Our 2nd Annual Holiday Trilogy concludes this month! We’ve chosen 16 different Christmas movies, entered them into the bracket above, and narrowed them down to one winner: the Obscure Christmas Movie for 2022.
Here’s a list of the Christmas movies that are competing this year. I will note where (and if) you can stream the movie as of this posting. All you can rent or buy digitally. Don’t waste your money on some.
The Christmas special will debut on DECEMBER 16th!
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER (1948)
This is the Max Fleischer 1948 version, not the more famous Rankin-Bass one from 1964.
STREAMING: Free on YouTube.
FROSTY’S WINTER WONDERLAND (1976)
The true sequel to the classic Frosty the Snowman TV special (do NOT watch Frosty Returns).
STREAMING: Free on YouTube.
THE SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE (2006)
The rightfully maligned third installment in the Tim Allen film series.
STREAMING: Disney+
CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS (2004)
Another rightfully maligned Tim Allen Christmas movie.
STREAMING: Freevee & Amazon Prime (with ads)
MISTER MAGOO’S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1962)
The first animated Christmas special to be produced especially for television.
STREAMING: Peacock Premium
AN ALL DOGS CHRISTMAS CAROL (1998)
The third film in the All Dogs film series and the finale to the All Dogs TV series.
STREAMING: Not currently streaming. You lucky dog.
ROCKY IV (1985)
An example of being “loosely” a Christmas movie.
STREAMING: Hulu Premium Subscription
JAWS: THE REVENGE (1987)
Another example of being “loosely” a Christmas movie.
STREAMING: Not currently streaming. You lucky shark.
MIRACLE ON 34th STREET (1947)
The original, not the remake (though I like that one too).
STREAMING: Disney+ , Amazon Prime
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1994)
The only movie to appear in all three of your Holiday installments. Will it win this time? Find out!
STREAMING: Not currently streaming. Rent it!
JACK FROST (1998)
Not the fun animated Rankin/Bass stop-motion iteration one or the straight-up horror one with Shannon Elizabeth. This is the creepy one with Michael Keaton.
FRED CLAUS (2007)
Starring Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti (who almost makes this a bearable experience)
STREAMING: HBO Max
HOME ALONE 3 (1997)
The first Home Alone movie to not star Macaulay Culkin.
STREAMING: Disney+
I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS (1997)
This one stars Tim Allen’s Home Improvement son, Jonathan Taylor Thomas.
STREAMING: Disney+
NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION 2: COUSIN EDDIE’S ISLAND ADVENTURE (2003)
Absolute shit.
STREAMING: Not streaming. So lucky.
ERNEST SAVES CHRISTMAS (1988)
Starring Jim Varney (latter the voice of Slinky Dog in Toy Story) stars in the “Citizen Kane” of Ernest P. Worrell movies.
STREAMING: Disney+
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