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Christmas movies to binge watch

It’s never too early or late to put on your coziest Santa slippers and coordinated family jammies and enjoy a fantastically goofy holiday film. In the spirit of giving, we’ve gathered our favorites and hopefully you will find something you like in our selection.

The Perfect Holiday (2007)

Nancy (Gabrielle Union), a divorced mother of three, feels especially lonely during the holidays. Sensing her sadness, Nancy’s youngest daughter, Emily (Khail Bryant), has a plan to make her mom happy again. She asks Benjamin (Morris Chestnut), a department-store Santa Claus, to give her mom a compliment. Benjamin is also a struggling songwriter and knows exactly the right words to say. Nancy also has a famous musician ex-husband who loves to meddle in her business.

This Christmas (2007)

The Whitfield family matriarch (Loretta Devine) reunites her large family for Christmas for the first time in four years and had pretend to not know the secret surrounding her marital status and her live-in boyfriend. The pretending does not last for long as secrets spill which affects the family dynamic and how this Christmas will turn out for them as a family.

How to ruin Christmas (series) 

The Netflix original series has 3 seasons; How to ruin Christmas: The Wedding, How to ruin Christmas: The Funeral, How to ruin Christmas: The Baby Shower. Season 3, How to ruin Christmas: The Baby Shower will premiere on December 9th 2022. You have about a day to catch up on the past two seasons and be caught up on premier day. It’s a humorous South African story that showcases different parts of who we are as a people.

The Holiday (2006) 

Two girls from different countries swap homes for the holidays to get away from their relationship issues. However, their lives change unexpectedly when they meet and fall in love with two local guys.

 

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