Favorite Christmas Movies in Maryland

What Are Maryland’s Favorite Christmas Movies?

Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone and December is well upon us, it’s high time for Americans of all ages to curl up with that special bit of American cinema that brings about the maximum amount of seasonal joy.

Using Google Trends, BetMaryland.com – where the best Maryland sports betting promos await you all year long – looked at the most popular Christmas movies of Maryland residents. We analyzed internet search results for each movie over the past three Christmases. The selections included the 40 most popular Christmas movies over the past year, a list based on global traffic from AhRefs.

Favorite Christmas Movies of Maryland Residents

Rank	Christmas Movies	Interest Over Time
1	Home Alone	9
2	How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)	8
3	The Polar Express	6
T4	Elf	5
T4	A Christmas Story	5
T4	National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation	5

In many states that we surveyed, one holiday-themed movie stood out among a crowded field.

That film is Chris Columbus’ 1990 film “Home Alone,” which brought home the highest search interest score of any Christmas film in the Old-Line State, with a total of nine during the period in question.

Now considered a holiday classic, “Home Alone” stars a youthful Macaulay Culkin getting into all sorts of hijinks. When we did this research last year, this movie was at the top of our list, and “Home Alone” defended its title in Maryland as the favorite in 2024.

Which Other Movies Are Maryland’s Holiday Favorites?

Other Maryland favorites this year for the Christmas season included “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” (eight search interest score) and “The Polar Express” (six).

Three more films tie for the fourth spot on our list among state residents: “Elf,” “A Christmas Story” and “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” — all of which had a search interest score of five.

But in the state, no film holds the sway come Christmas time that “Home Alone” does some 34 years after its initial release. The comedy film is still beating out a handful of seasonal classics in Maryland this year.

And for more cheer, check out our story on Christmas trees in Maryland and whether residents prefer the real thing or an artificial tree.

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Christopher Boan

Christopher Boan writes for BetMaryland.com and has been covering sports and sports betting for more than seven years, with experience at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.2021-08-02