Christmas movies streaming on Netflix, Disney, Hulu, Amazon, Apple Tv

From animated films like Polar Express and Frosty the Snowman to festive classics like Home Alone and Elf, there’s a long list of holiday moves on countless streaming services to get you in the holiday spirit.

Millions also enjoyed some new buzz-worthy movies in 2024, including Lindsey Lohan’s “Our Little Secret,” which attracted more than 3,293,332 U.S. households from Nov. 1 to Dec. 10, according to a Forbes report. In comparison, the new Christmas movie #2, Chabert’s Hot frostyalso on Netflix, garnered 2,332,865 viewers over the same period.

With so many Christmas movies streaming on Netflix, Disney, Hulu, and more, we’ve put together a list of Christmas movies you can watch for free right now:

Netflix

The Christmas Chronicles (2018)

Synopsis: The story of sister and brother Kate and Teddy Pierce, whose Christmas Eve plan to capture Santa Claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey most children can only dream of.

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With Kurt Russell, Darby Camp and Judah Lewis.

A Boy Called Christmas (2021)

Summary: In this Santa Claus origin story, an ordinary boy – with a trusty pet mouse and a reindeer by his side – goes on an extraordinary adventure to find his father, who is searching for the fabled village of Elfhelm.

With Maggie Smith.

Family Change (2023)

Summary: When the Walkers wake up to a full-body change through a chance encounter with an astrology reader, can they unite to snag a promotion, a college interview, a record deal and a football tryout?

Starring Jennifer Garner, Ed Helms and Emma Myers.

Our Little Secret (2024)

Synopsis: Two disgruntled exes are forced to awkwardly spend Christmas together after learning their new partners are siblings.

With Lindsay Lohan and Kristin Chenoweth.

Hot Frosty (2024)

Content: The widow Kathy magically brings a snowman to life. His innocence helps her heal and find love again. They become friends before the holidays, but he is doomed.

Starring Lacey Chabert and Dustin Milligan.

Christmas movies on Disney Plus

Home Alone (1990)

Synopsis: An eight-year-old troublemaker who left by mistake alone at homewho has to defend his house against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.

Starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern.

Jingle All the Way (1996)

Synopsis: A father vows to give his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out and he has to travel all over town and compete with everyone else to find one.

With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad and Phil Hartman.

A Christmas Story (2009)

Ebenezer Scrooge, a stingy old moneylender, is visited by three Christmas ghosts on Christmas Eve. Scrooge embarks on a journey of self-redemption to change his miserly ways.

With Jim Carrey.

Santa Claus (1994)

Synopsis: When a man accidentally does something Santa Claus When he falls from his roof on Christmas Eve, he is magically recruited to take his place.

With Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold and Wendy Crewson.

Christmas movies on Amazon Prime Video:

Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

Synopsis: Luther and Nora Krank decide to skip the film Christmas all together until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they have to celebrate at the last minute.

With Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis and Dan Aykroyd.

Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure

Content: A Christmas elf accidentally takes off on Santa’s sleigh, lands in a small town and loses the magical toy bag. Beethoven must save the elf, free the bag from greedy crooks, and get the sleigh back to Santa in time to save Christmas.

With Tom Arnold.

Frosty the Snowman (1969)

Synopsis: The story of a living snowman and a little girl who fight to escape a greedy wizard who wants the snowman’s magic hat.

The Nutcracker (1993)

On Christmas Eve, a little girl named Marie falls asleep after a party in her house and dreams of a fantastic world where toys become larger than life.

With Macaulay Culkin.

Hulu

Eleven (2003)

Summary: Raised as plus-sized ElevenBuddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn’t know he exists.

Starring Will Ferrell, James Caan and Zooey Deschanel.

The Polar Express (2004)

Summary: On Christmas Eve, a young boy takes the Polar Express on a magical adventure to the North Pole and learns about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.

Starring Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola and Michael Jeter.

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)

Summary: The Griswold family’s plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a major disaster.

Starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo and Juliette Lewis.

Jack Frost (1998)

Content: A father who cannot keep his promises dies in a car accident. He returns a year later as a snowman, one last chance to make things right with his son before he disappears forever.

Starring Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston and Joseph Cross.

Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

Synopsis: A lawyer and a little girl must prove that a man who claims to be Santa Claus is real.

With Elizabeth Perkins and Dylan McDermott.

Christmas movies on Apple TV:

Spirited (2022)

Synopsis: A musical version of Charles Dickens’ story about a miserly misanthrope who is taken on a magical journey.

Starring Will Ferrel, Ryan Reynolds and Octavia Spencer.

A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

Summary: Charlie Brown is depressed by the commercialism he sees around him and tries to find a deeper meaning in Christmas.

A Sudden Fall of Christmas (2004)

Plot: An American couple brings their 10-year-old daughter to her grandfather’s hotel in Italy to tell her they are breaking up. Hoping to bring them back together, she asks to have one last Christmas together, even if it is August.

With Danny DeVito.

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