100+ Holiday Movies and TV Episodes To Watch This Season

December 9, 2025

Christmastime is here – from holiday shopping to decorating the tree, it’s the busiest time of the year. Undeniably, the best part of the season is gathering with your friends and family to watch your favorite holiday movies for a relaxing evening. And, with VidAngel’s filters, you can ensure it’s fun for everyone of all ages. If the language needs toning down, or perhaps that one scene is a little too intense for your 6-year-old, VidAngel helps make every Christmas movie family-friendly.

If you’re looking for something aside from those 10 movie classics you rewatch year after year, you’ve come to the right place. For those of you searching for that hidden gem, our underrated holiday movies are for you. But maybe you’re hoping for a lighthearted rom-com with Hallmark vibes, there’s plenty of those, too. So when the kids groan that they don’t want to watch the same Christmas movie for the fifth year in a row, you’ll have 100 other options ready and waiting. Find movies for every type of movie watcher during this holiday season!

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Movies About The True Meaning of Christmas

  1. The Chosen – TV-PG
  2. Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers – TV-PG
  3. Christmas with The Chosen: Holy Night – TV-PG
  4. It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) – PG
  5. The Family Man (2000) – PG-13

The Christmas Classic Movies

  1. How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) – PG
  2. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987) – R
  3. Scrooged (1988) – PG-13
  4. Home For The Holidays (1995) – PG-13
  5. Christmas With The Kranks (2004) – PG
  6. Spirited (2022) – PG-13
  7. Love, Actually (2003) – R
  8. The Holiday (2006) – PG-13
  9. White Christmas (1954) – TV-G

New Christmas Movies

  1. Jingle Bell Heist (2025) – TV-14
  2. Oh. What. Fun. (2025) – PG-13
  3. The Family Plan 2 (2025) – PG-13
  4. A Merry Little Ex-Mas (2025) – TV-PG
  5. Champagne Problems (2025) – TV-14
  6. My Secret Santa (2025) – TV-PG

Underrated Holiday Movies You Haven’t Given A Chance

  1. Klaus (2019) – PG
  2. The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) – PG
  3. Genie (2023) – PG
  4. Red One (2024) – PG-13
  5. Carry-On (2024) – PG-13
  6. Family Switch (2023) – PG
  7. A Boy Called Christmas (2021) – PG
  8. Surviving Christmas (2004) – PG-13
  9. Candy Cane Lane (2023) – PG
  10. Dash & Lily (TV Series, 2020) – TV-PG
  11. A Storm For Christmas (TV Series, 2022) – TV-MA

Holiday Movies, Kind Of

  1. Norm of the North (2016) – PG
  2. Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) – PG
  3. Little Women (2019) – PG
  4. Steel Magnolias (1989) – PG
  5. Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) – R
  6. Tower Heist (2011) – PG-13
  7. Scent of a Woman (1992) – R
  8. Rent (2005) – PG-13
  9. Mean Girls (2004) – PG-13
  10. Trading Places (1983) – R
  11. Ben Is Back (2018) – R
  12. Catch Me If You Can (2002) – PG-13
  13. Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood (2022) – PG-13
  14. Ted (2012) – R

Kids Christmas Movies

  1. The Grinch (2018) – PG
  2. Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022) – TV-Y7
  3. Arthur Christmas (2011) – PG
  4. That Christmas (2024) – PG
  5. The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday (2023) – G
  6. Dragons Rescue Riders: Huttsgalor Holiday (2020) – TV-Y
  7. Santa Claws (2014) – PG
  8. Tiny Christmas (2017) – TV-G
  9. The Claus Family (2020) – TV-G
  10. The Claus Family 2 (2021) – TV-G
  11. The Claus Family 3 (2022) – TV-14
  12. Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020) – PG
  13. The Christmas Chronicles (2018) – PG
  14. The Christmas Chronicles: Part 2 (2020) – PG
  15. The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus (2022) – PG

Holiday Movies with Feelgood Vibes

  1. Falling For Christmas (2022) – TV-PG
  2. The Noel Diary (2022) – TV-PG
  3. The Princess Switch (2018) – PG
  4. Christmas With You (2022) – TV-PG
  5. The Knight Before Christmas (2019) – TV-14
  6. Christmas Inheritance (2017) – TV-PG
  7. A Christmas Prince (2019) – TV-PG
  8. Operation Christmas Drop (2020) – TV-G
  9. A Princess For Christmas (2011) – G
  10. I Believe in Santa (2022) – PG
  11. Best. Christmas. Ever! (2023) – PG
  12. The Christmas Cure (2017) – G
  13. It’s Christmas, Eve (2018) – TV-G
  14. A Castle for Christmas (2021) – TV-G
  15. Hot Frosty (2024) – PG
Hallmark Christmas and Holiday Movies

Best of Hallmark Holiday Movies

  1. Three Wisest Men (2025) – TV-G
  2. Christmas Above the Clouds – TV-G
  3. Haul Out the Holly – TV-G
  4. A Royal Montana Christmas – TV-G
  5. Sugarplummed – TV-G
  6. One Royal Holiday – TV-G
  7. Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story – TV-G
  8. Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story – TV-G
  9. Three Wiser Men and a Boy – TV-G
  10. Christmas in Evergreen – TV-G
  11. Christmas Quest – TV-G
  12. A Merry Scottish Christmas – TV-G
  13. The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – TV-G

Rom-Com Holiday Movies

  1. The Holiday (2006) – PG-13
  2. Our Little Secret (2024) – PG-13
  3. Love Hard (2021) – TV-MA
  4. Holidate (2020) – TV-MA
  5. Something from Tiffany’s (2022) – PG
  6. Let It Snow (2019) – PG-13
  7. The Holiday Calendar (2018) – TV-PG
  8. EXmas (2023) – PG-13
  9. About Fate (2022) – R

Dramedy Holiday Movies

  1. Love, Actually (2003) – R
  2. Nothing Like The Holidays (2008) – PG-13
  3. The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008) – PG
  4. Last Christmas (2019) – PG-13

You’ll Need VidAngel For These Holiday Movies

  1. The Holdovers (2023) – R
  2. The Night Before (2015) – R
  3. A Bad Moms Christmas (2017) – R
  4. A Merry Friggin’ Christmas (2014) – PG-13
  5. A Madea’s Christmas (2013) – PG-13
  6. A Midnight Clear (1992) – R
  7. Daddy’s Home 2 (2017) – PG-13
  8. Over Christmas (TV Series, 2020) – TV-MA

If You’re a Grinch and Hate Christmas Movies

  1. Violent Night (2022) – R
  2. Krampus (2015) – PG-13
  3. Anna and the Apocalypse (2018) – R
  4. Better Watch Out (2016) – R
  5. Fatman (2020) – R

Christmas Episodes and TV Shows

  1. Doctor Who
    • “The Christmas Invasion”
    • “A Christmas Carol”
    • “The Snowmen”
  2. The Office
    • “Christmas Party” (Season 2, Episode 10)
    • “A Benihana Christmas” (Season 3, Episode 10 & 11)
    • “Moroccan Christmas” (Season 5, Episode 11)
    • “Secret Santa” (Season 6, Episode 13)
    • “Classy Christmas” (Season 7, Episode 11 & 12)
    • “Christmas Wishes” (Season 8, Episode 10)
    • “Dwight Christmas” (Season 9, Episode 9)
  3. Parks and Recreation
    • “Christmas Scandal” (Season 2, Episode 12)
    • “Citizen Knope” (Season 4, Episode 10)
  4. Schitt’s Creek
    • “Merry Christmas, Johnny Rose” (Season 4, Episode 13)
  5. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
    • “Christmas” (Season 1, Episode 11)
    • “The Pontiac Bandits Returns” (Season 2, Episode 10)
    • “Yippie Kayak” (Season 3, Episode 10)
    • “Captain Latvia” (Season 4, Episode 10)
  6. Downton Abbey
    • “Christmas at Downton Abbey” (Season 2, Episode 9)
    • “A Journey to the Highlands” (Season 3, Episode 9)
    • “The London Season” (Season 4, Episode 9)
    • “A Moorland Holiday” (Season 5, Episode 9)
    • “The Finale” (Season 6, Episode 9)
  7. Psych
    • “Gus’ Dad May Have Killed An Old Guy” (Season 2, Episode 10)
    • “Christmas Joy” (Season 3, Episode 9)
    • “The Polarizing Express” (Season 5, Episode 14)
  8. Mad Men
    • “Christmas Waltz” (Season 5, Episode 10)
  9. Black Mirror
    • “White Christmas” (Season 2, Episode 4)
  10. Community
    • Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas” (Season 2, Episode 11)
    • “Regional Holiday Music” (Season 3, Episode 10)
  11. House
    • “Joy To The World” (Season 5, Episode 11)
  12. SEAL Team
    • “Ghosts of Christmas Future” (Season 1, Episode 4)
  13. S.W.A.T. (2017)
    • “Miracle” (Season 1, Episode 8)
  14. Mythic Quest
    • “The 12 Hours of Christmas” (Season 3, Episode 6)
  15. Superstore
    • “Christmas Eve” (Season 3, Episode 7)
  16. Monk
    • “Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa” (Season 4, Episode 9)
    • “Mr. Monk Meets His Dad” (Season 5, Episode 9)
    • “Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus” (Season 6, Episode 10)
    • “Mr. Monk and the Miracle” (Season 7, Episode 9)
  17. Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery
  18. Merry Happy Whatever

Blog post updated 12/09/2025

Topics: Movies & Shows
2 Comments

  1. Searching for “The Ride” on IMDB, I found many shows by that name.

    Perhaps you could add the (Year) to the end of each title in this list and/or a direct IMDB link to each title in this list?

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