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The Best Christmas Movies Available on Netflix

Christmas is a stressful time of year for many people.

There are gifts to buy, family to see, and cars to dig out of the snow. Thankfully, the holiday cheer makes up for a lot of it. And when holiday cheer can’t get you all the way there, there are Christmas movies to make up the rest. 

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Netflix has the deepest roster of Christmas movies of all the major streaming options. So we’ve compiled a list of the best Christmas movies available on Netflix. 

Be sure to point out any we’ve missed!

Bad Santa (2003)

Naughty boys and girls get lumps of coal at Christmastime, but what does a naughty Santa get? Billy Bob Thornton’s Bad Santa packs extra holiday glutton, binging on sex and drugs, all while plotting to loot merchandise with Santa’s unforgettable mischievous little helper, played by Tony Cox.

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Holiday season pessimists be wary: What looks like a middle finger to Charlie Brown, Rudolph, and the endless stream of ABC Family fluff may have more heart to it than it lets on.

Black Mirror: White Christmas (2014)

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Those looking for Christmas cheer won’t find it here. Black Mirror isn’t necessarily known for its happy endings and it’s 2014 Christmas special, “White Christmas” is no different.

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Still, there is an audience out there that definitely wants this level of Scroogery. Plus it stars Jon Hamm! “White Christmas” follows three seemingly disparate stories. Jon Hamm is Matt, a mysterious man with a mysterious job who viewers watch in three different environments: once as a gross pick-up artist helper, once as a digital “cookie” salesman, and once as an occupant in a cozy cabin on Christmas Day.

What do all of these have to do with Christmas? Watch and find out. Then weep for the collapse of humanity.

White Christmas (1954)

There is no overstating how powerful an impact Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” single had on the American boys fighting in World War II. Giving the G.I.s a taste of home and peace during the darkest moments of their life, it remains still the quintessential Christmas melody in American life. So even if it was technically part of a fine Christmas movie already, Holiday Inn (1942) to be exact, doesn’t mean Hollywood couldn’t return to that well again.

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And so they did with White Christmas (1954), a heartstring-tugging comedy that directly acknowledges the song’s role in World War II by recasting Crosby as a war vet who has toured the country with Danny Kaye, but now wants to spend Christmas in the snow with a lovely sister act (Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen). Along the way, they perform some of the most memorable and beloved musical numbers in classic Hollywood history. Cheers to that.

And here’s the complete list, just in case you don’t like our choices!

5 Star Christmas (2018) – Arrives Dec. 7

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Abominable Christmas (2012)

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About a Boy (2002)

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Angela’s Christmas (2017)

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Angels in the Snow (2015)

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All American Christmas Carol (2013)

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A Very Murray Christmas (2015)

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Bad Santa (2003)

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Back to Christmas (2014)

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Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure (2011)

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Black Mirror: White Christmas (2014)

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Bob the Builder: White Christmas (2008)

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Bob’s Broken Sleigh (2015)

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BoJack Horseman Christmas Special (2014)

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The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About Christmas (2012)

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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: A Mid-Winter’s Tale (2018) – Arrives Dec. 14

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The Christmas Chronicles (2018)

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Christmas Cracker (2015)

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Christmas Crush (2013)

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A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding (2018) – Arriving Nov. 30

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Christmas Inheritance (2017)

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Christmas Ranch (2015)

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further reading: The Best Christmas Movies on Hulu

A Christmas Star (2015)

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Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009)

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Dear Santa (2011)

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Dreamworks Happy Holidays from Madagascar (2005)

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Dreamworks Holiday Classics (2011)

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Dreamworks Home For the Holidays (2017)

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El Camino Christmas (2017)

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Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas (2018) – Arrives Dec. 7

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Get Santa (2014)

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The Holiday Calendar (2018)

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A Holiday Engagement (2011)

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) 

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The Koala Brothers: Outback Christmas (2006)

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Kung Fu Panda: Holiday (2010)

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Love Actually (2003)

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Magic Snowflake (2013)

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Merry Kissmas (2015)

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Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mickey Mouse (2001)

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Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas (1999)

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Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)

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My Santa (2013)

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Nailed It! Holiday! (2018) – Arrives Dec. 7

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Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas (2018) – Arrives Dec. 7

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Pee-wee’s Playhouse: Christmas Special (1988)

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Power Rangers: Megaforce: The Robo Knight Before Christmas (2013)

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Power Rangers Super Samurai: Stuck on Christmas (2012)

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Prince of Peoria: A Christmas Moose Miracle (2018) – Arrives Dec. 14

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A Russell Peters Christmas (2011)

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Santa Buddies (2009)

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Santa Pac’s Merry Berry Day (2016)

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Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012)

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Santa’s Apprentice (2010)

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The Search For Santa Paws (2010)

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Snow Buddies (2008)

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The Spirit of Christmas (2015)

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A StoryBots Christmas (2017)

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Super Monsters and the Wish Star (2018) – Arrives Dec. 7

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A Very Murray Christmas (2015)

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White Christmas (1954)

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