Festive Family Films

Here’s a handy list of favourite festive family films in case you need a little help getting into the Christmas spirit (or if you like me are watching a lot more films in our new stay at home lives!)

My top 24 Festive Films: One for each day until Christmas Day!

1. Elf (PG)

2. Home Alone (PG)

3. Arthur Christmas (U)

4. The Muppet Christmas Carol (U)

5. The Polar Express (U)

6. Miracle on 34th Street (U)

7. Santa Claus: The Movie (U)

8. The Snowman (U)

9. The Snowman and Snowdog (U)

10. Nativity! (U)

11. Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!

12. Nativity 3: Dude, Where’s My Donkey?!

13. The Santa Claus (U)

14. Father Christmas (U)

15. Prep and Landing (animation short)

16. The Gruffalo’s Child (U)

17. Fred Claus (PG)

18. Get Santa (U)

19. It’s a Wonderful Life (U)

20. The Santa Clause 2 (U)

21. How the Grinch stole Christmas (PG)

And for the older kids…
22. Love Actually (15)
23. The Holiday (12A)
24. The Nightmare before Christmas (PG)

And if you want some more ideas, or which streaming platform to find them on, here are the handy guides to Christmas films from Disney+, Netflix and Amazon Prime

Happy festive watching!!

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Festive Family Films

Here’s a handy list of favourite festive family films in case you need a little help getting into the Christmas spirit (or if you like me are watching a lot more films in our new stay at home lives!)

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