#chris x ariana christmas

[wndawtch]

Hey bubs! What about maybe a chris evans x wife!reader (or gf!reader, you can pick) where it's winter (maybe close to Christmas?) and snowing in Boston and Chris and Reader go for a walk and get hot chocolate and kiss out in the snow and it's just really fluffy and they come home and cuddle to warm back up?

Either way, I love you and your writing so much and there's absolutely no pressure to write this at all

𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬 ⊹˙

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he’s a SUCKER for nature…

every moment consists of him proudly pointing out every details of nature

naked trees

dewy grounds

crisp, crunchy leaves

misty, foggy mornings/evenings

colder temperatures

he always brings a spare pair of gloves, bc you’ve ‘forgotten’ yours…

dodger playing around in the leaves, spewing tuffs of leaves around with his dirty-brown nose.

he brings his polaroid camera with him, EVERYWHERE…

he’s literally dedicated a photo album books, on his living room’s bookshelf…😭

this walk feels like an eternity with him…

many hot chocolate mustaches, and snowy kisses later…

after your fairy tale walk of love with him<3

you all walk through the dark oak door frame, a beautiful, erubescent red & jade green themed wreath.

ever so elegantly place onto the large, dark oak, with encarved repetitive patterns across the door.

chris straight hurried away turned up the heating, setting the fire place, and got heinz tomato soup boiling, ready to indulge!

moments later, christmas music is blaring out of the speakers in the evans household.

from ariana grande to nat cole king singing about this festive season!

y/n laying ever so comfortably inbetween chris’s legs, each holding another cup of hot chocolate!

“i love u”

“yea, right?! i love u more y/n”

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𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐰𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐰𝐭𝐜𝐡 ୧ ‧₊˚ 🤍 ⋅

[grigori77]

2023 in Movies, My Autumn/Winter Top Ten Runners-Up Rundown

20.  FERRARI – returning after almost eight years in the cinematic wilderness (outside of producing credits and ushering in TV like Tokyo Vice, anyway), director Michael Mann definitely seems to be back with a bang with this opulent, intense and emotionally charged biopic telling the story of automotive pioneer Enzo Ferrari’s 1957 battle to claw his company out of the looming pit of bankruptcy while beset by the crippling recent loss of his son Dino and his tempestuous relationship with his wife and business partner Laura (Penelope Cruz).

19.  SAW X – after years of wallowing in the frustrating mires of diminishing levels of quality, Leigh Whannel’s twisted but sometimes downright BRILLIANT slasher horror franchise has FINALLY got itself back on track with this intriguing (sort of) prequel directed by long-serving series alumnus Kevin Greutert, which see the socially-conscious serial killer with a very specific CAUSE, master trap engineer John Kramer (the always awesome Tobin Bell), go off proper biblical on a gang of con artists who have NO IDEA who they just tried to take advantage of while he struggles with his encroaching terminal cancer …

18.  THE HOLDOVERS – despite trying to play itself off as an old school throwback, Sideways director Alexander Payne’s latest top-notch comedy drama feels wonderfully fresh and DEFINITELY relevant, especially since I was finally able to check it out in the middle of the Festive period of 2023.  Paul Giamatti delivers a career best turn as Paul Hunham, a curmudgeonly classics teacher at an elite boarding Academy in the 1970s who ends up the designated staff member overseeing the handful of misanthropic teenage students who find themselves trapped on campus over the Christmas break with nowhere to go.

17.  WISH – so, does this do a good enough job of marking 100 years of Disney animated features?  I dunno … but it IS a fun movie all the same, a typically spellbinding piece of work from a studio who’ve long since proved they can pull off this kind of movie-making in their sleep.  A big part of the charm in this musical fantasy adventure is Ariana DeBose (West Side Story, Schmigadoon!) as wilful, imaginative peasant girl Asha and her complicated struggle with Chris Pine as King Magnifico, the powerful wizard who wants to exploit the magical sentient star she just wished upon for his own nefarious ends …

16.  NAPOLEON – Ridley Scott’s long awaited return to epic historical cinema may not be QUITE the comeback masterpiece we’ve been hoping for, but there’s no denying this is still a very impressive piece of work and a MASSIVE filmmaking achievement in an artform which is in imminent danger of dying out in the current market.  Joaquin Phoenix clearly really relished his opportunity to reteam with Scott after Gladiator, letting rip with gusto as the complicated French general and tyrant whose story is told here less through the course of his many impressive but bloody victories than his tumultuous relationship with his beloved Empress Josephine (Vanessa Kirby).

15.  MY ANIMAL – sneaking in under the radar to capture my attention entirely by chance, this enjoyably offbeat, erotically charged coming-of-age werewolf horror indie from debuting director Jacqueline Castel tells an intriguingly POTENT tale of dangerous forbidden passions and burgeoning sexual self-discovery as teenage Canadian lycanthrope Heather (I Love Dick’s Bobbi Salvor Menuez) falls desperately in love with Johny (The Hunger Games and The Hate U Give’s Amandla Stenberg), a new arrival in her snowbound early 80s mountain town.

14.  SITTING IN BARS WITH CAKE – another one which largely snuck in under the radar, this time onto Amazon Prime, an irrepressibly adorable romantic comedy drama from director Trish Sie (Pitch Perfect 3) which largely avoids the usual pitfalls that tend to turn me off about these kinds of movies by instead ultimately being about the unstoppable power of FRIENDSHIP as cripplingly shy LA girl Jane (The Sun Is Also a Star’s Yara Shahidi) uses freshly baked cakes as an ice breaker at the urging of her extroverted best friend Corinne (Hellraiser 2022’s Odessa A'zion) as a means to boost her self-confidence.

13.  SUZUME – once again Disney gets eclipsed by an anime, it would seem … yeah, the latest offering from whimsical master writer-director Makoto Shinkai (Your Name, Weathering With You) is another absolute WINNER, following the misadventures of Kyushu highschooler Iwato Suzume as she accidentally unleashes an ancient, potentially massive destructive force intent on opening hidden dimensional doors all over Japan which would spell immense cataclysmic chaos if she doesn’t find a way to stop it.

12.  REBEL MOON, PART ONE: A CHILD OF FIRE – okay, so here we go … yeah, this is gonna be a TRICKY one, since I KNOW that we’re only really getting HALF the movie here, with the as yet unreleased Director’s Cut of the first part of Zack Snyder’s epic sci-fi extravaganza for Netflix promising to be the much more complete package, and I can definitely see how that could to be a potential MASTERPIECE.  So while this is notable for the fact that this will probably be the very first movie to place in TWO YEARS of my rundowns, this is ultimately just a placeholder.  But it definitely deserved it, so I couldn’t NOT.  Please don’t AT ME, guys, this should hopefully all get cleared up in 2024 …

11.  KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – while Martin Scorsese’s latest super-long epic historical biopic just isn’t the undeniable stone-cold MASTERPIECE that 2019’s The Irishman was, this adaptation of David Grann’s potent novel retelling the dark and bloody tale of the Osage Indian Murders is still a proper belter from one of the greatest filmmakers around.  Leonardo Dicaprio plays things a lot darker than usual as Ernest Burkhart, the money-grubbing husband out to exploit the fortune of his unwitting Native American wife Mollie (Certain Women’s Lily Gladstone, a revelation here) at the behest of his monstrous crime boss uncle William King Hale (Robert De Niro).

[mceproductions]

Dancing the Year Away (Countdown Recap)

Before I sum up 2023 We'll look back on the past 30 days Countdown wise.

Best of 2023

Movies

1.  Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning: Part One

2.  Oppenheimer

3.  The Super Mario Bros Movie

4.  Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

5.  Barbie

6.  Suzume

7.  John Wick: Chapter 4

8.  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

9.  Killers of the Flower Moon

10. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

11. Elemental and The Flash

12. Fast X

13. Wonka

14. M3GAN

15. The Marvels

Runners Up:

A Man Called Otto

Shazam: Fury of the Gods

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

TMNT: Mutant Mayhem

80 For Brady

Worst:

1. Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey

2. Expend4bles

3. Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Honorable Mention:

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

TV

Best New Show of 2023 Nominee*   Winner^

1.  Star Trek Picard (Paramount+)

2.  The Last of Us (HBO)^

3.  Succession (HBO)

4.  The Daily Show (Comedy Central)

5.  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

6.  Yellowstone (Paramount TV)

7.  The Mandalorian (Disney+)

8.  Abbott Elementary (ABC)

9.  Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)

10. Loki (Disney+)

11. SNL (NBC)

12. That 90’s Show (NETFLIX)*

13. My Hero Academia (ADULT SWIM)

14. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) and Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

15. Ahsoka (Disney+)*

16. Attack On Titan: The Final Chapters (Crunchyroll/ADULT SWIM)

17. The Good Doctor (ABC)

18. The Owl House (Disney)

19. TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You (Crunchyroll) and

Outlander (Starz)

20. My Adventures with Superman (ADULT SWIM)*

21. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FXX)

22. 1923 (Paramount+)

23. RWBY (Crunchyroll)

24. One Piece (NETFLIX)*

25. The Simpsons (FOX)

Runners Up:

Tomo-Chan is A Girl (Crunchyroll)

Oshi No Ko (HI-DIVE)

The Walking Dead: Dead City and Daryl Dixon (AMC)

Young Sheldon (CBS)

Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)

Worst:

1. Velma (MAX)

2. Secret Invasion (Disney+)

3. Gotham Knights (CW)

Honorable Mention:

Star Trek Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds (Paramount+)

Music

1. Dua Lipa “Dance The Night”

2. MindaRyn “Way to Go”

3. Morgan Wallen “Last Night”

4. Jack Black “Peaches”

5. Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

6.  NSYNC “Better Place”

7.  Taylor Swift “Karma”

8.  Radwimps and Toaka “SUZUME”

9.  Ed Sheeran “Eyes Closed”

10. Jason Aldean “Try That in a Small Town”

11. Ludwig Goransson “Can You Hear The Music”

12. Olivia Rodrigo “Vampire”

13. Halle Bailey “Part of Your World”

14. Jimin “Like Crazy”

15. Ryan Gosling “Push”

16. Metro Boomin, Swae Lee, Lil Wayne, and Offset “Annihilate”

17. NBA YoungBoy, Bailey Zimmerman and Dermot Kennedy “Won’t Back Down”

18. Brian Tyler “Level Complete”

19. Neriame “Unmei Kyoudoutai!”

20. Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairva “Naatu Naatu”

21. YOASOBI “IDOL”

22. Ryan Gosling “I’m Just Ken” and Cher “DJ Play A Christmas Song”

23. Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem “Rock and Roll All Nite”

24. Taylor Swift “Cruel Summer”

25. LAUV “Steal The Show”

26. U2 “Walk On (Ukraine)” and Blink 182 “One More Time”

27. Jung Kook “Standing Next to You”

28. Linkin Park “Lost”

29. The Weeknd and Ariana Grande “Die for You”

30. Rachel Zegler “Nothing You Can Take From Me”

Runners Up:

Radwimps “Kanata Haluka”

Chris Pine “This Is the Thanks I Get”

BTS “Take Two”

Casey Lee Williams “Worthy”

Oliver Anthony “Rich Men North of Richmond”

Worst:

1. Awkwafina and Daveed Diggs “The Scuttlebutt”

2. Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice “Barbie World”

3. J6 Prison Choir and Donald Trump “Justice For All”

Honorable Mention:

Taylor Swift and Her Taylor’s Version Remakes

Game of The Year

Nominee* Winner^

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom^

Starfield*

Sony’s Spider-Man 2*

Super Mario Bros Wonder*

Hogwarts Legacy*

Worst:

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum

THE JAW DROPPERS:

1. Damar Hamlin

2. The Enterprise D Returns to the fold

3. Barbenheimer

4. Breakthrough of Bilingual VA’s in Anime

5. Hamas Gives another Salvo

6. Memory of a Flerken Brood

7. The Toymaker Spices Up Our Lives

8.  Looks like ______ is back on the Menu

9.  The Twilight of An Icon

10. The Saga of George Santos

HM: A sport goes Swiftie

[chantelle-x0x]

Together - Chris x MC (Ariana) AU

Masterlist

Note: This is day five of the Christmas prompts HERE. Today’s prompt is “Cuddling by the fire”. The posting goes for 12 days, and starts on the 13th of December. (Day 5)

Pairing: Chris x MC

Rating: G/T I’m horrible at ratings and it also depends on the chapter

Summery: Chris finally finds out about AJ’s engagement, but he doesn’t really act happy about it. Things turn around for him however at the end of the night.

On the way to Nick and AJs’ apartment, Ariana put in her favourite Christmas CD.

“Ariana, I love you and all, but this is the last time we are listening to this EP. It’s so annoying.” Ariana huffed. “You’re so mean. I enjoy the art of Christmas music.” “So do I babe, but I hate listening to Justin Bieber on repeat. It was annoying the first time, it’s still annoying the tenth time.” Ariana rolled her eyes. “Fine.” She said it sharper than she intended to. She saw Chris stiffen at the sharpness to her tone. 

She reached over and put her hand on top of his which was on the gear shift. “I’m sorry my love. I’ve been so stressed and tired. It must be a Christmas thing.” Chris agreed. 

“Well, we’re here. AJ and Nick’s apartment. I’m sure AJ will enjoy the cookies you made.” Ariana nodded eagerly. “Yes, and so will Nick.” Chris chuckled. “Shall we go in?” “Chris, before we go, you need to be ready.” Chris looked at her confused. “Ready for?” Ariana shook her head. “Nothing, just in case they say something. You always need to be ready for everything right?” “You’re crazy.” “But you obviously love crazy, because if you married me.” She grinned at him. “I love crazy.” He smiled at her warmly and then looked down at their entwined hands, then back at her, but instead in her eyes. “In other words, I love you.” She smiled at him then leaned in. 

The were shortly interrupted by the calling of AJ. “GET A ROOM GUYS. NO MATTER HOW OLD I AM, I’M STILL YOUR LITTLE SISTER CHRIS!” Chris smiled sheepishly. 

They got out of the car. Ariana had convinced Chris to hold the cookies so he did just that. 

She ran up to AJ and hugged her. “I made you cookies. Cinnamon because I know you don’t like sweet.” She smiled at her, while AJ took the cookies from Chris’ hands. “Thanks Ariana.” 

The went inside and AJ gave them a tour of their small apartment. 

“Okay, this is the master bedroom, our bathroom, our kitchen and our lounge.” She smiled at them. “What do you think Chris?” Chris looked at his sister, a smile creeping in. “I think that this place is big enough to have two rooms instead of one.” Ariana elbowed him in the side. “Chris!” She hissed. AJ laughed. “Oh don’t worry Ariana. That’s exactly what my mom said when she came by.” AJ rolled her eyes as she led Chris and Ariana to the couches.

After tea, AJ and Nick went to their bedroom to discus how they would approach Chris about their engagement. 

“So my love, what do you think of all this?” Chris smiled at her. “This brings back memories of Junior and Senior year. This looks like the old apartment we bought together.” Ariana smiled at the memory. 

Just then AJ popped out with Nick behind her.

“So Chris, we need to tell you something.” AJ shifted on her feet. Chris’ expression turned unreadable as his eyes wondered down to their joined hands. “Dear God, please don’t tell me that your pregnant AJ.” Ariana laughed but Chris didn’t dare look at her.

“WHAT? No Christopher. I’m not pregnant. At least, I hope I’m not.” She batted her eyelashes. “Jo-Anne Powell. I do not need to know what you and Nick do and I do not want mental images either.” Ariana rubbed Chris’ back and willed his face to look at her. “Chris honey, I know what they’re gonna say but you need to calm down.” She nodded at him, and he took a few deep breaths.

“Okay Chris, Nick and I, well, heh, umm, we’re engaged?” Chris stared at them blankly. “Chris?” Ariana’s face turned worried. 

“I need air okay?” Ariana stood up behind him. “Alone.” His tone was sharp like a blade. He walked out, leaving the room in silence. 

“He’s fine. He just needs some time.” AJ sat down. “I really didn’t want to disappoint Chris.” She started to tear up. “Baby.” Nick embraced her warmly. “I’m sorry. I’ll call you later AJ. I need to talk to Chris.”

Ariana dashed out the door to find Chris, but he wasn’t outside the door like she thought he was. A storm was brewing and she lost phone connection, so she wandered around to find him.

“CHRIS?” She looked frantically for him for about forty minutes. She started to feel light headed for he didn’t have enough layers on for the wind that was picking up in speed and whipping her with snow. “Chris, please?” Her voices started to fade towards the end.

She fell into the snow with her back resting on a tree trunk. She had forgotten her mittens and her hands became numb.

She couldn’t feel her fingers, toes, ears, nothing. And sleep descended on her.

A while later she woke up with a warmness filling her. Her eyes barely open, she made out that there was a flame in front of her, a blanket around her, the feeling of warm clothes, and the feeling of a furnace next to her. That could only be one person; Chris.

She snuggled closer to him and he rubbed her back.

“I’m sorry baby. I didn’t mean to leave you out there.” She looked up at his face and he looked worried, frightened, and angry. 

“Why are you angry?” He unclenched his jaw. “I’m not angry at you if that’s what you’re asking.” She let go of a breath. “T-then who are you angry at? AJ? Nick?” Chris laughed sarcastically which made her flinch. “I’m not angry at AJ or Nick Ariana. I’m mad at myself. I could’ve killed you. I put you in a position that made you put yourself in danger. I-if something bad happened to you.” He trailed of, tears forming in his eyes as his face softened.  

She cupped his face. “Chris, no, no.” She shook her head, “I put myself in danger. I should’ve gone back when I realised how bad the storm was getting, but I didn’t.” A tear escaped Chris. “It’s all my fault. I don’t deserve you. I never have, and I obviously never will” He mumbled. She smiled sadly at him. 

“Chris?” “Hmm?” She sat up and looked at him, dead in the eye. “Remember what we said in our vows?” Chris looked away from her, but she forced him to look at her again. 

“Always and forever. No matter what. I love you, you love me. We wanted to be together for the rest of our lives. We wanted to start a family together, buy a house and turn it into a home together, buy a pet together.” He smiled at her sadly. “Look at me, we have done so much together in so little time. And even after all this time Chris, I have never ever fallen out of love with you. No, instead everyday of our lives together, I fall deeper in love with you.” She captured his lips with hers and kissed him passionately.

After five minutes of intense making out, Chris picked her up and moved her to the bed. “You know, we’ve done two out of the three things that you mentioned.” Ariana looked up at him questionably. “We’ve bought a house and turned it into a home, we bought a pet that we both adore. The only thing we haven’t done it started a family together.”

Ariana sat up from her lying position. “This wasn’t how I wanted to tell you Chris.” He sat up and looked at her. “AJ is pregnant?” She laughed and smiled at him sweetly. “No, not AJ, but...” “But?” He looked at her eagerly. “But, I am.” “You-you’re pregnant?” His eyes lit up as she nodded her head. He picked her up and spun her around. 

“Chris, put me down please? I’m still light headed and I’m starting to feel nauseous.” She giggled as he put her down with a apologetic look. “We-we’re gonna be a family?” She giggled again at his happiness and nodded. 

“I love you so much Ariana.” She looked at him and smiled at him again. “I love you too.” He knelt down and lifted up her shirt and Ariana blushed. “ And I love you!” She giggled. “I’m sorry that I was trouble today. I scared you and I shouldn’t have.” Chris stood up and cupped her face. She was tearing up. “Trouble? Yes you scared me, but I scared you too. Maybe we always do, do things together. Including scaring each other.” He wiped away the fallen tear, and kissed her.

“You know, every word you say makes me warmer than the fire right?” He chuckled. “No baby, let me show you how warm I can really make you.” He smirked as he laid her down on the bed once again, bubbling with joy.

[thesecondface]

don’t look up

first order of business on christmas day: watching the nihilistic satire that is don’t look up. I have not laughed like this in a year, it is utterly FABULOUS, doesn’t at all take itself seriously (and let me just tell you how pleased I am that they made the comet a rubble–pile in their models, they actually scienced the small details!)

highlights include:

AILF (astronomer I’d like to fuck)

jennifer lawrence, timothee chalamet and leo dicaprio walked into a (car) 

jennifer lawrence is a “phd candidate” who looks like rooney mara from the girl with the dragon tattoo, timothee “you’ve got some church game” chalamet is an evangelical skateboarder, leo dicaprio is a scientist on the verge of a nervous breakdown with no science communication skills and the general scientist’s lot

the general scientist’s lot: panic attacks, crashing depressions, high blood pressure, restless leg, weight gain WHEN I TELL YOU I DIED

“the world is ending in 6 months and 14 days” followed by “can I meet your mother in 7 months?”

“michigan state? really? let’s get this information to the ivy leaguers... and cambridge”—did me in, because as per usual, nobody ever knows any other unis outside of the oxbridge and the american ones

leo dicaprio: such palpable on–screen anxiety that I felt it where I was sitting this poor dude

ariana “I have a tattoo of a shooting star” grande, going on instagram live saying “guyyyysss this comet stuff is really stressing me out” in the face of literal annihilation 

nobody cares that the world is about to end, a solid third of the world is more concerned with ariana grande, another third thinks it’s a conspiracy theory, and the final third are capitalists who want to exploit the situation

the phones that autobuy ariana’s new song

“I’ve been thinking about the free snacks... why would they make us pay for free snacks?”— jennifer lawrence’s fixation on this with the looming extinction level asteroid incoming (and the commentary on the capitalism in general, where the only thing that trickles down is the mentality and not the goods)

ariana, the fucking SONG, the beautiful subtitles of “you’re about to die soon everybody [vocalising]”

“was this even peer reviewed?” WHEN I TELL YOU I DIED PT II

teddy “I just have more skin pigmentation than you, because your ancestors migrated to europe” oglethorpe getting arrested my poor bae

cate “my grandfather invented flash–freezing and I have four master’s degrees, know three languages and slept with two former presidents” blanchett

all the commentary on corporate capitalism: president meryl streep taking on a trump persona, in the pocket of billionaire not-elon with his company not-space-x, diverting the mission to blow up the asteroid because it’s chock full of PGEs and that’s trillions right there

america: the saviours of mankind (and virtually no mention of any other country; I think this was an intentional dig at all the american–oriented disaster movies)

the NEPOTISM: president meryl and her son jonah hill (who she later FORGETS, I—)

timothee chalamet introducing himself with “hi i’m firepuma162751585 on twitch, do you game?”

the conspiracy theories; “there is no comet” and the whole commentary on intentional ignorance of clear evidence, denial mentalities, sheer stupidity etc. with the “don’t look up”. fabulous

the tide-pod cinnamon blast off challenge

an american ‘hero’ on the mission to save the world, giving a speech live to said world about saving “all those beautiful white folk working hard at home”. same american shooting the comet with a gun going “YOU’LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE”. 

the repeated “just a different generation” STILL DYING, I AM

the chris evans cameo and the goddamn movie poster, for camp sit on the fence (look up AND look down!)—they covered every camp, lemme tell you

surprisingly poignant dinner table scene at the end of the world. the cheery, trembling voices, the premature use of past tense while ignoring the shaking house, lauding the store–bought apple pie. fabulous acting

the billionaire ship at the ending, and the garden of eden vibes before prompt carnage via space dinosaurs

jonah hill, last man left alive

they did not hold back. the societal commentary was real, it was frighteningly realistic in some ways and hilariously fatalistic in other ways. it was depression with a side of hilarity come to life, and I loved it. 

[labrunereve]

𝙲𝙷𝚁𝙸𝚂 𝙴𝚅𝙰𝙽𝚂 𝙼𝙰𝚂𝚃𝙴𝚁𝙻𝙸𝚂𝚃

💯 super great fic║⭐️ chef’s kiss║🎄 Christmas

❆ Winter Morning by @worksby-d

Summary: “Chris Evans x reader where he catches her singing in the kitchen while cooking and besides sounding good he just ADORES IT and he just falls deeper in love.”

❆ A Little Cold by @worksby-d

Summary: “A short drabble of Chris and reader building a snowman and making snow angels with lots of kisses and hugs.”

❆ Off Days by @worksby-d

Summary: “Chris Evans x Reader where he’s stressed because of all the work he has and you are there to help him.”

❆ [Untitled] by @worksby-d

Summary: Going hiking together and they both exchange "I love you(s)".

❆ Date Night by @chrisevansjellybeans

Summary: Reader helps Chris get ready for a big date.

❆ Promise by @chrisevansjellybeans

Summary: Reader and Chris with their baby. All fluff!

❆ Steps by @labella420

Summary: Chris gets emotional when he witnesses his daughter's first steps.

❆ Fleeting Thoughts by @carpediemm-18

Summary: Some lazy thoughts invading your mind as you watch the love your life sleep.

❆ A Thousand Years by @carpediemm-18 💯

Summary: Chris hears you playing the piano.

❆ When Dodger Begins to Love by @captnbarnesrogers ⭐️

Summary: The times where Dodger became close to you and the time Chris realized he loved you.

❆ B A B Y. by @chris-evans-imagine

Summary: In which the word "baby" now has a new meaning for Chris.

❆ Lover by @loveslanguages

Summary: Chris being the romantic guy that he is.

❆ Karaoke Night by @loveslanguages

Summary: You & Chris having karaoke night singing some Ariana Grande!

❆ Nighttime Routine by @loveslanguages 💯

Summary: A lil rundown of what you and Chris do before going to bed!

❆ Sleepy Afternoon by @ozarkthedog 💯

Summary: Just a lazy afternoon in the Evans household.

❆ Sleepy Head by @ozarkthedog

Summary: Chris falls asleep on you.

❆ I Love You by @itsallyscorner 💯

Summary: Reader and Chris were best friends but little did she know that Chris was about to confess his love for her.

❆ Under the Mistletoe by @itsallyscorner

Summary: Chris and the reader's daughter plays matchmaker asking everyone to kiss under the mistletoe.

❆ [Untitled] by @avenging-fandoms

Summary: Chris realizes that he wants the reader forever especially after seeing her with his family.

❆ Sunday Morning by @iguessweallcrazyithinktho 💯

Summary: It’s Sunday morning and you’re sitting on the counter top with your man standing in between your legs. He’s letting you shave his face and while you are staring intensely at his face cause you’re concentrated on not cutting him, his hands hold your waist or hips and he stares at you with so much love and a hint of amusement.

❆ A Precious Smile by @iguessweallcrazyithinktho

Summary: Reader is doing a meeting for vogue cause she’s a model and they ask her question and ones about the baby and Chris, and the video of Chris and dodger in bed but with the baby include, like 3 months old and it’s all fluffy and in the video Chris like baby talks their baby and the baby smiles and it’s all over breaking the internet.

❆ My Little Sunflowers, Forever & Always by @iguessweallcrazyithinktho

Summary: Chris and reader goes to the sunflower field together with their little princess.

❆ Bubba by @iguessweallcrazyithinktho 💯

Summary: You didn’t call Chris bubba. He’s upset about it!

❆ Phantoms of the Past by @your-highnessmarvel 💯

Summary: Chris has a nightmare in which you died and he wakes up but you are nowhere to be seen cause you went to get a glass of water or something so when he finds you you see that he’s crying and you comfort him.

❆ He’s Just A Baby by @kiwisomething ⭐️

Summary: Someone gets his wisdom teeth taken out finally.

❆ Jealous Chris by @iguessweallcrazyithinktho

Summary: Chris wasn’t the type to get jealous, but when he does it was hot.

❆ Home by @demonsandmischief

Summary: Chris comes home to his wife, daughter and Dodger after going away from filming, and a surprise awaits him.

❆ Fangirl | Fangirl 2.0 by @kiwisomething

Summary: Chris meets you, his celebrity crush, at the Grammys.

❆ Summer Lovin’ by @chrisevans-imagines

Summary: Having a pool day with your husband and kids.

❆ Be My Partner by @rogersthat-cap

Summary: Crazy how a yoga day on set can bring Chris and the reader so close together.

❆ [Untitled] by @writingfortoomanyfandoms

Summary: Chris gets insecure after seeing you and your co-star, Andrew, being more closer in age than he is with you.

❆ [Untitled] by @writingfortoomanyfandoms 💯

Summary: Chris is in awe of you after you spent the night at his and playing with Dodger the next morning.

❆ Bedtime by @ozarkthedog

Summary: It’s your first night sleeping at Chris’s house and Dodger joins you and Chris on the bed.

❆ She’s a Keeper by @rogersthat-cap 💯

Summary: Chris says “I love you” for the first time seeing how his family loves her very much.

❆ [Untitled] by @iguessweallcrazyithinktho 💯

Summary: Chris finds out that his 3-year-old daughter has a boyfriend.

❆ Like Father, Like Son by @iguessweallcrazyithinktho 💯

Summary: Chris is shaving and his son wants to do it as well.

❆ Mommy's Real Name is What? by @iguessweallcrazyithinktho

Summary: Your son hears your real name for the first time and he's confused because Chris always called you "love" and "sweetheart".

❆ MWAH by @iguessweallcrazyithinktho ⭐️

Summary: Laying in bed with Chris and your little bubba who's obsessed with kisses and keep making a really exaggerated "MWAH".

❆ Little Promise by @iguessweallcrazyithinktho

Summary: Chris makes a promise to his baby after he breaks her little heart.

❆ Disney Proposal by @chrisevans-imagines

Summary: Chris Evans x reader where they have a movie night and he proposes.

❆ Sleepy by @chrisevans-imagines

Summary: Dad!Chris Evans x reader where your child gets around going to bed at bedtime.

❆ [Untitled] by @cloudystevie 💯

Summary: Disney date with Chris!

❆ [Untitled] by @cloudystevie 💯

Summary: Reader surprises Chris while he’s preparing for a talk show.

❆ [Untitled] by @cloudystevie

Summary: Reader goes to Disneyland with Chris and his family!

❆ [Untitled] by @cloudystevie

Summary: The reader comforting Chris in a rainy day. He's feeling down and the thunderstorm makes him shiver while in your arms.

❆ [Untitled] by @cloudystevie 🎄💯

Summary: Chris invites reader for a Christmas family dinner.

❆ Bippity, Boppity, Baby by @marvelousell

Summary: You are expecting but your husband, Chris Evans, didn’t know yet so you take a secret trip to Disney world and take a photo with Cinderella and have a sign that says ‘bippity boppity baby!’ on it and surprise him with it.

❆ Dodger by @angrythingstarlight ⭐️

Summary: Dodger comes running up to you in ComicCon earning some questions from the audience that leads you to announce your relationship with Chris.

❆ The Last Avenger Part. I | Part. II by @rogersthat-cap ⭐️

Summary: Chris being the ‘last avenger’ to get married and have kids? Reader is helping him to keep up with the others! (featuring Avengers tweets)

❆ You’re Mine by @sweet-villain 💯

Summary: Chris didn’t need to be jealous, you didn’t want anyone but him.

❆ In the Rain by @speechlessxx

Summary: Can a classic case of miscommunication be solved before the rain puts out the flickering light of love?

❆ Unspoken Words by @iguessweallcrazyithinktho 💯

Summary: Chris gets mad at the reader and turns his back when it is time to sleep. Reader starts spelling and tracing letters in his back.

❆ Still in Love With You by @worksby-d

Summary: Reader and Chris have broken up for a while but they still love each other. She arrived at a party with a new guy not knowing Chris would be there.

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2023 TV Holiday Premieres

Updated: December 31, 2023 (NOTE: Will try to keep schedule up-to-date for this last year, but no longer following production)

ABC

NOTE: Most will also be available to stream on Hulu and/or Disney+ next day

America’s Funniest Home Video Holiday (user-submitted holiday home video clips) - Nov. 26

The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration (musical performances and holiday celebrations from various Disney properties hosted byJulianne and Derek Hough with performances from Michael Bolton, Mickey Guyton, Adam Blackstone and Andra Day, Chris Janson, Tori Kelly, Chrissy Metz, Robin Thicke and Iam Tongi) - Nov. 26

The Great Christmas Light Fight (season 11 of the reality competition featuring outrageous holiday displays judged by Carter Oosterhouse and Taniya Nayak) - Nov. 26 (Facebook)

Press Your Luck’s Holiday Extravaganza II (special Christmas edition of the game show hosted by Elizabeth Banks) - Dec. 5

Shark Tank Holiday (Christmas-themed entrepreneurs looks for holiday cheer) - Dec. 8

Celebrity Family Feud: Rosie O’Donell vs Billy Porter (special holiday-themed edition of the game show hosted by Steve Harvey) - Dec. 13

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Holiday (Lil Rel Howery, Paula Abdul and Matt Rogers play for charity in this Pat Sajak and Hanna White-hosted holiday game show) - Dec. 13

$100,000 Pyramid Holiday (special holiday themed edition of the game show featuring Matt Walsh vs Malin Akerman) - Dec. 13

CMA Country Christmas (annual holiday concert special hosted by Amy Grant and Trisha Yearwood, featuring Lainey Wilson, Jon Pardi, Ashley McBryde, Jordan Davis, Lindsey Sterling, Lady A, Zach Williams and The War and Treaty; filmed at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts in Nashville on Oct. 12) - Dec. 14 (Website)

iHeart Radio Jingle Ball (annual holiday music concert special featuring Olivia Rodrigo, Usher, Nicki Minaj, SZA, Niall Horan, OneRepublic, AJR, Sabrina Carpenter, Miguel, Jelly Roll, Big Time Rush, NCT DREAM and Flo Rida; filmed at Madison Square Garden in New York on December 8th) - Dec. 21

Christmas Eve Worship Service (holiday worship and musical service led by Rev. Michael Brown at High Point University; filmed on November 6) - Dec. 24

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade (annual holiday parade/musical showcase hosted by Jesse Palmer and Mickey Guyton; featuring performances by Adam Blackstone and Andra Day, Chris Janson, Chrissy Metz, Iam Tongi, Meg Donnelly, Michael Bolton, Mickey Guyton, Robin Thicke, The Smashing Pumpkins, Tori Kelly, Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine and DJ Khaled; taped in Disney World, Disneyland and other Disney Parks worldwide) - Dec. 25

The Year: 2023 (a look back at the biggest moments of 2023 hosted by Robin Roberts) - Dec. 27

The Year: Countdown to 2024 (Robin Roberts highlights 2023 and looks ahead to what’s to come in 2024) - Dec. 31

Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024 (LIVE annual Times Square ball drop celebration hosted by Seacrest in New York, Jeannie Mai in Los Angeles and Dayanara Torres in Puerto Rico; featuring performances by Aqua, Doechii, Ellie Goulding, Green Day, Janelle Monáe, Loud Luxury x Two Friends with Bebe Rexha, Ludacris, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Paul Russell, Reneé Rapp with Coco Jones and Thirty Seconds to Mars; LIVE) - Dec. 31 

NBC

NOTE: Most will also be available to stream on Peacock

134th Rose Parade (parade coverage live from Pasadena, Calif.) - Jan. 2

Countdown to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (parade pre-show that takes a look at prep and previews new additions) - Nov. 22

A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving Special (highlights from SNL’s best Thanksgiving sketches) - Nov. 22

97th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (official parade coverage featuring appearances by Cher, Jon Batiste, Bell Biv DeVoe, Brandy, Chicago, En Vogue, ENHYPEN and David Foster and Katharine McPhee; LIVE)  - Nov. 23

National Dog Show Presented by Purina (taped coverage of the 2023 National Dog Show from Oaks, Pennsylvania, hosted by John O’Hurley) - Nov. 23

That’s My Jam Holiday (holiday special episode of the Jimmy Fallon-hosted music game show) - Nov. 27

Countdown to Christmas in Rockefeller Center (LIVE pre-show from NBC New York hosted by Kay Angrum and Matt Brickman) - NBC 4 NY, also available on YouTube and Peacock

100th Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center (annual New York City tree lighting, hosted by Kelly Clarkson, who will also perform along with Chloe Bailey, Adam Blackstone, Cher, David Foster, Liz Gillies, Darlene Love, Seth MacFarlane, Barry Manilow, Katharine McPhee, Keke Palmer, and Carly Pearce; LIVE) - Nov. 29

Christmas at Graceland (musical special from the Memphis estate of Elvis Presley, produced by his granddaughter, Riley Keough, and featuring performances by Alanis Morissette, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Kane Brown, Lainey Wilson, Lana Del Rey, Post Malone, and The War And Treaty) - Nov. 29

Blake Shelton’s Holiday Bartacular Ft. Ice T  (Christmas special based on the Barmageddon game show hosted by Carson Daly and Blake Shelton along with special guest Ice T playing holiday-themed pub games like Christmas Carole-oke) - Dec. 4

Christmas at the Opry (musical special hosted by Wynnona Judd featuring performances from BRELAND, Brenda Lee, Chris Janson, Chrissy Metz, Kelly Clarkson, Lauren Alaina, Mickey Guyton and Trace Adkins; filmed in Nashville on Oct. 3) - Dec. 7

Barry Manilow’s A Very Barry Christmas (musical holiday special featuring the legendary singer; filmed in Las Vegas) - Dec. 11 

A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special (highlights from SNL’s best Christmas sketches) - Dec. 14

Password Holiday Special (special holiday episode of the game show hosted by Keke Palmer) - Dec. 18

Night Court: A Night Court Before Christmas (the revival sitcom takes on A Christmas Carol and delivers a surprise holiday episode) - Dec. 23

135th Rose Parade (Annual New Year’s parade LIVE from Pasadena, Calif., hosted by Hoda Kotb and Al Roker.) - Jan. 1, 2024

CBS

NOTE: Most will also be available to stream on Paramount+

The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS (unofficial parade coverage of the Macy’s parade hosted by Kevin Frazier and Keltie Knight, LIVE)  - Nov. 23

The Greatest @HomeVideos Holiday (holiday video clip compilation hosted by Cedric the Entertainer) - Nov. 24

The Price is Right at Night Holidays (Drew Carey hosts five holiday-themed episodes of the popular game show in prime-time) - Dec. 4

Big Brother: Reindeer Games (special, holiday-themed six episode installment featuring returning Big Brother contestants) - Dec. 11

National Christmas Tree Lighting (annual holiday musical special culminating with lighting of the National tree in President’s Park, Washington, D.C; taped on November 30th) - Dec. 15

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (special celebrating the 98th birthday of the iconic actor) - Dec. 21

The 25th Annual A Home For the Holidays (annual special honoring foster care and recognizing outstanding kids and parents) - Dec. 22

Loteria Loca Feliz Navidad (special holiday edition of the Latin-American inspired game show hosted by Jaime Camil) - Dec. 24

LINGO for the Holidays (special holiday edition of the game show hosted by RuPaul) - Dec. 24

New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash (LIVE musical special and countdown to the New Year from Nashville, featuring Thomas Rhett, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Lainey Wilson, Trace Adkins, Grace Bowers, Kane Brown, Jackson Dean, HARDY, Cody Johnson, Parker McCollum, Megan Moroney, Brothers Osborne, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, Blake Shelton, Trombone Shorty, Morgan Wallen and Bailey Zimmerman) - Dec. 31

FOX

NOTE: Most will also be available to stream on Hulu and/or Tubi next day

TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas (year-end showbiz gossip recap hosted by Harvey Levin) - Dec. 5

MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays (two-night cooking competition featuring nine young chefs making holiday favorites, hosted by Gordon Ramsey) - Dec. 10-11

The Masked Singer Sing-Along (holiday music special featuring Masked Singer favorites and judges Nick Cannon, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, Robin Thicke and Nicole Scherzinger) - Dec. 12

Lego Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular (season two of the holiday competitive reality miniseries hosted by Will Arnett) - Dec. 18-19

The Christmas Break (holiday movie starring Justin Long, India Mullen, Arlo Buchanan, Mark Huberman, Ruth Kearney, Tom Moran, Bill Murphy, Robert Mitchell. Aaron Monaghan, Marion O'Dwyer, Norma Sheahan, Shane Casey, and Cate Russell; directed by Prarthana Mohan; A couple travel to Ireland for Christmas and must deal with the wife’s dysfunctional family while in the midst of marital troubles; filmed in Ballymore Eustace, Ireland) - Dec. 21 (Trailer)

CW

Son of a Critch: Merry Christmas (2022 holiday special of the sit-com, which aired in 2022 in Canada ) - Sep. 4

PBS

NOTE: Most also available to stream on PBS Passport; check local listings as debut dates and re-airs vary across different PBS stations and not all specials available nationally

London’s New Year’s Day Parade: Welcome Back to London (24 American marching bands and 1,000 cheerleaders perform in London to welcome the New Year) - Jan. 1

Great Performances—From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2023 (New Year classical music concert hosted by Huge Bonneville) - Jan. 1

All Creatures Great and Small Christmas Special 2022 (o-production with Channel 5 in the UK, starring Nicholas Ralph and Anna Madeley, based on the book series by James Herriot, shot on location in Yorkshire; aired in 2022 in the UK) - Feb. 19

KPBS Holiday Special 2023 (musical holiday special produced by the San Diego PBS station and featuring the San Diego Children's Choir, Encore Vocal Ensemble, the Jewish Men's Choir, the San Diego Master Chorale, Promotora de las Bella Artes, Sacra/Profana, and the San Diego Chorus) - Nov. 25 (Preview)

Songs of the Season (fourth annual holiday music special, featuring 19 choral groups from Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.) - Dec. 11

Season of Light: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir (edited holiday concert special, filmed in December 2022 featuring the famed Mormon choir featuring Tony Award winner and Disney Princess Lea Salonga along with Sir David Suchet) - Dec. 12, will re-air on BYU TV and also available unedited on DVD, Nov. 10 (Preview)

Ball and Vase (award-winning holiday short starring Austin Pendleton and Diane J Findlay; written and directed by David Baram; An aging magician with little to look forward to is determined to pull off one last Christmas Eve illusion) - Dec. 15, NY PBS stations and WNET “All Arts” app (Trailer)

The Erie Philharmonic Christmas Holiday Concert (holiday concert from Pennsylvania featuring special guest Melinda Doolittle) - Dec. 14

Christmas Couples Retreat (holiday movie starring Vincent De Paul, Jimmy Clabots, Bill Dawes, Dana Jamison, Christene Marie and Vanessa Meadows; directed by Matt Shapira and Salvatore Zannino; written by Clabots, F.D. Lewis and Anthony Mormile) - Dec. 17 (Trailer), Maryland Public Television

Mary Berry’s Highland Christmas (UK cooking and travel special hosted by Dame Mary Berry and special guests Andy Murray, Iain Stirling and Emeli Sandé; filmed in Scotland) - Dec. 18

Holiday Concert from UW-Eau Claire (the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s 49th annual Holiday Concert, led by executive director Dr. John R. Stewart and produced by PBS Wisconsin) - Dec. 20

Call the Midwife Christmas Special 2023 (special holiday episode of the 12th season of the long-running BBC series, airing same day as in the UK) - Dec. 25

Next At The Kennedy Center: A New Year’s Eve Celebration (Cynthia Erivo rings in the New Year with special guests Ben Platt and Joaquina Kalukango; filmed Dec. 6) - Dec. 31

Hallmark Channel

Note: Will also be available to stream live and next day, for 72 hours, on Peacock

The Love Club: Nicole (first in four-movie holiday-adjacent series—each named after its main character: Nicole, Lauren, Sydney and Tara—starring Brittany Bristow, Lily Gao, Chantel Riley, Camille Stopps, Marcus Rosner, Jesse Hutch, Andrew Bushell and Brett Donahue; Four women commiserate about their lousy dates at a college New Year’s party, forming the ‘Love Club’ and vowing to always be there for each other in future romantic emergencies; filmed in Toronto) - Mar. 4 (Trailer), all four movies available on Hallmark Movies Now

A Royal Christmas Crush (holiday movie starring Stephen Huszar and Katie Cassidy; directed by Marita Grabiak; Christmas-set third in the ice hotel trilogy which includes 2019′s Winter Castle and 2021′s Baby, It’s Cold Inside; A prince ends up at the Hotel de Glace for Christmas; filmed in Ottawa and Valcartier, Quebec) - July 8

Take Me Back for Christmas (holiday movie starring starring Vanessa Lengies, Corey Sevier and Kimberly-Ann Truong; directed by Corey Sevier; A happily married woman in a dead end job makes a Christmas wish for a new life and wakes up with her dream career, but without her husband; filmed in Hamilton, Ontario) - July 15

Checkin’ It Twice (holiday hockey-themed movie starring Kim Matula, Kevin McGarry, Brittany Mitchell, Pete MacLeod, Craig March, Desiree Zurowski, Tucker Bowman and Kairo Ellis; directed by Kevin Fair; hockey-themed Christmas story; filmed in Kelowna and Vernon, B.C.) - Oct. 20

Where Are You Christmas? (holiday movie starring Michael Rady Lyndsy Fonseca, Jim O’Heir, Mandi Masden, Annie Tisdale and Mitch Poulos; directed by Dustin Rikert; A woman wishes for a world without Christmas and wakes up in a black and white world where she must fight to restore the holiday; filmed in New London and Mystic, Conn.) - Oct. 21

Under the Christmas Sky (holiday movies tarring Jessica Parker Kennedy, Ryan Paevy, Sarah Luby and Emmy Richardson; directed by Sean Geraughty; written by Kristine Huntley; A grounded astronaut joins forces with a writer for a holiday exhibit; filmed in Winnipeg,) - Oct. 22 

Christmas by Design (holiday movie starring Becky Dalton, Jonathan Keltz and David Pinard; directed by Max McGuire; A designer enters a holiday fashion challenge; filmed in Ottawa) - Oct. 27

Mystic Christmas (holiday movie starring Jessy Schram, Chandler Massey, Patti Murin, Jennifer Markes, Ralph Adriel Johnson, Nick Jordan and Dan Albertson; directed by Marlo Hunter; written by Nicole Drespel; An animal expert answers a call for help from an old friend and takes a job that puts her in the path of an ex at Christmas; filmed in Connecticut) - Oct. 28

Joyeux Noel (holiday movie starring Juicy Elliot and Brant Daugherty; directed by Jessica Harmon; A reporter travels to a French Christmas market to investigate an artist; filmed in Rouen, France) - Oct. 29

Flipping for Christmas (holiday movie starring Ashley Newbrough, Marcus Rosner, Ray Galletti, Natalie Lisinska, Kyana Teresa and Varun Saranga; directed by Katherine Barrell; written by Brett Heard; A contractor and a realtor inherit a house they plan to flip, but each have different motives for the sale; filmed Dundas, Ontario) - Nov. 3

Never Been Chris’d (holiday movie starring Janel Parrish, Tyler Hynes and Pascal Lamothe-Kipnes; directed by Jeff Beesley; written by Joie Botkin; Lifelong best friends and business partners’ bond is tested when they're reunited with their mutual high school crush, who ends up falling for one of them; filmed in Winnipeg) - Nov. 4

The Santa Summit (holiday movie starring Hunter King and Ben Hollingsworth; directed by Jeff Beesley; written by Russell Hainline; A trio of best friends set out for a fun night at their town’s annual holiday celebration, but end up with more than they bargained for; filmed in Winnipeg) - Nov. 5

Everything Christmas (holiday movie starring Katherine Barrell, Cindy Busby, Corey Sevier and Matt Wells; directed by Marni Banack; written by T Booker James; A Christmas obsessive quits her job and convinces her friend to road trip to a holiday mecca, where they find what might be real Christmas magic; filmed in St. John’s, Newfoundland) - Nov. 10

Christmas Island (holiday movie starring Rachel Skarsten and Andrew Walker; directed by David Weaver; A charter pilot forced to land on an island near Nova Scotia bonds with a local at the holidays as they try to entertain her rich clients; filmed in Lunenberg and Halifax, Nova Scotia) - Nov. 11

A Heidelberg Holiday (holiday movie starring Frédéric Brossier, Ginna Claire Mason and Alexander Schubert; directed by Maclain Nelson; An artist gets the chance to sell her handblown glass ornaments at a famous European market; filmed in Germany and Serbia) - Nov. 12

Navigating Christmas (holiday movie starring Chelsea Hobbs and Stephen Huszar, and Lindsay Gibson; directed by Peter Benson; A single mom visits a remote island and connects with the surly lighthouse owner; filmed in Victoria, B.C.) - Nov. 17

A Merry Scottish Christmas (holiday movie starring Lacey Chabert, Scott Wolf and Fiona Bell; directed by Dustin Rikert; Estranged siblings reunite to spend holiday with their mom; filmed in Ireland and Scotland) - Nov. 18

Holiday Hotline (holiday movie starring Niall Matter and Emily Tennant; directed by Mark Jean; written by Julie Sherman Wolfe; A widowed dad tries to cook the perfect holiday meal and turns to help from the Butterball hotline where he connects with a new-in-town chef; filmed in Winnipeg) - Nov. 19

Catch Me If You Claus (holiday movie starring Italia Ricci and Luke Macfarlane; directed by Bradley Walsh; written by Nina Weinman; A reporter looking for her big break  catches a man dressed as Santa breaking into her house who says he’s Santa’s son on the run; filmed in Ottawa, Ont) - Nov. 23

Letters to Santa (holiday movie starring Rafael De La Fuente, Katie LeClerc, Laura Cerón, Mariana Paola Vicente, Kellen Raffaelo and Taylor Pezza; directed by John Stimpson; written by Danielle Artigo and Jon Artigo; Kids use Santa’s wish-granting pen to try to reunite their separated parents; filmed in Worcester, Mass.) - Nov. 24

Holiday Road (holiday movie starring Warren Christie and Sara Canning; directed by Martin Wood; written by Gina Matthews and Grant Scharbo; A diverse group of strangers decide to travel together during a storm in an effort to get everyone home for the holidays; inspired by true events; filmed in B.C.) - Nov. 24

Christmas in Notting Hill (holiday movie starring Sarah Ramos, William Moseley and Donia Kash; directed by Ali Liebert; written by Alex Yonks; A soccer story finds love with an American visitor while home for the holidays; filmed in Dublin and London) - Nov. 25

Haul out the Holly: Lit Up (sequel to 2022 movie starring Lacey Chabert, Wes Brown, Stephen Tobolowsky, Melissa Peterman, Ellen Travolta, Seth Morris, andJennifer Aspen; directed by Maclain Nelson; written by Christopher Sey; The cul-de-sac prepares for another Christmas and new neighbors; filmed in Cottonwood Heights, Utah) - Nov. 25

Our Christmas Mural (holiday movie starring Alex Paxton-Beesley and Dan Jeannotte; A widowed artist reluctantly becomes involved in a holiday mural contest which helps her start to heal; filmed in Vieux-Saint-Jean, Quebec) - Nov. 26

A Biltmore Christmas (holiday movie starring Bethany Joy Lenz, Kristoffer Polaha, Colton Little, Annabelle Borke, A.K. Benninghofen and Jonathan Frakes; directed by John Putch; written by Marcy Holland; A screenwriter tasked with remaking a Christmas classic goes to the original filming site for research, only to be transported back in time; filmed at the famed North Carolina estate) - Nov. 26

My Norwegian Holiday (holiday movie starring Rhiannon Fish and David Elsendoorn; directed by David Mackay; written by Betsy Morris; A woman grieving her grandmother travels to Norway with a handsome stranger to explore the origins of a troll statue from her her grandmother’s collection) - Dec. 1

A Not So Royal Christmas (holiday movie starring Brooke D'Orsay and Will Kemp; directed by Jonathan Wright; A gossip columnist pretends to be a serious journalist in order to get close to a mysterious Count, only to find out he’s now who he seems either; filmed in Hamilton, Ontario) - Dec. 2

Christmas with a Kiss (holiday movie starring Mishael Morgan, Ronnie Rowe Jr., and Jaime M. Callica; directed by Roger Bobb; A woman returns home to help with the Christmas carnival and runs into an old flame) - Dec. 3

Magic in Mistletoe (holiday movie starring Lyndie Greenwood and Paul Campbell; directed by Paula Elle; A grumpy author reluctantly agrees to attend a Christmas festival in order to make up for backlash to online comments; filmed in B.C.) - Dec. 8

Christmas on Cherry Lane (holiday movie starring Catherine Bell, Jonathan Bennett, John Brotherton, Erin Cahill, James Denton and Vincent Rodriguez III; directed by Gail Harvey; written by Rick Garman; Neighbors in different stages of their lives come together at the holidays) - Dec. 9

Round and Round (holiday movie starring Bryan Greenberg, Vic Michaelis and Rick Hoffman; A woman is stuck reliving her parents’ Hanukkah party over and over) - Dec. 10

The Secret Gift of Christmas (holiday movie starring Meghan Ory and Christopher Russell; directed by Christie Will Wolf; A personal shopper helps a single dad find the perfect gift) - Dec. 15

Sealed with a List (holiday movie starring Katie Findlay and Evan Roderick; directed by Lucie Guest; written by Emily Ting and Melynda Bissmeyer; Co-workers scramble to set a new course for their lives by tackling a New Year's resolution every day in December; filmed in B.C.) - Dec. 16

Friends & Family Christmas (holiday movie starring Humberly Gonzalez and Ali Liebert; An artist and lawyer meet on a reluctant set-up, where they decide to pretend to date to avoid further pressure from their parents; directed by Anne Wheeler; filmed in B.C.) - Dec. 17

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Note: Will also be available to stream live and next day, for 72 hours, on Peacock

Ms. Christmas Comes to Town (holiday movie starring Brennan Elliott, Erica Durance and Barbara Niven; directed by Jason Bourque; A shopping channel host receives a terminal diagnosis filmed in B.C.) - Oct. 26

My Christmas Guide (holiday movie starring Amber Marshall, Ben Mehl, Ava Weiss, Justin Nurse, Peter Soucy, Bridget Wareham and Vox Smith; directed by Maxwell McGuire; A professor who lost his eye sight regains his confidence with the help of a guide dog; filmed in St. John’s, Newfoundland) - Nov. 2

Mystery on Mistletoe Lane (holiday movie starring Erica Cerra and Victor Webster; directed by Allan Harmon; A new homeowner solves a mystery with the help of a handyman; filmed in B.C.) - Nov. 9

A World Record Christmas (holiday movie starring Nikki DeLoach, Lucas Bryant, Aias Dalman, Matt Hamilton, Alison Wandzura, April Telek, Miranda Edwards and Beverley Elliott; directed by Jason Bourque; written by Mark Hefti; A Washington town tries to set a record on Christmas Eve; filmed in B.C.) - Nov. 16

A Season for Family (holiday movie starring Brendan Penny, Stacey Farber, Benjamin Jacobson and Azriel Dalman; Adoptees reunite with biological family at the holidays) - Nov. 22 

Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas (sixth in the holiday movie series executive-produced by Blake Shelton, following 2018′s Time for Me to Come Home For Christmas, 2019′s Time for You to Come Home for Christmas, 2020′s Time for Us to Come Home For Christmas, 2021′s Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas and 2022′s Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas; starring Shenae Grimes-Beech, Chris Carmack and Grace Leer; directed by Ali Liebert; filmed in B.C.) - Nov. 30

To All a Good Night (holiday movie starring Kimberley Sustad and Mark Ghanimé; A photographer saves a man’s life only to learn he's trying to buy her family’s land) - Dec. 7

Heaven Down Here (holiday movie based on the song by Mickey Guyton; Four troubled people find themselves trapped in a diner during a Christmas Eve snowstorm, and find they’re the answer to each other’s prayers) - Dec. 14

Miracle in Bethlehem, PA (holiday movie starring Laura Vandervoort and Benjamin Ayres; directed by Jeff Beesley; Single mom Mary and her baby seek shelter from a sudden snowstorm with a stranger named Joe; filmed in Winnipeg) - Dec. 21

Lifetime

Christmas Plus One (holiday movie starring Corey Sevier, Emily Alatalo, Vanessa Smythe and Michael Dickson; directed by Meeshelle Neal; written by Erica Deutschman; Sisters make a holiday pact to find true love before next Christmas, one succeeds so well she’s planning a holiday wedding, while the other meets the ‘perfect guy’ to bring as her date, but immediately loses his number; filmed in Ontario and debuted internationally in 2022) - Nov. 18 (Trailer)

Planes, Trains, and Christmas Trees (holiday movie starring Kathryn Davis and Olivier Renaud; directed by Marta Borowski and written by Cera Rose Pickering; A pair of strangers desperate to get home for the holidays try to drive themselves through a snowstorm but end up stranded together in a small Ohio town; filmed in Ontario and debuted internationally in 2022) - Nov. 19 (Trailer)

Christmas at the Chalet (holiday movie starring Teri Hatcher, William deVry, Dan Payne, Aleksandra Cross, Nick Preston, Mila Jones and Patti Allen; directed by Lucie Guest; filmed at the Big White Ski Resort in Kelowna, B.C.) - Nov. 25

Laughing all the Way (holiday movie starring Jake Epstein, Paniz Zade, Ish Morris and Mary Walsh; An aspiring comedian stuck writing jokes for others gets a chance to make her mark when she teams up with a famous headliner for a holiday variety show; directed by Marita Grabiak; filmed in Ottawa) - Nov. 26

Ladies of the ���80s: A Diva’s Christmas (holiday movie starring Loni Anderson, Morgan Fairchild, Linda Gray, Donna Mills, Nicollette Sheridan, Travis Burns and Taylor Ann Thompson; A director and producer try to wrangle a gaggle of divas for a reunion Christmas special, only to find themselves drawn together) - Dec. 2

Mistletoe Match (holiday movie starring Elena Juatco, Ryan Bruce, Vas Saranga, Tessa Kozma and Dianne Aguilar; directed by Graeme Campbell; written by Jesica L. Randall; A journalist goes undercover at a holiday singles event, but finds herself falling for a single dad; filmed in Ontario and debuted internationally in 2022) - Dec. 3 (Trailer)

A Cowboy Christmas Romance (holiday movie starring Jana Kramer, Adam Senn, Mary-Margaret Humes, Cassie Randolph, Curt Mega, Bruce Thomas, Lisa Lee and Max Ehrich; written by Sarah Drew; A developer returns to her hometown to convince a reluctant owner to sell his ranch) - Dec. 9

Yes, Chef! Christmas (holiday movie starring Tia Mowry; directed by Maxwell McGuire; written by Carley Smale; An adoptee/chef is invited to enter a cooking contest by a mysterious benefactor where she clashes with a celebrity chef;  filmed in Ottawa) - Dec. 10

The Holiday Proposal Plan (holiday movie starring Tatyana Ali, Jesse Kove, Whitney Able, Geovanni Gopradi, Tiffany Shepis and Whitney Able; written and directed by Jake Helgren; Exes reunite to plan a magical holiday engagement for their best friends; filmed in Big Bear Lake, Calif.) - Dec. 16 (Trailer)

A Christmas Intern (holiday movie starring Jackée Harry, Ciarra Carter, Vivica A. Fox, Doug Rogers, Jasmine Avialotis and Michael Paré; A driven mom who hates retirement visits her daughter for Christmas and ends up interning at her startup.) - Dec. 16, also available on Tubi

Merry Magic Christmas (holiday movie starring Patricia Isaac, Andrew Dunbar and Mela Pietropalo; directed by Aubrey Arnason; A financial analyst starts seeing the same number everywhere, leading her to love; filmed in B.C.) - Dec. 17

Mom’s Christmas Boyfriend (holiday movie starring Jeananne Goossen and Zach Smadu; directed by Graeme Campbell; A single mom’s daughter wins a Christmas wish contest and asks for her mom to find love; filmed in and around Toronto) - Dec. 23

Lifetime Movie Network

Silent Night, Fatal Night (holiday thriller starring Alex Camacho and Matthew Pohlkamp; An author decides to end her long-running mystery series, but a crazed fan has other ideas) - Dec. 7

Great American Family (formerly GAC)

⚠️ Want all to be aware there is more to Great American Family, née GAC, than G-rated Christmas movies. Though I’m including dates and details here in the spirit of being a completist, worth noting the funding and founding of this channel, which comes from the Donald Trump-aligned Hicks Equity Group, brings with it an explicit anti-diversity agenda, hiding under guise of harmless sounding words like “family-friendly” and “safe” programming. More detailed explanation here (bottom of page), and additional more recent thoughts, for those who want it. And if you’re looking for outside sources on GAF’s political affiliations and lack of inclusion, see these stories from The Daily Beast, Vulture, the L.A. Times and Bloomberg.

A Belgian Chocolate Christmas (holiday movie starring Jaclyn Hales and Zane Stephens; directed by Maximilian Elfeldt; written by Scott Adkins; A food stylist travels to Belgium for the holidays; filmed in L.A. and Brussels; originally announced as for 2022 by Great American Family, but pulled from their schedule for not meeting their “standards” ) - Jul. 8

Destined 2: Christmas Once More (holiday movie sequel starring Shae Robins and Casey Elliott; Trying to propose he once again keeps missing his girlfriend) - Oct. 14

'Twas the Text Before Christmas (holiday movie starring Trevor Donovan and Merritt Patterson; directed by TW Peacocke; written by Cara J. Russell; A woman receives an accidental text that leads to her regularly spending the holiday with a stranger and falling in love with her son; filmed in North Bay, Ontario) - Oct. 21

Bringing Christmas Home (military-themed holiday movie starring Jill Wagner and Paul Greene; A teacher and an antique store owner try to track down the WW2 solider who left love letters in his pocket; directed by Mike Rohl; filmed in B.C.) - Oct. 28

Journey to Christmas (a.k.a. A Model Christmas; holiday movie starring Ash Tsai and Joey Heyworth; written by Missy Cohen-Fyffe; directed by Brian Brough; A model is forced to spend the holidays with her driver and his family when a storm strands them in a small town; filmed in Orem, Utah) - Oct. 29

A Dash of Christmas (holiday movie starring Laura Osnes and Christopher Russell; To get a job a marketing exec must team up with a chef to learn a recipe) - Nov. 4

Our Christmas Wedding (holiday movies starring Holly Deveaux, Drew Seeley and Brigitte Kingsley; directed by Andrew Cymek; written by Courtney McAllister and Patrick McBrearty; filmed in Canada) - Nov. 5

Christmas Keepsake (holiday movie starring Jillian Murray and Daniel Lissing; A single dad teams up with a stranger to help find a time capsule’s owner) - Nov. 11

A Christmas Blessing (holiday movie starring Lori Loughlin, James Tupper and Jesse Hutch; directed by David Winning; A food critic on her way to Paris, stops to spend Christmas at a food pantry she recently inherited; filmed in B.C.) - Nov. 12

Santa, Maybe (holiday movie starring Aubrey Reynolds and Sam Whitten; A woman falls in love with her secret Santa, who happens to be her high school nemesis; filmed in Utah) - Nov. 18

Paris Christmas Waltz (billed as a “sequel” to Hallmark’s 2020 Christmas Waltz, but featuring zero original cast members; starring Jen Lilley and Matthew Morrison; written and directed by Michael and Janeen Damian; filmed partly in Paris) - Nov. 19

My Christmas Hero (holiday movie starring Candace Cameron Bure, Irene Reynolds, Ken Kramer and Kenneth Luong; directed by Martin Wood; A women works to honor a fallen solider and his family at Christmas; filmed in B.C., Canada) - Nov. 24

A Royal Date for Christmas (holiday movie starring Danica McKellar and Damon Runyan; directed by Bradley Walsh; A boutique owner styles a prince who lost his luggage; filmed in Sudbury, Ontario) - Nov. 25

A Christmas for the Ages (holiday movie starring Natasha Bure, Anthony Timpano, Kate Craven and Cheryl Ladd; directed by Martin Wood; written by Jim Head; A family tries to celebrate Christmas as it was in different decades; executive produced by Candace Cameron Bure) - Nov. 26

Christmas on Windmill Way (holiday movie starring Chad Michael Murray and Christa Taylor Brown; To save a family windmill a woman must charm her ex boyfriend; filmed in Toronto) - Dec. 2

The Jingle Bell Jubilee (holiday movie starring Erin Agostino, Marshall Williams and Samantha Kendrick; directed by Ernie Barbarash; A woman recruits an old friend to help with a charity event; filmed in Winnipeg) - Dec. 3, streaming same day on Hulu

Meet Me Under the Mistletoe (holiday movie starring Sarah Fisher and Simon Arblaster; directed by Robin Dunne; Relators work together to sell a house before Christmas; filmed in Winnipeg) - Dec. 9, streaming same day on Hulu

Peppermint & Postcards (a.k.a. It’s A Christmas Thing; holiday movie starring Ella Cannon, Christopher Russell and Dave Kenneth MacKinnon; directed by Jim Cliffe; written by Hayley November; A child’s Christmas wish for her mom to find love goes viral; filmed in Kelowna, B.C.) - Dec. 10 (Trailer); already streaming on Pluto and Freevee as It’s A Christmas Thing

Designing Christmas with You (a.k.a. Mistletoe Moments; holiday movie starring Susie Abromeit and Liam McIntyre; A decorator reluctantly works with partner for a Christmas gala) - Dec. 16

12 Games of Christmas (holiday movie starring Johnny Ramey and Felisha Cooper; A group of friends are dragged into a holiday board game) - Dec. 17

A Royal Christmas Holiday (holiday movie starring Brittany Underwood, Jonathan Stoddard and Billy Baldwin; directed by Fred Olen Ray; A prince is charmed by TV presenter at the holidays; filmed in Buffalo, N.Y.) - Dec. 23

UPtv

Note: Will also be available to stream on UP Faith & Family, some before their linear debut

We’re Scrooged (holiday movie starring Tamara Duarte, Andrew Bushell, Nykeem Provo and Sergio Di Zio; directed by Amy Force; written by Jennifer Snow; High school sweethearts who meet again at their reunion and are visited by three ghosts that make them reconsider why they ever broke up; filmed in Newmarket, Ontario) - Nov. 5

Christmas Time Capsule (holiday movie starring Emily Alatalo, Franco Lo Presti and Lindura; directed by Marco Deufemia; written by Jennifer Snow; Two friends go on road trip to track down his grandmother’s ring in order to propose, but the besties find themselves drawn to each other instead; filmed in Barrie, Ontario) - Nov. 12

Country Hearts Christmas (holiday movie sequel to Country Hearts, starring Chris Jericho, Lanie McAuley, Katerina Maria, Brendan Morgan, Jeff Irving, Craig Strickland, David Pinard, Michelle Nolden, Genevieve Fisher, Roy Lewis, Lara Amersey, Greg Ellwand, Bebsabe Duque, Celine Bauwmans and Neil Whitely; directed by Marco Deufemia and Amy Force; written by Jennifer Snow; The daughters of a country star try to find their own place in the world; filmed in Toronto) - Nov. 19

Mistletoe Connection (holiday movie Jessica Sipos and Markian Tarasiuk; directed by David Strasser; Shop Around the Corner pastiche, with a local shop owner falling for a handsome stranger she doesn’t know is the developer trying to ruin her town) - Nov. 26

A Christmas Homecoming (holiday music special hosted by Bill Gaither and featuring Josh Turner and the Gaither Vocal Band) - Dec. 2

Yuletide the Knot (holiday movie starring Mary Antonini, Peter Porte, Kelley Jakle, Melissa Peterman and Kelsey Scott; directed by Nanea Miyata; written by Daniel Mahler Landman; A wedding planner hired to organize an influencer’s holiday wedding finds herself unexpectedly having to work her ex to get the job done; filmed in Colorado) - Dec. 3

Christmas at the Amish Bakery (holiday movie starring Sean Koetting, Alexandra Harris, Francesca Barker McCormick and Mischa Hutchings; directed by Jeff Hare; written by Jennifer Snow; A woman who grew up in Amish country but is now an editor in New York, reluctantly returns home to assemble a cookbook; filmed in Somerset, Kentucky) - Dec. 10

Dial S for Santa (holiday movie starring Sarah Dugdale, Julian Haig and Lynda Boyd; directed by David Strasser; An investigator visiting her sister and nephew for the holidays finds herself trying to help the local police solve a string of robberies) - Dec. 17

A Christmas Letter (holiday family movie starring David Lipper, Glenda Bragzana, Jorja Cadence, Enrico Colantoni, Roger Cross and Colin Mochrie; directed by Brian Roberts; A little girl’s letter to Santa is intercepted by two elves who bring chaos to her small town; filmed in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.; premiered in 2021 on CBC Gem, Canada, first time available in the U.S.) - Dec. 24

OWN

NOTE: All will also be available to stream next day on Max

A Christmas Serenade (holiday movie starring Skye Townsend and BJ Britt; directed by Roger M. Bobb; written by Lenore Coer; When a touring musician finds himself back home for the holidays, he reconnects with his ex, who is now in charge of the church choir; filmed in Ottawa) - Dec. 2

Christmas of Yes (holiday movie starring Jeff Pierre, Michele Weaver and Yanna McIntosh; directed by Rhonda Baraka; A Type-A mom makes a Christmas vow to let go, and say yes more often; filmed in Alberta, Canada) - Dec. 9

The Christmas Detective (holiday mystery starring Javicia Leslie and Brad James; directed by Winnifred Jong; A pageant queen turned private investigator is determined to solve a holiday art heist; filmed in Ottawa) - Dec. 16

Christmas Revisited (holiday movie starring Tanyell Waivers, Jaime M. Callica and Andrea Lewis; College friends reunite for the holidays after the death of a classmate; directed by Winnifred Jong; filmed in Ottawa) - Dec. 23

Nickelodeon

NOTE: All will also be available to stream live or next day on Paramount+

The Tiny Chef Show: Fwendsgiving (animated holiday special based on the preschool series; A snow storm threatens the chef’s holiday feast) - Nov. 20

The Loud House: ‘Twas the Fight Before Christmas (special holiday episode of the animated series; Lincoln and his cousins try to end a years-long feud between their fathers) - Dec. 1

Tiny Chef's Marvelous Mish Mesh Special (animated holiday special based on the preschool series featuring special guest voice Alan Cumming; The chef hosts a celebrity cookie baking competition with special guest Santa J. Claus) - Dec. 4

NFL Nickmas (LIVE, kid-friendly presentation of the Las Vegas Raiders vs Kansas City Chiefs) - Dec. 25

Disney Channel

NOTE: All will also be available to stream next day on Disney+ unless otherwise noted

The Naughty Nine (holiday family movie starring Winslow Fegley, Camila Rodriguez, Anthony John Joo, Clara Stack, Imogen Cohen, Madilyn Kellam and Deric McCable; directed by Alberto Belli; written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas; A group of kids plan a North Pole heist for presents when they learn they’re on Santa’s naughty list; filmed in Montreal) - Nov. 22

Mickey Saves Christmas Extended Version (extended version of the 2022 stop-motion, animated holiday special featuring the voices of Brock Powell and Camryn Grimes; Mickey and friends quiet cabin holiday is interrupted when Pluto accidentally causes Santa to lose all the presents in his sleigh) - Nov. 25

Pupstruction Saves Christmas (special animated holiday episode of the Disney Junior preschool series; A sleigh crash leaves Santa needing help from the pups) - Nov. 27 (available on Disney+, Dec. 20)

Me & Mickey: Decorating for Christmas (special animated holiday episode of the Disney Junior preschool series; Mickey decorates his Christmas tree) - Nov. 27 (available on Disney+, Dec. 13)

Mickey's Christmas Tales  (five, stop-motion animated shorts featuring Mickey and his pals having holiday fun) - Nov. 27 (available on Disney+, Nov. 29)

Minnie’s Bow-Toons: Camp Minnie: Campground Christmas (special animated holiday episode of the Disney Junior preschool series; Minnie’s friends get stuck in the snow on the way to the camp for Christmas) - Nov. 27

Superkitties: Merry Mousemas (animated holiday special based on the Disney Junior preschool series with special voice guest Justin Guarini; The Superkitties must stop the Cat Burglar from ruining Christmas) - Nov. 28 (available on Disney+, Dec. 6)

Firebuds: Blizzard Buds (special animated holiday episode of the Disney Junior preschool series; A sleigh crash leaves Santa needing help from the pups) - Nov. 30

The Ghost and Molly McGee: White Christmess/Perfect Day (special holiday episodes of the animated series; In ”White Christmess” the McGees throw a party for retirees that goes awry; In “Perfect Day” magic is used to repeat New Year’s Day until they get it right) - Dec. 1

The Villains of Valley View: A Very Villain Christmas (special holiday episode of the  series; The Maddens celebrate their first Christmas in Valley View) - Dec. 1

Hailey’s On It!: We Wish You A Merry Chaos-mas (special holiday episode of the animated series) - Dec. 1 (available on Disney+, Dec. 20)

Mickey Mouse Funhouse: Santa’s Crash Landing (animated holiday special based on the Disney Junior preschool series with special voice guest Brock Powell; Santa crash lands in Funhouse Forest) - Dec. 1 (available on Disney+, Dec. 13)

Me & Mickey: Dreidel Play (special animated holiday episode of the Disney Junior preschool series; Mickey shares his favorite Hanukkah traditions) - Dec. 4

Alice’s Wonderland Bakery: A Hat-Bachi Hanukkah (special animated holiday episode of the Disney Junior preschool series; Alice encourages Hattie to keep trying to make Hanukkah treats) - Dec. 9

Playdate with Winnie the Pooh: Piglet and the Snow Bear (special animated holiday episode of the Disney Junior preschool series; Piglet and Pooh worry their snowman will get lonely outside) - Dec. 27

Me & Mickey: New Year’s Eve (special animated holiday episode of the Disney Junior preschool series; Mickey and Minnie celebrate New Year’s) - Dec. 29

HGTV

NOTE: Will also be available to stream next day on Discovery+ and Max

White House Christmas 2023 (explore the decorations of the White House with First Lady Jill Biden, hosted by Drew and Jonathan Scott) - Dec. 10

Food Network

NOTE: Will also be available to stream next day on Discovery+ and Max

Christmas Cookie Challenge (seventh season of the competition series hosted by Eddie Jackson and Ree Drummond, featuring bakers from across the country competing for a weekly cash prize) - Nov. 2

Holiday Wars (fourth-season of the holiday-themed baking competition show hosted by Jeff Mauro, with judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira rating expert sugar and cake artists on their Christmas creations) - Nov. 5

Holiday Baking Championship (tenth season of the holiday-themed backing competition show, hosted by Jesse Palmer, with judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman, and Carla Hall looking for the best holiday home baker to award the $25,000 prize) - Nov. 6

Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown (second season of the reality series that pairs an all-star guest roster against Flay in head-to-head festive cooking competitions) - Nov. 7

The Elf on the Shelf: Sweet Showdown (competition series set in an Elf-themed wonderland where contestants must make magical holiday creations) - Nov. 19

Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays (Selena Gomez-hosted cooking show focused on holiday celebration meals) - Nov. 30

TLC

NOTE: Will also be available to stream next day on Discovery+ and Max

90 Day Fiance Pillow Talk: Holiday Specials (two-part holiday special from the reality series) - Dec. 24-25

BYU TV

NOTE: Available to stream without login via BYU TV app or website

Studio C Christmas: A Snowy Stuntman (all-new comedy Christmas special of the long-running series) - Dec. 4

Season of Light: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir (edited holiday concert special, filmed in December 2022 featuring the famed Mormon choir featuring Tony Award winner and Disney Princess Lea Salonga along with Sir David Suchet) - Dec. 17, airs first on PBS and also available unedited on DVD, Nov. 10 (Preview)

AXS TV

Luminare Christmas! (holiday musical experience from director John Blasucci ) - Dec. 16

CNN

New Year’s Live (Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen usher in the New Year, live from Times Square in NYC) - Dec. 31, also on Max

Fox Business

Small Town Christmas (abbreviated, two-episode season three of the holiday travel series hosted by Megan Alexander that previously aired on UPtv) - Dec. 16 & 23

Starz

Plane (New Year’s-set action movie starring Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, Yonson An and Tony Goldwyn; directed by Jean-François Richet; A New Year’s Eve storm causes a plane to crash lang on an island occupied by dangerous criminals, forcing the pilot to work with a convict to protect his passengers) - July 12  (Trailer); also available PVOD

Momma Said Come Home for Christmas (holiday movie starring K.D. Aubert, Sean Riggs and Jo Marie Payton; directed by Jason Weary; written by Dan Garcia) - Nov. 1

How the Gringo Stole Christmas (holiday movie starring George Lopez, Emily Tosta, Mariana Treviño, Jack Kilmer and Alma Martinez; directed by Angel Gracia; written by Ezequiel Martinez Jr.; A father is shocked when his daughter comes home for the holidays with a new, white boyfriend in tow; filmed in Jackson, Miss.) - Dec. 8 (Trailer)

BET+

A Wesley Christmas Wedding (holiday movie sequel to 2022′s A Wesley Christmas, starring Dorien Wilson, Terrence TC Carson, Loren Lott, Terayle Hill, Kiki Haynes, Jasmine Guy, Camille Chase and Judi Johnson; directed by Patricia Cuffie-Jones; written by Bree West; filmed in and around D.C.) - Nov. 2

Heart for the Holidays (holiday movie starring Erica Peeples, Starletta DuPois, Kyle Lowder, Asia Harmony and Leila Weisberg; directed by David “Mitch” Parks; written by David and Lori Beth Bernat; After receiving a heart transplant, a high-powered businesswoman feels compelled to stay in the donor’s small town; filmed in Redondo Beach, Calif.) - Nov. 2

Christmas Angel (holiday movie starring Romeo Miller, Tamar Braxton, DaniLeigh, Shanequa Reed, Gerran Reese, Christopher 'C-Ray' Roberts, Amber Smoke, written and directed by LazRael Lison; An R&B star dissatisfied with her life who meets up with a stranger who helps her reevaluate everything via a trip down memory lane; filmed in L.A.) - Nov. 9

Sworn Justice: Taken Before Christmas (holiday thriller starring Mishael Morgan, Vivicia A Fox, Leland B. Martin, Benz Antoine and Zak Santiago; directed by Nicole G. Leier; filmed in Toronto) - Nov. 16

So Fly Christmas (holiday movie starring Tichina Arnold, Jackie Harry, Tami Roman, Tommy Davidson, Michael Colyar, Okema Moore and Robert Christopher Riley; directed by Terri J Vaughn; written by Clarence Williams IV; filmed in Atlantic City, New Jersey) - Nov. 23

Ms. Pat Father Christmas (holiday special directed by Debbie Allen, starring Ms. Pat) - Nov. 23

A Royal Christmas Surprise (holiday movie sequel to 2022′s A Royal Surprise, starring Jennifer Freeman and Thapelo Mokoena; directed by Beautie Masvaure Alt; second in a planned trilogy about an American woman who learns her boyfriend is a South African prince when she meets his family; filmed in Glasgow, Kentucky) - Nov. 30

The Christmas Ringer (holiday movie starring Tyler Lepley, Trenyce Cobbins, Tamika Scott, Chrisette Michele and Kelly Price; directed by Patricia Cuffie-Jones; A pop star in desperate need of a holiday hit takes over a church choir; filmed in Atlanta) - Nov. 30

Never Alone for Christmas (holiday movie starring Mignon, Allen Maldonado and Macy Gray; directed by Kenny Young; A divorcee attends a holiday convention to avoid being alone on Christmas; filmed in Shreveport, La.) - Dec. 7

Favorite Son Christmas (faith-based, musical holiday movie sequel to 2021′s Favorite Son, starring Darrel Walls, Tank and Ace Tucker; directed by Robin Givens; based on the books by Tiffany L. Warren; A pastor and his wife struggle to conceive, while his mother deals with fall out from his father’s recently exposed secret as they work to produce a holiday album to help fund the church; filmed in Atlanta) - Dec. 14

Christmas Rescue (holiday rom-com directed by and starring Robin Givens) - Dec. 14

Whatever It Takes (holiday movie starring and produced by Tami Roman along with Stevie Baggs Jr., Andre Wilkerson and Katherine RomRell; directed by Tailiah Breon; written by Tu-Shonda Whitaker and Amaleka McCall; Five women bond as family secrets are revealed and dealt with at the holidays) - Dec. 21

Hallmark Movies Now

The Love Club (four-movie holiday-adjacent series—each named after its main character: Nicole, Lauren, Sydney and Tara—starring Brittany Bristow, Lily Gao, Chantel Riley, Camille Stopps, Marcus Rosner, Jesse Hutch, Andrew Bushell and Brett Donahue; Four women commiserate about their lousy dates at a college New Year’s party, forming the ‘Love Club’ and vowing to always be there for each other in future romantic emergencies; filmed in Toronto) - Feb. 2

Three Wise Men and a Baby: Extended Version (Exclusive, extended “Director’s Cut” of the 2022 Hallmark holiday movie starring Paul Campbell, Tyler Hynes and Andrew Walker; Hallmark’s highest-rated movie since 2019) - Nov. 27

Rescuing Christmas (holiday movie starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Sam Page and Rob Kasai; directed by Emily Moss Wilson; written by Sarah Montana and Jim Head; A Scroogey photographer wishes Christmas would disappear and when her wish come true finds herself needing to save the holiday; filmed in Duluth, Minnesota) - Dec. 7

An Ice Palace Romance (holiday movie starring Celeste Desjardins and Marcus Rosner; directed by Shawna Steele; A former figure skater turned reporter returns home for a story about the local ice rink, where she connects with its single dad owner; filmed in Ottawa, Canada) - Dec. 14

A Holiday Spectacular: Extended Version (Exclusive, extended “Director’s Cut” of the 2022 Hallmark holiday movie starring Ginna Claire Mason, Derek Klena and Ann-Margret, focused on the Radio City Rockettes; Not my favorite) - Dec. 21

Great American Pure Flix

5000 Blankets (holiday-set, faith-centered, docudrama starring Anna Camp, Carson Minniear and Rob Mayes; directed by Amin Matalqa; written by Matthew Antonelli and Larry Postel; based on the true story of a missing mentally ill father and his son’s idea that ended up helping the local homeless population; filmed in Grapevine, Texas) - Jan. 5 (Trailer)

Dove Channel

Santa Saves the Universe 2 (WOWNow animated special directed by Jacob Trill) - Oct. 21

QVC+

The Recipe Files (holiday movie starring Ashlee Simpson, Morgan Bradley, Doug Noble, and QVC hosts: David Venable, Ali Carr, Steve Doss, and Rachel Boesing; directed by Lindsay Hartley) - Nov. 24

The Ultimate Gift Wrapping Challenge (reality competition series hosted by Lauren McBride with judges Alton DuLaney and Jane Means; Contestants compete to be named the ultimate gift wrapper) - Dec. 4

FOX Nation

Christmas with the Foxes (holiday movie starring Gina Vitori, Max Budroe and Patrick M.J. Finerty; A woman attempts to thwart her father’s new romance, which she thinks has come too soon after mother’s death) - Nov. 23

Christmas in Big Sky Country (holiday movie starring Rebecca Dalton, Olivier Renaud, Tamara Duarte, Mark Ghanime and Shaun Johnston; directed by Marco Deufemia; Sisters come together at Christmas when one’s husband is trapped in a oil rig as they deal with a PR representative from the oil company; filmed in Newmarket, Ontario) - Nov. 23, also available on DVD and digital, Nov. 7 (Trailer)

Christmas in Maple Hills (holiday movie starring Marcus Rosner, Emily Alatalo, Amanda Jordan, Andrew Jackson, Zarrin Darnell-Martin and Bukola Ayoka; directed by Marco Deufemia; written by Jennifer Snow; Two people set out to solve the mystery of a Christmas card sent in the 1940s; filmed in Toronto) - Nov. 23, also available on DVD and digital, Nov. 7 (Trailer)

Christmas with the Knightlys (holiday movie starring Celeste Desjardins, Joe Scarpellino, Roy Lewis and Kym Johnson Herjavec; directed by Macro Deufemia; written by Natasha Baron; A teacher agrees to pose as a billionaire’s girlfriend for the holidays in order to get a new community center for her town) - Nov. 23, also available on DVD and digital, Nov. 7 (Trailer)

Crunchyroll

The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague (Japanese winter and holiday-set anime romance series adapted from Miyuki Tonogaya’s series by Zero-G; In an alternate universe Japan where ancestors were spirits, an office worker meets a man descended from a snow woman.) - Mar. 30, also available via Amazon PVOD

Kaguya-sama: Love is War - The First Kiss That Never Ends (holiday-set season two of anime series adapted from Aka Akasaka’s series about students at an elite academy who refuse to confess their feelings for each other; released as a feature-length movie in Japan in December 2022) - Mar. 31

Dekkoo

Wake Up, Leonard (partially improvised holiday movie starring and written by Nigel DeFriez; directed by Kat Mills Martin; A man struggling with his life and mental health focuses all of his energy on reuniting with an ex) - Nov. 15 (Trailer); also available PVOD

OutTV

Camp Wannakiki Holiday Camp (drag holiday special based on the summer camp-set series) - Dec. 15 (Trailer)

ViaPlay

R.S.V.P. (a.k.a. Tack för Senast!; partially holiday-set Swedish romantic comedy starring Lisa Carlehed and Christian Hillborg; Follows a group of close friends as they fall in and out of love over the course of nine holidays and celebrations in three years; premiered in 2022 in Sweden) - April 25 (Trailer)

ViX

El Sabor De La Navidad (a.k.a. The Taste of Christmas; Spanish language holiday movie starring Mariana Treviño, Pamela Almanza and Andrés Almeida; directed by Alejandro Lozano; written by Jose Tamez; executive produced by Salma Hayek Pinault; Three groups of people navigate complicated family dynamics at the holidays) - Nov. 16

MHz Choice

Paris Police 1905 (French language, holiday-set, historical thriller series starring Jérémie Laheurte, Evelyne Brochu and Thibaut Evrard; follow-up to Paris Police 1900; A Christmas Eve murder involving the city’s seedy underbelly must be solved despite rampant police corruption; previously aired in France and the UK, first time available in the US) - Nov. 14 (Trailer)

Netflix

The Price of Family (a.k.a. Natale a Tutti i Costi; Italian-language holiday comedy starring Christian De Sica, Angela Finocchiaro and Dharma Mangia Woods; written and directed by Giovanni Bognetti; Parents trick their adult children into coming home for Christmas; filmed in Rome and Lazio, Italy) - Jan. 25 (Trailer)

Christmas Love (Kenyan holiday short starring Mkurugenzi Abel Mutua,  Ekirapa Grace, Robert Burale and Neema Kawa; directed by Peter Kawa; A man struggles to balance his work and home life with his faith; debuted on Safaricom Baze in Africa in 2022) - May 1

Love at First Sight (holiday-set movie starring Ben Hardy, Haley Lu Richardson and Jameela Jamil; directed by Vanessa Caswill; Two strangers meet at an airport on their way to London.) - Sep. 15

Strawberry Shortcake’s Perfect Holiday (animated holiday special based on the animated series) - Nov. 1

Gabby’s Dollhouse: Mermaid Christmas Cruise (animated preschool holiday special based on the series) - Nov. 6 (Trailer)

The Claus Family 3 (a.k.a. De Familie Claus 3; Dutch-language family film sequel, starring Jan Declair, Bracha van Doesburgh; Eva van dec Gucht and Mo Bakker;  written and directed by Ruben Vandenborre; The Claus family must once again band together to save Christmas; filmed in Belgium; debuted in 2022 in Europe) - Nov. 8

Crashing Eid (Saudi holiday rom-com series in both Arabic and English; A young woman struggles to tell her Saudi family about her British boyfriend, who they mistake for a handyman; originally scheduled for an October 19, 2023 release but delayed) - Nov. 15 (Trailer)

Best. Christmas. Ever. (holiday comedy starring Heather Graham, Brandy Norwood, Jason Biggs and Matt Cedeno; directed by Mary Lambert; written by Charles Shyer and Todd Calgi; A woman forced to spend Christmas with her picture-perfect college best friend sets out to find cracks in their glossy exterior, but ends up almost ruining the holiday; filmed in Utah) - Nov. 16 (Trailer)

Virgin River Holiday (two, special holiday-set episodes of the series starring Lauren Hammersley, Kai Bradbury, Sarah Dugdale, Annette O'Toole, Tim Matheson, Colin Lawrence, Lexa Doig and Steve Bacic; announced in July ) - Nov. 30

Family Switch (holiday-set family comedy starring Jennifer Garner, Ed Helms, Rita Moreno, Emma Myers and Brady Noon; In the days leading up to Christmas a family experiences a body swapping mishap) - Nov. 30

The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday (animated holiday special based on the characters from the DreamWorks movie, directed by Bret Haaland) - Nov. 30

Christmas as Usual (a.k.a. Så Var Det Jul Igjen; Norwegian holiday movie starring Ida Ursin-Holm, Kanan Gill and Marit Andreassen; written and directed by Petter Holmsen; A woman brings her Indian boyfriend home to experience his first traditional Norwegian Christmas.) - Dec. 6

I Hate Christmas (a.k.a. Odio Il Natale; second season of the Italian-language holiday rom-com series starring Pilar Fogliati, Marzia Ubaldi, Fiorenza Pieri, Massimo Rigo, Alessio Praticò, Cecilia Bertozzi and Marcos Piacentini; A nurse who is happily single the rest of the year is sick of being shamed for being alone at the holidays, so vows on December 1 to find someone to take home for Christmas; filmed in Italy) - Dec. 7

The Great British Baking Show: Holidays (US debut of 2022 Christmas and New Year’s special episodes of the Great British Bake Off, featuring returning Bake Off favorites and Channel 4 presenters battling for holiday cake plates) - Dec. 8

Holiday in the Vineyards (holiday movie starring Josh Swickard, Sol Rodriguez, Eileen Davidson, Annika Noelle, Omar Gooding, Alex Taylor and Lindsay Brewer; A widowed single mom works to save her family vineyard; directed by Alex Ranarivelo; filmed in Petaluma, Calif.) - Dec. 13

YOH’ Christmas (South African holiday series starring Katlego Lebogang, Sthandiwe Kgoroge, Tumisho Masha, Kagiso Modupe and Hlomla Dandala; produced by Johnny Barbuzano, Tiffany Barbuzano and Morishe Matlejoane; Tired of being stuck at the kids’ table a woman vows to find a boyfriend for the holidays; filmed in South Africa) - Dec. 15 

Max

Starstruck (season 3 of the BBC co-production and partially-holiday-set series created by and starring Rose Matafeo, along with Nikesh Patel; a budding movie star dates a struggling woman he met on New Year’s Eve) - Sep. 28

Holiday Party with Andrew and Zoe (cooking and entertaining special hosted by Andrew Zimmerman and Zoe François who plan a joint Christmas-Hanukkah party for friends) - Dec. 1

Elmo & Tango Holiday Helpers (original Muppet special featuring the Sesame Street characters; Elmo and Tango help Jasmine Roth renovate a classroom) - Dec. 7

CNN International New Year’s Eve Live (New Year’s celebrations from around the world, as the clock strikes midnight all over the globe) - Dec. 31

CNN New Year’s Live (Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen usher in the New Year, live from Times Square in NYC) - Dec. 31, also on CNN

Paramount+ with Showtime

The Christmas Classic (holiday movie starring Malin Ackerman, Amy Smart, Ryan Hansen, Will Blagrove, Wes Hager and Charlotte Taylor; written and directed by Shane Dax Taylor; A ski resort owner promises to sell if his ex can defeat her sister, the reigning champ, in an annual Christmas contest a series of outrageous, holiday-themed challenges; filmed in Ruidoso, New Mexico) - Dec. 1 (Trailer)

Peacock

Sam & Kate (holiday-set movies starring Dustin Hoffman, Sissy Spacek, Jake Hoffman and Schuyler Fisk; written and directed by Darren Le Gallo; A son moves home to care for his ailing father and the pair get involved with a mother-daughter duo; Hoffman and Spacek’s children are played by their real-life offspring) - Feb. 1 (Trailer); limited theatrical release in November 2022

Genie (holiday comedy starring Melissa McCarthy, Paapa Essiedu and Marc Maron; directed by Sam Boyd; remake of 1991′s Bernard and the Genie, both written by Richard Curtis; A man makes a wish to win his family back by magic in time for Christmas; expanded remake of the 1991 BBC holiday special; filmed in New York City) - Nov. 22

The Holdovers (1970s-set holiday drama starring Paul Giamatti, Carrie Preston and Da’Vine Joy Randolph; directed by Alexander Payne and written by David Hemingson; A universally despised teacher without family of his own is forced to stay at his boarding school to supervise students who can’t go home for the holidays, including one particularly surly teen, with only the school’s longtime cook to help; filmed in New England) - Nov. 29 (Trailer)

AMC+

Graham Norton New Year’s Eve Show (New Year’s special hosted by Graham Norton and featuring guests Olivia Coleman, Michael Ward, Leah Williamson and more; aired December 31, 2022 in the UK) - Jan. 6

R.M.N. (Romanian-French movie directed by Cristian Mungiu; A man who has been working overseas returns to his small, Romanian village for Christmas, only to find his former friends and neighbors caught up in fear and prejudice, which comes to a head when new foreign workers come to town) - July 28

Corsage (Austrian movie starring Vicky Krieps about the later life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria; the story begins on the Christmas Eve Elisabeth turns 40, where she vows to maintain her world famous beauty.) Mar. 10 (Trailer)

It’s a Wonderful Knife (holiday horror-thriller starring Jane Widdop, Joel McHale, Justin Long, Sydney Scotia, Sean Depner, Aiden Howard, Erin Boyes and William B. Davis; directed by Tyler MacIntyre; written by Michael Kennedy; A final girl wishes she'd never been born, and lands in an alternate reality where she must once again battle the Christmas Eve killer; filmed in Vancouver) - Dec. 1 (Trailer), also on Shudder

The Sacrifice Game (holiday-set horror movie starring Mena Massoud, Olivia Scott Welch, Gus Kenworthy, Chloë Levine, Derek Johns, Laurent Pitre, Madison Baines and Georgia Acken; directed and co-written by Jenn Wexler with Sean Redlitz; Two students, alone at an all-girls boarding school over Christmas break, have to fight off uninvited guests to survive; filmed in Montreal) - Dec. 8 (Trailer), also on Shudder

In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin: A Holiday Special (cooking and entertainment show featuring Hamlin, his family, including niece and chef Renee Guilbault, and special guest Kenny G) - Dec. 13, also available on IFC

Joe Bob’s Creepy Christmas (double feature of holiday horror hosted live by Joe Bob Briggs with charity auctions; LIVE) - Dec. 15, archive available to stream Dec. 17, also on Shudder

The Christmas Spirit (holiday horror movie starring Nicolas Grimes and Matia Jackett; written and directed by Bennet De Brabandere; A man possessed by a holiday spirit must commit a crime to save Christmas) - Dec. 21, also on Shudder

ALLBLK

Christmas Holidate (holiday movie starring Jasmine Burke, Deanna Yarbough, Derrick Dee, Xamon Glasper and Gregory Alan Williams, who also directs; A woman uses her company’s new dating app to find someone to bring home for the holidays, but a glitch causes more than one man to show up) - Nov. 2 (Trailer)

Shudder

It’s a Wonderful Knife (holiday horror-thriller starring Jane Widdop, Joel McHale, Justin Long, Sydney Scotia, Sean Depner, Aiden Howard, Erin Boyes and William B. Davis; directed by Tyler MacIntyre; written by Michael Kennedy; A final girl wishes she'd never been born, and lands in an alternate reality where she must once again battle the Christmas Eve killer; filmed in Vancouver) - Dec. 1 (Trailer), also on AMC+

The Sacrifice Game (holiday-set horror movie starring Mena Massoud, Olivia Scott Welch, Gus Kenworthy, Chloë Levine, Derek Johns, Laurent Pitre, Madison Baines and Georgia Acken; directed and co-written by Jenn Wexler with Sean Redlitz; Two students, alone at an all-girls boarding school over Christmas break, have to fight off uninvited guests to survive; filmed in Montreal) - Dec. 8 (Trailer), also on AMC+

The Christmas Spirit (horror comedy starring Nicolas Grimes and Matia Jackett; written and directed by Bennet De Brabandere; A man possessed by a holiday spirit is convinced he must commit a terrible crime to save Christmas) - Dec. 21, also on AMC+

SCREAMBOX

Secret Santa (holiday horror comedy starring Michael Rady, Drew Lynch and Debra Sullivan; directed and co-written by Adam Marcus; A mysterious virus turns Christmas dinner into a bloodbath and only one person can save the rest of the world; has been on the horror festival circuit since 2018, but this is first time available to general public) - Nov. 7 (Trailer)

Night of the Missing (holiday-set horror movie starring Meredith Thomas, Jill Awbrey and Gigi Gustin; directed by Samuel Gonzalez Jr. and Matthew Hersh; co-written by Gonzalez Jr and Gustin; A mysterious woman visits a sheriff on Christmas Eve with an interesting tale to tell) - Nov. 28

Santastein (partially Kickstarter-funded holiday horror comedy based on a film school short, co-directed by Benjamin Edelman and Manuel Camilion; In a world without Christmas, a vengeful Santa takes his rage out on a group of unsuspecting teens; filmed in Miami) - Dec. 19 (Trailer)

BBC Select

The Secret World of Christmas Chocolate (2022 BBC Channel 4 documentary on the making of holiday confections; first time available in the U.S.) - Nov. 21

Wonderland: The Story of Christmas (2022 BBC Channel 4 documentary exploring holiday portrayals in classic literature; first time available in the U.S.) - Nov. 29

Acorn

The Spirit of Winter (a.k.a. Espirit d’ Hiver; French language, Christmas-set miniseries starring Audrey Fleurot, Cédric Kahn and Lily Taieb; A woman comes to believe a malevolent spirit followed her home for Christmas and has taken possession of her daughter; debuted in 2022 in France, first time available in U.S.) - Sep. 11

The Madame Blanc Mysteries Christmas Special (holiday one-off episode of the mystery series starring Sally Lindsay and Sue Vincent; airs same day as UK) - Dec. 25

Britbox

Sister Boniface Mysteries Christmas Special 2023 (one-off holiday episode of the mystery series) - Dec. 12

Vera Christmas Special (one-off, season 12 holiday episode of the series) - Dec. 20

Lot No. 249 (annual holiday ghost story adaptation from Mark Gatiss, starring Kit Harrington, Freddie Fox, Colin Ryan, John Heffernan, James Swanton, Jonathan Rigby and Andrew Horton; adapted from the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story; A group of college students research an ancient Egyptian find; filmed in Hertfordshire, England) - Dec. 24

Here We Go Christmas 2023 (one-off holiday episode of the series; available same day as UK) - Dec. 24

The King’s Christmas Address (annual holiday speech delivered by King Charles III via the BBC) - Dec. 25

Mrs. Brown’s Boys Christmas Special (one-off holiday episode of the series; available same day as UK) - Dec. 25

Death in Paradise Christmas 2023 (holiday movie based on the BBC series starring Sara Martins and Ralf Little about a British detective sent to a Caribbean island; filmed in Guadeloupe; available same day as UK) - Dec. 26

Beyond Paradise Christmas Special (holiday special based on the BBC crime-solving series spun off from Death in Paradise and starring Kris Marshall, Sally Bretton, Zahra Ahmadi and Dylan Llewellyn; filmed in Looe, Cornwall, England; available same day as UK) - Dec. 27

Gardeners’ World Winter Specials (Monty Don, Adam Frost, and the team celebrate year-end gardening delights with four new specials, including special guest Mary Berry) - Dec. 31

Mrs. Brown’s Boys New Year’s Special (one-off holiday episode of the series; available same day as UK) - Jan. 1, 2024

Disney+

I Am Groot: Groot’s Snow Day (animated short featuring the Guardians of the Galaxy character experiencing his first winter) - Sep. 6

The Santa Clauses (season two of the series based on the Disney movies, starring Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Elizabeth Allen-Dick, Austin Kane, Devin Bright, Matilda Lawler, Eric Stonestreet, Tracy Morgan, Laura San Giacomo and Gabriel Iglesias; Back in the North Pole after once again saving Christmas, Scott works to train his son to take over the family Santa business) - Nov. 8

Dashing Through the Snow (Disney holiday movie starring Lil Rel Howery, Ludacris, Teyonah Parris, Oscar Nunez, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Ravi Patel, Marcus Lewis and Madison Skye Validum; directed by Tim Story; written by Paula Pell and Scott Rosenberg; A police dept. social worker must win back his daughter’s trust after a botched Christmas Eve call, with some help from a man that just might be Santa; first announced in 2016; filmed in Atlanta) - Nov. 17 (Trailer)

Christmas with Walt Disney (2009 documentary compiled for and previously only shown at The Walt Disney Family Museum; A look at how Walt Disney, the man and the company, celebrated the holidays in the 1950s-60s) - Nov. 24 (Trailer)

Mickey’s Christmas Tales: Starstruck (five, stop-motion animated shorts featuring Mickey and his pals having holiday fun that first aired on Disney Junior) - Nov. 29

The Shepherd (holiday-set short starring John Travolta, Ben Radcliffe, Steven Mackintosh, Asan N'Jie and Scarlet Grace; based on the short story by Frederick Forsyth; adapted and directed by Iain Softley; A British pilot heading home from Germany for the holidays has all his instruments fail in deep fog and is miraculously saved by a mysterious plane that guides him home safely; filmed in Norfolk, UK) - Dec. 1 (Trailer)

Isabel Preysler: My Christmas (a.k.a Isabel Preysler: Mi Navidad; The Spanish lifestyle guru takes you inside her home for the holidays) - Dec. 5 (Trailer)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas Cabin Fever (animated holiday movie based on the Jeff Kinney book series; directed by Luke Cormican; starring the voices of Cyrus Arnold, Braxton Baker and Erica Cerra; Greg tries to keep his parents in the dark about his part in the giant snowball that destroyed a snowplow, which is complicated when a blizzard traps the family in their house without power and no plow) - Dec. 8 (Trailer)

Una Navidad para C.H.U.E.C.O. (a.k.a. Chueco's Christmas; Spanish language holiday short about a monkey who tries to cheer up his grieving family at Christmas) - Dec. 15, Disney+ Latin America

Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life Christmas (animated special based on the UK series) - Dec. 20

What If…Happy Hogan Saved Christmas? (animated Marvel alternative universe self-contained story, featuring the voice of Jon Favreau) - Dec. 24 (Trailer)

Dr. Who Christmas Special: The Church on Ruby Road (holiday themed episode introducing Ncuti Gatwa as the new doctor and Millie Gibson as his companion; filmed in Bristol, England) - Dec. 25

AppleTV+

The Velveteen Rabbit (live-action/animated hybrid movie starring Phoenix Laroche, Alex Lawther, Helena Bonham Carter, Nicola Coughlan, Bethany Antonia, Lois Chimimba, Clive Rowe, Nathaniel Parker and  Samantha Colley; based on the classic children’s book, adapted by Tom Bidwell) - Nov. 22

Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas (musical holiday special featuring the Ted Lasso/West End star and special guests; directed but Hamish Hamilton and filmed in front of a live audience at the London Coliseum) - Nov. 22 (Trailer)

The Making of Spirited (behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the 2022 film) - Nov. 22

Frog and Toad Christmas Eve (animated holiday special based on the classic children’s book series) - Dec. 1

The Snoopy Show: Happiness is Holiday Traditions (special holiday episode of the animated series based on the classic Peanuts characters) - Dec. 1

Shape Island: The Winter Blues (special holiday episode of the stop-motion animated preschool series) - Dec. 1

Spirited Sing-Along (special sing-along version of the 2022 musical) - Dec. 1

Sago Mini Friends New Year’s Steve (special holiday episode of the animated series) - Dec. 22 

Apple Music Live NYE (DJ’s Peggy Gou and Honey Dijon play live sets from New York) - Dec. 31

Hulu

The Bear: Fishes (this Christmas Eve flashback episode of the series starring Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, featured a great guest star appearance from Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis, and was the critically-acclaimed show’s most talked about season 2 outing ) - June 22

To Catch a Killer (partially holiday-set thriller starring Shailene Woodley and Ben Mendelsohn; directed by Damián Szifron; co-written by Jonathan Wakeham and Szifron; A troubled Baltimore police detective tracks down a New Year’s Eve serial killer) - Aug. 19 (Trailer) 

Futurama: I Know What You Did Last Xmas (special Christmas episode of the recently rebooted animated series) - Aug. 28

A Christmas Frequency (holiday movie starring Jonathan Stoddard, Ansley Gordon, Denise Richards and Casey Walker; directed by Lindsay Hartley; written by Gordon; A radio show producer devises a holiday ratings stunt to set-up her newly single boss up with eligible bachelors on air; filmed in Santa Clarita, Calif.) - Nov. 1

Reporting for Christmas (holiday movie starring Tamera Feldman, Matt Trudeau, D.B. Sweeney, Amara Zaragoza, Maura Kidwell, Matt Trudeau and Ira Amyx; directed by Jack C Newell; written by Adam Rockoff; A TV news producer doing a holiday story falls for a toymaker; filmed in Chicago) - Nov. 1 (Trailer)

The Dunkin’ Thanksgiving Day Parade (parade coverage from the world’s oldest Thanksgiving Day parade in Philadelphia) - Nov. 23

Stars Fell Again (holiday-set sequel to 2021′s Stars Fell on Alabama starring James Maslow, Ciara Hanna, Cecilia Kim and Johnnie Mack; co-written and directed by V.W. Scheich; A year after they reunited at a high school reunion, Bryce is ready to pop the question with a Christmas proposal, but family drama interferes with his plans; filmed in Atlanta) - Nov. 24 (Trailer); also available PVOD

The Jingle Bell Jubilee (holiday movie starring Erin Agostino, Marshall Williams and Samantha Kendrick; directed by Ernie Barbarash; A woman recruits an old friend to help with a charity event; filmed in Winnipeg) - Dec. 3

Meet Me Under the Mistletoe (holiday movie starring Sarah Fisher and Simon Arblaster; directed by Robin Dunne; Relators work together to sell a house before Christmas; filmed in Winnipeg) - Dec. 9

Prime Video

LOL Xmas Special: Last One Laughing Italy (charity comedy special of the series that puts comedians in a room and challenges them to make each other laugh, without breaking themselves; hosted by Fedez and featuring comedians Mara Maionchi, Frank Matano, Maria Di Biase, Angelo Pintus, Michela Giraud and Lillo Petroloin; debuted in Italy in 2022) - Mar 1

With Love (season two of the series starring Emeraude Toubia, Mark Indelicato, Isis King, Desmond Chiam, Rome Flynn, Vincent Rodriguez III, Constance Marie and Benito Martinez; The lives and loves of a family centered around holiday celebrations and major life milestones) - June 2

Nelly & Nadine (documentary directed by Magnus Gertten about two women who fall in love on Christmas Eve 1944 in the Ravensbrück concentration camp, then reconnect later in life) - July 15

American Girl: Corinne Tan (winter-set kids movie starring real-life sisters Miya and Kai Cech, along with Jason Cermak and Michelle Krusiec; directed by Angela C. Tortu; written by May Chan; A teen skier struggling with her parents divorce gets a new puppy) - Sep. 1

Holidays at the Ranch (holiday movie starring Joe Gallina, Gill Broderick Sarah Jane Duncan and Chelsea Marie; written and directed by Liana Failla; A woman home for the holidays agrees to help her childhood sweetheart on his ranch; filmed in the UK) - Oct. 1

One Last Christmas (holiday movie starring Kelley Barnes, Stephen Barrington and Tracey Bonner; written and directed by Henderson Maddox) - Oct. 1

L’immenmsita (partially holiday-set, Italian drama starring Penelope Cruz, Vincenzo Amaro and Luana Giuliani; co-written and directed by Emanuele Crialese; A mother and her children move to Rome in the 1970s; filmed in Italy, where it was released theatrically in 2022; first U.S. release) - Nov. 11 (Trailer)

Improvvisamente a Natale Mi Sposo (a.k.a. Suddenly at Christmas I’m Getting Married; sequel to 2022′s Improvvisamente Natale starring Diego Abatantuono, Nino Frassica, Violante Placido, Michele Foresta, Carol Alt, Stefano Belisari, Primo Reggiani and Valentina Filippeschi; directed by Francesco Patierno; Back at Grandpa’s hotel for the holidays, the family is shocked to learn he has a new girlfriend and plans to marry her on Christmas; filmed in San Vito di Cadore, Italy) - Nov. 16, Italy

Elf Me (Italian holiday movie starring Pasquale Petrolo, Anna Foglietta and Federico Ielapi; A North Pole elf steps in to help a bullied boy and his toymaker single mom; filmed in Italy) - Nov. 24

Candy Cane Lane (holiday movie starring Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Robin Thede, Nick Offerman, Chris Redd, Ken Marino, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, D.C. Young Fly, Genneya Walton, Madison Thomas, Thaddeus J. Mixson and Danielle Pinnock; directed by Reginald Hudlin; written by Kelly Younger and based on Murphy’s own childhood holiday memories; announced in 2022; filmed in L.A.) - Dec. 1 (Trailer)

Your Christmas or Mine? 2 (holiday movie sequel to the 2022 film, starring Asa Butterfield, Cora Kirk, Daniel Mays, Angela Griffin and Alex Jennings; written by Tom Parry and directed by Jim O’Hanlon; When James’ father invites everyone on a luxury ski vacation for Christmas, the Taylors insist on making their own reservations, which leads to arrangements being bungled and the two groups Christmases getting swapped, again; filmed in the UK and Austria) - Dec. 8 (Trailer)

Merry Little Batman (animated holiday action-comedy; directed by Mike Roth; written by Morgan Evans; Six-year-old Damian Wayne has to become Little Batman to defend Wayne Manor from criminals, in this Home Alone tribute) - Dec. 8 (Trailer)

The Santa Stories (holiday short anthology starring Octavia Spencer and Colm Meaney in two short stories directed by Bryce Dallas Howard, ”The Note,” and Steven Caple Jr., “The Heist,” produced by Coca-Cola) - Dec. 8, also available on Coca-Cola YouTube

Dating Santa (a.k.a. Santa Mi Amor; Spanish holiday rom-com starring Ana Serradilla, Olivia Duflos and David Chocarro; A single mom falls for a chef but is reluctant to let him meet her young daughter. When he accidentally does, dressed as Santa, mom panics and tells her daughter he’s the real deal. Suspicious, the daughter sets out to test his St. Nick bonafides.) - Dec. 8

The World’s First Christmas (a.k.a. O Primeiro Natal do Mundo; Portuguese holiday movie starring Lázaro Ramos, Ingrid Guimarães and Rafael Infante; directed by Susana Garcia and Gigi Soares; As a dysfunctional family’s holiday plans dissolve into a chaos, one of the children wishes Christmas just didn’t exist, leaving the family struggling to recreate the magic of the season for the whole world; filmed in Brazil) - Dec. 8 (Trailer)

Dealing with Christmas (a.k.a. Un Stupefiant Noel; French holiday movie starring Eric Judor, Ragnar le Breton, Matthias Quiviger and Hafid F. Benamar; directed by Arthur Sanigou; written by Pierre Dudan and Sanigou; When a daughter wishes her overworked detective dad was more like her favorite Christmas movie father, the two are swapped, with the cop stuck in a holiday movie plot and the bumbling Christmas movie hero trying to take down a drug ring) - Dec. 8 (Trailer)

How to Ruin the Holidays (holiday comedy starring Colin Mochrie and Amber Nash; directed by Arlen Konopaki and written by Kevin Gillese; filmed in Atlanta; Originally set for 2020, but delayed due to COVID-19) - Dec. 15 (Website)

Christmas with the Chosen: Holy Night (new Christmas special compilation of the faith-based series focusing on the birth of Jesus, featuring a musical performance from Andrea Bocelli) - Dec. 21

LOL Xmas Special: Last One Laughing Germany (charity comedy special of the series that puts comedians in a room and challenges them to make each other laugh, without breaking themselves; hosted by Michael Bully Herbig and featuring comedians Anke Engelke, Bastian Pastewika and more) - Dec. 21

One Fine Morning (a.k.a. Un Beau Matin; French-language, partially holiday-set movie starring Pascal Lea-Seydoux, Melvil Greggory, Nicole Poupaud and Garcia; written and directed by Mia Hansen-Love; A widow and single mom juggles caring for her family, including her father with dementia, and a new affair with an old friend of her late husband’s) - Jan. 1, 2024 (Trailer)

Freevee

Christmas Cheer (faith-based, holiday short film starring Jeff Clay, Kate Larson, Coleman Christian and Davey Moore; written and directed by Alyssa Giese; a spoiled cheerleader learns the true meaning of the holiday when she’s forced to spend winter break working at a food bank) - June 26

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (holiday movie inspired by a true story, made for Sky One in the UK; starring Dawn French, Jessica Hynes, John Hannah, Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman, Nina Sosanya, Bill Bailey and Nick Mohammed; written by Abi Wilson;  Beatrix Potter is no longer enjoying her role as beloved children author and her eyesight is failing when her path crosses with a six-year-old fan, Roald Dahl, at the holidays; aired in 2020 in the UK, first time available in the U.S.) - July 20

The Christmas Venue (holiday movie starring Jessy Holtermann and James Liddell; A daughter pairs up with an employee to try and host a wedding to save her family’s inn) - Oct. 1

A Perfect Christmas Pairing (holiday movie starring Ansley Gordon, Chris Connell, Meg Biddle Smith and Kelly Ryan; directed by Dave Thomas; written by Jenna Brister; A chef trying to escape a bad review meets her match in a travel writer who never wants to settle down; filmed in LaGrange, Ga.) - Oct. 27

A Christmas Vintage (holiday movie starring Ignacyo Matynia, Karlee Eldridge and Reid Rathore; directed by Lexi Giovagnoli; written by Ferguson Sauv-Rogan; A woman returns home to help save her family’s winery at the holidays; filmed in Hermann, Missouri) - Nov. 1 (Trailer)

EXmas (holiday movie starring Leighton Meester, Robbie Amell, Michael Hitchcock and Kathryn Greenwood; directed by Jonah Feingold; written by Dan Steele; When a man goes home for Christmas to surprise his parents, he finds his ex already there celebrating the season with his family; filmed in Kelowna, B.C.) - Nov. 17 (Trailer)

It’s a Christmas Thing (a.k.a. Peppermint and Postcards; holiday movie starring Ella Cannon, Christopher Russell and Dave Kenneth MacKinnon; directed by Jim Cliffe; written by Hayley November; A child’s Christmas wish for her mom to find love goes viral; filmed in Kelowna, B.C.) - Dec. 8 (Trailer)

Neighbours (a week of special holiday-themed episodes of the long-running Australian soap opera, recently picked up by Amazon) - Dec. 25-Jan. 1

Xumo Play

A Christmas Heist (holiday movie starring Billy Blair, Thom Hallum and Tiffany McDonald; written and directed by Brett Bentman; A desperate man decides to attempt a Christmas Eve robbery; filmed in Texas) - Nov. 1 (Trailer)

Take a Chance at Christmas (holiday movie starring Alli Chung, Michael Brown and Sophie Bastelle; directed by Laurie Mirsky; written by Leigh Joel Scott; A single mom finds love and career success with the help of her son’s belief in Christmas magic) - Nov. 1

12 Dares of Christmas (holiday movie starring Brittany Underwood, Sean Yves Lessard and Eric Pollins; directed by Panta Mosleh; written by Paris Herbert-Taylor; filmed in B.C.) - Nov. 1

Unforgettable Christmas (holiday movie starring Celeste Desjardins and Brett Donahue; directed by John Bradshaw; written by Jennifer Edwards and Shannon Latimer; A princess’ Christmas wish comes true when she gets to forget about being royal to focus on fashion; filmed in Hamilton, Ontario) - Nov. 1 (Trailer)

Christmas by Candlelight (holiday movie starring Erin Agostino, Harmon Walsh, Christian Potenza and Shauna MacDonald; directed by Brian Roberts; written by Alessandra Brook; A woman works with a reluctant store owner to create a new holiday candle line; filmed in Toronto) - Nov. 1

Christmas Casanova (holiday movie starring Kalinka Petrie, Fuad Ahmed, Samantha Brown, Elise Hanneman, Daniyal Khan, Catherine McGregor and Tanya Schultz; directed by Will Bowes; written by Shannon Latimer; A podcaster documents the challenge of helping a man plan the perfect romantic Christmas, but finds herself falling for him; filmed in Cambridge and Galt, Ontario) - Nov. 1 (Trailer)

Christmas in Scotland (holiday movie starring Jill Winternitz, Dominic Watters and Scott Mooney; directed by David Lumsden; written by Steve Turner; filmed in Culross and Edinburgh, Scotland) - Nov. 1

Coupled Up for Christmas (holiday movie starring Marcus Rosner, Sara Canning, Megan Tracz, Jocelyn Chugg, Sue Huff and Ashlee Pearce; directed by Dylan Pearce; written by Erica Deutschman and Katy Breier; A pair of heartbroken friends pretend to date in order to make their true loves jealous; filmed in Edmonton, Alberta) - Nov. 1

The Fabric of Christmas (holiday movie starring Ferelith Young, Harmon Walsh and Jason Lemmon; directed by Don McBrearty; written by Sarah Mayberry; A firefighter wants to learn how to quilt to carry on a family tradition and make a gift for his sister; filmed in Brant, Ontario) - Nov. 1

A Very English Christmas (holiday movie starring Kimberley Nixon, Poppy Gilbert, Lewis Griffiths, Russell Clive Biles and Jenni Bowden; written and directed by Tim Clague and Danny Stack; An American event planner comes to England for her sister’s Christmas Eve wedding; filmed in Dorset, England) - Nov. 1

A Vineyard Christmas (holiday movie starring Nikki McKenzie, Victor Zinck Jr., Brittany Clough, Lucas Penner and Vincent Ross; directed by Ana Valine; written by Katie Wilbert; wine-themed holiday movie filmed in Kelowna, B.C.) - Nov. 1

Waking Up to Christmas (a,k.a. Just Like a Christmas Movie; holiday movie starring Brad Harder, Marlie Collins, Brittany Mitchell and Nick Preston; Holiday romance parody; directed by Soran Mardookhi; A woman is sucked into her favorite Christmas romance; filmed in Kelowna, B.C.) - Nov. 1

The Christmas Checklist (holiday movie starring Sarah Power, Jarod Joseph, Monica Rodriguez Knox, Dakota Jamal Wellman and Laura Mitchell; directed by Anne De Lean; written by Lisa Hepner; After her mother’s death a woman strives to complete her complicated Christmas checklist, alongside a reporter covering the tasks for the local paper; filmed in Montreal and debuted in Canada in 2022 as a four-episode series, condensed into one movie for U.S. release) - Nov. 4 (Trailer)

Plex

The Secret of the Emerald Green & White, Part 1 (holiday thriller starring NeShaunda Mays, Jermaine Jackson and Patrice Jennings; written and directed by Felicia Rivers; A sorority Christmas party turns murderous in this Gullah-Geechee centered story; filmed in South Carolina)  - Mar. 30

Vandits (holiday movie starring Enrico Colantoni, Robb Wells, Tony Nappo, Francesco Antonio, Jesse Camacho, Victoria Turko, and Jann Arden; directed by Stuart Stone; written by Rodness and Stone; A group of stoners decide to rob a senior center bingo hall on Christmas Eve; filmed in Winnipeg) - Dec. 1 (Trailer)

Bringing Back Christmas (faith-based movie starring Dean Cain, Leigh Allyn Baker, Gabriel C. Brown, Aaron Fullan and Mark Christopher Lawrence; directed by Lisa Arnold; written by Ariel and Trey Fernald; from the Evangelical Eastern Sky Theatre Company; A man with a special needs son, fired just before the holidays, has his Christmas spirit restored by a guardian angel who takes him back in time to view the birth of Jesus) - Dec. 12 (Website)

Redbox

A Cowboy Christmas (holiday movie starring Teagan Vincze, Brennan Martin, Brenna Coates, Jason Truong and Leo Fafard; directed by Jeremy Drummond; written by Heather Wright; A marketing exec must go to a dude ranch to woo a client, but she ends up falling for a local cowboy; filmed in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan) - Nov.14 (Trailer); also available PVOD

MANSA

He Who Findeth: A Cinderella Christmas Tale (holiday movie starring Erica Hubbard, Brad James and LaKeta Booker; directed by Michael A. Pinckney; written by Ramona DeBreaux; Wealthy parents host a lavish party in hopes of finding their stubbornly single adult son a wife, but when word gets out an heir is up for grabs, chaos ensues) - Nov. 22 (Trailer)

Red Coral Universe

This Christmas Chance (holiday movie starring Ashley Forrestier, Benny Andrews, Dee Hill, Ali Siddiq and Shavon Majoi; directed by William Collins; written by Leah Pride; A businessman and a doctor fall in love, but secrets from their past threaten their future) - Dec. 10 (Trailer)

Pluto TV

A Coldhearted Christmas (holiday thriller written, directed and starring LaQuita Langhorn, along with Mike Love and Antoine Williams; A woman who runs a closing homeless shelter tries to help a group of teens who once lived there; filmed in Memphis, Tenn.) - Nov. 7

Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade (live parade coverage from Chicago) - Nov. 23

A Christmas Family Secret (holiday movie starring Malachi E Hamilton, Caranita Harrelson and Deja McCown; written and directed by Nakia T Hamilton; A woman heads home for the holidays hoping to restore the relationship with her father) - Dec. 1

Christmas with the Pups (holiday movie starring Belle Chambers, Lucy Chambers and Kitty Sudbery; directed by Louisa Warren; written by tom Joliffe; A spoiled social influencer Pomeranian is adopted by a new farm family and learns the true meaning of the holiday) - Dec. 17

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Finding Santa (documentary special on the history of Santa Claus; directed by Lucy Ciara McCutcheon) - Aug. 15

What About Christmas? (holiday movie starring Tommy Potter, Crystal Mckinney, Sonny Cruz and DJ Burch; written and directed by Je’McClain; A young boy and his family spend Christmas in a new home, but fears his family’s problems will ruin the holiday, so he asks Santa for help) - Aug. 24 (Trailer)

Danksgiving (holiday comedy starring Markice Moore, Tray Chaney and Chaz 2.0 Scott; written and directed by Queen Norris) - Sep. 1 

Jingle Bell Ranch (holiday movie starring Andrew S Cortez, Ali Alkhafaji and Mandy Lee Rubio; directed by Isaac Rodriguez; filmed in San Antonio, Texas) - Sep. 1

A Sir Charles Christmas (holiday movie starring KD Aubert, Charles Jones and Cocoa Brown; written and directed by Vernon Snoop Robinson) - Sep. 1

A Christmas Blessing (holiday movie starring BernNadette Stanis, Lala Nicole Black, Serilda Goodwin, Joshua Lewis, Toni Henderson Mayers and Gabby Moore; directed and co-written by Stacie Davis; A grandmother fakes an illness to help her granddaughter find holiday love) - Sep. 1

A Pumpkin Spice Holiday (holiday movie starring Madison Paige, Riley Rose Downey, Glenn Dossin and Kevin Ridsdale; directed by Caleb Silvers, written by Shane Nelson; filmed in Holly, Mich.) - Sep. 11

A Bengal for Christmas (family holiday movie starring Brad Banacka, Vida Ghaffari, Erik Anthony Russo and Breana Mitchell; directed by Dustin Ferguson; A family gets a new cat for Christmas) - Sep. 15

The Drone that Saved Christmas (holiday movie written and directed by Miriam Bavly; starring Rodney Perry, Miguel Nunez Jr., Palmer Williams Jr, Rashan Ali and Buddy Lewis; A tech entrepreneur develops a high-powered drone he hopes will save Christmas; filmed in Atlanta) - Sep. 26

Christmas with the Prince (holiday movie starring Cleopatra Wood, Richard Bobb-Semple, N Walters, Jamaicia James and Kimberley Sterling; directed by Louisa Warren; written by Tom Jolliffe; A fashion designer finds herself spending the holidays with royalty) - Oct. 1

Christmas Time (holiday movie starring Bobby O’ Neill, Henri Charles and Shelly Bentley; based on the book A Magical Christmas Adventure by Daniel Colyer; written by Laurie Asbourne; A science teacher who hates Christmas finds himself stuck on a Lapland adventure dedicated to the holiday with his family) - Oct. 21, also available via digital and DVD (Trailer)

The Perfect Gift (holiday movie starring NuNu Thurman, Wesley King, Jayda Jones, Brian Gilbert and Tierra Mitchell; directed by Michael Jeffers; With all her friends in love, a young woman wishes for romance for Christmas) - Oct. 25

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (holiday movie starring Drew Pipkin, Jaeden Riley Juarez and Katerina Sifuentes; written and directed by Stephen Allen Gutierrez; A high school student risks his life to save the girl of his dreams from a crazed killer) - Oct. 27

Black Santa (holiday horror-thriller starring Turell Robins, Denise Mone't, Ma'ya Jackson, Desi French, Shelly Rose and Ed Guidry; A man looks for revenge after childhood trauma; filmed in Houston) - Oct. 28

Everybody Hates Christmas (holiday movie starring Tom Vera, Jen Barbeito, Dessi Sykes, Sydni Alynn Law, and Catina Thomas; directed and produced by Joseph A Elmore Jr.; A group of people who have lost their holiday spirit have it restored by an angel; filmed in Houston) - Oct. 31

Sleigh Queen (holiday movie Tyeshia Frazier, Madison Warren-Coombs, NeShaunda Mays, Bee Badd, Dejia McCowan and Renaissance Jones; directed by Felicia Rivers; A struggling stylist wishes for success at the holidays) - Nov. 1

Hank’s Christmas Wish (faith-based holiday movie starring Dean Cain and Julie McCullough; from far-right filmmaker Jason Campbell; A retired North Pole elf regains his Christmas spirit) - Nov. 2; also available on DVD Nov. 7

Colorado Christmas (holiday movie starring Luba Bocian, Brit Ellerman and Paul Anthony McLean; co-written and directed by Elgin Cahill; co written by Kate Mobley; A single mom who dreams of a being a singer meets a country star who mentors her) - Nov. 2 (Trailer)

The Christmas Pledge (holiday movie starring Isabelle Almoyan, Wes Deitrick and Kathie Doyle-Lipe; directed and co-written by James Temple; Rivals at a local TV station have to plan a Christmas concert together; filmed in Spokane, Wash.) - Nov. 3, also available on DVD

Perfect Messy Holiday (2021 Australian holiday movie available for the first time in the U.S. starring Michelle Brass, Aliandra Calabrese and Tarah Elizabeth Clark; directed by Tam Sainsbury; A broken hearted, wannabe romance novelist leaves London for a beach Christmas in Australia) - Nov. 4

A Thanksgiving Christmas (holiday movie starring Rodney Perry, Simeon Henderson and David Leonard; directed by Quincy Trent; A dying man tries to reconcile with his sister on the holiday) - Nov. 7

Giving Thanks (holiday movie starring Alexis "Lexxy" Walker, J. Elliot, Samuel Smith and Denzell Dandridge; directed by Mark K Buddington; A widow plans a Thanksgiving reunion) - Nov. 7

Thanksgiving Roast 2 (sequel to the 2021 movie starring Charles Archie, Brianna Blackburn and Deuce Deuce; directed by MJ Harrell; filmed in Washington, D.C.) - Nov. 7

Just in Time for the Holidays (holiday drama starring Bronsonn Taylor, Braxton Richburg, Jashawn Colston, Wade A. Banner II, Marcio Byrd and Jashawn Colston; co-written and directed by Ayanna Shon; A single father struggling with trauma and grief gets much-needed help from an unexpected source) - Nov. 7

The Holiday Inn (holiday movie starring Michael Butler and Dhakirah Darrell; directed by Timmeria Baltimore; written by Greg Galloway; A married couple discover the true meaning of Christmas during a holiday bed & breakfast stay) - Nov. 10

Curves Under the Mistletoe (holiday movie starring Damondray Christle, Draper Wynston and Kendra Rainey-King; directed by Lakisha Avery Stewart and written by Rainey-King; A former foster child tries to make a better life for herself) - Nov. 12

For the Love of Christmas 2: A Heart for the Holidays (sequel to the 2022 movie starring Donald Ross Jr., Ron Way and Charmeka Robinson; written and directed by Karlton T. Clay; Rashad and Annie spend the holiday in Georgia, where family secrets are revealed; filmed in Augusta, Ga.) - Nov. 12

A Christmas Miracle (holiday movie starring Kris D’Sha, Eboni Owens, Snoop Robinson, Davian Jackson and A.D Scott; directed by Snoop Robinson; A singer who doesn’t appreciate her success is in an accident that restores her spirit) - Nov. 15

Family Ornaments (holiday horror comedy starring Alicia Blasingame, Autumn Harrison and Michael Paré; directed by Gregory Oehler; written by Liam Finn; A wish brings a family’s Christmas decorations to life, causing chaos) - Nov. 17 (Trailer)

Hot Girl Winter (holiday comedy starring Golden Brooks, Jean Bennett, Bryan Lopez, Marisa Maddox and Gabriel Bonilla, directed by Patricia Cuffie-Jones; A neglected Mrs. Claus who heads to Miami for some spicy fun over the holidays) - Nov. 24 (Trailer)

10 Kilos in the Trunk (holiday crime drama starring Chanel Collins, Asia Antoinette, Vicky Yvonne and Bernard Q. Settles; directed by Jeff Profitt;  A desperate mom agrees to transport drugs for holiday cash) - Nov. 28

Christmas with Jerks (holiday movie starring, written and directed by Leanna Adams, along with Tyler Buckingham; A struggling, former child star just wants to hide out for the holidays, but to do so must get the recently-dumped stuntman out of her sister's house, so she reluctantly tries to help him win back his ex; filmed in Atlanta) - Dec. 1 (Trailer)

Stand in the Gap (holiday-themed sequel to the faith-based 2020 movie The Author, The Star and the Keeper; starring Bruce Marchiano, Simon Jon Provan, Heather Ricks and Dale Waddington; written and directed by Steve F Zambo; filmed in Florence, Wis.) - Dec. 1

New Year, New Us 2: Love Goals (New Year-set sequel to the 2019 movie from writer-director Nina Stakz; starring Kellen Marcus and Erika Ward; The couple addresses new challenges and temptations in their marriage) - Dec. 5

Not Quite My Christmas (holiday movie starring Gin Blanton, Joey Freeman and Laura Fry; co-written and directed by Greg Galloway; A party planner learns the true meaning of Christmas with help from an angel) - Dec. 10

My Christmas Threesome (holiday movie starring Milton James Jones and Rachelle Neal; co-written and directed by Greg Galloway; A man jokes that all he wants for Christmas is a threesome and his best friend seriously tries to find him that perfect present) - Dec. 12

Grumpy Old Santa (holiday comedy starring Glenn Morshower, Gary Valentine, Kevin P. Farley and Kara Rainer; directed by Jay Dee Walters; co-written by Walters and Justin Chaffee; A man is rocked when his wife wants a divorce after their daughter leaves for college; filmed in East Texas) - Dec. 15

A Naughty Christmess Story (holiday movie starring Jermaine Davis and Darren ‘Big Baby’ Brand; written and directed by Trey Walker; filmed in Washington, D.C.) - Dec. 15

A Christmas Intern (holiday movie starring Jackée Harry, Ciarra Carter, Vivica A. Fox, Doug Rogers, Jasmine Avialotis and Michael Paré; A driven mom who hates retirement visits her daughter for Christmas and ends up interning at her startup.) - Dec. 20

Holiday Boyfriend (holiday movie starring Sally Kirkland, Natassia Malthe and Louis Mandylor; written and directed by Paul Collett; When her British boyfriend bails on her family Thanksgiving, a woman gets her best friend to pose as him; filmed in L.A.) - Dec. 21

December Horses (faith-based holiday movie written and directed by Ashley Hays Wright; Based on a true story tale of an artist who helps her mother rescue blind horses) - Dec. 25

Roku Channel

How to Fall in Love by the Holidays (holiday movie starring Teri Hatcher and Dan Payne; directed by Michael Kennedy; A lifestyle guru tries to secure a new brand partnership by writing a romantic Christmas puff piece) - Nov. 3 

The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday Edition (U.S.-based version of the classic British baking series, hosted by Casey Wilson and Zach Cherry; with judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, featuring celebrity contestants Arturo Castro, DeAndre Jordan, Ego Nwodim, Heather McMahan, Joel McHale and Phoebe Robinson competing for the Christmas cooking crown; filmed in the UK) - Nov. 10 (Trailer)

The Holiday Shift (five-episode, holiday series directed by Paul Fox, focused on a young-adult friend group that works at a local mall, with a central rekindled high school love story alongside other ground dramas; filmed in Winnipeg ) - Nov. 17 (Trailer)

Amor en Navidad (four-episode anthology Spanish-language mini-movie series, aired on Lifetime Latin America in 2022; includes La Mejor Navidad, a.k.a. The Best Christmas; starring Gaby Spanic and Juan Soler; directed by Nicolás Di Blasi; a divorced couple reconnect while spending the holidays together on a ranch; Una Navidad Para Recordar, a.k.a. A Christmas to Remember, starring Danna García and Cristián de la Fuente; A divorced man, missing his kids at Christmas, finds himself drawn to his father’s nurse; Deliciosa Navidad, a.k.a. Delicious Christmas,   starring Rafael Novoa and Patty Manterola; A chef goes on a Christmas trip to rediscover his roots; Un Papá Para Navidad, a.k.a. A Dad for Christmas, starring Marlene Favela and Ricardo Álamo; A therapist’s long lost father returns at the holidays; first time available in the U.S.; all filmed in Jalisco, Mexico) - Dec. 1

The Christmas Star (a.k.a. O Vánocní Hvezde; Czech holiday fairy tale starring Anna Geislerová, Leonie Brill and Tereza Ramba; A teacher who is in love with a skating beauty far beyond his station, gets the help of a fallen star in making his unrequited love a reality; released in the Czech republic in 2020 and Germany and Slovakia the following year; first time available in the U.S.) - Dec. 2

Martha Holidays (season two of the holiday entertaining series; Martha Stewart provides cooking, decorating and entertaining inspiration for the holiday season) - Dec. 4

A Very Demi Holiday Special (musical special featuring Demi Lovato and celebrity friends singing Christmas classics) - Dec. 8

Digital/DVD/Other

Snow Falls (holiday-set horror movie starring Victoria Morales, Anna Grace Barlow, Johnny Berchtold, Patrick Fabian and Jonathan Bennett; A group of friends goes to a remote cabin to celebrate New Year’s, only to be trapped by a winter storm that may contain something more sinister) - Jan. 17, PVOD (Trailer)

Snow Angel (Quebecois horror-thriller starring Kimberly-Sue Murray, Catherine Berube and Olivier Renaud; directed by Gabriel Allard; A snowboarder tries to leave town after a tragic accident, only to find herself trapped by an ominous presence.) - Jan. 20, Canada

Black Out (a.k.a. Stranded; eight-episode, Italian language, holiday-set series; starring Alessandro Preziosi, Rike Schmid, Marco Rossetti and Aurora Ruffino; directed by Riccardo Donna; A Christmas Eve avalanche strands a group of people in a luxury ski resort, where they soon learn not everything is as it seems, but they still must band together in order to survive; filmed in Italy) - Jan. 23, Italy (Website)

Raven Van Slender Saves Christmas! (small-budget sci-fi holiday movie starring Bill Victor Arucan, James Balsamo and Sephdok Ramone; directed by Balsamo; written by Bill Victor Arucan and Balsamo) - Jan. 31, DVD/Blu-Ray (Trailer)

Epiphany: God Among Men (faith-based movie from writer-director Bill Hand that resets the Biblical Nativity story in Depression-era America) - Apr. 9, Hess Media

Pets: Christmas Animals (WOWNow animated special directed by Neo Hallway) - May 12, DVD

The Fright Before Christmas 2 (small-budget holiday horror sequel to the 2020 original; written, directed and starring John Johnson, along with Steven Haar and Tobias Doesken) - June 1, Blu-Ray

A Home for Christmas: A Foster Care Story (holiday short starring Aden Ajayi, Eve Angel, Frankie Barrios and Preston Galli; written and directed by Kevin North Ruiz) - July 1, Vimeo

Dasher Can’t Wait for Christmas (animated short version of the children’s book by Matt Tavares) - Sep. 5, Dreamscape Publishing (Trailer)

Stab 3: Holiday Horror (small budget slasher sequel inspired by the faux-movies featured in the Scream franchise starring, written and directed by Joshua Patrick Dudley; along with David Afflick, Teddy Pryor and Douglas Graves; Home for the holidays a year after her brother was convicted of a killing spree, Cassie begins to doubt his innocence when he escapes and the killings start again) - Oct. 1, YouTube

Chantilly Bridge (holiday-set sequel to 1993′s Chantilly Lace starring Talia Shire, Jill Eikenberry, Lindsay Crouse, Helen Slater and Ally Sheedy; co-written and directed by Linda Yellen; The friends gather to celebrate the life of one of their own) - Oct. 9, PVOD (Trailer)

Dean of the Dead Holiday Horrors (holiday horror anthology in the Tales of the Crypt tradition, hosted by the Dean of the Dead) - Oct. 13, Amazon PVOD

Christmas with the Tuches (a.k.a. Les Tuche 4; 2021 French-language, holiday-set sequel, starring Jean-Paul Rouve, Isabelle Nanty, and Michel Blanc; co-written and directed by Olivier Baroux; The family reunites in their hometown and reconciles; first time available in the U.S.) - Oct. 22, PVOD

The Worst Janitors: Christmas Special (holiday special written, directed and starring Jaiden Marchetti; The worst janitors ever are sent to clean Santa’s Workshop) - Oct. 27, YouTube

Santa’s Second Wife (holiday movie starring Chelsea Gilson, Jason Frederick, Kenny Meyers, Kerri Louise, Rae-Shan Barclift, John Romanski; written and directed by Candy Cain; story by Anna Zap; After Mrs. Claus asks for a divorce, Nick finds new love with a single mom who doesn’t know he’s the real Santa; filmed in Long Island, NY) - Nov. 4, Movie Central YouTube

LEGO Friends: The Next Chapter: The Perfect Holiday (special holiday episode of the animated series) - Nov. 4, Lego YouTube

A Home for the Holidays (holiday movie starring Shannon Elizabeth. Daniel Cudmore and Dreyden Stephens; directed by Kyle Cooper and Jason Wan Lim; written by Steve Goldsworth; A local fixes up a run down house to live in, only to have the original owner’s heir show up to claim it at Christmas; filmed in Alberta) - Nov. 7, PVOD (Trailer)

Christmas at the Holly Day Inn (holiday movie starring Tamla Kari, Anita Dobson, Colin Baker and Kevin Leslie; directed by Adam Wilson; written by Lisa Chapman; A businesswoman who just quit her stressful job, spends the holidays at her family’s quaint country inn which she learns is on the brink of being sold; filmed in the UK) - Nov. 7, PVOD (Trailer)

Christmas Party (NSFW holiday movie starring Emily van den Berg, Dani Thompson and Stephen Staley; directed by Francesco Gabriele; A cheated-on woman finds new love with a guy who is into BDSM and agrees to experiment for Christmas; filmed in the UK) - Nov. 7, PVOD

Werewolf Santa (UK-filmed horror movie starring Nicholas Vince, Mark Arnold and Joe Bob Briggs; written and directed by Arielle Anthony Hayles; Santa turns into a werewolf on Christmas Eve and a YouTuber catches it all on camera; filmed in Surrey, England) - Nov. 7, PVOD (Trailer)

Lil’ Santa’s Christmas Chronicles: Betty Leicester’s Christmas (WOWNow animated special directed by Sandy Lynn Smith) - Nov. 7, DVD

Lil’ Santa’s Book Club: The Christmas Reindeer (WOWNow animated special directed by Sandy Lynn Smith) - Nov. 7, DVD

Fishmas 2 (WOWNow animated special sequel directed by Evan Tramel) - Nov. 7, DVD

Merry Mystery Christmas (holiday movie starring Brittany Bristow, Olivier Renaud, Eliza King and Justin Nurse; directed by Michelle Ouellet; A journalist and a detective team up to catch whoever is stealing outdoor Christmas displays; filmed in St. John’s, Newfoundland) - Nov. 8, Canada on the W Network

A Holiday I Do (holiday rom-com starring Marsha Warfield, Lindsay Hicks, Rivkah Reyes, Joe Piazza and Jill Larson; A lesbian single mom falls for her ex-husband’s wedding planner while serving as the ‘Best Woman’ at his Christmas wedding; filmed in Michigan) - Nov. 10, TelloFilms.com

A Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir (full 2022 concert Lea Salonga; an edited version will appear on PBS and BYU later this holiday season) - Nov. 10, DVD 

I Slay on Christmas (small budget holiday horror movie starring Phil Herman, Alba O'Neill, Christopher Kahler and Jon Whitwell; directed by Derek Braasch, Marcelo Fabani, Phil Herman, James Panetta and Joel D. Wynkoop; A disturbed man wanders into the forest on Christmas Eve and experiences four, separate holiday horrors) - Nov. 10, DVD (Facebook)

Super Papa (French-language holiday movie starring Michaël Youn, Jenifer Bartoli and Gabriel Diefenthal; A widower is roped into chaperoning a school Christmas ski trip where he suddenly starts hearing the thoughts of all the teenagers) - Nov. 12, TF1 in France

I’ll See You on Thanksgiving (holiday movie starring Aditya 'Adi' Maitra, Ramona Schwalbach and Ulises Ruiz; written and directed by Meshach Malley; College friends meet up after graduation for the holiday and quickly learn how much has changed; filmed in Ohio) - Nov. 14, Amazon PVOD (Website)

A Law for Christmas (faith-based holiday movie starring Savannah Lathem and Chase Giacomo; produced by a non-profit committed to “to promoting the spread of the Christian message.”) - Nov. 20, Amazon PVOD/DVD

Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie! (animated movie based on the iconic Family Matters character portrayed by Jaleel White, who does voice work here alongside Nicole Byer, Roy Wood Jr., and Kym Whitley; written and produced by Wyatt Cenac; To try to make up for a shopping mall disaster, Urkel creates an app to help wow Santa, only to end up on the naughty list) - Nov. 21, PVOD (Trailer)

Jones Family Christmas (holiday movie starring Heather Mitchell, Ella Scott Lynch, Max McKenna, Neil Melville and Nicholas Denton; Based on Tegan Higginbotham’s audio play; An Australian family’s Christmas is disrupted by wildfires; filmed in Australia) - Nov. 23, Australia on STAN

Jingle Smells (right-wing holiday comedy starring John Schneider, Eric Roberts, Victoria Jackson, Sean Hannity and Mike Huckabee; directed by Daniel Lusko; A garbage man gives away toys that were set to be destroyed; filmed in New Mexico) - Nov. 23, digital purchase on Rumble

A Laurie Berkner Christmas Special (holiday musical special geared to kids and hosted by the YouTube star, featuring special guests and sing-alongs) - Nov. 24, YouTube

The Great Canadian Baking Show Holiday Special (holiday competition special; hosts Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis welcome former champions back into the tent for a holiday showdown) - Nov. 26, Canada on CBC

What Happens Later (rom-com starring Meg Ryan and David Duchovny; directed by Ryan; Exes snowed in at a small airport spend a magical night together) - Nov. 28, PVOD (Trailer)

Giada Valenti: Love Under The Christmas Tree (live-streamed holiday concert featuring songs from Valenti’ s new holiday album; Live from the Ahern Showroom in Las Vegas) - Nov. 30, Eventbrite

Christmas at Keestone (faith-based holiday movie starring Kevin Sorbo, Corbin Bernsen, Gigi Orsillo, Ben Graham and Bryan McClure; directed by Ricky Borba; A widower spends every holiday at the hotel his wife adored, but this season faces had choices about whether he’s ready to love again; filmed at the Keestone Resort in Tennessee) -Dec. 1, PVOD (Trailer)

Glisten and the Merry Mission (animated holiday movie from Build-A-Bear, starring Julia Michaels, Dionne Warwick, Chevy Chase, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss and Sisanie Villaclara; directed by Cory Morrison; written by Temple Matthews; A young elf and her mother must find an enchanted deer to save Christmas) - Dec. 1, PVOD (Trailer)

The Wiggles: The Sound of Christmas (all-new holiday special from the kids’ musical group) - Dec. 1, PVOD (Trailer)

American Santa (documentary short subject directed by Avi Zev Weider about Black Santas, and the discrimination and prejudice they face in their portrayal) - Dec. 1, L.A. Times YouTube

Ghosts Christmas Special: It’s Behind You (2022 Christmas special of the BBC series; first time available in the U.S.) - Dec. 3, PVOD

There’s Something in the Barn (holiday horror movie starring Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia and Jeppe Beck Laursen; directed by Magnus Martens; written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown; An American family inherits a remote cabin in the Norwegian mountains and heads there for the holidays only to find they’re not alone; filmed in Norway) - Dec. 5, PVOD (Trailer)

Nightmare on 34th Street (holiday horror movie starring Caroline Boulton, Lucy Pinder, Dani Thompson, Ewen MacIntosh, Andy Gatenby and Adam Greaves; directed by James Crow; A psychopathic Santa visits a small town) - Dec. 5, PVOD

A Disturbance in the Force (documentary from filmmakers Jeremy Coon and Steve Kozak on how the infamous 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special came to be) - Dec. 5, digital and DVD (Website)

Christmas Under the Sea 3 (WOWNow animated sequel directed by Barry Markle) - Dec. 5, DVD

Lil Santa’s Christmas Chronicles: Miss Santa Claus (WOWNow animated special directed by Sandy Lynn Smith) - Dec. 5, DVD

Jurassic Planet Christmas (WOWNow animated special directed by Evan Tramel; The dinosaurs get ready for the holiday) - Dec. 5, DVD

Santa Isn’t Real (holiday horror movie starring Scarlett Sperduto, Dana Millican and Kaya Coleman; written and directed by Zac Locke; A woman’s friends don’t believe her when she says Santa attacked her on Christmas Eve, until he returns to terrorize them all) - Dec. 8, PVOD (Trailer)

Journey to Bethlehem (musical retelling of the Biblical Christmas story, starring Fiona Palomo, Milo Manheim, Antonio Banderas,  Stephanie Gil, Joel Smallbone, Lecrae, Rizwan Manji, Geno Seagers and Omid Djalili; directed by Adam Anders; written by Anders and Peter Barsocchini; original music by Adam and Nikki Anders, along with Peer Astrom; filmed in Spain) - Dec. 8, PVOD (Trailer); also in theatrical release

New Years Dance 3 (WOWNow animated special directed by Jim Ardent) - Dec. 12, DVD

A Creature was Stirring (holiday-set horror movie starring Chrissy Metz, Annalise Basso, Scout Taylor-Compton and Connor Paolo; directed by Damien LeVeck; written by Shannon Wells; A nurse’s plan to keep her daughter sedated to protect her from a mysterious, malevolent affliction is thwarted by unexpected holiday houseguests with tragic consequences) - Dec. 12, PVOD (Trailer); also in limited theatrical release

The True Miracle of Christmas (musical, faith-based film short written and directed by Steph Carse; A couple reexamines their love story) - Dec. 13, Amazon PVOD

Navidad En Familia (Lincoln Center holiday concert with Jaime Lozano, featuring Krystina Alabado, Mayelah Barrera, Cedric Leiba Jr., Shereen Pimentel, Mario Tadeo and Migguel Anggelo; streamed LIVE from Lincoln Center) - Dec. 14, Lincoln Center

Christmas and the Hard-Luck Lady (Drag queen Barb Hardly, a.k.a. Brett White, hosts a classic holiday special) - Dec. 15, YouTube

Ingrid Michaelson 17th Annual Holiday Hop: Live From New York (live-streamed concert featuring Michaelson and special guests; from New York City) - Dec. 15, Veeps PVOD or subscription

Christmas Spirit (small budget holiday horror movie written, directed and starring Dennis Edwards; along with Jonathan Childers and Ethan Fender; A family’s Christmas gathering has a body count) - Dec. 16, YouTube (Teaser)

Christmas with the Pups (holiday movie starring 

The Gifted Family (a.k.a. Die Geschenkte Familie; German-language holiday movie starring Jasmin Gerat and Maximilian Brückner, directed by Esther Gronenborn; written by Chris Silbe and Tracey Graves; A single father and his new wife deal with a chaotic family Christmas; filmed in the Czech Republic) - Dec. 17, ZDF in Germany

Merry Good Enough (holiday movie starring Raye Levine, Sawyer Spielberg, Joel Murray, Susan Gallagher, Rosemary Howard, Neil Casey and Comfort Clinton; co-directed by Caroline Keene and Dan Kennedy; written by Keene; When her mother goes missing on Christmas Eve, a daughter must assembly her dysfunctional family to search for her; filmed in Boston and Rhode Island) - Dec. 19, PVOD (Trailer)

Snow White’s Christmas Adventure (family holiday movie starring Jennifer Mischiati, Elijah Rowen and Michael Cervantes; directed by Stefano Milla; written by Mark Morgan and Katherine Tomlinson; Snow White tries to evade the evil queen at Christmas) - Dec. 19, PVOD

Thanksgiving (holiday horror movie starring Milo Manheim, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Nell Verlaque, Addison Rae, Gina Gershon and Patrick Dempsey; directed by Eli Roth, written by Jeff Rendell; based on the mock trailer seen in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s 2007 movie Grindhouse, where a killer fashions a carving board out of his victims; filmed in Toronto) - Dec. 19, PVOD (Trailer)

Silent Night (holiday-set, dialogue-free, action-thriller starring Joel Kinnaman, Kid Cudi, Catalina Sandino Moreno and Harold Torres; directed by John Woo; written by Robert Lynn; A father avenges the death of his son, killed by gang violence on Christmas Eve; filmed in Mexico) - Dec. 19, PVOD (Trailer)

A Trixie & Katya Christmas (the RuPaul Drag Race alums get animated in this all-new holiday short) - Dec. 20, YouTube

Rifftrax: Santa and the Three Bears (Bridget Nelson and Mary Jo Pehl riff on the 1970 animated special starring Hal Smith) - Dec. 22, Rifftrax

The Worst Christmas Ever (Liberan holiday movie starring Wade Edith Bedell; directed by Ansu Sirleaf; written by Kurt Davis; A dysfunctional family celebrates the holiday) - Dec. 23, YouTube

Mog’s Christmas (British animated special featuring the voices of Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Adjoa Andoh, Miriam Margolyes, Maggie Steed, Zawe Ashton, Charlie Higson and Gareth Berliner; directed by Robin Shaw; adapted from the children’s book by Judith Kerr; With the house full for the holidays, Mog is feeling ignored by the Thomas family, so takes to the roof to escape the ruckus but becomes stuck only to make a surprise Christmas entrance) - Dec. 24, Channel 4 in the UK

The Heist Before Christmas (holiday movie starring James Nesbitt and Timothy Spall; directed by Edward Hall; written by Ronan Blaney; Two bank robbers pull off the perfect heist, dressing as Santa then disappearing into a town’s Claus-themed festival, but they’re spotted by two young boys, one of whom thinks one might be the real deal, the other who would like to get in on their grift; filmed in Belfast, Northern Ireland) - Dec. 24, Sky Max UK (Trailer)

Tabby McTat (British animated special featuring the voices of Rob Brydon, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísú, Cariad Lloyd, Joanna Scanlan, Susan Wokoma and Jodie Whittaker; directed by Sarah Scrimgeour and Jac Hamman; adapted by Max and Suzanne Lang; based on the children’s book by Julia Donaldson) - Dec. 25, BBC in the UK

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🔎 True Crime

👻 Paranormal

🎮 Gaming (Skyrim. Tomb Raider. Assassin's Creed. Spyro. Resident Evil. Fallout. Far Cry. The Witcher. Silent Hill. Mortal Kombat. Halo. Etc)

📖 Reading (Nevernight/Empire of The Vampire. Gideon The Ninth. Serpent and Dove. Six of Crows/King of Scars. Vicious by VE Schwab, Mercy Thompson. Stalking Jack The Ripper. Hollow Kingdom. The Shadow of The Gods. The Song of Achilles. The Covenant of Steel. Etc)

📺 TV Shows (Supernatural. Vikings. The Walking Dead. Doctor Who. Sherlock. Dexter. Sons of Anarchy. Mr. Robot. American Horror Story. Friends. Peaky Blinders. Buffy The Vampire Slayer. The Vampire Diaries. Ghost Adventures. Red Vs Blue, RuPaul's Drag Race. House of The Dragon, Wednesday. Killing Eve. Etc)

🎥 Movies (The Crow. V for Vendetta. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Bohemian Rhapsody. The Dark Knight. The Power of The Dog. Black Swan. Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness. Spirit: Stallion of The Cimarron. The Twilight Saga. Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts. Underworld. Resident Evil. Marvel: Avengers. Venom. Deadpool. Guardians of The Galaxy. Black Widow. Spider-Man. Etc. DC: Birds of Prey. Joker. The Batman. Etc. Disney: The Lion King. The Jungle Book. The Nightmare Before Christmas. Etc)

Anime (Black Butler. Tokyo Ghoul. Death Note. Attack on Titan. Soul Eater. Demon Slayer. The Promised Neverland. Yu-Gi-Oh. Pokemon. Dragon Ball Z. Spy x Family. Twin Star Exorcists. Chainsaw Man. Naruto: Kakashi. Rock Lee. Gaara. Orochimaru. Neji Hyuga, Itachi & Madara Uchiha.)

🎃 Halloween all year round

🩸🔪 Horror Movies & Manga (Friday The 13th. Nightmare on Elm Street. The Ring. Halloween. Saw. Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Scream. Terrifier. The Conjuring. Hereditary. Midsommar. Candyman. Hellraiser. Longlegs. Barbarian. Junji Ito: Tomie. Uzumaki. Gyo. Shiver. Lovesickness. Smashed. Sensor. Deserter. Fragments of Horror. Black Paradox. Tombs. The Liminal Zone. Kazuo Umezu. Naoki Urasawa. Shuzo Oshimi. Etc.)

🎶 Music (Black Veil Brides (Andy Black). System of A Down. Slipknot. Arch Enemy. Cradle of Filth. Ghost. Motionless In White. Ice Nine Kills. HIM (Ville Valo). The 69 Eyes. Evanescence. MCR. Within Temptation. Nightwish. Epica. Delain. Amaranthe. Lana Del Rey. Ellie Goulding. Halsey. Lady Gaga. Megan Thee Stallion. Demi Lovato. Taylor Swift. Panic! At The Disco. Olivia Rodrigo. Ariana Grande. Adele. Billie Eilish. Post Malone. Diamante. Dorothy. Mothica. Florence + The Machine. Okkultist. Spiritbox. Alpha Wolf. Architects. Wage War. Northlane. Lorna Shore. Paleface Swiss. Sleep Token. Swallow The Sun. Twin Temple. Princess Goes. Corpse. Melanie Martinez. Sabrina Carpenter. Chappell Roan.)

Pro Wrestling (Malakai Black- who I met on 8.29.21 and is a total sweetheart. Brody King. Buddy Matthews. Julia Hart. Zelina Vega. Rhea Ripley. Becky Lynch. Lyra Valkyria. Tiffany Stratton. Roman Reigns. Finn Balor. Jey Uso. Damian Priest. Jon Moxley. Britt Baker. The Bunny. Bianca Belair. Darby Allin. Jade Cargill. Jay White. Hangman Adam Page.)

YouTubers: Markiplier. Jacksepticeye. Crankgameplays. Shane Dawson and so forth. And the occasional Unus Annus reblog (RIP).

Musicals/Broadway: Sweeney Todd. The Little Shop of Horrors. The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Wicked

I also have a tendency to write pieces from my own stories here (Darkness Finds You-- MB & Lyra/Chris & Lycia, Medicine Man/Shadows Rise aka Katstrange) and I also reblog stuff that interests me:

🖌️ Art- Dark. Gothic. Occult. Horror. Fantasy. Halloween. Skulls. etc

History. Mythology. Urban Legends. Space. Etc

Animals: 🐅🐆🦁🐊🐍🦇🐦🐎 🦊

I hope you enjoy the stay here and it’s a delight to meet you.  And remember: 

... I’ll always love you in every universe and the house always wins. 😉🖤

x BlxckDragonfly 

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[ramp-it-up]

DJ’s 10 Days ‘til Christmas 2021!

Here’s the list for my Christmas fics. Check out my Masterlist for the stories in the AU series listed below!

I no longer operate a taglist, but follow my side blog, @rampitupandread and turn on notifications to find out when I post fics.

NOTICE: I Do NOT Consent to my work being reposted, translated or presented on any other blog or site other than by myself.

Divider by @firefly-graphics

12/16-Santa Tell Me x Ariana Grande— Andy Barber x Reader x Frank (The Bar Au)

12/17-Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas x Sam Smith-LMM

12/18-Holly Jolly Christmas x Michael Bublè-Jake Jensen

12/19-Officially Christmas x Dan + Shay- Chris Evans— A Starting Point AU

12/20-My Only Wish x Britney Spears- Daveed Diggs

12/21-Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)— Chris Evans (The List Au)

12/22- Let it Snow x Boys to Men- Rafael Casal

12/23-Hard Candy Christmas x Dolly— Bucky Barnes

12/24-Merry Christmas Baby x Christina Aguilara— Ransom Dryadale

12/25-My Kind Of Present x Meghan Trainor- Chris Evans (How I Married Your Mother Au)

[keeyo7]

Hey everyone! I hope you’re all doing well! So I was tagged by a bunch of wonderful people to shuffle my music and post the ten songs I get, but I’ve been fixing my music and I’m not done but decided it was time haha. I’m sorry I took so long! Thank you so much @mi-corazon @eckspress @ilyzuh @islandry @cultivate--saplings @maybememoriesx @bouncing-flowers @a-pyre-of-doom @cdeadgrl-sampson @moonbeatss @m3zzamorphic @kittyterror @infinitepii and @cittaly! I definitely went overboard to make it up to you all and shuffled my library to get the first 200 songs that showed up haha

Son- Warpaint

Your Heart is a Muscle- Carly Rae Jepsen

Bad Religion- Frank Ocean

Family and Friends- Russ

Breathe Me- Sia

Opps- Vince Staples

Planet Luxury- Jeff Rosenstock

Benadryl Dreams- Soccer Mommy

Between the Bars- The Civil Wars

Death by Numbers- Childish Gambino

Cooler Than Me- Mike Posner

Smoke Break- Chance the Rapper

26- Paramore

Miles and Miles- Bas

Dreams Money Can Buy- Drake

Cyan- Ellie Goulding

Who Am I(What’s My Name)?- Snopp Dogg

Angry White Boy Polka- Weird Al

Drops of Jupiter- Boyce Avenue

Castle on a Cloud-Les Mis Soundtrack

My Immortal (Live)- Evanescence

Fuck the Fans- Bomb the Music Industry

Jungle King- Cab Calloway

Delicious- Charli XCX

Waiting Room- Logic

Privilege- The Weeknd

Come Round Soon- Sara Bareilles

Ya Know- Odd Future

ATM- J Cole

Luck Be a Lady- Frank Sinatra

Designer- Bas

First Love/ Late Spring- Mitski

Ghosts- Florence + The Machine

On My Way- Foxes

YOLO- The Lonely Island

I’m Tall Enough- Bobs Burgers Soundtrack

Hell- Foo Fighters

Bottoms Up- Trey Songz

Flaw- Soccer Mommy

0.00- Childish Gambino

Back to You- Russ

Pussy Fairy- Jhene Aiko

Gold Dust Woman- Fleetwood Mac

No Friend- Paramore

Can’t Get Enough- J Cole

Some People- Dan Mangan

ILY2- Charlie XCX

Razor- Foo Fighters

The Loophole- Garfunkel and Oates

Here It Comes- Colleen Green

I Gotta Go Places and Do Things- Cab Calloway

Mr. Hollywood- Joji

Heart Eyes- The Pat Pats/ Peach Kelli Pop

Fisherman- Adventure Time Soundtrack

Angel- The Weeknd

Too Much- Drake

Ignorance- Paramore

I Need a Doctor- Dr. Dre

All Falls Down- Kanye West

Little Weapon- Lupe Fiasco

Shameless- The Weeknd

Say You’re Sorry- Sara Bareilles

Da Ding Ding- Bobs Burgers Soundtrack

Superstar Lasy- T-Pain

Immune- gobbinjr

Be Alone- Paramore

Earned It- The Weeknd

On a Plain- Nirvana

Plush (Acoustic)- Stone Tenple Pilots

Mary Ann- Meg & Dia

Emily in Half- Laura Stevenson

Score Tonight- Grease 2 Soundtrack

Don’t Panic- Ellie Goulding

Angels Like You- Miley Cyrus

GP4- Logic

Overstimulated- Jhene Aiko

Caretaker- Laura Stevenson

Like That- Doja Cat

Between the Lines- Sara Bareilles

Psilocisyn (Love in Full Effect)- Jhene Aiko

Let Her Go- Boyce Avenue

Pull the Plug- I Prevail

The Last Great Star in Hollywood- Meg & Dia

Self Esteem- Garfunkel and Oates

Till Dawn (Here Comes the Sun)- The Weeknd

What I’ve Done- Linkin Park

Bizzy- Chris Farren

Fire- Sara Bareilles

Die Hard/ Working Girl the Musical- Bobs Burgers Soundtrack

From Where New Songs Arose- Warpaint

Dadbod- Logic

Honey- Peach Kelli Pop

To Live a Life- First Aid Kit

Freddy My Love- Grease Soundtrack

Animal- Olivia Olson

Blue- First Aid Kid

Can’t Decide- Amine

Why We Ever- Hayley Williams

Lionheart- Demi Lovato

No More ?s- Eazy-E

Nowhere- Olivia Olson

Wills of the River- First Aid Kit

Wrong Feels So Right- Carly Rae Jepsen

Ocean Avenue- Yellowcard

Another is Waiting- The Avery Brothers

Breed- Nirvana

Suite-Pee- System of a Down

Eazy Duz It- Eazy-E

Monster- Meg & Dia

Hell of a Ride- Bo Burnham

Old Times Sake- Charlie Worsham

The Bakery- Melanie Martinez

Bad Kids- Lady Gaga

Blue- Beyoncé

Sweetest Girl- Boyce Avenue

Can’t Stop the Feeling- Boyce Avenue

Vasoline- Stone Temple Pilots

Right Now(Na Na Na)- Akon

Set Fire to the Rain- Adele

Scream It Out- Ellie Goulding

Self Love- Dreamville

Tell Your Friends- The Weeknd

Hello Kitty Knife- Peach Kelli Pop

I Wish It Were Christmas Today- Chris Farren

Colors- Halsey

I Don’t Wanna Die- Jeff Rosenstock

Jealous- Beyoncé

Bay to LA- Lil Debbie

Drummy Song- Florence + The Machine

I Don’t Love You Anymore- Bomb the Music Industry

Wedding Crashers- Amine

Back to Boston- Connor Zwetsch

Panchito Blues 1- Peach Kelli Pop

Nuclear Seasons- Charli XCX

Helpless- Hamilton Soundtrack

Flewed Out- City Girls

Bleed It Out- Linkin Park

Face to Face- Daft Punk

Bad Girls- Bobs Burgers Soundtrack

New Years Eve- First Aid Kit

The Night Santa Went Crazy- Weird Al

Love Galore- SZA

Starlight- Mario

No Memory- Stone Temple Pilots

Sports Go Sports- Garfunkel and Oates

Buzzin- Amine

Midnight- Red Hot Chili Peppers

Up Up Away- Dreamville

Lay Back, Arms Out- Laura Stevenson

Believe Me- Ellie Goulding

Still Dreamin- Dreamville

We in This Bitch- Iggy Azalea

Shine- Doja Cat

On the Mend- Foo Fighters

Rich Man- Vampire Weekend

Ricochet- Bas

Right Words Wrong Time- Carly Rae Jepsen

Let Me Love You- Ariana Grande

Which Witch- Florence + The Machine

Till the End- Logic

Name- Boyce Avenue

Loosie- Earl Sweatshirt

Highway Unicorn- Lady Gaga

Act Up- City Girls

What Would You Do?- Cabaret Soundtrack

Automatically in Love- Carly Rae Jepsen

3am- Halsey

Dreams- Dia Lipa

Halloween Mask- Peach Kelli Pop

Primadonna- Marina

74- Earl Sweatshirt

New Balance- Jhene Aiko

It Ain’t Me- Boyce Avenue

Soldier Side Intro- System of a Down

you should see me in a crown- Billie Eillish

Another Round- Foo Fighters

Creep- Stone Temple Pilots

Weeds- Marina

Song For the Late Night People- Kate Micucci

Give a Little Bit- Boyce Avenue

Honking Antelope- Serj Tankian

Face Down- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Anyone Else But You- The Moldy Peaches

You Got It- Pitch Perfecf Soundtrack

My Hero- Foo Fighters

Hard to Concentrate- Red Hot Chili Peppers

Hello, Goodbye- The Beatles

Notebook- Melanie Martinez

Miracle- Paramore

Pimp Juice- Nelly

Planning My Death- Bomb the Music Industry

Goin Crazy- Natalie

Burn- Usher

How Deep is Your Love- Bee Gees

Breaking the Girl- Red Hot Chili Peppers

Secretly- Jennifer Lopez

Cheer Up Boys Your Makeup is Running- Foo Fighters

Between the Lines- Colleen Green

Anklebiters- Paramore

Hold Me- Haim

For the people I tag you only have to do 10 if you choose to do this tag haha. I tag @mysticbride @mindxfreak @bunnpufffs @hylia-rose @kkiska @voodoo-mama-joojoo @amessofwild-flowers @976-evil @tequilaxxxo @spewkyghoul @katyheb @eldolormasbonito @mulatto-baby @sleepingongodstits @infinitewake @heyitsish @lovelexi @ovsilenceandblack @princess-aries @cynisterrrr @mvri-vnvv @meximiri @do-we-really-exist @underdog-x-risingup @dead-and-hungry @sludgeem @olvidame @kn1fe-gf @millievanilly @poptarttree @thewanderingscribe @crystal-scenery @w4sted @rikoxxlv @ishaaaa @harsh-times and anyone else who wants to do this. No pressure as always :)

[kanye--westeros]

Top Albums of 2020

1. After Hours - The Weeknd (Favorite Track: After Hours)

2. grae - Moses Sumney (Favorite Track: Me In 20 Years)

3. RTJ4 - Run The Jewels (Favorite Track: Walking In The Snow)

4. Descendants of Cain - Ka (Favorite Track: Sins Of The Father)

5. Black Habits - D Smoke (Favorite Track: Seasons Pass)

6. Untitled (Rise) - Sault (Favorite Track: Free)

7. Circles - Mac Miller (Favorite Track: Everybody)

8. Ordinary Man - Ozzy Osbourne (Favorite Track: All My Life)

9. Lianne La Havas - Lianne La Havas (Favorite Track: Bittersweet)

10. Andy - Raleigh Ritchie (Favorite Track: Aristocrats)

11. Heaven To A Tortured Mind - Yves Tumor (Favorite Track: Kerosene!)

12. Untitled (Black Is) - Sault (Favorite Track: Eternal Life)

13. BETTER - Deante’ Hitchcock (Favorite Track: I Remember)

14. Spilligion - Spillage Village (Favorite Track: Baptize)

15. A Written Testimony - Jay Electronica (Favorite Track: A.P.I.D.T.A)

16. The Slow Rush - Tame Impala (Favorite Track: Borderline)

17. Starting Over - Chris Stapleton (Favorite Track: Cold)

18. Hey u x - BENEE (Favorite Track: Happen To Me)

19. Mordechai - Khruangbin (Favorite Track: Pelota)

20. Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞ - Kali Uchis (Favorite Track: Fue Mejor)

21. Ohms - Deftones (Favorite Track: The Spell Of Mathematics)

22. Anime, Trauma & Divorce - Open Mike Eagle (Favorite Track: Death Parade)

23. 3.15.20 - Childish Gambino (Favorite Track: 53.49)

24. From King To A GOD - Conway The Machine (Favorite Track: Juvenile Hell)

25. New Beginnings - REASON (Favorite Track: Stories I Forget)

26. The New Abnormal - The Strokes (Favorite Track: At The Door)

27. Alfredo - Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist (Favorite Track: Frank Lucas)

28. Limbo - Aminé (Favorite Track: My Reality)

29. Modern Dread - Denai Moore (Favorite Track: Motherless Child)

30. Sawayama - Rina Sawayama (Favorite Track: XS)

Honorable Mention:

I Disagree - Poppy, Modus Vivendi - 070 Shake, Heaven Or Hell - Don Toliver, In Another Life - Active Child, Underneath - Code Orange, Cape God - Allie X, how i’m feeling now - Charli XCX, BRAT - NNAMDI, Innocent Country 2 - Quelle Chris, It Was Divine - Alina Baraz, Good To Know - Jojo, Superstar - Caroline Rose, We Were Sent Here By History - Shabaka and the Ancestors, Set My Heart On Fire Immediately - Perfume Genius, Petals For Armor - Hayley Williams, Consummation - Katie Von Schleicher, Ungodly Hour - Chloe x Halle, Love, Death & Dancing - Jack Garratt, A Muse In Her Feelings - dvsn, It Was Good Until It Wasn’t - Kehlani, Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers, Women In Music Pt. III - Haim, WILL THIS MAKE ME GOOD - Nick Hakim, It Is What It Is - Thundercat, Odd Cure - Oddisee, New Me, Same Us - Little Dragon, No Pressure - Logic, folklore - Taylor Swift, Eddie - Busty and the Bass, SuperGood - DUCKWRTH, Cool Tapes Vol 3 - Jaden, Celia - Tiwa Savage, Renaissance Boy - Galimatias, ENERGY - Disclosure, The Ascension - Sufjan Stevens, Aguita - Gabriel Garzon-Montano, ANNIVERSARY - Bryson Tiller, Fake It Flowers - beabadoobee, Burden Of Proof - Benny The Butcher, As Long As You Are - Future Islands, Man Alive! - King Krule, Detroit 2 - Big Sean, Nectar - Joji, ELE 2: The Wrath Of God - Busta Rhymes, Chip Chrome & The Mono-Tones - The Neighbourhood, Wake Up! - Hazel English, Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez - Gorillaz, Shabrang - Sevdaliza, Ultra Mono - IDLES, Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa, Man On The Moon III: The Chosen - Kid Cudi, Three Mile Ditch - The Wytches, That’s What They All Say - Jack Harlow, Hiding - Michael Christmas, CINCORIGINALS - Tobe Nwigwe

Notable EPs/Mixtapes:

The Circus - Mick Jenkins, OTHER WAYS TO VENT - iyla, Unlocked - Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats, Meet The Woo 2 - Pop Smoke, Take Time - Giveon, Lulu - Conway The Machine & The Alchemist, GANG - Headie One & Fred Again, Dark Lane Demo Tapes - Drake, She Already Decided - Smino, 6pc Hot EP - 6LACK, Sis. - KIRBY, Dinner Party - Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington, Lewis Street - J.Cole, The Light Pack - Joey Bada$$, V TAPE - Vic Mensa, Floor Seats II - A$AP Ferg, Self:Care EP - Lil Røcket, When It’s All Said And Done - Giveon, Before - James Blake, ALIAS - Shygirl, QUARANTINE PACK EP - Meek Mill, Hues - Fana Hues, EP! - JPEGMAFIA, I can’t go outside - Channel Tres

Good/Great Songs on Decent or Bad Albums:

“Today” by Mura Masa x Tirzah “Whiplash” by Theophilus London “Affluenza” by Conan Grey “Darkness” by Eminem “Mahogany” by Lil Wayne “Out Of The Blue” by Katie Pruitt “Bit Of Rain” by Empress Of “That’s What Love Is” by Justin Bieber “New Gods” by Grimes “Wash & Sets” by Princess Nokia “Practice” by Princess Nokia “Prices” by Lil Uzi Vert “Yessirskiii” by Lil Uzi Vert x 21 Savage “One Way St.” by Jhene Aiko x Ab Soul “Fried For The Night” by Tokimonsta x Earthgang “I Lied” by Joyner Lucas “The News” by PARTYNEXTDOOR “itkanbe[sonice]” by Knxwledge x Anderson .Paak “I like the devil” by Purity Ring “Speaking Of The End” by Lapsey “George Bondo” by Westside Gunn x Conway The Machine x Benny The Butcher “Figures” by Jessie Reyez “CAN’T STOP” by DaBaby “Chattin Shit” by Kari Faux “Snitchin” by Pop Smoke x Quavo x Future “Nu World Burdens” by KeiyaA “Life Is Good” by Future x Drake “Things Change” by Asher Roth “T.D.” by Lil Yachty x A$AP Rocky x Tyler, The Creator x Tierra Whack “This Is What They Say” by Carly Rae Jepsen “If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)” by The 1975 “Rubber Sky” by LA Priest “Toxic Eye” by Choir Boy “Let Us Rave” by Naeem x Velvet Negroni “Babylon” by Lady Gaga “Ooh Laa” by John Legend “Still” by Teyana Taylor “Free Porn Cheap Drugs” by G-Eazy “The Sun” by KYLE x Bryson Tiller x Raphael Saadiq “Borderline” by Brandy “Karma” by Kaash Paige “Love Never Dies” by Kiesza “Deep End” by Lecrae “Double Negative (Skeleton Milkshake)” by Dominic Fike “When Dreams Run Dry” by The Killers “Blue Benz” by Nas “ZZZ’s” by B.o.B. “Latin Grammys” by Action Bronson “Jealous” by YG “Runnin” by 21 Savage & Metro Boomin “Ishkabibble’s” by Westside Gunn x Black Thought “Run & Hide” by Jay Electronica x The Bullitts “Chemicals” by The Vamps “Diagnosis” by Alanis Morissette “BLQLYTE” by Zeroh “Deep Down” by Sen Morimoto x AAAMYYY “Like A River” by Joyner Lucas x Elijah James “The Moment” by THEY. “WOODGRAIN” by Asha Imuno “Vampire” by 2 Chainz “Circles” by Megan Thee Stallion “Track 6″ by Ty Dolla $ign x Kanye West x Thundercat “Shut Up” by Ariana Grande “Let It Out” by Rico Nasty “Everybody’s Mother” by Kacy Hill “Paranoia” by Shamir “Fallin” by Common “1993″ by Oliver Tree x Little Ricky ZR3

[cat-named-virtute]

In honor of Todd getting his worst list out before Christmas, I spent my morning scrambling to put together an official list of predictions for Todd in the Shadows’ year-end lists.

Worst:

- Ariana Grande, 7 Rings

- Lil Dicky ft. Fucking Everyone, Earth

- Lewis Capaldi, Someone You Loved

- Ed Sheeran ft. Justin Beiber, I Don’t Care

- Drake ft. Chris Brown, No Guidance

- Ava Max, Sweet but Psycho

- Taylor Swift, You Need to Calm Down

- DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna, and Cardi B, Taki Taki

- Daddy Yankee and Katy Perry ft. Snow, Con Calma

- Marsmello ft. Kane Brown, One Thing Right

Best:

- Post Malone ft. Swae Lee, Sunflower

- Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, Old Town Road (Remix)

- Sam Smith ft. Normani, Dancing with a Stranger

- Khalid, Better

- Cardi B, Money

- Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid, Beautiful People

- Panic! at the Disco, Hey Look Ma I Made It

- Billie Eilish, When the Party’s Over

- Billie Eilish, Bury a Friend

- Lizzo, Truth Hurts

Side note: Juice by Lizzo will be among the best non-hits of the year.  Or maybe Tempo.

[chantelle-x0x]

What True Love Really Is - Chris x MC (Ariana) AU

Masterlist

Note: This is day seven of the Christmas prompts HERE. Today’s prompt is “Watching holiday specials on TV”. The posting goes for 12 days, and starts on the 13th of December. (Day 7)

Side note: I couldn’t help myself with the angst. This idea came into my head this morning as I was watching Home Alone 2 and it just linked with the prompt. However, it’s Christmas so I couldn’t end this on a bad note, and I needed some fluff, so I hope you enjoy this fluffy, angsty, fluffy fic. 💜 (This isn’t long, but I wanted to make it short and sweet so I didn’t get way to of topic.)

Pairing: Chris x MC

Rating: G/T I’m horrible at ratings and it also depends on the chapter

Summery: It’s the first day in a while that Chris and Ariana have alone together. Ariana tells Chris what’s on her mind while watching a holiday special.

“BABE! IT’S 8:00 AND HOME ALONE IS COMING ON NOW!” Ariana called to Chris who was upstairs.

He came running down and jumped on the couch, making it slide on the floor. “Chris! You’ll ruin the floor.” Chris shrugged and wrapped her up in a hug. 

“Hey, hey, hey, mind the hot chocolate would ya?” He chuckled as he backed away. “Can I have some?” He asked with a teasing pout. 

“Of course my love.” She smiled warmly at him and cupped his cheek, he leaned in but she pushed him back. “It’s on the kitchen bench top. There are small marshmallows next to it in a bowel as well. The whipped cream is in the fridge and the chocolate sauce is in the cupboard.” “You’re evil.” He said with a playful glare, while she gave him a smug smile as he got up. 

The movie had just started as Chris sat down beside her. 

Her hands were warm against her mug, and her and Chris were wearing matching Christmas onesies. 

She snuggled against Chris and he wrapped his arm around her shoulders. He could tell that she was tired, and getting worn down easier and faster than usual. 

She struggled to sleep at night, and had dark circles under her eyes everyday. Every time he asked her if she was okay, she would reassure him with her usual smile and a simple “yes”. Throughout it all though, he didn’t believe her. He knew she wasn’t okay. He knew that she wasn’t sleeping well, no matter how much she tried to cover it up with, “Yes, I had an amazing sleep.” and “I was just uncomfortable last night, that’s all.” But it always followed with a, “I promise, I’m okay.” He was so worried about her. She wasn’t telling him something. He just needed to figure out what it was.

She took popcorn from the table and carefully put it in her mouth, then his. 

He needed to get closer to what she was afraid? of. What she was guilty? of.

“Do you still love me?” He asked, never truly knowing how scared he was to ask her that question until now. Her eyes locked onto his. “Did you cheat on me?” Ariana started laughing. “What the hell Chris? Of course I still love you. And no, I didn’t cheat on you idiot.” She said the second part flicking his head.

Her laughing died down and he felt secure again. He still wanted to know what it was that he didn’t know, and what it was he was doing wrong for/with her.

At the part of the movie when Kevin’s mom accidentally left him behind, Chris felt a sudden tremble beside him. He looked at Ariana and saw her crying.

He didn’t say anything, all he did was will her face towards him, and let her cry into his chest. 

After her crying started to die down he took her face in his hands and made her look into his bright blue eyes, that were filled with worry.

“What happened baby?” She sniffled before pressing her cheek on his shoulder, refusing to look at him. After a few minutes of silence, she finally spoke. “I-it’s nothing. Just forget it.” She slowly started to move, but Chris quickly grabbed her and placed her in his lap. “Don’t do that Ariana. Don’t push me away.” He said shaking his head.

She took a deep shaky breath in, then slowly let it go through her mouth. 

“I’m scared Chris.” Her eyes filling with tears again, threatening to break her like a dam’s wall when to much water has been stored.

“I’m scared that I’m gonna be a horrible mom.” Chris shook his head. “No, no you, out of all people being a bad mom is like the biggest joke Ariana. You’re gonna be the greatest mom in the world.” Tear streaming down her cheeks again, she found the strength to talk. “Y-you don’t know that Chris.” Her voice trembled with every word.

“No, I don’t. But what person is the best parent. We all make mistakes, but the best thing about being human, is that most of the time, they don’t kill us. They make us who we are, and make us better people.” Her crying had started to slow and he brought her to the nape of his neck and let her cry. 

He hated it. He hated seeing her like this. He hated how he couldn’t do anything to stop her. Everything he could try, was something that could fail. He couldn’t bare to see her break. Not like this.

After five more minutes, he made her sit up and look at him through teared eyes. He pulled back some of the hair and placed it behind her ear. “You need to stop crying Ariana. It can’t be good for the baby.” He said in a soft yet stern tone. He wiped her tears away, and eventually they stopped. 

“I love you Ariana, so much.” She smiled weakly at him. He knew what he needed to say and do to lighten up her mood. “And you know what? I am not the only one who loves you. Your parents love you, the rest of your family love you, my family definitely love you. Obviously not more than me but just about the same.” 

She gave him a genuine smile and a giggle. Her smile was contagious. “But the only other person that loves you maybe even more than me, is the child that you’re carrying. If you make mistakes, she or a him,” he paused. “Shim, will always forgive you and let you have another try. No matter how many times you need it.” She hugged him tightly. 

“I love you too Chris.” She finally breathed out, a breath that she was holding for a while. “And Chris?” She looked up at him. “Shim, will love you SO much as well. You’re gonna be the greatest dad. I know that as long as I have you with me, by my side through all this, I’m gonna get through it.” 

He settled her down next to him, but after about ten minutes, she had fallen asleep in his arms.

Onesie inspiration:

[weregonnaneedmorewhiskey]

It’s trendy to hate

Ok, so this is kind of a follow up from a previous post from my blog post on cancel culture. Something that I have observed in the last two years on social media is that there is a trend in hyping people up to great success and then once they’ve reached that level, we then see hate start to increase. The first person I saw this happen to was Taylor Swift. After the massive success of the 1989 era, her transition into pop music, we started to see a lot of hate towards Taylor. Part of this I do believe was from the whole Kanye West/Famous situation where Kim had released a recording of Taylor and Kanye’s performance in which we hear Taylor hear the lyric “I think me and Taylor might still have sex”.

We hear Taylor respond to this lyric citing no problems with it. HOWEVER we do not hear that in that recording that Taylor know about the following lyric of making her “famous”, so I’m definitely think to this day Taylor didn’t know about that lyric until The Life of Pablo was released. After this episode of KUWTK aired, the hate for Taylor was immense. Her Instagram comments were filled with snake emoji and a hate train had arrived. Thankfully Taylor was able to take this snake narrative and turn it on it’s head in the Reputation era. Something that I love.

Another example. After Cardi’s Grammy win, she received major backlash from it to the point where she temporarily deactivated her Instagram account. Since Cardi’s Grammy win, I’ve seen a lot of people overnight start to hate Cardi and it begs to question of why do people just start to hate things that are popular. Ella Mai got a fair share of hate the other day when made reference to Jacquees singing trip at Drake’s Assassination Vacation tour where Tory Lanez brought him out as a guest (by the way, you’re in front of 20,000 + people and you sing a cover instead of your original music. That’s the perfect moment to plug your music you idiot). Once Ella, who has had little to say on the situation spoke on how she felt in that moment and yet jacquees did a whole press tour on it, people said she should “get over it” and that’s she’s jealous...a Grammy award winner with two platinum songs and probably another platinum song, a platinum album, a feature with Meek Mill and a sold out tour is jealous of Jacquees’ mediocre cover. Ok go off.

Ariana Grande is another person that received a mass amount of hate after the release of Thank U, Next accusing her of appropriating black culture when Ariana has been heavily influenced by black music from the beginning of her career. Her debut album is a throwback 90’s R&B album heavily inspired by Mariah and Whitney. I could get into the whole culture vulture argument because there is valid point to made about how people roast others for appropriation but let Bhad Bhabie become a thing (this still angers me to this day because she is a joke and a walking caricature)

It’s like it’s cool to hate what’s trendy but is this jumping on the hate train because everyone is? I strongly believe so and this is very dangerous. Kevin Hart in a recent interview spoke on this and I could not agree more on what he said. We need to all have our individual opinions, not collective ones. Why do we build people up only to want bring them down? I just don’t understand this at all. My inspiration for this post was from numerous viral hate tweets about Jennifer Lopez. Recently I keep seeing tweets undermining Jennifer’s career in music and it’s frankly quite annoying and hypocritical and shows that a lot people don’t know the ins and outs of the music industry. The claim that Jennifer has stolen songs is a narrative that has been falsely spread and a couple YouTube video which I will not share the name of because I do not want to hear this narrative at all. For those of you that don’t know, back in 2001-2 the singles I’m Real and Ain’t it Funny remix were co-written by Ashanti. Ashanti’s vocals are also featured as background. Ashanti herself had admitted that she not the so called “ghost voice” of Jennifer Lopez. Also since you lot love Ashanti, I have a crazy suggestion. SUPPORT HER MUSIC AND HER CONCERTS! If you love her so much then why is cancelling concerts because of low ticket sales and not charting. Just saying. Don’t @ me. Period. Slagging off Jennifer does nothing for either one of them when Jennifer minds her, makes money and takes care of her kids and is engaged and you’re making viral tweets like that’s gonna bother her day and brighten Ashanti’s. I’m sure Ashanti would be grateful if you supported her music instead of tweeting.

Ashanti and Jennifer are cool to this day, she’s in the Ain’t it Funny music video and Ashanti is still to this day proud of how successful the songs were. This is a very common practice, there are many examples of this in music. Joe Jonas’ See No More, Lighthouse and Justin Bieber’s Christmas Eve were all written by Chris Brown and Chris’ vocals can be clearly heard in the background and yet no one thinks that Joe and Chris are ghost singing or stole from Chris. Huh. A lot of songs originally intended for other artists get passed on and sometimes their vocals are still on the track. This is a COMMON music industry practice. Some artists write songs from other artists and aren’t even credited for their contribution. An example of this is Jason Derulo’s Want You to Want Me. Want You to Want Me was actually ghostwritten by Chris Brown for his sixth studio album X but the track was abandoned because he felt that it wasn’t cohesive with the album as a whole which I agree with. His demo can be found on YouTube which I will link but unless you go on to Wikipedia, you wouldn’t know this fact. Tracks can be stolen and that has happened but 95% of the time, it is the producer that is responsible for this or a label executive. A sample of the song Firecracker was orginally meant for Mariah Carey’s Loverboy but ended up on Jennifer Lopez’s I’m Real. It was revealed that Tommy Mottola was responsible for this happening. For those of you that don’t know who Tommy Mottola is, he was the head of Sony music all through the 1990’s and early 2000’s. Tommy Mottola is responsible for many artists careers in particular Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez. Tommy Mottola was also Mariah Carey’s first husband who she was with until 1997. Mariah has been candid about the mental and emotional abuse she dealt with in the marriage and how she practically a prisoner in her own home as Tommy controlled everything in her life. After their split, Tommy seemingly attempted to sabotage her career and the stealing of the sample was one of this many attempts. A lot of the time when events like this happen, the artist is unaware of this. Yeah 3x uses the melody of Calvin Harris’ I’m Not Alone, something that Chris Brown was not aware of until he met with Calvin Harris and he played I’m Not Alone to him. Calvin knew the producer DJ Frank E and he had uses his melody with Calvin knowing. Thankfully Calvin was then credited as a featured writer on the song and the situation was resolved. I believe to this day and it’s pretty damn obvious that Tommy Mottola used Jennifer as a pawn in his plan to ruin Mariah’s career as revenge. He put Jennifer out there as his new golden girl replacing Mariah and this helped the false narrative of feud between Mariah and Jennifer when neither artist has ever said anything negative about each other and Jennifer has said in interviews that she loves Mariah as an artist.

This became very long winded but I had to discuss this because I’ve had enough but I will say this. Have you notice a theme in the trendy to hate? Because I have. They’re all women. Women are trend to hate and men get all the glory huh? Below is all the songs I mentioned and chicagojlover on Twitter did a thread in regards all the ghost singing rumours that needs to go viral.

https://youtu.be/yy5nkChQ2E0

https://youtu.be/6kXIC_6wQgM

https://youtu.be/3mC2ixOAivA

https://youtu.be/JeTE5cnkhGc

https://youtu.be/g8MyX_ewXfM

https://youtu.be/lbh7RFWS4Ro

https://twitter.com/chicagojlover/status/1114197870519967749?s=21

[akwardlyuncool]

Akward Class Favorites Playlist 2018

I know I’m getting this up pretty late, but here is the longest end of the year playlist since I started doing these. It’s full of all the songs that I was really coming back to this year from December 2017-November 2018. I tried to tell a story this time, but I’m not sure how well that came across or if I even succeeded. (Let me know if you catch anything.) Anyways follow along and read some anecdotes or the extra love I have for some of the tracks and let me know some of your favorites. 

Thanks for another year here on The Akward Blog and I hope you stick around for more stories, reviews and memories. 

* The songs that came out in 2018.

* Welcome To The Family - Watsky 

* I Let You See Me Naked - YVES 

Guess and Check - Speak Low If You Speak Love

How Long Will I Love You - Ellie Goulding 

This song was on the soundtrack to the movie About Time and if you haven't seen it, I highly suggest that you do. 

Deep The Water - Lewis Watson 

I normally listen to the Noisetrade EP version, but this one is just as good.

Machine - Scott Helman 

You Make It Real - James Morrison 

If you haven’t fallen in love with Jame Morrison’s voice, then you haven’t listened to him yet. 

* Good As You - Kane Brown 

Touching Heaven - Johnnyswim

Ocean Eyes - Billie Eilish 

Who else thought this was the perfect song for Starr and Chris’ relationship in The Hate U Give?

What If’s - Kane Brown 

This was the year for me and country.

Unapologetically - Kelsea Ballerini 

Something Wonderful - Seaway 

“I like how it’s been days since you washed that yellow tee shirt, it kinda smells bad, I'm not mad.” (So cute.) 

* Peach Scone - Hobo Johnson 

He's so uncool and that’s what makes him cool.

* Prittyboi - Pandaraps 

“I don’t if a f*ck if your cheeky them/they, I’ve been gay so I'm gonna listen up whenever you say...” (Favorite lyrics of the year.)

Apartment - Seaway 

That One Song - Gnash Ft. Goody Grace

* Eastside - Benny Blanco Ft. Halsey and Khalid 

West Coast - Coconut Records 

Bloom - Troye Sivan

* Powerslide - Ryan Beaty

From Youtube covers to this, I hype for it. 

* Dance To This - Troye Sivan Ft. Ariana Grande

Starving - Hailee Steinfeld and Grey and Zedd

Who else is intimidated but also in love with her? Just me?

40 Over - Seaway 

Mamma Say - Betty Who

There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back - Shawn Mendes

I don’t listen to the radio, but when I do this song is usually what's playing. 

* No Brainer - DJ Khalid, Justin Bieber, Quavo and Chance The Rapper

They need to come out with a track every year, if they’re all gonna be this hopin. 

I’m The One - DJ Khalid, Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper and Lil Wayne

* Torn (Cover) - Neck Deep

The cover is good, but watch the video is you want to see a great video remake. 

Who’s Gonna Carry You Home - Elder Brother

* Beneath The Water - Feed The Biirds 

My favorite song of the year. 

Shelter - Joy Oladokun 

She’s quickly becoming a new fave.

* Always Be My Baby (Spotify Cover) - Anderson East

Spotify has different artists come and cover songs and it’s a toss up with which ones are gonna be good, but every now and again some really great stuff comes out it.

Super Far - LANY 

Adjacent - Speak Low If You Speak Love 

Slow Dancing In A Burning Room (Acoustic) - John Mayer 

One Love - Marianas Trench

Worst In Me - Julia Michaels

Caraphernelia - Pierce The Veil

Yes I am taking it all the way back to 2010, I happened to miss this wave. 

Let It Matter - Johnnyswim 

Probably the most meaningful or important song I’ve heard all year. 

Love Triangle - RaeLynn

Romeo & Juliet - Hobo Johnson 

High School - Kelsea Ballerini

* American Love - Scotty Sire Ft. Elijah Black and Myles Parrish 

Love Yourself (Cover) - Willam Singe

Lonely Christmas - Scotty Sire Ft. Heath Hussar and Mariah Amato

I don’t celebrate Christmas, but I am really into break up songs. 

* Happy Now - Zedd and Elley Duhé

New Rules X Burn X Bodak Yellow (Mix/Cover) - William Singe

New Rules - Dua Lipa

Sorry Not Sorry - Demi Lovato

Love Myself - Hailee Steinfeld

This one made it’s way back after a few years. 

Bad Self - Chukwudi Hodge

* Pressure - Tyler Carter

My 2018 Summer Anthem. 

* Kickback - Myles Parrish and Scotty Sire and Heath Hussar

Why do white people think it’s fun to have the cops show up at the function?

Walking On Sunshine - Katrina and The Waves 

One of the happiest songs on earth.

Sunday Candy (Cover) - Emily Jean

I can’t seem to shake this song. 

Root Beer Float - Olivia O’Brian Ft. Blackbear 

Stay - Zedd and Alessia Cara

Sanity (Growing Up) - We Still Dream 

* What Do I Know - One Flew West 

The local hometown heroes. 

John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16 - Keith Urban

I told you I like country. 

Undiscovered - James Morrison 

Here’s To The Zeros - Marianas Trench 

* The Girls (Twoc) - YVES 

Too Late For Lullabies - James Morrison

Money Talks - YVES

Pyramids of Salt - The Wonder Years

Ten Years Later - One Flew West

* Sober - Demi Lovato 

Sober (Cover) - Jack J

The only cover of this song that I really come back to.

Beautiful Things - Grayscale

Confusion - Speak Low If You Speak Love

“I’m stuck in this body that doesn't know what wants or what it needs or who it loves or anything.” My other favorite lyrics that I’ve heard this year. 

Mess - Real Friends 

Talking To Myself - Watsky 

* Killer In The Mirror - Set It Off

* Shinebox - CrazyEightyEight

From The Outside - Real Friends

* Same Way - Invisible Inc. 

6/10 - Dodie 

* Pray For Me - The Weekend and Kendrick Lamar 

War - Sum 41

* They Warned Us - Invisible Inc. Ft. Gift of Gab

Pieces - Rob Thomas

Savage - YVES

Don Quixote - Invisible Inc. Ft. Gavlyn

See You At The Top - City Lights

Forever Young (Parenthood Series Finale Version) - Rihannon Giddens and Iron and Wine 

Spotify Link 

NOTE: It doesn’t include the songs that are only available through YouTube.

Shout out to all the songs I bumped this month that can’t make it on the list until next year. 

[deadcactuswalking]

REVIEWING THE CHARTS: 01/05/2021

You know the drill by now, right? This week is a strange one, and we’ll get to exactly why in a bit but for now, Lil Nas X’s “MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name)” spends a fifth week at #1. Welcome back to REVIEWING THE CHARTS.

Rundown

Just as we had a pretty relaxed week last week, we have another one this time, and possibly one of the least interesting weeks in British singles chart history, if anything just preparing us for whatever comes out of the DJ Khaled album next week. With that said, there is some movement in the UK Top 75, the group of songs which I cover, including some notable drop-outs, notable in this case meaning the song had spent more than five weeks on the chart or peaked in the top 40. That includes AJ Tracey’s “Anxious” off of the album-boosted return last week and “Best Friend” by Saweetie featuring Doja Cat making its exit after 15 weeks.

We do have some returning entries as well, as “Addicted” by Jorja Smith makes a comeback to #58, alongside some bottom-hangers like “Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi at #72 and “Slumber Party” by Ashnikko featuring Princess Nokia right beside it at #73. Where it gets more interesting would be our gains and losses, and starting with the latter, we have “Don’t Play” by Anne-Marie, KSI and Digital Farm Animals getting ACR’d at #45, HVME’s remix of Travis Scott’s “Goosebumps” falling naturally to #48, “Solid” by Young Stoner Life, Young Thug and Gunna featuring Drake at #55 off of the debut, “Mr. Perfectly Fine” by Taylor Swift at #63 and “Mercury” by Dave and Kamal. plunging to #68, as well as some seriously harsh drops for Central Cee as “Commitment Issues” falls to #57 and “6 for 6” is at #64.

Our gains, however, are a lot more interesting. We have “Watermelon Sugar” by Harry Styles taking advantage of a weak chart at #70, “How Does it Feel” by London Grammar with an unexpected boost to #67, about as unexpected as “Sunshine (The Light)” by Fat Joe, DJ Khaled and Amorphous at #62, “Heat” by Paul Woolford and Amber Mark at #61, “You” by Regard, Troye Sivan and Tate McRae off of the debut to #56, “Cover Me in Sunshine” by P!nk and Willow Sage Heart at #54, “Martin & Gina” by Polo G rebounding at #51, “Marea (We’ve Lost Dancing)” by Fred again.. and The Blessed Madonna sadly at #47 and “Summer 91 (Looking Back)” by Noizu at #43. Entering the top 40 for the first time are “Last Time” by Becky Hill at #39 and “Starstruck” by Years & Years at #38, their first top 40 hit since 2018. They join other gains within the top 40 like “Anywhere Away from Here” by Rag’n’Bone Man and P!nk rebounding to #32, “Runaway” by AURORA at #29, “Didn’t Know” by Tom Zanetti at #24 and Majestic’s remix of “Rasputin” by Boney M. at #21. Whilst the Ariana Grande remix may have done nothing for “Save Your Tears” by The Weeknd just pushing up to #20, a remix did have an effect on “Body” by Russ Millions and Tion Wayne, surging up to the top 10 at #4 thanks to a new version with ArrDee, ZT and E1 of 3x3, Darkoo, Buni, Bugzy Malone and, for whatever reason, Fivio Foreign. None of those artists are credited by the Official Charts Company however so it just becomes both Russ and Tion Wayne’s highest ever charting song. So, now that all of that is out of the way, how about we get into our new arrivals... or shall I say, new arrival?

NEW ARRIVAL

#75 – “Come Through” – H.E.R. featuring Chris Brown

Produced by Cardiak

Yeah, I said this was an uninteresting week, but really, what are the odds that in the entire UK Singles Chart, the only song to enter the top 75 of songs listened to by the British public in this tracking week was at #75 and by Chris Brown? Yeah, it must be really dire here in ol’ England, huh? I was thinking about how to get around this – I mean, there are two more new arrivals in the top 100 in general that I found whilst fact-checking this anomaly of a week, but it’s just some house song and a Bugzy Malone throwaway single, both of which might debut in the top 75 proper next week. I could have talked about some foreign charts, like, say, the US Billboard Hot 100? Australia? The global charts? Hell, I could have even betrayed my nation and talked about the French charts for this episode. I decided against that, however, on a basis of principle. When I started this series up again after a break in Autumn of last year, I promised to myself that I would bring what this series used to lack: consistency. I would always, on every Saturday, deliver a review of the songs that first entered the UK Top 75 that week. That is the plan and how it will stay until I decide to overhaul the format again, which at this rate is probably going to be a temporary Christmas fix and not much else. With all that said, I’m a compulsive liar. I’m not going to review a Chris Brown song; I’ve always actively avoided reviewing his songs proper on this series and this is no different as you can tell by a stalling method I’d perfected for when this guy’s songs end up in the public consciousness.  H.E.R.’s success in the US has always seemed really odd for me considering how little the public resonates with all of her award-winning, critically-acclaimed work – that has never done anything for me personally – and this is actually her highest-charting song in the UK as a lead artist as a result of the feature from one Mr. Breezy. Speaking of that guy, he has never released a good song that doesn’t feature Drake and even that is stretching it as really he just has that one good song with Drake from around 2019 and nothing else. Of course, that’s just my opinion, and if you like the man’s music, that’s fine, but I really can’t get over how the industry has normalised this guy so heavily considering his streak of continually abusive and violent behaviour. I’d wish the guy got help if it at least made the music any better. At least it’s not “Freaky Friday”, I suppose.

Conclusion

Surely, Cactus, you can’t give a song any of the titles in a week where there’s only one song to review, right, let alone Worst of the Week? My answer to that is, “Screw you, it’s my show”, and that Worst of the Week goes to “Come Through” by H.E.R. featuring Chris Brown. Best of the Week goes to – God, I don’t know, that song 3OH!3 did with Katy Perry in 2009. Now, that’s a pop classic. Here’s this week’s top 10:

Thank you for reading! I’ll see you next week.