The Christmas Holiday Movie Blog

Nothing gets me more in the Christmas mood than watching Christmas movies, while enjoying some cookies and a peppermint hot cocoa. Here at San Jose Public Library, we have an amazing collection of Holiday movies that will put you in the Very Merry Holiday mood!

Classic Holiday Movies

A Christmas Carol, book cover
Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life, book cover
Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn, book cover
Irving Berlin's White Christmas, book cover
Miracle on 34th Street, book cover
The Nutcracker, book cover


Newer Holiday Classics

Home Alone, book cover

A Christmas Story,
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Elf, book cover
Christmas Vacation, book cover
The Man Who Invented Christmas, book cover
Joyeux Noel, book cover


Christmas Movies for Kids

The Muppet Christmas Carol, book cover
Original Christmas Classics, book cover
A Charlie Brown Christmas, book cover
The Polar Express, book cover
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas, book cover
How the Grinch Stole Christmas, book cover
The Simpsons Christmas 2, book cover


How can I forget the movies that make you say "Wait a minute...these are Christmas Movies?"

Christmas Movies??

Die Hard, book cover
Gremlins, book cover
Krampus, book cover
Edward Scissorhands, book cover
Bad Santa 2, book cover
Rare Exports, book cover
Fatman, book cover


I couldn't possibly include all of the wonderful Christmas movies that we have in this blog. There are over 400 selections to choose from in our catalog....more than enough for a countdown to Christmas Holiday movie marathon!  But no list would be complete without the Christmas variety show specials! Sometimes cheesy, sometimes sweet, and often times, a guilty pleasure during the Holiday season. Whether it's "the Man in Black" Johnny Cash circa 1977 or John Denver and the Muppets or a concert done by accomplished Classical musicians and Opera stars...these shows are sure to put a smile on your face and a song in your heart.

Christmas Variety Shows and Concerts

John Denver and the Muppets, book cover
A Colbert Christmas, book cover
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1977, book cover
Johnny Mathis, book cover
A Christmas Celtic Sojourn, Live, book cover
Christmas With the Celts, book cover
The Three Tenors Christmas, book cover