There are probably thousands of Christmas movies out there. However, when it comes to Hanukkah-themed entertainment, there are decidedly fewer movies. Just as Adam Sandler once pointed out the lack of popularity of Hanukkah music in “The Hanukkah Song,” finding the right Hanukkah movie to watch during the holiday season is a difficult task.

But slowly but surely, this is beginning to change, and even Lifetime and Hallmark are embracing the pleasures of Chanukah. Here are some of the best Hanukkah movies to check out to get you in the holiday spirit.

It can be tough to be a Jewish kid celebrating Hanukkah when you're surrounded by Santa-worshipping classmates who look forward to the glitz and excitement of Christmas. All I Want Is Christmas (also known as Switchmas or Ira Finkelstein's Christmas) revolves around Ira Finkelstein (Elijah Nelson), who is sent to Florida to visit his grandparents for Hanukkah.

In a move not unlike Kevin in Home Alone, he secretly exchanges plane tickets with another boy, Mikey (Justin Howell), for a festive Washington town named Christmas Town. In “All I Want Is Christmas,” Ira and Mikey have the opportunity to experience a variety of holiday traditions and decide for themselves if the grass really is greener on the other side of the Hanukkah/Christmas fence. “The OC's” Seth Cohen has written a new film about the Christmas and Hanukkah While the holiday divide between the two seemed to have been resolved with a super-holiday called Chrismukkah, the culture clash that exists in December is still a topic ripe for the TV rom-com world. Kelly Jackle, the star of “Mistletoes & Menorahs,” plays Christy, a cog in the wheel of a major toy company. As luck would have it, her co-worker has a friend (Jake Epstein) who also needs to learn about Christmas traditions, and the two exchange Christmas knowledge. Inevitably, sparks fly. ►Rent/buy on Amazon or Apple

“Miracle in Full Court,” a 2003 Disney Channel original movie, recreates the original miracle of Hanukkah through a Jewish high school basketball team, where Hanukkah doesn't just happen The film is a film about a Jewish high school basketball team that is not just a Hanukkah event. Frustrated by the team's lack of success, Alex “Schlotz” Schlotzsky (Alex D. Linz) recruits former college basketball star Lamont Carr (Richard T. Jones) as the new coach. At first, the team is unfamiliar with his coaching techniques and has to fight to convince the school that Lamont should be the coach in the first place, but together they make it to the finals. Streaming on Disney Plus

Lifetime and Hallmark have been on the Christmas train for quite some time, but “The Eight Gifts of Hanukkah” is the latter channel's first production that is not a Christmas and Hanukkah mishmash as it has been, but a completely Jewish This will be the first production to revolve around the holiday. The film stars Inbal Lavie as Sarah Levin, a Jewish ophthalmologist. One day, Sara Levin begins receiving gifts from her secret lover. Intrigued by the gesture, Sara Levin embarks on a full-scale detective mission to find out who the owner of these gifts is. Hint: it's exactly who she least suspected. ►Stream on Hallmark Plus

Consider Adam Sandler as Hanukkah's biggest celebrity ambassador. He co-wrote and starred in the bawdy animated comedy Eight Crazy Nights in 2002, partly in an attempt to bring Hanukkah movies to Jewish audiences. In this film, Davey, the rough-and-tumble protagonist, plays a variety of characters, including court-ordered volunteer referee for a youth basketball league and befriends Whitey (also voiced by Sandler). Hidden deep within the vulgar sense of humor lies the essence of the film. This is probably why it still enjoys a cult following years after its release. Seth Rogen co-stars with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anthony Mackie as a trio of childhood friends who have a tradition of spending Christmas Eve together every year.

Their responsibilities as adults threaten their ability to continue this ritual, but they reunite one last time for a bizarre and ill-fated adventure in an attempt to find the elusive Nutcracker Ball, an event they have tried to attend for years on Christmas Eve. The Night Before may be centered around Christmas, but it is extremely Hanukkah: director Jonathan Levine developed the idea around a group of Jewish friends. They would get together every year to play pranks while everyone around them celebrated Christmas. Yael Groveglass and Jeremy Jordan play Molly and Jacob, who are set up by a matchmaker and hit it off immediately; if they want to continue their relationship, they must find a way to overcome obstacles in the form of pastrami.