23x the best Christmas movies for 2022
It's Christmas, so first of all a merry Christmas to you! There's a good chance that today, on Christmas Day, you'll be out and about, but perhaps you have a lot less glitz and glam on the agenda for tonight, or otherwise tomorrow. In that case, I can imagine that it might look incredibly chill at your place. In PJs on the couch, under a blanket and with the tastiest Christmas leftovers, for example. Sounds like a perfect plan, right? The only thing missing is Falling for Christmas, Holiday in the Wild, I believe in Santa, Love Actually of course, The Holiday and... Well, just check our list yourself. These are the 22 best Christmas movies for 2022, from a few newcomers to our all-time favorites. It’s the season to snuggle, enjoy!
1. Falling for Christmas (2022)
A spoiled heiress (Lindsay Lohan!) loses her memory during a skiing accident and ends up in a completely different but intensely cozy environment of a poor widower and his daughter during the Christmas holidays.
2. Hotel Sinestra (2022)
In this new addition to the Christmas movies (with Elise Schaap: love it), a group of children experiences what it would be like if there were no adults at all during their Christmas vacation. In the Swiss Hotel Sinestra, 11-year-old Ava is completely done with her parents during a ski holiday. She wishes they were gone and the next day her wish turns out to have come true...
3. Holiday in the Wild (2019)
Kate (played by Sex and the City’s Charlotte) is spontaneously abandoned by her husband during the holidays and decides to take matters into her own hands by going on a second honeymoon to Africa by herself. And yes: there she surprisingly finds more than just her old ‘self’. Love is in the air!
4. A Christmas Miracle for Daisy (2021)
Interior designer Whitney gets a surprise for Christmas: her new client turns out to be her ex. And guess what? His daughter has a mother (hi Daisy) on her wish list.
5. Christmas With You (2022)
A pop star (Aimee Garcia, whom you might know from Lucifer) is looking for inspiration for a Christmas hit, fulfills the Christmas wish of a young fan to meet her, and mainly finds the love of her, correction our life: Freddie Prinze Jr. (!).
6. I believe in Santa (2022)
After five happy months with Tom, Lisa is shocked to realize that he is obsessed with her least favorite holiday: Christmas. Hi-larious.
7. The Holiday Calendar (2018)
A talented photographer stuck in a boring job inherits an antique advent calendar that may predict the future and shows her the way to L.O.V.E.
8. Happiest Season (2022)
Abby has a plan, namely to propose to her girlfriend Harper during the holidays in front of her love's family. Small bummer: she discovers that Harper's conservative parents are unaware of their relationship. In fact, Harper hasn't even come out yet.
9. Lovehard (2021)
A writer travels 5000 kilometers to surprise the man she met on a dating app for Christmas. Small detail: she has been duped...
10. The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
The story of a brother and sister who plan to wait for Santa on Christmas Eve and film him. From the makers of Home Alone and the first three parts of Harry Potter, this is definitely one to see.
11. The Noel Diary (2022)
An author must clear out his childhood home and meets a woman who is searching for her biological mother. An old diary may open the door to the past and bam: to their hearts.
12. Single all the way (2021)
For the family visit at Christmas, Peter asks his best friend to pretend they are a couple. Soon their plan and the accompanying feelings change.
13. Love Actually (2003)
Of course, Love Actually is among these. The #1 romantic comedy among Christmas movies, which most of us can never get enough of. What was it about again? The new prime minister falls in love with the girl who brings him tea, while his sister has marital problems. A father and his stepson must cope with the loss of the mother, while the son is in love with a classmate.
14. The Holiday (2006)
And when we've talked about Love Actually, The Holiday certainly cannot be missed. At least as fun, if you ask us. The story? Two women (Cameron Diaz as Amanda and Kate Winslet as Iris) decide to swap homes to make their lives a bit more exciting. They soon start chatting with nice men (I mention a Jude Law as Graham). And you understand: it doesn't just stay at chatting...
15. A Castle for Christmas (2021)
This Christmas movie is about Sophie (Brooke Shields), an American writer who wants to buy a castle in Scotland, whose owner refuses to give his castle to an American. In search of a compromise, the two get to know each other better than they had thought beforehand. Guess how that ends. Moo-ha.
16. Godmothered (2020)
A touch of Bridget Jones and a little bit of Unchanted, that's how we can best describe the new film Godmothered. This magical Christmas movie directed by the director of Bridget Jones’s Diary is about a fairy tale world called Motherland, where all ‘fairy godmothers’ (or good fairies) are trained to later go out into the world and fulfill Christmas wishes. Eleanor (played by Jillian Bell) is a young fairy who can't wait to get started, but her first job doesn't go quite as planned.
17. De familie Claus 3 (2022)
And of course, the family Claus films number 1 and 2. Grandpa Noël aka the real Santa Claus, his grandchildren, Bracha van Doesburg, and the funniest Christmas elves (including Jandino!) on a winter sports trip and once again a lot of trouble make number 3 a favorite Christmas movie for the whole family.
18. Klaus (2019)
Klaus tells the story of a selfish postman and a lonely toymaker who form an unimaginable friendship and give toys to children. In other words: the ultimate Christmas story for the whole fam!
19. Scrooge (2022)
On a cold Christmas Eve, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is confronted with his past. He has one night to change his future before it's too late forever... The story along with the music makes this film a must-see for the whole family.
20. How the Grinch stole Christmas (2000)
And of course, The Grinch also belongs in our top 22. Played by Jim Carrey, the Grinch loves to scare children. This year he decides to ruin Christmas in a small village. Here he encounters the sweet girl Cindy Lou Who and her family. After their meeting, Cindy begins to doubt whether the Grinch is really the monster everyone claims he is...
21. Elf (2003)
Meet Elf, a baby who accidentally ends up at the North Pole and is raised as an elf. When he grows up, he goes in search of his father.
22. Christmas by Starlight (2020)
Annie is a lawyer who goes to Holt Enterprise because they plan to demolish the building where her parents live. William Holt, the heir to the company, runs into her. He thinks Annie is applying to be his new assistant. From that thought, Will makes a deal with Annie. She has to pretend to be his lawyer for a week. This way, Will can show his father that he is a real professional. In return, he ensures that Annie's parents' building is not demolished. But then... Like in a real Christmas movie, love is in the air.
23. One Royal Holiday (2020)
With One Royal Holiday, we conclude entirely in Christmas spirit. This is, yes, a swoon movie. Anna offers shelter during a snowstorm to a mother and her son. And guess what? It turns out to be the royal family of Galwick. Anna shows the prince how they celebrate Christmas, and what blooms from that you can guess for yourself.
