Good Christmas films (for kids and adults) - I mean properly good, not so bad they are good

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I'll start. I have enjoyed:

Last Holiday
Christmas Chronicles
Christmas with the Coopers
Bad Santa

DCs, aged 7 and 9 have enjoyed anything shit with Christmas in the title :
Christmas with the Kranks
Princess Switch
Christmas Chronicles 2 (which honestly really is a pile of utter tripe)

Of course we all love Elf, but who doesn't!

@HoxtonBonnet I haven’t but thank you, I’ll keep an eye out!

That sounds great. I'll look out for The Office Set too.

Just started watching Last Christmas with Danerys Targaryen, is it worth sticking with?

We love The Rise of the Guardians. It's actually about Easter but Jack Frost and Santa Claus figure heavily so it feels wintery. I wouldn't recommend it for very young children though. Perhaps from about age 8 upwards. Pitch Black is quite a scary character!

@HerbErtlinger & @DrDavidBanner the Bishop’s Wife is on Amazon Prime. Don’t confuse it for the remake (Whitney Houston and...I want to say Denzel Washington?)

Thanks Holly I'll look it up.

Last Christmas was rubbish I'm watching Sleepless in Seattle instead

I love klaus. I'm a grown up, and it's animated, but I don't even care... Its that good. The kids and I think it is Santa's "real" origin story

[quote HollyandIvyandallthingsYule]**@HerbErtlinger* & @DrDavidBanner* the Bishop’s Wife is on Amazon Prime. Don’t confuse it for the remake (Whitney Houston and...I want to say Denzel Washington?)[/quote]
Thanks, I know what I'll be watching tomorrow once I've packed DS to playgroup!

I’d also recommend Rare Exports: a Christmas Tale (Finnish). It’s not a cosy film, though.

And of course there’s the old classics like White Christmas and Holiday Inn.

You all HAVE to watch a 1980s Christmas film called 'A Christmas Story'.

It is utterly charming, heart warming, amusing and no mention of 'SC is made up' etc.

I especially rate as good for probably age 5/6 up, but also our 16 year old son was chuckling away.

Unfortunately not available on prime/netflix, but defo worth a watch (we've seen it a few times but still paid to rent it in prime the other night).

Had to mention it as it's brilliant yet rarely mentioned.

Also love the more commonly heard of:
Wonderful Life
Home Alone
Elf
Klaus
Gremlins
The Snowman

Plus if they count, Christmas episode of The Office and Gavin and Stacey.

Deck the halls about 2 houses fighting over Christmas light, has Danny devito and kristen chenoweth but just be warned there's a 'who's your daddy' moment that I cringed at with the kids

Ps loved the new film Noelle

White Christmas
A Christmas Story
Christmas Vacation

We actually turned off Bad Santa because it was so rude, and Elf gave me a headache.

I love Bad Santa, but I do have to be in the mood for rude humour...

Arthur Christmas
Muppet Christmas carol
Nativity
Elf
The kids love Santa Paws. I tolerate it

Then we always have to watch the royle family and vicar of dibley Christmas specials

I’m currently enjoining Christmas chronicles

Better than I expected

I also like
Elf
Polar express
Santa Claus 1/2/3
Arthur Christmas
Noelle

I love a cheesy film but actually really enjoyed Christmas with the Coopers 😆 DS1 and DS2 will watch Home Alone and DS2 enjoys Santa cLause - he's 15!!
DD won't watch any 😕 Actually sometimes she can be persuaded by Nativity

I do like Polar Express but yes it is creepy.

Muppets Christmas Carol all the way.

Home Alone 1&2 have been a huge hit so far (1st year my 5&3 yr old have been interested in a film)
Miracle on 34st is my favourite.
Not keen On , Elf & really don't get Polar express' at all !

I don’t think anyone has mentioned Get Santa!!!! Brilliant movie!

Aside from the usual, there's a kid's film I love called The Star. I can't wait until my dcs are old enough to watch with me.