Christmas Movies Streaming: What to Watch on Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu and Prime Video

The short answer

In the US, Disney+ has the strongest set of classic Christmas movies (Home Alone, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Miracle on 34th Street), Netflix has the best newer ones (Klaus, Carry-On, The Christmas Chronicles), and HBO Max has Elf, The Polar Express, A Christmas Story and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. You can also stream It's a Wonderful Life with Prime Video, Peacock or Paramount+. All of this comes from JustWatch on November 4, 2026.

Christmas catalogs change more than anything else on streaming. Services add holiday titles in November and drop some in January. Check the app before you plan a night around one film, and use this guide to see which subscription gives you the most.

Christmas movies by streaming service

Christmas movies on Netflix

Netflix's best holiday film is Klaus (2019), a hand-drawn animated story about a postman and a toymaker that was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. Carry-On (2024) is a Christmas Eve airport thriller with Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman. The Christmas Chronicles (2018) has Kurt Russell as a rock-and-roll Santa, and Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020) is a musical about a toymaker. Love Actually (2003) is here too, and so is the whole run of Netflix rom-coms led by A Christmas Prince (2017) and The Princess Switch (2018).

New this year, Netflix lists A Dog's Perfect Christmas (November 4), Tyler Perry's The Gospel of Christmas (November 11) and In a Holidaze (December 2), according to Wikipedia's list of American films of 2026.

Christmas movies on Disney+

Disney+ is the service to have if you have young kids. It has Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), The Santa Clause (1994), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Noelle (2019) and the 1947 Miracle on 34th Street. A new animated film, Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: The Getaway, is listed for Disney+ on December 4, 2026.

Christmas movies on HBO Max

HBO Max carries four of the most-watched Christmas movies: Elf (2003), The Polar Express (2004), A Christmas Story (1983) and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989). It also has Gremlins (1984), if your family likes a few scares, and every film in our Conjuring movies in order guide for after the kids go to bed.

Christmas movies on Hulu

Hulu has Die Hard (1988), The Holiday (2006), Last Christmas (2019), The Family Stone (2005) and Jingle All the Way (1996). It's a good mix for adults. Hulu is also where the best horror movies on Hulu live this season, including Hereditary and Hokum.

Christmas movies on Prime Video

Prime Video includes It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Elf, Die Hard, Scrooged (1988), White Christmas (1954) and Amazon's own Red One (2024). Prime also rents and sells films, so look for the "Included with Prime" label.

Christmas movies on Peacock and Paramount+

Peacock has both Grinch films: Ron Howard's live-action How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) and the animated The Grinch (2018). It also has The Holdovers (2023), our pick for the best new Christmas film. Paramount+ shares It's a Wonderful Life, Scrooged and White Christmas with Prime Video.

Which service should you pick for December?

If you can only have one, pick Disney+ for families with kids and Netflix for everyone else. HBO Max is the best second service, because Elf and A Christmas Story are on it. If you want a ranked list rather than a service-by-service guide, read our best Christmas movies of all time. If you want scary ones, try our Christmas horror movies.

How we checked

We looked up every film on JustWatch's US catalog on November 4, 2026 and only listed services where the film is included with a subscription, not rent-or-buy. New 2026 holiday releases come from Wikipedia's list of American films of 2026. Release dates for new films can move.