1
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
1994· 20m· Documentary, TV Movie· en
8.15
Best Christmas Documentary Movies
This collection ranks 133 christmas documentary movies. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top sits How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition.
133 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol
1984· 24m· Documentary· en
6.03 - 3
Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'
2017· 56m· Documentary· en
—0 - 4
Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas
2007· 59m· Documentary· en
6.01 - 5
The Snowman: The Film That Changed Christmas
2022· 1h 0m· Documentary· en
7.01 - 6
The Days Before Christmas
1958· 30m· Documentary, TV Movie· en
—0 - 7
A Bing Crosby Christmas
1998· 1h 0m· Music, Documentary, Comedy· en
—0 - 8
Christmas in Hollywood
2003· 1h 12m· Documentary· en
—0 - 9
'Twas the Fight Before Christmas
2021· 1h 31m· Documentary· en
6.030 - 10
Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas
2017· 52m· Documentary, Music· en
8.02 - 11
Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas
2025· 1h 25m· Documentary, Drama· en
6.59 - 12
A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong
1992· 1h 40m· Documentary, War· en
10.01 - 13
Cowboy Christmas
2014· 1h 15m· Documentary· en
8.73 - 14
20 Years of Christmas With The Tabernacle Choir
2021· 1h 50m· Music, Family, Documentary· en
—0 - 15
Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech
2015· 59m· Documentary· en
6.01 - 16
A Christmas Miracle: The Making of A Charlie Brown Christmas
2008· 16m· Documentary· en
7.01 - 17
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
2011· 58m· Documentary, TV Movie· en
8.17 - 18
Mark Kermode's Christmas Cinema Secrets
2018· Documentary· en
6.01 - 19
Christmas in New York: Inside the Plaza
2020· 47m· Documentary· en
—0 - 20
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
1992· 48m· Documentary, Music· en
—0 - 21
La magie de Noël à Disneyland : Les plus grands secrets enfin révélés !
2021· Documentary· fr
6.15 - 22
Costco at Christmas
2022· 42m· Documentary, TV Movie· en
—0 - 23
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
2006· 20m· Documentary, Horror· en
4.01 - 24
Christmas Under the Sun
1947· 17m· Documentary· en
7.01 - 25
The pink indian against the invisible beast: Noel Nutels' battle
2020· 1h 11m· Documentary· pt
—0 - 26
Christmas, Every Day
2024· 14m· Documentary· en
5.01 - 27
So This Is Christmas
2023· 1h 26m· Documentary· en
8.03 - 28
Mary Berry's Highland Christmas
2023· 58m· Documentary· en
6.52 - 29
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
2001· 17m· Documentary, TV Movie· en
6.02 - 30
Lucy Worsley's Christmas Carol Odyssey
2019· 58m· Documentary, History· en
9.02 - 31
Best Christmas Movies Ever!
2024· 1h 38m· Documentary· en
7.01 - 32
The Toys That Made Christmas
2011· 1h 24m· Documentary· en
—0 - 33
Christmas in the Cotswolds
2023· 46m· Documentary· en
—0 - 34
Christmas with Walt Disney
2009· 51m· Documentary· en
6.56 - 35
Rocky Mountain Christmas
1975· 1h 0m· Family, TV Movie, Music· en
8.33 - 36
The Nutcracker: A Christmas Story
1992· 59m· Documentary, Music· en
—0 - 37
A Barry Manilow Christmas: Live by Request
2003· 1h 27m· Documentary, Music· en
—0 - 38
Christmas in Britain
1969· 8m· Documentary· en
—0 - 39
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997· 1h 0m· Documentary, History· en
5.24 - 40
Christmas Under Fire
1940· 10m· Documentary, War· en
6.25 - 41
A Merry Tudor Christmas with Lucy Worsley
2019· 59m· Documentary, History· en
8.84 - 42
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968· 48m· Comedy, Music, TV Movie· en
7.64 - 43
Life and Death of a Christmas Tree
2024· 1h 24m· Documentary· ka
—0 - 44
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
2023· 1h 35m· Documentary, History· en
6.48 - 45
Noel por Noel
1981· 10m· Documentary· pt
8.02 - 46
A Hollywood Christmas
1996· 1h 30m· Documentary· en
—0 - 47
Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas
2022· 1h 25m· TV Movie, Family, Documentary· en
6.54 - 48
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
1988· 1h 0m· Comedy, Music, TV Movie· en
—0 - 49
Christmas
1963· 10m· Documentary· de
6.76 - 50
Blue Collar White Christmas
2002· 1h 20m· Documentary, Comedy· da
—0
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Frequently asked questions
How many christmas documentary movies are there?
133 christmas documentary movies carry real rating data.
How are these christmas documentary films ranked?
By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.
What is the best christmas documentary movie?
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition currently holds the #1 position.