
Here’s our list of some festive fun, and sometimes sappy, Christmas movies and with their best quotes from The Grinch, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Scrooged, and more! Grab your hot cocoa and peruse at your leisure.
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1. “You are really Santa, right?” – The Kid
“No, I’m an accountant. I wear this f***ing thing as a fashion statement, alright?” – Willie, Bad Santa
2. “Have a seat. What can Santy Claus get you?” – Willie
“A penguin. It doesn’t have to be alive.” – Penguin Girl, Bad Santa 2

3. “It’s always the way. The darkest night will end. The sun will rise, and Christmas mornings will come again when anything and everything can happen.” – Aunt Ruth, A Boy Called Christmas

4. “I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It’s not bad at all really. Maybe it just needs a little love.” – Linus Van Pelt, A Charlie Brown Christmas

5. “I mean, can’t you just like wave your hand and Jedi mind trick the cops?” – Teddy
“I’m Santa Claus, Teddy, not Yoda.” – Santa Claus, The Christmas Chronicles
6. “Christmas traditions are born in those little chocolate milk and french fry moments. And you can’t control it. We don’t fit in the tiny little boxes on your Christmas calendar.” – Kelly Finch, Deck the Halls
7. “Alright. Listen up, guys. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except the four a**holes coming in the rear in standard two-by-two cover formation.” – Theo, Die Hard
8. “Spirit, I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year. I will not shut out the lessons of the past, nor present, nor future.” – Scrooge, Disney’s A Christmas Carol
9. “We elves try to stick to the four main food groups. Candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup.” – Buddy, Elf

10. “I planned out our whole day. First, we’ll make snow angels, and then we’ll go ice-skating. Then eat a roll of Toll House cookie dough as fast as we can. And then, to finish, we’ll snuggle.” – Buddy, Elf

11. “The world is what you make it. And it all starts with what you make of yourself.” – Fred Claus
12. “Say you hate Washington’s Birthday, or Thanksgiving, and nobody cares. But say you hate Christmas, everybody makes you feel like you’re a leper.” – Kate Beringer, Gremlins
13. “To kindness and love, the things we need most.” – Grinch, The Grinch

14. “Human beings aren’t meant to be alone on the holidays. We actually need warmth, companionship, and someone to drunk-mock strangers with at parties.” – Jackson, Holidate
15. “It is Christmas Eve, and we are going to sit out on that patio, going to make ourselves a little fire, going to pop some bubbly, and we are going to celebrate being young and being alive.” – Miles, The Holiday
16. “If you truly want to understand the present, or yourself, you must begin in the past. You see, history is not simply the study of the past. It is an explanation of the present.” – Paul Hunham, The Holdovers

17. “This is Christmas! The season of perpetual hope.” – Kate, Home Alone
18. “This is extremely important. Will you please tell him that instead of presents this year, I just want my family back.” – Kevin, Home Alone
19. “Blast this Christmas music! It’s joyful and triumphant.” – Grinch, How the Grinch Stole Christmas
20. “Maybe Christmas, doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.” – Grinch, How the Grinch Stole Christmas
21. “I guess I could use a little social interaction.” – Grinch, How the Grinch Stole Christmas
22. “Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. And when he isn’t around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?” – Clarence, It’s a Wonderful Life

23. “Put that cookie down. Now!” – Howard Langston, Jingle All The Way
24. “A true selfless act always sparks another.” – Klaus
25. “We are so lucky to be able to help each other, in little ways, and in big ways. The reason we are lucky is because helping each other is, in fact, what makes us happy.” – Kate, Last Christmas

26. “But for now, let me say. Without hope or agenda, just because it’s Christmas. And at Christmas you tell the truth. To me, you are perfect.” – Mark [shows Juliet his sign cards], Love Actually
27. “I realized that Christmas is the time to be with the people you love.” – Billy Mack, Love Actually
28. “If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaky feeling you’ll find that love, actually, is all around.” – David, Love Actually
29. “Christmas isn’t just a day. It’s a frame of mind.” – Kris Kringle, Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

30. “Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.” – Fred Gailey, Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
31. “I’m not just a whimsical figure who wears a charming suit and affects a jolly demeanor. You know, I’m a symbol. I’m a symbol of the human ability to be able to suppress the selfish and hateful tendencies that rule the major part of our lives. If you can’t believe, if you can’t accept anything on faith, then you’re doomed for a life dominated by doubt.” – Kris Kringle, Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
32. “It’s true wherever you find love, it feels like Christmas.” – Ghost of Christmas Present [singing],The Muppet Christmas Carol
33. “Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it.” – Bob Cratchit, The Muppet Christmas Carol
34. “Well, I don’t know what to say, except it’s Christmas, and we’re all in misery.” – Ellen, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
35. “Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. No! No! We’re all in this together. This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here. We’re going to press on, and we’re going to have the hap-hap-happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny f***ing Kaye. And when Santa squeezes his fat white a** down that chimney tonight, he’s going to find the jolliest bunch of a**holes this side of the nuthouse.” – Clark, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
36. “Just because I cannot see it, doesn’t mean I can’t believe it.” – Jack Skellington [singing], The Nightmare Before Christmas
37. “I know Christmas can’t solve all our problems. But it gives us hope. It inspires us to be nice. That might not seem like much, but when someone’s sad, or just lonely, it can be the biggest thing in the world.” – Noelle Kringle, Noelle

38. “Sometimes seeing is believing. And sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.” – The Conductor, The Polar Express

39. “Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart.” – Santa Claus, The Polar Express
40. “Neil doesn’t believe in Santa.” – Charlie
“Well, Neil’s head comes to a point.” – Scott Calvin, The Santa Clause
41. “And who gave you permission to tell Charlie there’s no Santa Claus? I think if we’re going to destroy our son’s illusions, I should be a part of it.” – Scott Calvin, The Santa Clause
42. “Seeing isn’t believing. Believing is seeing.” – Elf-Judy, The Santa Clause
43. “Just because you haven’t seen it, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.” – Charlie, The Santa Clause
44. “Down the chimney? You want me to take the toys down the chimney into a strange house, in my underwear?” – Scott Calvin, The Santa Clause
45. “We’re your worst nightmare. Elves with attitude.” – ELFS Leader, The Santa Clause
46. “Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! When I wake up, I’m getting a CAT scan!” – Scott Calvin, The Santa Clause
47. “It’s Christmas Eve! It’s the one night of the year when we all act a little nicer, we smile a little easier, we cheer a little more. For a couple of hours out of the whole year, we are the people that we always hoped we would be.” – Frank Cross, Scrooged

48. “If you believe in this spirit thing, the miracle will happen. And then you’ll want it to happen again tomorrow. You won’t be one of these b****rds who says, “Christmas is once a year, it’s a fraud.” It’s not! It can happen every day! You’ve just got to want that feeling! And if you like it, and you want it, you’ll get greedy for it! You’ll want it every day of your life, and it can happen to you! I I believe in it now! I believe it’s going to happen to me now! I’m ready for it! And it’s great. It’s a good feeling. It’s really better than I’ve felt in a long time. I’m ready. Have a merry Christmas, everybody.” – Frank Cross, Scrooged
49. “Looking good, Billy Ray!” – Louis Winthorpe III
“Feeling good, Louis!” – Billy Ray Valentine, Trading Places
50. “You know, it occurs to me that the best way you hurt rich people is by turning them into poor people.” – Billy Ray Valentine, Trading Places

51. “You know what, Jack? I’ve had a really lousy Christmas. You’ve just managed to kill my New Year’s. If you come back on Easter, you can burn down my apartment.” – Lucy, While You Were Sleeping
We hope you enjoyed our list of the top festive fun Christmas movies and their best quotes!
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