Spanish Christmas films

By Marta Díaz on Thursday, December 11, 2025

Christmas is here! The most musical and colorful time of the year has arrived and is here to stay, at least for the entire month of December. Even if you're a bit of a Grinch, you can't deny that Christmas movies are everywhere, and you've probably enjoyed at least one of them.

To celebrate this time of year, Enforex brings you the best Christmas movies in Spanish, or dubbed into Spanish, so you can learn vocabulary, expressions, and much more from home this holiday season. Are you ready to put on your Santa Claus an>hat and enjoy a good movie on the couch this year?an>

Learning Spanish has never been easier. Keep reading to discover our Top 10 Christmas movies in Spanish.

Reyes contra Santa (2022)

Let’s start with a Spanish Christmas movie where the Three Wise Men clash with Santa Claus to discover who is the real star of Christmas. A comedy full of humor, exaggeration, colloquial expressions, surprises, and competition. Expand your vocabulary from home, practice your listening skills, and have a good time with this Christmas movie.

El refugio (The Refuge, 2021)

The Refuge is a Spanish film that tells the story of a family trapped in a mountain hotel during Christmas. Conflicts and reconciliations between family members gradually unfold.

With this Spanish film, you can discover vocabulary related to family, and expressions of reconciliation. The dialogues are full of humor, with everyday topics and, often, based on misunderstandings.

La leyenda de Klaus (The Legend of Klaus, 2019)

The Legend of Klaus is a Spanish animated film that was nominated for an Oscar and a Goya Award in 2019. It tells the origin of the legend of Santa Claus by following the story of a postman who arrives in a small frozen village, where he meets Klaus and unleashes all the magic of Christmas.

With this Christmas movie, you will learn everyday vocabulary and professions, expressions of friendship and generosity, and how to construct stories with a narrator and simple dialogues. A real Christmas gem that you can't miss.

El Grinch (The Grinch, 2018)

A classic, but this time anti-Christmas, is The Grinch. This 2018 animated version tells the story of The Grinch, a grumpy green creature who sets out to steal Christmas from the inhabitants of Whoville, until he meets Cindy Lou, a 6-year-old girl, and together they discover the true Christmas spirit.

Learn simple humor and sarcasm in Spanish with this Christmas movie, vocabulary about emotions, and physical characteristics of people.

Arthur Christmas (2011)

This Christmas movie follows the story of Arthur, Santa's son, who must deliver a lost gift before Christmas is over. In Arthur Christmas, you will discover a unique story, learn expressions of urgency in Spanish, verb tenses, and Christmas and technology vocabulary.

Cuento de Navidad (A Christmas Carol, 2009)

A Christmas Carol is a Christmas classic in both film and book form. Based on the novel by Charles Dickens, this version stars Jim Carrey and follows the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, who is visited by three ghosts who show him the past, present, and future to change his life.

With it, you will learn Christmas vocabulary and vocabulary related to negative emotions and redemption, as well as expressions of surprise and regret.

Polar Express (2004)

This Christmas movie is also well known and has been dubbed into Spanish, so you'll learn vocabulary related to transportation, travel, and expressions of amazement or adventure. The Polar Express tells the story of a boy who travels on a magical train to the North Pole, where he discovers the magic of Christmas.

Love Actually (2003)

Another Christmas classic is Love Actually. This film is ideal for learning colloquial expressions, vocabulary related to emotions and feelings, and the use of verb tenses if you watch the Spanish-dubbed version. Discover the romantic stories of several characters whose lives intertwine in London during Christmas.

Los Reyes Magos (The Three Wise Men, 2003)

This Spanish animated Christmas film follows the story of Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthazar, who are preparing for their journey to deliver gifts to the baby Jesus. During their journey, they will face challenges and adventures until they reach their destination. It is one of the first Spanish digitally animated films to be distributed internationally.

With this Christmas movie, you will learn Christmas and religious vocabulary, simple narrative structures in the past tense, and formal and polite phrases that the characters use all the time.

Solo en casa (Home Alone, 1990)

And finally, the classic among classics, the Christmas movie Home Alone. Starring Macaulay Culkin, this story is famous around the world, and you can enjoy it while learning vocabulary related to the home, household objects, and expressions of surprise or fear. Its humor and short sentences are typical of family Christmas comedies, especially if you watch it dubbed into Spanish.

The story follows Kevin, an 8-year-old boy who is left home alone when his family travels to Paris and forgets him, so he must defend his home from two burglars while his family is away.