A Guide to the Best Christmas Movies on Hulu and Disney+ This Holiday Season
As the holiday season approaches, streaming services are competing for your attention with a wide array of new and classic Christmas movies. If you’re looking for the best options to add to your holiday watchlist, you’ll find plenty of choices on Hulu and Disney+. From heartwarming rom-coms to spooky holiday tales, there’s something for everyone this year.
New Christmas Movies Coming to Hulu and Disney+
This year, over 100 new Christmas movies will be available on various platforms, including Hulu and Disney+. While some of these films may already be familiar, others are fresh additions that could become your new holiday favorites. For those who want to enjoy these movies without breaking the bank, there are also free options like Hoopla and Prime Video.
If you’re a Hulu user, you can take advantage of the 30-Day Free Trial as a new customer. However, it’s worth noting that not all of the movies on the list are exclusive to Hulu. Some of them can be found on other streaming services as well.
Must-Watch Christmas Movies on Hulu
Here are some of the most anticipated Christmas movies coming to Hulu this year:
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Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point (2024)
On Christmas Eve, a family gathers for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own. -
Nutcrackers (2024)
This new Ben Stiller film was purchased by Hulu for a whopping 8 figures. Ben Stiller plays a strait-laced and work-obsessed city slicker who is thrust into being a caregiver for his rambunctious, orphaned nephews on their family farm. -
Reporting for Christmas (2023)
Starring Tamara Feldman as the idealistic reporter Mary Romero, this film follows her assignment to write a puff piece about a Christmas toy manufacturer when she meets a charming toy maker who inspires her to search her heart for true happiness. -
Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy (2019)
Featuring Maggie Lawson, this skeptical writer shows up in Evergreen to get the scoop on the town’s famed passion for Christmas during a search for a long-lost time capsule. -
Holiday in Handcuffs (2007)
A must-watch Christmas movie, this film stars Mario Lopez and Melissa Joan Hart. When Trudy gets dumped ahead of her family’s Christmas weekend, she kidnaps a man to bring home, only to find out he’s engaged to someone else. -
Four Christmases (2008)
This film follows a couple who try to skip out on their families for Christmas and head for an island vacation instead. Only to be spotted on television from the airport and made to own up to their lies.
Classic Christmas Movies on Hulu
In addition to the new releases, Hulu also offers a selection of timeless holiday classics:
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ELF (2003)
When Buddy the Elf realizes he may not be an elf at all, he travels from the North Pole to the big city to find his father. Filled with holiday spirit, this film features Will Ferrell, Bob Newhart, and Zooey Deschanel. -
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
This classic film makes our rewatch list every year. Featuring all the goals of a good old-fashioned family Christmas, complete with irrational expectations, unwanted relatives, and twinkle lights that don’t twinkle. -
Polar Express (2004)
This beautifully animated film hails from the book by Chris Van Allsburg. With the voice talent of Tom Hanks and a memorable composition by Josh Groban, this film hits all the heartstrings. -
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
The quintessential holiday classic, this story follows the friendship of a little girl, Susan, who doesn’t believe in Santa with a man who actually is Santa Claus. -
The Holiday (2006)
A house swap between a woman in LA and another in England helps with a much-needed change in the lives of both. Starring Jude Law, Jack Black, Cameron Diaz, and Kate Winslet. -
A Timeless Christmas (2020)
One of our favorite holiday movies, this Christmas romance features a man out of time whose time traveled to the future. -
Happiest Season (2020)
This rom-com features Kristen Stewart and MacKenzie Davis, as these girls try to navigate their relationship in front of family members who don’t know they’re together. -
Snowed Inn Christmas (2017)
An absolutely adorable Christmas romantic comedy, this one pairs Hallmark darlings Bethany Joy Lenz and Kevin Jenner as competing reporters tasked with getting the big-hearted Christmas story that will save their magazine. -
Christmas Cupid (2010)
This ABC Family Christmas movie stars Christina Milan and Chad Michael Murray in a Christmas Carol-like story following a workaholic woman and the people she leaves in her wake. -
Catering Christmas (2022)
This holiday romance is all about mix-ups. When a new caterer is tasked with hosting a fancy party, she needs to make her best impression. -
A Merry Christmas Wish (2022)
Janie is an NYC advertising executive who returns to her hometown for the holidays to sell 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. -
Mistletoe & Menorahs (2019)
When a determined toy company executive, Christy, must learn about Hanukkah in a hurry to land a big account, she enlists the help of her co-worker’s friend Jonathan. -
A Christmas Movie Christmas (2019)
Making fun of every Christmas romantic comedy trope, this film transports sisters into a small town that needs saving. -
Back to Christmas (2014)
This quirky holiday comedy is all about second chances. When Ali and her fiancé unexpectedly split, she wishes for a second chance to make things right. -
Christmas at the Drive-In (2022)
This story is about a small-town lawyer reuniting with her high school sweetheart, who is back in town to sell his family’s drive-in. -
A Christmas Kiss 2 (2014)
As the follow-up to the Christmas Romantic Comedy Classic, this one features a fashion assistant who is bent on resisting the playboy brother of her boss. -
A Cinderella Christmas (2016)
This Christmas fairytale puts Cinderella in the role of a party planner, great at her job, and caretaker of a pet bunny. -
Holly’s Holiday (2012)
One of our favorite Christmas romances, this film is all about setting up the high expectations for a perfect Christmas and getting it. -
Married by Christmas (2016)
A classic rom-com for Christmas, this film follows career woman Carrie bent on living her best life as a single lady.
Hulu Originals and Exclusive Christmas Movies
Hulu has a variety of original Christmas movies that are exclusive to the platform. These include:
- It’s a Wonderful Binge (2022)
- Solar Opposites: A Very Solar Holiday Opposites Special (2021)
- Candified Home for the Holidays (2021)
- Madagascar: A Little Wild Holiday Goose Chase (2021)
- The Happiest Season (2020)
- Taste the Nation Holiday Edition (2021, 4 Episodes)
Christmas Episodes on Hulu
Hulu also features holiday episodes from popular TV shows. These include:
- Family Guy
- Modern Family
- How I Met Your Mother
- The Goldbergs
- Bob’s Burgers
- This is Us
- The Cleveland Show
- Frasier
- Everybody Hates Chris
- American Dad
- Superstore
- Black-ish
- Fresh Off the Boat
- American Housewife
Family-Friendly Christmas Movies on Hulu
For families, Hulu offers a variety of Christmas movies, including:
- Elf
- Polar Express
- Miracle on 34th Street
- The Santa Clause series
- The Nutcracker
- The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
- The Muppets Christmas Carol
- Christmas with the Andersons
- How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
- Mickey Saves Christmas
- My Dad, Scrooge
- My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas
- The Secret of the Nutcracker
- A Unicorn for Christmas
Christmas Movies for Kids on Hulu
Hulu also has a selection of kid-friendly Christmas movies, such as:
- How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
- How to Train Your Dragon: Snoggletog Log
- 12 Dog Days Till Christmas
- 12 Pups of Christmas
- 5 More Sleeps ’til Christmas
- A Christmas Wedding Tail
- Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas
- Mickey Saves Christmas
- My Dad Is Scrooge
- My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas
- Pixi Saves Christmas
- The Secret of the Nutcracker
- A Very Brady Christmas
- A Very Kitty Cocktail Party
- White Elephant Puppy Party
- The Nutcracker
Final Thoughts
With over 100 Christmas movies available on Hulu, there’s no shortage of options to keep you entertained this holiday season. Whether you’re looking for new releases, classic favorites, or family-friendly films, Hulu has something for everyone. Don’t forget to check out the free options like Hoopla and Prime Video if you’re looking to save some money. And if you’re a fan of the classics, you’ll find them all here too. Happy watching!
