The definitive ranking of holiday movie couples

It’s the most romantic time of the year! As you nestle all snug on your couch and watch movies that everyone’s talking about, you’ll fall in love all over again with the greatest pairings that holiday films have ever given us. But which adorable duo is the all-time greatest? See who sits at the top of the tree in our countdown of 15 legendary Christmas couples, ahead.

Harry and Karen seemed to have it all, but somehow it wasn’t enough for him, and now life will always be a little bit worse.

It’s not a great sign when the main thing holding a couple together is a shared refusal to acknowledge their families or otherwise confront reality.

I’m sorry, but I refuse to believe that Buddy has the life experience or emotional maturity to be in a functional relationship.

Miles and Iris are both absolutely lovely people, there’s just never any evidence of attraction between them — the accidental boob graze does not count — until the moment Miles volunteers to fly halfway around the world to spend New Year’s with her.

Jamie and Aurelia are cute. Obviously they are soul mates because sometimes they say the same things in different languages without realizing the other is saying the same thing in a different language. Right? I mean, that’s how love works, right?

Obviously Jack and Sally are iconic. But also, he could stand to be a little less self-absorbed, and she could definitely hold out for someone who isn’t totally dismissive of her consistently accurate insight.

They’re such an obvious perfect pair, it doesn’t even matter that their romance is so contrived!

With Miles and Iris as such an afterthought, The Holiday’s real love story falls on Graham and Amanda, the latter of whom hasn’t cried since she was 15. Guess who teaches her how to feel again?!

They aren’t Love Actually’s greatest love story, but David and Natalie are the best couple among the Christmas classic’s various pairings. He sees past her potty mouth! She sees past his PM-ness! Chocolate biscuits for everyone!   

These two like each other, just the way they are. And what more could we ask for in a perfect Christmas couple?

We admit that Esther’s Grandpa is a better dancer than John Truitt. But when the sneaky old man twirls her around the Christmas tree and she waltzes back out on the other side in the boy next door’s arms, it’s nothing short of a St. Louis miracle.

We dedicate this No. 2 position to all Mr. and Mrs. Cratchits across all Christmas Carols. But what better couple to represent this sweet pair than Kermit and Miss Piggy?

No contest. It really is a wonderful life for George and Mary Bailey, but how could it not be when they have each other?