Not only do most of these stories go against all our beliefs and values as workaholic women who live in big cities, but they also aren’t as horny as we typically prefer our movies to be. And yet, we all watch them at this time of year. For whatever reason, they hit the spot like a cup of hot chocolate on a cold, snowy, Christmas night. The thing is, there are so many of these movies that sifting through the really bad to get to the good (The Preacher’s Wife, Last Holiday) to the good-bad (let’s be honest, most Hallmark Holiday movies all fall on the so-bad-it’s-good spectrum) can be tough, and a lot of these Best Romantic Holiday Movies roundups are as white as the snow that falls at the most pivotal moments in said films. But as we know, the best Christmas movies are Black. There are the classics (like This Christmas and Best Man Holiday) and in the past few years, we’ve seen a new crop of corny rom-com queens emerge like Kat Graham, Christina Milian, Kelly Rowland, Tia and Tamara Mowry, and BRANDY (!!) just to name a few. So, here’s a breakdown of the best and the most earnest (read: corniest, most comforting, oddly calming) Black Christmas movies you should watch this season.
