With Thanksgiving over, it is time to start preparing for the most wonderful time of the year! Nothing puts more people in the holiday spirit than watching Christmas inspired movies with friends and family. These thirteen movies are sure to bring people together this season!

13. It's a Wonderful Life

The movie follows George Bailey, a man that gives up his dream to help others, and when contemplating suicide on Christmas Eve his guardian angel appears to show George just how good his life actually is.

12. A Christmas Story

Ralphie Parker, a nine-year old boy, only wants one thing for Christmas and the film follows as everyone tells him that what he wants is not a good idea and all give him the same reply: "You'll shoot your eye out!"

11. Santa Clause 2

Scott Calvin is Santa Claus, but in order to keep the title he must find a Mrs. Clause.

10. All I Want For Christmas

All Hallie wants for Christmas is for her parents to get back together. The film follows Hallie and older brother, Ethan, as they scheme to make the wish come true.

9. A Charlie Brown Christmas

Charlie Brown is constantly mocked by his the kids in the town as he attempts to direct the school Christmas play, but while doing his job he remembers the true meaning of Christmas and brings everyone together.

8. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Follow the Griswold family on a Christmas to remember as what seems like it can only get worse but turns into bringing the family together.

7. The Santa Clause

All starting on Christmas Eve, Scott Calvin scares Santa off his roof and now must put on the Santa suit to become the new Santa Claus. Throughout the film Scott must now accpet that who he is and get his family to believe him too.

6. A Christmas Carol

Both adaptations follow Scrooge as he learns what his fate will be from the three spirits of Christmas if he does not change his mean ways.

5. Home Alone

Kevin McCallister is misunderstood by his family and after a hectic morning the day the family leaves for their Christmas vacation they forget one thing: Kevin. Kevin is now home alone and what starts out great gets scary when two robbers show up on Kevin's street.

4. Polar Express

The film follows a young boy who is doubting his belief in Santa Claus wakes up to the sound of a train claiming its destination is the North Pole to meet Santa. The boy makes the decision to get on the Polar Express to find the answers he is looking for.

3. Elf

Buddy the Elf learns of his true identity as a human and goes to New York to meet his real father and spread Christmas cheer through the city.

2. How The Grinch Stole Christmas

This classic movie follows the Grinch, a creature who hates Whos and Christmas, as he seeks to steal Christmas but along the way becomes a better person.

1. White Christmas

Two war pals that become the famous Wallace and Davis meet two sisters and follow them to Vermont where they reconnect with owner of the Inn they stay in and their general from war. With no snow in Vermont the two pals come up with an idea to save the inn for the general.