A few of the best vintage ones (i.e. It’s A Wonderful Life, Christmas Story) are on cable round the clock (gag). As much as I have enjoyed them, I don’t care to see them again, and again, and again.
Does anyone have suggestions for more recent Christmas movies? Ones that could be rented on DVDs, not in theaters. So, recent as in the past 5 or so yrs, but not this year.
I like the one with Santa Claus and the little girl who doesn’t believe. It ends with a big courtroom scene and the little girl getting a home and family. I can’t believe I can’t remember the title.
That’s Miracle on 34th Street. It has Maureen O’Hara in it.
I remember Christmas morning was when they’d show The Wizard of Oz. It was a ritual and it worked. It kept us out of the grown-ups’ hair for a couple of hours. I guess structured religions have their uses. 
djm
While it’s not a Christmas movie per se, there’s no bad time of year for the Secret of Roan Inish.
–James
How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The cartoon follows the book very closely, but the live version is fun too - even though in the live version little Cindy Lou Who is a lot more than two! 
Any version of A Christmas Carol - the Magoo version is fun.
So is the Muppet version. 
Elmo Saves Christmas
The Preacher’s Wife
Home Alone (the first one)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The original Miracle on 34th Street, not the 1994 remake
The Chipmunk’s Christmas Special
March of the Wooden Soldiers (Laurel and Hardy Classic!)
pastorkeith
I always liked Santa Claus: The Movie.
Muppet Christmas Carol is superb as well.
I’m a sucker for Christmas movies. Even the bad ones. I love 'em.
Christmas Story for sure. I was a huge fan of Jean Shepherd who wrote the stories that the movie is based on and who narrates the movie. He also has a cameo: when Ralphie and his brother get on line to Santa, Shepherd is the guy who tells him to go to the back of the line.
Shepherd was an outstanding story teller, and this movie is based on several of his stories much abbreviated and woven into one story. Get a collection of his short stories eg In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash.
On a different note, last night we watched Santa Claus Defeats The Martians and had a blast!
I’ve seen all of them except the last one. Is ‘Pastorkeith’ a good movie? 
Not exactly a Christmas movie, but my favorite this time of year is Holiday with Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.
Actual Christmas movies, the Grinch and Charlie Brown are my favorites. And the Mr Bean episode with the goose stuck on his head.
And who can ever forget, “The Night the Reindeer Died”? Another favourite xmas film was, “Scrooged”, with Bill Murray.
djm
All versions and permutations of A Christmas Carol
Like Brewerpaul I have Santa Claus Conquers the Martains. A hilariously bad movie.
I have the MST3k version. It really speaks for itself; it’s not much of a challenge for Crow and Tomservo.
Hate, hate, hate Mr Bean.
A total waste of Rowan Atkinson’s considerable talent.
I opened this thread with the intention of listing Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol - but you beat me to it. I haven’t seen it in a few years; I don’t know if it still runs on cable. If not, then it’s a shame.
‘A searing inquiry into the existential abyss that lies
just beneath the tinsel and the mistletoe’ Anthony Lane
wrote in the New Yorker.
Some critics complained the movie was derivative of Goddard,
but they saw only the heavily edited version that made
it to theaters. I was one of many who thought
the X rating unwarranted. Nudity was no more
flagrant than in many R-rated films. I suppose the
film’s Christmas-related theme made the difference.
The casting of Arnold Schwartznegger as Santa Claus,
the Pastor’s meth-addicted step-father, was a gamble that certainly
paid off.
I liked it.
We’re showing our age.
eh…wha’d ya say?