Movies Every Mother and Daughter Should Watch This Christmas

Get a fire going, snuggle up on the couch, and watch the Peanuts gang ring in the Christmas season.

To watch: $12.99, amazon.com

It’s all about family (and their struggles to just get along) in this Christmas film starring Danny Glover and Gabrielle Union.

To watch: $14.99, amazon.com

Barbara Stanwyck stars in this 1945 Christmas comedy about a food writer whose world is turned upside down when she has to host a war hero for Christmas.

To watch: $2.99, amazon.com

What’s a Christmas movie marathon without a few laughs? This hilarious holiday flick starring Will Ferrell will have you and your mama belly-laughing in no time.

To watch: $3.99, amazon.com

Because no Christmas season is complete without a trip to the Plaza with Eloise.

To watch: $5.49, amazon.com

Janet Leigh stars in this romantic 1949 film about a young widow and her son, whose lives are interrupted during the holiday season by mom’s two suitors.

To watch: $2.99, amazon.com

Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire star in this song-and-dance-filled holiday romp about romantic rivalry and holiday cheer that had its premiere in 1942.

To watch: $14.98, amazon.com

An unexpected holiday tangle arises when hobo Aloysius T. McKeever and his friends move into a mansion on 5th Avenue in this 1947 Christmas caper.

To watch: $2.99, amazon.com

The 1946 Christmas classic staring James Stewart is a must-watch with mom come December.

To watch: $7.99, amazon.com

Queen Latifah stars in this comedy about a woman who, upon being told she has a terminal illness, takes a solo vacation to Europe.

To watch: $3.99, amazon.com

Love, actually, is all around in this Christmas film of many interweaving plots.

To watch: $3.99, amazon.com

Next-door neighbors fall in love in this 1944 classic starring Judy Garland—it’s the film that brought us Garland’s memorable rendition of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”

To watch: $3.99, amazon.com

Bill Murray stars in this 1988 retelling of A Christmas Carol, which sees Murray visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve.

To watch: $3.99, amazon.com

This 1960 Billy Wilder-directed film stars Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon and takes place during the holiday season with office parties aplenty.

To watch: $3.99, amazon.com

Cary Grant and Loretta Young star in this 1947 film about a Christmastime visit. The visitor? Dudley the angel.

To watch: $9.99, amazon.com

Destined to be a Christmas classic for years to come, The Family Stone explores the ups and downs of coming home for the holidays.

To watch: $3.99, amazon.com

Swapping homes for the holidays might just change lives in this re-watchable Nancy Meyers film starring Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz.

To watch: $3.99, amazon.com

Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, and Courtney B. Vance star in this Penny Marshall-directed remake of the 1947 Christmastime classic The Bishop’s Wife.

To watch: $3.99, amazon.com

Margaret Sullivan and James Stewart are destined to fall in love in this romantic 1940 drama set in Budapest, Hungary, at Christmastime.

To watch: $3.99, amazon.com

Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen star in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, a charming 1954 movie musical about two performing pairs.

To watch: $16.99, amazon.com