Just in time for the holidays, Rotten Tomatoes did us all a solid and ranked the top 50 Christmas movies of all time [1]. While we don't agree with all their choices — Arthur Christmas over The Polar Express? Really?! — the number one film is pretty perfect. Scroll through all their picks ahead, and then check out our essential list of festive movies you need to check out [2] between now and Dec. 25!
Frosty the Snowman (1969)
Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
The Preacher's Wife (1996)
National Lampoon's Christmas Holiday (1989)
The Best Man Holiday (2013)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Remember the Night (1940)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1967)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)