With just days to go until Christmas, the countdown is truly on.
But with the unfortunate 8pm hospitality closures now in place, many of us will be turning to the telly to get into the spirit for the rest of the week.
From new festive flicks, cringy Christmas classics, and fun family favourites - Netflix have Christmas from home covered this year.
New to Netflix
Robin Robin
A stop-motion holiday musical special from Aardman. When her egg fortuitously rolls into a rubbish dump, Robin is raised by a loving family of mice. As she grows up, her differences become more apparent. Robin sets off on the heist to end all heists to prove to her family that she can be a really good mouse – but ends up discovering who she really is.
The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
When a priceless relic is stolen, Queen Margaret (Vanessa Hudgens) and Princess Stacy (Vanessa Hudgens) enlist the help of Margaret’s audacious look-alike cousin Fiona (Vanessa Hudgens) who teams with a dashing, mysterious man from her past to retrieve it... rekindling the sparks of a tantalising Christmas romance and resulting in a very unexpected switch.
A Castle For Christmas
Famed author, Sophie Brown (Brooke Shields), travels to Scotland hoping to buy a small castle of her own, but the prickly owner, Duke Myles (Cary Elwes), is reluctant to sell to a foreigner. Working to find a compromise, the pair constantly butt heads, but they just may find something more than they were expecting.
Love Hard
Taking a leap of faith LA journalist Natalie (Nina Dobrev) jumps on a flight to surprise her crush for the holidays, only to discover that she's been catfished by Tag's childhood friend who is equally unlucky in love, Josh (Jimmy O. Yang). LOVE HARD also stars James Saito, Harry Shum Jr., Mikaela Hoover and Heather McMahan.
Father Christmas is Back
Four feuding sisters get a crash course in family togetherness when their long-lost father shows up for Christmas at their posh ancestral manor.
Blown Away: Christmas
’Tis the season for redemption as five fan favourites return to the hot shop to compete in a series of Christmas-themed challenges in the quest to become The Best in Holiday Blow. In the spirit of giving, the winner will not only receive a $10,000 cash prize, but an additional $10,000 will also be donated to their charity of choice.
Waffles + Mochi’s Holiday Feast
Waffles and Mochi learn that holiday traditions are about much more than food -- they're about being together and making memories with the people you love.
School of Chocolate
Eight top pastry and chocolate professionals are coming to School of Chocolate to take their skills and careers to the next level. Their teacher is world-renowned chocolatier, Amaury Guichon, known globally for creating mind-blowing chocolate showpieces and unbelievable pastries.
Single All the Way
Desperate to avoid his family’s judgment about his perpetual single status, Peter (Michael Urie) convinces his best friend Nick (Philemon Chambers) to join him for the holidays and pretend that they're now in a relationship. But when Peter’s mother (Kathy Najimy) sets him up on a blind date with her handsome trainer James (Luke Macfarlane)— the plan goes awry.
StarBeam: Beaming in the New Year
When all of StarBeam’s greatest enemies team up on New Year’s Eve, Zoey trains her cousin Zane to be the next super hero in the family.
A Naija Christmas
Three sons race to fulfil their mother’s wish to bring home wives for Christmas, while she battles to plan a Christmas celebration she will always be remembered for.
A California Christmas: City Lights
A year after their romance took root, Caillie and Joseph are leaving the ranch for family business in San Francisco – with wedding bells on the horizon.
Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas
When Shaun's hunt for a bigger stocking hits a snag, the whole farm sets out on a wild holiday adventure — complete with a sleigh!
Festive favourites
Love Actually
Love is all around – and so is heartbreak - as multiple couples navigate romance, family, weddings and airports at Christmas time.
The Holiday
Stuck in a vicious cycle of dead-end relationships with two timing men, Los Angeles resident Amanda and Londoner Iris decide to swap homes.
Klaus
A selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker form an unlikely friendship, delivering joy to a cold, dark town that desperately needs it.
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
A musical adventure and a visual spectacle for the ages, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey is a wholly fresh and spirited family holiday event. Set in the gloriously vibrant town of Cobbleton, the film follows legendary toymaker Jeronicus Jangle (Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker) whose fanciful inventions burst with whimsy and wonder. But when his trusted apprentice (Emmy winner Keegan-Michael Key) steals his most prized creation, it’s up to his equally bright and inventive granddaughter (newcomer Madalen Mills) — and a long-forgotten invention — to heal old wounds and reawaken the magic within. From the imagination of writer-director David E. Talbert and featuring original songs by John Legend, Philip Lawrence, and Davy Nathan, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey reminds us of the strength of family and the power of possibility.
The Christmas Chronicles
After accidentally crashing Santa’s sleigh, a brother and sister pull an all nighter to save Christmas with a savvy, straight talking St Nick.
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
It’s been two years since siblings Kate (Darby Camp) and Teddy Pierce (Judah Lewis) saved Christmas, and a lot has changed. Kate, now a cynical teenager, is reluctantly spending Christmas in Cancun with her mom’s new boyfriend and his son Jack (Jahzir Bruno). Unwilling to accept this new version of her family, Kate decides to run away. But when a mysterious, magical troublemaker named Belsnickel threatens to destroy the North Pole and end Christmas for good, Kate and Jack are unexpectedly pulled into a new adventure with Santa Claus (Kurt Russell). Written and directed by Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Harry Potter) and co-starring Goldie Hawn, THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES 2 is an action-packed adventure for the whole family that’s full of heart, humour, and holiday spirit.
Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square
A rich and nasty woman, Regina Fuller, returns to her small hometown after her father’s death to evict everyone and sell the land to a mall developer - right before Christmas. However, after listening to stories of the local townsfolk, reconnecting with an old love, and accepting the guidance of an actual angel, Regina starts to have a change of heart. This is the story about family, love, and how a small town’s Christmas spirit can warm even the coldest of hearts. Starring Dolly Parton, Christine Baranski, Jenifer Lewis, Treat Williams, and directed and choreographed by three-time Emmy and Golden Globe winner Debbie Allen. Featuring 14 original songs with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square is produced by Magnolia Hill Productions and Sandollar Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television for Netflix. Executive Producers include Sam Haskell, writer Maria S. Schlatter, Debbie Allen, and Dolly Parton.
Holiday In The Wild
When her husband abruptly ends their marriage, empty nester Kate embarks on a solo second honeymoon in Africa, find purpose and potential romance
DASH & LILY
A whirlwind Holiday romance builds as cynical Dash and optimistic Lily trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations all across New York City, finding they have more in common with each other than they would have expected.
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Unwrap the real stories behind these iconic Christmas blockbusters, thanks to insider interviews and behind-the-scenes peeks.
A Christmas Prince
Christmas Comes Early for an aspiring journalist when she’s sent abroad to get the scoop on a dashing prince who’s poised to be king.
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding
A year after helping Richard secure the crown, Amber returns to Aldovia to plan their wedding. But her simple tastes class with royal protocol
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby
Christmas brings the ultimate gift to Aldvovia, a royal baby. But first Queen Amber must save her family and kingdom by unwrapping a monarchy mystery.
The Princess Switch: Switched Again
Days before Duchess Margaret's coronation, her double Stacy swoops in with a plan to fix her love life. But a new look-alike may royally mess things up.
How To Ruin Christmas: The Wedding
Prodigal daughter Tumi goes home for the holidays and manages to ruin her sister's wedding plans. Now she must make things right before it’s too late.
A California Christmas
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.
Holidate
Fed up being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other’s plutonic plus ones all year long, only to catch real feelings along the way.
Operation Christmas Drop
A by the book political aide falls for a big hearted Air Force pilot while looking to shut down his tropical base and its airborne Christmas Tradition.
Best Leftovers Ever!
The top leftover cooking home chefs will take the remains of a dish on an epic journey across three rounds in the ultimate food makeover competition.
For the family
Angela's Christmas Wish
A determined Angela makes a wish to reunite her family in time for Christmas, then launches a plan to find her way from Ireland to Australia.
Alien Xmas
When a race of kleptomaniac aliens attempts to steal Earth's gravity in order to more easily take everything on the planet, only the gift-giving spirit of Christmas and a small alien named X can save the world.
Mighty Express: A Mighty Christmas
The Mighty Express welcomes a new train and speeds into a snowstorm to deliver Santa’s presents and save Christmas for all the kids in Tracksville.
Chico Bon Bon and the Very Berry Holiday
The Fix-It Force makes a plan to hit every home as fast as they can, delivering Blunderberry Cakes before the town awakes to avoid a holiday disaster.
Captain Underpants Mega Blissmas
Christmas gets weird — really weird — after George and Harold go back in time to change up a few of their beloved holiday's traditions.
Super Monsters: Santa’s Super Monster Helpers
When Santa needs serious help preparing all of his presents, the Super Monsters lend a hand and some monster magic to get every gift out on time!
Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love: Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… until Ashley has visions of a not-so-festive future dancing in her head on Christmas Eve.
The Big Show Show: Christmas
Ho, ho, nooo! After an injury forces the Big Show to cease all Santa duties, Cassy steps up as Mrs. Claus to keep the Christmas spirit alive.
A Trash Truck Christmas
When Santa crash-lands in the junkyard on Christmas Eve, Hank, Trash Truck and their animal friends all have a hand in rescuing the holiday for everyone.
The Magic School Bus Rides Again In the Zone
It’s the longest New Years Eve ever as Ms. Frizzle and class travel back in time — hour by hour — to save their beloved bus!
