Best Christmas Movies Ranked! What 106 online movie rankings collectively say the top 61 Christmas movies of all time are

We have collected information from 106 sources after an exhaustive search and here are the rankings.  Interesting that Die Hard (1988) is so high on the list, ranked number six among the best Christmas movies of all time, given it's not a conventional Christmas film.  As expected, some of the older classics take the top spots such as It's a Wonderful Life (1946) ranked number one, although not close to unanimous, and Miracle on 34th Street (1947) at fourth.

Scene from Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands (1990) tied ranking at 21st place among Christmas movies.

Top 61 Christmas Movies based on 106 published rankings

Percent of  online rankings they appear in, right hand side

1. It's a Wonderful Life(1946) : 66.04%

2. A Christmas Story(1983) : 45.28%

3. Elf(2003) : 40.57%

4 (tied). Miracle on 34th street(1947) : 36.79%

4 (tied). Home Alone(1990) : 36.79%

5. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation(1989) : 29.25%

6. Die Hard (1988) : 24.53%

7. A Christmas Carol(1984) : 20.75%

8. The Nightmare Before Christmas(1993) : 18.87%

9. A Charlie Brown Christmas(1965) : 16.98%

10. White Christmas(1954) : 14.15%

11(tied). How The Grinch Stole Christmas(2000) : 13.21%

11(tied). Scrooged(1988) : 13.21%

11(tied). Love Actually(2011) : 13.21%

12. The Muppet Christmas Carol(1992) : 11.32%

13. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer(1964) : 10.38%

14. The Santa Clause(1994) : 9.43%

15. Holiday Inn (1942) : 6.6%

16. Gremlins(1984) : 5.66%

27. The Polar Express(2004) : 4.72%

18 (tied). Bad Santa (2003) : 3.77%

18 (tied) . Scrooge(1970) : 3.77%

19 (tied) . Rare Exports(2010) : 2.83%

19 (tied) . Trading Places(1983) : 2.83%

19 (tied) . The Snowman(1982) : 2.83%

19 (tied) . Frosty The Snowman(1969) : 2.83%

20 (tied) . Stalag 17 (1953) : 1.89%

20 (tied) . The Bishop's Wife(1947) : 1.89%

20 (tied) . The Santa Clause 2(2002) : 1.89%

20 (tied) . Meet Me In St. Louis(1944) : 1.89%

20 (tied) . Arthur Christmas (2011) : 1.89%

20 (tied) . The Family man(2000) : 1.89%

20 (tied) . The Year Without A Santa Claus(1974) : 1.89%

20 (tied) . Jingle All The Way(1996) : 1.89%

20 (tied) . The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Christmas Caper(1995) : 1.89%

21 (tied) . Babes in Toyland(1934) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . The Shop Around The Corner(1940) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . Brazil(1985) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . 1941(1979) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . The Gathering(1977) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . Prancer(1989) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . Little Women(1994) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . Edward Scissorhands(1990) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . Holiday Affair(1949) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . The Ice Harvest(2005) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . Santa Claus The Movie(1985) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . The Ref(1994) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . The Great Escape(1963) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . Rocky 4(1985) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . A Bride for Christmas(2012) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . Jack Frost(1998) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . Christmas With The Kranks(2004) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . Deck The Halls(2006) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . The Shop Around The Corner(1940) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . The Holiday(2006) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . The Life Of Brian(1979) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . A Muppet Family Christmas(1987) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . A Sesame Street Christmas Carol(2006) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . Lethal Weapon(1987) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . Hard Boiled(1992) : 0.94%

21 (tied) . Kiss Kiss Bang Bang(2005) : 0.94%

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