“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!” It is indeed the most wonderful time of the year to sit in front of a cozy fire, with hot cocoa in hand, and watch the best Christmas movies you can get on Disney+. Suppose you need a list of the best Christmas movies that you can watch on Disney+.
1. Dashing Through The Snow
“This year, Disney+ is gifting us with a new original film. It’s a modern take on the “Dad’s lost the Christmas spirit” story we used to get a lot in the ’90s. The film stars Ludacris, Lil Rel Howery, and Teyonah Parris–so adults will surely be just as entertained as the kids with this one.”
2. Frozen
“It’s not Christmas, but there’s…snow. Would you rather I recommend Olaf’s Frozen Adventure, the Christmas short? That’s available on Disney+ too, but giving the OG a rewatch is probably the better plan.”
3. One Magic Christmas
“This 1985 movie stars Mary Steenburgen, a grocery store worker who doesn’t have the Christmas spirit because her husband is unemployed (a 2023 mood, TBH). Then her daughter meets an angel, and they team up to keep her from being such a scrooge.”
4. A Christmas Carol
“This story has been done a million ways a million different times, but if you’re tired of watching the Muppets or Mickey and Minnie take these roles, why not watch Jim Carrey do his thing? In this computer-animated 2009 take on the classic tale, Jim plays Ebenezer Scrooge and all three ghosts.”
5. I’ll Be Home For Christmas
“Time to reignite the flame you carried for Jonathan Taylor Thomas as a teenager. I know you’re all on Disney+ wallowing in ’90s nostalgia anyway, so why not revisit the JTT Christmas adventure? This movie is about a college kid who is lured to his estranged family by the promise of a new car, which is about as logical as the average Hallmark Christmas movie.”
6. The Muppet Christmas Carol
“Probably the best, or most well-loved, Christmas movie on Disney+ is this classic take on Charles Dickens. Besides all your favorite muppets, the movie stars Michael Caine as Scrooge. It’s also the movie that gave us the song and expression “One More Sleep Till Christmas”—we stan an absolute legend!”
7. The Sound Of Music
“This is a bit of a stretch, but “My Favorite Things” tends to end up on most Christmas music playlists anyway. Does anyone really know why that is? Is it just because there are snowflakes and presents mentioned in the lyrics? Let’s just go with it and revisit the classic musical this holiday season.”
8. Noelle
“The best way to describe the Disney+ original Christmas movie is “Elf meets Anna Kendrick,” but there’s a little more to it than that. Anna plays Santa’s daughter, who goes on a mission to save Christmas and learns that maybe she is the one destined to wear the big red hat. One of the big lessons in Noelle is to have empathy and be a good judge of character, which is sort of sweet in its simplicity and not nearly as corny as you might think.”
9. Beauty And The Beast: Enchanted Christmas
“Did you know there’s a Christmas-themed straight-to-video sequel to Beauty and the Beast that actually takes place in the middle of Beauty and the Beast? (Should we call it a midquel, then, instead of a sequel? Whatever.)”
10. The Nightmare Before Christmas
“For all you Hot Topic fans out there, Tim Burton’s holiday mashup is available to stream. Some people think it’s more of a Halloween movie than a Christmas movie, but it’s really
both. The soundtrack’s killer too.”
11. Home Alone
“Need I say more? The sequels are also available on Disney+. Kevin McCallister manages to find the spirit of Christmas and fight off bad guys two years in a row. Watching Catherine O’Hara play Kevin’s mother in a post–Schitt’s Creek world is just a bonus.”
12. The Santa Clause
“Most modern Christmas films that try to bring the concept of Santa Claus into the real world, Noelle included, are inspired by The Santa Clause. It’s also, like, weirdly dark, considering Santa dies at the beginning of the movie—which forces Tim Allen’s character to take over the job thanks to some legalese.”
13. Miracle On 34th Street
“Another classic that’s just sitting there on Disney+ ready to watch. The 1947 film is so easy to get swept up by and love. Even your teenage cousins can’t say “Okay, boomer” Kris Kringle.”
14. Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
“I’d trust puppies to save the spirit of Christmas, wouldn’t you? There are a lot of Christmas dog movies on Disney+, like: The Search For Santa Paws, Santa Buddies, and this.”
15. Snow Buddies
“OKAY… one more dog movie.”
16. Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
“Here’s another bit of ’90s nostalgia. Also a direct-to-video follow-up, this film is a parody of It’s a Wonderful Life starring the titular richest kid in America. Macaulay Culkin is not in the sequel, but Michelle Trachtenberg is.”
17. The Christmas Star
“This 1986 movie is about a con artist who escapes jail when people think he looks like Santa, and then has to keep pretending to be Santa in order to avoid getting thrown back in jail. Classic hijinks!”
18. Snowball Express
“This movie from 1972 is about a guy who inherits a ski resort and moves upstate, away from his 9-5 Manhattan lifestyle, to run it. Challenging, but kind of a dream… right?”
19. The Nutcracker And The Four Realms
“Listen, this is a bonkers movie that got bad reviews and doesn’t make a lot of sense, but it’s a fun watch. Now that it’s streaming, you gotta check out the realms. It stars Renesmee from Twilight as Clara. Matthew Macfadyen, your second favorite Mr. Darcy, plays her sad dad.”
20. Iron Man 3
“Hear me out! You know those annoying guys who just love to tell you that Die Hard is a Christmas movie, nay, their favorite Christmas movie? Well, Iron Man 3 is also an action movie that happens to be set during the Christmas season. There are Christmas decorations everywhere, at least one Christmas party, and Tony Stark does a whole dance set to a “Jingle Bells” remix, so I’m starting a movement. Join me in “well, actually”-ing Iron Man 3 into the Christmas canon.”
Wrapping Up!
Well, there you go; here is a list of the best Christmas movies available on Disney+. Nothing feels better than getting cozy on the couch with a hot cup of cocoa and watching your favorite Christmas movies on Disney+.
Now, if you think that I have missed out on a couple of Christmas movies, then mention them in the comment below.
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