Uncover the Best in Holiday Entertainment
Hallmark
Hallmark has long been synonymous with the holiday season. Their 47 films and four festive TV shows between October and December bring a cozy tradition that feels like coming home. Take, for instance, "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story." Premiering on November 30, it follows a die-hard Chiefs fan who falls for a team front-office employee while competing in the Fan of the Year contest. With familiar faces and themes, it's a must-watch. Here's Hallmark's full holiday film release schedule:
This Time Each Year (Oct. 24)
Operation Nutcracker (Oct. 25)
The Christmas Charade (Oct. 26)
The 5-Year Christmas Party (Oct. 27)
A Carol for Two (Nov. 1)
Our Holiday Story (Nov. 2)
Holiday Mismatch (Nov. 3)
Trivia at St. Nick’s (Nov. 8)
Santa Tell Me (Nov. 9)
‘Tis the Season to Be Irish (Nov. 10)
Christmas with the Singhs (Nov. 15)
Jingle Bell Run (Nov. 16)
Confessions of a Christmas Letter (Nov. 17)
A Novel Noel (Nov. 21)
Unwrapping Christmas: Lily’s Destiny (Nov. 21)
Christmas on Call (Nov. 22)
Three Wiser Men and a Boy (Nov. 23)
To Have and to Holiday (Nov. 24)
Christmas Under the Lights (Nov. 27)
Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle (Nov. 28)
Unwrapping Christmas: Olivia’s Reunion (Nov. 28)
A ’90s Christmas (Nov. 29)
Deck the Walls (Nov. 29)
Believe in Christmas (Nov. 30)
The Finnish Line (Dec. 1)
The Christmas Quest (Dec. 1)
A Dance in the Snow (Dec. 5)
Season’s Greetings from Cherry Lane (Dec. 5)
Private Princess Christmas (Dec. 6)
Sugarplummed (Dec. 7)
Leah’s Perfect Gift (Dec. 8)
All I Need for Christmas (Dec. 12)
Happy Holidays From Cherry Lane (Dec. 12)
Hanukkah on the Rocks (Dec. 13)
The Santa Class (Dec. 14)
Following Yonder Star (Dec. 15)
Trading Up Christmas (Dec. 19)
Deck the Halls on Cherry Lane (Dec. 19)
Happy Howlidays (Dec. 21)
Netflix
Netflix's new holiday movies this year are quite distinctive. Some are particularly spicy and feature shirtless scenes, setting them apart from Hallmark's more family-friendly offerings. Take "Hot Frosty," for example. Premiering on November 13, it tells the story of a widowed restaurant owner who accidentally brings a sweet and frequently topless snowman to life. With a PG rating and a supporting cast that includes Craig Robinson and Joe Lo Truglio, it's both sweet and genuinely funny. Here are the rest of Netflix's new 2024 holiday movies:
Meet Me Next Christmas (Nov. 6)
The Merry Gentlemen (Nov. 20)
Our Little Secret (Nov. 27)
That Christmas (Dec. 4)
A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter (Dec. 6)
Mary (Dec. 6)
Carry-On (Dec. 13)
Lifetime
Lifetime offers a mix of tried-and-true classic stories and some steamy offerings. Take "A Carpenter Christmas Romance," for instance. Premiering on December 21, it follows a novelist who retreats to her family home after facing backlash and reconnects with a former crush who's now a woodworker helping rebuild the town after a fire. Though the carpenter question isn't Sabrina or Jesus, it still features the favorite trope of a city girl returning home and falling for a small-town boy. Here are Lifetime's other holiday flicks:
Christmas at Plumhill Manor (Nov. 16)
Holiday in Happy Hollow (Nov. 17)
Christmas in the Spotlight (Nov. 23)
Sincerely, Truly Christmas (Nov. 24)
Bebe Winans’ We Three Kings (Nov. 30)
Make or Bake Christmas (Dec. 1)
A Very Merry Beauty Salon (Dec. 7)
How to Fall in Love by Christmas (Dec. 8)
The Holiday Junkie (Dec. 14)
Christmas on the Alpaca Farm (Dec. 15)
Engaged by Christmas (Dec. 22)
Great American Family
The Great American Christmas lineup on cable TV is back for a fourth year with 16 new films. President & CEO Bill Abbott emphasizes that the network stands out by offering faith-based films that embrace "the hope that the season transcends us all into our best selves." Take "A Cinderella Christmas Ball," for instance. Premiering on November 29, it follows a woman on a trip to a small European country in search of her birth parents and ends up becoming a dance instructor to a prince ahead of an important ball. It's like Cinderella meets Princess Diaries with a Dancing With the Stars twist. Here are the other films:
Christmas in Scotland (Oct. 19)
A Christmas Castle Proposal (Oct. 20)
A Vintage Christmas (Oct. 26)
The Fabric of Christmas (Nov. 2)
A Royal Christmas Ballet (Nov. 9)
A Christmas Less Traveled (Nov. 16)
A Little Women’s Christmas (Nov. 23)
Sleigh Bells and Sugarplums (Nov. 24)
Wreathmaker Christmas (Nov. 30)
Home Sweet Christmas (Dec. 1)
Once Upon a Christmas Wish (Dec. 7)
Get Him Back for Christmas (Dec. 14)
A Shelter and Season’s Greetings (Dec. 15)
Christmas by Candlelight (Dec. 21)
Coupled Up for Christmas (Dec. 22)
Other New Releases
It's not just Hallmark and Lifetime! Many streaming services and theaters have new holiday releases too. BET+ is making a name for itself with eight new seasonal movies this year. And let's not forget the theatrical releases vying for a spot as new Christmas classics. Take "Nutcrackers," for instance. Streaming on Hulu since November 29, it follows a workaholic who heads to a farm in rural Ohio to look after his four rowdy and recently orphaned nephews. It's sweet and chaotic, just like the holidays. Here are more new 2024 holiday films released in theaters, on Hulu and beyond:
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever — in theaters, Nov. 8
Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point — in theaters, Nov. 8
Red One — in theaters, Nov. 15
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland — Hulu, Nov. 15
An Almost Christmas Story — Disney+, Nov. 15
Dear Santa — Paramount+, Nov. 25
Brewster’s Millions: Christmas — BET+, Dec. 5
Too Many Christmases — BET+, Dec. 12
Mistletoe and Matrimony — OWN, Dec. 14
Queens of Christmas — BET+, Dec. 19
A Country Music Christmas — UPtv, Dec. 21
Blended Christmas — BET+, Dec. 25