My Secret Santa Merv and Oh What Fun
December 2025 is bringing a variety of Christmas content across different networks and streaming platforms, and there will be something for everyone.
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Adrienne Tyler is a movies & TV features writer, with a focus on horror. She has written for Netflix, FanSided, & more. She was a regular guest on the Netfreaks podcast and was a YouTuber at some point. Guillermo del Toro said “hi” to her once.
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December 2025 will bring a variety of Christmas movies and TV shows across different networks and streaming platforms. The holiday season always brings a new wave of movies and TV shows, and some networks, like Hallmark, have become a go-to for Christmas content, while platforms like Netflix have made it a tradition to produce their own Christmas movies.
This year, various networks and streaming platforms are bringing Christmas movies and TV shows from different genres, ensuring that there will be something for everyone to enjoy. Some of these will release on the same day, but luckily, many will be available to stream, making it easier to watch as many of them as possible through December.
My Secret Santa (Movie)
Netflix, December 3
A woman dressed as Santa in Netflix My Secret Santa
My Secret Santa is a rom-com directed by Michael Rohl. My Secret Santa follows a single mother who, after being fired from her job, disguises herself as an elderly man to get a job as a Santa Claus at a ski resort.
Her plan complicates when her manager begins to suspect she's hiding something, and later she falls for the son of the resort's owner. Starring in My Secret Santa are Alexandra Breckenridge, Ryan Eggold, and Tia Mowry.
Oh. What. Fun (Movie)
Prime Video, December 3
Michelle Pfeiffer in Oh What Fun
Oh. What. Fun is a comedy movie directed by Michael Showalter and based on a short story by Chandler Baker. Oh. What. Fun introduces the audience to Claire Clauster (Michelle Pfeiffer), who is always in charge of Christmas celebrations and feels unappreciated by her family.
However, when Claire goes missing, her family realizes how important she is to them, while she shows up at a TV contest. Also starring in Oh. What. Fun are Felicity Jones, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jason Schwartzman, Eva Longoria, and more.
The Twelve Dates Til Christmas (Miniseries)
Hallmark & Hallmark+, December 5 to 19
Mae Whitman as Kate looking at her phone in The Twelve Dates Til Christmas
The Twelve Dates Til Christmas is a miniseries starring Mae Whitman as Kate, a textile pattern designer. In her free time, Kate looks after her father, who is recovering from an accident, and to help Kate get out of her rut, her best friend signs her up for a holiday-themed matchmaking program called The 12 Dates of Christmas.
Jingle All The Way To Love (Movie)
Lifetime, December 5
Jingle All The Way To Love
Jingle All the Way to Love is a romance movie directed by Graeme Campbell. It’s the story of Andi (Erin Agostino), who, years earlier, was gifted a lucky sleigh bell by a stranger. After sharing her story on the radio, she, along with the host, Jake (Romaince Waite), and with the help of callers, goes on a journey to search for that kind stranger.
She’s Making A List (Movie)
Hallmark & Hallmark+, December 6
She's Making a List Hallmark move
She’s Making A List is a comedy romance movie directed by Stacey N. Harding. It follows Isabel (Lacey Chabert), a top inspector at Naughty or Nice Group, a consulting firm that determines the kids that go on the naughty and the nice list. While evaluating an 11-year-old kid, Isabel unexpectedly falls for his widowed father, Jason (Andrew Walker).
Merry Missed Connection (Movie)
Lifetime, December 6
Merry Missed Connection
Merry Missed Connection follows a woman attending a speed-dating event. There, she accidentally swaps diaries with a complete stranger, and she becomes determined to find him before Christmas.
Single On The 25th (Movie)
Hallmark & Hallmark+, December 7
Single On The 25th
Single On The 25th is a romance movie directed by Jonathan Wright. Single On The 25th introduces Nell Duke (Lyndsy Fonseca), a woman in her 30s who is about to spend the holidays alone in the city. However, she finds company and an unexpected connection with her neighbor (played by Daniel Lissing), an unattached financial analyst.
Merv (Movie)
Prime Video, December 10
Anna (Zooey Deschanel) and Russ (Charlie Cox) in a car with their dog MervImage via Prime Video
Merv is a rom-com directed by Jessica Swale. Merv is the story of Russ (Charlie Cox) and Anna (Zooey Deschanel), a separated couple who learn that their dog is depressed due to their breakup. To help him get better, they agree to take him on a vacation to sunny Florida, where they end up reconnecting.
The Creep Tapes (Christmas Episode)
Shudder, AMC+, December 12
The Creep Tapes is a found footage horror TV series created by Patrick Brice, and it’s the third installment in the Creep franchise. As such, the show brings the Creep (Mark Duplass) back, though this time, it explores his crimes through the different tapes he has been collecting for years.
The Creep Tapes is currently in its second season, and as part of it, a Christmas episode will be released. In it, a man named Nick has an emergency therapy session on Christmas Eve, and he’s confronted by his therapist’s strange behavior.
A Runaway Bride for Christmas (Movie)
Lifetime, December 12
A Runaway Bride for Christmas
A Runaway Bride for Christmas is a family movie directed by Marco Deufemia. A Runaway Bride for Christmas is the story of Emma (Nischelle Turner), who, after fleeing her own wedding, returns to her hometown. There, she reunites with Mitch (Mark Ghanimé), her high school crush, for whom she falls as he heals his own broken heart.
Christmas In Alaska (Movie)
Lifetime, December 12
Christmas in Alaska
Christmas In Alaska is a comedy-drama movie directed by Dylan Pearce. It’s the story of Oliver (Marcus Rosner) and Megan (Emma Johnson), two rival journalists competing for the same lucrative promotion. After their plane is forced to make an emergency landing, Oliver and Megan get stuck together in Alaska and end up having an unexpected Christmas romance.
Thank God: Christmas at Keller Ranch (Movie)
Lifetime, December 13
Thank God Christmas at Keller Ranch
Directed by Stefan Brogren, Thank God: Christmas at Keller Ranch is the story of Wes Campbell (Tyler Hilton), an injured hockey player who travels to Nashville for equine therapy. There, he meets Maggie Keller (Arielle Kebbel), a single mother with whom he forms a strong bond.
Rodeo Christmas Romance (Movie)
Lifetime, December 13
Rodeo Christmas Romance
Rodeo Christmas Romance is a movie directed by Mike Donis. Rodeo Christmas Romance is the story of Emma (Rebecca Dalton), an equestrian looking after her injured horse over Christmas while ranch-sitting for a friend. There, she meets Noal (Corey Sevier), a brooding veteran, and they might be what each other needs to heal their hearts.
A Suite Holiday Romance (Movie)
Hallmark & Hallmark+, December 13
A Suite Holiday Romance
A Suite Holiday Romance is a drama movie that centers on Sabrina (Jessy Schram), a writer staying at a luxury hotel to ghostwrite a memoir. At the bar, she meets Ian (Dominic Sherwood) and poses as a wealthy woman – what she doesn’t know is that Ian is a secretary posing as nobility while managing a royal jewels exhibit.
A Pickleball Christmas (Movie)
Lifetime, December 20
A Pickeball Christmas
A Pickleball Christmas is a family movie directed by Monika Mitchell. A Pickleball Christmas follows Luke Hollis (James Lafferty), a tennis star who returns home for Christmas, only to find that his family’s racquet club is about to be sold. Luke teams up with Caroline (Zibby Allen), the club’s pickleball coach, to save the club by competing in a holiday tournament.
A Make Or Break Holiday (Movie)
Hallmark & Hallmark+, December 20
A Make or Break Holiday
A Make Or Break Holiday is a drama movie about a couple that has just separated. However, they decide to fake their relationship for their families during the holidays. While working together to give their families the best Christmas, they begin to remember why they fell in love in the first place.
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