Movies, Shows and Specials to Watch This Holiday Season Movies for Grownups
Your Guide to This Year s Holiday Movies Specials and TV Episodes
Our critics pull the best watch lists for all your holiday cheer
supersizer/E+/Getty Images All through December, our TVs overflow with fun holiday movies, specials and TV shows. There’s a sleighful of programming out there. Use these lists from our critics to find out what to watch — where and when. 20th Century Fox/Allstar Picture Library Ltd./Alamy Stock Photo
Get some Yuletide cheer (and a tear or two) from classics starring Whitney Houston, Tim Allen, Hugh Grant, big elf Will Ferrell and everyone’s favorite angel, Dolly Parton. Michael Gibson/Netflix; Gareth Gatrell/Netflix
To woo holiday viewers, Netflix has some terrific movies — if you could only find them on Netflix. We’ve done the work for you with the best films, the plots and the particular reason to watch each one. Join today and save 25% off the standard annual rate. Get instant access to discounts, programs, services, and the information you need to benefit every area of your life. Hugh Tull/Crown Media United States LLC
Countdown to Christmas with the channel that popularized the phrase. Our Hallmark expert picks the best of the bunch. Lifetime
There are 35 — count 'em! — NEW Lifetime holiday movies airing this season. Which are the best to catch? Our experts weigh in. Brasil2/E+/Getty Images
Test your holiday knowledge of songs you know by heart — like the Christmas hit inspired by the Cuban Missile Crisis. Take the trivia quiz, then fill the air with the AARP Classic Holiday Songs list on Spotify. United Features Syndicate/Courtesy Everett Collection
Some of these shows have been around since the '60s — and every season they warm us like a Yule log. Hulu From A Christmas Carol to Happiest Season to A Nasty Piece of Work, we rate Hulu's holiday movies — some naughty, some nice, all very merry. Warner Bros. Television/Getty Images Some are hilarious. Some are heartwarming. All are guaranteed mood boosters, from The Andy Griffith Show to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Attila Dory/Walt Disney Pictures/Photo 12/Alamy Stock Photo; Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection Watch a parade of Disney classics, plus a charming new Home Alone spinoff and hits starring Helen Mirren, Shirley MacLaine, and the Muppets. Also of Interest
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