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It's that time of year again, and whether it's time for people to suit up for the cold, or decorate the tree, this movie takes place around that time period. Christmas Movies have the possibility to stay popular because they can be shown once a year on cable channels, so even movies made years ago stay in the limelight, where their contemporaries fall into obscurity.

Compare to ChristmasEpisode, which is usually from a series or franchise, and requires knowing the original material first in order for it work. Christmas Movies, by contrast, can stand or fall on their own, similar to most {{Christmas Special}}s.

See also ChristmasTropes.
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!!Examples include:
[[index]]
* ''Film/ThreeGodfathers''
* ''Film/SevenWomenAndAMurder''
* ''Film/EightBitChristmas''
* ''Film/EightWomen''
* ''WesternAnimation/AlienXmas''
* ''Film/AllIWantForChristmas''
* ''WesternAnimation/AnAngelForChristmas''
* ''Film/AngelOfChristmas''
* ''Film/AnnaAndTheApocalypse''
* ''WesternAnimation/AngelasChristmas''
** ''Angela's Christmas Wish''
* ''WesternAnimation/AnnabellesWish''
* ''WesternAnimation/ArthurChristmas''
* ''Film/AwaitFurtherInstructions''
* ''Theatre/BabesInToyland''
* ''Film/BachelorMother''
* ''Film/ABadMomsChristmas''
* ''Film/BadSanta''
** The sequel ''Film/BadSanta2''
* ''Film/BatmanReturns''
* ''Film/BetterWatchOut''
* ''Film/{{Birta}}''
* ''Film/TheBishopsWife''
* ''[[Film/BlackChristmas1974 Black Christmas]]'' (1974)
** ''[[Film/BlackChristmas2006 Black Christmas]]'' (2006)
*** ''[[Film/BlackChristmas2019 Black Christmas]]'' (2019)
* ''Film/TheBlackHole''
* ''Film/ABoyCalledChristmas''
* ''Film/{{Brazil}}''
* ''Film/BushChristmas''
* ''Film/CandyCaneLane''
* ''Film/{{Carol}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/CaspersHauntedChristmas''
* ''Film/ChristmasAgain''
* ''Film/ChristmasBlood''
* ''Film/ChristmasBloodyChristmas''
* ''Film/TheChristmasBunny''
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* ''Literature/AChristmasCarol''
[[index]]
** ''Film/AnAmericanChristmasCarol'' (1979, Creator/HenryWinkler as Scrooge)
** ''WesternAnimation/BahHumduckALooneyTunesChristmas''
** ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInAChristmasCarol''
** ''Film/{{A Christmas Carol|1938}}'' (1938, Reginald Owen as Scrooge)
** ''Film/{{A Christmas Carol|1984}}'' (1984, George C. Scott as Scrooge)
** ''Film/{{A Christmas Carol|1999}}'' (1999, Patrick Stewart as Scrooge)
** ''Film/{{A Christmas Carol|2000}}'' (2000, Ross Kemp as Scrooge)
** ''WesternAnimation/{{A Christmas Carol|1971}}'' (animated, 1971, Creator/AlastairSim as Scrooge)
** ''WesternAnimation/{{A Christmas Carol|1997}}'' (animated, 1997, Creator/TimCurry as Scrooge)
** ''WesternAnimation/{{A Christmas Carol|2009}}'' (motion-capture, 2009, Creator/JimCarrey as Scrooge)
** ''Series/{{A Christmas Carol|2019}}'' (2019 mini-series, aired as a movie outside the UK, Guy Pearce as Scrooge)
** ''Film/AChristmasCarolGoesWrong''
** ''WesternAnimation/ChristmasCarolTheMovie'' (animated, 2001, Simon Callow as Scrooge)
** ''Film/AChristmasCarolTheMusical'' (MadeForTVMovie, 2004, Creator/KelseyGrammer as Scrooge)
** ''Film/ADivasChristmasCarol''
** ''Film/Ebenezer1998''
** ''WesternAnimation/AFlintstonesChristmasCarol''
** ''WesternAnimation/MickeysChristmasCarol''
** ''WesternAnimation/MrMagoosChristmasCarol''
** ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol''
** ''Film/{{Scrooge|1935}}'' (1935, Seymour Hicks as Scrooge)
** ''Film/{{Scrooge|1951}}'' (1951, Creator/AlastairSim as Scrooge)
** ''Film/{{Scrooge|1970}}'' (1970, Albert Finney as Scrooge)
** ''WesternAnimation/ScroogeAChristmasCarol'' (2022)
** ''Film/{{Scrooged}}'' (1988, Creator/BillMurray)
** ''Film/Spirited2022''
* ''Film/TheChristmasChronicles''
* ''WesternAnimation/ChristmasCracker''
* ''Film/TheChristmasDragon''
* ''Film/ChristmasEvil''
* ''Film/ChristmasInConnecticut''
* ''Film/AChristmasHorrorStory''
* ''WesternAnimation/ChristmasInNewYork''
* ''WesternAnimation/ChristmasIsHereAgain''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheChristmasLight''
* ''Film/ChristmasMission''
* ''Film/AChristmasMovieChristmas''
* ''[[Film/AChristmasNumberOne A Christmas No. 1]]''
* ''Film/AChristmasPrince''
* ''Film/ChristmasScavengerHunt''
* ''Film/AChristmasStory''
** ''Film/AChristmasStory2''
** ''Film/AChristmasStoryChristmas''
* ''Film/TheChristmasThatAlmostWasnt''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheChristmasTree''
* ''Film/ChristmasWithTheKranks''
* ''Film/ACountryChristmas''
* ''Film/{{Crackers}}''
* ''Film/TheDayOfTheBeast''
* ''Film/DearChristmas''
* ''Film/DeckTheHalls''
* ''Film/DialCodeSantaClaus''
* ''Film/DieHard''
** ''Film/{{Die Hard 2}}''
* ''Film/DontOpenTillChristmas''
* ''Film/EdwardScissorhands''
* ''WesternAnimation/EightCrazyNights'' [[note]]Technically not a Christmas movie, but rather, a Hanukkah movie.[[/note]]
* ''Film/{{Elf}}''
* ''Film/TheElf''
* ''Film/ElfMan''
** ''Film/Elves2017''
* ''Film/EloiseAtChristmastime''
* ''Film/ErnestSavesChristmas''
* ''Film/AFairlyOddChristmas''
* ''Film/TheFamilyMan''
* ''Film/TheFamilyStone''
* ''Film/FatherChristmasIsBack''
* ''Film/{{Fatman}}''
* ''Film/{{Fitzwilly}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlightBeforeChristmas''
* ''Film/TheFlintStreetNativity''
* ''Film/FourChristmases''
* ''Film/FranzKafkasItsAWonderfulLife''
* ''Film/FredClaus''
* ''Film/GetSanta''
* ''WesternAnimation/GlistenAndTheMerryMission''
* ''Film/{{Godmothered}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/GrandmaGotRunOverByAReindeer''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatSantaClausCaper''
* ''Film/Gremlins1984''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrinch2018''
* ''Film/GrumpyCatsWorstChristmasEver''
* ''WesternAnimation/GummibarTheYummyGummySearchForSanta''
* ''Film/HappiestSeason''
* ''Film/TheHoldovers''
* ''Film/TheHoliday''
* ''Film/HolidayAffair''
* ''Film/HolidayInn''
* ''[[WesternAnimation/HolidazeTheChristmasThatAlmostDidntHappen Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen]]''
* ''Film/HollyAndIvy''
* ''Film/HomeAlone''
** ''Film/HomeAlone1''
** ''Film/HomeAlone2LostInNewYork''
** ''Film/HomeAlone3''
** ''Film/HomeAlone4TakingBackTheHouse''
** ''Film/HomeAloneTheHolidayHeist''
** ''Film/HomeSweetHomeAlone''
* ''Film/{{Hook}}''
* ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas2000''
* ''Film/IBelieveInSantaClaus''
* ''Film/IfYouBelieve''
* ''[[Film/IllBeHomeForChristmas I'll Be Home for Christmas]]''
* ''Film/TheImpossible''
* ''Film/IllBeSeeingYou''
* ''Film/InTheBleakMidwinter''
* ''Film/IronMan3''
* ''Film/ItHappenedOn5thAvenue''
* ''Film/ItsAVeryMerryMuppetChristmasMovie''
* ''Film/ItsAWonderfulKnife2023''
* ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife''
* ''[[Film/JackFrost1997 Jack Frost]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Film/JackFrost1998 Jack Frost]]'' (1998)
* ''Film/JawsTheRevenge''
* ''Film/JingleAllTheWay''
* ''Film/JingleJangleAChristmasJourney''
* ''Film/TheJourneyToTheYuleStar''
* ''Film/JoyeuxNoel''
* ''Film/JumanjiWelcomeToTheJungle''
* ''Film/JumanjiTheNextLevel''
* ''Film/JurassicWorld''
* ''Film/KingKong2005''
* ''WesternAnimation/Klaus2019''
* ''Film/TheKnightBeforeChristmas''
* ''Film/{{Krampus}}''
* ''Film/LadyInTheLake''
* ''Film/LastChristmas''
* ''Film/LastTrainToChristmas''
* ''Film/TheLegendOfFrenchieKing''
* ''Film/{{Lethal Weapon|1987}}''
* ''Theatre/TheLionInWinter''
* ''WesternAnimation/LittleAngelsTheBrightestChristmas''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittlestLightOnTheChristmasTree''
* ''Film/TheLoboParamilitaryChristmasSpecial''
* ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight''
* ''Film/ALoudHouseChristmas''
* ''Film/LoveActually''
* ''Film/LoveAtTheChristmasTable''
* ''Film/LoveFindsAndyHardy''
* ''Film/LoveHard''
* ''Film/LoveTheCoopers''
* ''Film/TheMagicalChristmasTree''
* ''Film/MakeTheYuletideGay''
* ''Theatre/TheManWhoCameToDinner''
* ''Film/TheManWhoInventedChristmas''
* ''Film/MeetMeInStLouis''
* ''Film/AMerryFrigginChristmas''
* ''WesternAnimation/MerryLittleBatman''
* ''WesternAnimation/MickeysOnceUponAChristmas''
* ''WesternAnimation/MickeysTwiceUponAChristmas''
* ''WesternAnimation/MiracleInToyland''
* ''Film/MiracleOnThirtyFourthStreet''
* ''Film/MixedNuts''
* ''Film/MrsSantaClaus''
* ''Film/AMuppetsChristmasLettersToSanta''
* ''Film/MyReputation''
* ''Film/NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation''
* ''Film/{{Nativity}}''
* ''Film/TheNativityStory''
* ''Film/TheNaughtyNine''
* ''Film/NextStopChristmas''
* ''Film/TheNightBefore''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas''
* ''Film/{{Noelle}}''
* ''Film/TheNutcrackerAndTheFourRealms''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheNutcrackerAndTheMouseKing''
* ''Film/TheNutcrackerIn3D''
* ''Film/NutcrackerMassacre''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheNutcrackerPrince''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheNuttiestNutcracker''
* ''Film/OfficeChristmasParty''
* ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''
* ''Film/OneMagicChristmas''
* ''Film/{{P2}}''
* ''Film/PaganWarrior''
* ''Film/PatchTown''
* ''Film/{{Placido}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePolarExpress''
* ''Film/{{Prancer}}''
* ''Film/APrincessForChristmas''
* ''Film/ThePrincessSwitch''
* ''WesternAnimation/RapsittieStreetKidsBelieveInSanta''
* ''Film/RareExportsAChristmasTale''
* ''Film/TheRef''
* ''Film/ReindeerGames''
* ''Film/RememberTheNight''
* ''Film/ARoyalChristmas''
* ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer1964''
* ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer1998''
* ''Film/TheSacrificeGame''
* ''Film/SantaAndTheIceCreamBunny''
* ''Film/SantaBaby''
* ''[[Film/SantaClaus1959 Santa Claus]]'' (1959)
* ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausAndTheMagicDrum''
* ''Film/SantaClausConquersTheMartians''
* ''Film/SantaClausIsAStinker''
* ''Film/SantaClausTheMovie''
* ''Film/TheSantaClause''
** ''Film/TheSantaClause1''
** ''Film/TheSantaClause2''
** ''Film/TheSantaClause3TheEscapeClause''
* ''WesternAnimation/SantasMagicCrystal''
* ''Film/SantasSlay''
* ''Film/TheSantaTrap''
* ''WesternAnimation/SantaVsTheSnowman''
* ''Film/SantaWithMuscles''
* ''Theatre/SeeAmidTheWinterSnow''
* ''Film/Shazam2019''
* ''Film/{{Sheitan}}''
* ''Film/TheShopAroundTheCorner''
* ''Film/SilentNightBloodyNight''
* ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNight''
** ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNightPart2''
** ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNightIIIBetterWatchOut''
** ''Film/InitiationSilentNightDeadlyNight4''
** ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNight5TheToyMaker''
** ''Film/SilentNight2012''
* ''Film/SilentNight2021''
* ''Film/SilentNight2023''
* ''Film/SingleAllTheWay''
* ''Film/{{Sint}}''
* ''Film/SmallTownSanta''
* ''Film/{{Smoke}}''
* ''Film/{{Spencer}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Spike}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheStar''
* ''Film/StarInTheNight''
* ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial''
* ''Film/ATaleOfWinter''
* ''Film/TheThinMan''
* ''WesternAnimation/The3WiseMen''
* ''Film/ThisChristmas''
* ''Anime/TokyoGodfathers''
* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryANutcrackerTale''
* ''Film/TradingPlaces''
* ''WesternAnimation/TwasTheNight''
* ''Film/UnaccompaniedMinors''
* ''WesternAnimation/UrkelSavesSantaTheMovie''
* ''Film/AVeryHaroldAndKumar3DChristmas''
* ''Film/ViolentNight''
* ''Film/WereNoAngels''
* ''Film/WhileYouWereSleeping''
* ''Film/WhiteChristmas''
* ''Film/WhoeverSlewAuntieRoo''
* ''Film/WhyHim''
* ''Film/TheWildAffair''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheYearWithoutASantaClaus''
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