It is very nearly the most wonderful time of the year and that means that our favourite streaming platforms are gearing up to delight us this festive season with a new selection of Christmas films.

Netflix has, of course, garnered a reputation over the years for including classics like Elf as well as more modern rom-coms like A Castle for Christmas and this year is no different.

Naturally, however, there’s a lot to choose from, so in a bid to reclaim some of your time over the holidays, we’ve complied a list of the best Christmas films on all the major platforms in 2025.

From old flames that rekindle against the odds to a festive matriarch learning the true meaning of Christmas when she finally decided to put herself first, there’s almost certainly guaranteed to be something you’ll enjoy on this list. 

1. A Merry Little Ex-Mas 

If you’re looking for a feel-good film to get you in the festive spirit, Netflix’s A Merry Little Ex-Mas is a great place to start – and it’s already streaming on Netflix. 

 If you’re looking for a feel-good film to get you in the festive spirit, Netflix’s A Merry Little Ex-Mas is a great place to start

Centered around a couple who are divorcing amicably, it soon becomes clear that this is not quite so simple when they bring their new beaus to their family Christmas celebration

 Centered around a couple who are divorcing amicably, it soon becomes clear that this is not quite so simple when they bring their new beaus to their family Christmas celebration. 

Its synopsis reads: ‘All Kate and Everett want for Christmas is an amicable divorce and one last holiday as a family, but new flames and old feelings complicate their plans.’

2. Champagne Problems 

Another romantic comedy that’s a new 2025 release on Netflix is Champagne Problems and it’s yours to enjoy, as it launched on November 19.

It centres around a busy businesswoman who is in the process of buying a champagne house, Château Cassell.

But when she decides to take a rare night off, she meets a stranger in Paris who immediately grabs her attention.

Despite spending the night together, her focus immediately returns to the champagne house and away from her new lover. 

So she’s naturally floored when she discovers that he’s actually the son of the champagne company’s founder…

Another romantic comedy that’s a new 2025 release on Netflix is Champagne Problems – it centres around a busy businesswoman who is in the process of buying a champagne house, Château Cassell

Despite spending the night together, her focus immediately returns to the champagne house and away from her new lover. So she’s naturally floored when she discovers that he’s actually the son of the champagne company’s founder…

3. A Very Jonas Christmas 

Fans of the Jonas brothers will be delighted to see the trio star in this musical comedy that’s streaming on Disney+ this Christmas and you can watch it right now.

Its synopsis reads: ‘Three famous brothers race against time and face challenges during a chaotic journey from London to New York, desperate to make it home in time for Christmas with their loved ones.’ 

The film features seven original songs from the brothers and also stars the likes of Will Ferrell, Billie Lourd, Laverne Cox and KJ Apa.

With a score of 81% on Rotten Tomatoes the film has managed to impress both critics and viewers alike since its debut on 14 November.

 It marks the brothers’ return to Disney after a string of projects during their formative years, including the Camp Rock films and sitcom Jonas.

Fans of the Jonas brothers will be delighted to see the trio star in this musical comedy that’s available to watch on Disney+

4. Jingle Bell Heist 

If you are looking for a more dramatic film to watch this Christmas, however, then Jingle Bell Heist might be right up your street.

Streaming on Netflix from November 26, it centres around two thieves whose plans are foiled before they even get off the ground when they realise that they’re planning to rob the same shopping mall. 

Netflix explained: ‘Two down-on-their-luck hourly workers team up to rob a posh London department store on Christmas Eve. 

‘Will they steal each other’s hearts along the way? 

This genre-buster should keep action fans gripped, marking some variety from the usual rom-com format. 

Sex Education star Connor Swindells, Motherland’s Lucy Punch and Peter Serafinowicz are among the famous faces in the cast.

If you are looking for a more dramatic film to watch this Christmas, however, then Netflix’s Jingle Bell Heist might be right up your street

Jingle Bell Heist centres around two thieves whose plans are foiled before they even get off the ground when they realise that they’re planning to rob the same shopping centre

5. Tinsel Town 

Sky’s offering to the line-up of Christmas films this year is Tinsel Town – following a washed-up actor learns the true meaning of Christmas when he starts in a small-town’s production of Cinderella. 

Here, he encounters a colourful cast of oddball locals, who slowly come to hold a special place in his heart

Starring Rebel Wilson and Kiefer Sutherland, Danny Dyer and Katherine Ryan, the all-star cast contains a mix of British and US stars.

It was shot entirely in Yorkshire and is directed by Chris Foggin, who was also behind the camera for Netflix’s hit m movie Bank of Dave. 

He also directed Sky Cinema’s 2022 movie This is Christmas and 2019’s Fisherman’s Friends.

Tinsel Town will be available to stream on Sky from December 5.

Sky’s offering to the line-up of Christmas films this year is Tinsel Town – a washed up actor learns the true meaning of Christmas when he starts in a small-town’s production of Cinderella

6. Oh. What. Fun 

Naturally, Amazon Prime is also releasing a Christmas film in 2025 on December 3 and like other classics such as the National Lampoons, Oh. What. Fun centres around a family Christmas gone wrong. 

Its synopsis reads: ‘Claire plans a special Christmas, but is forgotten by her family. When they realise that she’s missing, their holiday is at risk until she returns to give them the celebration they deserve.’ 

If you’re thinking that plot sounds familiar, it’s fair to say there’s more than a passing resemblance to classic film Home Alone. 

With an impressive cast of Hollywood’s finest, it stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Longoria, Chloe Grace Moretz and Felicity Jones.  

Naturally, Amazon Prime is also releasing a Christmas film in 2025 and like other classics such as the National Lampoons, Oh. What. Fun centres around a family Christmas gone wrong

Our final recommendation for Christmas 2025 is Netflix’s Goodbye June – which has already proven itself to be a tearjerker from the trailer alone AND it’s directed by Kate Winslet

7. Goodbye June 

Our final recommendation for Christmas 2025 is Netflix’s Goodbye June and it is the last film to be released on this list – dropping on December 12.

The film has already proven itself to be a tearjerker from the trailer alone AND it’s directed by Kate Winslet. 

Netflix explained: ‘The film takes place just before Christmas, when an unexpected turn in their mother’s health thrusts four adult siblings and their exasperating father into chaos as they navigate messy family dynamics in the face of potential loss. 

‘But their quick-witted mother, June, orchestrates her decline on her own terms – with biting humour, blunt honesty, and a lot of love.

Following the release of the trailer last week, fans praised: ‘I’m already bawling my eyes out and this is just the trailer… ‘;

‘This looks really good! One of the best lines in this trailer in my opinion: “If there are any heavens, my mother will, all by herself, have one!”‘