35 Disney Christmas Movies That Will Make Your Holiday Season Magical

While there are plenty of Christmas movies for kids to stream this year, Disney movies bring a special kind of magic to the holiday. Disney is known for inspiring joy throughout the year and helping families make memories that last a lifetime, whether it's via a trip to Disney World or enjoying Disney TV shows, books, toys, and more. It’s no wonder that during the festive holiday season, children and adults alike turn to Disney to celebrate. If you can't actually spend the holiday with Mickey himself, having a Disney Christmas movie marathon is the next best thing. Luckily, there are several holiday Disney movies available you can stream either for free with a subscription, or that you can rent at an affordable price.

Plenty of Christmas movies can be found on Disney +, but even if you don’t have a subscription to the company's premium streaming service you can also find holiday Disney films across Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. Disney’s holiday offerings range from animated films with characters you know and love, like Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmas, to live action comedies like Home Alone and The Santa Clause. You can introduce some of the timeless classics to your kids too, like Miracle on 34th Street and Babes In Toyland, as well as romantic comedies for older kids like 12 Dates of Christmas. With so many movie options, you don’t need to wait until Christmas to get into the holiday spirit. Cozy up with some family Christmas pajamas, and let these Disney movies fill you with yuletide cheer.

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In this 1985 movie, award-winning actress Mary Steenburger stars as a young mother who needs help getting into the Christmas spirit. Luckily, she has her 6-year-old daughter, and her very own guardian angel, there to offer her some heartwarming assistance.

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Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas features Mickey, Minnie, and their friends reminiscing about their most memorable holiday moments together, complete with songs and lots of laughter.

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In The Christmas Star, a con man escapes prison due to his likeness to Santa. He ends up befriending two young children who believe in him, and ultimately teach him about the true meaning of Christmas.

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This animated feature is a great way to introduce little ones to Dickens' holiday tale. It retells the story you know with iconic Disney characters like Mickey and Minnie.

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In this 2019 family comedy, Anna Kendrick stars as Santa's daughter Noelle. When her brother Nick disappears after being appointed to the role of Santa, she goes on a mission to bring him back before the start of Christmas.

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The Santa Clause tells the story of Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) who inherits the role of Santa when the previous Saint Nick falls off his roof. The movie was such a hit in 1994 that it inspired two sequels, both of which are available for streaming when you finish the first movie.

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Jake (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) is journeying home for the wrong reasons in this coming of age comedy. While he's originally racing back to get a sports car gifted by his father, his hijinks along the way will teach him what Christmas is really all about.

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If you grew up in the '90s, you might recognize this Disney Channel Original Movie from your childhood. It tells the story of two girls who develop a plan to cancel school by making it snow in Los Angeles, which quickly goes haywire.

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In another retelling of the Charles Dickens story, Kermit the Frog stars alongside Michael Caine, who plays Ebenezer Scrooge. Muppet favorites such as Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear also make appearances throughout.

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This romantic comedy tells the story of a woman (Amy Smart) set up on a blind date on Christmas Eve. When the date goes awry, she has to relive it over and over again, until she gets it right.

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For a spookier take on the holiday, Tim Burton's classic stop motion animation film is a must watch. It tells the musical story of Jack Skellington, whose plan to spread the joy of Christmas goes seriously amiss.

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Frozen is always appropriate for winter, but Olaf's Frozen Adventure is even more of a Christmas movie. When Anna and Elsa realize they have no holiday traditions, Olaf decides to save Christmas by finding some of their very own.

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The first Home Alone movie quickly became a Christmas classic. Young Macaulay Culkin gives an endearing performance as Kevin, a boy whose family leaves without him for the holiday, and has to protect his home from a couple of con artists.

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For a holiday blast from the past, try Pluto's Christmas Tree. In this animated short from 1952, Mickey and Pluto chop down a tree that happens to be home to Chip 'n Dale.

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Rock out with Tia Mowry and Tori Spelling in The Mistletones. In the movie, a talented singer (Mowry) forms her own musical group to challenge her rivals on Christmas Eve.

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This 2006 version of A Christmas Carol preserves a lot of Dickens' original dialogue. It also features an all star cast of voices including Jim Carrey, Robin Wright, Gary Oldman, and Colin Firth.

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In this 2001 live action comedy, a 14-year old and his uncle (Bryan Cranston) decide to deliver the world's Christmas presents when Santa accidentally gets knocked out. As they have a little too much fun on their joy ride, the whole holiday is at stake.

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In this "Good Luck Charlie" special, the Duncan family gets separated while traveling for the holidays. As they experience everything from hitchhiking to paintball games to reunite, they learn how being kind really is the key to Christmas.

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Christmas meets fantasy in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. It tells the story of young Clara and Phillip, who must enter a parallel universe in order to retrieve a magical key.

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Miracle On 34th Street has been a Christmas classic since it debuted in 1947. It tells the story of a man named Kris Kringle who makes waves when hired as Macy's in-store Santa Claus.

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A Very Merry Pooh Year is replete with all the warmth and charm we've come to expect from this series. Whether or not your kids have read the books, watching Pooh celebrate Christmas and New Years with his friends is still a delight.

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Beauty and the Beast fans will enjoy the holiday spin on these familiar characters. While Belle has fun getting into the Christmas spirit, the Beast and a pipe organ name Forte aren't easily persuaded by her decorating and festivities.

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Tim Allen returns as Santa in this sequel, and by this point he's been the man with the bag for a whole eight years. He faces two problems this time around: his son is on the naughty list, and he's expected to find a wife by Christmas Eve.

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The mega wealthy Richie Rich learns to appreciate what he has in Richie Rich's Christmas Wish. He's taught this lesson after making a wish he never existed, and then traveling to a parallel universe where his troublesome cousin is master of the house.

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In this animated sequel, Santa Claus joins Mickey, Minnie, and their friends to learn about the true meaning of Christmas. The movie includes five animated shorts with scenes everywhere from ice skating rinks to the North Pole.

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This musical adventure features the adorable Santa Pups: Hope, Jingle, Charity, and Noble. When the Christmas spirit disappears, these playful dogs jump in to save the day.

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In the final movie in the Santa Clause trilogy, Scott (Tim Allen) must fend off Jack Frost (Martin Short). Jack Frost plans to take over the North Pole, leaving Scott to join forces with his team of elves in order to stop him.

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When Mickey's friends get snowed in at his house, he treats them to a magical showcase of Christmas-time Disney characters. Performances include everyone from Donald Duck, to Jiminy Cricket, Cinderella, Aladdin, and more.

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Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) takes the Big Apple in Home Alone 2. This time, he tries to prevent the Sticky Bandits from robbing a toy store just before Christmas.

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This animated short from 1978 tells the story of a young Hebrew boy in ancient Israel. When he gives his donkey to a kind man named Joseph, he embodies the true spirit of Christmas.

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Babes in Toyland was Disney's first live action musical, which debuted in 1961. It features a chase across magical and merry Toyland, after Mary's soon-to-be husband disappears.

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An unlikely duo comes to the rescue in Santa Paws. When Santa loses his memory, an orphan and a talking dog must join together to save Christmas.

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Christina Milian leads in this movie about a woman who wishes for the perfect Christmas. With the help of a magical snowglobe, she lands in a place where everyday is Christmas, but her choices there quickly turn things amiss.

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For a Christmas drama, try Three Days starring Kristin Davis and Tim Meadows. It tells the story of an angel who gives a literary agent another chance with his wife when she unexpectedly passes away before Christmas.

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Home Alone 3 offers more Christmas hijinks when young Alex Pruitt becomes the target of a group of criminals searching for a top-secret computer chip. Luckily, Alex is way ahead of them.

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