24 Best Christmas Movies on Hulu to Get You Into the Holiday Spirit
December 8, 2022
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
There is nothing more comforting than curling up on the couch to watch Christmas movies. Whether you’re looking for a festive fantasy, a heartwarming rom-com, or a Christmas classic—Hulu’s got you covered with every type of Christmas movie that could possibly be on your wishlist.
So start the fireplace and dig out your coziest set of holiday PJs, because we’re breaking down the best Christmas movies streaming now on Hulu.
New Christmas Movies Streaming Now on Hulu
It’s a Wonderful Binge
The Binge is back with a holiday sequel. It’s a Wonderful Binge is set in the same dystopian future where all drugs and alcohol are banned except for one day of the year—Binge Day. This year, the annual binge takes place on Christmas Eve, setting the stage for holiday songs, magical storybooks…and lots of drugs and alcohol.
Watch: It’s a Wonderful Binge
I’m Glad It’s Christmas
Holly’s personal five-year deadline of making it on Broadway is quickly approaching without any hope in sight. Could the magic of the holiday season bring Holly her dream role (and dream guy)? Find out in this feel-good holiday romcom.
Watch: I’m Glad It’s Christmas
All I Want for Christmas
All Ivy wants for Christmas is for her recently divorced parents to get back together. With a little holiday magic and light-hearted laughter, Ivy’s wish may just come true through a twist of fate that’s only possible during Christmas. All I Want for Christmas is sure to be a future holiday classic that will warm even the coldest of hearts.
Watch: All I Want for Christmas
Santa Games
When the resident mall Santa decides to retire, the fight to take the reins creates chaos (and comedy) amongst a group of Santa ho-ho-hopefulls. If you’re looking for a new favorite Christmas comedy, Santa Games will keep you laughing all season long.
Watch: Santa Games
A Merry Christmas Wish
Janie is an NYC advertising executive who returns to her hometown for the holidays with the intention of selling her family’s farm. But, when she reconnects with a childhood friend at the town’s Winter Wonderland festival, she begins reconsidering her life in the big city.
Watch: A Merry Christmas Wish
Best Christmas Movies on Hulu
Home Alone
“KEVINNN!”
Macaulay Culkin and Schitt’s Creek actress Katherine O’Hara star in this 1990 classic Christmas movie you know and love. Rewatch for the umpteenth time as Kevin McCallister is left by himself to defend his family home from the infamous Wet Bandits.
Don’t forget to watch Home Alone 2 after for a Christmas movie marathon!
Watch: Home Alone*
*Home Alone is available with The Disney Bundle. Access content from each service separately.
Christmas Vacation
We’re so glad it’s Christmas vacation, aren’t you? Join Clark, Ellen, Cousin Eddie, Uncle Lewis, and the entire Griswold family as they try to navigate the holidays together in one of the most quotable movies of all time.
Watch: Christmas Vacation*
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Happiest Season
In this Hulu Original Christmas rom-com, Kristin Stewart plays Abby, a young woman preparing to propose to her girlfriend, Harper, while meeting her future in-laws over Christmas. But there’s one little problem—Harper’s conservative family thinks Abby is just her roommate.
With the help of Abby’s best friend (played by Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy), the couple navigates love and family while discovering the magic of being true to yourself.
Watch: Happiest Season
Die Hard
This Bruce WIllis movie may have premiered in 1988, but one lingering question still remains all these years later—is Die Hard a Christmas movie? While it is mostly an action thriller, it does take place at a holiday party on Christmas Eve, which is good enough for us to include it on this list.
Watch: Die Hard*
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Elf
The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear, and by watching (and quoting) Elf as many times as your heart desires. Stream this Will Farrel classic Christmas comedy now with a Hulu + Live TV subscription.
Watch: Elf*
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A Merry Friggin’ Christmas
It seems like nothing is going right when Boyd and his family decide to spend Christmas with his estranged (emphasis on strange) family. The icing on the gingerbread house? He accidentally forgot all of the kid’s gifts at home…four hours away. So, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make it back before Christmas morning. What he learns from the drive is worth more than any present underneath the tree.
Watch: A Merry Friggin’ Christmas
A Christmas Story
One of the most classic holiday movies of all time, A Christmas Story is about Ralphie Parker recounting the Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB Gun that was on the top of his Christmas wish list when he was 9-years-old. When it became increasingly clear that he wouldn’t be finding a BB Gun under the tree, Ralphie decided to take matters into his own hands.
Watch: A Christmas Story*
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Jingle All The Way
Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a workaholic father determined to impress his son by getting him the one thing he wants for Christmas—a Turbo Man doll. But in true Howard fashion, he waits until Christmas Eve to start shopping. When the very last Turbo Man in the city is sold just before he can get to it, Howard begins a frantic search for the year’s hottest toy and discovers the true meaning of Christmas along the way.
Watch: Jingle All The Way*
*Jingle All The Way requires STARZ® on Hulu add-on subscription. Jingle All The Way © STARZ and related channels and service marks are the property of STARZ Entertainment, LLC. All other titles and related trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special
You’ve never seen a holiday special quite like this. Join your favorite queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race as they serve up festive drinks, shimmering musical numbers, high camp, and lots of laughs in The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special.
Watch: The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special
The Santa Clause
It’s every kid’s dream for their dad to be Santa Claus. But, when that becomes Charlie Calvin’s reality, he finds that it isn’t all candy canes and gumdrops.
Watch: The Santa Clause*
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This Christmas
Family tension is always high around the holidays and Ma’Dere Whitfield’s large family is no exception. Laugh (and cringe) along when the entire Whitfield family gets together for the first time in a long time in this drama-filled Christmas dramedy.
Watch: This Christmas
Just Getting Started
Duke Diver (played by the Morgan Freeman) is the manager at a luxurious Palm Springs resort. Before that, he lived a secret life as a defense lawyer for the most dangerous criminals in the world. All seemed quiet and bright for the holidays at the resort until Leo (a.k.a Tommy Lee Jones), a former FBI agent, shows up and gives Duke some steady competition for being the popular guy on the property. The unlikely pair quickly go from enemies to teammates when the mafia tracks down Duke and tries to kill him.
Watch: Just Getting Started
Santa Who
An accident during a routine reindeer flight causes Santa to fall from his sleigh and land in Los Angeles with a bout of amnesia. Mistaken for a homeless man, a local TV reporter finds Santa and uses his platform to help reconnect this man with his family (boosting his TV ratings in the process). In the meantime, St. Nick takes a job as a mall Santa in this hilarious and heartwarming holiday comedy.
Watch: Santa Who
The Holiday
This holiday rom-com has everything—snow-covered English countrysides, Hollywood mansions, broken hearts, and unexpected love. What more could you possibly ask for? Catch Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, and Jack Black in this feel-good Christmas classic.
Watch: The Holiday*
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The Nutcracker
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker tells a classic Christmas tale using live performance, emotional musical scores, and breathtaking ballet choreography. For a whimsical Christmas movie experience unlike any you’ve seen before, The Nutcracker is a must-watch.
Watch: The Nutcracker
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
It’s the…the…the…THE GRINCH! Jim Carey brings this animated classic to life as the mean, green, Christmas-despising anti-hero who wreaks havoc upon the town of Whoville. That is until sweet-as-can-be Cindy Lou Who comes along and melts his ice-cold heart.
Watch: Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas*
*Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas is available on Hulu with HBO Max® add-on subscription.
A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge is a bitter, Christmas-hating old man who is forced to take an introspective look at his past, present, and future when he’s visited by the ghost of his former business partner. This lively adaptation of Charles Dickens’ iconic Christmas story will leave you inspired to spread kindness and cheer this holiday season.
Watch: A Christmas Carol
Santa Claus: The Movie
David Huddleston, Dudley Moore, and John Lithgow star in this 1985 classic Christmas movie about a greedy toy manufacturer scheming to take advantage of an overwhelmed and overworked Santa.
Watch: Santa Claus: The Movie
It’s A Wonderful Life
It’s A Wonderful Life is more than just a classic black-and-white Christmas movie, it’s an emotional tale with a powerful message about noticing the beauty of life, even when things don’t pan out as we hoped. George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) is a man who spent his entire life obsessing over what could have been, but his perspective shifts when a guardian angel helps him realize how wonderful his life actually is.
Watch: It’s A Wonderful Life*
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There’s more holiday cheer where that came from! Stream all of the live holiday specials and events happening this season with Hulu + Live TV.
