The Best Holiday Movies on TVision

What it's about: A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video & TVision) & rent or buy from $2.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a popular subscription service (HBO MAX & TVision) & rent or buy from $3.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Google Play & 2 others).

What it's about: It's Christmas time and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration, but things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.

Where to Watch: Available to watch free online (YouTube), stream on a popular subscription service (Netflix & TVision) & rent or buy from $2.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: In the year before the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant move to New York.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (Hoopla & TVision) & rent or buy from $3.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision) & rent or buy from $2.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).

What it's about: After she's diagnosed with a terminal illness, a shy woman decides to take a European vacation.

Where to Watch: Available to watch free online (PlutoTV), stream on a subscription service (TVision) & rent or buy from $2.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep's shoe and keep it and Little Bo Peep from the clutches of the evil Barnaby. When that fails, they trick Barnaby into marrying Stanley Dum instead of Bo Peep. Enraged, Barnaby unleashes the bogeymen from their caverns to destroy Toyland.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video, The Criterion Channel & TVision) & rent or buy from $2.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).

What it's about: Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a popular subscription service (HBO MAX & TVision) & rent or buy from $1.99 on 3 services (iTunes, Microsoft & Vudu).

What it's about: A New Yorker hobo moves into a mansion and along the way he gathers friends to live in the house with him. Before he knows it, he is living with the actual home owners.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision) & rent or buy from $2.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Google Play & 2 others).

What it's about: Journalist Elizabeth Lane is one of the country's most famous food writers. In her columns, she describes herself as a hard working farm woman, taking care of her children, and being an excellent cook. But this is all lies. In reality, she is an unmarried New Yorker who can't even boil an egg. The recipes come from her good friend Felix. The owner of the magazine she works for has decided that a heroic sailor will spend his Christmas on *her* farm. Miss Lane knows that her career is over if the truth comes out, but what can she do?

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision) & rent or buy from $2.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Google Play & 2 others).

What it's about: Classic Charles Dickens holiday tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, the miser's miser who has a huge change of heart after spirits whisk him into the past, present, and future.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision) & rent or buy from $3.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Good natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Rev. Biggs prays to God for help - and help arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision) & rent or buy from $3.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Scrooge is a miserly old businessman in 1840s London. One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of Marley, his dead business partner. Marley foretells that Scrooge will be visited by three spirits, each of whom will attempt to show Scrooge the error of his ways. Will Scrooge reform his ways in time to celebrate Christmas?

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision) & rent or buy from $2.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Google Play & 2 others).

What it's about: This year Christmas with the Whitfields promises to be one they will never forget. All the siblings have come home for the first time in years and they've brought plenty of baggage with them. As the Christmas tree is trimmed and the lights are hung, secrets are revealed and family bonds are tested. As their lives converge, they join together and help each other discover the true meaning of family.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a popular subscription service (Peacock Premium & TVision) & rent or buy from $2.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Madea dispenses her unique form of holiday spirit on rural town when she's coaxed into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit in the country for Christmas.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (BET+ & TVision) & rent or buy from $3.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Fact-based World War II story set on Christmas Eve, 1944, finds a German Mother and her son seeking refuge in a cabin on the war front. When she is invaded by three American soldiers and then three German soldiers, she successfully convinces the soldiers to put aside their differences for one evening and share a Christmas dinner.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision).

What it's about: Tis the season for making dreams true. If everything goes according to plan for one young boy, he just may be sharing this Christmas with a new dad. Ever since her husband died, Sarah Armstrong has divided her time between working at a community center and caring for her nine-year-old son, Jesse. When Jesse wins the All I Want for Christmas contest sponsored by a toy company, his wish comes as no surprise to find a new dad. Just in time for the holidays, All I Want for Christmas is a surprise romantic treat for anyone who believes in the magic of love, friendship, and family.

Where to Watch: Available to watch free online (Tubi), stream on a subscription service (Philo & TVision), stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark) & rent or buy from $1.99 on 3 services (Google Play, Prime Video & YouTube).

What it's about: A tropical singles retreat takes a terrifying turn when guests realize a poisonous shark is infesting the surrounding water. Not only will it rip apart its victims, but it also uses projectile acid to hunt - in and out of the water.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision), stream on a popular TV everywhere service (Syfy) & rent or buy from $1.99 on 3 services (Google Play, Prime Video & Vudu).

What it's about: Television movie updating Charles Dickens' story, "A Christmas Carol." Businesswoman Ebenita Scrooge treats her employees and customers poorly. She has no time for Christmas or the holiday spirit. On Christmas Eve, she is visited by the ghost of her dead partner Maude Marley and then by other spirits who remind her of her happy past and chronicle the bitterness and greed that have taken over her life. At last, she is shown her own death and funeral. No one is there to mourn her. This revelation shocks her into opening her heart and her checkbook.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision) & stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark).

What it's about: As Christmas approaches, a single mother (played by Reba McEntire) struggles to raise her son and keep up the payments on her Oregon ranch, which is difficult since she's heavily in debt. But she's a tough cookie, and proves that a steadfast attitude and an open heart go a long way in surviving the cold hearts and greed of the Scrooges around her.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision) & stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark).

What it's about: A ski-shop owner reluctantly moves himself, his wife, and his daughter in to an estate as live-in help for an elderly widow. While struggling to balance his career and family life, he has recurring dreams about an angel.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (Hoopla & TVision) & stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark).

What it's about: Jacqueline is living an unfulfilled life in a doomed marriage. After a chance encounter with a former classmate, she rethinks her life's choices and wishes she could go back to high school for a do-over. Like a Christmas miracle, Jacqueline awakens to find herself as a high school senior again with the ability to change everything.

Where to Watch: Available to watch free online (Tubi), stream on a subscription service (BET+ & TVision) & rent or buy from $2.99 on 2 services (iTunes & Vudu).

What it's about: A man released from prison is torn between a life of crime and a fresh start with a woman he meets while scoping out a potential heist.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (Hoopla, BET+ & TVision) & rent or buy from $2.99 on 2 services (iTunes & Vudu).

What it's about: A widowed New York City architect and his young daughter take a Christmas vacation and end up in a small mystical town in Colorado where everyone belives in Santa Claus.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision).

What it's about: A developmentally challenged young man with a penchant for caring for animals in need sets out to convince his family - and their whole rural community - to participate in a local shelter's inaugural "Adopt a Dog for Christmas Program."

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (Philo, fuboTV & TVision), stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark) & rent or buy from $7.99 on 3 services (iTunes, Google Play & Vudu).

What it's about: When a pair of feuding colleagues, Kyle and Jenna are thrown together after their siblings, Jim and Trisha fall in love, they have to learn to get along in time for their nephew's birth on Christmas. Realizing Jim and Trisha have major money troubles, Kyle and Jenna band together to help and end up on a snowy New York adventure that will prove miracles really do happen at Christmas.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (Philo, fuboTV & TVision) & stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark).

What it's about: The Boyajian family learned of 18-year-old John's death in the Persian Gulf War on Christmas Eve eleven years earlier and have not celebrated Christmas since. They have been so consumed by his death that they have forgotten the joys of the holidays, until a mysterious visitor enters their lives and rekindles the spirit of the season.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision) & stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark).

What it's about: Santa's first born daughter, Rudolfa, is secretly selling pieces of the North Pole, and eventually take over where she attempts to ruin Christmas, and replace Santa's workshop with a brand new casino. But Santa's lost daughter Kristin returns to the North Pole with her two children who are desperate to save Christmas, and rebuild the shattered village.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision) & stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark).

What it's about: Duncan Mayor decides the perfect Christmas present for his terminally ill wife, Suzy, is a ride on a real Ferris wheel, set up in their very own back yard. As a young man, it was the perfect place for a wedding proposal. Now, years later, in order to relive the experience with his wife, Duncan will go to any length to make their fantasy become a reality.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (Philo, fuboTV & TVision), stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark) & rent or buy from $7.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: When his father dies, Terry (Gary Sinese) returns to the house where he grew up, planning to stay only long enough to clean and settle the estate. Yet something indescribable keeps him there longer than expected. Soon, he is reunited with memories and people from his past and his life is changed forever.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision) & stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark).

What it's about: Drake Hunter, the president of Hunter Marketing, has the perfect plan to boost sales for his father's toy company over the holiday season--hire department store Santas to promote his father's merchandise. When the real Santa Claus turns Drake into a Santa lookalike, Drake finds himself working as a dress-up Kris Kringle to make ends meet. Stripped of power and position, Drake discovers the importance of honesty, compassion, and respect as he helps an unprivileged girl enjoy the magic of Christmas. Stars Kevin Sorbo.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision), stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark) & rent or buy from $7.99 on 3 services (iTunes, Google Play & Prime Video).

What it's about: Heavenly angel Harry Mills is sent to Earth on a trial assignment to intervene in the life of a woman who needs help getting her life on track after the death of her father. With a deadline of Christmas day, he attempts to help her heal in order to embrace a new future, and an unexpected love, just in time to celebrate the miracle of the holiday season.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision) & rent or buy from $7.99 on 3 services (iTunes, Prime Video & Vudu).

What it's about: Isabella takes her granddaughter to Ireland to stay with a famous family friend for the holidays, only to discover that the best Christmases are simply spent with each other.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (Philo & TVision) & stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark).

What it's about: Manhattanite Catherine O'Mara (Heche) bonds with a young man who has run away from his father. When the father returns to New York a year later to sell his Christmas trees, he and Catherine cross paths.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (Philo, fuboTV, Up Faith Family & 1 other), stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark) & rent or buy from $7.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Google Play & 2 others).

What it's about: Phil and Ellen Gayley have been divorced for a year, and their 8-year old daughter, Flip, is very unhappy that her parents are not together. Flip starts a correspondence with a marine, sending a picture of her beautiful mother as the author of Flip's flirtatious letters. When the marine shows up to meet his pen pal, Ellen takes the opportunity to make her ex-husband jealous.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision) & rent or buy from $2.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Christmas is fast approaching and years of long workdays employed at New York’s top corporate law firm are about to pay off now that Lucy Toomey will be made partner after the New Year. However, when Alice, her older sister with special needs, unexpectedly passes away, Lucy returns back to Nilson’s Bay, Wis., to attend the funeral and handle her estate. While Lucy dreads returning to her childhood home, she also feels real sorrow that she was too busy to take her sister’s last call. Once back in Nilson’s Bay, Lucy meets Peter, her old high school sweetheart and Alice’s former attorney, who informs her of the terms of Alice’s eccentric will that states in order for Lucy to inherit the family home, she must live there for 30 days through the holidays.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (Philo, fuboTV & TVision), stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark) & rent or buy from $7.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Prime Video & 2 others).

What it's about: The families on Christmas Street have been so busy with their day-to-day lives that they lose sight of the importance of family during the holiday season.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision).

What it's about: An overworked businesswoman learns the meaning of "be careful what you wish for" after she off-handedly wishes she had taken another path in life.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision).

What it's about: A newlywed couple burdened with economic hardship decides not to exchange Christmas presents to save money over the holidays. Secretly, they make sacrifices to buy the other a special gift.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (Hoopla & TVision), stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark) & rent or buy from $1.99 on 1 service (Google Play).

What it's about: Larger than life hip hop diva, Leesa J, rekindles an old friendship over Christmas and her walk down memory lane forces her to reexamine her life, her habits and the real reason for the dislike for the holiday that she once loved so dearly.

Where to Watch: Available to watch free online (Tubi), stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video, BET+ & TVision) & rent or buy from $1.99 on 1 service (Prime Video).

What it's about: Can Santa's daughter turn naughty to nice and save Christmas?

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision).

What it's about: In a twist on a Dickens novel, we meet Holly, a tightly-wound businesswoman who's spent her life running from the ghosts of her past. But this holiday, they come back to find her.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (BET+ & TVision) & rent or buy from $3.99 on 1 service (Prime Video).

What it's about: When their mother decides to retire, her three children organize Christmas Cake Off to choose which one of them is going to take over the family bakery.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision).

What it's about: An up-and-coming attorney risks it all to help defend Santa when Christmas is in jeopardy of cancellation.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision), stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark) & rent or buy from $4.99 on 3 services (iTunes, Google Play & Prime Video).

What it's about: An urban family that can’t seem to get along gets stranded in a remote, impoverished lumber town two days before Christmas. When they become involved in the town’s home-grown Christmas pageant, they not only help solve the town’s problems but learn to connect with each other just in time for the holidays.

Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (TVision), stream on a TV everywhere service (Hallmark) & rent or buy from $4.99 on 3 services (iTunes, Prime Video & Microsoft).