For me, as the kids become older, movie afternoons become more enjoyable. Their film choices improve massively and they can actually sit for 90 minutes without becoming bored. Talk about a parenting win!

Below are a list of our festive film favourites that we’ll be sitting down to enjoy this December.

1. Home Alone (PG, 1990, 1hr 43mins)

Eight-year-old troublemaker Kevin must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation.

2. The Muppet Christmas Carol (U, 1992, 1hr 29mins)

The Muppet characters tell their version of the classic tale of an old and bitter miser’s redemption on Christmas Eve.

3. Elf (PG, 2003, 1hr 37mins)

After discovering he is a human, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole decides to travel to New York City to locate his real father.

4. Gremlins (12, 1984, 1hr 47mins)

A boy inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.

5. The Christmas Chronicles (PG, 2018, 1hr 44mins)

The story of sister and brother, Kate and Teddy, whose Christmas Eve plan to catch Santa Claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about.

6. The Christmas Chronicles 2 (PG, 2020, 1hr 52mins)

Kate, now a cynical teen, is unexpectedly reunited with Santa Claus when a mysterious troublemaker threatens to cancel Christmas – forever.

7. Love Actually (15, 2003, 2hr 25mins)

Follow the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during the frantic month before Christmas in London.

8. How The Grinch Stole Christmas (PG, 2000, 1hr 50mins)

On the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.

9. The Holiday (12A, 2006, 2hr 18mins)

Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other’s countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.

10. The Polar Express (U, 2004, 1hr 40mins)

On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the true spirit of Christmas.

That’s our list. What’s your ultimate Christmas movie? Let me know in the comments