In recent years Netflix subscribers have been finding an array of original Christmas films added to their libraries, with many of them becoming some of the platform’s most popular titles.
And, starting with 2017’s Christmas Inheritance, many of the films exist in their own tinsel-covered ‘Netflix Christmas Universe’ (or NCU), with eagle-eyed viewers spotting recurring stars, locations, themes and characters – along with numerous other fun crossovers and ‘Easter eggs’.
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Is that character really watching one of the other Netflix Christmas films on television? Is the Belgravian royal family in The Princess Switch the same family that appear in A Christmas Prince? Is the Aldovian tree ornament in The Knight Before Christmas the same as the one that is a major plot point of A Christmas Prince? Does that even make sense without time travel? Exactly how many Vanessa Hudgens are there?
These are just a few of the questions that may – or may not – be answered by a festive binge-watch.
So, here are 13 (19 including sequels - and we do) films to enjoy this December.
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9. Operation Christmas Drop
There's more festive romance on offer in Operation Christmas Drop, starring Kat Graham, Alexander Ludwig, Virginia Madsen. The 2020 film is about a by-the-book political aide who falls for a big-hearted Air Force pilot while looking to shut down his tropical base and its airborne Christmas tradition. Photo: Netflix
10. The Christmas Chronicles
As an elevator pitch, "Kurt Russell plays Santa Claus" is hard to beat - and that's the main draw of The Christmas Chronicles. The plot follows a brother and sister who accidentally crash Santa's sleigh and spend the rest of the night helping him to save Christmas. Think that sounds good? The sequel, The Christmas Chronicles 2, features Kurt's real-life wife Goldie Hawn as Mrs Claus. Photo: Netflix
11. Love Hard
Love Hard is one of Netflix' newest festive films, having just been released at the start of last November. After meeting her perfect match on a dating app, an LA writer learns she's been catfished when she flies 3,000 miles to Lake Placid in New York state to surprise him for Christmas. All is not lost though, and her catfisher agrees to help her win over the man whose photos he used on the app. It's been described as a mixture of Roxanne and When Harry Met Sally, which seems pretty fair. Photo: Netflix
12. Holidate
Is Holidate a genuine Christmas movie? Well, it starts and finishes on Christmas Day so we reckon that's good enough. Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only to catch real feelings along the way. It stars Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey, and is a real festive feelgood film. Photo: Netflix