12 Days of Christmas, 12 movies to watch: Your ultimate Christmas Day streaming guide
‘Tis the season for streaming! It’s that special time of year — when we celebrate the joy, love and laughter of Christmas in a special way: by streaming holiday movies.And with more streaming platforms than ever before, you’re spoiled with choices when it comes to festive films.Technically the beginning of the 12 days of Christmas, Christmas Day is the perfect time to rewatch a beloved festive flick or one of this year’s new additions to the genre.So if you’re looking for something to watch — whether it’s with family, friends, that special someone or your fur baby — pour yourself a cup of cocoa, grab a cozy blanket and treat yourself to one of these 12 holiday movies (and one bonus) as you enjoy the holiday.“Buddy the Elf, what’s your favorite color?” Will Ferrell’s 2003 screwball Christmas comedy is a perennial favorite among a wide swath of demographics, making it a perfect choice for family viewing.
If, somehow, you haven’t seen it, the movie follows Buddy the Elf (Ferrell), one of Santa’s elves, who learns his birth father is a businessman (James Caan) living in New York and sets out to find him.Hijinks ensue as Buddy tries to acclimate to life in the big city.Watch “Elf” on Hulu or Disney+.Lindsay Lohan’s second Netflix Christmas movie, “Our Little Secret,” delighted fans just as much as her first, 2022’s “Falling for Christmas,” in which she played a spoiled hotel heiress who falls for a down-on-his-luck innkeeper (Chord Overstreet) after being diagnosed with amnesia after falling in a skiing accident.
For her sophomore holiday movie venture, Lohan stars opposite Ian Harding (“Pretty Little Liars”), who plays her ex.Each resentful of the other, they are forced spend Christmas under the same roof after learning that their respective significant others are siblings.Watch “Our Little Secret” on Netflix.The animated adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg’s 1985 children’s book of the same name, “The Polar Ex...