The 25 Best Christmas Movies to Watch Right Now and All Season Long

It's peak coziness, as the best Christmas movies often involve quests for romance or identity, a hefty amount of snow and plot lines that wrap up neatly as the holiday nears.

From numerous retellings of A Christmas Carol to the ever-relatable Griswold family bungling up the holiday, some of the best Christmas movies provide comfort during one of the most hectic times of the year. Reliving Emma Thompson breaking down to Joni Mitchell in Love Actually, or ordering a solo cheese pizza to honor Kevin McCallister in Home Alone only enhances the holiday.

Binge on movies throughout the holiday season with our suggestions of the best Christmas movies below.

The three heroes of Bad Moms (Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn) are back and badder than ever for Christmas, with an extra helping of maternal love. See what happens when the women's own mothers come by for the holidays.

A young reporter (Rose McIver) flies off to the fictional country of Aldovia to write about a mysterious prince (Ben Lamb). Romance ensues in Netflix's version of a made-for-TV Christmas movie, which was released on Nov. 17, complete with sled rides, snow and royal balls.

A donkey and his fellow animal friends shine a new perspective on the birth of Jesus, bringing audiences their view of the first Christmas.

Charles Dickens' (Dan Stevens) journey to creating the timeless A Christmas Carol comes to life, with Christopher Plummer playing the famed Ebenezer Scrooge.

James Stewart plays George Bailey, a businessman who hits rock bottom during the most wonderful time of the year. Luckily, an angel from heaven appears at a key moment to show George what life would be like without him.

A man claiming to be the real Santa Claus stirs controversy in the department store where he works in this classic Christmas movie.

A duo of musical performers falls in love with two sisters and team up to save a a failing resort that belongs to their former commanding general.

Two gift shop employees who hate each other become anonymous pen pals as Christmas nears. Fans of this film will also enjoy the 1998 remake, You've Got Mail, starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks.

Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) desperately wants a Red Ryder B.B. gun for Christmas, but obstacles in the form of his parents and teacher get in the way.

Buddy (Will Ferrell), a human raised as an elf in the North Pole, sets off to New York City to find his birth father and real identity as a man.

Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) has grand plans for celebrating Christmas with his family, until they all start to fall apart. The arrival of extended family members doesn't exactly help matters.

A grifter and his partner in crime pretend to be Santa Claus and an elf in an effort to rob department stores on Christmas Eve.

Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a busy dad trying to get a Turbo Man action figure in time for Christmas. His desperation to find the sold-out toy has him running around town competing with other parents, including a man named Myron (Sinbad), in order to get in his son's good graces.

Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) is left behind by his family when they head off on Christmas vacation. Though he revels at first in his newfound independence, Kevin quickly realizes he has to protect his home from a pair of burglars.

Jack Skellington, who is the king of Halloween Town, stumbles upon Christmas Town and decides he wants to partake in the celebrations. His efforts to bring Christmas cheer to his home sows confusion and has some disastrous consequences.

Anna (Kristen Bell) partners up with a mountaineer (Jonathan Groff), his reindeer and a snowman to change the permanent winter conditions of their kingdom caused by her sister Queen Elsa (Idina Menzel), who struggles to control her magical powers.

Kermit, Miss Piggy and the other Muppets present their rendition of A Christmas Carol. Michael Caine plays the bitter and mean Scrooge, who learns about his mistakes through visits from Ghosts of Christmas who show him the past, present and future.

A father accidentally kills Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, only to find that he has to take St. Nick's place in delivering presents on time.

Jim Carrey stars as Scrooge in Disney's animated telling of Charles Dickens' classic story.

Source: Time