Sophia Kaiser ’22
We are finally entering the Christmas season, and you know what that means: hot chocolate, Christmas lights, warm fires, fuzzy socks and… Christmas movies! My favorite part of the holiday season is popping on my favorite movies and snuggling up with a warm blanket. But over the years, after rewatching the same popular movies time after time, I got sick of them. This year, I decided it was time to find some new movies to watch, so I came up with a list of the most underrated movies for you to watch in December. So choose a movie from the list, pop it onto your TV, and let me know what you think!
- A Christmas Story (HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV)
- Ralphie Parker spends his Christmas season in hopes of receiving a special gift from Santa Claus. This movie follows Ralphie through his attempt to convince everyone he sees that he is deserving of this gift.
- Miracle on 34th Street (HBO Max, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video)
- After a man was not able to attend his job as a Santa Claus at the mall, an elderly man takes over and works to convince the community that he actually is Santa Claus. A court case is conducted in which this man’s claims are correct.
- A Christmas Carol (Hulu, Disney+)
- This story follows an elderly man as he grows from despising everything “Christmas” to finding joy in the holiday season.
- The Santa Clause (Amazon Prime Video)
- After Santa Claus takes a fall off of a roof, a business man is forced to take over for him and continue the Christmas season. This movie is comical with some good old-fashioned Christmas spirit!
- Santa Paws (Netflix)
- The Santa Paws, Santa’s puppy friends, help him as he tries to persuade their largest gift provider to continue making gifts to give out to children all over.
- Home Alone 4 (Netflix)
- Left alone while his father is on vacation, a boy must fight off kidnappers. With his creative traps and clever tricks, he aims to save the house and himself from destruction.
- The Polar Express (HBO Max, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video)
- Awaken in the middle of the night, a boy is taken on a train ride accompanied by many children. Beautiful music, graphics, and acting tell the story of this train ride as the children head towards what seems to be a Christmas Wonderland.
- A Charlie Brown Christmas (Apple TV)
- Charlie Brown directs a Christmas play, but his friends make fun of him for bringing home a wimpy tree. However, the true meaning of Christmas is revealed as the story moves along!
- How The Grinch Stole Christmas (Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV)
- The Grinch, a grumpy character who never comes out of his home, hates Christmas and steals gifts from the houses of Whoville every Christmas Eve. Cindy Lou Who works to make the Grinch believe in Christmas once again!
- Frosty the Snowman (Youtube TV, Hulu)
- A living snowman and a little girl must escape from a greedy magician who wishes to steal the snowman’s magic hat.
Border by Katie Nguyen ’23