Season of streaming: How to watch holiday classics this Christmas

There are a lot of classic Christmas movies.

So many, that sometimes good ones slip through the cracks.

The classics, like “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” “Christmas Story,” and “Elf,” are annual appointment TV, but what about the second tier movies?

There are others that should be watched regularly around the holidays, and now with streaming, it can’t be any easier.

Here is a list of movies you might want to watch and how to watch them:

'Bad Santa'

The funniest holiday movie of all time with Billy Bob Thorton working as a corrupt Santa who rips off malls can be watched on Paramount+ and Pluto, the free internet streaming service. Don’t get fooled into watching the sequel though.

'Love Actually'

This one is for the ladies. I think any movie starring Hugh Grant is for the ladies. That’s not to say he’s hot. I just can’t think of any movie he’s in that I would watch. This London love story can be enjoyed on Netflix, as well as AMC and AMC+.

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'White Christmas'

This movie featuring Bing Crosby tap dancing with Danny Kaye is a true classic. Younger people may have missed it, but good news. You can catch it on Netflix and on Fawesome.tv.

'Christmas Eve on Sesame Street'

We all know Oscar is a jerk, but without him being a jerk, we’d never have the most underrated Christmas special of all times. While Big Bird is the star, Cookie Monster steals the show. This is available to stream on Max.

'A Charlie Brown Christmas'

The show that taught us the joy of the holiday isn’t impacted by the size of your tree is arguably the best Charlie Brown special. Like all of them, the special is available on Apple TV+.

'The Family Stone'

A chick flick that is pretty watchable considering it stars Luke Wilson, from "Old School" and Rachel McAdams, who was in "Wedding Crashers." It’s definitely a movie for those who want heartwarming and funny. It’s available on Hulu and FXM.

'The Santa Clause'

Another great movie that should have passed on the sequels, Tim Allen turns into Santa Claus. Having all that experience working in home improvement probably greatly helped him assemble the toys. This is on Disney+.

'The Muppet Christmas Carol'

There are a lot of takes on the Dickens’ classic, Scrooge, but only one involves Muppets, so that makes this the finest one on the market. It’s on Disney+.

'Miracle on 34th Street'

There are many versions of this classic, but the one you want to watch is the one starring Maureen O’Hara, John Payne and Edmund Gwenn from 1947, and you can see it on Prime Video, Hulu, AMC and Disney+.

'Santa’s Slay'

We needed a horror movie on here and what’s better than Bill Goldberg playing a demonic Santa? The answer is nothing. It’s streaming on SYFY.

Looking for more? Here are some other movies to stream this season.

Netflix

• "Klaus"

• "The Noel Diary"

• "The Christmas Chronicles"

Max

• "A Christmas Story Christmas"

• "Polar Express"

• "A Christmas Carol"

Disney Plus

• "The Nightmare Before Christmas"

• "Toy Story that Time Forgot"

• "Jingle All the Way"

Hulu

• Polar Express

• Happiest Season

Apple TV

• Mariah Carey's "Magical Christmas Special"

Prime Video

• Scrooged

• Shrek the Halls

• Last Christmas

Peacock

• Almost Christmas

• This Christmas

• Krampus

Tubi

• Better Watch Out

• Black Christmas

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: How to stream Christmas movies? Here's where the classics are