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
4. The Santa Clause (1994)
5. Miracle on 34th Street (1947 & 1994)
6. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964)
7. White Christmas (1954) (never saw it)
8. The Muppet Chrismas Carol (1992)
9. Elf (2003)
10. Love Actually (2003)
11. Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (1970)
12. The Bishop’s Wife (1947) (never saw it)
13. Home Alone (1990)
14. Bad Santa (2003)
15. Christmas in Connecticut (1945) (never saw it)
16. Frosty the Snowman (1969)
17. Scrooged (1988)
18. How the Grinch Stole Christmas – Jim Carrey (2000)
19. A Christmas Carole (1951)
20. Polar Express (2004) (never saw it)
21. Holiday Inn (1942) (never saw it)
22. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
23. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
24. Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (never saw it)
25. Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

I would add:

Fred Claus (2007)
The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
Die Hard (1988)

Did I miss any?

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