Trademark vacation motion pictures: You know ’em, you love ’em. But the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & & Mysteries do not have a monopoly on the best produced television holiday films. In reality, many of our all-time favorites are discovered on Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, and ABC, with its The Wonderful World of Disney series.
What Millennial didn’t grow up caring at least among the lots of Disney Channel Original Movies or gather around the television to catch the best of a Wonderful World of Disney film on a relaxing Friday night at home? While the YA channel and ABC series have actually decreased their holiday movie making over the years, there are some bona fide classics that might have made our list of the 50 Best Holiday Movies and Specials of All Time list had we only had more area.
In the spirit of the vacations, we’re compiling a list (and examining it two times) of some of the most widely known vacation television movies produced the entire family to enjoy. You’ll discover mainly live-action titles on the list, but there are two animated special episodes that this list would be remiss to leave out.
Here, we rank 10 vacation movies and specials from Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, and The Terrific World of Disney from worst to best, plus let you understand where to stream them.