33 Best Hallmark Christmas Movies of All Time

It’s the most wonderful time of the year—and for Hallmark fans, it’s been that way since October. Known for its heartwarming holiday cheer, Hallmark has been delivering Christmas magic for years with its beloved “Countdown to Christmas” and “Miracles of Christmas” programming events, rolling out a sleigh full of original holiday films each season.

From romantic small-town reunions to royal fairy tales and festive family gatherings, Hallmark Christmas movies have become synonymous with feel-good holiday traditions. Iconic hits like Christmas Under Wraps, Switched for Christmas, and A Royal Christmas have captivated viewers, with Christmas Under Wraps even holding the record for the network’s highest-rated premiere.

For those looking to dive into the list of the most magical, memorable, and best Hallmark Christmas movies from the channel that continues to spread seasonal joy year after year.

A Biltmore Christmas (2023)

Director: John Putch
Starring: Bethany Joy Lenz, Kristoffer Polaha, Robert Picardo

Lucy Hargrove (Bethany Joy Lenz) is a screenwriter who lands the job of a lifetime when she’s hired to pen the script for a remake of the beloved holiday movie, “His Merry Wife!”. First filmed in 1947 at beautiful, historic Biltmore House, it has long been considered a Christmas classic. When the head of the studio isn’t satisfied with the ending Lucy wrote because it deviates from the original’s feel-good conclusion, he sends Lucy to Biltmore Estate for research and inspiration. While there, she unwittingly discovers the ability to travel to the 1947 set of “His Merry Wife!” through the help of an hourglass. After shaking off the initial shock of this turn of events, Lucy embraces this as her chance to uncover the truth about the movie’s original ending. While on set, she and Jack Huston (Kristoffer Polaha), one of the film’s stars, spend time together and become close. But her sudden appearance has set off a chain of events that put the production in jeopardy. Before she can return to the present, Lucy must make things right or threaten to alter the future forever.
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The Nine Lives of Christmas (2014)

Director: Mark Jean
Starring: Brandon Routh, Kimberley Sustad, Stephanie Bennett

Fireman Zachary finds a stray cat that seems to take a liking to him. When he finds out that the cat’s owner is dead he takes care of him until he can find him a permanent home. When Zachary is out to buy cat food he meets Marilee, a veterinary student, who gives him advice on what food to get. Their paths crosses on several occasions while Marilee first loses her extra job at a pet store (at the hands of Zachary’s girlfriend) and then her apartment (when the landlord finds she houses a cat). Zachary who feels guilty over her losing her job offers Marylee to stay in a house that he’s currently restoring to flip. While living there it’s not only their cats who finds each other.

An Unexpected Christmas (2021)

Director: Michael Robison
Starring: Bethany Joy Lenz, Tyler Hynes, Alison Wandzura

Jamie (Hynes) hasn’t told his family that he and his now ex-girlfriend Emily (Lenz) broke up. After an inopportune run-in with Emily at the train station in his hometown, Jamie convinces her to pretend they’re still a couple to avoid ruining Christmas for his family. Jamie and Emily engage in a week-long ruse of engaging in his family’s holiday activities together. While they’re stuck in his family’s home together, the pair discovers their relationship might still have some potential, resulting in a very unexpected Christmas.

Let It Snow (2013)

Director: Harvey Frost
Starring: Candace Cameron Bure, Jesse Hutch, Alan Thicke

A self-defined Grinch, Stephanie begins her stay at Snow Valley Lodge immune to Christmas sentiment. But as the lodge’s festive traditions provide the Christmas Stephanie never had growing up with her distant father, Stephanie finds herself enjoying every minute. To complicate her professional duties even further, the combative feelings she felt toward Brady turn into romantic ones. With Stephanie’s newfound Christmas spirit and unexpected holiday romance, she begins to question Falcon’s overhaul. As her Christmas Eve deadline approaches, she’s faced with a decision: should she transform the lodge into a new winter hot spot or embrace tradition and let it snow?

Three Wise Men and a Baby (2022)

Director: Terry Ingram
Starring: Paul Campbell, Tyler Hynes and Andrew Walker

Three brothers are surprised when they find themselves forced to care for a baby during the holidays, during the journey they begin to rebuild their relationships as brothers while rediscovering their love for Christmas.

Switched for Christmas (2017)

Director: Lee Friedlander
Starring: Candace Cameron Bure, Eion Bailey, Mark Deklin

Just because they are identical does not mean these twins even like each other. Estranged twin sisters get together for an obligatory pre-Christmas lunch, a year after their mother’s death. Both women are unhappy and frustrated with their own lives. Though not close, each is envious of the other’s life. What’s a twin to do but take advantage of this? And who would be the wiser? They do what any identical twins in need of new outlooks would do: they swap lives until Christmas Day, and by doing so, each woman discovers the true meaning of her life and gains a deeper perspective and appreciation for what she already had.

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Lights, Camera, Christmas! (2022)

Director: David Weaver
Starring: Kimberley Sustad, John Brotherton, Laura Soltis

When Kerry steps in as costume designer for a holiday rom-com movie shooting in her town, she rediscovers her passion for costume design and finds herself falling for Brad, the film’s famous leading man.

A Merry Scottish Christmas (2023)

Director: Dustin Rikert
Starring: Lacey Chabert, Scott Wolf, James Robinson, Kellie Blaise, Fiona Bell

Follows estranged siblings Lindsay and Brad as they travel to Scotland at Christmas to reunite with their mother Jo.

Marry Me At Christmas (2017)

Director: Terry Ingram
Starring: Rachel Skarsten, Trevor Donovan, Emily Tennant

Organizing a Christmas wedding is a true treat for bridal-boutique owner Madeline Krug. She loves the challenge of finding the perfect dress for the bride and orchestrating an exquisite event. What Madeline didn’t expect was to be swept off her feet by the bride’s gorgeous brother, movie star Jonny Blake. Jonny came to the quirky town of Fool’s Gold to support his sister–not to fall in love. Yet Madeline is the most extraordinary woman he’s ever met. Planning the perfect wedding leads to candlelit dinners and strolls through snow-covered streets. Madeline finds the real Jonny even more captivating than her celebrity crush. Will the action star be brave enough to take on the role of a lifetime?

Christmas Island (2023)

Director: David Weaver
Starring: Andrew W. Walker, Rachel Skarsten, Kate Drummond

When a snowstorm diverts Kate’s first private flight en route to Switzerland to Christmas Island, she must team up with an air traffic controller to secure her dream job as the family’s pilot.

Crown for Christmas (2015)

Director: Alex Zamm
Starring: Danica McKellar, Rupert Penry-Jones, Ellie Botterill

Allie Evans is a maid who just lost her job at a hotel for not getting a client’s room prepared in time. She is then hired by a man named Fergus (who is working for a hotel patron that overheard what happened to her) where he invites her to the European country of Winshire to work as a governess for his employer. Upon arrival, Allie discovers that Fergus’ boss is King Maximillian and meets his daughter Theodora who had been terrorizing other authority figures since the untimely death of her mother the Queen of Winshire. As Allie bonds with Theodora while getting acquainted to the other servants and Chancellor Riggs, she learns that King Maximillian is scheduled to be wed to Countess Celia.

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A Christmas Love Story (2019)

Director: Eric Close
Starring: Kristin Chenoweth, Scott Wolf, Kevin Quinn

A youth choir director (Chenoweth) needs to write a big song for the Christmas Eve show but “finds herself distracted” when a boy with a golden voice (Kevin Quinn) joins her choir, which will come as news to his widowed father (Wolf).

Christmas Under Wraps (2014)

Director: Peter Sullivan
Starring: Candace Cameron Bure, David O’Donnell, Robert Pine

Resident doctor Dr. Lauren Brunell loses out on her dream Boston fellowship and accepts an offer to practice in Garland Alaska as a fill-in position until her “big-city” opportunity. But she unexpectedly falls in love with the quaint town and inhabitants, including handyman Andy Holliday and his jovial father Frank. Will she follow her life plan to Boston, or listen to her heart and stay?

Christmas on Cherry Lane (2023)

Director: Gail Harvey
Starring: Catherine Bell, Jonathan Bennett, John Brotherton

Over the holidays, three couples at different stages of their lives traverse significant life turning moments at 7 Cherry Lane.

Round and Round (2023)

Director: Stacey N. Harding
Starring: Vic Michaelis, Bryan Greenberg, Rick Hoffman

Rachel’s stuck in a time loop, reliving the night of her parents’ Hanukkah party. Can Zach, the “nice boy” Grandma’s trying to set her up with, help her make it to tomorrow?

The Christmas Cottage (2017)

Director: Paul A. Kaufman
Starring: Merritt Patterson, Steve Lund, Brittney Wilson

Any couple who spends the night in the Christmas cottage shall have love everlasting – Lacey Quinn did not believe in happily ever after or the legend of the Christmas cottage. As maid of honor for her best friend Ava, her duties included decorating the cottage for the newlyweds. It was a simple enough task, but she hadn’t counted on sexy Ean Callahan, the bride-to-be’s brother, to be assisting her. Spending the evening ensconced in the overly romantic setting while a blizzard howls outside has Lacey wondering if fairy tales really do come true.

A Christmas Detour (2015)

Director: Ron Oliver
Starring: Candace Cameron Bure, Paul Greene, Sarah Strange

Two New York City-bound travelers find themselves inextricably linked when a snowstorm reroutes them to an airport hotel in Buffalo. The pair are joined on this misadventure by an older couple named Frank and Maxine trying to get to Connecticut. As their madcap journey ensues, our foursome will find plenty of surprises in store.

A Wish for Christmas (2017)

Director: Christie Will Wolf
Starring: Lacey Chabert, Paul Greene, Andrea Brooks

Sara Thomas is the type of woman who prefers to sit on the sidelines at work, but when her big idea for a Christmas initiative is stolen, she makes a wish to Santa that she’ll finally have the courage to stand up for herself. Santa grants her wish, but only gives her 48 hours. As the clock ticks, Sara discovers how to channel the Christmas magic and speak her mind all on her own.

Where Are You Christmas? (2023)

Director: Dustin Rikert
Starring: Lyndsy Fonseca, Michael Rady, Jim O’Heir

Addy wishes for a year without Christmas and she wakes up in a world of black and white. She must work together with the town mechanic to restore Christmas.

Christmas at the Plaza (2019)

Director: Ron Oliver
Starring: Elizabeth Henstridge, Ryan Paevey, Bruce Davison

When historian Jessica Cooper (Elizabeth Henstridge) is hired to create the Plaza’s annual Christmas display, she finds more than facts, while teaming up with the handsome decorator, Nick Perelli (Ryan Paevey), to bring the display to life.

A Royal Christmas (2014)

Director: Alex Zamm
Starring: Lacey Chabert, Jane Seymour, Stephen Hagan

Prince Leopold, heir of queen Isadora of Cordinia (a fictitious cheap Monaco version), enjoyed studying incognito in Philadelphia and shocks his mother by bringing home a lasting souvenir: Yankee seamstress and would be-designer Emily Taylor, to whom he proposed just before unveiling his royal identity. Isidora is hell-bent on chasing the commoner intruder and marrying Leo off to an eager, overconfident aristocratic youth friend, Natasha, Duchess of Warren. Leopold, the devoted palace butler Victor and his staff are rather pleased with Emily and her fast progress in society manners, but Isidora won’t give up until she breaks Leopold’s heart.

Christmas Getaway (2017)

Director: Mel Damski
Starring: Bridget Regan, Travis Van Winkle, Raven Stewart

A travel writer takes a Christmas vacation, but finds herself double-booked with a widower, his mother, and his daughter at the holiday site.

Road to Christmas (2018)

Director: Allan Harmon
Starring: Jessy Schram, Teryl Rothery, Matreya Scarrwener

Los Angeles television producer Maggie Baker unwittingly falls for Danny Wise, the son and former producer of his mother’s popular annual Christmas special Julia Wise Lifestyle. When Maggie’s secret plan to reunite Danny and his two brothers with Julia during the live broadcast in Vermont goes awry, Maggie is reminded that above all, it is the love for family and friends that makes the merriest of Christmas.

Take Me Back for Christmas (2023)

Director: Corey Sevier
Starring: Vanessa Lengies, Corey Sevier, Paula Boudreau

After a particularly disheartening work day at her local gift shop, Renée makes a Christmas wish for a different life. She wakes up in a NYC high rise as the CEO of one of the most successful meal kit delivery companies in the world. Everything is seemingly perfect except for one thing – she’s no longer married to her beloved husband. Is her new life too full to include her husband or is she destined to win him back?

The Holiday Stocking (2022)

Director: Roger M. Bobb
Starring: Nadine Ellis, Tamala Jones, B.J. Britt

RJ is a new angel who is given the chance to address his one regret: that he didn’t help his sisters reconcile while he was still alive. Returning to earth as a stranger, he gets each of them to revive The Holiday Stocking, their parents’ old tradition to encourage charity at Christmas.

Christmas With the Singhs (2024)

Directed by: Panta Mosleh
Starring: Anuja Joshi, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Manoj Sood

For Asha Singh (Joshi), Christmas is the most important time of the year. But when she’s stuck working at the hospital during the holidays, she wishes for some much-needed Christmas magic. Enter Jake (Hollingsworth), her former high school classmate, who unexpectedly reappears in her life. After a magical year together, Jake proposes. But their first Christmas as an engaged couple isn’t exactly the fairytale they imagined. When they head home for the holidays, they quickly discover their picture-perfect romance is about to get a serious reality check: their families couldn’t be more different. Juggling various holiday traditions, big personalities, cultural differences and complicated family dynamics proves to be a challenge as Asha and Jake have to learn if they can bridge their two families and survive a Christmas with the Singhs.

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My Christmas Family Tree (2023)

Director: Jason Bourque
Starring: Aimee Teegarden, Andrew W. Walker, James Tupper

When Vanessa receives the results from her Family Tree DNA test, she discovers a family she didn’t know existed and travels to their home for Christmas.

Christmas at Notting Hill (2023)

Director: Ali Liebert
Starring: Sarah Ramos, William Moseley, Joelle Rae

Football star, Graham Savoy, has always been too busy for love, but when he comes home to Notting Hill for Christmas, he changes his mind after meeting the one person who has no idea who he is.

Christmas with Holly (2012)

Director: Allan Arkush
Starring: Sean Faris, Eloise Mumford, Daniel Eric Gold

Mark Nagle leaves his better job and home in Seattle when his 6-year-old orphaned niece Holly, who stopped communicating after her mother’s death, isn’t allowed to pass to the next grade. He moves back in with his single brothers Alex and Scott, a contractor and a brilliant but jobless biological researcher, and tries to impose “child-friendly” house rules while technically their guest. New to the island town is Maggie Conway, who bought a toy shop and needs her sister Kate’s support plus interns after firing the experienced manager to try a child-oriented concept. It appeals particularly to Holly, and babysitting her enables romance to bud between Maggie and handsome Mark, but his local ex may snatch him back.

Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story (2024)

Directed by: John Putch
Starring: Hunter King, Tyler Hynes, Ed Begley Jr.

Alana Higman is sure that her family’s lifelong history as Kansas City Chiefs superfans makes them a frontrunner to win the team’s “Fan of the Year” contest. Derrick, Director of Fan Engagement, is tasked with evaluating how Alana and her family stack up against the other two finalists. As the pair spends time together, it’s clear there’s a spark between them but when her grandfather’s vintage Chiefs good-luck winter hat goes missing, Alana begins to doubt everything she believed about fate, destiny and even questions her future with Derrick – unless, that is, a little Christmas magic can throw a Hail Mary.

The Christmas Quest (2024)

Directed by: Dustin Rikert
Starring: Lacey Chabert, Kristoffer Polaha, Aldís Amah Hamilton, Einar Haraldsson

An archeologist and her ex-husband, an expert in ancient Norse languages, are sent to Iceland at Christmastime to search for the legendary treasure of the Yule Lads. When others join in the hunt, the pair find themselves swept into a thrilling adventure as they race to keep it from falling into the wrong hands.

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The Holiday Sitter (2022)

Director: Ali Liebert
Starring: Jonathan Bennett, George Krissa, Chelsea Hobbs

Sam babysits his niece and nephew before the holidays, and when he recruits help from their handsome neighbor Jason, he finds himself in an unexpected romance.

List of Best Hallmark Christmas Movies Of All Time

Here are the best Hallmark Channel Christmas movies that you can watch on Hallmark Channel, Hallmark+, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, and many other streaming platforms this holiday.