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2023 TV Holiday Premieres

Updated: March 27, 2023

ABC

CMA Country Christmas (annual holiday concert special) - TBA (Website)

Tori Spelling-Jennie Garth Project (Beverley Hills 90210 alums announced in 2019 they would co-produce and co-star in what they call “not exactly your typical Christmas movie.” delayed by COVID-19, but still in the works according to Garth and Spelling as of 2022) - TBA

Evergreen (an original Christmas musical produced by Danielle von Zerneck’s Wishing Floor Films, written by Michael Murray) - TBA

Disney Parks Christmas Celebration (annual holiday parade/musical showcase taped in Disney World, Disneyland and other Disney Parks worldwide) - Dec. 25

NBC

134th Rose Parade (parade coverage live from Pasadena, Calif.) - Jan. 2

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (official parade coverage, LIVE) - Nov. 23

The National Dog Show (taped coverage of the 2023 National Dog Show from Oaks, Pennsylvania, hosted by John O’Hurley) - Nov. 23

100th Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center (annual New York City tree lighting, LIVE) - Nov. 29

CBS

The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS (unofficial parade coverage of the Macy’s parade, LIVE) - Nov. 23

FOX

Lego Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular (season two of the holiday competitive reality miniseries hosted by Will Arnett) - TBA

PBS

NOTE: Most also available to stream on PBS Passport; check local listings as debut and re-airs vary across different PBS stations

London’s New Year’s Day Parade: Welcome Back to London (24 American marching bands and 1,000 cheerleaders perform in London to welcome the New Year) - Jan. 1

Great Performances—From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2023 (New Year classical music concert hosted by Huge Bonneville) - Jan. 1

All Creatures Great and Small Christmas Special 2022 (o-production with Channel 5 in the UK, starring Nicholas Ralph and Anna Madeley, based on the book series by James Herriot, shot on location in Yorkshire; aired in 2022 in the UK) - Feb. 19

Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir featuring Lea Salonga (edited holiday concert special, filmed in December 2022 featuring the famed Mormon choir featuring Tony Award winner and Disney Princess Lea Salonga) - Dec. TBA, will re-air on BYU TV

Call the Midwife Christmas Special 2023 (special holiday episode of the 12th season of the long-running BBC series, airing same day as in the UK) - Dec. 25

Hallmark

The Love Club: Nicole (first in four-movie holiday-adjacent series—each named after its main character: Nicole, Lauren, Sydney and Tara—starring Brittany Bristow, Lily Gao, Chantel Riley, Camille Stopps, Marcus Rosner, Jesse Hutch, Andrew Bushell and Brett Donahue; Four women commiserate about their lousy dates at a college New Year’s party, forming the ‘Love Club’ and vowing to always be there for each other in future romantic emergencies; filmed in Toronto) - Mar. 4 (Trailer), all four movies available on Hallmark Movies Now

Holidazed (limited holiday series starring Erin Cahill, Ian Harding, Giles Panton, Lillian Lim, Tim Perez, Barry Levy and Jacob Insley; written by Claudia Grazioso; Six families living in the same cul-de-sac deal with the highs and lows of the holidays; filmed in Victoria and Duncan, B.C.) - TBA

A Biltmore Christmas (holiday movie starring Bethany Joy Lenz, Kristoffer Polaha, Colton Little, Annabelle Borke, A.K. Benninghofen and Jonathan Frakes; directed by John Putch; written by Marcy Holland; A screenwriter tasked with remaking a Christmas classic goes to the original filming site for research, only to be transported back in time; filmed at the famed North Carolina estate) - TBA

Winter Castle Royal Romance (holiday movie starring Stephen Huszar and Katie Cassidy; directed by Marita Grabiak; Christmas-set third in the ice hotel trilogy which includes 2019′s Winter Castle and 2021′s Baby, It’s Cold Inside; A prince ends up at the Hotel de Glace for Christmas; filmed in Ottawa and Valcartier, Quebec) - TBA

The Santa Summit (holiday movie directed by Jeff Beesley; Two people return home to reflect and regroup after personal setbacks and find themselves drawn together when their friend groups work together at their town’s annual holiday celebration; filmed in Winnipeg) - TBA

A World Record Christmas (holiday movie starring Miranda Edwards; directed by Jason Bourque; filmed in B.C.) - TBA

Christmas Goals (holiday hockey-themed movie starring Kim Matula, Kevin McGarry, Brittany Mitchell, Pete MacLeod, Craig March, Desiree Zurowski, Tucker Bowman and Kairo Ellis; directed by Kevin Fair; hockey-themed Christmas story; filmed in Kelowna and Vernon, B.C.) - TBA

Connecticut Christmas Project (holiday movie starring Michael Rady and Lyndsy Fonseca; directed by Dustin Rikert; filmed in New London and Mystic, Conn.) - TBA

Haul out the Holly 2 (sequel to 2022 movie starring Lacey Chabert and Wes Brown; directed by Maclain Nelson; written by Christopher Sey) - TBA

Blinded by Christmas Love* (holiday movie starring Amber Marshall, Ben Mehl and Ava Weiss; directed by Maxwell McGuire; filmed in Newfoundland) - TBA

Christmas in Notting Hill* (holiday movie directed by Ali Liebert; written by Alex Yonks; filmed in Ireland) - TBA

A Gift to Remember 3* (rumored third installment in the movie series starring Peter Porte and Ali Liebert, originally based on the book by Melissa Hill) - TBA

Lifetime

Melissa Joan Hart Project (Hart signed a multi-movie deal, including a 2023 Christmas movies, in February 2022) - TBA

Jenna Dewan Project (Lifetime announced in January 2022 that Jenna Dewan would star in and produce two new movies for the network, including an “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” title) - TBA

Tia Mowry Project (Tia Mowry announced in November 2022 that she has a 2023 Lifetime Christmas movie in the works) - TBA

Buddy Valastro Project (Cake Boss star Valastro signed a deal in June 2022 that include a holiday movie starring himself and his family) - TBA

Merry Liddle Christmas Vacation (holiday sequel to 2019′s Merry Liddle Christmas, 2020′s Merry Liddle Christmas Wedding and 2021′s Merry Liddle Christmas Baby; starring Kelly Rowland, LaTonya Williams, Bresha Webb, Jaime M Callica, Nathan Witte, Thomas Cadrot and Debbi Morgan; written by Andrea Stevens and King Hassan; The Liddle family goes on a holiday vacation to celebrate Tyler and Jacquie’s birthday and their toddler twins birthdays; filmed in B.C.) - TBA

Creating Christmas* (holiday movie starring Greer Grammer, Briana Buckmaster and Jason Cermak; directed by Jason James; filmed in Vancouver, B.C. ) - TBA

Christmas by Design* (holiday movie starring Becky Dalton, Jonathan Keltz and David Pinard; directed by Max McGuire; filmed in Ottawa) - TBA

Christmas Plus One* (holiday movie starring Corey Sevier, Emily Alatalo, Vanessa Smythe and Michael Dickson; directed by Meeshelle Neal; written by Erica Deutschman; Sisters make a holiday pact to find true love before next Christmas, one succeeds so well she’s planning a holiday wedding, while the other meets the ‘perfect guy’ to bring as her date, but immediately loses his number; filmed in Ontario and debuted internationally in 2022) - TBA (Trailer)

Mistletoe Match* (holiday movie starring Elena Juatco, Ryan Bruce, Vas Saranga, Tessa Kozma and Dianne Aguilar; directed by Graeme Campbell; written by Jesica L. Randall; A journalist goes undercover at a holiday singles event, but finds herself falling for a single dad; filmed in Ontario and debuted internationally in 2022) - TBA (Trailer)

Planes, Trains, and Christmas Trees* (holiday movie starring Kathryn Davis and Olivier Renaud; directed by Marta Borowski and written by Cera Rose Pickering; A pair of strangers desperate to get home for the holidays try to drive themselves through a snowstorm but end up stranded together in a small Ohio town; filmed in Ontario and debuted internationally in 2022) - TBA (Trailer)

Gingersnap Christmas* (holiday movie starring Desirée Ross, Jake Lockett, Réka Lukács and Obum Éji; directed by Julia Jay Pierrepont; written by Matt Lindenburg and Eva & Frank Myer; A grieving woman finds love, and regains her love for Christmas, while visiting her Caribbean grandmother for the holidays; filmed in L.A.) - TBA

Great American Family (formerly GAC)

⚠️ Want all to be aware there is more to GA Family, née GAC, than G-rated Christmas movies. Though I’m including dates and details here in the spirit of being a completist, worth noting the funding and founding of this channel, which comes from the Donald Trump-aligned Hicks Equity Group, brings with it an explicit anti-diversity agenda, hiding under guise of harmless sounding words like “family-friendly” and “safe” programming. More detailed explanation here (bottom of page), and additional more recent thoughts, for those who want it. And if you’re looking for outside sources on GAF’s political affiliations and lack of inclusion, see these stories from The Daily Beast, Vulture, the L.A. Times and Bloomberg.

A Belgian Chocolate Christmas (holiday movie starring Jaclyn Hales and Zane Stephens; directed by Maximilian Elfeldt; written by Scott Adkins; A food stylist travels to Belgium for the holidays; filmed in L.A. and Brussels; originally announced as for 2022 by Great American Family, but pulled from their schedule for not meeting their “standards” ) - Jul. TBA

Royal Christmas Ball (holiday movie starring and co-written by Danica McKellar; A dance teacher searches for her roots, and love, in a fictional European country) - TBA

Christmas by Chance (holiday movie starring Trevor Donovan and Merritt Patterson; written by Cara J. Russell; A woman receives an accidental text that leads to her regularly spending the holiday with a stranger and falling in love with her son) - TBA

Lori Loughlin Project (Bill Abbott announced in February that Loughlin, a convicted felon, will star in a 2023 Christmas movie despite dismal ratings for Fall Into Winter, her first lead movie for the network) - TBA

OWN

Christmas Revisited (holiday movie starring Tanyell Waivers and Jaime M. Callica; directed by Winnifred Jong; filmed in Ottawa) - TBA

Comedy Central

A Clusterfunke Christmas 2 (sequel to the 2021 movie starring and written by Rachel Dratch and Ana Gasteyer, from Wishing Floor Films) - TBA

Disney Channel

The Naughty Nine (holiday family movie starring Winslow Fegley, Camila Rodriguez, Anthony John Joo, Clara Stack, Imogen Cohen, Madilyn Kellam and Deric McCable; directed by Alberto Belli; written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas; A group of kids plan a North Pole heist for presents when they learn they’re on Santa’s naughty list; filmed in Montreal) - TBA

BET+/BET

A Royal Christmas Surprise (holiday movie sequel to 2022′s A Royal Surprise, starring Jennifer Freeman and Thapelo Mokoena; second in a planned trilogy about an American woman who learns her boyfriend is a South African prince when she meets his family) - TBA

A Wesley Christmas Wedding (holiday movie sequel to 2022′s A Wesley Christmas, starring Dorien Wilson, Terrence TC Carson, Loren Lott, Terayle Hill, Kiki Haynes, Jasmine Guy, Camille Chase and Judi Johnson; directed by Patricia Cuffie-Jones; written by Bree West; filmed in and around D.C.) - TBA

Favorite Son Christmas (faith-based, musical holiday movie sequel to 2021′s Favorite Son, starring Darrel Walls, Tank and Ace Tucker; directed by Robin Givens; based on the books by Tiffany L. Warren; A pastor and his wife struggle to conceive, while his mother deals with fall out from his father’s recently exposed secret as they work to produce a holiday album to help fund the church; filmed in Atlanta) - TBA

Never Alone for Christmas (holiday movie starring Mignon, Allen Maldonado and Macy Gray; directed by Kenny Young; filmed in Shreveport, La.) - TBA

Sworn Justice: Taken Before Christmas (holiday thriller starring Mishael Morgan, Vivicia A Fox, Leland B. Martin, Benz Antoine and Zak Santiago; directed by Nicole G. Leier; filmed in Toronto) - TBA

The Christmas Ringer (holiday movie filmed in Atlanta) - TBA

Christmas Angel (holiday movie written and directed by LazRael Lison; An R&B star dissatisfied with her life who meets up with a stranger who helps her reevaluate everything via a trip down memory lane.) - TBA

So Fly Christmas (holiday movie directed by Terri J Vaughn; filmed in Atlantic City, New Jersey) - TBA

IFC

R.M.N. (Romanian-French movie directed by Cristian Mungiu; A man who has been working overseas returns to his small, Romanian village for Christmas, only to find his former friends and neighbors caught up in fear and prejudice, which comes to a head when new foreign workers come to town) - TBA

Hallmark Movies Now

The Love Club (four-movie holiday-adjacent series—each named after its main character: Nicole, Lauren, Sydney and Tara—starring Brittany Bristow, Lily Gao, Chantel Riley, Camille Stopps, Marcus Rosner, Jesse Hutch, Andrew Bushell and Brett Donahue; Four women commiserate about their lousy dates at a college New Year’s party, forming the ‘Love Club’ and vowing to always be there for each other in future romantic emergencies; filmed in Toronto) - Feb. 2

Pureflix

5000 Blankets (holiday-set, faith-centered, docudrama starring Anna Camp, Carson Minniear and Rob Mayes; directed by Amin Matalqa; written by Matthew Antonelli and Larry Postel; based on the true story of a missing mentally ill father and his son’s idea that ended up helping the local homeless population; filmed in Grapevine, Texas) - Jan. 5 (Trailer, Website)

Road to Bethlehem (musical retelling of the Biblical Christmas story, starring Fiona Palomo Milo Manheim, Antonio Banderas, Stephanie Gil, Joel Smallbone, Lecrae, Rizwan Manji, Geno Seagers and Omid Djalili; directed by Adam Anders; written by Anders and Peter Barsocchini; original music by Adam and Nikki Anders, along with Peer Astrom; filmed in Spain) - TBA, in theaters Nov. 10

Crunchyroll

Kaguya-sama: Love is War - The First Kiss That Never Ends (holiday-set season two of anime series adapted from Aka Akasaka’s series about students at an elite academy who refuse to confess their feelings for each other; released as a feature-length movie in Japan in December 2022) - TBA

MyTime Movie Network

Xmas Clue (original holiday limited series co-produced with France’s TF1) - TBA

ViaPlay

R.S.V.P. (a.k.a. Tack för Senast!; partially holiday-set Swedish romantic comedy starring Lisa Carlehed and Christian Hillborg; Follows a group of close friends as they fall in and out of love over the course of nine holidays and celebrations in three years; premiered in 2022 in Sweden) - April 25 (Trailer)

Shudder

The Sacrifice Game (holiday-set horror movie starring Mena Massoud, Olivia Scott Welch, Gus Kenworthy, Chloë Levine, Derek Johns, Laurent Pitre, Madison Baines and Georgia Acken; directed and co-written by Jenn Wexler with Sean Redlitz; Two students, alone at an all-girls boarding school over Christmas break, have to fight off uninvited guests to survive; filmed in Montreal) - TBA

A Creature was Stirring* (holiday-set horror movie starring Chrissy Metz, Annalise Basso, Scout Taylor-Compton and Connor Paolo; directed by Damien LeVeck; written by Shannon Wells; A nurse’s plan to keep her daughter sedated to protect her from a mysterious, malevolent affliction is thwarted by unexpected holiday houseguests with tragic consequences) - TBA

Netflix

The Price of Family (a.k.a. Natale a Tutti i Costi; Italian-language holiday comedy starring Christian De Sica, Angela Finocchiaro and Dharma Mangia Woods; written and directed by Giovanni Bognetti; Parents trick their adult children into coming home for Christmas; filmed in Rome and Lazio, Italy) - Jan. 25 (Trailer)

That Christmas (Richard Curtis working with Locksmith Animation and co-writing script with Peter Souter, based on Curtis’ own children’s holiday book series—The Empty Stocking, Snow Day and That Christmas; directed by Simon Otto; combining the storylines from all three children’s books and setting them simultaneously in one English beach village, Curtis calls the animated movie, “Love Actually for kids.”) - TBA

Best. Christmas. Ever. (holiday comedy starring Heather Graham, Brandy Norwood, Jason Biggs and Matt Cedeno; directed by Mary Lambert; written by Charles Shyer and Todd Calgi; A woman forced to spend Christmas with her picture-perfect college best friend sets out to find cracks in their glossy exterior, but ends up almost ruining the holiday; filmed in Utah) - TBA

Boy Swallows Universe (magical-realist series starring Travis Fimmel, Felix Cameron, Simon Baker, Phoebe Tonkin and Lee Tiger Halley; based on the novel by Trent Dalton; adapted by John Collee; A boy who receives a mysterious phone call on Christmas Day, must break his mother out of a feared prison; filmed and set in Brisbane, Australia) - TBA

Carry On (holiday-set action-thriller starring Taron Egerton, Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler and Jason Bateman; directed by Jaume Collet-Serra; written by TJ Fixman and Michael Green; A TSA agent is blackmailed into putting a mysterious package on a Christmas Day flight; filmed in New Orleans) - TBA

The Thanksgiving Text (based-on-a-true-story tale of an accidental holiday invite that led to a lifelong tradition and friendship; written by Abdul Williams; announced in 2021; filmed in Arizona) - TBA

The Claus Family 3 (a.k.a. De Familie Claus 3; Dutch-language family film sequel, starring Jan Declair, Bracha van Doesburgh; Eva van dec Gucht and Mo Bakker; written and directed by Ruben Vandenborre; The Claus family must once again band together to save Christmas; filmed in Belgium; debuted in 2022 in Europe) - TBA

The Bad Guys Holiday Special (animated holiday special based on the characters from the DreamWorks movie, directed by Bret Haaland; announced in 2022) - TBA

Meet Me Next Christmas (holiday rom-com starring Christina Milian, Devale Ellis, Kofi Siriboe, Kalen Allen and Pentatonix; directed by Rusty Cundieff; written by Camilla Cordelia and Molly Halderman; To meet up with the man of her dreams, a woman must somehow find a ticket to a sold out Christmas Eve concert; filmed in Toronto) - TBA

I Hate Christmas (a.k.a. Odio Il Natale; second season of the Italian-language holiday rom-com series starring Pilar Fogliati, Marzia Ubaldi, Fiorenza Pieri, Massimo Rigo, Alessio Praticò, Cecilia Bertozzi and Marcos Piacentini; A nurse who is happily single the rest of the year is sick of being shamed for being alone at the holidays, so vows on December 1 to find someone to take home for Christmas; filmed in Italy) - TBA

HBO Max

Ghosts Christmas Special (2022 Christmas special of the BBC series; aired first in the UK) - TBA

A Wine Country Christmas (holiday movie starring Eileen Davidson, Annika Noelle, Josh Swickard, Omar Gooding, Sol Rodriguez, Alex Taylor and Lindsay Brewer; A single mom works to save her family vineyard; directed by Alex Ranarivelo; filmed in Petaluma, Calif.) - TBA

Discovery+

The Real Housewives of Cheshire: Christmas Cruising (holiday-themed episode of the UK franchise of the reality series; aired in 2022 in the UK) - TBA

Paramount+

Winter Spring Summer or Fall* (holiday romance starring Jenna Ortega, Percy Hynes White and Adam Rodriguez; directed by Tiffany Paulsen; written by Dan Schoffer and Paulsen; Two teens fall in love over four days across different seasons; filmed in Utah) - TBA

Peacock

Sam & Kate (holiday-set movies starring Dustin Hoffman, Sissy Spacek, Jake Hoffman and Schuyler Fisk; written and directed by Darren Le Gallo; A son moves home to care for his ailing father and the pair get involved with a mother-daughter duo; Hoffman and Spacek’s children are played by their real-life offspring) - Feb. 1 (Trailer); limited theatrical release in November 2022

Bernard and the Genie (a.k.a. Christmas in New York, both working titles; holiday comedy starring Melissa McCarthy and Paapa Essiedu; written by Richard Curtis; directed by Sam Boyd; A man makes a wish to win his family back by magic in time for Christmas; expanded remake of the 1991 BBC holiday special; filmed in New York) - TBA

AMC+

Graham Norton New Year’s Eve Show (New Year’s special hosted by Graham Norton and featuring guests Olivia Coleman, Michael Ward, Leah Williamson and more; aired December 31, 2022 in the UK) - Jan. 6

Corsage (Austrian movie starring Vicky Krieps about the later life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria; the story begins on the Christmas Eve Elisabeth turns 40, where she vows to maintain her world famous beauty.) Mar. 10 (Trailer)

Motherland: Last Christmas (holiday special episode of the BBC series; aired in 2022 in the UK) - TBA

Britbox

Death in Paradise Christmas 2023 (holiday movie based on the BBC series starring Sara Martins and Ralf Little about a British detective sent to a Caribbean island; filmed in Guadeloupe; available same day as UK) - TBA

Disney+

Dashing Through the Snow (Disney holiday movie starring Lil Rel Howery, Ludacris, Teyonah Parris, Oscar Nunez, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Ravi Patel, Marcus Lewis and Madison Skye Validum; directed by Tim Story; written by Paula Pell and Scott Rosenberg; A police dept. social worker must win back his daughter’s trust after a botched Christmas Eve call, with some help from a man that just might be Santa; first announced in 2016; filmed in Atlanta) - TBA

Dr. Who Christmas Special (Disney+ was announced as the new non-British home of Dr. Who in fall of 2022, with new episodes expected to begin this November, including a festive special ) - TBA

The Santa Clauses (season two of the series based on the Disney movies, starring Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Stonestreet and Gabriel Iglesias) - TBA

AppleTV+

Lady in the Lake (at least partially holiday-set series starring Natalie Portman; based on the book by Laura Lippman; A 1960s housewife who dreams of becoming a journalist, investigates two seemingly unconnected, unsolved murders; set and filmed in Baltimore) - TBA

Prime Video

Improvvisamente a Natale Mi Sposo (a.k.a. Suddenly at Christmas I’m Getting Married; sequel to 2022′s Improvvisamente Natale starring Diego Abatantuono, Nino Frassica, Violante Placido, Michele Foresta, Carol Alt, Stefano Belisari, Primo Reggiani and Valentina Filippeschi; directed by Francesco Patierno; Back at Grandpa’s hotel for the holidays, the family is shocked to learn he has a new girlfriend and plans to marry her on Christmas; filmed in San Vito di Cadore, Italy) - Dec. TBA, Italy

Red One (big-budget holiday action movie starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka, Nick Kroll, Kristofer Hivju, Wesley Kimmel and Mary Elizabeth Ellis; directed by Jake Kasdan; written by Chris Morgan; The leader of an elite force named the E.L.F must protect Santa and Christmas from those who seek to destroy it, announced in 2021) - TBA

Candy Cane Lane (holiday movie starring Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Robin Thede, Nick Offerman, Chris Redd, Ken Marino, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, D.C. Young Fly, Genneya Walton, Madison Thomas, Thaddeus J. Mixson and Danielle Pinnock; directed by Reginald Hudlin; written by Kelly Younger and based on Murphy’s own childhood holiday memories; announced in 2022; filmed in L.A.) - TBA

With Love (season two of the series starring Emeraude Toubia, Mark Indelicato, Isis King, Desmond Chiam, Rome Flynn, Vincent Rodriguez III, Constance Marie and Benito Martinez; The lives and loves of a family centered around holiday celebrations and major life milestones) - TBA

Legend of the Christmas Witch: The Origins (2021 Italian sequel, available for the first time in the U.S., starring Monica Bellucci, Fabio De Luigi and Alessandro Haber; directed by Paola Randi; A good witch saves an 18th century street urchin and starts a new legend; filmed in Italy) - TBA (Trailer)

The Big Gift (holiday family film written and directed by Jarrod Crooks, starring Erin Antilla, Scott “The Brauler” Brault and Sandra Meyer; A dad tries to make sure Santa brings his son the one gift he wants most; filmed in Minnesota) - TBA (Instagram, Trailer)

Pastor Sue’s Christmas (holiday movie starring Rebecca Grant and Joy Villa; co-directed by Chris Johnson and Villa; filmed in California) - TBA

The Christmas Break* (holiday movie starring Justin Long, India Mullen, Arlo Buchanan, Mark Huberman, Ruth Kearney, Tom Moran, Bill Murphy, Robert Mitchell. Aaron Monaghan, Marion O'Dwyer and Cate Russell; directed by Prarthana Mohan; filmed in Ballymore Eustace, Ireland) - TBA

Vudu

The Brilliant World of Tom Gates: Epic Christmas Party (animated special based on the Sky animated series that is in turn based on the children’s book series created by Liz Pichon; debuted in 2022 in the UK) - TBA

Crackle

Curves Under the Mistletoe (holiday movie starring Damondray Christle, Draper Wynston and Kendra Rainey-King; directed by Lakisha Avery Stewart and written by Rainey-King; A former foster child tries to make a better life for herself) - TBA

Tubi

Just in Time for the Holidays (holiday drama starring Wade A. Banner II, Marcio Byrd and Jashawn Colston; co-written and directed by Ayanna Shon; A single father struggling with trauma and grief gets much-needed help from an unexpected source) - Nov. 1

Everybody Hates Christmas (holiday movie starring Tom Vera, Jen Barbeito, Dessi Sykes, Sydni Alynn Law, and Catina Thomas; A group of people who have lost their holiday spirit have it restored by an angel; directed and produced by Joseph A Elmore Jr.; filmed in Houston) - TBA

Danksgiving (holiday comedy starring Markice Moore, Tray Chaney and Chaz 2.0 Scott; written and directed by Queen Norris) - TBA

A Naughty Christmess Story (holiday movie sequel to 2021′s Thanksgiving Roast starring Tray Chaney, Morgan Mackey and Serenity Adeyemi; written and directed by Trey Walker; filmed in Washington, D.C.) - TBA

Holidays at the Ranch (holiday movie starring Joe Gallina, Gill Broderick Sarah Jane Duncan and Chelsea Marie; written and directed by Liana Failla; A woman home for the holidays agrees to help her childhood sweetheart on his ranch; filmed in the UK) - TBA

Freevee

Stand in the Gap (holiday-themed sequel to the faith-based 2020 movie The Author, The Star and the Keeper; starring Bruce Marchiano, Simon Jon Provan, Heather Ricks and Dale Waddington; written and directed by Steve F Zambo; filmed in Florence, Wis.) - TBA

Mistletoe Mixup 2 (holiday movie sequel to the 2021 movie starring Matthew Lawrence, Danielle C. Ryan and Joey Lawrence; directed by Andrew Lawrence) - TBA

On Demand/Digital/DVD

Snow Falls (holiday-set horror movie starring Victoria Morales, Anna Grace Barlow, Johnny Berchtold, Patrick Fabian and Jonathan Bennett; A group of friends goes to a remote cabin to celebrate New Year’s, only to be trapped by a winter storm that may contain something more sinister) - Jan. 17, PVOD (Trailer)

Snow Angel (Quebecois horror-thriller starring Kimberly-Sue Murray, Catherine Berube and Olivier Renaud; directed by Gabriel Allard; A snowboarder tries to leave town after a tragic accident, only to find herself trapped by an ominous presence.) - Jan. 20, Canada

Raven Van Slender Saves Christmas! (small-budget sci-fi holiday movie starring Bill Victor Arucan, James Balsamo and Sephdok Ramone; directed by Balsamo; written by Bill Victor Arucan and Balsamo) - Jan. 31, DVD/Blu-Ray (Trailer)

Stars Fell Again (holiday-set sequel to 2021′s Stars Fell on Alabama starring James Maslow, Ciara Hanna, Cecilia Kim and Johnnie Mack; co-written and directed by V.W. Scheich; A year after they reunited at a high school reunion, Bryce is ready to pop the question with a Christmas proposal, but family drama interferes with his plans; filmed in Atlanta) - Feb. 3 (Trailer); also in limited theatrical release

One Fine Morning (a.k.a. Un Beau Matin; French-language, partially holiday-set movie starring Pascal Lea-Seydoux, Melvil Greggory, Nicole Poupaud and Garcia; written and directed by Mia Hansen-Love; A widow and single mom juggles caring for her family, including her father with dementia, and a new affair with an old friend of her late husband’s) - Feb. 23, PVOD (Trailer); also available in limited theatrical release

What About Christmas? (holiday movie starring Tommy Potter, Crystal Mckinney, Sonny Cruz and DJ Burch; written and directed by Je’McClain; A young boy and his family spend Christmas in a new home, but fears his family’s problems will ruin the holiday, so he asks Santa for help) - Feb. 24, Amazon PVOD (Trailer)

Filthy Animals (written and directed by James T North IV; starring Raymond J Barry, Layla Louise, Hal Dion and Austin Wheeler; A pair of petty criminals stumble into a very dark Christmas) - July 15 (Instagram, Website)

Stab 3: Holiday Horror (small budget slasher sequel inspired by the faux-movies featured in the Scream franchise starring, written and directed by Joshua Patrick Dudley; along with David Afflick, Teddy Pryor and Douglas Graves; Home for the holidays a year after her brother was convicted of a killing spree, Cassie begins to doubt his innocence when he escapes and the killings start again) - Oct. 1, YouTube (Website)

Colorado Christmas (holiday movie starring Luba Bocian, Brit Ellerman and Paul Anthony McLean; co-written and directed by Elgin Cahill; co written by Kate Mobley; A single mom who dreams of a being a singer meets a country star who mentors her) - Oct. 15

An L.A. Christmas Story (holiday movie starring Jessica Moore, Derrick Zonca, Kaylee Frazier, Marla Lizbeth Perez, McKenzie Kelly and Eric Marq; written and directed by Michael Kallio; When her online video asking for a man who is “not an idiot” for Christmas goes viral, a lifestyle vlogger finds her life turned upside down; filmed in Hollywood, Ca.) - Nov. 20 (Facebook)

A Figgly Christmas (animated holiday movie starring Tesha Clark, Steve W Lowe and Matthew Clark “Ghost”; written and directed by the Clarks; When Santa crashes in a mysterious forest magical woodland creatures must help him save Christmas) - Nov. 24, Amazon VOD

Holiday Twist (holiday movie starring Kelly Stables, Neal McDonough, Sean Astin, Brian Thomas Smith, Alison Eastwood, Kelly Rutherford and Caylee Cowan; written and directed by Stephanie Garvin; A workaholic Grinch sees the err of her ways thanks to help from a mall Santa) - Dec. 1

A Small Town Christmas (holiday movie co-written, directed and starring Gin Blanton with Tahjjic Smith; A busy attorney with a thriving career finally returns home for the holidays after her grandmother falls ill ) - Dec. 11 (Website)

Athena Saves Christmas (holiday comedy starring Cuba Gooding Jr, Paxton Kubitz, Michael Blackson, Robert Costanzo and Glenn Plummer; directed by Josh Webber; written by Greg Crowder and Rachel Greenhoe; A group of young adults and their dog must solve a series of riddles to save Christmas in their town from a mob boss; filmed in Big Bear, Calif.) - Dec. 20

A Christmas Cheer (holiday movie written by Clint Ford; What happens to Ebenezer Scrooge, and Jacob Marley’s ghost, after the events of A Christmas Carol?; won a screenplay contest in 2020) - TBA

The Cinnamon Bear (animated series based on the long-running radio play and 2021 Audible podcast, The Cinnamon Bear: A Holiday Adventure; from Wishing Floor films) - TBA

Who’s Ready for Christmas? (faith-based holiday movie from writer-director Thomas Bonifield, who also produced 2020′s Miracle On Christmas) - TBA

Homeless for the Holidays 2 (sequel to the 2009 faith-based movie, written and directed by George A Johnson and starring Matt Moore, Brad Stine, Gabrielle Phillips and Cole Brandenberger) - TBA

Ellie and the Christmas Creep (animated movie from Luxembourg-based animation studio Fabrique d'Images; directed by Caroline Origer; An intrepid elf tries to save Santa from his fame obsession she believes is caused by a creep) - TBA (Website)

Christmas in Canal Towne (holiday movie about a daughter who strives to save her family store at the holidays, following the death of her father, but her estranged sister has other plans; filmed in Sullivan County, N.Y.) - TBA (Facebook)

Four Cousins and a Christmas Wedding (holiday movie sequel to 2021′s Four Cousins and a Christmas, starring Raffaela Capp, Natasha Capp, Ayla Kell and Lily Gibson; written and directed by Maria Capp) - TBA

The Merrytime Matchmaker (holiday movie based on the book A Match Made at Christmas, by Courtney Walsh; written and produced by Ashley Bratcher, co-written by Walsh; A commitment phobic bachelor reluctantly comes home for the holidays and finds himself in charge of his town’s holiday matchmaking quest.) - TBA

A Christmas Surprise (small budget holiday movie from writer-director-star Milon V. Parker; A not-yet-out woman heads home for holidays and her girlfriend pretends to be a man in order to be accepted by her family; filmed in Chicago) - TBA

Chicken Coop (holiday movie starring Monica Moore Smith, Eric Wood and Mark Bracich; written and directed by Joseph DeGolyer; Family secrets are revealed during a holiday trip home when an estranged father and son attempt to repair a broken pipe in a chicken coop; filmed in Utah) - TBA (Kickstarter)

Christmas Express (holiday movie starring Kevin Porter, Nick Puga and Marla Fay; directed and co-written by Andre Gordon with Porter, produced by his own 4Horsemen Films; filmed in Miami) - TBA (Website)

Cowgirl’s Christmas Romance (holiday movie starring Kevin Leslie, Kathy Krantz and Mike Mitchell; written and directed by Colin Stewart) - TBA

Finding Her Voice for Christmas (faith-based holiday movie based on the stage play Finding Her Voice; starring Don Dusty Phelps, Jessie Tate Jr. and Deandre Griffin; A revealed family secret results in a crisis of faith) - TBA

Christmas in Crystal Creek (holiday movie based on the book by Kim Hornby; A country singer stuck in a small town must decide between helping a child she’s grown close to, or the biggest performance of her career.) - TBA

A Chinatown Christmas (holiday movie based on the book by Kailin Gow and Nancy Wu; adapted and directed by Gow; An arrogant businessman who always spends Christmas eating alone at a local Chinese restaurant is angry with the owners when they decide to close for the holiday) - TBA

31 Second Chances (holiday movie written by Emily Ting and Melynda Bissmeyer; Rivals vow to change by tackling an undone New Year’s Resolution every day in December) - TBA

A Marry Wish for Christmas (holiday movie written and directed by Rick Walls; a single talk show host heads home for the holidays where he finds unexpected love with an old friend) - TBA

Reconnecting with Christmas (holiday movie directed by Gail Harvey; written by Alan Donahue; filmed in Ireland) - TBA

The Naughty List (small budget, partially crowd funded, Australian holiday movie about a girl who holds Santa hostage until she gets a “nice list guarantee”) - TBA (Instagram, Facebook)

Let it Snow: A Christmas Time Loop (holiday movie where a teen has to help his best friend trapped in a holiday time loop; filmed in New York City) - TBA

A Christmas Heist (holiday movie written and directed by Brett Bentman; A desperate man decides to attempt a Christmas Eve robbery; filmed in Texas) - TBA

It’s Me, Billy Chapter 2 (holiday movie sequel to the 2021 Black Christmas fan-film from Dave McRae bringing the saga “to an unofficial and epic conclusion”) - TBA, YouTube (Announcement)

Christmas in Belize (holiday movie from writer-director Mark Harris; Two couples inherit a coffee farm and decide to spend the holidays running it; filmed in Belize) - TBA

A Gettysburg Christmas (holiday movie starring Kate Vernon, Kelley Jackle, Tom Vera, Sean Ferris and Bruce Boxleitner; directed by Bo Brinkman; A woman buys an apple orchard but finds herself lonely at the holidays and in need of a Christmas miracle to keep it all going; filmed in Pennsylvania) - TBA (Instagram)

One Christmas Night in a Toy Store (holiday horror movie starring Simon Phillips and Sayla de Goede; directed by Paul Tanter; the third in the Santa slasher trilogy, this time Santa and Mrs. Claus take Christmas Eve hostages; filmed in Ottawa) - TBA

The Rose Wagon (holiday movie starring Peyton Clark, Robert Donavan, Bianca-Rose Lasky, Jonni Shandor, Brittney Saylor, Joshua Scantland and Dana Longpre; written and directed by Sandy Slaven; A widower raising a single daughter suffers a horribly injury that causes him to lose hope until his daughter’s love helps restore it; filmed in Indiana) - TBA (Website, Trailer)

A Savage Christmas (holiday movie starring Rachel Griffiths, Helen Thomson and Gary Sweet; directed and co-written by Madeleine Dyer; A trans woman returns home for the holidays for the first time with her boyfriend, expecting her transition to be the most shocking thing at Christmas dinner only to be upstaged by her dysfunctional family; filmed in Brisbane, Australia) - TBA

The Town of Tails (a.k.a Kruuna; four-episode Finnish holiday series from creator Minna Panjanen; A professor who years ago found his parents murdered on Christmas Eve investigates another mysterious death in Tails, with the help of a Christmas spirit only he can see) - TBA

A Very Elevated Christmas (holiday movie starring Frank Powers, Michelle Martinez and J.D. Hernandez; directed by Luis Perez) - TBA (Facebook)

Lost at Christmas (family holiday comedy from writer-director William Byron Hillman) - TBA

A Merry Scary Christmas Tale (anthology holiday movie written and produced by Joany Kane; directed by Mary E Fry; A candlemaker stuck in a remote inn on Christmas Eve must survive a night of ghost tales in order to rescue her aunt by Christmas morning) - TBA

Contracting Christmas (holiday romance parody written by David Martinez and Zander Schaus; A woman returns to her small hometown at the holidays in order to close a big deal to turn it into a parking lot) - TBA

Lumia (six-episode holiday series created by Created by Anastasia Heinzl and Pöllä; A Parisian teen is forced to spend the holidays in rural Finland with her mother, where she starts seeing strange lights in forest) - TBA

Stranded (a.k.a. Dolomites; eight-episode, Italian language, holiday-set series; starring Alessandro Preziosi, Rike Schmid, Marco Rossetti and Aurora Ruffino; directed by Riccardo Donna; A Christmas Eve avalanche strands a group of people in a luxury ski resort, where they soon learn not everything is as it seems, but they still must band together in order to survive; filmed in Italy) - TBA (Website)

Not a Merry Christmas (holiday movie starring Gary Busey, Christiana Lucas, Michael Newman and Ernest Miller; written by Jodi Lynn and John Vanis II; A group of neighbors enter a national Christmas light contest and things do not go as planned; filmed in Philadelphia) - TBA

Merry Christmas Frankenstein! (small-budget, holiday horror written, directed and starring James Balsamo) - TBA (Website)

A Holiday I Do (holiday rom-com starring Marsha Warfield, Lindsay Hicks, Rivkah Reyes, Joe Piazza and Jill Larson; A lesbian single mom falls for her ex-husband’s wedding planner while serving as the ‘Best Woman’ at his Christmas wedding; filmed in Michigan) - TBA (Website)

Christmas on Vlieland (a.k.a. Kerst op Vlieland; Dutch holiday series written and starring Stijn Fransen; set and filmed on the smallest of the Wadden Islands) - TBA in the Netherlands

Christmas at the Frat House (holiday movie starring Karon Riley, Lem Collins, Jared Wofford, Kevin Savage, Amber Reign Smith, Kelsi Lee and Jael Roberson; directed by Charmin Lee; written by Lem Collins; Four frat brothers make, and break, a pact not to marry for 10 years after college. The last man standing is set to propose at Christmas when secrets emerge from his friends’ relationships and his girlfriend’s past that could make him reconsider; filmed in Atlanta.) - TBA

The Drone that Saved Christmas (holiday movie written and directed by Miriam Bavly; starring Rodney Perry, Miguel Nunez Jr., Palmer Williams Jr, Rashan Ali and Buddy Lewis; A tech entrepreneur develops a high-powered drone he hopes will save Christmas; filmed in Atlanta) - TBA

Christmas at the Holly Day Inn (holiday movie starring Tamla Kari, Anita Dobson, Colin Baker and Kevin Leslie; directed by Adam Wilson; written by Lisa Chapman; A businesswoman who just quit her stressful job, spends the holidays at her family’s quaint country inn which she learns is on the brink of being sold; filmed in the UK) - TBA (Website, Teaser)

Kid Santa (Italian holiday movie, live-action/animation hybrid starring real-life brothers Alec and William Baldwin and Elva Trill; directed by Francesco Cinquemani; filmed in Rome) - TBA

Once Upon a Christmas Eve (faith-based holiday movie starring Najee De-Tiege, Hector David Jr., Michael Franklin, Alicia Tomasko, Sofia Lauren, Alexa Ketchum, Gabriella Estabrook and Gianna Angela; written and directed by Dominic Giannetti; Estranged siblings struggle to hold their family together at the holidays) - TBA (Website)

The Christmas Forest (small budget movie from faith-based Wright Family Films; directed, written and starring Ashley Hays Wright) - TBA, YouTube

Little Miracles (small budget movie written and directed by Pat Denson; film version of her off-Broadway musical, Little Christmas Miracles; based on a true story tale of two recently widowed moms who take their kids on a holiday road trip) - TBA

The Shepherd (holiday-set movie starring Steven Mackintosh, Asan N'Jie and Scarlet Grace; based on the book by Frederick Forsyth; adapted and directed by Iain Softley; A British pilot heading home from Germany for the holidays has all his instruments fail in deep fog and is miraculously saved my a mysterious plane that guides him home safely; filmed in Norfolk, UK) - TBA

Our Christmas House (holiday movie starring Michael Dumas, Whitney Bacon, Sabrina Orro, Precious Ugbodu and Andrew C. English Jr; directed by Annabel White; written by Jaron Lanier; A news anchor must choose between a big holiday story and the man she’s falling in love with) - TBA (IndieGoGo)

Dead for the Holidays (holiday horror movie starring Tifani Winkfield, Allen Yates and Carter Bratton; directed by Thomas Martin and Lawrence Sara) - TBA

Thanksgiving Masquerade (holiday movie starring Sage Kirkpatrick, Felixe De Becker, Jade Patteri, Brianne Bushes and Thomas Vieljeux; written and directed by Théo Mahy-Ma-Somga; A Frenchman agrees to join his American girlfriend for the American holiday in California; filmed in L.A. ) - TBA

Holiday Boyfriend (holiday movie starring Sally Kirkland, Matassia Malthe and Louis Mandylor; written and directed by Paul Collett; When her British boyfriend bails on her family Thanksgiving, a woman gets her best friend to pose as him; filmed in L.A.) - TBA

Lying Together (holiday movie starring Ashley LaRae, Burke Brown, Megan Alexander and Mark Christopher Lawrence; directed and co-written by Tim Nolte; The last two unmarried people in a church group spend a holiday weekend pretending to date in order to stop others from constantly trying to set them up; filmed in Denver) - TBA (Facebook, Website)

Christmas Party Massacre (small-budget holiday horror from Miguel Rodriguez’s Wasp Nest Videos; starring Julie Anne Prescott and Eileen Dietz) - TBA

Save Christmas (Italian live action/animation hybrid starring Judd Nelson, Richard Dreyfuss, Valeria Bilello, Lorenzo McGovern Zaini and Nathan Cooper; directed by Kristopher Tassin; A grumpy dad who hates Christmas clashes with his wife and kids who believe they can save Santa by solving a series of riddles; filmed in Italy and released there theatrically in 2022) - TBA

Christmas Crashers (small-budget holiday movie starring Christine Traversa, Bridget Nine, Steve Boress, Leanne Johnson and Zaine Bray; written and directed by Kevin L Mounce; A couple decide to step off the holiday fast track and recommit to each other, but not everyone is on board with their pared-down holiday plans; shot in central Illinois) - TBA (Website)

Christmess (Australian holiday comedy starring Steve Le Marquand, Susan Prior and Hannah Joy; directed by Heath Davis; An actor just out of rehab can only get hired as a store Santa during a dysfunctional Down Under summer Christmas; filmed in Campbelltown, Australia) - TBA (Facebook)

How to Ruin the Holidays (holiday comedy starring Colin Mochrie and Amber Nash; directed by Arlen Konopaki and written by Kevin Gillese; filmed in Atlanta; Originally set for 2020, but delayed due to COVID-19) - TBA (Facebook, Website)

Nice & Naughty: A Christmas Story (small budget holiday movie from Travis and Hannah Ivey; starring Kasey Brown, Sharon Winslow and Jane Griffin Byrd; A daughter continues her father’s tradition of inviting the less fortunate in for the holidays leading to chaos; filmed in Eugene, Ore.) - TBA (Facebook, Teaser)

A Christmas to Remember (holiday comedy written by Erick Galindo and Patty Rodriguez; A petty holiday tyrant runs a White Elephant gift exchange with an iron fist, where people compete to bring the best gift; filmed and set in Big Bear Lake, Calif.) - TBA

A Screenshot to Santa (holiday movie starring Essence Atkins, Tony Rock, Torrei Hart, Kennedy Stephens, Shai Moss, Jacob Gaines and Ray Buffer; written and directed by Monica Floyd; While their parents are at a conference, a teenager sick of caring for her much younger sister sneaks out to see her boyfriend on Christmas Eve; filmed in L.A.) - TBA

Once Upon a Philly Christmas (faith-based holiday movie starring Robert Clohessy, Bridget White, Brian Anthony Wilson, Myles Clohessy, Shannon Wilson, Julianna Layne, Gabi Faye, Rich Enkels, Dominic Costa, Bridget White and Brian Anthony Wilson; directed by Bridget Smith and written by Mike Walsh; A teenage gamer accidentally travels back in time to Bethlehem, to make it home he needs to discover the true meaning of Christmas; filmed in Philadelphia) - TBA (Website)

Oh Christmas Tree (holiday movie starring Mason Gillett, Kay Barnes, Rachel Petsiavas and Christopher Long; directed by Paul Duncan; filmed in North Carolina) - TBA (Website)

Christmas Time (holiday movie starring Bobby O’ Neill, Henri Charles and Shelly Bentley; based on the book A Magical Christmas Adventure by Daniel Colyer; written by Laurie Asbourne; A science teacher who hates Christmas finds himself stuck on a Lapland adventure dedicated to the holiday with his family) - TBA (Trailer)

Silent Night Bloody Night 3 (holiday slasher sequel starring Lloyd Kaufman, Julie Anne Prescott and Tina Krause; written and directed by Will Collazo Jr. and Prescott; The final girl wakes up in an asylum and must avoid being murdered by a killer who wants to see her dead for the holidays) - TBA

The Fright Before Christmas 2 (small-budget holiday horror sequel to the 2020 original; written, directed and starring John Johnson, along with Steven Haar and Tobias Doesken) - TBA

Honeysuckle and Holly (holiday movie starring Bella Kane, Chase Hughes CJ Morrison, Cortina Jackson and Tony Gibson; written and co-directed by Mystic Mocha Cozart; A woman returns to her Texas hometown for the holidays) - TBA (Website)

Letters at Christmas (holiday movie starring Dean Cain, Richard Gabai, Tank Jones, Steven Michael Quezada, Janeshia Adams-Ginyard and Alaina Huffman; written and directed by Jim Burleson; A couple on the brink of divorce spend the holidays at a hotel, where the discovery of old letters between doomed lovers helps reignite their own romance; filmed at the Hotel Socorro in Val Verde, New Mexico) - TBA (Website, Facebook)

Bringing Back Christmas (faith-based movie starring Dean Cain, Leigh Allyn Baker, Gabriel C. Brown, Aaron Fullan and Mark Christopher Lawrence; directed by Lisa Arnold; written by Ariel and Trey Fernald; from the Evangelical Eastern Sky Theatre Company; A man with a special needs son, fired just before the holidays, has his Christmas spirit restored by a guardian angel who takes him back in time to view the birth of Jesus) - TBA (Website, Trailer)

An Elliot and Friends Christmas Carol (puppet holiday special, based on featuring original characters created by Jeffrey Ault; starring Dana Anderwald, Alana Phillips and Dean Napolitano) -TBA (Trailer, Facebook)

Christmas in the Jungle (Latvian-Estonian family holiday film, mostly in English, starring Pääru Oja, Viktorija Bencik and Tõnu Karkwas; directed by Jaak Kilmi; Kids who recently moved to the tropics have trouble getting in the holiday spirit, so head into the jungle looking for the Christmas Shaman; filmed in Indonesia) - TBA (Trailer)

Christmas Ransom (holiday movie starring Chai Hansen, Matt Okine, Miranda Tapsell and Ed Oxenbould; directed by Adele Vuko; co-written by Timothy Walker and Elliot and Gretel Veila; A group of kids must foil a hostage toy store hostage situation on Christmas Eve; filmed in Australia and premiered on STAN in 2022) - TBA

Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point (holiday movie starring Ben Shenkman, and Francesca Scorsese; directed by Tyler Taormina; written by Eric Berger and Taormina; A family gathers for a final Christmas in their childhood home and a teenager looks to make her mark on the neighborhood; filmed in Smithtown, NY) - TBA

Needle Little Christmas (holiday movie starring Sara Waisglass, Jonathan Kite and Thomas Lennon; directed by Jason DeVan; When she dies just before Christmas, a woman gets the chance to return to earth in the form of a Christmas tree in hopes of and restoring her friends’ spirits; filmed in El Reno, Okla.) - TBA

Switched Up Christmas (holiday comedy starring Ella Fraley, Brian Villalobos and Van Quattro; directed and co-written by Zane Nixon; A dysfunctional family who has lost their Christmas spirit, finds themselves regaining their love of the season through a holiday body swap; filmed in Houston, Texas) - TBA

Operation Bring Back Christmas (holiday movie starring Ricardo Ortiz, Josh Zaharia, Casey James and Neil Charlesworth; directed by Rafael Nani; written by Marcelo Ricardo Ortiz; A materialistic teen wishes Christmas out of existence, making him the only one in the world who remembers the holiday; filmed in Vancouver, B.C.) - TBA (Website)

The Christmas Card (holiday drama starring Rachel Alig, Miriam Spumpkin and Katie Folger; directed and co-written by Lucy Kerr; As the pandemic looms, a Southern family struggles to take the perfect Christmas card photo that hides all the dysfunction and grief they’re actually experiencing; filmed in Hunt, Texas) - TBA (Website)

The Perfect Christmas (faith-based holiday movie starring Anthony Hackett, Cameron Arnett, Gigi Orsillo and Robert Amaya; co-directed by Hackett and Marc Thevenin Jr.; A father tries to pull off the perfect Christmas for his family, but ends up making a mess of their holiday; filmed in the Washington, D.C. area ) - TBA (Website)

Christmas at Keestone (faith-based holiday movie starring Kevin Sorbo, Corbin Bernsen, Gigi Orsillo, Ben Graham and Bryan McClure; directed by Ricky Borba; A widower spends every holiday at the hotel his wife adored, but this season faces had choices about whether he’s ready to love again; filmed at the Keestone Resort in Tennessee) - TBA (Instagram)

A Bengal for Christmas (family holiday movie starring Brad Banacka, Vida Ghaffari, Erik Anthony Russo and Breana Mitchell; directed by Dustin Ferguson; A family gets a new cat for Christmas) - TBA

An Emerald Coast Christmas (small-budget holiday movie written, directed and starring Elesia Marie, along with Shannon Williams and Teance Blackburn; A big city culinary school grad heads home for the holidays; filmed in Florida) - TBA (Website)

Hitman Christmas Party (action movie directed by Christian Sesma; written by Chad Law and Robert Thompson; The celebration goes dangerously south at an annual holiday gathering of top assassins) - TBA

Christmas Couples Retreat (holiday movie starring Vincent De Paul, Jimmy Clabots, Bill Dawes, Dana Jamison, Christene Marie and Vanessa Meadows; directed by Matt Shapira and Salvatore Zannino; written by Clabots, F.D. Lewis and Anthony Mormile) - TBA

Christmas for Three (holiday movie starring Naomi Matsuda, Ashley Brinkman, Kenney Myers and Paulie Calafiore; written and directed by Candy Cain; A single man suddenly tasked with caring for a child finds himself falling for the social worker trying to help them) - TBA

Holiday in the Hamptons (holiday movie starring Naomi Matsuda, Ashley Brinkman, Paulie Calafiore, Eve Kroh and Eric Roberts; written and directed by Candy Cain; A woman inherits her grandmother’s house at the holidays.) - TBA

Royal Runaway (holiday movie starring Mark Cuban, Ashley Brinkman, Alex Day, Eliza Roberts, Naomi Matsuda, Mario Silva and Faysal Shafaat; written and directed by Candy Cain; When his father, the king, dies, a European prince flees to America and hides his identity by working in a winery) - TBA

Jingle Hell (holiday horror short starring Keith Szarabajka, Shalini Bathina and Poonam Basu; directed by Sean Cruser; written by Tyler Beveridge; A married couple spending their holidays in a remote cabin must fight off a Christmas Eve killer) - TBA

The Christmas Room (partially crowd funded holiday drama centering around family and losing a loved one to dementia; filmed in and around Washington, D.C.) - TBA (Instagram)

Ugly Sweater (holiday movie about a high-achieving high schooler with massive anxiety who finds herself able to face her fears in dreams, thanks to a thrift shop ugly Christmas sweater; filmed in Boston) - TBA

Joy to the World (holiday movie starring James Nesbitt and Timothy Spall; directed by Edward Hall; Two bank robbers pull off the perfect heist, dressing as Santa then disappearing into a town’s Claus-themed festival, but they’re spotted by two young boys, one of whom thinks one might be the real deal, the other who would like to get in on their grift; filmed in Belfast, Northern Ireland) - TBA, UK on Sky TV

Christmas Kennel (holiday movie starring RaéVen Kelly, Marla Gibbs and Malcolm-Jamal Warner; directed by Sean Dinwoodie) - TBA

United Christmas (holiday movie starring Tatyana Ali and Marla Gibbs; directed by Sean Dinwoodie) - TBA

Saint Nick (holiday movie written, directed and starring Chris Levine; A kid-free cop cares for his nephew during the holidays) - TBA

A Christmas in Ochopee (holiday movie written, directed and starring Montana Cypress, along with Joseph Adams, Vivian Rubio, Rainy Fields, Duane Minard and Chloe W Breen; filmed in Florida) - TBA

Breakup Season (holiday movie starring Chandler Riggs and Samantha Isler; written and directed by H. Nelson Tracey; A man takes his girlfriend home for the holidays to meet his parents and things don’t go as planned; filmed in La Grande, Oregon) - TBA (Instagram)

How to Kill Your Family and Get Away with It (holiday horror movie directed by Robbie Dias; written by Marc Gottlieb; An extremely dysfunctional family gathers in a secluded cabin for the holidays, hiding dark secrets that lead to murder; filmed in Big Bear, Calif.) - TBA

Love After Holidays (small-budget holiday drama directed by Antoine Allen; written by Jacinth Headlam; The rise and fall of a talk show host who loses everything thanks to ambition and addiction; filmed in Bethlehem, Penn.)

The Brothers Christmas Story (holiday movie directed by Marc Alan Solomon; Two brothers contemplate their difficult childhood at the holidays; filmed in George and South Carolina) - TBA

Family Christmas (holiday movie produced by Kenneth Van Camp; A woman giving up hope on true love has to decide whether to settle for an old flame or take a chance on a new, holiday romance; filmed in Detroit) - TBA

Christmas at Moe’s (holiday movie written and directed by Ray J Pope; Brothers have to put aside their differences in order to save a homeless shelter at the holidays; filmed in Atlanta) - TBA

A Christmas Love in Kenosha (small budget, faith-based movie from writer-director Cortez Mack; filmed in Wisconsin) - TBA

Christmas in Carolina (holiday movie starring Kelly Lynn Reiter, Melissa Reeves and Matthew Ashford; written by David Michael Ross; A snowstorm traps a divorced couple together at the holidays as their daughter schemes to reunite them) - TBA

Once Upon a Christmas (faith-based holiday movie starring Garry Nation and Melissa Nunnally; directed by Nathan Blair; A Scrooge-like old man is turned back into a teenager by an angel, who warns him he must repair his family relationships by Christmas or be doomed; filmed in Denver) - TBA (Website)

Christmas with the Pups (holiday movie starring Danielle Scott, Simon Ellis, Lila Lasso and Kitty Sudbery; directed by Louisa Warren; written by Tom Jolliffe; A ranch-owning family finds a Pomeranian at the holidays, unaware she already belongs to an influencer) - TBA

Christmas Overtime (holiday movie starring Meghan Carrasquillo, Jadon Cal and Laura Ault; directed by Ann Deborah Fishman; co-written by Fishman and Simon Parker; A holiday-hating actress must convince a Christmas-obsessed group she’s one of them in order to land a commercial) - TBA

Aubrey Flint’s Christmas (holiday comedy directed by Jack Spring; written by Chris Boyle-McQuarry; filmed in UK) - TBA

Christmas with Buddy (faith-based drama starring Joseph Gray and Brian Biggers; directed by Cameron Arnett and Cornelius Muller; written by Michael D Acosta; A young man with cerebral palsy tries to figure out what God’s purpose for him is; filmed in North Carolina) - TBA

The Christmas Classic (holiday movie directed by Shane Taylor; former college roommate reunite for a holiday road trip; filmed in Ruidoso, New Mexico) - TBA

Christmas with Jerks (holiday movie written and directed by Leanna Adams; A struggling, former child star just wants to hide out for the holidays, but to do so must get the recently-dumped stuntman out of her sister’s house, so she reluctantly tries to help him win back his ex; filmed in Atlanta) - TBA

I Slay on Christmas (small budget holiday horror movie starring Phil Herman and Alba O'Neill; A disturbed man wanders into the forest on Christmas Eve and experiences four, separate holiday horrors) - TBA

Xmas Gamble (holiday movie starring Tom Arnold, Michael Madsen, Fernanda Romero and Waymond Lee; directed by Kenny Yates; written by Jerry Artukovich; A recovering gambling addict needs cash to save his mom’s home, realizing he’s never lost on Christmas, he rationalizes one last bet) - TBA (Instagram)

Xmas in July (small budget black comedy take on Dickens’ A Christmas Carol starring, written and directed by Joel Clark, along with Crichton Atkinson and Daniel Martin Berkey; Ebenzer and Cratchitt experience multiple alternate realities, each more horrifying than the last; filmed in Brooklyn, N.Y.) - TBA (Website)

The Gifted Family (a.k.a. Christmas Love; German-language holiday movie starring Jasmin Gerat and Maximilian Brückner, directed by Esther Gronenborn; written by Chris Silbe and Tracey Graves; A single father and his new wife deal with a chaotic family Christmas; filmed in Czech Republic) - TBA, ZDF in Germany

Ebenezer the Traveler (six-episode mini-series starring Jerry Parisi, Amanda Rae Dodson and Michael Bertolini; directed by Joe Valenti; written by Leland Prater; A look at what happened to Scrooge after the events of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol) - TBA (Website)

Christmas on the North Pole Express (holiday movie starring Brian Boynton and Marla Moore; Two people meet on the famed Christmas train while traveling to a wedding; filmed in Owosso, Michigan) - TBA

How the Gringo Stole Christmas (a.k.a. How the Gringo Stole Xmas; holiday movie starring George Lopez, Mariana Treviño, Emily Tosta, Jack Kilmer and Romy Peniche; directed by Angel Gracia; written by Ezequiel Martinez Jr,; A father plans the perfect Christmas only to have his plans foiled when his daughter brings home an unexpected boyfriend) - TBA (Website)

I’ll Be Dead for Christmas (holiday horror movie starring, written and directed by Geordy Skolnick; along with J.C. Hoffman, Jilly Kent, Joshua R. Pangborn, Ximena Zavala, and Heth Weinstein; A mentally disturbed patient blackmails a hospital employee into telling horrifying stories on Christmas Eve) - TBA

A Brooklyn Christmas (holiday movie directed by Shaun Paul Piccinino) - TBA

Twelve Days After Christmas (holiday movie directed, starring and co-written by Melissa Archer; also featuring Laura Osnes) - TBA

Addicted to Christmas (reality series from ITV America focused on woman obsessed with doing Christmas bigger and better than everyone else.) - TBA

Mr. Santa (holiday movie written and directed by Noel Calloway; With Christmas spirit at an all-time low, Santa goes undercover as a high school teacher to try and convince teens to believe in holiday magic again; filmed in New York City) - TBA

Hot Mom (holiday-set comedy written and directed by Jimmy Kustes; A college student and his girlfriend spend the holidays with his mom and her new boyfriend; filmed in Tampa, Fla.) - TBA

Undetermined

The Christmas Checklist (four-hour, or two-movie, limited holiday series starring Sarah Power, Jarod Joseph, Monica Rodriguez Knox, Dakota Jamal Wellman and Laura Mitchell; directed by Anne De Lean; written by Lisa Hepner; After her mother’s death a woman strives to complete her complicated Christmas checklist, alongside a reporter covering the tasks for the local paper; filmed in Montreal and debuted in Canada in 2022) - TBA (Trailer)

A Christmas Vintage (holiday movie starring Ignacyo Matynia, Karlee Eldridge and Reid Rathore; directed by Lexi Giovagnoli; written by Ferguson Sauv-Rogan; A woman returns home to help save her family’s winery at the holidays; filmed in Hermann, Missouri) - TBA

A Perfect Christmas Pairing (holiday movie starring Ansley Gordon, Chris Connell, Meg Biddle Smith and Kelly Ryan; directed by Dave Thomas; written by Jenna Brister; A chef trying to escape a bad review meets her match in a travel writer who never wants to settle down; filmed in LaGrange, Ga.) - TBA

A Pumpkin Spice Holiday (holiday movie starring Madison Paige, Riley Rose Downey, Glenn Dossin and Kevin Ridsdale; directed by Caleb Silvers, written by Shane Nelson; filmed in Holly, Mich.) - TBA

Yuletide the Knot (holiday movie starring Kelley Jakle, Mary Antonini and Kelsey Scott; directed by Nanea Miyata; A wedding planner hired to organize an influencer’s holiday wedding finds herself unexpectedly having to work her ex to get the job done; filmed in Colorado) - TBA

A Home for the Holidays (holiday movie starring Shannon Elizabeth. Daniel Cudmore and Dreyden Stephens; directed by Kyle Cooper and Jason Wan Lim; written by Steve Goldsworth; A local fixes up a run down house to live in, only to have the original owner’s heir show up to claim it at Christmas; filmed in Alberta) - TBA (Website)

Winters’ Garden (holiday movie starring Madeline Coughlan, Lior Selve, Federico Dordei, Peter Jason, Farah Merani and Chuck Marra; directed by Shari Hamrick Grewal; written by Joany Kane; A New York City cooking show host travels to lay the remains of a World War II nurse to rest in an English castle garden, and becomes enchanted by the site’s holiday charms; filmed in Lake Arrowhead, Calif.) - TBA (Trailer)

Crafted for Christmas (holiday movie starring D.B. Sweeney, Tamera Feldman, Amara Zaragoza, Maura Kidwell, Matt Trudeau and Ira Amyx; directed by Jack C Newell; written by Adam Rockoff; A TV news producer doing a holiday story falls for a toymaker) - TBA

Christmas in Big Sky Country (holiday movie starring Rebecca Dalton, Olivier Renaud, Tamara Duarte, Mark Ghanime and Shaun Johnston; directed by Marco Deufemia; Sisters come together at Christmas when one’s husband is trapped in a oil rig as they deal with a PR representative from the oil company; filmed in Newmarket, Ontario) - TBA (Trailer)

Christmas in Maple Hills (holiday movie starring Marcus Rosner, Emily Alatalo, Amanda Jordan, Andrew Jackson, Zarrin Darnell-Martin and Bukola Ayoka; directed by Marco Deufemia; written by Jennifer Snow; Two people set out to solve the mystery of a Christmas card sent in the 1940s; filmed in Toronto) - TBA (Trailer)

Christmas in the Mountains (holiday movie starring Celeste Desjardins, Joe Scarpellino, Roy Lewis and Kym Johnson Herjavec; A teacher agrees to pose as a billionaire’s girlfriend for the holidays in order to get a new community center for her town) - TBA

Her Highness the Princess of Christmas (holiday movie starring David Pinard, Alys Crocker and Katerina Maria Vitkoff; directed by Meeshelle Neal; made for TF1 in France; filmed in Toronto) - TBA

It’s a Christmas Thing (holiday movie starring Ella May Cannon and Christopher Russell; directed by Jim Cliffe; filmed in Kelowna, B.C.) - TBA

Christmas Casanova (holiday movie starring Kalinka Petrie, Elise Hanneman, Daniyal Khan and Tanya Schultz; directed by Will Bowes; filmed in Cambridge and Galt, Ontario) - TBA

The Christmas Quilt (holiday movie featuring Jason Lemmon; directed by Don McBrearty; A firefighter wants to learn how to quilt to carry on a family tradition and make a gift for his sister; filmed in Brant, Ontario) - TBA

Unforgettable Christmas (holiday movie directed by John Bradshaw; A An accident leaves a princess with amnesia and a chance to live out her career dreams outside royal responsablities; filmed in Hamilton, Ontario) - TBA

Laughing all the Way (holiday movie starring Jake Epstein, Paniz Zade, Ish Morris and Mary Walsh; directed by Marita Grabiak; filmed in Ottawa) - TBA

Mississippi Christmas (holiday movie starring Darrin D Henson, Clifton Powell, Terri J Vaughn and Valerie Pettiford; directed by Christel Gibson; filmed in Atlanta) - TBA

Christmas with the Prince (holiday movie starring Cleopatra Wood, Richard Bobb-Semple, N Walters, Jamaicia James and Kimberley Sterling; directed by Louisa Warren; written by Tom Jolliffe; A fashion designer finds herself spending the holidays with royalty) - TBA

A Kismet Holiday (holiday movie starring Karen Obilom, Joyful Drake, Lamman Rucker and Javon Johnson; co-written and directed by Chazitear; filmed in Washington, D.C.) - TBA

Holiday for Hire (holiday movie starring Andrew Rogers, Christie Leverette, Michael Deni and Mark Valeriano; directed by Jared Cohn; written by Julia Terranova; When her boyfriend dumps her just before Christmas, a desperate woman hires an actor to play him for her family; filmed in Simi Valley, Calif.) - TBA

Ninth House Project (holiday movie starring Tatyana Ali and Jesse Kove; directed by Jake Helgren; filmed in Big Bear Lake, Calif.) - TBA

A Royal Christmas on the Air (holiday movie starring Brittany Underwood, Jonathan Stoddard and Billy Baldwin; directed by Fred Olen Ray; A prince is charmed by TV presenter at the holidays; filmed in Buffalo, N.Y.) - TBA

A Blended Christmas (holiday movie starring Jennifer Freeman, Anthony Dalton II, Victoria Rowell, Dream Doll, Carlee Elston and Charles Baston, written and directed by Tamala Baldwin; filmed in Atlanta) - TBA

Christmas Time Capsule (holiday movie about friends who go on road trip to track down his grandmother’s ring in order to propose, but the besties find themselves drawn to each other instead; filmed in Barrie, Ontario) - TBA

Christmas by Candlelight (holiday movie starring Erin Agostino and Christian Potenza; directed by Brian Roberts; filmed in Toronto) - TBA

Christmas Carol (holiday movie directed by Wendy Ord; filmed in Kelowna, B.C.) - TBA

Brittany Bristow-Olivier Renaud Project (holiday movie starring Brittany Bristow and Olivier Renaud; directed by Michelle Ouellet; filmed in St. John’s, Newfoundland) - TBA

Reel One UK Project (holiday movie starring Kimberley Nixon, Poppy Gilbert, Lewis Griffiths, Russell Clive Biles and Jenni Bowden; directed by Tim Clague and Danny Stack; filmed in Dorset, England) - TBA

Sweater Weather Love (holiday movie featuring Diana Diaz; directed by Michael Kennedy; A Christmas sweater designer clashes with a local alpaca farmer; filmed in Hamilton, Ont.) - TBA

Sincerely Christmas (holiday movie starring Tom Hearn; directed by Sean Cisterna; written by Matthew Thaler; Holiday magic gives an event planner the ability to hear what everyone else wants for Christmas; filmed in Toronto) - TBA

Best Christmas Ever (holiday movie starring Meagan Holder; written by Ty Manns; A family gets a Christmas windfall; filmed in Georgia) - TBA

The Christmas Train Parade (holiday movie directed by Dylan Pearce; written by Dylan Usher; To stave off a developer that will destroy their charming town square, a single mom enlists the help of nearby villages to revive a Christmas tree-lighting tradition; filmed in Edmonton, Alberta) - TBA

Coupled Up for Christmas (holiday movie starring Marcus Rosner, Sara Canning, Megan Tracz, Jocelyn Chugg, Sue Huff and Ashlee Pearce; directed by Dylan Pearce; written by Erica Deutschman and Katy Breier; A pair of heartbroken friends pretend to date in order to make their true loves jealous; filmed in Edmonton, Alberta) - TBA

Mr. Christmas (holiday movie filmed in Edmonton, Alberta) - TBA

A Christmas in New Hope (holiday movie starring Adrianne Palicki, Malcolm Goodwin, Katrina Bowden, Ryan Cooper and Mia Armstrong directed by Julia Barnett; co-written by Barnett and Kathleen Estes; A single mom of a special needs child enters a home renovation contest focused on saving her home from foreclosure, but things get complicated when she falls for her musician neighbor; filmed in Waco, Texas) - TBA

Just Like a Christmas Movie (holiday movie starring Brad Harder, Marlie Collins, Brittany Mitchell and Nick Preston; Holiday romance parody; directed by Soran Mardookhi; filmed in Kelowna, B.C.) - TBA

The 12 Dares of Christmas (holiday movie starring Eric Pollins; directed by Panta Mosleh; written by Paris Herbert-Taylor; filmed in B.C.) - TBA

Christmas at the Amish Bakery (holiday movie starring Sean Koetting, Alexandra Harris, Francesca Barker McCormick and Mischa Hutchings; directed by Jeff Hare; written by Jennifer Snow; A woman who grew up in Amish country but is now an editor in New York, reluctantly returns home to assemble a cookbook; filmed in Somerset, Kentucky) - TBA

We’re Scrooged (holiday movie written by Jennifer Snow; High school sweethearts who meet again at their reunion and are visited by three ghosts that make them reconsider why they ever broke up; filmed in Newmarket, Ontario) - TBA

Holly Jolly (holiday movie starring Allison Bailey and Jordan Doww; directed by Christine Luby; When siblings come home for the holidays, they learn their parents have sold the family home; filmed in Connecticut) - TBA

A Cowboy Christmas (holiday movie about a marketing exec who must go to a dude ranch to woo a client, but she ends up falling for a local cowboy; filmed in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan) - TBA

Cape Holly Christmas (holiday movie starring Sebastian Stewart, Anna Marie Dobbins, Brian Austin Green, Celeste Desjardins, Barbara Mitchell, Rae Farrer, Neil Enock, and Laura Yenga; directed by John Bradshaw; A woman hopes to win a baking contest to save her home and small-town bakery, but falls for a guy who turns out to be related to the bank trying to foreclose on both; filmed in Edmonton, Canada) - TBA

The Holiday Exchange (holiday movie starring Taylor Frey and Kyle Dean Massey; directed by Jake Helgren; written by Frey; filmed in California) - TBA

Swept up in Christmas (holiday movie featuring Darrin Baker; directed by Don McBrearty; written by Jessica L. Randall; A single mom is mistaken for a wealthy do-gooder and finds herself romanced by a royal; filmed in Toronto) - TBA

A Model Christmas (holiday movie written by Missy Cohen-Fyffe; directed by Brian Brough; A model is forced to spend the holidays with her driver and his family when a storm strands them in a small town; filmed in Orem, Utah) - TBA

Swipe Right for Christmas (holiday movie about a woman who matches with a potential client and tries to win him over with holiday cheer; filmed in Hamilton, Ont.) - TBA

Christmas Angel 624 (holiday movie directed by Aubrey Arnason; filmed in B.C.) - TBA

The Perfect Christmas Pairing (holiday movie directed by Ana Marie Valine; filmed in Kelowna, B.C.) - TBA

A Very Bavarian Christmas (holiday movie based on the novel by Katie M Reid; A single woman feels stuck in her small, holiday-themed town and dead-end job at a Christmas store unexpectedly finds love as she regains her holiday spirit) - TBA

Flipping for Christmas (holiday movie directed by Katherine Barrell; filmed in and around Toronto) - TBA

Christmas at the Chalet (holiday movie directed by Lucie Guest; filmed in Kelowna, B.C.) - TBA

Country Hearts Christmas (holiday movie filmed in Toronto) - TBA

Missing Christmas (holiday movie) - TBA

Rescuing Christmas (holiday movie) - TBA

The Christmas Classic (holiday movie) - TBA

Heart for the Holidays (holiday movie) - TBA

*Not confirmed by network

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