Christmas is approaching and many people turn to the cinema to get into the atmosphere of the end-of-year celebrations. With these folks in mind, we bring you a list of 10 of the best movies available on Disney+ to watch before December 25th.
With this search for so-called “Christmas magic,” Disney streaming seems like a good place to start looking for these productions. With a catalog full of productions tied to this time of year, we bring you a list of some of the best movies to watch on Disney+ before Christmas.
From cinematic classics to entertaining animations, all of the titles below are available on Disney+ to watch today. Let’s go to the list!
My Santa Claus
Tim Allen plays Scott Calvin, who, one Christmas Eve, finds the real Santa Claus on his roof. Unfortunately, the meeting is not a happy one and Santa winds up dead. Since the world needs Santa Claus, Scott must take his place.
In addition to the original 1994 film, the two sequels of My Santa Claus are available on Disney+, in addition to the series My Santa Claus is (still) Santa Clauswhich debuted on the platform this year.
They have forgotten me
It’s really Christmas before watching it They have forgotten me🇧🇷 In the 1990 film, Macaulay Culkin plays Kevin, a child left home alone by his family after a mess forces them to go on vacation without him. Having a big house of your own is probably every child’s dream, but things are complicated by Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern), two burglars with the McCallister house in their sights. They aren’t prepared for Kevin’s ingenious way of protecting his home: a series of bizarre traps.
In addition to the comedy classic and its 1992 sequel starring Culkin, the other two films in the franchise released in 1997 and 2002 are on Disney+, in addition to the 2021 release. They forgot me at home sweet home🇧🇷
frozen
The magic of Christmas is always associated with snow, and no one makes it snow as much as Elsa frozen🇧🇷 The animation that has become a modern classic follows sisters Elsa and Anna, who were inseparable until Elsa’s magical ice powers nearly caused disaster. But after years of isolation from the ice, Elsa’s powers reveal themselves in a big way and Anna sets off on a journey to bring her sister (and the summer) home.
In addition to the original film and the sequel frozen 2several shorts from this universe are available on Disney+, not to mention the special Christmas in Arendelle🇧🇷
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
This fantastic take on the Nutcracker story features an all-star cast including Morgan Freeman, Keira Knightley and Helen Mirren. In the film, Clara (Mackenzie Foy) ends up traveling to a magical world divided into the four Realms of the title – and there, Clara has a royal birthright. She must restore peace to the land, but all is not as it seems.
Furthermore, for those interested in watching the Nutcracker ballet, Disney + offers a reinterpretation with The Hip Hop version of the Nutcracker🇧🇷
The strange world of Jack
Jack Skellington stumbles upon Christmas Town in The strange world of Jack and decides to bring the new season home to Halloween Town. But mixing two such opposite holidays doesn’t go so well, and soon Santa and Christmas get into trouble. This stop motion animation is by producer Tim Burton and director Henry Selick, with music by Danny Elfman.
Noelle
Noelle Kringle (Anna Kendrick) is the daughter of Santa Claus himself and this year her brother Nick (Bill Hader) will take over as Santa after their father’s death. Problem is, Nick isn’t doing a good job in training, so Noelle convinces him to take the weekend off. But Nick doesn’t go back in time, and Noelle must set off to find him before the big day, with an adorable reindeer for the journey.
Fairy godmother
Eleanor (Jillian Bell) is a Fairy Godmother-in-training, but when her school is about to close, she ventures into the real world to help what she thinks is a young woman named Mackenzie. In fact, Mackenzie is a grown woman, played by Isla Fisher.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
To enter the world of fantasy this Christmas, there’s no better choice than The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe🇧🇷 In this film, the four Pevensie brothers are faced with a hidden world called Narnia, which can be accessed from the back of a wardrobe. Narnia is in the clutches of the wicked White Witch (Tilda Swinton), who has brought about an endless winter and no Christmas. The brothers, together with the lion Aslan, must put an end to her reign.
Miracle on 34th Street
In the middle of the Christmas period, Susan, a very smart and intelligent girl, claims that Santa Claus does not exist. One day, a very kind gentleman is hired to work as Santa Claus in the toy store where his mother works. But what no one could have expected is that the old man claims to be the real Santa Claus who is only there to prove to the little girl and to many people that he is real.
In addition to the 1994 film starring the beautiful Mara Wilson, the 1947 classic of the same name is also on Disney+.
The Muppets Christmas Carol
This adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic has the Muppets play Bob Cratchit and company, while Michael Caine is the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. He’s a pretty cold guy, until he gets a wake-up call with visits from three Christmas ghosts, who show him the error of his ways. The Muppets Christmas Carol is much loved for good reason: for a funny and heartwarming musical about the true meaning of Christmas, there’s no better film.
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