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by Katie Lucas
One of my favorite things to do during the holiday season is make a nice, hot mug of cocoa, snuggle up under a fluffy blanket and binge-watch holiday movies. If you're in need of some (sometimes so-bad-it's-good) entertainment, I've listed some of my favorite films that are streaming this year! There are plenty of other great holiday films out there...so if you have any suggestions for my next movie night, be sure to let me know!
The Christmas Chronicles This fun film was released on Netflix in 2018 and was so well received it's even gotten a sequel this year (which I sadly haven't gotten to watch just yet!). It follows a brother and sister who are having trouble getting through the holiday season without their father on a magical adventure helping Santa Claus. The Christmas Chronicles stands out as one of my favorite holiday movies because it celebrates the magic of the season, while maintaining a level of drama that will keep the adults entertained as much as the kids!
A Christmas Prince I'm a sucker for holiday romance movies and A Christmas Prince (and its two sequels!) definitely brings feelings of happiness and good cheer to my season. The Netflix films follow an aspiring journalist who goes on assignment to cover the story of a playboy prince in the foreign nation of Aldovia. As she snoops around the palace, the journalist ends up uncovering more of the royal family's secrets than she ever imagined! It's a fun, warm-hearted film series that is perfect to scratch that romance-genre itch and adds the perfect amount of mystery to each movie.
The Santa Clause One of my favorite movie series since I was a kid are the Santa Clause films. I have always loved Tim Allen and the movies are just plain fun to watch. If you haven't already seen them (or want to watch them again) head over to Disney+ to watch as a corporate executive has his life turned upside down when Santa falls off his roof on Christmas Eve. While some of the sequels are a little worsefor-wear, there's always a lot of magic and love portrayed in the films that is just perfect for the little ones during the holiday season. PAGE 12
