There are a number of places to see Christmas Movies in Ann Arbor throughout the holiday season. What is your favorite Holiday Movie? I love Miracle on 34th Street. My husband’s favorite is National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation – he puts it on every year while his is wrapping presents. When she was younger, my daughter really enjoyed Home Alone. Maybe your favorite is Elf or A Christmas Story.
New Release Christmas Movies in Theaters
Glisten and the Merry Mission is an animated movie that opens on November 3 about Marzipan, a young elfling rediscovering the magic of the Christmas season. It is playing at Cinemark.
Journey to Bethlehem a live action musical opening on November 10. IMDB describes it as:
This live-action Christmas musical adventure for the entire family, weaves classic Christmas melodies with humor, faith, and new pop songs in a retelling of the greatest story ever told, the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus.
IMDB Description of Journey to Bethlehem
See Classic Christmas Movies in Ann Arbor on the Big Screen
While new movies are great, I’m all about seeing our traditional favorites. Both Michigan Theater & Emagine have screenings of classic holiday movies. These include both old and newer classics (like Elf).
Michigan Theater
Michigan Theater offers several Christmas movies throughout the season.. They will have the Sing Along White Christmas on Friday of Thanksgiving Weekend and It’s a Wonderful Life December 22-23. The Free Holiday Classics series includes Muppets Christmas Carol, Polar Express, The Grinch, and Home Alone. They also have The Holiday as a late night showing in early December.
Emagine & Cinemark
Emagine participates in the Flashback Cinema program which shows a classic movie on Sunday and Wednesday each week. They have holiday themed movies in November and December.
Cinemark also has special showings of older films.
Cinemark has It’s a Wonderful Life the weekend before Christmas.
All 2023 Christmas Movies Near Ann Arbor
Through November 18
Date/Time | Event | |
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💙🎟 | 11/05/2023 1:55pm | Flashback Cinema: A Christmas Story at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 11/05/2023 7:00pm | Flashback Cinema: A Christmas Story at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 11/08/2023 1:30pm | Flashback Cinema: A Christmas Story at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 11/08/2023 3:50pm | Flashback Cinema: A Christmas Story at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 11/08/2023 6:15pm | Flashback Cinema: A Christmas Story at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 11/12/2023 12:45pm | Flashback Cinema: Gremlins at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 11/12/2023 6:30pm | Flashback Cinema: Gremlins at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 11/15/2023 12:45pm | Flashback Cinema: Gremlins at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 11/15/2023 6:30pm | Flashback Cinema: Gremlins at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
November 19-25
Date/Time | Event | |
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💙🎟 | 11/19/2023 1:00pm | Flashback Cinema: The Polar Express at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 11/19/2023 6:15pm | Flashback Cinema: The Polar Express at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 11/22/2023 1:00pm | Flashback Cinema: The Polar Express at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 11/22/2023 3:40pm | Flashback Cinema: The Polar Express at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 11/22/2023 6:15pm | Flashback Cinema: The Polar Express at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 11/24/2023 All Day | Elf (20th Anniversary) at Cinemark Movie Theater, Ypsilanti Michigan |
💙🎟 | 11/24/2023 7:30pm | Sing Along White Christmas at Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor MI |
💙🎟 | 11/25/2023 All Day | Elf (20th Anniversary) at Cinemark Movie Theater, Ypsilanti Michigan |
November 26-December 2
Date/Time | Event | |
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💙🎟 | 11/26/2023 All Day | Elf (20th Anniversary) at Cinemark Movie Theater, Ypsilanti Michigan |
💙🎟 | 11/26/2023 1:00pm | Flashback Cinema: White Christmas at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🆓 | 11/26/2023 1:30pm | The Muppet Christmas Carol - Holiday Classic Film Series at Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor MI |
💙🎟 | 11/26/2023 7:00pm | Flashback Cinema: White Christmas at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 11/27/2023 All Day | Elf (20th Anniversary) at Cinemark Movie Theater, Ypsilanti Michigan |
💙🎟 | 11/28/2023 All Day | Elf (20th Anniversary) at Cinemark Movie Theater, Ypsilanti Michigan |
💙🎟 | 11/29/2023 All Day | Elf (20th Anniversary) at Cinemark Movie Theater, Ypsilanti Michigan |
💙🎟 | 11/29/2023 1:00pm | Flashback Cinema: White Christmas at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 11/29/2023 7:00pm | Flashback Cinema: White Christmas at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/01/2023 9:30pm | The Holiday at State Theater, Ann Arbor Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/02/2023 10:30am | Arthur Christmas at Cinemark Movie Theater, Ypsilanti Michigan |
December 3-9
Date/Time | Event | |
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💙🎟 | 12/03/2023 1:00pm | Dr Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas at Cinemark Movie Theater, Ypsilanti Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/03/2023 1:00pm | How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2023 Re-Release at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/03/2023 1:15pm | Flashback Cinema: Elf at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🆓 | 12/03/2023 1:30pm | The Polar Express - Holiday Classic Film Series at Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor MI |
💙🎟 | 12/03/2023 6:30pm | Flashback Cinema: Elf at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/03/2023 7:00pm | Dr Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas at Cinemark Movie Theater, Ypsilanti Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/03/2023 7:00pm | How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2023 Re-Release at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/04/2023 6:00pm | Arthur Christmas at Cinemark Movie Theater, Ypsilanti Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/06/2023 1:15pm | Flashback Cinema: Elf at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/06/2023 6:30pm | Flashback Cinema: Elf at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/06/2023 7:00pm | Dr Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas at Cinemark Movie Theater, Ypsilanti Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/06/2023 7:00pm | How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2023 Re-Release at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/07/2023 7:30pm | The Holiday at State Theater, Ann Arbor Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/09/2023 10:30am | The Polar Express at Cinemark Movie Theater, Ypsilanti Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/09/2023 6:00pm-8:30pm | Who-liday Movie Night at Meri Lou Murray Recreation Center, Ann Arbor Michigan |
December 10-16
Date/Time | Event | |
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💙🆓 | 12/10/2023 1:30pm | Dr Seuss The Grinch- Holiday Classic Film Series at Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor MI |
💙🎟 | 12/10/2023 1:30pm | Flashback Cinema: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/10/2023 4:00pm | A Christmas Story 40th Anniversary at Cinemark Movie Theater, Ypsilanti Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/10/2023 4:00pm | A Christmas Story 40th Anniversary at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/10/2023 6:30pm | Flashback Cinema: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/10/2023 7:00pm | A Christmas Story 40th Anniversary at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/11/2023 6:00pm | The Polar Express at Cinemark Movie Theater, Ypsilanti Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/13/2023 1:30pm | Flashback Cinema: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/13/2023 7:00pm | A Christmas Story 40th Anniversary at Cinemark Movie Theater, Ypsilanti Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/13/2023 7:00pm | A Christmas Story 40th Anniversary at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/13/2023 7:30pm | Elf at Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor MI |
December 17-31
Date/Time | Event | |
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💙🎟 | 12/17/2023 12:45pm | Flashback Cinema: It's a Wonderful Life at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🆓 | 12/17/2023 1:30pm | Home Alone - Holiday Classic Film Series at Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor MI |
💙🎟 | 12/17/2023 2:00pm | It's a Wonderful Life at Cinemark Movie Theater, Ypsilanti Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/17/2023 7:00pm | Flashback Cinema: It's a Wonderful Life at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/18/2023 6:00pm | Dr Seuss' The Grinch at Cinemark Movie Theater, Ypsilanti Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/18/2023 7:30pm | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation at Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor MI |
💙🎟 | 12/19/2023 7:00pm | It's a Wonderful Life at Cinemark Movie Theater, Ypsilanti Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/20/2023 12:45pm | Flashback Cinema: It's a Wonderful Life at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
💙🎟 | 12/22/2023 7:00pm | It's A Wonderful Life at Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor MI |
💙🎟 | 12/23/2023 1:30pm | It's A Wonderful Life at Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor MI |
Watch at Home
Our preferred way to watch Christmas movies and specials has always been at home.
Streaming Holiday Movies – To Be Updated for 2023
Disney+ is one of the leaders for Holiday Movies this year. They have the Happy Holidays Collection which gathers all of their holiday movies. They have classics like Miracle on 34th Street, the Home Alone series and the Santa Clause series – including The Santa Clauses which releases on November 16. Their animated movies include The Nightmare Before Christmas, A Christmas Carol, and more. We are looking forward to The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special on November 25.
Netflix has White Christmas. They also have lots of original Christmas programming.
AppleTV+ will have the Charlie Brown Christmas and Spirited (November 18)
Amazon Prime includes Miracle on 34th Street (1947), It’s a Wonderful Life, Scrooged, Christmas with the Kranks, and more.
Your DVD Collection
We are a bit old school – we own several of our favorite Christmas movies on DVD or BluRay. And now that we have a teen, we are branching out to more mature films.
No season is complete without at least one watching of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. It was traditionally the movie my husband and I watched while we wrapped our daughter’s presents. But now she loves it, so it was upgraded to a general wrapping movie. But, this year we’re direct shipping most gifts so we’ll just have to watch it on any day.
A few years ago we introduced our teen to the debate of whether Die Hard is a Christmas Movie. I say yes – she and dad are more on the fence. My husband insists if Die Hard is a Christmas Movie, so is Lethal Weapon, so that’s what we watched last year.
TV Airings – To be Updated for 2023
Since I am old enough to remember not just a time before DVRs, but before VCRs, the best way to watch a Christmas classic was on TV. Now with a DVR, it is even easier to watch your Christmas favorite from a TV broadcast. Get your DVR ready to record Christmas movies. Also be sure to check for On Demand Availability.
TBS has A Christmas Story airing a few times and available via On Demand. They also have Christmas Vacation airing starting in November.
Freeform’s 25 Days of Christmas is always a great source for Christmas movies. AMC, TBS, and TNT are other good sources for Christmas movies.
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