Best Christmas Movies Ever! Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		4.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		3.0
Overall		4.0

Best Christmas Movies Ever! Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman October 2, 2025

This appealing documentary evidently aired in a somewhat redacted form on the CW, a network whose acronym must stand for Christmas way early (yeah, I know it doesn't work, but you get the idea). Chances are your favorite Christmas or even Christmas adjacent film is at least mentioned in this virtual catalog, and along with all of the expected films listed, there are at least a few that may be included a bit surprisingly (including Eyes Wide Shut, which was evidently too controversial to be included in the CW broadcast version).

The documentary is split into various "categories", like films featuring nice or naughty Santas, love stories that take place during the holiday season, and/or television specials with a Christmas focus. A gobsmacking array of titles is run through, with many snippets from a lot of the films and television productions mentioned. What is maybe most interesting, if tangential, is the kind of daffy assemblage of talking heads, which includes critics, authors, and a frankly kind of weird concatenation of actors from various properties in the Star Trek franchise, including Brent Spiner, Denise Crosby and Terry Farrell. This may be due to the allusive comments about Patrick Stewart's own A Christmas Carol, but Stewart himself is not among the talking heads.

Best Christmas Movies Ever! Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Best Christmas Movies Ever! is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of MVD Visual's MVD Rewind imprint with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in various aspect ratios (matching the OARs of the films), but with all of the contemporary interview segments in 1.78:1. As expected, the snippets from films can have variable quality, but overall look at least decent. The newly shot interview segments are sharp and well detailed, with some Christmas-y lights typically shining in the background to give the palette a little pop.

Best Christmas Movies Ever! Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Best Christmas Movies Ever! features DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 2.0 options. Frankly, the surround track doesn't contribute a ton of new immersion, and the stereo track will probably suffice just fine for a lot of listeners. Both tracks deliver the archival film soundtracks and newly recorded interviews without any issues. Optional English subtitles are available.

Best Christmas Movies Ever! Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

• Deleted / Extended Scenes (HD; 28:47)


• Best Christmas Movies Ever: Live at Galaxycon (HD; 40:45) is a Q & A.


• Original Theatrical Trailer (HD; 1:26)


• Audio Commentary features co-producers Mark A. Altman and Scott Mantz, both of whom somewhat hilariously announce they're Jewish.

The keepcase has a reversible sleeve and encloses a folded mini poster. Packaging features a slipcover.

Best Christmas Movies Ever! Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Probably my favorite Christmas movie, 1970's musical version of A Christmas Carol Scrooge, shows up early and recurs thereafter, so I knew I wouldn't have any big problems with this overview. My hunch is considering the sheer glut of titles mentioned in this piece most other fans' appetites will also be whetted. Recommended.