Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Netflix and chilling with your fam. Isn't that how the remix goes? No matter your religious inclination, Christmas movies are a special genre. They're all family dysfunction, gift-giving cheer, and, occasionally, a single-gal house swap that leads to true love.
We've rounded up the best in Christmas-movie goofiness. Sometimes zany ( The Family Stone), sometimes manic ( This Christmas), these are the movies that get to the heart of the holiday season: Food, friendship, and fun. And because you can only listen to Mariah Carey's Christmas album so many times, these are movies with good soundtracks, too.
Step into your slippers and order some cookies on Seamless. Spend the night in with any one of these classic Christmas flicks.
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The Year Without A Santa Claus (1974)
Starring: Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Shirley Booth, George S. Irving
Remember those old puppet Christmas movies that air on Freeform (the network formerly known as ABC Family) every December? The Year Without A Santa Claus is the best of those old holly-jolly Rankin/Bass classics.
This year, Santa's fed up. No more Christmas jet setting for Mr. Claus. When he decides to take a year off, the Miser brothers — Heat Miser and Snow Miser — face off.
The Preacher's Wife (1996)
Starring: Whitney Houston, Denzel Washington, Courtney B. Vance
Denzel Washington is an angel sent to soothe the doubts of a successful local preacher (Courtney B. Vance). But — twist! — the preacher's wife (Whitney Houston) ends up catching the holy stranger's eye.
With a score composed by Hans Zimmer and songs sung by Houston herself, this is a Christmas classic.
Elf (2003)
Starring: Will Ferrell, Zooey Deschanel, James Caan
Buddy the (human) elf (Will Ferrell) is on his way home to New York City. After spending his youth living among elves on the North Pole, he journeys to find his real dad, who is now an elite Manhattan businessman (James Caan).
But life in the adult world comes with more challenges than Buddy initially realizes: father-son bonding, Manhattan's yellow snow, and a crush on a gift-shop clerk (Zooey Deschanel).
The Best Man Holiday (2013)
Starring: Morris Chestnut, Nia Long, Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan
The old friends from The Best Man reunited in this Christmas romantic comedy. Everyone is up to their same hijinks, only this time, there's mistletoe involved.
Lance (Morris Chestnut), Harper (Taye Diggs), Candace (Regina Hall), Quentin (Terrence Howard), Robyn (Sanaa Lathan), Jordan (Nia Long), Murch (Harold Perrineau), and Mia (Monica Calhoun) descend upon Lance's mega mansion to spend Christmas together. They're 15 years older now and have almost 15 times the drama.
The Holiday (2006)
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach
Frustrated with the men in their lives, two single ladies swap houses for the holidays. Amanda (Cameron Diaz) lives a lavish life in L.A. Iris (Kate Winslet) lives a cozy one in London. When they trade places, each woman steps into a new life and new romance.
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