One per year
A great Christmas film for every year, from 1925 to now
A century of Christmas films, from winter warmers to bracing blasts of seasonal drama.
A great Christmas film for every year, from 1925 to now
All articles about Christmas films
10 great
10 great British Christmas films
By David Parkinson
10 great
10 great Christmas action films
By Matthew Thrift
Interviews
Ghost Stories for Christmas: Mark Gatiss on the enduring appeal of the BBC’s ghostly festive tradition
By Adam Scovell
10 great
10 great Christmas films of the 21st century
By Georgina Guthrie
Lists
50 great Christmas films currently streaming - updated for 2023
By Katherine McLaughlin, David Parkinson and others
Features
Naughty list: screen culture’s bad guys strike at Christmas
By George Bass
Features
When Kurosawa made a Christmas film
By Hayley Scanlon
10 great
10 great European Christmas films
By Sam Wigley
Features
50 years of Ghost Stories for Christmas, the BBC’s classic strand of festive terror
By George Bass
10 great
10 great Christmas moments in games
By Stuart Burnside
10 great
10 great Christmas films of the 1940s
By Steph Green
10 great
10 great Christmas films
By Josephine Botting, Sarah Currant and others
10 great
10 great Christmas musicals
By Matthew Thrift
Lists
New Year’s Eve on film: 10 classic movie moments
By Brogan Morris
10 great
10 great Christmas thrillers
By Matthew Thrift
Then and now
How locations from your favourite Christmas films have changed
By Oliver Lunn
10 great
10 great indie Christmas films
By Christina Newland
Lists
100 years of Christmas on BFI Player
By Peter Hill
Features
What makes the perfect Christmas movie?
By Margaret Deriaz