“Miracles do happen at Christmas, you just have to believe.” – The Christmas Setup
Watching cheesy Christmas movies is one reason this is the most wonderful time of year! Curl up with your best friends or family and watch these Lifetime holiday movies that are always so cheerful and heart warming!
Here are the top 20 Best Lifetime Christmas movies to watch this holiday season.
This post is all about the best Lifetime Christmas movies. Everything you want to get in the Christmas spirit, and perfect movie watching for Christmas Eve.
Disclaimer: Affiliate links are included for convenience and ease of reference. If used to make a purchase, they will result in a small commission at no extra cost to the buyer.
Slowestuff Christmas Section
We don’t just have a list of the best Lifetime Christmas movies, we have plenty of Christmas content on the blog!
You can find more movie options with our list of the best faith based Christmas movies. We also have your holiday playlist all set, with selections from Motown, Punk and even funny Christmas songs too!
Check out our Christmas section, it has so many great gift ideas like the best gifts for teen girls, gifts for men, gifts for women and gifts under $50 for everyone.
We love Christmas season!
Best Lifetime Christmas Movies for a Full Festive Movie Marathon
Hallmark Channel and Lifetime Christmas movies are such a cozy part of the holiday season, aren’t they?
There’s just something about the mix of love & family in a small town with these made-for-tv holiday movie titles that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy.
You’ve got the perfect holiday setting—luxury chalet, snow-covered streets, and sparkling Christmas trees everywhere. Plus, they always seem to have a heartwarming story of someone finding love or reconnecting with family, and that’s what makes them so perfect for this time of year.
Top 20 Best Lifetime Christmas Movies to Watch This Season
We know that Hallmark movies have really taken off lately, and they often highlight the magical element of Christmas with their made-for-TV charm. But there are plenty of great choices on Amazon Prime Video too!
When people say a movie’s like a “Hallmark movie,” you know exactly what they mean. It’s that feel-good vibe, a predictable but sweet storyline, and of course, a happy ending.
The typical setup? A female lead who is usually a single mother, is juggling her career, her life, or some holiday event, and there’s usually a single dad she happens to meet. You just know they’re going to end up together under the falling fake snow, but that’s part of the fun, right? Whether it’s a financial advisor finding holiday joy or an event planner saving the town’s Christmas gala, you can’t help but smile through it all.
Check out these top 20 choices!
Gaby is the last unmarried sibling in her family. Gaby accidentally adds Alex to the family group chat, and her family decides to invite him to join them for Christmas.
Encouraged by her editor to attend the annual Christmas Photography Retreat, fashion photographer Gaby learns her rental has been double booked with another photographer, Sean.
Bridget Torres is a prominent national news weather forecaster who comes to the wintry town of Leavenworth, Washington, where Christmas traditions prevail each holiday season
Former Broadway star, Billy Holiday, returns to his hometown for Christmas after being abruptly fired. While there, he volunteers to help revive the town's traditional Christmas Eve show which was once a showcase for local talent.
Every Christmas, Reilly Shore picks a random spot on the map to take an adventurous trip. This year, that destination is the quaint hamlet of Mistletoe Lake.
Sawyer makes a fake wedding registry. But when the whole town throws her a surprise bridal shower, she must find a fake fiancé.
When Sam, the designer for a popular home renovation show, returns home to help fix up the Bell Harbor Inn, the contractor she gets paired with also happens to be her ex.
Mira's parents hire Brady Phillips and his high-powered marketing company to boost sales for the holidays of their fruitcakes.
As bakery owner Kate deals with a holiday-season breakup, she awakes on Christmas day to find a handsome soldier who might be the Nutcracker Prince.
Kate arranges for Hugo to run into Patrick, Hugo's high school friend and secret crush, who has recently returned after a stint in Silicon Valley.
Charity, an ambitious yet pragmatic reporter, learns the true meaning of Christmas when she investigates Erik Gallagher, a millionaire and beloved member of the town who insists that all the gifts that arrive on Christmas Day every year are from none-other than Santa himself.
When Rachel volunteers to help a stage-frightened teenage girl hit the high notes of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" for her Christmas pageant solo, she falls in love with the girl's widower dad Michael, just as Rachel's ex stirs up complications for the holiday.
Popular romance novelist Izzie's inspiration strikes in the unlikely form of a B&B's new owner Matt, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the handsome hero from her novels.
Following the loss of her beloved grandmother, Suzie is guilted into following in her grandmother's footsteps by entering the local gingerbread house competition.
Years after their personal and professional breakup, Georgia and Joe agree to reunite after their daughter, Belle, asks them to participate in a Christmas Charity concert.
Inspired by true events, Emma returns to her hometown and finds the lights in the once festive town have gone dim, prompting her to reconnect with an ex to light the town again.
A down-on-her-luck mom finds herself penniless and homeless just before Christmas when her husband leaves her. To support herself and her kids, she takes a waitressing job at a small-town diner, where the kind patrons take steps to lighten her load.
When food stylist Holly returns home for Christmas, she learns that Loretta, the elderly owner of her favorite childhood bakery, is retiring & has started a contest to give the bakery to whomever can recreate her famous 12 Days of Christmas recipes. Holly enters, as does a local baker named Brad and the 2 adversaries end up cooking up something special together for the holidays.
Abbey is forced back to her hometown to repair a Victorian house she inherited. When she decides to sell the house she hires single dad, Josh, to help with the repairs.
MacKenzie is a brilliant, competitive teacher who recently lost her father, the heart of the town's tradition "The Reindeer Games." She joins his former team to keep his tradition alive. Fading star, and her high school crush, Chase, comes home and is roped into the games. Mac is determined to beat him and win the Kris Kringle Cup. As competition heats up, so does the spark between Mac and Chase.
Top 20 Best Lifetime Christmas Movies for a Full Festive Movie Marathon
Lifetime Network has really stepped it up!
There are so many stars from all different areas of entertainment in these movies. You will see Jana Kramer, your favorite teenage witch Melissa Joan Hart, Mario Lopez, Lacey Chabert, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Loni Anderson, Nicollette Sheridan, Morgan Fairchild, Teri Hatcher, Luke Humphrey, even Donna Mills and Linda Gray! You are sure to recognize some of these famous faces in these new Christmas movies.
There are tons of new releases like The Christmas Setup and Feliz Navidad that mix romance, humor, and just the right amount of holiday magic. Whether it’s old friends rekindling something special or a business trip turning into a holiday romance, these movies are just the ultimate Christmas season guilty pleasure.
20 Best Lifetime Christmas Movies
We hope this list of the Best Lifetime Christmas movies has given you lots of good movies to watch as you spend your holiday celebrations time with your love interest or old college friends.
If you are looking for more Christmas season ideas, inspiration and vibes, we have a whole section of the blog dedicated to it! Go check it out for more ideas and inspiration!
Don’t forget to subscribe to the Slowestuff newsletter for year-round content! We love to talk about seasonal topics, and keep an ongoing discussion about books and scrapbooking all year long!
Let’s be friends on Youtube & TikTok!
Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Enjoy Kwanzaa, and Seasons Greetings to all!
Slowestuff
[…] gift shopping, we have all kinds of holiday themed posts – the best Lifetime Christmas movies, Timeless Blues Christmas songs to add to your playlist, and some great Christmas scrapbook pages […]