5 best Christmas movies to watch with the family on Prime Video
By Dan Girolamo
The countdown to Christmas is on!
The Christmas season is the most wonderful time of the year. It’s all about spending as much time with our families as we can. Speaking of family, what better way to get in the holiday spirit than by watching a Christmas movie with loved ones?
This December, Prime Video has many Christmas movies that are fun for the whole family! We listed some options below so you can spend less time scrolling Prime Video and more time with your family!
Best Christmas movies to watch with the family on Amazon Prime Video
1. Arthur Christmas
Did you know that Santa had a son named Arthur? His name is Arthur Claus, and he works in the mail room sorting the letters Santa receives at the North Pole. Despite his clumsiness, Arthur has a good heart, and it’s on full display when he risks it all to deliver a present to the one child that Santa mistakenly forgot about.
2. It’s A Wonderful Life
To learn about the true meaning of Christmas, look no further than It’s A Wonderful Life. On Christmas Eve in 1945, a depressed George Bailey is visited by a guardian angel named Clarence. Through flashbacks, George visits various moments from his life, slowly realizing that his life isn’t so bad. It’s a pretty great life that’s worth living. It’s an all-time classic that must be watched during the holidays.
3. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
What if the real Santa worked at a department store? Would you believe it? In Miracle on 34th Street, Kris Kringle (the real Santa) fills in for an intoxicated Santa during Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Kris then works at Macy’s during the holiday season. However, when he starts to inform people that he’s the real Santa, it leads to a court case that challenges his identity.
4. Scrooged
Scrooged is a modern-day interpretation of Charles Dickens’s famous book, A Christmas Carol. Bill Murray stars as Frank Cross, a selfish television executive who is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Will Cross realize he needs to change his ways before it’s too late?
5. Christmas Cartoons: 14 Christmas Cartoon Classics
What if you could watch the classic stories of Rudolph, Jack Frost, and Santa? In Christmas Cartoons, 14 cartoons are available to watch. It’s two hours’ worth of Christmas family fun!
Interested in more Christmas movies on Prime Video? Here’s what else to add to your watch list!
- Christmas with the Kranks
- Surviving Christmas
- A Christmas Carol
- Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You
- Last Holiday
- Tyler Perry’s a Madea Christmas
- Arthur’s Perfect Christmas
- The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas
- The Christmas Elves
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What Christmas movie will you watch this year? Leave your answer in the comments below!