Your Guide to This Year’s Holiday Movies, Specials and TV Episodes

All through December, our TVs overflow with fun holiday movies, specials and TV shows. There’s a sleighful of programming out there. Use these lists from our critics to find out what to watch — where and when.​

The Best Family Christmas Movies to Watch​

Get some Yuletide cheer (and a tear or two) from classics starring Whitney Houston, Tim Allen, Hugh Grant, big elf Will Ferrell and everyone’s favorite angel, Dolly Parton.​

12 Best Christmas Movies on Netflix​

To woo holiday viewers, Netflix has some terrific movies — if you could only find them on Netflix. We’ve done the work for you with the best films, the plots and the particular reason to watch each one.​

​​10 Can’t-Miss Hallmark Christmas Movies​

Countdown to Christmas with the channel that popularized the phrase. Our Hallmark expert picks the best of the bunch.​

10 Best Lifetime Holiday Movies to Watch​

There are 35 — count 'em! — NEW Lifetime holiday movies airing this season. Which are the best to catch? Our experts weigh in.

How Well Do You Know Your Christmas Carols?​

Test your holiday knowledge of songs you know by heart — like the Christmas hit inspired by the Cuban Missile Crisis. Take the trivia quiz, then fill the air with the AARP Classic Holiday Songs list on Spotify.​

10 Old-Fashioned Christmas Specials to Watch With Your Grandkids​

Some of these shows have been around since the '60s — and every season they warm us like a Yule log.

10 Best Christmas Movies on Hulu

From A Christmas Carol to Happiest Season to A Nasty Piece of Work, we rate Hulu's holiday movies — some naughty, some nice, all very merry.

10 Classic Holiday Sitcom Episodes

Some are hilarious. Some are heartwarming. All are guaranteed mood boosters, from The Andy Griffith Show to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

The 12 Best Christmas Movies on Disney+ This Year

Watch a parade of Disney classics, plus a charming new Home Alone spinoff and hits starring Helen Mirren, Shirley MacLaine, and the Muppets.