Top 40 most rewatched Christmas films – Home Alone and The Snowman top the list
Home Alone has topped a list of Christmas films that have been rewatched the most times by festive Brits.
The beloved 1990 film, and its 1992 sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, both made the top five films that people go back to year after year.
Other highly-ranked seasonal films include Elf, A Christmas Carol – and British classic Love Actually, which came third on the list.
And one in four say it is not officially Christmas until they have watched their favourite festive flick – with film fans predicting they have seen their most-loved movie an average of eight times.
Reasons for re-watching films included simply enjoying it (52%), feeling nostalgic (40%), and it becoming a tradition (31%).
And almost half (44%), of the 2,000 adults polled, believe the “classics”, such as Miracle on 34th Street and It's A Wonderful Life, are better than anything modern.
The research was commissioned by The National Lottery, which is thanking its players by giving away 50,000 free tickets, including drinks and snacks, to screenings of Love Actually in cinemas across the UK.
A spokesman said: “Christmas films bring people together and create a thrill of excitement ahead of the big day – and rewatching favourites has clearly become a tradition for many, who can quote what’s coming next.
“It’s great to see how much people love Christmas films. There is something warming and nostalgic about watching festive movies as the nights draw in and decorations are up.
“But films are made for the big screen, and it's great to see Love Actually is the number one British film viewers re-watch.”
The research also found the typical holiday season sees people watch seven Christmas films, with December 24th the most popular day to do so (63%).
But while 46% wait until December, almost a quarter (23%) tend to watch their first festive movie as early as November.
And more than half (53%) claimed watching Christmas movies with family and friends is part of their yearly traditions, with 41% opting to watch nostalgic titles from their childhood.
People are most likely to watch a Christmas movie with their partner (59%), as well as their children (43%) and their parents (28%).
And comedies are the preferred genre of festive films to watch (41%), followed by rom-coms (28%) and action titles (23%).
Those polled, via OnePoll, have watched Love Actually an average of four times – with the most popular scene being the Prime Minister, played by Hugh Grant, dancing (17%).
Other memorable moments were Mark confessing his love for Juliet with messages on boards outside her house (15%), and the Prime Minister and Natalie getting caught kissing at the school nativity (14%).
MOST RE-WATCHED CHRISTMAS FILMS:
- Home Alone
- The Snowman
- Love Actually
- Home Alone 2: Lost In New York
- Elf
- Die Hard
- A Christmas Carol
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Miracle On 34th Street
- It's A Wonderful Life
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Gremlins
- The Polar Express
- The Muppet Christmas Carol
- White Christmas
- The Holiday
- The Grinch (2018)
- How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
- The Santa Clause
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
- Scrooged
- Lethal Weapon
- Trading Places
- Jingle All The Way
- Nativity
- Arthur Christmas
- Bad Santa
- Jack Frost
- Deck The Halls
- Christmas With The Kranks
- Last Christmas
- A Christmas Story
- Fred Claus
- Meet Me In St. Louis
- The Christmas Chronicles
- Mickey's Christmas Carol
- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Four Christmases
- A Charlie Brown Christmas
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