Since there’s no place like home for the holidays, gather your family, grab a cup of hot cocoa and make it a December—and November—to remember with these Christmas movies and specials streaming on Disney Plus.
Christmas Movies on Disney Plus
1. Noelle
We’re all familiar with Kris Kringle, but this jolly flick is about the big man in red’s daughter Noelle (Anna Kendrick).
2. The Santa Clause
Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) inadvertently becomes Santa Claus on Christmas Eve after the original accidentally falls off his roof.
3. Home Alone
Merry Christmas, you filthy animal! This beloved 1990 Christmas classic stars Macaulay Culkin as young Kevin McCallister, who accidentally gets left behind while his family goes on vacation. Home alone, Kevin defends his house from two burglars.
4. The Muppet Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol got the muppet makeover in this family film starring Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit.
5. Mickey’s Christmas Carol
An animated version of the timeless Christmas classic features Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters, including Scrooge McDuck as Ebenezer Scrooge.
6. ‘Twas the Night
This Disney Channel Original Movie sees Bryan Cranston play irresponsible uncle Nick, who decides to deliver Santa’s presents with his nephew Danny after accidentally knocking him out. What his nephew doesn’t know is that Nick is stealing from houses along the way.
7. Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
After being blamed for a sleigh crash, Richie Rich (David Gallagher) wishes he hadn’t been born…a wish that ends up being granted by a wishing machine.
8. I’ll Be Home for Christmas
College student Jake (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) is in a rush to get home for Christmas in this 1998 comedy starring Jessica Biel.
9. Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
Some of our favorite Disney characters, including Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto and Donald, come together to share three stories of Christmas past.
10. Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
The enchanting story of Beauty and the Beast continues as Belle tries to help Beast get into the Christmas spirit, but someone wants to keep them apart forever.
11. The Santa Clause 2
Christmas is getting complicated for Scott Calvin. He’s been Santa for eight years, but there’s a new challenge…he has to get married by Christmas Eve, or he doesn’t get to be Santa anymore.
12. The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
The holidays get chaotic for Scott when his in-laws come to the North Pole and Jack Frost (Martin Short) steals his job.
13. 12 Dates of Christmas
It’s Groundhog Day meets Christmas! Amy Smart’s character Kate Stanton find herself reliving the same Christmas Eve blind date over and over again, until she gets things right.
14. Olaf’s Frozen Adventure
With Elsa and Anna not having any holiday traditions of their own, Olaf sets out to bring some home to his friends.
15. Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas!
Teddy Duncan and her mom Amy embark on an adventure to reunite with their family after being separated on their way to celebrate Christmas in Palm Springs.
16. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Disney’s take on the holiday classic, The Nutcracker, is about a young girl named Clara who journeys to four secret realms after being given a gift left by her late mother.
17. The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tired of the same scary routine, Jack Skellington, the “Pumpkin King” of Halloween Town, decides to take over Santa’s holiday after coming across Christmas Town.
18. Babes in Toyland
Mary Contrary (Annette Funicello) is due to marry Tom Piper (Tommy Sands), but he gets kidnapped by goons working for the evil Barnaby (Ray Bolger) in this 1961 musical fantasy, which was based on the operetta Babes in Toyland.
19. The Search for Santa Paws
When Santa loses his memory during a trip to New York City, his furry friend Santa Paws sets out to rescue Kris Kringle.
20. Disney’s A Christmas Carol
This is definitely not like the Muppets or Mickey’s Christmas Carol films. Robert Zemeckis’ 3D animated version of Dickens’ novel is darker and features Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge.
21. The Ultimate Christmas Present
Two best friends want to close their school by making it snow in Los Angeles, but their plan literally snowballs out of control.
22.Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
The Santa Pups from the North Pole try to save Christmas after the holiday spirit begins to disappear.
23. One Magic Christmas
Oscar winner Mary Steenburgen portrays a young mother named Ginny Grainger, who rediscovers the joy of Christmas with help from her guardian angel and daughter.
24. The Mistle-Tones
Holly (Tia Mowry) auditions for a spot in The Snow Belles, a local Christmas group that her late mother founded. However, after the spot goes to someone else Holly decides to create her own musical group, The Mistle-Tones.
25. Snowglobe
A magical Christmas snow globe transports Angela Moreno (Christina Milian) to a winter wonderland called Snow Globe.
26. Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
Santa joins Mickey Mouse and his friends in this sequel to Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas.
27. Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
Journey to the Hundred Acre Woods to celebrate the holidays with Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends.
28. The Christmas Star
Horace McNickle manages to escape prison dressed as Santa. While hiding out from police, the counterfeiter meets two kids who believe he is the real St. Nick.
29. Santa’s Workshop
Santa is getting ready to come to town! The 1932 Silly Symphony cartoon features Santa preparing for Christmas Eve with his elves.
30. Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws
All Puppy Paws wants is to be a normal puppy, okay? Being the pup of Santa Paws (Santa’s dog, obviously) isn’t that easy. The talking dog wishes that there was never a Christmas, and that’s what happens… but the good-at-heart puppy regrets his decision and needs help. This 2009 live-action holiday film is one of several Air Bud spinoffs, featuring five golden retrievers, the Buddies, who are pups of the original Air Bud. In this film, Budderball, Rosebud and the rest of the Buddies help Puppy Paws to make everything right.If your mind wanders to how it’s possible that The Carol Burnett Show’s Tim Conway (the voice of Sniffer) and Happy Days’ Tom Bosley (the voice of Santa Paws himself) got attached to this film, you’ll be forgiven. Christopher Lloyd is here too, playing S. Cruge, the film’s Christopher Lloyd-type villain, and that seems much more believable.
31. Prep & Landing: Naughty vs Nice
The last in the Prep & Landing series, this half-hour, computer animated 3-D holiday special first aired on ABC all the way back in 2011. Hacker JingleSmell1337 has hacked into the North Pole’s system and Christmas elves Wayne and Lanny, part of the team that prep homes for Santa’s arrival, have to save the day before “The Big 2-5” arrives. Wayne’s younger brother, Noel, a Naughty Kid expert and member of the Coal Brigade, goes along for the ride. There’s a magical word that gets someone off Santa’s Naughty list in this special, and your kids may not stop saying it once they find out.
32. Pluto’s Christmas Tree
If you like Disney Classics, this one’s for you. Made in 1952, the animated micro-short film (about 7 minutes) Pluto’s Christmas Tree features everyone’s favorite mouse and his pup chopping down a tree and bringing it home without realizing it already has two residents: chipmunks Chip and Dale. Poor Pluto gets blamed for all their hijinks, but when Mickey finds out what’s going on, he responds in a way that is meant to warm hearts for the holidays. This film marks the last time the chipmunks (and brother) tangle with Pluto; they went on to have their own adventures in other Disney properties as well as two series.
33. Lego Star Wars Holiday Special
This 44-minute film, which made its debut in 2020 on the streamer, is an entirely new Star Wars story. The plot takes place after the events of Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker, and Rey, our young heroine, thrust into an adventure while trying to make it to the Wookie home world of Kashyyyk for their holiday Life Day, which celebrates friends and families. Along the way, she mixes it up with fan-favorite characters that may or may not be alive in the cinematic universe. “She has a nice It’s a Wonderful Life moment as she reflects on her own mistakes, her own teachings, and what it means to be a mentor,” says Josh Rimes. James Waugh, who produced the special and is vice president, franchise content and strategy at Lucasfilm, explains all holiday specials while explaining this one. “Whether all of those specials are great or not, they are trying to warm you with a theme about being with your family, caring, loving others, being selfless. These are things that are automatically inherent to Star Wars. So we really wanted to anchor this with the idea of, ‘What is Rey missing right now?’ She is so focused on the burden of being the only Jedi in this new era and the duty of potentially passing on that knowledge. She’s missing the point that there still needs to be time to be with your friends and the family you’ve made."
34. High School Musical The Musical The Holiday Special
The show that gave the world Olivia Rodrigo also had a holiday special last year. In about 45 minutes, the cast of High School Musical: The Musical got together to share their own holiday stories, favorite gifts and embarrassing anecdotes. And of course, there’s music. The cast run through Christmas classics (and an original by Joshua Bassett), but the special also features Hanukkah and New Year’s songs too. Fans of the show also get to see a glimpse of a future Season 2 performance.
35. Disney Channel Epic Holiday Showdown
In this holiday special, which also premiered in 2020, the premise is simple: Ebenezer Scrooge (Anneliese Louise van der Pol, Chelsea from That’s So Raven, who also appears as herself) has cursed Christmas. This cannot stand, and Santa and Mrs. Claus (Entertainment Tonight’s Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner), have to stop him. How? By recruiting kids from Disney Channel shows to compete in holiday challenges and raise holiday spirit, of course! There’s also music: Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 2 star Meg Donnelly and “global pop group” Now United put in some holiday performances to get people in a festive mood. Kai Green contributed to this article Next, here is the real meaning of the “12 Days of Christmas”.
