Holiday movies, events, and free entertainment streaming guide

Deck the halls, hang the stockings, and slip into your most cozy PJ’s: the holiday season is here!

The amount of holiday programming available at the push of a button may be limitless, but the time to watch it all certainly isn’t. To help, we’ve made a list (and checked it twice) of some top picks for your holiday viewing enjoyment, sorted by free, subscription, and NYE picks. Let’s dive in!

FREE HOLIDAY MOVIES AND TV SHOWS

• Holidays on The Roku Channel: Everyone’s favorite streaming channel (okay, maybe we’re a little biased) has assembled an impressive slate of free holiday streaming content. Some highlights include Christmas on the Range, Holiday Boyfriend, and just for fun, Christmas Twister.
• 25 Days of Christmas Past: Freeform is gifting the world loads of holiday content in their 25 Days of Christmas Past linear channel, letting viewers watch beloved holiday movies and specials without the need to sign-in.
• A Charlie Brown Christmas: What holiday season would be complete without this animated classic from the Peanuts gang? Best of all, Apple TV has unlocked the special for non-subscribers this month!
• A Christmas Carol (1984): The great George C. Scott stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in this highly underrated holiday classic, streaming free on Tubi.
• Season’s Greetings on Pluto TV: This celebrated free streaming service has a big list of holiday specials available for the frugal streamers out there, with a robust lineup of Lifetime and Hallmark movies and much more, including the hilarious modern-day Scrooge story, A Christmas Karen.

INCLUDED WITH A SUBSCRIPTION OR CONNECTION TO TV PROVIDER

• Season’s Streamings on The Roku Channel Premium Subscriptions: From family movie nights to holiday-themed specials, see how a free trial can liven up your house this winter.
• 25 Days of Christmas: For those with access to a participating pay TV provider, Freeform’s 25 Days of Christmas brings a stocking full of live and on-demand holiday content, including The Santa Clause 1 & 2, Prancer Returns, and Home Alone 1 & 2.
• Mariah Carey “Merry Christmas to All”: The Queen of Christmas comes to your home as CBS presents Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All on Tuesday, Dec. 20 from 8-10 PM. The show will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+ on The Roku Channel.
• The Saturday Night Live Christmas Special: SNL is back this year with a Christmas show starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Austin Butler. Catch it on NBC or Peacock.
• CMA Country Christmas: Celebrate the holidays country-style with star-studded special featuring performances by Dan + Shay, Scotty McCreery and Carly Pearce, available to stream on Hulu and Disney+ on December 9.
• A Very Backstreet Holiday: Backstreet’s back – for the holidays! On December 15^th, Disney+ celebrates the legendary boy band’s brand-new holiday album in this musical special.
• Falling for Christmas: Lindsey Lohan stars in this holiday rom-com, available now on Netflix, where the #1 Mean Girl herself spreads some holiday cheer.

NEW YEAR’S EVE BALL-DROP STREAMS

• Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023: Ryan Seacrest is back for the 18^th year in a row with the most beloved NYE countdown on TV. Kicking off at 8pm ET, the celebration can be viewed on ABC across many live TV services and the ABC app.
• New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen: Countdown to 2023 with your favorite CNN personalities beginning at 8pm ET on your favorite cable alternative or the CNN app.
• Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party: It’s hard to imagine two people we’d rather ring-in the New Year with than pop music’s top wild child Miley Cyrus and her Smokey-Mountain godmother Dolly Parton. If you agree, then be sure to tune in starting at 10:30pm ET on the NBC and Peacock apps!

Check out even more free holiday, NHL, and iHeartRadio content on The Roku Channel – read all about TRC’s 10 new linear channels here.

Happy Streaming!