Top 10 Musical Moments in Christmas Movies

[@MsMojo]

What's YOUR favorite musical Christmas moment? Let us know below!

[@trinaq]

Definitely "Baby it's Cold Outside" from Elf!

[@heatherduncan5101]

"White Christmas" from the movie of the same name.

[@vanessastegall]

Sisters from White Christmas

[@serendavies7375]

Walking In the Air

[@devingiles6597]

My favorite musical Christmas moment is Linus and Lucy from A Charlie Brown Christmas.

[@lc6067]

Judy Garland singing Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas will forever and always be #1 for me. Just heart wrenchingly beautiful. ❤️

[@moonbuni59]

The 1966 Grinch is the classic. Always a great song even the long version. Of course White Christmas is such a lovely song. The Grinch is campy, but White Christmas captures the love of home during the holidays. My favorite is Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.

[@roginal1677]

Meet Me in St. Louis is one of my all time favorites. But, I cry every time Judy sings Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.

[@trinaq]

I was amazed when I found out that not only did Olivia Olsen perform the entirety of "All I Want For Christmas is You" herself, but she had to take breaths that she didn't really need, because the filmmakers didn't think that the audience would believe that she really WAS that talented, at such a young age! 💕

[@TheCommenterDragon]

The songs are always my favorite parts of any Christmas film, in fact no Christmas movie would be complete without songs!

[@valogden]

White Christmas but I first saw and heard it in the movie Holiday Inn. Always one of my favorite movies at Christmas time.

[@kelleyceccato7025]

Great list! A few more I love: "Put One Foot in Front of the Other" from Santa Claus is Comin' to Town "Making Christmas" from The Nightmare Before Christmas (which is BOTH a Halloween and a Christmas movie) "Sinterklaas" (a short duet between Edmund Gwenn's Kris Kringle and a Dutch immigrant girl) from Miracle on 34th Street (1947) "Christmastime Is Here" from A Charlie Brown Christmas

[@kariebossa4851]

The fact that "I'm Mr Snow Miser/Heat Miser wasn't either in the list or even an honorable mention, is a complete HUMBUG. Humbug I tell you.

[@kristashafer93098]

Agreed!! Those songs are so fun!

[@WrenFaithBridger]

One of my favorite musical moments in a Christmas movie comes from my favorite Christmas movie, "The Gathering", a long-forgotten 1977 TV movie. It's a story about a man who finds out he is dying. He's estranged from his family and wants to make amends, but wants a sincere reconnection, not just being nice because he IS dying. His wife agrees to set up a Christmas Family Gathering, hoping, the children will show up. The musical moment is when a large group of carolers show up. They start singing "Angels We Have Heard On High". As he is passing out warm drinks to the group, an extra voice comes in at the "Gloria" part. He turns and looks...and it's one of his daughters, who had cut him off completely when he left her mother. Ed Asner plays the man, and the look on his face when he sees his daughter...OK, I'm crying as I'm typing this.

[@mikedean739]

I think “Christmas Time Is Here” from A Peanuts Christmas should have been on here.

[@nishikaze]

Yes! And should have been number 1.

[@cair124]

Or their version of "Hark the Herald Angels Sing". Also should have included "We Need a Little Christmas" from "Mame".

[@jenlwilder]

I love the song the Whos in Whoville sing on Christmas morning despite having none of the usual trappings of Christmas. "Christmas day is in our grasp so long as we have hands to clasp." ❤

[@aprilrichards762]

My family watches White Christmas after our Thanksgiving meal. We then wish each other a Merry Christmas. My favorite song is "Counting my Blessings".

[@lizdearborn9089]

Random fact: My mom is the little girl Bing Crosby picks up to light candles on the tree in White Christmas. You'll never see her on IMDB though and she's ok with that. Lol

[@danielsch.6463]

Watchmojo: „Baby it’s cold outside“ is the most recognisable musical moment in Elf Everyone else: No, it’s everybody singing „Santa Claus is coming to town“

[@maryamos]

My favorite is White Christmas and Scrooge. I always look forward to watching both movies during the holidays.

[@henri191]

"Last Christmas" is one of my favorites movies about Christmas , magical and amazing

[@hemily54]

Loved 'The Muppet Christmas Carol' and the songs were great as was Michael Caine!

[@seanhorace925]

I certainly love Hot Chocolate from the Polar Express and It Feels Like Christmas from Muppet Christmas Carol and many others on the list. But here's a few others that should be on the list: .North Pole (a Christmas parody of New York) from The Santa Clause 3: Escape Clause .Frosty the Snowman song from the 1969 film .Linus and Lucy scene from A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) .Put One Foot in Front of the Other from Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (1970) .Miser Brothers Song from The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) .Christmas is Our Favorite Time of Year from Barney's Night Before Christmas (1999)

[@patriciamvisnofsky6107]

Good afternoon all I like the theme song from Polar Express dont know why they dont show the movie

[@margaretanncarno4014]

What about “Christmas time is here”from Charlie Brown Christmas ?

[@sifilore9462]

My family watches White Christmas every year and for 25 years since I was 9, my mom has always wanted me and my big brother do our annual show of gender swamping the song Sisters Sisters ta Brothers Brothers. It become a holiday comedy tradition in my family.

[@kerriethompson2073]

I watched White Christmas all the time growing up. One of my mom's favorites. Now it's hard to watch it after she passed. Great movie none the less.

[@amymeyers9682]

I watch it on Christmas Eve every year! It should definitely be number 1!

[@maryfischer875]

I watch it every year too

[@NYChica23]

I'm disappointed that there weren't any songs from Santa Claus is Coming to Town, because Put One Foot in Front of the Other is extremely catchy and fun, plus that's one of my favorite childhood Christmas movies

[@rebeccamartin3744]

Mine too!

[@haleylafferty9870]

YES! I love that song!

[@melissadahl7561]

It Feels Like Christmas is one of my favorites! Probably one of my favorite parts of Muppet Christmas Carol!

[@emmacrooke807]

Every song in Muppets Christmas Carol

[@diamondstuddedpunchingbag4718]

Fun fact about "It's a Wonderful Life".... When it came out no one liked it. 25 years later it became public domain. It began to show everywhere after that! Now it's all over the place and everyone adores it!! That's why you see it on all the stations....no one owns it so everyone does!!

[@lynnevetter]

I like it as a movie.. not as a Christmas movie though. Lol

[@the-nina-beans88]

A wonderful life was that movie my stepdad had me along with my siblings watch every Christmas Eve frowning up

[@jcj268]

Isn’t that the same with Night o the Living Dead?

[@sarahvenable4710]

When I was younger, I always used to dream of riding the Polar Express and I still do to this day!!!

[@libbymartin8519]

The nightmare before Christmas is pure art! Considering how long it took to make and the attention to detail, you would think I would’ve won an oscar!

[@jennifervargas527]

It doesn’t matter whether or not meet me in st.louis is a Christmas film Judy garlands performing have yourself a merry little Christmas is just to iconic to not put on this

[@feliciab2]

Yep, and hers are the only lyrics I will ever sing to this song. I will not accept the changed, more “jolly” lyrics, and this is a hill I will die on.

[@lc6067]

Could not agree more!

[@Chadley888]

I love this list, however I wish “blue Christmas” from “the year without a Santa Claus” was on the list

[@jenniferthompson3340]

Judy Garland's version of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and only hers

[@jennatomashosky8624]

Best version

[@hemily54]

I LOVE one of the opening scenes of the tv show "Cheers" where everyone is claiming to hate the scene where the little girl says "every time a bell rings an Angel gets his wings." and then after that scene everyone in the bar is crying! 😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@mervyngreene6687]

On what planet is "White Christmas" not number 1? Although I agree that "It's a Wonderful Life," is clearly the best Christmas movie ever, the musical number should be no higher than third. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," may be Judy Garland's greatest movie performance. One more thing, there is nothing controversial about the lyrics in "Baby, it's cold outside." This is a case of people (intentionally) misinterpreting the context (and the actual words) of the song.

[@dscharlesworth1]

Fact Check: This statement is 100% accurate.

[@francisbtube]

Any film that includes the song Silent Night! Even the TV show Benson had it in the original German!

[@hazypink]

When Vince Vaughn as Fred Claus teached his elf friend to dance.

[@Sandlot1992]

Every song from the Muppet Christmas Carol!

[@videosdajess]

When it comes to Love Actually, my favorite musical moment was the performance at school when Joanna sings "All I Want For Christmas Is You" while Sam plays the drums

[@lynnevetter]

Looove the end of Scrooged. 🧡🧡 Oh man.. Daddy's Home 2 was a surprise hit here. That movie is reminiscent of Christmas Vacation. Sooo funny and sweet.

[@bronxsportsfan]

Two huge problems with this particular Top 10. Have you guys lost your mojo just as the holiday season begins? (1) Jump (for My Love) is NOT a Christmas song (even if it was used in an iconic Christmas movie "Love, Actually")! (2) How is "White Christmas" not #1? The songs from "It's a Wonderful Life" are iconic songs worthy of inclusion on this list, but not at expense of a Bing Crosby classic.

[@hemily54]

For true Dr Seuss fans there will ONLY be one Grinch and that is the animated 1966 one! With Boris Karloff as the narrator and singer (most famous role was as the monster in Frankenstein (1931) and Thurl Ravenscroft who is most famous for being the original voice of Tony the Tiger! "They're Greeeeeaat!")

[@CarolineinCanada]

The music teacher in the tv show Fame Mr. Sharofsky wrote all of the songs!!🥰

[@SamanthaN92]

White Christmas!! A Christmas vintage lovers dream 😂👍🎄❤️❤️❤️

[@GrandiaKnight]

Any of the songs from the Muppet Christmas Carol are amazing!

[@arrow_of_ravenclaw5155]

The all I want for Christmas is you is iconic. When I sang that in 7th grade at our Christmas concert, I so desperately wanted to sound like her

[@trinaq]

Ditto, it's such a hard song to successfully pull off, but Olivia did it splendidly!

[@ecneb]

I love the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer made the list from the movie of the same name. However, Silver and Gold sung by Burl Ives is my favorite from that movie.

[@waittillfamewtf2385]

"Make Someone Happy" ⛄ Arthur Christmas (2011)

[@Showtunediva]

Emily I consider Nightmare Before Christmas to be both a Halloween AND Christmas movie! Also one song you forgot to include was ChristmasTime Is Here from A Charlie Brown Christmas.

[@WrenFaithBridger]

My daughters & I watch "Nightmare Before Christmas" every Halloween...AND Christmas. Their choice...I'm just along for the ride. LOL

[@thisyogaguy]

I think "Walking in the Air" should have been on the list, not just as an honorable mention. Good list though!

[@diamondstuddedpunchingbag4718]

I have heard this song so many times and never knew what it's from...such a beautiful song. My girls listen to it on their lullaby playlist!

[@annj60]

Kurt Russell is number one for me! It is a great movie and a heart lifting scene!

[@olvialee7221]

197: I think it’s both. A good reason why Halloween and Christmas are the best holidays and being the highest holiday movie genre. I think I can see The Nightmare Before Christmas as a broadway musical

[@briansye4652]

What happened to Charlie Browns Christmas "Christmas Time is here"? That song starts my Christmas Spirit 🎄 ☺

[@jillianlutes152]

That one definitely should outrank "Hot Chocolate," at the very least.

[@kirkaplin234]

You really should have credited Thurl Ravenscroft for the vocal of "You're a Mean One Mister Grinch"… his voice really sells it. And, the Who's "Welcome Christmas" is VERY nearly as memorable.

[@vanessastegall]

The Nightmare Before Christmas is both. A Halloween and Christmas movie

[@dreamguardian8320]

Agreed, which makes the movie very special.

[@hemily54]

I LOVE Rosemary Clooney's red holiday dress! It is gorgeous! (FYI: Rosemary IS George Clooney's aunt)

[@kelleyceccato7025]

When I was little, I saw a commercial for the movie on a local TV station and fell in love with those dresses she and Vera-Ellen wore. Then, when the movie aired a few days later, I found myself disappointed that they didn't dress like that through the whole thing. Perhaps my affection for pre-20th century period dramas begins here...

[@mervyngreene6687]

@@kelleyceccato7025 Personally, I was always more of a Vera Ellen fan. I believe that she may be the most underrated dancer in movie history. Also, a few years ago, I saw an interview with Rosemary Clooney about "White Christmas." She seemed to be trying to avoid saying anything negative about Bing Crosby, although she didn't deny a lot of the bad press he has gotten after his death. But her comments about Vera Ellen were hilarious. First, she emphasized what most of us knew--Vera Ellen's singing was dubbed. But then she described her as being "very disciplined,"-i.e. no fun. In a way, that is not surprising. Clooney spent a lot of her early career hanging around with "the boys," big bands. While Vera Ellen was pretty much a well trained athlete. Also, her parts were more physically demanding than the other three combined.

[@Robin5889]

I watch White Christmas every year with my family, and it's my favorite

[@MiaHessMusic]

Great list and I agree with all of them. BTW, the little girl in Meet Me In st. Louis was the very famous child actress Margaret O'Brien.

[@rstein926]

I am so disappointed Thank you Very Much from Scrooge isn't on this list. Technically it isn't a Christmas song but it is one of the most catchiest in a Christmas film as well as one of the funniest especially as Scrooge played by the late Albert Finney joins the others celebrating his 'kind deed' oblivious they are celebrating his 'death' and the reprise was also brilliantly done as well.

[@GrandiaKnight]

A great choice.

[@jennatomashosky8624]

I love this song.

[@francisbtube]

She is probably ignorant that there ever was such a great film. This list isn’t the best songs by any measure just the most commercially well known or recent!

[@Dexy83]

The visceral reaction I have to the classics.... 🥰🥰🥰

[@geraldtanaka4746]

Put it little love in your heart at the end of Scrooged then Bill Murray steps out and says "feed me Seymour!"

[@WrenFaithBridger]

I love when he starts trying to get the movie audience to sing. "OK, now the men...now the REAL men! Now the women! Now the REAL women!" LOL

[@julianaylor4351]

The song Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer was written in 1949, not when the film was made in 1962. 🤨😁🎄🎶❤️

[@texas2step266]

Don't forget "Silver Bells," from the Lemon Drop Kid. As for "Last Christmas," it's a very singable and pleasant-sounding song, but when you listen to the words, it's a really bad Christmas song.

[@olvialee7221]

196: The Polar Express is my favorite Christmas movie since I was a kid (saw this in a theater mall) and both of my parents hearts this Tom Hanks song

[@kristashafer93098]

How could you leave off the iconic and hilarious “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”??!?

[@julianaylor4351]

The original master tape of White Christmas had to be rerecorded on new tape twice, because the tape wore out from being used to repress the record. 🎙️🎄🎶❤️

[@mikedean739]

Yep, and records that have the original recording of the song are rare collectors items. The version we hear most commonly on the radio and such is the re-recorded version.

[@edithcote7901]

The 1943 movie version with Bing Crosby singing White Christmas was called Holiday Inn, also starring Fred Astaire.

[@michaelkuhn3962]

White Christmas is my favorite one at I love the most

[@stephanietheentertainer1989]

Thanks for including one of the songs from The Polar Express!

[@alilura1882]

It Feels like Christmas finally getting the love it deserves! Love the song choices but not so much the order...White Christmas #1

[@heyelliew]

The song "White Christmas" was originally written by Irving Berlin about his son, who died young on Christmas and first sung shortly after Pearl Harbor... and, seriously, No love for Heat & Snow Miser brother's song from Year Without a Santa Clause!? :(

[@francisbtube]

The Best Christmas Movie of all time doesn’t have a song as far as I can remember! “The Nativity Story”!

[@WrenFaithBridger]

We watch it every year. We love it. (The Magi are an absolute hoot! "You forgot the maps!")

[@amymeyers9682]

White Christmas should be number 1! And Judy Garland’s Meet me in St Louis as number 2. And where are the other classic songs from Rudolph, Frosty, etc…?

[@jamesdonnelly8087]

Seriously? NOTHING from a Charlie Brown Christmas??? The entire soundtrack from Vince Guaraldi is Christmas gold! It's the Fleetwood Mac Rumors of Christmas. Holiday awesomeness from the first song to the last.

[@connorflaherty175]

One foot in front of the other from rankin bass’s Santa Claus is coming to town should have gotten an honorable mention, at least.

[@etherealbeauty_sf3799]

Unpopular opinion: Not a great fan of the Muppets but MCC is one of my favourites!!

[@ronaldangel4634]

We Need a Little Christmas, from "Mame".

[@BethMDowney]

There should be a list for "Best Non-Christmas Songs That Have Become Christmas Songs Anyway." Songs like "Hard Candy Christmas," "Put A Little Love In Your Heart," "Celebrate Me Home," "My Favorite Things," "River," "St. Patrick's Day," etc.

[@lindildeev5721]

There's no better version of "You're a mean one, Mr Grinch" than Jim Carrey's : he's singing the song himself in the bizarre way only the Grinch (and him) would do.

[@DinGrogu16]

Polar Express was my niece's favourite film when she was a toddler. It's taken me years to get "Hot Chocolate" out of my head! Nightmare Before Christmas is the best, closely followed by A Muppets Christmas Carol ❤😍😍😍❤

[@TheImperfectReader]

This lifted my spirit.

[@taylorwatts9391]

Yes!!! ‘Hot Chocolate’ made it!!! Awesome!!! 🚂

[@kimberlywiederhold627]

We need a little Christmas always manages to lift my spirits

[@hemily54]

Now I COULD understand SOME People being upset by the President Lincoln birthday celebration as it was undoubtedly racist BUT in their defense they weren't TRYING to be racist OR disrespect Blacks! Bing's character Jim was trying to disguise the woman Linda from his former partner Ted. A Modern remake could easily do away with the Lincoln bit and simply have a masked ball for President Day which they did NOT have back in 1942! President Washington and President Lincoln's birthdays were celebrated separately back then!

[@artman2oo3]

I love Christmas movies and shows!

[@pimps1986]

This was a very good countdown. Yes, I agree with this list and I love Christmas. My family and I love the 1954 movie "White Christmas." That movie was great and we love the musical number in it. I have never seen the movie "The Nightmare Before Christmas" now I'm thinking about renting the movie this holiday season. Thanks for sharing and have a good night.

[@amelia6557]

Honestly, I love the movie last Christmas

[@7peacefrog]

I loved this! And alot of mine were here, and my favorite made #1

[@papamaniac2410]

"Little Drummer Boy" should be here somewhere.

[@markthompson7503]

what movie was it in?

[@alexhidalgo7110]

Number 8 is my favorite of all time and incredible

[@patriciamvisnofsky6107]

🎄 good afternoon all 🎄 White Christmas should be number one 🌨🌨 I was in Scranton Pa when I was five year old remember going to see Holiday Inn when we came out of the theater was snowing 🌨 One sing should have been on the list was Handle Messiah most high how about Silent Night, and Perry Como Ava Maria no one can sing it like Perry

[@sarahramsey9454]

the original grinch classic but rockin around the christmas tree home alone or my town home alone 3 also good

[@johnrutkowski4166]

Top 10 Songs from White Christmas 10. Choreography 9. Snow 8. Gee. I Wish I was Back in the Army. 7. Crosby/Kaye Medley 6. Counting Your Blessings 5. Minstrel Number 4. We'll follow the Old Man 3. The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing 2. Sisters 1. Quite Obvious

[@marycallahan1224]

Merry Christmas 🎄 Happy New Year 🎈

[@rebeccavargas2172]

I am kind of bummed out that the peanuts 'Christmas Time is Here" Wasn't even considered as an Honorable mention. But I'm really happy that White Christmas was Mentioned in the line up.

[@greeneyedtrombonist]

No Christmas song list is complete for me without at least one from Scrooge (1970)

[@jnelletrim1478]

Remember God loves you♥️. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life Please turn your life around and repent🙏 The clock is ticking

[@storyteller2510]

God bless you 🙏🏻

[@OnyxTheGamingMachine]

No Frosty The Snowman?

[@Camillakittycat55]

My favorite musical Christmas moment is What This from The Nightmare Before Christmas!🤩🎄

[@Messi-rn4lc]

oh come on! where is home alones "somewhere in my memory"?!

[@serendavies7375]

Tonight, I watched The Nutcracker & the Four Realms!

[@SallySkellington84]

Jack isn't the mayor of halloweentown lol the mayor is the Mayor of halloweentown. The movie was originally just a Tim Burton movie, Disney bought it way down the line. The movie is good for both holidays. I love Jim Carrey's grinch. I love all those 60s holiday movies! My favorite is the year without a Santa Claus.

[@lynnevetter]

That love actually scene with Hugh Grant was priceless. More than half of that movie was fantastic and the other part was a bit cringe. But the Prime Minister was one of my favorites.

[@MrHelicx]

wait what? jack the skeleton was the mayor crazy for the last 25 year I thought he was the pumpkin king lol that say alot it my fav movie

[@annafowdy]

I loved Zara Larsson's song in Klaus.