Where to watch some Christmas classics

‘Tis the season to relive the memories of your favorite Christmas movies – but where to stream them? Here’s a handy guide to where you can find your classic favorites, along with some eclectic oddities:

“A Christmas Carol” (1938) – Reginald Owen is Scrooge

“A Christmas Story” (1983) – Ralphie wants a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas

“Elf” (2003) – Will Ferrell discovers that he is not really an arctic elf.

“Miracle on 34th Street” (1947) – What happens when Kris Kingle becomes Macy’s Santa?

“National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1980) – romp with the Griswold family

“The Polar Express” (2004) – Animated

“Home Alone” (1990) – An 8-year-old who he accidentally left behind on a family trip … plus “Home Alone 2” and “Home Alone 3”

“A Muppet Christmas Carol” (1992) – Michael Caine joins the Muppets

“Jingle All the Way” – Arnold Schwarzenegger Desperate for a Turbo Man Action Figure (Also on Amazon Prime and Hulu)

“The Night Before Christmas” (1992) – Tim Burton/Animated

“The Santa Clause” (1994) … plus two sequels

“I’m home for Christmas”

“Miracle on 34th Street” – both the 1947 classic and the 1994 remake

“Bad Santa” (2003) – Billy Bob Thornton is hilarious as a demented Santa at the mall

“Arthur Christmas” (2011) – animated

“Christmas With the Kranks” (2004)

“Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You” (2017)

“Surviving Christmas” (2004 comedy)

“Holiday Inn” (1942) – Bing Crosby Introduces Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” & Fred Astaire Dance

“White Christmas” (1954) – remake of “Holiday Inn” with Bing & Danny Kaye

“How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000) – Jim Carrey is the Grinch

“Love Actually” (2003) – romantic comedy with Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant

“Meet Me in St. Louis” (1944) – Judy Garland sings “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”

“It’s A Wonderful Life” (1946) – Jimmy Stewart in the most iconic holiday movies

“Santa Claus Conquers the Martians” (1964) – sci-fi fantasy about the kidnapping of Santa Claus

“Scrooged” (1988) – a strange adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic with Bill Murray

“The Holdovers” (2023) – Paul Giamatti at a boarding school

“The Bells of St. Mary’s” (1945) – Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman

“The Lemon Drop Kid” (1951) – Bob Hope comedy introducing the song “Silver Bells”

“White Christmas” (1954) – remake of “Holiday Inn” with Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney

“A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas” (2011)

“A Very Murray Christmas” (1915) – Bill Murray is the center of a star-studded variety show

“Christmas in Connecticut” (1945) – Barbara Stanwyck and Dennis Morgan

“Christmas with the Krängers”

“The Man Who Invented Christmas”

“A Charlie Brown Christmas” (1965) – Emmy/Peabody-winning short by Charles Schultz

“Die Hard” (1988) – Bruce Willis action thriller (also shown on AMC+)

“How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (1966) – animated

“Better Watch Out” (2016)

“Die Hard” (1988) – Bruce Willis action thriller (also shown on Peacock)

“Scrooge” (1951) – Alastair Sim is absolutely evil as Scrooge

“The Bells of St. Mary’s” (1945) – Bring Crosby and Ingrid Bergman save a parochial school

“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & Island of Misfit Toys” (2001) – Animated

Susan Granger has been a television and radio commentator and entertainment critic for more than 25 years. Raised in Hollywood, Granger appeared as a child actress in films with Abbott & Costello, Red Skelton, Lucille Ball and Lassie. She currently lives in Westport.