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:

  1. Home Alone
  2. The Snowman
  3. Love Actually
  4. Home Alone 2: Lost In New York
  5. Elf
  6. Die Hard
  7. A Christmas Carol
  8. The Nightmare Before Christmas
  9. Miracle On 34th Street
  10. It's A Wonderful Life
  11. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  12. Gremlins
  13. The Polar Express
  14. The Muppet Christmas Carol
  15. White Christmas
  16. The Holiday
  17. The Grinch (2018)
  18. How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
  19. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
  20. The Santa Clause
  21. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
  22. Scrooged
  23. Lethal Weapon
  24. Trading Places
  25. Jingle All The Way
  26. Nativity
  27. Arthur Christmas
  28. Bad Santa
  29. Jack Frost
  30. Deck The Halls
  31. Christmas With The Kranks
  32. Last Christmas
  33. A Christmas Story
  34. Fred Claus
  35. Meet Me In St. Louis
  36. The Christmas Chronicles
  37. Mickey's Christmas Carol
  38. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
  39. Four Christmases
  40. A Charlie Brown Christmas

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