December is when film rights move the most. Holiday titles are sold to streaming services in short windows, so the film you watched on one app last year may sit on another this year, or behind a different plan. This guide starts from that problem: it sorts a shortlist of well-known holiday films by the service that lists each one today, and adds the dates the TV networks have announced for their new films.
A note on who is writing. IPTV Free Trial sells an IPTV subscription, and none of these films is promised as part of it. Nothing here is ranked or scored, and this page reports no measurements of our own. Each "where it streams" line comes from the service's own page or from JustWatch's US listing, read on November 12, 2026. Canadian catalogs were not read.
The 2026 holiday premiere calendar
Three networks had dated new holiday films by mid-November. Hallmark Channel runs its holiday movie season and premieres films every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern (7 Central). Lifetime starts two weeks later. Disney+ has one new family film and a batch of older favorites arriving through its Hulu tab.
- Hallmark Channel. My Christmas Cowboy (Amy Acker, Luke Macfarlane) on November 13, The Nights Before Christmas (Tyler Hynes, Laci J Mailey) on November 14 and Mistletoe and Mimosas (Tamera Mowry-Housley, Kristoffer Polaha) on November 15. Each one is listed as streaming the next day on Hallmark+.
- Lifetime. Christmas Everyday: Married and Bright and Checking Inn for Christmas on November 28, A Firefighter's Christmas Calendar on November 29, then Christmas from the Heart and The Toymaker's Christmas Romance on December 5. Lifetime says every new film is available the day after its premiere on TV Everywhere and on demand.
- Disney+. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: The Getaway premieres on December 4, and three older films arrive with Hulu on Disney+ on November 20.
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Which service lists which film
The table pairs each film with the service that listed it on November 12, 2026 and names the page we read. A film can sit on more than one service, and most can also be rented or bought in the digital stores.
| Film | Year | US service | Read on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Alone (all six films) | 1990 | Disney+ | Disney+ guide, JustWatch US |
| The Muppet Christmas Carol | 1992 | Disney+ | Disney+ guide |
| The Nightmare Before Christmas | 1993 | Disney+ | Disney+ guide |
| The Santa Clause | 1994 | Disney+ | Disney+ guide |
| Miracle on 34th Street | 1994 | Disney+ | Disney+ guide |
| Jingle All the Way | 1996 | Disney+ | Disney+ guide |
| National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | 1989 | Hulu on Disney+ from Nov 20 | Disney+ guide |
| A Christmas Story | 1983 | Hulu on Disney+ from Nov 20 | Disney+ guide |
| The Polar Express | 2004 | Hulu on Disney+ from Nov 20 | Disney+ guide |
| Klaus | 2019 | Netflix | Tudum, JustWatch US |
| Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey | 2020 | Netflix | Tudum |
| The Christmas Chronicles | 2018 | Netflix | Tudum |
| That Christmas | 2024 | Netflix | Tudum |
| Love Actually | 2003 | Netflix | JustWatch US |
| Spirited | 2022 | Apple TV | Apple TV US page |
| Elf | 2003 | Prime Video | JustWatch US |
The pattern is clear enough to plan around. A household that already pays for Disney+ has the family classics covered and, with a plan that includes Hulu, three more films from November 20. Netflix holds its own productions year-round. Apple TV showed "7 days free, then $14.99/month" on its page for Spirited, which is enough for one musical evening.
Notes on each service
Disney+
Disney's holiday guide, revised November 2, 2026, is the clearest single source this season. A separate Disney page, revised in December 2025, says all six Home Alone movies are on Disney+, from the 1990 original to Home Sweet Home Alone (2021), so a two-night marathon needs one app. The guide lists the 1994 remake of Miracle on 34th Street, not the 1947 original, and says the Santa Clause sequels are there too. In all: Home Alone (all six films), The Muppet Christmas Carol, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Santa Clause, Miracle on 34th Street, Jingle All the Way.
Hulu on Disney+, from November 20
Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story and The Polar Express are the three films people ask about most in November. Disney says they become available with Hulu on Disney+ on November 20, 2026, and its footnote adds that Hulu titles require a Hulu base plan subscription and that the offers are for US residents.
Netflix
Netflix's Tudum Christmas list describes its picks as available to stream exclusively on Netflix, including Klaus, Jingle Jangle, The Christmas Chronicles and That Christmas. Tudum notes that Klaus earned an Oscar nomination for best animated feature. The title pages served us a Moroccan catalog rather than the US one, so for Klaus we also read JustWatch's US page, which listed only Netflix plans. JustWatch listed Love Actually with Netflix and with Peacock Premium.
Apple TV and Prime Video
Spirited (2022) is Apple's own Christmas musical: Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds and Octavia Spencer in a reworked Christmas Carol, 2 hours 7 minutes, rated PG-13. Elf appeared under Prime Video's subscription offers on JustWatch's US page, with rentals in the digital stores as a fallback.
Three evenings, three moods
- The night the tree goes up: The Polar Express or That Christmas, both gentle and short on peril.
- A full house with grandparents: Home Alone, then Jingle All the Way for anyone still awake.
- Grown-ups only, once the last dish is dry: Christmas Vacation or Spirited.
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Films we couldn't place
It's a Wonderful Life and Die Hard belong on almost every holiday list, but JustWatch's US pages didn't give us a usable listing for either on November 12, 2026, and we don't state a service we haven't read. Search them in the apps you already pay for, or in the digital rental stores.
Where IPTV fits
IPTV Free Trial is an IPTV subscription: live channels plus an on-demand section in a player app. We don't promise any film or network on this page, and we don't publish the rights agreements behind our channels. IPTV is a legal technology; whether a service is lawful depends on the rights its seller holds, as our page on whether IPTV is legal explains. Plans are prepaid and don't renew automatically, according to our terms. Prices in US dollars:
| Plan | One device | Two devices | Months of service |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month | $19.99 | $31.98 | 1 |
| 3 Months | $29.99 | $47.98 | 3 |
| 6 Months | $39.99 | $63.98 | 6 |
| 12 Months + 2 FREE | $69.99 | $111.98 | 14 |
Start with the 24-hour free trial, no card needed, and search for the films on your list yourself, or message Ryan on WhatsApp first. Your first purchase carries a 7-day money-back guarantee when a service problem you report can't be fixed; the refund policy has the exact terms. For smooth playback, plan on about 8 Mbps per HD stream, 15 Mbps for Full HD and 25 Mbps for 4K; the internet speed guide explains why.
Frequently asked questions
Which service has the most Christmas movies to stream this year?
Of the 16 entries on this page, Disney+ lists 6 on its own, and 3 more join Hulu on Disney+ on November 20, 2026, which needs a plan that includes Hulu. That reflects the films we chose rather than any service's whole catalog, so search the app you already pay for first.
Is Klaus still on Netflix?
Yes. Netflix's Tudum list calls Klaus one of the Christmas movies available to stream exclusively on Netflix, and JustWatch's US page listed only Netflix plans for it on November 12, 2026.
When does Christmas Vacation come to Disney+?
Disney's holiday guide, revised November 2, 2026, says National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is available with Hulu on Disney+ from November 20, 2026, along with A Christmas Story and The Polar Express. Disney's footnote says Hulu titles require a Hulu base plan subscription.
When do the new Hallmark and Lifetime Christmas movies start?
Hallmark Channel's holiday movie page lists premieres every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern (7 Central), with dated films on November 13, 14 and 15, each streaming the next day on Hallmark+. Lifetime says its new holiday films arrive every weekend from November 28, 2026.
Are these Christmas movies included with IPTV Free Trial?
We don't promise any of them. Each film is sold by the service named next to it. During the 24-hour free trial, search our on-demand section for the films on your list and decide from what you find.
Sources
- Disney+, Christmas movies to watch and rewatch (revised Nov 2, 2026) and all the Home Alone movies, read November 12, 2026
- Netflix Tudum, Christmas movies on Netflix (Dec 17, 2025) and the Netflix title pages linked in the table, read November 12, 2026
- Apple TV, Spirited, read November 12, 2026
- Hallmark Channel, holiday movie premieres and Lifetime, 2026 holiday movie schedule (updated Oct 26, 2026), read November 12, 2026
- JustWatch US: Home Alone, Klaus, Elf, Love Actually, read November 12, 2026
Couldn't read: a usable US listing for It's a Wonderful Life or Die Hard, the US Netflix catalog itself (Netflix served us another country's), and any Canadian catalog. These links pay us nothing.