Get Cozy With The 10 Best TV Shows To Watch This Christmas
By Jason Martin on Oct 23, 2023
The twinkling lights are up, the scent of gingerbread is in the air, and snow is falling – it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Once you’ve decked the halls and baked up some festive treats, it’s time to curl up on the couch and immerse yourself in some feel-good holiday television.
If you’re looking for the perfect Christmas TV binge watch list, we’ve got you covered. Here are 10 of the best Christmas-themed shows to get you in the holiday spirit this season:
The Great Christmas Light Fight
This lively competition series follows families across America as they create jaw-dropping, elaborate outdoor Christmas light displays and decorations, vying for the ultimate holiday prize. Get inspiration for decorating your own home.
Holiday Wars
Expert cake and sugar artists compete to construct mind-blowing, massive Christmas-inspired edible displays in this intense holiday challenge series. The Christmas creations are a sight to behold.
The Simpsons
After 30+ seasons, everyone’s favorite animated family never fails to parody and satirize the holidays in their signature dysfunctional yet heartfelt way in classic Christmas episodes.
Gilmore Girls
Return to quirky small-town charm with this dramedy’s heartwarming Christmas episodes centered around the three generations of Gilmore women celebrating the season their unique way.
The Great British Baking Show Holidays
‘Tis the season for cozy baking competitions! The UK original airs special holiday editions featuring bakers whipping up intricate mince pies, yule logs, gingerbread houses and more.
Serengeti
Enjoy a “wild” Christmas by tuning into this nature documentary’s holiday-themed episode following the animals undertaking the grand wildebeest migration across the Serengeti plains.
A Christmas Story
Ralphie’s quest for a Red Ryder BB gun remains iconic in this beloved comedy film set in the 1940s that airs annually in a 24-hour TNT marathon.
Home Alone
Can’t go wrong revisiting young Kevin McCallister’s ingenious and humorous booby-trapped house in this forever favorite 1990 Christmas comedy.
The Guardians Of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Marvel’s 2022 comedic offering has the fan-favorite Guardians visiting Earth on a Christmas mission to find the perfect gift for Peter Quill.
Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas
The country queen stars as an angel who helps reunite a family just in time for Christmas in the Smoky Mountains in this 2022 feel-good TV movie musical.
With these merry options, you’ll have plenty of Christmas cheer to last through the whole holiday season. So grab a mug of hot cocoa, snuggle under your favorite blanket, and let these shows get you into the happiest of holiday moods. What festive television will you be watching this Christmas?
