Save this article to read it later.
Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection.
By the time mid-December rolls around, its nearly impossible to navigate the pine-scented morass of made-for-TV viewing options.
This is largely because, despite the deluge, most holiday movies remain the same.
Here is some help finding it (on an entertainment platform near you) this season.
The Categories:
Note: This list does not include theatrical releases.
Sorry,Violent Night.
But only an incredibly convenient storm can force them to spend the holidays together again.
Do these people not have LinkedIn?
I mean, fair enough, its a boring website.
Who says late-stage capitalism cant be romantic?
In this case, the snowstorm is horny for philia only.
Small Town, Big Yule Energy
Skip to …
In this cinematic universe, the town of Gracious is known for helping troubled married couples.
If Gracious were real, maybe it could have saved what Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles had.
6.Christmas on Mistletoe Lake(November 10, Lifetime)
Every Christmas.
interior designer Reilly picks a random place on a map and travels there.
Will Reilly find herself under the mistletoe in Mistletoe Lake?
Also a famous TV star moves to the town and wants to be in its production ofA Christmas Carol.
It would be rude to ask for more from this one.
If iHeartRadio wanted her so badly, maybe it would have arranged a plane?
Sadly, this is not a Sheryl Crow biopic.
Like Best Picture winnerCODA, but make it Christmas.
Spoiler alert: Hes not dead.
Not sure about regular, nondenominational wishes, though.
He revisits his hometown around the holidays after his mom dies.
What is this, the Great American Family web link?
Maybe this optometrist could come to Kim Kardashians soulless white house?
Not AnotherA Christmas CarolAdaptation
Ghosts visit a grumpy man or a frigid bitch at Christmastime?
Public domain was a mistake (with the exception ofA Muppet Christmas Carol).
18.Spirited(November 18, Apple TV+)
Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds.Tap dancing.Sigh.
20.A Christmas Karen(November 18, on demand)
Scrooge, but shes a Karen.
21.Scrooge: A Christmas Carol(December 2, Netflix)
Another one!
These films represent this essential community.
The only problem is that the recipe is missing!
And now I have a migraine.
Carmy Berzattos Impact
Skip to…
This Christmas, companies that make Christmas films are aware that people really, really likedThe Bear.
Denise Richards is in it.
All that changes this year, however, when her friend sends her on a holiday cooking getaway.
Will she serve up food for the holidays, or will she serve up some generic heterosexual love?
Probably both with more of the latter.
Finally, theyre getting their deserved representation at Christmastime.
If he is so good at the internet, though, why cant he do this himself, hmmm?
Widows, Widowers, Etc.
Is there anything more Christmasy than the loss of a spouse?
And by that, I mean they fall back in love with each other because her husband is dead.
42.Candace Cameron Bure Presents: A Christmas …
Shell start believing again, however, when a new man comes into her life.
Faith is easy peasy!
in this film inspired by a Scotty McCreery song.
Women Named Madison
Itsnot just the capital city of Wisconsin.
Its a woman in a Christmas movie!
Unfortunately, her relationship with her boyfriend falls apart right at Christmastime.
These films attempt to deliver the same message but manage to make it about the industry.
Write what you know, I guess!
48.Lights, Camera, Christmas!
(November 5, Hallmark Channel)
Hallmark goes meta.
Nepo babies deserve representation, too!
Despite their differences (she is fun and he is a brick), love prevails.
Ashanti, Vivica A.
Fox, Eva Marcille, Robin Givens, Mckenzie Small, and Mel B star.
Tyler Hilton ofOne Tree Hill, Walk the Line,and having a lot of hair stars.
Money to Fund a Maple-Tree Farm Doesnt Grow on Trees
Regular farms are so 2010s.
The True Objective of Christmas?
Lying to Achieve a Personal Goal.
Many of them should be in some kind of jail.
After being mistaken for her boss by a hot man, Julianne pretends sheisher boss instead of correcting him.
), pretends shes writing a story about her estranged Cajun dad so she can get to know him.
He is played by Bruce Campbell.
Will this young liar learn a lesson at Christmastime?
Instead of coming clean about their past, the former couple pretend they dont know each other.
How she, a real-estate executive, did not know this beforehand does not need explanation.
Discovery+ Has Christmas Movies?
Batgirlnever got to seethe light of day, but these films did.
And that day is Christmas.
No sexuality activity at this drive-in, though.
Nonetheless, her parents HOA insists she participate in its holiday festivities.
Will they fall in love?
Will they save Christmas?
Are their weather predictions more reliable than the Apple Weather app?
Writing Is a Job That Women Do at Christmastime
Im literally doing it right now.
In this one, the writer is a childrens-book author played by Sarah Ramos ofParenthood.
Will Sophie selfishly use the doctor for a story?
Will there be any barn doors?
Will there be recognizable Christmas decor from Target?
The answer to all of these questions is yes.
Like all writers at Christmastime (speaking from experience), Carly learns about herselfandfinds love.
These films honor theLove ActuallyChristmasensemble concept while trying very hard not to beLove Actually.
Girlbaker is the New Girlboss
What does baking have to do with the holidays?Everything.
What is her fiances name?
Its Chad, so what couldpossiblygo wrong?
Because this film needs a plot, she finds herself at odds with the bakerys owner.
Life can be so crazy.
The Queen Is Dead, But Christmas Films About Royals Are Alive
With the sounds of bad accents.
), where she falls for a professor.
She Found Love in a Hometown Place
Hometowns arenotto be confused with small towns.
Hometowns can be (and usually are) small towns, but small towns are not always hometowns.
Movies about rescued and/or dognapped pets could be its own category this year.
She heads back to her hometown (real original, Ember!)
They fall back in love with music and (sorry to spoil it!)
doesnt have a publicist.
Were Living in a Gig Economy
Somehow, none of these characters are TaskRabbits.
The only problem is that he is her bosss nephew.
But shes a gig worker, so it doesnt really matter?
Will abandoning her dreams help her find her true purpose and romance?
Yes, yes, it will.
Somehow they got Gladys Knight to be in this.
Would genuinely like to know if anyone has lived this experience.
Christmas and measuring his body and stuff leads to love.
Will she reconnect with her old crush Cam or fall for the former bad boy?
says protagonist and inventor of original thought Janie in theA Merry Christmas Wishtrailer.
If Great American Family is anything, it is accurately named, minus the first adjective.
Hallmark has one gay Christmas movie, and Lifetime has one gay christmas movie.
But thats where it stops this year.
Dom Torettos Influence
There is nothing more important than family.
The performances in this film are giving Oscar quality.
It is also absolutely magical at Christmastime, speaking from experience.
143.Reno 911!
In these movies, however, women spend the holidays in tropical locations.
What, A Concept?
What if a Christmas movie had a concept other than Woman goes to small town?
Three brothers discover a baby on a doorstep at Christmastime.
Its up to them to watch the baby, and high jinks ensue.
Haha, men, right?
it’s possible for you to probably imagine how this one ends.
