Top Christmas Movies On Netflix, Amazon In 2018

Thanksgiving is almost upon us and the 2018 Christmas movie season has begun on networks and streaming services. Netflix has released its list of 15 holidays movies you can watch while swigging eggnog. (See lists from each, plus Amazon movies below.)

The annual lineup of holiday classics runs from "White Christmas" and "Home Alone" to "Meet Me In St. Louis," "Love Actually" and the heartwarming oldie "It's A Wonderful Life."

Netflix Holiday Movies 2018

There are oodles of Christmas movies and specials on Netflix, but here are a few that the streaming service has highlighted for 2018.

• Christmas Inheritance: Ellen, the socialite heiress to her father's gift business, is stranded in a small town and falls in love with it and with a charming local. Watch it now.
• Merry Kissmas: The heroes have to figure out the wrong relationships before they can figure out that they're right for each other. Kayla is engaged to a self-absorbed choreographer, but after she kisses a caterer, she realizex what real romance could be like. Watch it now.
• A Christmas Prince: A favorite last year told the story of a reporter assigned to go abroad to cover a playboy prince, and she falls for him. There's a sequel coming out just in time for this Christmas. Watch it now.
• Dear Santa: When a wealthy young woman discovers a "Dear Santa" letter written by a little girl, she opens up to the girl's father, a soup kitchen owner. Watch it now.
• The Spirit of Christmas: The ghosts of Christmas past and future put a holiday twist on the haunted house genre. A ghost meets Kate, a lawyer trying to sell the property, and as they attempt to break the curse binding the ghost to the house, feelings develop. Watch it now.
• Love Actually: The British ensemble rom-com has become a holiday staple with several storylines: a lonely prime minister, a boy trying to woo his first crush, a newly divorced writer and his Portuguese housekeeper, a wife and mother who discovers an ugly truth about her husband, and more. The storylines all intersect at a children's Christmas pageant. Watch it now.
• White Christmas: The Old Hollywood classic filled with Bing Crosby crooning Christmas songs, and snow as an actual plot point. Watch it now.
• A Holiday Engagement: When a young woman can't face telling her family that she got dumped by her boyfriend, she hires an actor to pretend to be her fiancé during a weekend at her parents'. Watch it now.
• Christmas in the Smokies: A family fights to save their berry farm during the holiday season. While their daughter spearheads their efforts to save the farm, her famous ex returns to add a twist. Watch it now.
• You Can't Fight Christmas: Opposites attract is the premise for this story of a holiday fiend and a business-minded workaholic. Will he find Christmas joy? Will they find true love? Watch it now.
• Christmas Crush: Also released as Holiday High School Reunion, this movie combines Christmas and school reunions. Watch it now.
• A Dogwalker's Christmas Tale: A young woman has to choose between her wealthy, powerful employer and her handsome friend's request to help save a dog park at the holidays. Watch it now.
• Miss Me This Christmas: When a couple reaches their breaking point, they agree to split up. Their divorce will be finalized on Christmas — which is also their wedding anniversary. Watch it now.
• Coffee Shop: A coffee shop owner fights to save her business, and takes a chance on romance with a handsome New York writer who prefers tea to coffee. Watch it now.
• Holiday Baggage: A middle-aged divorced couple reunites with the family they have drifted apart from over the years. When they gather for the holidays, their feelings aren't as long-gone as they had thought. Watch it now.

What are your must-see holiday movies? Let us know in the comments.

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16 Amazon Holiday Movies To Stream

Amazon has holiday films galore to stream, so Country Living has picked the 16 best that come included with your Amazon Prime membership. They range from "A Christmas Carol" and "Scrooged" to "Home Alone."

• Scrooged: Rediscover Charles Dickens' iconic story about a grumpy man transformed by the magic of Christmas in this movie starring Bill Murray. Watch it here.
• Home Alone: Watch everyone's favorite Yuletide film about a boy who has the holiday adventure of a lifetime after his family accidentally leaves him home alone over Christmas. Watch it here.
• Home for the Holidays: This film, starring Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr., and many more familiar faces proves every family is a little dysfunctional—especially around the holidays. Watch it here.
• Jack Frost: After losing his father in a car accident on Christmas Day, a grieving boy befriends a special snowman who reminds him of his dad. Watch it here.
• The Man Who Invented Christmas: Learn the story behind one of the greatest Christmas tales of all time in this exciting movie about Charles Dickens and the inspiration behind A Christmas Carol. Watch it here.
• The Miracle on 34th Street: This is a 1955 made-for-TV version of the classic tale in which a young girl befriends a department store Santa Claus who claims to be the real thing. Watch it here.
• I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown: Celebrate the holidays with the Peanuts gang in this sweet story about Rerun van Pelt's hope for a new furry friend this Christmas. Watch it here.
• The Christmas Switch: When a skilled con artist switches bodies with an elderly man who loves Christmas, he'll realize all he's capable of—especially when it comes to helping others during the holiday season. Watch it here.
• Jack Frost: Satisfy your Christmas nostalgia with this 1979 classic about Jack Frost's adventure to find love and save a village from an evil king. Watch it here.
• A Christmas Carol: Avoid a "humbug" holiday by watching Charles Dickens' Christmas book come to life in this 2016 movie. Watch it here.
• A Christmas Wish: When the Amendola family finds themselves homeless during the holidays, they'll get the Christmas miracle they wished for from an unexpected source. Watch it here.
• Love at the Christmas Table: Lea Thompson and Danica McKellar star in this film about two childhood friends who've grown apart but may finally find true love in one another over the holidays. Watch it here.
• Falling for Christmas: When an injured figure skater takes a break from the rink around the holidays, she'll learn there's a lot more to life beyond the ice thanks to a romantic retired ice hockey player. Watch it here.
• A Snow Globe Christmas: Donald Faison and Christina Milian star in this movie about a stressed-out producer who's magically transported into the picture-perfect holiday movie she's busy making. Watch it here.
• Christmas Angel: When a friendly neighbor offers her a special job for the holiday season, a lonely, struggling woman will find love, new friends, and a new purpose helping others. Watch it here.
• Four Christmases: While they'd hoped to avoid their families' holiday celebrations altogether, couple Brad and Kate will begrudgingly make the rounds at four Christmas celebrations and learn a thing or two about the importance of family along the way. Watch it here.

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