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The Best '90s Christmas Movies

Updated December 16, 2020 12.7k votes 1.6k voters 26.2k views74 items

List RulesVote up your favorite Xmas films that were released in the 1990s

The best '90s Christmas movies are super diverse and unique. Some of them are gritty and adventurous, while others are sweet and family-oriented. Do you prefer something a little darker, a little more fantastical? If so, you might vote for Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, a stop-motion dark fantasy romp through an imaginary world of creatures and misfits. Looking for something a bit lighter? Maybe Home Alone is up your alley. The story of a grade school kid named Kevin whose family accidentally leaves for vacation without him, Home Alone is packed with hijinks from top to bottom. When thieves target Kevin’s house, he has to protect himself and his home with every trick he can muster, from boxing glove boobie traps to threatening movie quotes.

This list of the best ‘90s Christmas movies also features plenty of family friendly entertainment, including Jingle All the Way, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad as stressed out fathers seeking an exclusive Christmas toy. For a more sentimental story, look no further than Miracle on 34th Street, a remake of the 1947 classic tale of Santa Clause in New York City. These are just a few examples of the best Christmas movies for kids.

Vote up the best '90s Christmas movies below, and be sure to let us know what you think in the comment section.

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Home Alone
Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci
Home Alone is a 1990 American Christmas family comedy film written and produced by John Hughes... more
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The Santa Clause
Tim Allen, Frank Welker
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Donald Trump, Macaulay Culkin
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
Paul Reubens, Catherine O'Hara
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The Muppet Christmas Carol
Michael Caine, Frank Oz
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It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
Bill Melendez, Marnette Patterson
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Miracle on 34th Street
Richard Attenborough, Mara Wilson
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A Christmas Carol
Patrick Stewart, Dominic West
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Jingle All the Way
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Big Show
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Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Milton Berle, Frank Welker
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Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
Jim Cummings, Peter Cullen
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Frosty Returns
John Goodman, Elisabeth Moss
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Seasons of Giving
Jim Cummings, Peter Cullen
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Annabelle's Wish
Cloris Leachman, Alison Krauss
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To Grandmother's House We Go
Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen
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All I Want for Christmas
Lauren Bacall, Leslie Nielsen
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The Nutcracker Prince
Kiefer Sutherland, Peter O'Toole
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Father Christmas
Mel Smith, William Dennis Hunt
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Mrs. Santa Claus
Angela Lansbury, Michael Jeter
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Babes in Toyland
Lacey Chabert, Christopher Plummer
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The Preacher's Wife
Whitney Houston, Denzel Washington
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While You Were Sleeping
Sandra Bullock, Monica Keena
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In the Nick of Time
Lloyd Bridges, Cleavon Little
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Home Alone 3
Scarlett Johansson, Seth Smith
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Olive, the Other Reindeer
Drew Barrymore, Ed Asner
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