Lesser Known Christmas Movies Worth Watching

What makes you get the popcorn out and Santa hat on? {Stock Christmas photo courtesy of FreeP!k}

Can you believe that we are about 2 weeks away from Christmas?!

I am not pleased to realize this fact for a multitude of reasons. One thing that I like to do during the holiday season is take some time out to watch holiday movies and I haven’t had much time so far.

I mainly like classic cartoons and claymation, and not too many of the old black-and-white film classics, but in the last few years, I have gotten into some more modern Christmas movies. I am not talking about the Hallmark or Lifetime variety– those are typically awful.

But I have seen a few movies within the last few years that I liked, and thought I would pass them along to you if you are looking for decent holiday movies that you have not seen before.

3 Modern Movies to Add to Your Holiday Watch List

• Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)– This movie actually has some well-known stars that you may recognize, like Alfred Molina, Debra Messing, and John Leguizamo. It is a holiday comedy about an interracial couple (he’s Puerto Rican and she’s Caucasian) that go back to his childhood home in Humboldt Park in Chicago. I will forewarn you, if you are not Hispanic, this may not prove to be as funny of a movie for you, but if you are, you will pretty much die laughing. Lots of…