12 new films of Christmas:
- A Boy Called Christmas - Dame Maggie Smith and Jim Broadbent are in the adaptation of author Matt Haig's Father Christmas origin story (in cinemas and on Sky Cinema/Now, in UK, Netflix in US)
- A Castle For Christmas - Brooke Shields plays an American author who follows family roots to a Scottish castle and its resident hard-up duke (Netflix)
- Last Train To Christmas - Michael Sheen plays a man who travels through time when he moves through train carriages on Christmas Eve (Sky Cinema/Now, in UK)
- Next Stop, Christmas - This year's second Christmas time-travelling train film features Back To The Future's Christopher Lloyd (Great! Movies Christmas, in UK, Hallmark, in US)
- Single All The Way - A same-sex Christmas rom-com about a guy who is always single when he goes home for Christmas (Netflix)
- Boxing Day - An author introduces his American fiancée to his family in the first British Christmas rom-com led by an all-black cast (in cinemas in UK)
- Silent Night - A dark comedy in which Keira Knightley and Matthew Goode host Christmas as the apocalypse approaches (in cinemas, on-demand stores in UK, and on AMC+ in US)
- Boyfriends Of Christmas Past - A marketing executive is visited by the ghosts of four former boyfriends (Channel 5 in UK, Hallmark in US)
- Father Christmas Is Back - John Cleese, Kelsey Grammar and Liz Hurley star in an almost unwatchably over-the-top family tale in a Yorkshire stately home (Netflix)
- Home Sweet Home Alone - The sixth Home Alone film is essentially a remake of the original (Disney+)
- 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas - Documentary about a Christmas fanatic who battled his neighbours over his plans for a spectacular festive show in their neighbourhood (Apple TV+)
- The Bitch Who Stole Christmas - RuPaul and a host of Drag Race stars parody the Hallmark formula (Comedy Central in UK, VH1 in US)