Curling up on the sofa with family Christmas movies on and a yummy treat is one of the best things to do during the holidays. It’s, even more, fun when the treats coordinate with the movie.
Every year I start watching family Christmas movies very early because it’s my goal to watch as many as possible. I watch some really good ones and also the corny ones. I watch more movies during the holiday season than I likely do the rest of the year put together.
I really enjoy watching the movies with a fun treat. As a kid I would make hot chocolate, shaken not stirred, to drink while watching The Santa Clause. I still love to do that, it makes the movies even more enjoyable.
The Best Family Christmas Movies
These are some the best family Christmas movies that you want to be sure make your list for this year’s Christmas movie nights. I’ve also included where you currently can stream these movies, this is of course subject to change. You’ll find the recipes for snacks to go with these movies after the list.
- The Santa Clause – Stream on Disney+
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas – Stream on Prime Video
- Home Alone – Stream on Disney+
- Home Alone 2 – Stream on Disney+
- Polar Express – Stream on Prime Video
- Elf – Stream on Prime Video
- The Grinch – Stream on Prime Video
- The Nightmare Before Christmas – Stream on Disney+
- Mixed Nuts – Stream on Prime Video
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – Stream on Prime Video
- Frosty the Snowman – Stream on Prime Video
- A Christmas Story – Stream on Prime Video
- A Charlie Brown Christmas – Stream on Prime Video
- It’s a Wonderful Life – Stream on Prime Video
- Christmas Vacation – Stream on Netflix
Another place you can often stream these movies is YouTubeTV. It’s one of my favorite places to find Christmas movies because they have so many during the holiday season, including Hallmark Christmas movies! You can even get a $30 discount right now so it’s a great time to sign up.
Quick note, a couple of these movies are for families with older kids so if you haven’t watched them yet be sure to look at the rating to make sure it’s right for your family.
Christmas Movie Night Snacks
Check out this list of Christmas movies and coordinated treats you can make to go with each movie. Pick a few to have with your family over the holidays for some affordable holiday fun. It's also a fun date night!
Cozy up and turn on The Santa Clause while sipping on this hot cocoa inspired by the hot cocoa Judy makes!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a classic and these cookies are the perfect treat to eat while watching.
Eat your own personal cheese pizza with Home Alone! This recipe is anything but boring.
You can't help but want an ice cream sundae watching Kevin eat his in the hotel room in Home Alone 2.
Can you watch Polar Express without hot chocolate? Why not also have a cookie that looks like hot chocolate?
This snack mix looks great and is delicious! It's perfect for when you are watching Elf.
The Grinch is such a fun family Christmas movie and this Grinch popcorn is the perfect treat while you watch.
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a great combination of Christmas and Halloween and these cookies are a great combination of white chocolate and Oreos!
If you have older kids Mixed Nuts is a great Christmas movie and what better snack to go with them than candied mixed nuts!
Turn on the classic family Christmas movie Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and enjoy these adorable brownies!
Another holiday classic is Frosty the Snowman and these adorable cupcakes will pair perfectly with it!
A Christmas Story was always a favorite in my house and how cute are these brownies that a nod to the movie.
Is it really Christmas before you watch A Charlie Brown Christmas? These marshmallow pops would be great with a cup of hot cocoa.
As a kid we always watched It's a Wonderful Life after putting up our Christmas tree. This treat is for the adults but you could also make a fun punch for the kids.
Another movie for the older kids is Christmas Vacation and of course, you need to eat a jello mold while you watch!
Christmas Movie Night Gift Basket
These are all great for a Christmas movie night. You can also help friends have their own Christmas movie night with a fun Christmas movie night gift basket.
Fill it with fun snacks plus one of the treats in this post or the ingredients and recipe so they can make it themselves when they are ready to watch.
Get more ideas and a free printable for a Christmas Movie Night Gift Basket.
giulia lombardo says
lovely ideas!!!