Christmas is a time for family and friends, for sharing, and for forgiving. It’s also a time for movies — the best Christmas movie quotes will not just make you laugh, but they’ll also remind you of the importance of the holidays.
To even begin; have you ever watched a Christmas movie and liked a quote from it? Unfortunately, most of these movies don’t come with a built-in quote book.
This article will help you find your favorite quotes from the top Christmas movies.
Best Christmas Movie Quotes
The Princess Switch
“Christmas should be about love.”
Christmas With the Kranks
“You’re skipping Christmas! Isn’t that against the law?”
Frosty the Snowman
“There’s a certain magic that comes with the very first snow. For when the first snow is also a Christmas snow, well, something wonderful is bound to happen.”
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
“They say that the Grinch’s heart grew three sizes that day.”
Elf
“First, we’ll make snow angels for two hours, then we’ll go ice skating, then we’ll eat a whole roll of Toll House cookie dough as fast as we can, and then we’ll snuggle.”
Love Actually
“If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaky feeling you’ll find that love is actually all around.”
Home Alone
“Will you please tell Santa that instead of presents this year, I just want my family back?”
Scrooged
“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.”
The Santa Clause
“Seeing isn’t believing. Believing is seeing.”
Miracle on 34th Street
“I’m not just a whimsical figure who wears a charming suit and affects a jolly demeanor. You know, I’m a symbol.”
Elf
“I think you’re really beautiful and I feel really warm when I’m around you and my tongue swells up.”
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
“I don’t know what to say, but it’s Christmas, and we’re all in misery.”
Deck the Halls
“That’s what Christmas memories are made from, they’re not planned, they’re not scheduled, nobody puts them in their Blackberry, they just happen.”
It’s a Wonderful Life
“Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.”
A Charlie Brown Christmas
“I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It’s not bad at all really. Maybe it just needs a little love.”
The Holiday
“It’s Christmas Eve and we are going to go celebrate being young and being alive.”
Jingle All the Way
“I’m of the mindset that you can never do too much to make a child’s Christmas magical.”
It’s a Wonderful Life
“Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When he isn’t around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?”
The Polar Express
“Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.”
Miracle on 34th Street
“Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind.”
Love Actually
“To me, you are perfect.”
Elf
“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
“Rudolph, with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”
Deck the Halls
“I want my house to be seen from space.”
Home Alone 2
“Merry Christmas you filthy animal.”
Frosty the Snowman
“It was a very special kind of snow. A snow that made the happy happier, and the giddy even giddier.”
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
“No one should be alone on Christmas.”
A Christmas Story
“You’ll shoot your eye out!”
A Christmas Carol
“God bless us, everyone!”
Christmas Vacation
“Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas.”
Frosty the Snowman
“There’s a certain magic that comes with the very first snow. For when the first snow is also a Christmas snow, well, something wonderful is bound to happen.”
Deck the Halls
“That’s what Christmas memories are made from, they’re not planned, they’re not scheduled, nobody puts them in their Blackberry, they just happen.”
Elf
“I planned out our whole day. First, we’ll make snow angels for a two hours, then we’ll go ice skating, then we’ll eat a whole roll of Toll House cookie dough as fast as we can, and then we’ll snuggle.”
A Christmas Carol
“Yes! Yes I do! I like Christmas! I love Christmas!”
A Charlie Brown Christmas
“I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It’s not bad at all really. Maybe it just needs a little love.”
A Christmas Carol
“I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year.”
Ernest Saves Christmas
“Christmas is just about my favorite time. Ever since I was a little kid, I always felt like it was my own personal holiday.”
A Christmas Story
“You’ll shoot your eye out kid”
A Christmas Story
“Christmas was on its way. Lovely, glorious, beautiful Christmas, upon which the entire kid year revolved.”
Elf
“You have such a pretty face, you should be on a Christmas card.”
Love Actually
Elf
“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”
Deck the Halls
“I want my house to be seen from space!”
The Polar Express
“Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart.”
Jingle All the Way
“I’m of the mindset that you can never do too much to make a child’s Christmas magical.”
The Muppet Christmas Carol
“It was the afternoon of Christmas Eve and Scrooge was conscious of a thousand odors, each one connected with a thousand thoughts and hopes and joys and cares long, long forgotten.”
Home Alone
“This is Christmas. The season of perpetual hope.”
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
“Rudolph, with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”
The Holiday
“It’s Christmas Eve and we are going to go celebrate being young and being alive.”
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
“It’s Christmas Eve. A time of mystery, expectations, who knows what might happen.”
We hope this list helped you pick out a great Christmas movie as well as it did for us. Christmas time is one of the few times in the year we can all slow down and appreciate ourselves, our family, and our friends.
Whether you have a stuffed stocking hung on your mantle or are watching a classic movie for nostalgia, we hope that this list of Best Christmas Movie Quotes makes a great addition to your holiday season.
