The streaming platform has acquired dozens of Christmas films over the years and now has a strong collection of films, series and one-off specials.

Whether you’re interested in the heartwarming story of Miracle on 34th Street or the frankly frightening antics of Kevin McCallister in Home Alone, Disney Plus has something for everyone.

It also includes a number of original films such as Noelle starring Anna Kendrick and the Christmas special Guardians of the Galaxy.

So, without further ado, here is a list of the best movies you can find on Disney Plus this Christmas.

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The Muppet Christmas Carol

Kermit and his band of incomparable puppets are joined by Michael Caine for their own special take on the classic Dickens Christmas story, in which the miserly Scrooge is haunted by ghosts to help him change his selfish ways.

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Noelle

When Santa Claus retires and his son gets cold feet, it’s up to his sister Noelle to take over the family business and inherit the role of Santa Claus. A family comedy starring Anna Kendrick, Bill Hader, Shirley MacLaine and Kingsley Ben-Adir.

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Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special

The Guardians return in this one-off special as the misfit superheroes travel to Earth to cheer up Quill. Her plan… to bring him Kevin Bacon as a Christmas present.

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Home alone

Comedy with Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern. Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister’s wish to be separated from his family comes true when they accidentally go on Christmas vacation to Paris without him. Suddenly Kevin is home alone and his efforts to complete the chores are hampered by two incompetent criminals attempting a robbery.

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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Sequel to the successful comedy with Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern. After being separated from his family on the way to Christmas vacation in Florida, Kevin McCallister finds himself alone in New York, where he encounters two old enemies.

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A Christmas story

Animated fantasy based on the classic fairy tale by Charles Dickens starring Jim Carrey. In Victorian London, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge has no time for the Christmas spirit – then unexpected visitors show him the error of his ways.

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Die Hard

Whether you believe it’s a Christmas movie or not, this action film is a classic. It’s about Bruce Willis in the role of the sober police officer John McClane, who on Christmas Eve confronts a gang of terrorists who are holding the entire offices of a skyscraper in LA hostage.

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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Fantasy adventure starring Mackenzie Foy, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren and Morgan Freeman. On Christmas Eve in Victorian London, Clara’s father gives her a gift from her late mother – a sealed, egg-shaped box – along with a note that says: “Everything you need is inside.”

Later, at a ball, Clara is encouraged by her godfather Drosselmeyer to search for the key and finds herself in a magical kingdom on the brink of civil war.

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Santa Claus

Seasonal fantasy with Tim Allen and Judge Reinhold. Divorced father Scott Calvin steps into Santa’s shoes when the festive visitor falls from his roof, but the following year Scott loses custody of his son due to his increasing obsession with his new job. As Christmas approaches, he realizes that delivering presents is the least of his problems.

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Santa Claus 2

Comedy sequel starring Tim Allen. It’s the start of Santa’s busiest time of year, but the man in red has a big problem: if he doesn’t find a wife before Christmas Eve, he’ll lose his job forever. And if that wasn’t bad enough, he also starts transforming back into his Scott Calvin persona.

Meanwhile, in his hometown, Scott’s teenage son has major problems with his school principal, who hates Christmas. Can Santa Claus save his job, Christmas and his son?

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Santa Claus 3: The Escape Clause

Third part of the fantasy comedy series with Tim Allen and Martin Short. It’s almost Christmas and Santa Claus has his hands full.

Not only is Mrs. Claus heavily pregnant, but her in-laws have come to stay, and a jealous Father Frost is planning to hijack the holiday.

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Jingle all the way

A family comedy with Arnold Schwarzenegger and the actor Sinbad. On Christmas Eve, Howard Langston (Schwarzenegger) is on a mission to buy his son the most coveted Christmas toy of all, but someone else is also after the Turbo Man doll.

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Deck the halls

Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick get into a neighborly argument over who has the best decorated house for Christmas. Shenanigans ensue when the once silly competition gets way too out of control.

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The nightmare before Christmas

Christmas movie or Halloween movie? Anyway, this animated musical follows Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, who longs to escape the daily grind of Halloweentown.

Through a door in a tree he comes across Christmastown, where he stages the kidnapping of Santa Claus and wreaks havoc among the residents.

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Fantasy adventure based on the popular children’s book by CS Lewis starring Tilda Swinton. During the Second World War, the four Pevensie children are evacuated to live with an old professor at his country estate.

The youngest, Lucy, stumbles upon an enchanted wardrobe that leads to the magical realm of Narnia, a land populated by talking animals and mythical creatures and under the malevolent spell of the icy White Witch.

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Miracle on 34th Street

Popular family classic starring Richard Attenborough and Mara Wilson. When Kris Kringle, a department store Santa Claus, threatens to be institutionalized in the run-up to Christmas, a young girl and her mother set out to prove that he is the real Santa Claus.

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Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas

Anthology with three animated holiday fairy tales featuring the Disney characters. Donald Duck relives Christmas Day with his nephews, Goofy tries to convince his son that there really is a Santa Claus, and Mickey and Minnie Mouse both give up something special to give each other a gift.

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The family stone

Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams and Sarah Jessica Parker star in this comedy about a woman who meets her boyfriend’s family for the first time.

When their values ​​and opinions conflict, the meeting becomes heated.

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