Best Holiday Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

3eyedraven's 18 top-rated holiday movies and TV series of the 1980s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

The Snowman 1982 ★ 7.6

A Christmas Carol 1984 ★ 7.5

Planes, Trains and Automobiles 1987 ★ 7.3

A Christmas Story 1983 ★ 7.2

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 1989 ★ 7.2

Gremlins 1984 ★ 7.1

National Lampoon's Vacation 1983 ★ 7.1

A Garfield Christmas 1987 ★ 7.3

Pauline at the Beach 1983 ★ 7.0

Scrooged 1988 ★ 6.8

A Chipmunk Christmas 1981 ★ 6.9

The Great Outdoors 1988 ★ 6.4

The Party 2 1982 ★ 6.4

Prancer 1989 ★ 6.0

Silent Night, Deadly Night 1984 ★ 5.9

Babes in Toyland 1986 ★ 5.5

Casual Sex? 1988 ★ 5.2

Ernest Saves Christmas 1988 ★ 5.4