Christmas is the season of Christmas movies for the whole family. There are films for young and old like the classics Isn’t Life Beautiful?, Happy Birthday, and Charles Dickens’s Christmas Carol. The animated adventures Polar Express or Frozen, as well as Manhattan Wonder, Home Alone and New York, and Christmas Madness.

Christmas time is upon us every year. In addition to shopping for gifts and a visit to the Christmas market, sipping hot chocolate and watching a nice Christmas film are just as important. The best Christmas films for the whole family are presented below.

1. Charles Dickens – A Christmas Carol

Ebeneezer Scrooge is a bitter and miserly old man. On the eve of Christmas, he receives a visit from three ghosts. That of the past, that of the present, and that of the future. The three spirits ensure that he receives a very special gift.

2. The Polar Express

A young boy questions the existence of Santa Claus on the eve of Christmas. Suddenly a roaring train stops in front of his door. The conductor urges the boy to get on the train. Along the way, he finds that he is on the Polar Express, going straight to the North Pole. Along with some other children, he rediscovers his faith there.

3. Crazy Christmas

Actually, the sick family is really excited about Christmas. But this year everything is different. Their daughter Blair is joining the Peace Choir and will not be home for Christmas. So the Kranks decide to skip Christmas this year – with fatal consequences because the neighbors and friends of the Kranks have absolutely no understanding of this plan.

4. Kevin home alone

The extended MacCallister family is planning a trip over Christmas. The night before departure, things get turbulent between the kids, and Kevin, the youngest of the MacCallisters, is sent to the attic to sleep. The family leaves the next morning – without Kevin, who has been forgotten. At first, Kevin enjoys the quiet at home until two bandits try to break into his home.

5. Kevin alone in New York

After leaving their youngest son Kevin at home for Christmas last year, the MacCallisters are confident it won’t happen again. But at the airport, the family is separated and Kevin is the only one who ends up on the wrong plane. While his family flies to Florida, Kevin is on a plane to New York City. There he lets it rip and checks into the world-famous Plaza Hotel. The two bandits Marvin and Harry also ended up in New York after escaping from prison – it comes as it must – to see Kevin again.

6. Isn’t life beautiful?

Isn’t Life Beautiful tells the story of George Bailey? He’s just fed up with life at Christmas because he lost a lot of money. He gets a visit from the angel Clarence. He wants to help George find joy in his life again.

7. The Miracle of Manhattan

Little Susan desperately wants a father. But the precocious girl thinks neither of the existence of Santa Claus nor that wishes come true. But then she meets an elderly gentleman named Kriss Kringle, who bears a striking resemblance to Santa Claus. He works as the same in a department store where her mother runs the marketing department. Kriss Kringle tries to convince Susan that he’s the real Santa and soon has to prove it to all of Manhattan.

8. Frozen – Totally unabashed

The king’s daughter Anna sets off into the mountains together with the ice-cream seller Kristoff, his loyal friend the moose Sven and the sweet snowman Olaf to find her sister Elsa. With her icy powers, she has caused the kingdom of Arendelle to be trapped in a freezing winter in the middle of summer.

9. Happy Christmas

The shrill four on the move – when Clark Griswold is out with his family, chaos erupts. The family is planning a traditional Christmas party at home to celebrate Christmas in peace. But even the choice of the right Christmas tree turns out to be difficult. To make matters worse, all the relatives then come to mind. The chaos is inevitable.

10. The Little Lord

The little lord is now one of the Christmas classics in Germany par excellence. Little Cedric tries to win the heart of his grouchy grandfather. A difficult undertaking that he tries to implement with his charm.