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Netflix is going to have you ‘streaming all the way’ this holiday season! The powerhouse streaming service has announced many of the original films, specials and festive-themed episodes that will be available throughout November and December, which are sure-to-be perfect additions to your jolly days and nights as you wrap gifts or unwind with a steaming mug of hot cocoa after a long day.
Among the yuletide offering this year are original films, “Falling for Christmas” starring Lindsay Lohan and Chord Overstreet; “Christmas With You” starring Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Aimee Garcia; Justin Hartley will star alongside Barrett Doss in “The Noel Diary” based off the 2017 novel of the same name, and “Christmas Full of Grace” starring Gkay and Sérgio Malheiros.
“The Great British Baking Show: Holidays” will return for its fifth season; the animated special “Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus” will find Boss Baby celebrating his first Christmas, plus a lot more Christmas cheer! Check out all of the holiday fun in the schedule below.
Netflix Original Holiday Movies
Falling For Christmas | Watch the lyric video for “Jingle Bell Rock”!
Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Chord Overstreet, George Young, Jack Wagner and Olivia Perez
Available: November 10
A newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress gets into a skiing accident, suffers from total amnesia and finds herself in the care of a handsome blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas.
Christmas With You
Cast: Aimee Garcia and Freddie Prinze Jr.
Available: November 17
Feeling career burnout, pop star Angelina escapes to grant a young fan’s wish in small-town New York, where she not only finds the inspiration to revitalize her career but also a shot at true love.
Christmas on Mistletoe Farm
Cast: Scott Garnham, Scott Paige, Carolyn Pickles
Available: November 23
A family Christmas film about love and romance, animals and friendship and finding the Christmas spirit in the unlikeliest places.
The Noel Diary
Cast: Justin Hartley, Barrett Doss, Essence Atkins with Bonnie Bedelia and James Remar
Available: November 24
When bestselling author Jake Turner (Justin Hartley) returns home at Christmas to settle his estranged mother’s estate, he discovers a diary that may hold secrets to his own past and that of Rachel (Barrett Doss) — an intriguing young woman on a mission of her own. Together, they embark on a journey to confront their pasts and discover a future that’s totally unexpected.
Christmas Full of Grace
Cast: Gkay, Sérgio Malheiros, Vera Fischer, among others
Available: November 30
After discovering that his ex-girlfriend betrayed him, Carlinhos takes a stranger to have Christmas dinner at his family’s mansion. Graça, played by Gkay, turns out to be a guest capable of bringing the house down. The visit does not please the matriarch of the family, Lady Sofia.
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Cast: Luke Evans, Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Fra Fee, Giles Terera, Trevor Dion Nicholas, James Cosmo and Jonathan Pryce
Available: December 2
Produced by Timeless Films in association with Axis Studios and directed by Stephen Donnelly, Charles Dickens’ ageless legend is reborn in this supernatural, time-traveling, musical adaptation of the definitive Christmas story. With his very soul on the line, Scrooge has but one Christmas Eve left to face his past and build a better future. Featuring reimagined songs from the legendary two-time Academy Award winner Leslie Bricusse OBE, Scrooge: A Christmas Carol has songs for a new generation to sing.
Netflix Original Holiday Series & Specials
The Great British Baking Show: Holidays: Season 5
Available: November 18
Deck the halls with sugar, butter and chocolate as competitors from past seasons bake wondrous winter treats for judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.
I Hate Christmas: Season 1
Available: December 7
In this Italian adaptation of the Norwegian series, a woman lies to her parents that she has a boyfriend, then must scramble to find one by Christmas.
How to Ruin Christmas: The Baby Shower
Available: December 16
The third season of the South African series, which debuted in 2020.
Netflix Kids & Family
Gabby’s Dollhouse (Christmas Episode in Season 6)
Available: November 1
In a meow-gical holiday moment, Gabby and Pandy decorate the dollhouse and help Santa Kitty and their Kitty reindeer save Christmas in Gabby’s Dollhouse!
The Cuphead Show!, Part 3
Available: November 18
From hijinks and heebie-jeebies to holiday cheer: This season’s got it all as the boys go big to trick the Devil and stir up trouble all over town! Special holiday episodes in Part 3 include “A Holiday Tree-dition” and “A Very Devil Christmas.”
My Little Pony: Winter Wishday
Voice Cast: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Jenna Warren, JJ Gerber, Ana Sani, Aj Bridel, Bahia Watson
Available: November 21
With different holiday traditions across three pony lands, the Mane 5 race against time to celebrate everyone’s special customs and make it home in time for the Wishing Star.
The Action Pack Saves Christmas
Available: November 28
When the Christmas cheer is taken from the citizens of Hope Springs, the Action Pack team up with a super-powered Santa Claus to save the day.
Creature Cases
Available: November 30
Everyone’s decking the halls to get in the holiday spirit. But Sam and Kit are blasted back in time to the Ice Age where they meet some woolly new pals!
Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus
Available: December 6
It’s Boss Baby’s first Christmas and though Tim wants to introduce him to all the holiday trappings as well as the (somewhat strange) Templeton traditions, Boss Baby wants nothing to do with any of it. In a last ditch effort to get Boss in the spirit, Tim takes him to the mall to meet Santa but unbeknownst to Tim, Boss and Santa have a previously undisclosed business relationship.
Stay Merry!
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