15 Brand New Christmas Movies To Add To Your Calendar

There are no shortage of both old holiday films and new Christmas movies. We've got everything from Holiday Movies By Myers-Briggs to The Best Holiday Movies To Stream and The Best Hallmark Christmas Movies, plus our annual rewatches of The Holiday and A California Christmas! Hallmark's Countdown To Christmas started October 20 and TBH, it's already putting us in the holiday mood. That's why we're rounding up some of the best new Christmas movies that are coming out this year. These flicks are so cute, they're practically classics already.

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Love At First Sight — On Netflix

This might have been one of our fall movie recommendations, but it's giving major Christmas vibes (and not just because the entire thing has a red and green color palette!). Hadley (Haley Lu Richardson) and Oliver (Ben Hardy) fall in love on their flight from the States to London, but when they lose each other at customs, they have to rely on fate to reconnect them.

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Journey To Bethlehem — In Theaters

This musical approach to the classic Christmas story features classic Christmas tunes and contemporary pop songs to create a Bethlehem you've never seen before. The film stars names like Fiona Palomo as Mary, Milo Manheim as Joseph, Joel Smallbone as Antipater, Antonio Banderas as Herod, and Lecrae as the angel Gabriel.

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The Holdovers — In Theaters

Paul (Paul Giamatti) has gotten the worst job on campus: staying with the students who have nowhere to go over Christmas break. The boys dislike him as much as he dislikes them, but when he's left with Angus (Dominic Sessa) and campus cook Mary (Da'Vine Joy Randolph), Paul realizes he's not the only going through a hard time — and there might be more Christmas cheer than any of them expected. Assistant Editor Chloe Williams says this film is in her top 3 best movies of 2023!

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Best. Christmas. Ever! — On Netflix

Superstar Brandy is back and better than ever as Jackie, who uses her holiday newsletter to make her BFF Charlotte (Heather Graham) think her life is better than it really is. But when Charlotte shows up, Jackie has to do everything she can to keep up the façade — easier said than done.

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Dashing Through The Snow — On Disney+

After a traumatic childhood, Eddie (Ludacris) is done with Christmas. But when his estranged wife Allison (Teyonah Parris) asks him to bring their daughter Charlotte (Madison Skye Validum) to work on Christmas Eve, Eddie and Charlotte run into a Nick (Lil Rel Howery), a mysterious man who might just help Eddie believe in Christmas again.

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EXmas — On Amazon Freevee

Exes Graham (Robbie Amell) and Ali (Leighton Meester) are both missing Graham's family this year, so, naturally, they decide to spend the holidays with the people they love. The only problem? They didn't realize each other was coming. Now it's up to the family to figure out who gets to stay until Christmas morning.

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A Merry Scottish Christmas — On Hallmark

Hallmark queen (and Mean Girl!) Lacey Chabert is back in this brand new Christmas movie. Lindsay and her estranged brother Brad (Scott Wolf) reunite with their mom in Scotland, but the Christmas family reunion unearths a huge family secret. Party of Five fans are going to love this reunion!

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A Paris Christmas Waltz — On GAF

Emma (Jen Lilley) is novice dancer who gets paired up with professional Leo (Matthew Morrison) for a Parisian dance competition. What's more romantic than a waltz in the city of love?

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Elf Me — On Prime Video

Even though Trip is one of Santa's helpers, he can't seem to do anything correctly...except build strange weapons that are definitely don't need to go under anyone's tree. When he helps shy Elia stand up to a group of bullies, the two realize they might be able to help each other work out their problems.

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A Biltmore Christmas — On Hallmark

One Tree Hill's Bethany Joy Lenz plays Lucy, a screenwriter who books the first adaptation of the classic (fictional) movie His Merry Wife! since 1947. Lucy's sent to Biltmore Estate for research, and ends up getting sent back in time to 1947. Now, as she gets closer to film star Jack (Kristoffer Polaha), Lucy has to do everything in her power to keep the future from changing.

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Family Switch — On Netflix

The Wyatt family (played by Jennifer Garner, Ed Helms, Emma Myers, and Brady Noon) get a wilder holiday than they bargained for when they accidentally switch bodies during a rare planetary alignment. Now, the family has to find their way back to normal, and try and salvage their relationships in the process.

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Candy Cane Lane — On Prime Video

Chris (Eddie Murphy) gets in over his head after making a deal with elf Pepper (Jillian Bell) to win the neighborhood Christmas decorating contest. Now, Pepper's brought the 12 Days of Christmas to life and Chris, his wife Carol (Tracee Ellis Ross), and their kids have to break the spell before Christmas is ruined.

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Your Christmas Or Mine 2 — On Prime Video

James' (Asa Butterfield) dad has invited all of the Taylors to spend Christmas with their family at an Austrian ski resort (casual) so they can meet his new girlfriend Hayley (Cora Kirk). But when the bookings get mixed up, they end up at each other's cabins — with opposite Tripadvisor ratings — instead of their own.

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A Cowboy Christmas Romance — On Lifetime December 9

A week before Christmas, real estate closer Lexie (Jana Kramer) gets sent to the one place she never wanted to return to: her hometown. Now Lexie has to convince Coby (Adam Senn) to leave his family's land, and make peace with the family she left behind ten years ago.

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Yes, Chef! Christmas — On Lifetime December 10

Culinary school instructor Alicia (Tia Mowry) decides she's finally going to prioritize her dreams, and competes in the annual Kringle Cook-Off. But when she learns a family secret that could help her become a respected chef, she gets the help of Kringle protégé, Logan (Luke Humphrey). Now it's up to Alicia to win the cook-off and become the head chef she knows she can be.

Which new Christmas movie are you excited to watch this year? Let us know in the comments!

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