Movies

The best holiday movies to watch on Christmas Day

Itā€™s Christmas Day ā€” and, if you havenā€™t į€£had your fill of holiday programming by now, you can still play catch up while youā€™re opening presents, programming your newest iPhone and setting the table for dinner.

Thereā€™s something for everyone in this lineup.

ā€œJack Frostā€

9:15 a.m., AMC
The winter sprite falls in love and yearns to become humanšŸ”Æ in this musical tale featuring the voices of Buddy Hackett, Robert Morse, Larry Storch and Dįƒ¦ave Garroway.

ā€œA Christmas Storyā€

Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) may or may not shoot his eye out in "A Christmas Story."
Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) may or may not shoot his eye out in “A Christmas Story.”Everett Collection

11 a.m. to 9 p.m., TNT
Adapted from Jean Shepherdā€™s short stories, the 1983 vignette-style film journeys back to the Christmas when then-nine-year-old Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley) wanted nothing more than a grand new Red Ryder BB gun to show up under the tree, despite some alarming protests from certain adults in his life. ā€œYouā€™ll shoot your eye out!ā€ Itā€™s TNTā€™s annuašŸŒl marathon airing of this chestnut.

ā€œA Bad Momā€™s Christmasā€

11:45 a.m., Showtime
Three overstressed mothers (Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn and Mila Kunis) are alarmed when their own troublemā›Žaking moms (Christine Baranski, Cheryl Hines, Susan Sarandon) visit during the Christmas holiday. Soon, the gal pals once again band togšŸ”Æether for drinking and general debauchery in order to blow off some steam.

ā€œA Christmas Carolā€

Michael Hordern and Alastair Sim in "A Christmas Carol."
Michael Hordern and Alastair Sim in “A Christmas Carol.”Everett Collection

3 p.m., FXM
If you only watch one version of ā€œA Christmas Carol,ā€ it should be this one. Alistair Sim is Ebenezer Scrooge, a London miser who, despite his wealth, refuses to mšŸŽ€ake charitable contributions and treats his sole employee, Bob Cratchit, as an indentured servant. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his selfish business partner, Jacob Marley, and tāœ…hen by three more spirits that same night, an experience that forever changes his life.

ā€œElfā€

Will Ferrell stars in 2003's "Elf."
Will Ferrell stars in 2003’s “Elf.”Everett Collection

5:30 p.m., AMC
After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to hisź¦° ungainly size, a man (Will Ferrell) raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the US in search of his true identity. With James Caan and Bob Newhart.

ā€œTyler Perryā€™s A Madea Christmasā€

6 p.m., USA
Madea (Tyler Perry) agrees to spend Christmas in a small rural town in order to visit a friendā€™s daughter. In time, the no-nonsense ź¦œmatriarch has a huge impact on the community as they prepareā›„ for an annual holiday carnival.

ā€œNational Lampoonā€™s Christmas Vacationā€

Chevy Chase in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation."
Chevy Chase in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.”Everett Collection

7:30 p.m., AMC
A family hosts their relatives for the holiday as the dad (Chevy Chase) contends with spontaneously combustš•“ing Christmas lights and temperamental trees while anticipating the arrival of hisāœ… annual bonus. With Beverly Dā€™Angelo.

ā€œHow the Grinch Stole Christmasā€

8 p.m., NBC
Forget the Jim Carrey remake. Boris Karloff narrates this 1966 Dr. Seuss clašŸ’ssic about the Whos, creatures who like nothing better than Christmas, and the evil Grinch, who plans to steal the holiday.

ā€œLove Actuallyā€

Bill Nighy plays a rock icon in "Love, Actually."
Bill Nighy plays a rock icon in “Love, Actually.”Everett Collection

9 p.m., TNT
Set in London, this romantic comedy chronicles the affairs of several couples during the Christmas holidays. The seemingly perfect wedding of Juliet (Keira Knightley) and Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor)š•“ brings many of the principals together,šŸŒ„ including heartsick best man Mark (Andrew Lincoln), who harbors a crush on Juliet. Thereā€™s also recent widower Daniel (Liam Neeson) trying to help his lonely stepson Sam express his true feelings to a classmate. Across town, devoted working mother Karen (Emma Thompson) tries to rekindle the passion of her husband.