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Christmas time is also movie time - especially when the current situation means that the range of leisure activities is somewhat limited.
The right movie fun is simply part of the contemplative time.
So if you want to go festive with TV and streaming enjoyment, you have a large selection of entertaining Christmas films.
Christmas movies on Disney +
Disney + (pronounced Disney Plus) has some Christmas classics on offer - both third-party and in-house productions.
Of course, the cult film
"Kevin Alone at Home"
(7.6 out of ten stars on IMDb) from 1990 and the second part "
Kevin Alone in New York"
(6.8 stars on IMDb)
should not be missing for Christmas
.
Here the little boy Kevin McCallister, played by Macaulay Culkin, is simply forgotten by his family (part one) or put on the wrong plane (part two).
Funny, entertaining and legendary adventures develop around the fight of Kevins against burglars (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern).
In "Noelle" (6.3 out of 10 stars on IMDb), Santa Claus' daughter is faced with a very special task: her father wants to retire, her brother, who should actually be the successor, is pinching.
So it's up to her to take on Santa's job.
Starring: Anna Kendrick.
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You can find the whole overview here: Christmas films on Disney +
Disney Christmas Movies
Of course, Disney + also has many animated films from its own production in its program - including the short film "Frozen - Olaf thaws" (5.5 stars on IMDb) and the 3D animation film "A Christmas story" (6.8 stars).
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Amazon Prime: "Three hazelnuts for Cinderella"
Amazon Prime subscribers will also get their money's worth at Christmas.
With the film
"The Night Before Christmas"
, the service has a classic from 1954 in its program.
The film is based on the Christmas story "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
In it, an orphan boy cheats for a job in a toy factory.
He doesn't sell the toys he makes, but gives them away - to the chagrin of his old boss.
The film is rated 6.1 stars on IMDb.
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Those who prefer to watch a funny animated film will
find suitable productions
, among others, with
“The Grinch”
(6.2 stars on IMDb) or
“Elliot, the smallest reindeer”
(5.0 stars).
Fans of romantic films get
their money's
worth with
"Actually ... Love"
.
Ten stories are linked here.
Hugh Grant can be seen in one of the leading roles.
The 2003 film was rated 7.6 stars on IMDb.
Other Christmas films in the program include
"New York Christmas - There is a Christmas miracle"
,
"Three hazelnuts for Cinderella"
and
"Santa & Co - Who saves Christmas?"
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Christmas on Netflix
A look at the “Christmas films” genre subpage on Netflix shows that the streaming provider has a huge repertoire of suitable productions for the Christmas season.
Romantic comedies are particularly popular in December - and Netflix has plenty of them in its program.
In
“The Knight Before Christmas”
from 2009, Brooke (Vanessa Hudgens), who no longer believes in finding the right person, meets a true knight from the 14th century.
The two fall in love - and get 5.5 out of 10 stars on IMDb.
In
"Love no holiday needs"
from 2006 is about a House Exchange - and to broken hearts, unrequited love and the search for the Happy Ending.
The film has a prominent cast, including Hollywood stars such as Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black and James Franco.
The film, which was originally called “The Holiday”, was rated 6.9 stars on IMDb.
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Those who prefer to see animated films have
many entertaining and child-friendly options
with films such as
“Alien XMas”
,
“Dream Works - Merry Christmas from Madagascar”
,
“Klaus”
and
“Angela's Christmas”
.
And there are also plenty of dramas and comedies in the range.
More Christmas movies on Netflix:
Christmas films on TV: broadcast dates for the classics
But not only subscribers to streaming services get their money's worth - of course there are plenty of Christmas films on (free) TV too.
So there is
"Kevin Alone at Home"
on December 24th.
At 8.15 p.m. on Sat.1, one day later (at the same time), according to the TV-Spielfilm program guide, it will most likely be followed by
“Kevin Alone in New York”
.
“Drei Nüsse für Cschenbrödel”
can be seen on several days and on several channels in December.
On December 24th, the classic can be seen on ARD (12: 15-13: 40), on NDR (16: 15-17: 35) and on ORF1 (7: 55-9: 15) - on WDR it already runs on December 12th (1:20 pm-2: 45 pm).
Other broadcasters also have the film in their programs.
Another Christmas classic is
"The Little Lord"
from 1980. The film is about little Cedric Errol, who grows up in very humble circumstances in New York City and who is named the only heir to his wealthy British grandfather.
The broadcasting of the film has long been a tradition at ARD.
If you want to watch the film, which is rated 7.4 stars on IMDb, you have the opportunity to do so on December 18 at 8:15 pm on ARD.
Other highlights on free TV this year include
“Der Polarexpress”
(December 6th, 11:50 am on SuperRTL), as well as the Austrian production
“Single Bells”
(December 4, ORF1 at 8:15 pm)