Every New Netflix Christmas Movie for 2021 Revealed

Though we’re barely a week into the month of October, Netflix is already planning on what will happen in the final two months of the year, specifically with their many (and we do mean many) holiday and Christmas movies that are on the way. The streamer has released a full schedule of the projects that will be released which includes highly anticipated films like The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star, Waffles + Mochi’s Holiday Feast, and Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas. You can find the full list of new holiday-themed movies, series, and specials that will premiere on Netflix over the next two months below!

Promising “28 new Holiday additions” to their streaming library, Netflix will premiere 11 brand new Christmas movies over the next two months, plus six new TV shows, and plenty kids & family content that will have everyone entertained. Everything begins on November 1st with The Claus Family, a new original movie, which will lead into the final original form Netflix, 1000 Miles from Christmas, which will premiere on Christmas Eve. Check out the full list of content below!

Netflix Christmas Movies 2021

Available November 1

The Claus Family
When his grandfather suddenly falls ill, holiday-hating Jules learns of his family’s magical legacy and realizes he’s the only hope to save Christmas.

Directed by: Matthias Temmermans
Written by: Matthias Temmermans and Ruben Vandenborre
Starring: Jan Decleir, Mo Bakker and Stefaan Degand 

Available November 5

Love Hard
Hopeless romantic but eternally single LA journalist Natalie (Nina Dobrev) thinks things are beginning to look up when she swipes right on a dreamy guy from the East Coast, Tag (Darren Barnet). Taking a leap of faith she jumps on a flight to surprise her crush for the holidays, only to discover that she’s been catfished by Tag’s childhood friend who is equally unlucky in love, Josh (Jimmy O. Yang). This lighthearted romantic comedy chronicles her attempt to reel in love. LOVE HARD also stars James Saito, Harry Shum Jr., Mikaela Hoover and Heather McMahan.
Directed by: Hernán Jiménez
Written by: Danny Mackey and Rebecca Ewing

Available November 7

Father Christmas is Back
Four feuding sisters get a crash course in family togetherness when their long-lost father shows up for Christmas at their posh ancestral manor. 

Available November 18

The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
When a priceless relic is stolen, Queen Margaret (Vanessa Hudgens) and Princess Stacy (Vanessa Hudgens) enlist the help of Margaret’s audacious look-alike cousin Fiona (Vanessa Hudgens) who teams with a dashing, mysterious man from her past to retrieve it… rekindling the sparks of a tantalizing Christmas romance and resulting in a very unexpected switch.
Directed by: Mike Rohl
Written by: Robin Bernheim Burger
Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, with Vanessa Hudgens, and Vanessa Hudgens

Available November 24

A Boy Called Christmas
An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical, comic and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible. Adapted from the bestselling book by Matt Haig.
Directed by: Gil Kenan
Written by: Ol Parker and Gil Kena
Starring: Henry Lawfull, Toby Jones, Sally Hawkins, Kristen Wiig, Michiel Huisman, Zoe Colletti, Stephen Merchant (voice), Joel Fry, Rune Temte with Jim Broadbent and Maggie Smith

Available November 26

A Castle For Christmas
Famed author, Sophie Brown (Brooke Shields), travels to Scotland hoping to buy a small castle of her own, but the prickly owner, Duke Myles (Cary Elwes), is reluctant to sell to a foreigner.Working to find a compromise, the pair constantly butt heads, but they just may find something more than they were expecting.
Directed by: Mary Lambert
Written by: Ally Carter and Kim Beyer-Johnson

Available December 2

Single All the Way
Desperate to avoid his family’s judgment about his perpetual single status, Peter (Michael Urie) convinces his best friend Nick (Philemon Chambers) to join him for the holidays and pretend that they’re now in a relationship. But when Peter’s mother (Kathy Najimy) sets him up on a blind date with her handsome trainer James (Luke Macfarlane)- the plan goes awry.
Director: Michael Mayer
Writer: Chad Hodge

Available December 6

David and the Elves 
Christmas is drawing near, but it’s not a happy time for David. After moving to a big city, his parents have been bogged down with work and forgotten the meaning of Christmas. David decides to change that. Together with Albert the Elf, who escaped from the land of Santa to figure out what Christmas is all about, David sets off to Tatra Mountains, where his grandparents live, on a journey full of adventures. They are followed by David’s parents and Santa, who completely doesn’t get the modern world.
Director: Michał Rogalski
Writers: Mariusz Kuczewski, Marcin Baczyński

Available December 16

A California Christmas: City Lights
It’s been a year since Callie and Joseph fell in love, and they’re happier than ever running their dairy farm and winery, until business and family obligations call him back to the city – and threaten to derail their romance.
Director: Shaun Piccinino

Available December 22

Grumpy Christmas
In this sequel to the 2016 comedy hit Un Padre No Tan Padre, Don Servando and his “extended hippie family” travel to the beach to spend Christmas with Alma’s aunt, Doña Alicia, a demanding older woman who becomes Don Servando’s ultimate nemesis. When his position in the family is challenged, Don Servando will stop at nothing to prove that Alicia is a horrible person who only looks out for herself… even if it means ruining Christmas for everyone.
Directed by: Raúl Martínez
Written by: Javier Peñaloza
Director of Photography: Michel Castro

Available December 24

1000 Miles from Christmas 
A comedy that tells the story of Raúl (Tamar Novas), a thirty-something who has suffered all the misfortunes of his life during Christmas time. This is the reason why he really hates Christmas Carols, the Three Wise Men and everything that remotely smells of Christmas spirit. Every year he spends Christmas time on a far-away beach… but this year his boss has different plans for him: Raúl must attend a business trip to audit a “Turrones de Valverde” factory, the most typical Christmas sweet in a town that lives for and loves Christmas. And if this was not enough for Raúl, he will have to share accommodation with local teacher Paula, whose dream is beating the world record of the largest real live nativity scene ever created. Will this Madrilian Grinch be able to overcome his worst nightmare?
Director: Álvaro Fernández Armero
Writer: Francisco Arnal and Daniel Monedero
Lead cast: Tamar Novas, Andrea Ros, Peter Vives, Fermí Reixach and Verónica Forqué

Coming in December

A Naija Christmas 
Three sons race to fulfil their mother’s wish to bring home wives for Christmas, while she battles to plan a Christmas celebration she will always be remembered for.
Director: Kunle Afolayan
Writer: Kemi Adesoye

Netflix Christmas Series 2021

Available November 17

Christmas Flow 
An unlikely Christmas romance blossoms between a famous rapper and a tenacious journalist. But can they make it work despite their differences?

Available November 19

Blown Away: Christmas 
Blown Away is cranking up the heat for a spectacular holiday showdown! ‘Tis the season for redemption as five fan favorites return to the hot shop to compete in a series of Christmas-themed challenges in the quest to become The Best in Holiday Blow. In the spirit of giving, the winner will not only receive a $10,000 cash prize, but an additional $10,000 will also be donated to their charity of choice.
Blown Away: Christmas is hosted by Bobby Berk with resident evaluator Katherine Gray.

Available November 26

School of Chocolate
Eight top pastry and chocolate professionals are coming to School of Chocolate to take their skills and careers to the next level. Their teacher is world-renowned chocolatier, Amaury Guichon, known globally for creating mind-blowing chocolate showpieces and unbelievable pastries. One lucky student who manages to prove themselves ‘Best in Class’ after eight episodes will win a prize package that includes a career-changing opportunity.

Available November 28

Elves 
Hoping to reconnect over Christmas, a family of four travel to a remote island in the Danish archipelago, only to find it controlled by members of a strongly religious community living in balance with fierce creatures in the woods revealed to be… elves. Real, monstrous beings that inspired the folklore and myths we all know. When the girl in the family finds and brings home a baby elf, she inadvertently disrupts the balance and throws everyone on the island into a life-or-death battle for faith, family and pure survival.

Available December 3

The Great British Baking Show: Holidays: Season 4 
Deck the halls with sugar, butter and chocolate as competitors from past seasons bake wondrous winter treats for judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.

Coming in December

How To Ruin Christmas: Season 2 
Looking forward to a quiet Christmas this time around, family rebel and black sheep, Tumi Sello’s plans get ruined, and so does Christmas. Once again, she has to spend the next couple days before Christmas trying to clear hers and the Sello name.

Netflix Kids & Family

Available November 23

Waffles + Mochi’s Holiday Feast
Waffles and Mochi are home for the holidays in the Land of Frozen Food when Steve the Mop calls asking about their holiday traditions. Overeager as always, Waffles makes up a holiday – Freezie Day – and says it is all about the food! Steve invites himself — and all their friends from the grocery store – over to celebrate, but Waffles and Mochi have nothing to feed their guests at this impromptu party. Mochi ventures out on MagiCart to gather food for the party while Waffles distracts the guests at home. Hijinks ensue (along with trips to Norway and Hawaii!). In the end, Waffles and Mochi learn that holiday traditions are about much more than food — they’re about being together and making memories with the people you love.

Available November 24

Robin Robin
A stop-motion holiday musical special from Aardman. When her egg fortuitously rolls into a rubbish dump, Robin is raised by a loving family of mice. As she grows up, her differences become more apparent. Robin sets off on the heist to end all heists to prove to her family that she can be a really good mouse – but ends up discovering who she really is.
Directors: Dan Ojari, Mikey Please
Writers: Dan Ojari, Mikey Please, Sam Morrison
Voice Cast: Gillian Anderson, Richard E Grant, Bronte Carmichael, Adeel Akhtar

Available November 30

Charlie’s Colorforms City: Snowy Stories
In these winter-themed episodes, we meet Charlie’s new friend Yetilda D. Yeti who pairs up with Charlie for some stompy snowy adventures!
Available December 3 (excluding UK)

Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas 
In this 30-minute special from Aardman, the world’s favourite sheep stars in his very own winter’s tale. Shaun’s seasonal excitement turns to dismay when a farmhouse raid to get bigger stockings for the Flock inadvertently leads to Timmy going missing. Can Shaun get Timmy back before he becomes someone else’s present? Prepare for a ‘Santastic’ adventure as everyone learns the true value of Christmas!

 

Available December 14

StarBeam: Beaming in the New Year 
When all of StarBeam’s greatest enemies team up on New Year’s Eve, Zoey trains her cousin Zane to be the next super hero in the family.

Other Netflix Holiday Releases

Available November 1

An Elf’s Story
Elf Pets: Santa’s St. Bernards Save Christmas
My Dad’s Christmas Date

Available November 14

Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You

Available November 15

Snowbound for Christmas