From light displays to holiday shopping and indulgent meals, there’s plenty of things to see and do during December to get into the Christmas spirit. But sometimes that can get too overwhelming, and all we need is just to relax and give ourselves a break during the holidays. If you’re planning on spending quality time with your family and loved ones indoors, here’s our handpicked selection of classic and modern Christmas films that you can stream online.
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Meet Jasper, a postman; and Mr. Klaus, a toymaker. Together, they make a secret deal to deliver toys to children living in the town of Smearingsberg, the unhappiest place on Earth. While the children are overcome with joy, the adults in town aren’t so keen on Jasper and Mr. Klaus’s idea. Unable to fathom the townspeople’s perspective, Jasper decides to take things into his hands and sparks a spirit of love in everybody.
Shortly before Christmas Eve, a group of aliens land on Earth and plunder everything in their way. Arriving in Christmas Town, where Santa Claus and his elves live, Alien X ends up in a female elf’s house, masquerading as a doll. Carried along with the elf’s family, Alien X is baffled by the spirits of joy and love in the household and wonders why elves can be this loving and generous. Ultimately, Alien X realises he can be that way too and later decides to turn against his own tribe to save the world
As a human raised as an elf in the North Pole, Buddy has grown up all his life believing was an elf too. However, one day he overhears that he is a human and decides to set off to New York City to look for his parents. While he struggles to blend in with society, his jovial spirits and optimism enable him to pull off many miracles with hilarious twists of events!
Summoned by the king who promises to deliver a huge reward for someone to bring hope, 13-year-old Nikolas embarks on a quest in search of a magical place named Elfhelm. Surviving icy peaks, snow-swamped swathes, and horrible beasts, Nikolas is brought into the heart of the mythological realm, only to be cast away because of his human identity. Seeking his callings of hope, Nicholas has to believe in miracles and continue his journey through thick and thin.
Siblings Teddy and Kate crawl into Santa Claus’ sleigh in hopes of capturing him on camera, and end up flying with him through the skies. All seems to be going smoothly until Santa and his reindeer are startled, causing him to lose control of his sleigh. With his sack of gifts, his signature hat, and his reindeer gone missing; Teddy and Kate need to help Santa get back on track and deliver gifts to children around the world.
Kevin is left at home alone by his family on vacation, and a pair of burglars have been roaming around his neighbourhood. Unphased by the meddling duo, Kevin thinks of various cunning tricks to outwit the burglars and foils their plans to enter the house. Although so many years have gone by, this movie still makes us double over in laughter and brings back nostalgic memories of Christmas.
Jack Skellington has grown tired of his monotonous celebrations in Halloween Town, where he does nothing but scare the pants off people. After an accidental encounter where he stumbles into Christmas Town, he becomes mesmerised by the joyous spirits and wants to copy it in his hometown, except with bats, ghouls, and walking skeletons.
Adapted from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, the film retells the story of Mr. Scrooge, who is infamous for being stingy, ruthless, and bitterly alone. Despite his massive wealth, Mr. Scrooge loathes any gesture of kindness until he is brought to a painful epiphany by the spirits and The Muppets. Realising his greed and selfishness, Scrooge seeks his ways of redemption and finally becomes a happy man with a loving, thankful heart.
Elsa has magical powers which allow her to control ice and snow, but she accidentally injured her sister Anna after playing together, which made her fearful of her own powers and isolate herself from Anna to protect her. After accidentally unleashing her powers and covering the town of Arendelle in eternal snow, Elsa has to find a way of undoing her magic and thawing her icy trail.
Everyone is hyped up for Christmas, and superheroes are no exception. In order to cheer Peter Quill up, Mantis and Drax are planning to throw him the perfect Christmas surprise. The duo decide to go to Earth and retrieve Kevin Bacon, Quill’s childhood hero. Featuring all Guardian members — Star-Lord, Drax, Rocket, Mantis, and Groot, this movie is sure to be a hoot for all the Marvel fans out there.
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