The 6 Best Christmas-Themed Movies You’re (Kind Of) Allowed to Watch Year-Round

I have to admit, I love Christmas movies, and the cheesier the better.

I’m the person who starts watching Christmas movies in August every year, and no matter how hard I try to resist, I just can’t help myself. I use the excuse that I’m ‘grading papers’ (very inefficiently, I might add) while I watch them, but who am I kidding.

Since I’ve already binged on nearly a dozen (I just realized how crazy that sounds..) Hallmark movies and we’re not even halfway through November yet, I figured many of you out there would appreciate this quick blog post.

If you’re anything like me and you can’t handle waiting until the ‘official’ season’s festivities start after Thanksgiving, here are 5 Christmas-y movies you can kind of get away with watching, no matter what time of year the mood strikes:

1. “Serendipity”- It may get treated like a Christmas movie, but technically it isn’t, so go for it.
2. “Love Actually”- According to the title of an article by ThinkProgress.org, ‘‘Love Actually’ Isn’t a Romantic Comedy or A Christmas Movie. It’s A Tragedy.’ Despite this depressing article, we all love Love Actually, so pop it in whenever you want to watch a quality film.
3. “Just Friends”- The plot takes place around the holiday season, but I don’t think anyone would classify this as an official Christmas movie, so you’re fully allowed to indulge with this one.
4. “Elf”- I’ve talked to plenty of people who aren’t that big on the holidays who watch this movie whenever they want a good laugh, so grab some spaghetti with maple syrup and enjoy this Will Ferrell flick!
5. “Sundays at Tiffany’s”- Okay, this one is probably meant for the holiday season only, but it’s more of a standard chick flick than anything else. I just adore this movie, and I watch it/mostly listen to it probably 3 times a year while I’m taking care of household stuff and I feel like treating myself to something Christmas-y, even when it’s 95 degrees outside.
6. “Four Christmases”- Despite the name, this one is completely appropriate year-round, and I think I could get some other people to agree with me on this one. Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn are not your standard actors for Christmas movies, it’s just a hilarious comedy, end of discussion.

To end this post, and in the spirit of the upcoming season, here is an (initially accidental) Twas the Night Before Christmas-ish rhyme for you..

“For those who have wrapped the presents and put up the tree,
you have my permission to go watch these 6 almost Christmas movies,
completely guilt free.”

Happy living!