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35 Christmas Classics to Add to the National Film Registry

A list of thirty classic Christmas-themed movies that deserve to be preserved in the National Film Registry.
Update: Home Alone (1990) and The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) were added to the Registry in 2023.
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Babes in Toyland (1934)
Babes in Toyland (1934)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
2
A Christmas Carol (1938)
A Christmas Carol (1938)
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3
Holiday Inn (1942)
Holiday Inn (1942)
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4
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
5
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
6
White Christmas (1954)
White Christmas (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
7
Babes in Toyland (1961)
Babes in Toyland (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   36%
8
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
9
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
10
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
11
The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
12
Frosty the Snowman (1969)
Frosty the Snowman (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
13
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
14
The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
15
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
16
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   56%
17
The Small One (1978)
The Small One (1978)
18
Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
19
Trading Places (1983)
Trading Places (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
20
Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
21
One Magic Christmas (1985)
One Magic Christmas (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   47%
22
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
23
Scrooged (1988)
Scrooged (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
24
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
25
Home Alone (1990)
Home Alone (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
26
Batman Returns (1992)
Batman Returns (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
27
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
28
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
29
The Santa Clause (1994)
The Santa Clause (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
30
Bad Santa (2003)
Bad Santa (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
31
Elf (2003)
Elf (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
32
The Polar Express (2004)
The Polar Express (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   56%
33
The Nativity Story (2006)
The Nativity Story (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   37%
34
A Christmas Carol (2009)
A Christmas Carol (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
35
Arthur Christmas (2011)
Arthur Christmas (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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