But once their in their beds, with the visions of sugarplums dancing around, break one of these out and have a good laugh. Be warned: While some of these are family friendly, most of them in recent years seem to get their laughs by juxtaposing the sweeter parts of Christmas with other elements that we can only describe as 'naughty.' While Elf and some of the very old titles may be okay for little ones, look elsewhere for a list of the best Christmas movies for kids. These are just a few of our favorite funny Christmas movies. Really, there's no other catharsis like it.

There's nothing like seeing the Christmas feast fall apart, the family at each other's throats, the presents get ruined and the tree getting knocked over - only to have all the characters pick it all up with a laugh and move on. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 20. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2017. While there's comfort in classic Christmas movies and thrills in romantic Christmas films, funny Christmas movies trump them all. Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2017. But sometimes, that's not the feeling you want, and you just need a good laugh. When you think about the best Christmas movies of all time, you probably get a feeling of warm nostalgia all over.

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