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15 New Christmas Movies and Specials to Watch in 2024
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15 New Christmas Movies and Specials to Watch in 2024

We love It’s a wonderful life And A Charlie Brown Christmas as much as anyone, but watching only the classics during the holiday season is a bit like getting the same present under the tree every year. Allow us to spice up your holiday streaming schedule with these 15 new Christmas-themed movies and TV shows from Netflix, Hallmark, Disney, BET, Hulu, networks and more!

An almost Christmas story (Disney+, G)

All of us who followed the touching story of Rocky, the adorable little owl found far from home in the branches of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in 2020, will especially love this new animated short. This time, the owl’s name is Moon, and his efforts to escape the city lead him to befriend a little girl, Luna, who is also lost. Their Journey Home is a wholesome vacation watch for all ages, and adults will love listening to voice acting from stars like Jim Gaffigan, 58, Natasha Lyonne, and John C. Reilly, 59.

Watch it: An almost Christmas story on Disney+

Christmas at Plumhill Manor (Lifetime, PG)

In this holiday romantic comedy, Margot Stone (Maria Menounos), a Type-A architect in New York, unexpectedly inherits an English country mansion. Of course, she goes to the UK with the intention of tearing it down and rebuilding it. Enter Kyle Pryor as the plum cider maker to put the rom into the com, and a historical mystery that might save the mansion after all. This film kicks off Lifetime’s annual cavalcade of original films: check out the full schedule here.

Watch it: Christmas at Plumhill Manor for life

A Christmas miracle (BET+, PG)

BET+ is launching a series of eight original holiday films with this family story of coming together to save a struggling community center’s annual jubilee to make sure everyone – especially the local kids – has the most fun merry Christmas. Look for a new BET+ holiday movie every week through Christmas Day, including Do my hair for Christmass, A South African Christmas Wesley, Christmas Queens And Mixed Christmas.

Watch it: A Christmas miracle on BET+

freezing hot (Netflix, PG)

Two years after losing her husband, Kathy (holiday movie queen Lacey Chabert) brings a handsome snowman (Dustin Milligan, Schitt Creek) to life! As her gentle nature opens her heart to love again, the unlikely couple faces the ultimate separation: their meltdown. It might sound crazy, but this sexy snowman romantic comedy has already captured the hearts of Netflix nation, as the #1 movie on the streamer.

Watch it: freezing hot on Netflix

Meet me next Christmas (Netflix, PG)

It’s a meet cute at first: Layla (Christina Milian) is stuck in an airport on Christmas Eve and meets what she’s sure is the man of her dreams (Kofi Siriboe). The couple agreed to reunite the following year at a Pentatonix concert on Christmas Eve. But when Layla discovers the concert is sold out and employs a savvy ticket concierge (Davale Ellis) to get her to the show on time, logistical and romantic complications ensue.

Watch it: Meet me next Christmas on Netflix