'Tis the season! The holidays are finally here, and the perfect way to kickoff the festivities is by pressing play on your favorite Christmas or holiday movie — and Netflix has so many to choose from this winter.
Over the past few years, the streaming service has stepped its game up in the merry content category and packed its winter slate with new arrivals, returning faves, and non-holiday releases designed to gather everyone cozily 'round the TV.
To get in the holiday mood, Netflix will kick off December with the release of the variety music special A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter, which will feature a long list of special guest stars, almost as long as the lyrics to “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”
Then on Christmas Day, Netflix will be airing two live NFL games: the Kansas City Chiefs vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens vs. the Houston Texans. After opening the presents, Netflix has one more gameday gift: the one and only Beyoncé will be the special halftime performer for the Ravens-Texans match.
And when the candy canes are almost done and you're knee-deep in leftovers and store returns, new seasons of some of the most highly-anticipated shows of the year arrive to spice things back up, including Squid Game season 2 on December 26 and Virgin River season 6 on December 19. Below, check out a complete list of the new Christmas and holiday content to watch on Netflix during the 2024 winter season.
November
Plot: Chef David Chang says, “99% of all cooking on television and social media is a lie,” and he’s ready to show the world how it’s really done and he’s doing it all live! Join David as he personally cooks for his celebrity friends in his kitchen in downtown Los Angeles. It’s a VIP experience where the meal, the mishaps, and the conversation all unfold in real time. No food swap-outs, no food stylists, just real how-to culinary secrets and recipes from a world-renowned chef who’s cooking live!
Plot: In pursuit of a fairytale romance with the man of her dreams, Layla must race through New York City to get her hands on the hottest ticket in town: the sold out Pentatonix Christmas Eve Concert.
Starring: Christina Milian, Devale Ellis, Kofi Siriboe, Tymika Tafari, Pentatonix, Kalen Allen
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Plot: Two years after losing her husband, Kathy magically brings a handsome snowman to life! Through his naïveté, the snowman helps Kathy to laugh, feel and love again, as the two fall for each other just in time for the holidays...and before he melts.
Starring: Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan, Katy Mixon Greer, Lauren Holly, Chrishell Stause, with Joe Lo Truglio and Craig Robinson
Spend the holidays in Virgin River, the perfect place to finish your novel over a mug of hot cocoa. But fate has other plans involving a cute local. Netflix Stories is an ever-growing catalog of interactive fiction games based on hit Netflix series like Love is Blind, Emily in Paris, Outer Banks and more.
Plot: To save her parents’ small-town performing venue, a former big-city dancer decides to stage an all-male, Christmas-themed revue.
Starring: Britt Robertson, Chad Michael Murray, Marla Sokoloff, Beth Broderick, Michael Gross, Maxwell Caulfield, Hector David Jr., Colt Prattes, Marc Anthony Samuel
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Plot: Spellbound follows the adventures of Ellian, the tenacious young daughter of the rulers of Lumbria who must go on a daring quest to save her family and kingdom after a mysterious spell transforms her parents into monsters.
Starring: Rachel Zegler, John Lithgow, Jenifer Lewis, Tituss Burgess, Nathan Lane with Javier Bardem and Nicole Kidman; with direction by Vicky Jenson (Shrek), original score from EGOT-winning composer Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast), and lyrics by Glenn Slater (Tangled)
Plot: Two resentful exes are forced to spend Christmas under the same roof after discovering that their current partners are siblings.
Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Ian Harding, Tim Meadows, Jon Rudnitsky, Henry Czerny, Judy Reyes, Chris Parnell and Kristin Chenoweth
Plot: Talented bakers, unbelievable illusions and joyful holiday vibes. Is It Cake? Holiday brings back nine All Star bakers from past seasons for the ultimate holiday showdown. Across four episodes, watch as bakers return to craft tasty replicas of ice skates, wreaths, nutcrackers and more in this holiday spin on the mind-bending baking competition. Bakers will baffle the celebrity judges with their festive and delicious deceptions and fight their way to the ultimate grand prize.
Plot: Christmas Eve is approaching. It is also the day Julian turns eleven years old. Usually, it is the best day of the year — but this year nothing is as usual. Julian and his family have a sadness over them, and Julian feels that Christmas has just been canceled. Then, one day, Julian meets the happy and Christmas-loving Hedvig and begins to believe that there will be Christmas after all. But there’s something strange about Hedvig’s house, and who is the old man who is lurking around the house all the time?
Starring: Mudit Gupta, Celina Meyer Hovland, Ole Steinkjer Øyen, Jan Sælid, Samsaya, Gunnar Eiriksson and Advika
December
Plot: Based on the charming trilogy of children's books by beloved multi award-winning writer/director Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Love Actually, Yesterday), That Christmas follows a series of entwined tales about family and friends, love and loneliness, and Santa Claus making a big mistake, not to mention an enormous number of turkeys!
Starring: Brian Cox, Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker, Lolly Adefope, Alex Macqueen, Katherine Parkinson, Sindhu Vee, India Brown, Zazie Hayhurst, Sienna Sayer, Jack Wisniewski, Rosie Cavaliero, Paul Kaye, Guz Khan, Andy Nyman, Kuhu Agarwal, Bronte Smith, Freddie Spry, Ava Talbot, with Bill Nighy and Rhys Darby
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Plot: Set against the backdrop of London at Christmas, Black Doves is a sharp, action-filled and heartfelt story of friendship and sacrifice. The series follows Helen Webb, a quick-witted, down to earth, dedicated wife and mother — and professional spy. For 10 years, she’s been passing on her politician husband’s secrets to the shadowy organization she works for: the Black Doves. When her secret lover Jason is assassinated, her spymaster, the enigmatic Reed calls in Helen’s old friend, Sam Young, to keep her safe.
Starring: Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, Sarah Lancashire, Andrew Buchan, Andrew Koji
Plot: It’s a nonsense holiday and we’re so here for it. In this special with musical guests, pop icon Sabrina Carpenter will perform songs from her holiday EP fruitcake and other iconic chart-topping holiday covers. This special will also feature show-stopping music performances, comedic guests, unexpected duets, plus many more surprises and fun cameos.
Plot: Welcome back, bakers! Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith are joined by former hopefuls who'll whip up sweet seasonal treats in their bid to take top honors.
Plot: A young TSA agent fights to outsmart a mysterious traveler who blackmails him into letting a dangerous package slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.
Starring: Taron Egerton, Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler, Theo Rossi, Logan Marshall-Green, Dean Norris, Sinqua Walls and Jason Bateman
On Dec. 25, 2024, Netflix will be the global home of the NFL’s two Christmas Day marquee games: The Super Bowl LVII-winning Chiefs will face the Steelers at 1 pm ET; then at 4:30 pm ET, the Ravens will take on the Texans. Netflix will be streaming at least one holiday game each year as part of a three-season deal, so mark your calendars for 2026, too.
Michelle Buteau is making HERstory y'all. As the first female comic to record a special at the iconic Radio City Music Hall, the comedian returns for her second Netflix comedy special: Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall. Celebrate the New Year right as Buteau reflects on motherhood, marriage, and more.
