The Best Christmas Movies for Kids
Christmas is a time for peace and tranquility, a time for families to come together by the tranquil light of the fire and to reflect on the year gone by over a glass of eggnog.
Unless you've got kids. If you've got kids, Christmas is a delirious marathon, a process that you survive as much as enjoy. Between toy shopping, Christmas parties and winter break, there are times that a parent wants nothing more than to sit their kid in front of a movie for an hour or two, just so they can get a moment to themselves.
Lucky for you, we've got this list of the best Christmas films for children. This list is made up of good, appropriate Christmas movies for young kids because you really don't want to be the parent who accidentally let their kid watch Bad Santa this year. So if you've ever asked yourself "what Christmas films can little kids watch," look to the list below for the answer then vote for your favorites and don't forget to add any movies that we're missing here! Then put on a movie and get an hour to yourself in the midst of Christmas craziness.
Just kidding, don't you have wrapping to do?
- Janis Orenstein
- #5 of 126 onThe Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
- #33 of 187 onThe 180+ Top Kids Movies
- #15 of 50 onThe Best Movies With Elves
- Boris Karloff, June Foray, Hal Smith
- #92 of 772 onThe Most Rewatchable Movies
- #24 of 447 onThe 400+ Best Animated Kids Movies
- #27 of 364 onThe Best Movies Based On Books
- Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy CrewsonMore The Santa Clause
- Dig Deeper...The 'Santa Clause' Series Is A Holiday Phantasmagoria
- #37 of 50 onThe Biggest Movies Of The '90s, Ranked
- #172 of 772 onThe Most Rewatchable Movies
- Bill Melendez, Peter Robbins, Geoffrey Ornstein
- #156 of 772 onThe Most Rewatchable Movies
- #39 of 447 onThe 400+ Best Animated Kids Movies
- #6 of 126 onThe Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
- June Foray, Paul Frees, Billy De WolfeMore Frosty the Snowman
- #62 of 447 onThe 400+ Best Animated Kids Movies
- #11 of 126 onThe Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
- #27 of 101 onThe 100+ Best Movies For 3-Year-Old Toddlers
- Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire
- #336 of 702 onThe All-Time Greatest Comedy Films
- #42 of 202 onMusical Movies With The Best Songs
- #272 of 772 onThe Most Rewatchable Movies
- Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers
- Gene Kelly, Ethel Merman, Victor Borge
- Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
- Tom Hanks, Michael Jeter, Nona GayeMore The Polar Express
- #15 of 126 onThe Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
- #314 of 772 onThe Most Rewatchable Movies
- #109 of 447 onThe 400+ Best Animated Kids Movies
- Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob NewhartMore Elf
- #38 of 702 onThe All-Time Greatest Comedy Films
- #3 of 126 onThe Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
- #63 of 772 onThe Most Rewatchable Movies
- Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, David KrumholtzMore The Santa Clause 2
- #277 of 772 onThe Most Rewatchable Movies
- #24 of 126 onThe Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
- #8 of 70 onThe Funniest Christmas Comedy Movies
- Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn
- #10 of 126 onThe Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
- #369 of 772 onThe Most Rewatchable Movies
- #25 of 90 onThe 85+ Most Inspirational Movies Of All Time
- Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski
- #14 of 126 onThe Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
- #105 of 202 onMusical Movies With The Best Songs
- #136 of 366 onThe Best Movies Based On Books
- Mickey Rooney, Fred Astaire, Keenan Wynn
- Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
- #31 of 50 onThe Biggest Movies Of The '90s, Ranked
- #189 of 702 onThe All-Time Greatest Comedy Films
- #188 of 772 onThe Most Rewatchable Movies
- Jim Cummings, Michael Gough, Jeff Bennett
- Milton Berle, Frank Welker, Jim Cummings
- #146 of 447 onThe 400+ Best Animated Kids Movies
- #26 of 126 onThe Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
- #27 of 56 onThe 50+ Best Time Loop Movies
- James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore
- Dig Deeper...It's A Wonderful Life Is Not The Heartwarming Movie You Remember
- #7 of 126 onThe Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
- #274 of 772 onThe Most Rewatchable Movies
- Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer
- #203 of 447 onThe 400+ Best Animated Kids Movies
- #41 of 126 onThe Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
- #83 of 134 onThe 120+ Best Movies For 10-Year-Old Kids
- John Cleese, Gilbert Gottfried, Frank Welker
- Burt Reynolds, Larry Miller, Tara Strong
- Daws Butler, Don Messick, Janet Waldo
- Kurt Russell, Darby Camp, Judah Lewis
- #22 of 126 onThe Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
- #13 of 70 onThe Funniest Christmas Comedy Movies
- #38 of 50 onThe Best Movies With Elves
- Mickey Rooney, Shirley Booth, Dick Shawn
- #169 of 447 onThe 400+ Best Animated Kids Movies
- #29 of 126 onThe Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
- #40 of 50 onThe Best Movies With Elves
- Greer Garson, Zero Mostel, Allen Swift
- Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Stewart, Mel Brooks
- James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill NighyMore Arthur Christmas
- #263 of 447 onThe 400+ Best Animated Kids Movies
- #48 of 126 onThe Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
- #23 of 70 onThe Funniest Christmas Comedy Movies
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Frosty's Winter Wonderland
Shelley Winters, Paul Frees, Dennis Day - Benedict Cumberbatch, Cameron Seely, Rashida JonesMore The Grinch
- #144 of 445 onThe 400+ Best Animated Kids Movies
- #235 of 363 onThe Best Movies Based On Books
- #27 of 126 onThe Best Christmas Movies Of All Time