6. “A Charlie Brown Christmas” (1965)
Perhaps the most renowned holiday TV special ever, the Peanuts gang inspired many imitations. But there’s only one Charlie Brown (left), and in this animated feature, he goes in search of true Christmas spirit after decrying the material greed that often overshadows the holidays.
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- 50. (tie) “Four Christmases” (2008) / “Meet John Doe” (1941) / “Mixed Nuts” (1994)
- 49. “Adam Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights” (2002)
- 48. (tie) “A Rugrats Chanukah” (1996)/ “The Hebrew Hammer” (2003)
- 47. “Scrooge” (1970)
- 41. (tie) “Babes in Toyland” (1961) / “Die Hard 2” (1990) / “Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas” (1977) / “The Holiday” (2006) / “A Midnight Clear” (1992) / “Prancer” (1989)
- 40. “The Preacher’s Wife” (1996)
- 38. (tie) “Gremlins” (1984) / “The Ref” (1994)
- 37. “One Magic Christmas” (1985)
- 36. “Jingle All the Way” (1996)
- 35. “Santa Claus” (1985)
- 34. “Little Women” (1994)
- 33. “Bridget Jones’s Diary” (2001)
- 32. “The Family Man” (2000)
- 29. (tie) “Meet Me In St. Louis” (1944) / “The Family Stone” (2004)
- 28. “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” (1992)
- 27. “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol” (1962)
- 26. “The Nightmare Before Christmas” (2003)
- 24. (tie) “Christmas in Connecticut” (1945) / “Frosty the Snowman” (1969)
- 23. “The Bishop’s Wife” (1947)
- 22. “When Harry Met Sally” (1989)
- 21. “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” (1987)
- 20. “The Santa Clause” (1994)
- 19. “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (2006)
- 18. “Bad Santa” (2003)
- 17. “Die Hard” (1988)
- 15. (tie) “Holiday Inn” (1942) / “Scrooged” (1988)
- 14. “The Polar Express” (2004)
- 13. “The Muppet Christmas Carol” (1992)
- 12. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (1964)
- 11. “Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
- 9. (tie) “A Christmas Carol”(1951) / “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947)
- 8. “Home Alone” (1990)
- 7. “White Christmas” (1954)
- 6. “A Charlie Brown Christmas” (1965)
- 5. “Love Actually” (2003)
- 4. “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989)
- 3. “Elf” (2003)
- 2. “A Christmas Story” (1983)
- 1. “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946)
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