Karine Laudort December is here which means it is now socially acceptable for all things Christmas, starting with the best Christmas comedies you can watch over the weekend to get you in the festive spirit. If you are part of the majority of the nation that started celebrating in November then you will have probably already watched hundreds of Christmas films.
There is nothing better than the festive season, curling up on the sofa with a blanket, a hot chocolate, and a good Christmas film. There are so many great Christmas films available on Netflix, Prime, and other streaming platforms, but if you love the nostalgic feeling that Christmas brings, you may prefer to watch a classic Christmas DVD.
Cinema Paradiso is a DVD subscription service with over 100,000 films and tv shows ready to choose from. The subscription price starts from £5.99 and it is easy to start, just choose from the catalogue and create a viewing list. Your DVD choice is then shipped to you, once you have finished you send the DVD back and the next on your viewing list will be sent to you straight away. If you are not sure the subscription service is for you, Cinema Paradiso offer a free trial, so you can see what amazing films they have before you commit to the monthly subscription.
Cinema Paradiso has put together a collection of their favourite Christmas comedies to give you inspiration for your viewing list this month, so grab your festive pj’s and your hot chocolate for a cosy night in with your new DVD’s.
Christmas with the Kranks
This is a personal favourite, it is impossible to not laugh during this film, and it will have you feeling festive by the end of it. When their only daughter Blair leaves home, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise over the holidays to beat the yuletide blues. But their decision to skip tradition has the whole neighbourhood in an uproar. When Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce a surprise visit with her new fiance, the Kranks have to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighbours together to throw the best celebration ever!
A Bad Moms Christmas
“A Bad Moms Christmas” follows three under-appreciated and over-burdened moms as they rebel against the challenges and expectations of Christmas in hopes of creating a more perfect holiday for their families. To make it even harder they have to host and entertain their ultimate holiday foes: their own mothers. After the journey of ups and downs trying to make Christmas perfect, it brings them closer to their own moms. Another one to get you laughing, and in the end, it helps you to realise what Christmas is all about, spending time with those you love.
Bad Santa
A corrupt department store Santa, Willie is also a safecracker, who makes an annual big score on Christmas Eve. When Willie and his partner go to Phoenix for their next heist, they have to get around the store manager and the mall detective. Willie also has to deal with an 8-year-old misfit who believes that the foul-mouthed intoxicated crook is the real Santa.
The Night Before
For the past decade, childhood friends have an annual Christmas Eve reunion full of hilarity and debauchery. Now they are entering adulthood, the tradition is coming to an end. So to make it as memorable as possible, they set out to find the Nutcracka Ball – the Holy Grail of Christmas parties.
Christmas with the Coopers
Every Christmas Sam Cooper and his wife Charlotte want nothing more than to host the perfect festive feast for all their loved ones where absolutely nothing can go wrong. However, old dramas, bizarre quirks and family bickering soon promise to derail the evening with Sam and Charlotte’s efforts to contain the chaos creating a hilarious festive disaster that leads to the surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of Christmas.
The weather is colder and the days are shorter, spending our weekend watching Christmas films sounds good to us!
