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On the JJ Barnes Blog, I check out research from experts at New Casinos to find which is the best value streaming service to watch Christmas movies on this year!

Christmas films are an absolute highlight of my Christmas season. Whether it’s old fashioned romcoms like Love Actually, goofy comedies like Elf, or something a bit darker, like Krampus, I’m in for it. And, of course, I’ve always got to watch Die Hard!

So, with that in mind, if you’re going to choose a platform to get the best value for money, and still get as many Christmas movies watched as possible, which should you pick?

Best Value Streaming Services

To answer the questions, experts at New Casinos analysed the top 100 Christmas films with the most IMDB votes to get an index score for each film based on their position in the ranking. The score of each film was given to Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney+, if available with a subscription, then totalled to find the film index score. This was then divided by the monthly subscription fee to determine the final value score.

Streaming service	Subscription price p/m	Film index score	Value score
Netflix	£6.99	1681.92	240.62
Amazon Prime	£8.99	1657.11	184.33
Disney+	£7.99	1386.19	173.49

Netflix

With a value score of 240.62, combined with the cheapest subscription fee of £6.99, Netflix takes the title of the best value streaming service for Christmas films. The platform boasts the highest film index score, so take your pick from family films like The Christmas Chronicles or comedies such as The Office Christmas Party.

Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime is in second place, with a value score of 184.33. It has the highest fee of the three streaming services at £8.99, but its high film index score of 1657.11 still makes it an excellent choice. If you particularly enjoy a Christmas classic, the subscription includes films such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), It’s a Wonderful Life, and the beloved rom-com Love Actually for no extra cost.

Disney+

In third place is Disney+, with a value score of 173.49. While the streaming service may not be the best value of the three, it does offer some of the top Christmas films with the most IMDB votes that we all know and love, such as Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Christmas Films

“As we enter the Christmas period, nothing gets us feeling more festive than cosying up and watching a Christmas film – but with a range of streaming services, there can be uncertainty as to which one can fulfil our desires without splurging too much,” said a spokesperson from New Casinos. “It’s interesting to see just how much higher the Netflix value score is than Amazon’s, and it is certainly useful to see where our money is better spent.”

The index score of the films were awarded to each of the streaming services, including Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime, if the film is available for no extra fee on the platform with a subscription, and added together to discover the total film index score for each service. Finally, the value score was calculated by dividing the film index score by the subscription fee to determine which streaming service is the worthiest of your money for Christmas films.

Top 100 Christmas Movies

#	Movie	IMDB votes	Index	Netflix	Disney+	Amazon Prime
1	Home Alone	565,100	100.00		1
2	Love Actually	479,942	98.77			1
3	It’s a Wonderful Life	453,797	98.34			1
4	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	353,482	96.46		1
5	The Nightmare Before Christmas	338,279	96.13		1
6	Elf	266,596	94.33
7	How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)	246,191	93.73			1
8	The Polar Express	207,629	92.44
9	National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation	187,985	91.69
10	Klaus	148,581	89.91	1
11	Bad Santa	144,224	89.69
12	Just Friends	119,139	88.25	1
13	Home Alone 3	117,227	88.12		1
14	The Santa Clause	116,620	88.09		1
15	A Christmas Carol (2009)	115,887	88.04		1
16	Jingle All The Way	104,491	87.26
17	Scrooged	100,609	86.97
18	Office Christmas Party	80,402	85.28	1		1
19	Last Christmas	78,102	85.06
20	The Christmas Chronicles	72,562	84.50	1
21	Four Christmases	72,478	84.49			1
22	The Grinch	70,667	84.30
23	A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas	70,070	84.24
24	Holidate	65,769	83.76	1
25	Arthur Christmas	59,362	82.99			1
26	The Muppet Christmas Carol	58,595	82.89		1
27	The Santa Clause 2	57,454	82.74		1
28	How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)	51,684	81.94
29	A Bad Moms Christmas	51,121	81.86			1
30	Christmas with the Kranks	49,848	81.67			1
31	Miracle on 34th Street (1947)	47,947	81.37
32	Fred Claus	44,118	80.75
33	White Christmas	42,780	80.51
34	Black Christmas	41,401	80.27
35	Tokyo Godfathers	40,683	80.13	1
36	Happiest Season	39,547	79.92
37	The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause	37,921	79.60		1
38	A Charlie Brown Christmas	37,749	79.57
39	Miracle on 34th Street (1994)	37,113	79.44
40	Jack Frost	36,960	79.41	1		1
41	The Nutcracker and the Four Realms	33,725	78.72		1	1
42	The Shop Around the Corner	33,508	78.67
43	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	31,821	78.28
44	An Affair to Remember	30,836	78.04		1
45	The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two	30,016	77.84	1
46	The Princess Switch	28,292	77.39	1
47	Deck the Halls	28,273	77.39	1		1
48	Bad Santa 2	25,823	76.70	1		1
49	Fatman	25,254	76.53
50	The Ref	25,016	76.46
51	Surviving Christmas	24,826	76.40
52	Meet Me In St. Louis	24,629	76.34
53	Scrooge (1951)	22,949	75.81
54	Noelle	21,629	75.36		1
55	A Christmas Prince	19,791	74.69	1
56	Frosty the Snowman	18,736	74.28
57	Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey	18,580	74.22	1
58	The Knight Before Christmas	18,110	74.02	1
59	The Bishop’s Wife	17,998	73.98			1
60	Home Sweet Home Alone	16,919	73.51		1
61	Holiday	16,514	73.33
62	8-Bit Christmas	16,231	73.20
63	The Man Who Invented Christmas	16,222	73.19			1
64	Saving Christmas	15,974	73.08			1
65	The Best Man Holiday	15,923	73.05
66	Holiday Inn	15,449	72.82
67	A Christmas Carol (1984)	15,096	72.65
68	Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town	15,059	72.63
69	The Snowman	14,727	72.46
70	Santa Claus: The Movie	13,558	71.84
71	Blackadder’s a Christmas Carol	13,209	71.64			1
72	Mickey’s Christmas Carol	12,960	71.50		1
73	Christmas Inheritance	11,877	70.84	1
74	The Nativity Story	11,695	70.72
75	The Princess Switch: Switched Again	11,690	70.72	1
76	Operation Christmas Drop	11,675	70.71	1
77	Bell Book and Candle	11,490	70.59
78	Scrooge (1970)	10,974	70.24			1
79	Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas	10,904	70.19		1
80	A Christmas Prince: the Royal Wedding	10,858	70.16	1
81	I’ll Be Home for Christmas	10,714	70.06		1
82	A Christmas Horror Story	10,685	70.04
83	Nativity	10,612	69.99	1		1
84	Santa’s Slay	10,309	69.77			1
85	The Holiday Calendar	10,250	69.73	1
86	A California Christmas	9,999	69.54	1
87	Noel	9,972	69.52
88	The Year Without a Santa Claus	9,934	69.49
89	Christmas in Connecticut	9,876	69.45
90	A Christmas Carol (1999)	9,547	69.19
91	This Christmas	9,539	69.18			1
92	A Christmas Princess	8,394	68.22
93	The Bells of St. Mary’s	8,347	68.18
94	A Christmas Carol (1938)	7,513	67.38
95	The Spirit of Christmas	7,406	67.27
96	A Merry Christmas Miracle	7,109	66.96
97	March of the Wooden Soldiers	6,920	66.76
98	A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby	6,907	66.75	1
99	12 Dates of Christmas	6,905	66.74		1
100	Almost Christmas	6,869	66.70			1