EBN- Settle in with one of the best kids’ Christmas movies and a cup of cocoa. This lineup is nothing short of holly jolly!
Here is a list of the best Christmas movies you can watch with your kids:
1. Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
One of the very best of Netflix’s increasingly Hallmark-rivaling roster of live-action holiday originals, this musical tale of a jaded toymaker given another shot at magic is a visual feast of splashy special effects, eye-popping choreography and seasonally appropriate sentimentality.
2. Klaus (2019)
This oddball origin story of Santa Klaus is the first animated feature from Netflix, and features Klaus (Oscar-winner J. K. Simmons), a large, bearded man with a knack for toymaking but who doesn’t have much interest in children, Jesper (Jason Schwartzman), the worst postal carrier ever and Alva (Rashida Jones), a cynical teacher. They live in Smeerensburg, the unhappiest place on Earth. If it sounds like a grump-fest, well yes, that’s the setup. But don’t worry: Icy hearts melt, and even Smeerensburg can find joy.
3. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Second only to Muppet Treasure Island (sorry, we’re biased), Jim Henson’s The Muppet Christmas Carol retells the famous tale with characters like Kermit and Miss Piggy. The musical—set in the Victorian era—features Michael Caine as Scrooge among puppets.
4. A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
Nikolas – a young boy who has clearly never seen Game of Thrones – heads to the dangerous snowbound north to find his missing dad in this cockle-warming but never cutesy Father Christmas origin story. Adapted from Matt Haig’s novel, its unalloyed joys include a cast of Brit thesps (Maggie Smith, Sally Hawkins, Jim Broadbent), Kristen Wiig hamming it up as Nikolas’s mean aunt and Stephen Merchant voicing a sassy mouse called Miika. It’ll be a Christmas favourite for years to come, so why not gather the family round and break your duck – sorry, goose – now.
