Top 20 Christmas Movies Streaming Online on YouTube, iTunes, Netflix and Pureflix
THE CLASSICS
A Christmas Story (1983)
A Christmas Story is played every year at Christmas time on TBS or TNT, but in case you’ve never heard of it, it’s iconic enough that a Tony-nominated Broadway musical production started in 2012 and a live TV remake was aired in 2017 on Fox.
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Synopsis: Based on the humorous writings of author Jean Shepherd, this beloved holiday movie follows the wintry exploits of youngster Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley), who spends most of his time dodging a bully (Zack Ward) and dreaming of his ideal Christmas gift, a "Red Ryder air rifle." Frequently at odds with his cranky dad (Darren McGavin) but comforted by his doting mother (Melinda Dillon), Ralphie struggles to make it to Christmas Day with his glasses and his hopes intact.
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It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
It’s a Wonderful Life is one of the most loved films in American cinema, and has become traditional viewing during the Christmas season. Though it wasn’t a huge box office success, the film later received recognition through 5 Academy Award nominations and being ranked in the 100 best American films ever made.
Synopsis: George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all - and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see his life in flashback. As George is about to jump from a bridge, he ends up rescuing his guardian angel, Clarence - who then shows George what his town would have looked like if it hadn't been for all his good deeds over the years.
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White Christmas (1954)
White Christmas is an American romantic comedy classic, starring icon Bing Crosby. The movie was the first movie made using widescreen instead of standard 35mm film.
Synopsis: Singers Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) join sister act Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen) to perform a Christmas show in rural Vermont. There, they run into Gen. Waverly (Dean Jagger), the boys' commander in World War II, who, they learn, is having financial difficulties; his quaint country inn is failing. So what's the foursome to do but plan a yuletide miracle: a fun-filled musical extravaganza that's sure to put Waverly and his business in the black!
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Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
This Academy Award winning classic Miracle on 34th Street is based on a Valentine Davies story about a department store Santa who claims be the real Santa.
Synopsis: In this Christmas classic, an old man going by the name of Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) fills in for an intoxicated Santa in Macy's annual Thanksgiving Day parade. Kringle proves to be such a hit that he is soon appearing regularly at the chain's main store in midtown Manhattan. When Kringle surprises customers and employees alike by claiming that he really is Santa Claus, it leads to a court case to determine his mental health and, more importantly, his authenticity.
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Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
This 1994 remake of the classic Miracle on 34th Street stays true to the original story and has all the elements that appeal to adults and children.
Synopsis: Six-year-old Susan Walker (Mara Wilson) is skeptical of the Christmas myth surrounding Santa Claus, a trait she perhaps learned from her mother, Dorey (Elizabeth Perkins). When tasked with hiring the Santa who will pose with kids at Macy's, Dorey enlists a man with the curious name of Kris Kringle (Richard Attenborough) who claims to be Santa himself. His assertions are met with scoffs and threats of institutionalization, but a young lawyer, along with Susan and Dorey, comes to his defense.
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