56 Best Christmas Movies on Netflix to Add to Your Holiday Watch List
Time to get your Christmas binge on!
Once you've gotten your holiday shopping done with the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, snagged the coolest stocking stuffers, and exchanged gifts with your besties, there's still plenty more holiday fun to be had. One of the best ways to celebrate the season is to have the ultimate movie night with Netflix Christmas movies. The streaming service has a wide variety of holiday films that the whole family will love, including yuletide romantic comedies like Love Hard and whimsical small-town Christmas miracles like Lindsay Lohan's Falling for Christmas. You can also have a major movie marathon with royal franchises like The Princess Switch and A Christmas Prince or indulge in a miniseries like Dash & Lily for an extra dose of holiday spirit.
No matter if you're walking in a winter wonderland or celebrating the festive season poolside, there's nothing like cozying up next to your loved ones to binge-watch the best Christmas movies on Netflix. So, throw those mini marshmallows in your hot cocoa and grab your coziest blanket, because the go-to streamer has the ultimate Christmas movie list. If you're looking for a way to stay busy while you anxiously anticipate Santa's arrival, check out this list of the best Christmas movies on Netflix with your loved ones.
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery (2022)
This holiday special, based on the satirical series that follows quirky detective Terry Seattle (Will Arnett) solving crimes, has two celebrity guest stars playing themselves: Jason Bateman and Maya Rudolph.
The goal? To solve the mystery of who murdered Santa. The catch? Neither Jason nor Maya have a script for the special; they are honestly winging it before our eyes.
I Believe in Santa (2022)
What would you do if the person you fell in love with still believed in Santa Claus? That's what one woman must decide in this holiday rom-com.
Holiday in the Wild (2019)
After learning her husband doesn't love her anymore, Kate (Kristin Davis) decides to go on what was supposed to be their second honeymoon trip to Zambia by herself. There, she meets a handsome pilot named Derek (Rob Lowe) and the duo quickly become involved in saving a baby elephant whose mother had been killed by poachers.
Bonding with the animal at the sanctuary — as well as with Derek — Kate decides to extend her trip through the holidays for one truly memorable vacation.
Christmas on Mistletoe Farm (2022)
A widowed father of five inherits a farm around Christmastime and takes his kids there, but the adjustment is tougher on him than it is for his rambunctious children.
A Not So Merry Christmas (2022)
A grouchy man is forced to relive Christmas over and over again after he wakes up and learns a year has passed while he was sleeping.
Falling for Christmas (2022)
In her newest movie, Lindsay Lohan plays a spoiled hotel heiress who gets into a skiing accident and suffers from total amnesia. A widowed bed and breakfast owner (played by Glee star Chord Overstreet) takes her under his wing in the days leading up to Christmas.
Christmas Flow (2021)
In this 3-episode French miniseries, a famous rapper and a tenacious journalist cross paths and unexpectedly fall for each other during the holiday season. Will their budding romance last despite their differences?
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022)
Watch the latest musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, the story of Ebenezer Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future that visit him one Christmas Eve.
The Noel Diary (2022)
While clearing out his childhood home, novelist Jake Turner meets Rachel Campbell, who is searching for her birth mother. Together, they help each other uncover the truths of their families’ pasts.
The Claus Family (2020)
When he finds out his grandfather is Santa Claus, a kid named Jules has to help him deliver his presents across the globe. The only problem? Jules hates Christmas.
The Claus Family 2 (2021)
In The Claus Family's sequel, Jules spends another holiday with his grandfather to spread cheer until he comes across a letter with an unusual holiday wish.
Alien Xmas (2020)
This animated, stop-motion short chronicles the first alien Christmas, after a group of extraterrestrials arrive on Earth and plan to steal all of the presents and holiday spirit. But one alien, X, quickly learns that giving is a whole lot better than taking.
Dash & Lily (2020)
Though this one is *technically* a limited series, you'll want to watch all six episodes in one sitting. Dash hates Christmas and Lily loves it. As the two write to each other through the pages of a red notebook that they exchange throughout the holidays, Lily tries to convince Dash that Christmas is the best.
Holidate (2020)
In this rom-com, two strangers pair up to be each other's dates for all of their upcoming celebrations, from weddings to holidays. Of course, they also attend Christmas Day festivities together.
Christmas With You (2022)
Hoping to pen a hit holiday song, pop star Angelina travels to small-town New York to fulfill a young fan’s Christmas wish. She expected to spread some Christmas cheer — falling in love was a surprise present.
Midnight at Magnolia (2020)
Two longtime friends and radio hosts fake a relationship in hopes of ushering in new listeners and getting their show nationally syndicated.
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square (2020)
It's a holly Dolly Christmas in this musical spectacular. Christmas on the Square follows a cold-hearted woman who sets out to sell a small town with no regard for the community of people living there. It takes an angel in the form of country star Dolly Parton to change her mind.
Christmas with a Prince (2018)
A pediatrician develops feelings for a prince after he's injured in a ski accident.
A Christmas Prince (2017)
A journalist stumbles into an unsuspected holiday romance while on an international trip to uncover the important details about a young prince on his way to becoming king.
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding (2018)
In the sequel to A Christmas Prince, we see the continuation of Amber and the prince's love story as the prep to take the next step of their relationship and get married!
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