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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13. A Californian Christmas
Another of the glut of Netflix festive movies that kept us entertained during the lockdown Christmas of 2020, A Californian Christmas makes up for its lack of originality with no small amount of charm. With his carefree lifestyle on the line, a wealthy charmer poses as a ranch hand to get a hardworking farmer to sell her family’s land before Christmas. Could there be a romantic spark between the odd couple? Yes there could. Photo: Netflix