Kick-off the holiday season here in Berks County with a holiday movie. There are lots to choose from, and streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and Disney+ make it easy. The hard part is deciding on which one to watch first!
Holiday Movies on Netflix
- Jingle Jangle, a Christmas Journey (rating unknown) - "Decades after his trusted apprentice betrayed him, a once-joyful toymaker finds new hope when his kind and curious granddaughter comes into his life."
- Klaus (PG) - "A selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker form an unlikely friendship, delivering joy to a cold, dark town that desperately needs it."
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (PG) - "The Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou Who and her family may be enough to melt his heart."
- The Christmas Chronicles (TV-PG) - "Eight tiny reindeer. Two squabbling siblings. And a Santa who's full of surprises. It's a Christmas Eve they'll never forget."
- A Bad Moms Christmas (R) - "Stressed-out moms Amy, Carla and Kiki are back, and the looming Christmas holiday gets even more daunting when their mothers show up for a visit."
Holiday Movies on Disney+
- Prep & Landing (G) - "An elf from a high-tech team, tasked with preparing homes around the world for Santa's visit, is upset when he is passed over for a promotion and partnered with an idealistic rookie. During their first mission as partners, unexpected challenges will push them to their limits... and threaten Christmas for children everywhere."
- Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (G) - "Join Mickey, Minnie & their friends for hilarious and heartwarming stories of their most memorable Christmases together. Experience a merry collection of adventurous and magical Christmas songs celebrating the joys of the holiday season."
- One Magic Christmas (G) - "A young mother rediscovers the joy and beauty of Christmas thanks to the unshakable faith of her six-year-old-daughter, Abbie, and Gideon, her very own guardian angel."
- A Christmas Carol (PG) - "Ebeneezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, but when three ghosts take him on a journey revealing long-buried truths, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late."
- 12 Dates of Christmas (PG) - "Setup on a blind date on Christmas Eve, a woman must relive the date over and over again until she sets things right."
Holiday Movies on Hulu
- Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (G) - "George and The Man in The Yellow Hat are having a merry time counting down to Christmas. But neither can decide what to give each other. Will they find the answers before Christmas morning?"
- The Man Who Invented Christmas (PG) - "Charles Dickens’ magical journey that led to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim and other classic characters from “A Christmas Carol.”
- This Christmas (TV-14) - "A reunion at the holidays tests family ties."
- The Dog Who Saved Christmas (PG) - "Months after being adopted from an animal shelter by a family, a Labrador retriever saves a mos life on Christmas Eve."
- A Very Brady Christmas (PG) - "Deck the halls with love and laughter as the Brady Bunch comes home for Christmas! Mike, Carol and the whole gang are back, in a warm and wonderful two-hour special featuring all of the characters from the popular series - plus their new families."
Holiday Movies on Amazon Prime
- Holy Night! (G) - "Two holiday traditions come together in this yuletide adventure. When Santa's sleigh is stolen and Baby Jesus is kidnapped from the nativity scene, Christmas Eve is on the brink of disaster. Now it's up to two unlikely heroes to save the most magical night of the year."
- Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas is You (G) - "Based on her iconic Christmas song, this all-new movie features Mariah Carey's music and narration in a loving story about little Mariah's Christmas wish for a puppy."
- The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (G) - "Jen, a corporate analyst and single mother, tackles Christmas with a business-like approach until her uncle (comedy legend Henry Winkler) arrives with a handsome stranger in tow."
- The Christmas Lodge (G) - "During a weekend trip to the mountains, Mary finds herself at the now run-down lodge where she spent the holidays with her family growing up. She becomes determined to restore the building to its former glory. Inspired by her grandfather and guided by her grandmother in heaven, Mary throws herself into the project."
- It's a Wonderful Life (PG-13) - "After George Bailey wishes he had never been born, an angel is sent to earth to make George's wish come true. George starts to realize how many lives he has changed and impacted, and how they would be different if he was never there."
