The frigid evenings are here to stay for a while in Rochester! With the holidays approaching fast, ’tis the season for also allowing yourself to rest and bond as a family. (Try out this little Christmas tree game in the evenings for some easy holiday connection as a family!) Don’t let precious snuggles pass you by in the chaos of holiday obligations. Heat up some hot cocoa, pop the popcorn, and burrow in on the couch with your greatest little gifts for some of these Christmas movies this year!
All movies below are rated either G or PG (some recommended for age 7+) or are specifically noted PG-13. If you’re like me, though, sometimes you may be surprised to realize some of the content in movies rated G or PG when we were kids may be a bit more mature than you expected. Use your best discretion for your own family.
The streaming platforms listed here may have many more Christmas movies available to rent or buy, but today we’re covering what you can watch that is included in your subscription service already (and some services below are FREE!). Everything is listed alphabetically for easy skimming — so if you find a movie you want to watch that is on a platform you don’t have, skim to see if it’s offered elsewhere that would be more accessible to you! Happy holidays to you and yours!
Where to Stream Christmas Movies
Amazon Prime Video
- All I Want for Christmas, 2013
- Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You
- Candy Cane Lane
- Eloise at Christmastime
- Frosty the Snowman
- It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
- It’s a Wonderful Life
- Jack Frost, 1979
- Jingle All the Way
- Kung Fu Panda Holiday
- My Dad Is Scrooge
- The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!
- White Christmas
Apple TV +
- A Charlie Brown Christmas
- Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales
- I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
- It’s Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
DIRECTV Stream
- A Christmas Story
- Arthur Christmas
- Christmas with the Kranks
- Deck the Halls, 2006
- Ernest Saves Christmas
- Sugar Plum Twist
The Nutcracker and the Magic Flute
Disney +
- A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
- Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
- Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special
- Ernest Saves Christmas
- Frozen
- Frozen II
- Frozen Fever
- Home Alone
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- Home Alone 3
- Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House
- Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
- Home Sweet Home Alone
- Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
- Jingle All the Way
- Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas
- Mickey Saves Christmas
- Miracle on 34th Street, 1994
- Noelle
- Olaf’s Frozen Adventure
- Pluto’s Christmas Tree
- Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
- Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
- The Muppet Christmas Carol
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
The Santa Clause - The Santa Clause 2
- The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
- The Search for Santa Paws
- The Small One
FuboTV
- Christmas with the Kranks
- Deck the Halls, 2006
- Elliot the Littlest Reindeer
- Ernest Saves Christmas
- Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
- Mickey Saves Christmas
Noelle - Sugar Plum Twist
- The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls
Hoopla
(FREE with Monroe County Library Card)
- A Nutcracker Christmas
- Christmas Carol: The Movie
- Christmas with the Kranks
- It’s a Wonderful Life
- Jack Frost, 1979
- My Dad Is Scrooge
- Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, 1948
- Santa Hunters, 2024
- The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!
Hulu
- A Christmas Carol, 1984
- Christmas with the Kranks
- Deck the Halls, 2006
- Frosty the Snowman
- Home Alone
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- Jingle All the Way
- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (PG-13) (Nov 27)
Max
- 8-Bit Christmas
- A Christmas Story
- Casper’s Haunted Christmas
- Elf
- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (PG-13)
- Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
- Prancer: A Christmas Tale
- Sesame Street The Nutcracker
- The Polar Express
Netflix
- Alien Xmas
- An Elf’s Story: The Elf on the Shelf
- Angela’s Christmas
- Angela’s Christmas Wish
- Captain Underpants: Mega Blissmas
- Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
- Klaus
- Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
- Spirit Riding Free: Spirit of Christmas
- The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday
- The Claus Family
- The Claus Family 2
- The Claus Family 3
- Trolls Holiday
Paramount +
- All I Want for Christmas, 1991
- Deck the Halls, 2011
- Ernest Saves Christmas
- Santa Hunters, 2014
The Smurfs Christmas Special
Peacock
- All I Want for Christmas, 2013
- Casper’s Haunted Christmas
- Elliot the Littlest Reindeer
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, 1966
- It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
- My Dad Is Scrooge
- Sugar Plum Twist
- The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!
- The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls
- The Grinch, 2018
- The Legend of Frosty the Snowman
Pluto TV
(FREE)
- A Nutcracker Christmas
- All I Want for Christmas, 2013
- All I Want for Christmas, 2021
- Christmas Carol: The Movie
- Deck the Halls, 2011
- Elliot the Littlest Reindeer
- My Dad Is Scrooge
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, 1948
Roku Channel
- 8-Bit Christmas
- A Christmas Carol, 1984
- A Christmas Story
- A Nutcracker Christmas
- All I Want for Christmas, 1991
All I Want for Christmas, 2013 - Christmas Carol: The Movie
- Christmas with the Kranks
- Deck the Halls, 2005
- Deck the Halls, 2011
- Elf
- Elliot the Littlest Reindeer
- Ernest Saves Christmas
- It’s a Wonderful Life
- Miracle on 34th Street, 1994
- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (PG-13)
- Prancer: A Christmas Tale
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, 1948
- Santa Hunters, 2014
- Saving Santa
- Sugar Plum Twist
- The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls
- The Nutcracker and the Magic Flute
- The Polar Express
Tubi
(FREE)
- The Star
- A Christmas Carol, 1984
- All I Want for Christmas, 2013
- Deck the Halls, 2005
- Deck the Halls, 1994
- Elliot the Littlest Reindeer
- Jack Frost, 1979
- My Dad Is Scrooge
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, 1948
- Santa Hunters, 2024
- Sugar Plum Twist
- The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!
- The Nutcracker, 1995
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