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Top Disney+ Christmas movies to watch this year

Juli Aragon

During this time of year, many can’t help but get into the Christmas spirit. Disney+ makes it easy for numerous people to find their favorite Christmas movies. Determining what Christmas movie to watch can be hard. Here are the top five Christmas movies on Disney+.

When thinking about what to watch, you can never go wrong with classic Christmas movies. Home Alone is the perfect movie to watch during the holiday season, originally being released on November 16, 1990.

This movie still manages to take the hearts of families to this day. If you haven’t seen this movie yet, it should be first on your list of movies to watch. Home Alone focuses on a young boy named Kevin, played by Macaulay Culkin, who is left home alone when his family leaves for a trip to Paris. Kevin must deal with a series of obstacles as his parents try to make their way home.

Following the Christmas originals, we have A Christmas Carol being another family favorite. A Christmas Carol is an animated movie that tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an older man who has a hate for Christmas; he is visited by this old business partner who warns him about the three spirits who are coming to see him. A Christmas Carol may be one of the older classics, but you can never go wrong with it.

We can’t forget about the newer Christmas movies that are making a name for themselves. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is one of these newer movies which came out on November 2, 2018. This movie is a live-action version of the classic Christmas play, showing all the main points and attributes of the ballet. Director Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston brings the play to life by adding dialogue.

There are high expectations to bring the play to life, and the directors do an excellent job of setting the scene and creating the dialogue. The actors bring the movie together. This is a perfect age-friendly movie being able to see the movie slowly unfold. These new Christmas movies are living up to the classic originals.

Along with new Christmas movies, we have Noelle, which is making a rise to the top of holiday selections.

This movie shows the journey of Noelle, played by Anna Kendrick, and Nick, played by Bill Hader, who are brother and sister. Noelle must find and bring back Nick in order to save Christmas.

This movie will keep you on the edge-of-your seat, urging you to find out what happens next.

This movie came out in 2019 and is still popular on the streaming service. If you want a funny, thrilling, family movie, this is the movie for you.

Last but not least, we have the classic The Santa Clause, which was released in theaters on November 11, 1994. It was released ten years later for streaming on September 7, 2004.

This movie is a family-friendly, comedy movie making both parents and kids laugh uncontrollably as they watch it. This movie tells the story of Scott Calvin, a divorced dad, played by Tim Allen, and his young son Charlie played by Eric Lloyd. Scott accidentally knocks Santa off of his roof, and after Santa disappears, Scott puts on Santa’s suit.

We follow their journey to the North Pole. When it comes to this movie you can never get tired of it, and you will always be wanting more and more.

These top five movies may take your heart without knowing it and become a new movie on your yearly holiday watch list. When finishing these top five movies, you may be stuck on what to watch next, but without any worry Disney+ has a holiday collection to choose from. Disney+ highlights more of their holiday movies, episodes, and short skits.

This holiday season may be a little stressful, but when it comes to winding down on the couch with family, Disney+ has the perfect movies to bring laughter, suspense, and thrill. Disney+ provides many different movies ranging from classics to newer movies including laughter to suspense. Whether you choose to watch these top five movies or not, Disney+ won’t disappoint when finding the perfect movie to bring the holiday spirit.