15 Movies You Can Stream on Amazon Prime to Take Your Holidays Up a Notch

Amazon has thousands of holiday films to queue, but for many of them, you have to rent or purchase in order to watch. However, some movies come included with your Amazon Prime membership — and we're here to help you find the best ones. From well-known flicks like Miracle on 34th Street and Scrooged to some obscure gems like The Wizard's Christmas and Jingle Hell, there's a little something for every member of the family.

Jingle All the Way
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Jingle All the Way

Watch the future governor of California go all Terminator on unsuspecting shoppers while trying to buy his son the season's hottest action figure toy set. In addition to Arnold Schwarzenegger, the movie costars Sinbad and Phil Hartman. Watch it here.

The 12 Dogs of Christmas
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The 12 Dogs of Christmas

Celebrate the holidays with a dozen adorable canines who teach people about the true meaning of Christmas during the Great Depression. Watch it here.

A Christmas Carol
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A Christmas Carol

This retelling of Charles Dickens's classic tale is a 60-minute musical extravaganza starring Colin Baker of Doctor Who fame. Watch it here.

Christmas Classics Vol. 1
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Christmas Classics Vol. 1

This anthology of short cartoons features such classics as Somewhere In Dreamland, Santa's Surprise, Hector's Hectic Life, Snow Foolin', Jack Frost, Christmas Comes But Once A Year, The Night Before Christmas, The Shanty Where Santy Lives, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Watch it here.

A Merry Friggin' Christmas
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A Merry Friggin' Christmas

You really can't go wrong with Robin Williams and Joel McHale, but throw in Lauren Graham, Clark Duke, Oliver Platt, and Wendi McLendon-Covey, and you've got yourself a real winner in this madcap holiday comedy. Watch it here.

Christmas in Wonderland
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Christmas in Wonderland

Three kids and their father help to catch a counterfeiter at the West Edmonton Mall, while also making a discovery about Santa — and you can't go wrong with Patrick Swayze and Tim Curry. Watch it here.

A Dog For Christmas
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A Dog For Christmas

This one checks a lot of '90s nostalgia boxes — Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman's Dean Cain, Home Improvement's Richard Karn, and Saved By the Bell's Dustin Diamond. Woo hoo! Watch it here.

A Frozen Christmas
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A Frozen Christmas

No, this isn't the "Let It Go" Frozen, but it is a really cute holiday cartoon for kids, complete with Christmas stories and dancing gingerbread men. Watch it here.

If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie
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If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie

Based on the bestselling series of children's books, this holiday short features Mouse and his friends working together to rescue a holiday pageant in peril. Watch it here.

Jingle Hell
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Jingle Hell

This cute little indie film from 1999 tells the story of when drama takes over a large Catholic family in New York, together again for the holidays. Watch it here.

Jack Frost
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Jack Frost

This 1979 classic tells the story of how, for once, Jack Frost becomes human to help a knight win his lady love, featuring the voices of legendary actors Robert Morse (Mad Men) and Buddy Hackett. Watch it here.

The Miracle on 34th Street
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The Miracle on 34th Street

This is a 1955 made-for-TV version of the classic tale in which a young girl befriends a department store Santa Claus who claims to be the real thing. It is an excellent adaptation, starring Thomas Mitchell as Santa and Sandy Descher as the girl who believes him. Watch it here.

Shadow Island Mysteries: The Last Christmas
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Shadow Island Mysteries: The Last Christmas

If you like a little mystery with your holiday cheer, try this one on for size: Claire's grandfather, Raymond La Foret, summons the entire La Foret family to Shadow Island for a Christmas reunion. However, on Christmas Eve, Raymond announces that he is dying, and that since this will be their last Christmas together, he has constructed a game especially for the occasion. Watch it here.

The Wizard's Christmas
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The Wizard's Christmas

This 2014 cartoon features a wizard's apprentice who makes an amazing discovery that could reinstate the lost magic of Christmas — or destroy it forever. There's also a 2016 follow-up called The Wizard's Christmas: Return of the Snow King. Watch it here.

Scrooged
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Scrooged

In one of the best holiday comedies of all time, Bill Murray stars as a modern Ebenezer Scrooge. This '80s revamp of the classic Charles Dickens tale comes with an especially great turn from Carol Kane as the Ghost of Christmas Present. Watch it here.