What Christmas film brings you the most festive joy? With so many made especially for the most wonderful time of the year, it’s hard to choose.

From Kevin McCallister’s antics in Home Alone, to the Grinch trying to ruin Christmas for the residents of Whoville and old classics still spreading Christmas magic all these years later, the list is endless.

But now it’s time to have your say – what is your favourite Christmas film?

Best Family-Friendly Christmas Movies (IMDb Ratings)

With the likes of Elf, Love Actually and It’s a Wonderful Life still remaining popular among households during the festive season, will there be a clear winner?

Vote in our poll below:

If your top film isn’t listed in our poll (because let’s face it, there are far too many), let us know in the comments below.

UK’s top 10 Christmas films revealed

Meanwhile, Showcase Cinemas has discovered the UK's top ten favourite Christmas films, according to new research.

Home Alone has been crowned the nation’s favourite Christmas film of all time, a new nationwide survey has revealed.

The study found the 90s family favourite starring Macauley Culkin won 13% of the vote, beating out competition from 1946’s It’s a Wonderful Life (9%) and the Richard Curtis festive rom-com, Love Actually (9%).

Also landing amongst the top ten, the hotly debated Die Hard is the nation’s fourth favourite festive flick of all time, despite director John McTiernan denying it’s a Christmas movie.

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UK’s top 10 Christmas films of all time

  1. Home Alone (13%)
  2. It’s a Wonderful Life (9%)
  3. Love Actually (9%)
  4. Die Hard (7%)
  5. Elf (6%)
  6. A Christmas Carol (6%)
  7. Miracle on 34th Street (5%)
  8. The Muppets Christmas Carol (5%)
  9. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (5%)
  10. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (4%)

Elsewhere, the study found that despite being a long-time festive tradition, more Brits are turning to the cinema over the theatre come Christmas, with more than eight in 10 (82%) respondents stating they’d rather watch a film on the big screen than watch a pantomime.

Additionally, more than six in 10 (65%) Brits revealed watching Christmas films with their family and friends is one of their favourite things to do over the festive period.