🎄 The Best Christmas Movies of 2025 to Watch on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and in Theaters

✨ Why This Article?

Every year, Christmas movies return to light up our screens. They’re not just stories about trees and tinsel—they form a collective emotional language, an enchanted break where love, nostalgia, and reconciliation intertwine.
In 2025, the lineup is booming: between Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ originals, European romantic comedies, and auteur reinterpretations, the season promises to be rich and diverse.
Our editorial team has watched over 40 titles to bring you a refined selection balanced between magic and a critical eye.

🎬 Timeless Classics

Some movies transcend time. They’re not just about Christmas—they embody warmth, family, and tenderness.

• Home Alone (Chris Columbus, 1990)
• The Polar Express (Robert Zemeckis, 2004)
• The Nightmare Before Christmas (Henry Selick, 1993)
• The Grinch (Ron Howard, 2000)
• White Christmas (Michael Curtiz, 1954)

These works remind us that Christmas films are, above all, machines for creating connection, memory, and collective comfort.

🧤 Our Five “Pre-Holiday” Christmas Films for 2025

1. Edward Scissorhands – Tim Burton
   A melancholic masterpiece about difference.
   🔖 Disney+
2. Frozen – Jennifer Lee & Chris Buck
   Based on Andersen’s tale, love here is sisterly, not romantic.
   🔖 Disney+
3. Funny Face – Stanley Donen
   A euphoric musical comedy starring Audrey Hepburn.
   🔖 Prime Video
4. Indiscreet – Stanley Donen
   Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman in a sparkling duel of love.
   🔖 MyCanal
5. Forget Paris – Billy Crystal
   A lucid and tender comedy about life as a couple.
   🔖 Apple TV+

🗽 New Cinema Releases and Streaming Highlights – Christmas 2025

🎁 Netflix

• An Ex for Christmas (Nov 12) – Divorce and one last family Christmas.
• Champagne Problems (Nov 19) – Romance and social satire.

A mergers and acquisitions executive is sent to France to negotiate the sale of a champagne house. What was meant to be a professional trip quickly turns into a romance set amidst snowflakes, humor, and tenderness.

• Winter Heist (Nov 26) – A heartwarming Christmas caper.
• Arthur Christmas: The Adventures of the Noël Family

🗓️ Release: December 1, 2025
🎬 Directed by Sarah Smith & Barry Cook
🎙️ Voices: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy

At the North Pole, an error in gift delivery pushes Arthur, Santa’s youngest son, to deliver a forgotten present himself. A funny, moving, and fast-paced adventure full of British humor and family warmth.

💡 A lively animated film that reimagines Santa’s logistics through a modern, tech-savvy lens.

• My Secret Santa (Dec 3) – A tender, feel-good Christmas romcom.
• Home for Christmas S3 (Dec 12) – Solitude and Nordic humor.

🕯️ Christmas Movies 2025 on Disney+

• A Very Jonas Christmas Movie – November 14, 2025

  The Jonas Brothers (Kevin, Joe, and Nick) play themselves in a musical Christmas comedy. After a London tour, a string of mishaps sends them on a chaotic journey back to New York to reunite with their family.

  💡 Pop comedy, live music, brotherly love, and playful self-parody.
  🎥 Directed by Jessica Yu
  📺 Streaming from November 14 on Disney+ France.

  Percy Jackson and the Olympians – Season 2 (December 2025)

  Based on The Sea of Monsters, this new season continues Percy, Annabeth, and Grover’s mythological journey. Camp Half-Blood is in danger as new allies and enemies emerge.

  💡 A tale of friendship and courage—perfect for the holiday season.
  📺 Streaming on Disney+ France in December.

  Inside Out 2 – December 5, 2025

  Pixar returns with a deeply emotional sequel. Riley enters adolescence and faces new feelings—anxiety, jealousy, curiosity…

  💡 A heartfelt and funny story about growing up.
  🎞️ In theaters, streaming on Disney+ France from December 5.

  Snow White (Live-Action) – December 19, 2025

  Disney reimagines its very first animated classic with a modern, magical twist.

  💡 A visually stunning, modern Snow White starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot.
  🎥 Directed by Marc Webb
  📺 Streaming from December 19 on Disney+ France.

  A Jonas Brothers Christmas (Nov 14) – Music and family spirit.

• Toy Story – 30 Years of Magic – All films and shorts reunited.

🌟 Prime Video

• Happy Christmas Mom (Dec 3) – A tender, feminist comedy starring Michelle Pfeiffer.

🤍 Christmas Films 2025 to (Re)Discover

Coco, Gone with the Wind, Spartacus, Lawrence of Arabia – not Christmas movies per se, but stories of family, courage, and legacy.

🎨 Christmas 2025 Trends: A Modern Take

This year’s Christmas films bring independent heroines, LGBTQ+ couples, and socially aware stories. The magic shifts from fantasy to realistic kindness.

❤️ Editor’s Pick: Happy Christmas Mom

Michelle Pfeiffer shines with heartfelt authenticity, and Michael Showalter captures solitude with empathy—a mature, emotional Love Actually.

💬 What About You?

Which Christmas movie still makes you believe in miracles?
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