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On the JJ Barnes Blog, I check out research from experts at New Casinos to find which is the best value streaming service to watch Christmas movies on this year!
Christmas films are an absolute highlight of my Christmas season. Whether it’s old fashioned romcoms like Love Actually, goofy comedies like Elf, or something a bit darker, like Krampus, I’m in for it. And, of course, I’ve always got to watch Die Hard!
So, with that in mind, if you’re going to choose a platform to get the best value for money, and still get as many Christmas movies watched as possible, which should you pick?
Best Value Streaming Services
To answer the questions, experts at New Casinos analysed the top 100 Christmas films with the most IMDB votes to get an index score for each film based on their position in the ranking. The score of each film was given to Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney+, if available with a subscription, then totalled to find the film index score. This was then divided by the monthly subscription fee to determine the final value score.
| Streaming service | Subscription price p/m | Film index score | Value score |
| Netflix | £6.99 | 1681.92 | 240.62 |
| Amazon Prime | £8.99 | 1657.11 | 184.33 |
| Disney+ | £7.99 | 1386.19 | 173.49 |
Netflix
With a value score of 240.62, combined with the cheapest subscription fee of £6.99, Netflix takes the title of the best value streaming service for Christmas films. The platform boasts the highest film index score, so take your pick from family films like The Christmas Chronicles or comedies such as The Office Christmas Party.
Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime is in second place, with a value score of 184.33. It has the highest fee of the three streaming services at £8.99, but its high film index score of 1657.11 still makes it an excellent choice. If you particularly enjoy a Christmas classic, the subscription includes films such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), It’s a Wonderful Life, and the beloved rom-com Love Actually for no extra cost.
Disney+
In third place is Disney+, with a value score of 173.49. While the streaming service may not be the best value of the three, it does offer some of the top Christmas films with the most IMDB votes that we all know and love, such as Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Christmas Films
“As we enter the Christmas period, nothing gets us feeling more festive than cosying up and watching a Christmas film – but with a range of streaming services, there can be uncertainty as to which one can fulfil our desires without splurging too much,” said a spokesperson from New Casinos. “It’s interesting to see just how much higher the Netflix value score is than Amazon’s, and it is certainly useful to see where our money is better spent.”
The index score of the films were awarded to each of the streaming services, including Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime, if the film is available for no extra fee on the platform with a subscription, and added together to discover the total film index score for each service. Finally, the value score was calculated by dividing the film index score by the subscription fee to determine which streaming service is the worthiest of your money for Christmas films.
Top 100 Christmas Movies
| # | Movie | IMDB votes | Index | Netflix | Disney+ | Amazon Prime |
| 1 | Home Alone | 565,100 | 100.00 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Love Actually | 479,942 | 98.77 | 1 | ||
| 3 | It’s a Wonderful Life | 453,797 | 98.34 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | 353,482 | 96.46 | 1 | ||
| 5 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | 338,279 | 96.13 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Elf | 266,596 | 94.33 | |||
| 7 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) | 246,191 | 93.73 | 1 | ||
| 8 | The Polar Express | 207,629 | 92.44 | |||
| 9 | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | 187,985 | 91.69 | |||
| 10 | Klaus | 148,581 | 89.91 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Bad Santa | 144,224 | 89.69 | |||
| 12 | Just Friends | 119,139 | 88.25 | 1 | ||
| 13 | Home Alone 3 | 117,227 | 88.12 | 1 | ||
| 14 | The Santa Clause | 116,620 | 88.09 | 1 | ||
| 15 | A Christmas Carol (2009) | 115,887 | 88.04 | 1 | ||
| 16 | Jingle All The Way | 104,491 | 87.26 | |||
| 17 | Scrooged | 100,609 | 86.97 | |||
| 18 | Office Christmas Party | 80,402 | 85.28 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 | Last Christmas | 78,102 | 85.06 | |||
| 20 | The Christmas Chronicles | 72,562 | 84.50 | 1 | ||
| 21 | Four Christmases | 72,478 | 84.49 | 1 | ||
| 22 | The Grinch | 70,667 | 84.30 | |||
| 23 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | 70,070 | 84.24 | |||
| 24 | Holidate | 65,769 | 83.76 | 1 | ||
| 25 | Arthur Christmas | 59,362 | 82.99 | 1 | ||
| 26 | The Muppet Christmas Carol | 58,595 | 82.89 | 1 | ||
| 27 | The Santa Clause 2 | 57,454 | 82.74 | 1 | ||
| 28 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) | 51,684 | 81.94 | |||
| 29 | A Bad Moms Christmas | 51,121 | 81.86 | 1 | ||
| 30 | Christmas with the Kranks | 49,848 | 81.67 | 1 | ||
| 31 | Miracle on 34th Street (1947) | 47,947 | 81.37 | |||
| 32 | Fred Claus | 44,118 | 80.75 | |||
| 33 | White Christmas | 42,780 | 80.51 | |||
| 34 | Black Christmas | 41,401 | 80.27 | |||
| 35 | Tokyo Godfathers | 40,683 | 80.13 | 1 | ||
| 36 | Happiest Season | 39,547 | 79.92 | |||
| 37 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | 37,921 | 79.60 | 1 | ||
| 38 | A Charlie Brown Christmas | 37,749 | 79.57 | |||
| 39 | Miracle on 34th Street (1994) | 37,113 | 79.44 | |||
| 40 | Jack Frost | 36,960 | 79.41 | 1 | 1 | |
| 41 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | 33,725 | 78.72 | 1 | 1 | |
| 42 | The Shop Around the Corner | 33,508 | 78.67 | |||
| 43 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 31,821 | 78.28 | |||
| 44 | An Affair to Remember | 30,836 | 78.04 | 1 | ||
| 45 | The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two | 30,016 | 77.84 | 1 | ||
| 46 | The Princess Switch | 28,292 | 77.39 | 1 | ||
| 47 | Deck the Halls | 28,273 | 77.39 | 1 | 1 | |
| 48 | Bad Santa 2 | 25,823 | 76.70 | 1 | 1 | |
| 49 | Fatman | 25,254 | 76.53 | |||
| 50 | The Ref | 25,016 | 76.46 | |||
| 51 | Surviving Christmas | 24,826 | 76.40 | |||
| 52 | Meet Me In St. Louis | 24,629 | 76.34 | |||
| 53 | Scrooge (1951) | 22,949 | 75.81 | |||
| 54 | Noelle | 21,629 | 75.36 | 1 | ||
| 55 | A Christmas Prince | 19,791 | 74.69 | 1 | ||
| 56 | Frosty the Snowman | 18,736 | 74.28 | |||
| 57 | Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey | 18,580 | 74.22 | 1 | ||
| 58 | The Knight Before Christmas | 18,110 | 74.02 | 1 | ||
| 59 | The Bishop’s Wife | 17,998 | 73.98 | 1 | ||
| 60 | Home Sweet Home Alone | 16,919 | 73.51 | 1 | ||
| 61 | Holiday | 16,514 | 73.33 | |||
| 62 | 8-Bit Christmas | 16,231 | 73.20 | |||
| 63 | The Man Who Invented Christmas | 16,222 | 73.19 | 1 | ||
| 64 | Saving Christmas | 15,974 | 73.08 | 1 | ||
| 65 | The Best Man Holiday | 15,923 | 73.05 | |||
| 66 | Holiday Inn | 15,449 | 72.82 | |||
| 67 | A Christmas Carol (1984) | 15,096 | 72.65 | |||
| 68 | Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town | 15,059 | 72.63 | |||
| 69 | The Snowman | 14,727 | 72.46 | |||
| 70 | Santa Claus: The Movie | 13,558 | 71.84 | |||
| 71 | Blackadder’s a Christmas Carol | 13,209 | 71.64 | 1 | ||
| 72 | Mickey’s Christmas Carol | 12,960 | 71.50 | 1 | ||
| 73 | Christmas Inheritance | 11,877 | 70.84 | 1 | ||
| 74 | The Nativity Story | 11,695 | 70.72 | |||
| 75 | The Princess Switch: Switched Again | 11,690 | 70.72 | 1 | ||
| 76 | Operation Christmas Drop | 11,675 | 70.71 | 1 | ||
| 77 | Bell Book and Candle | 11,490 | 70.59 | |||
| 78 | Scrooge (1970) | 10,974 | 70.24 | 1 | ||
| 79 | Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | 10,904 | 70.19 | 1 | ||
| 80 | A Christmas Prince: the Royal Wedding | 10,858 | 70.16 | 1 | ||
| 81 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 10,714 | 70.06 | 1 | ||
| 82 | A Christmas Horror Story | 10,685 | 70.04 | |||
| 83 | Nativity | 10,612 | 69.99 | 1 | 1 | |
| 84 | Santa’s Slay | 10,309 | 69.77 | 1 | ||
| 85 | The Holiday Calendar | 10,250 | 69.73 | 1 | ||
| 86 | A California Christmas | 9,999 | 69.54 | 1 | ||
| 87 | Noel | 9,972 | 69.52 | |||
| 88 | The Year Without a Santa Claus | 9,934 | 69.49 | |||
| 89 | Christmas in Connecticut | 9,876 | 69.45 | |||
| 90 | A Christmas Carol (1999) | 9,547 | 69.19 | |||
| 91 | This Christmas | 9,539 | 69.18 | 1 | ||
| 92 | A Christmas Princess | 8,394 | 68.22 | |||
| 93 | The Bells of St. Mary’s | 8,347 | 68.18 | |||
| 94 | A Christmas Carol (1938) | 7,513 | 67.38 | |||
| 95 | The Spirit of Christmas | 7,406 | 67.27 | |||
| 96 | A Merry Christmas Miracle | 7,109 | 66.96 | |||
| 97 | March of the Wooden Soldiers | 6,920 | 66.76 | |||
| 98 | A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby | 6,907 | 66.75 | 1 | ||
| 99 | 12 Dates of Christmas | 6,905 | 66.74 | 1 | ||
| 100 | Almost Christmas | 6,869 | 66.70 | 1 |
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