The 30+ Best Disney Christmas Movies To Stream Right Now: New 2024 & 2025 Holiday Releases Revealed
The holiday season for 2024 and 2025 is set to be a spectacular one for Disney fans, with the streaming giant Disney+ unveiling a sleigh-full of new and exclusive Christmas movies and specials. Unlike previous years, which relied heavily on classic holiday fare, the current lineup features highly anticipated original films and animated shorts, ensuring your annual festive viewing is fresh and exciting. From star-studded musical comedies to long-awaited animated sequels, Disney is making a massive push to dominate your winter watchlist this year.
This definitive guide provides the most up-to-date information for December 2025, detailing the newest releases, deep-diving into the must-see originals, and compiling a comprehensive list of the timeless classics available to stream. Whether you're looking for a new family tradition or a nostalgic trip down memory lane, your perfect Disney Christmas movie marathon starts here.
The Newest Disney+ Christmas Movies: 2024 and 2025 Must-Watch List
Disney+ continues to invest heavily in exclusive holiday content, with several major films and specials premiering in 2024 and 2025. These new additions are perfect for anyone looking to establish a new tradition beyond the classic *Home Alone* or *The Santa Clause* franchises. The most significant new releases blend familiar faces with fresh, heartwarming stories.
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (2025)
One of the most buzzworthy releases for the 2025 holiday season is the musical comedy *A Very Jonas Christmas Movie*. This film sees the famous sibling trio—Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Kevin Jonas—playing fictionalized versions of themselves as they race against time to get home to their families for Christmas. The plot thickens when an unlikely Santa Claus, played by the hilarious Jesse Tyler Ferguson, casts a spell on them, making their journey from London to New York a series of hilarious, mishap-filled adventures.
- Starring: Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas (as themselves), Chloe Bennet (Lucy), Billie Lourd, Laverne Cox, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
- Director: Jessica Yu
- Release Date: Premiered on November 14, 2025.
Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol (2025)
Fans of the beloved *Prep & Landing* franchise rejoice! After a long hiatus, the animated elves Wayne and Lanny are back in a new 22-minute special, *Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol*. The premise involves a North Pole mission going haywire, leading to Wayne fearing he's in big trouble with Santa Claus. The special is the fourth installment in the series, following the original *Prep & Landing* (2009) and *Operation: Secret Santa* (2010).
- Voice Cast: Features the return of Dave Foley as Wayne.
- Release Date: Premiered on Disney Channel and Disney+ on November 27, 2025.
Dashing Through the Snow (2023)
This 2023 fantasy-comedy quickly became a new staple. *Dashing Through the Snow* centers on Eddie Garrick (Chris “Ludacris” Bridges), a good-hearted but overworked social worker who has lost his Christmas spirit due to a childhood trauma. While spending Christmas Eve with his estranged daughter, Charlotte, he encounters a mysterious man named Nick (Lil Rel Howery), who turns out to be the real Santa Claus, stranded after a mishap. The film, directed by Tim Story, is a heartfelt tale of rediscovering the magic of the season.
The Ultimate Disney Christmas Classics: Building Topical Authority
No holiday viewing guide would be complete without the foundational classics that cemented Disney's place in Christmas cinema history. These films, spanning decades and various studios under the Disney umbrella (including 20th Century Studios and Lucasfilm), provide a rich tapestry of Yuletide cheer. Streaming on Disney+ makes building a marathon playlist easier than ever.
The Santa Clause Trilogy and Spin-Offs
The core of many a modern Christmas library, *The Santa Clause* franchise starring Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, is essential viewing. The entire trilogy—*The Santa Clause* (1994), *The Santa Clause 2* (2002), and *The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause* (2006)—is available. For a more recent continuation, the Disney+ original series *The Santa Clauses* (2022) sees Scott Calvin contemplating retirement and searching for a successor.
Animated and Stop-Motion Holiday Masterpieces
Disney excels at animation, and its Christmas-themed productions are no exception. These titles offer unique, often darker, or more whimsical takes on the holiday season:
- The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992): Widely considered one of the best adaptations of Charles Dickens’ *A Christmas Carol*, featuring Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge and Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit.
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993): Tim Burton's stop-motion classic, which perfectly blends Halloween and Christmas, is a perennial favorite. The story of Jack Skellington discovering Christmas Town remains a visual marvel.
- Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983): A short, but powerful animated classic that introduces Disney characters like Mickey Mouse (as Bob Cratchit) and Scrooge McDuck (as Ebenezer Scrooge) to the Dickens tale.
- Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009): A visually stunning 3D motion-capture animated film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Jim Carrey in multiple roles.
Acquired and Original Family Favorites
Disney+'s library is significantly bolstered by content acquired from 20th Century Fox, bringing in some of the biggest holiday blockbusters:
- Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992): The iconic Macaulay Culkin films are now essential parts of the Disney+ holiday offering, providing slapstick comedy and heartwarming resolutions.
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022): A Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) special that’s a fun, quirky addition, featuring a quest by Mantis and Drax to find a special Christmas gift for Peter Quill (Star-Lord).
- The Naughty Nine (2023): This original movie follows fifth-grader Andy, who realizes he's on the "Naughty List" and forms a team of other naughty kids to steal the presents they believe they deserve.
- Mickey Saves Christmas (2022): A charming stop-motion special featuring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and their friends.
- Jingle All the Way (1996): The Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad comedy about two fathers desperately trying to find the season's hottest toy.
LSI Keywords and Topical Entities for Your Holiday Watchlist
To ensure a truly comprehensive holiday viewing experience, it’s important to remember the vast array of other specials and films that fall under the Disney banner. These LSI (Latent Semantic Indexing) keywords and entities help round out the topical authority of the Disney Christmas movie universe.
Deep-Cut Disney & Animated Specials
Beyond the major blockbusters, you can find a wealth of animated content perfect for shorter viewing sessions:
- Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa (2010): The second short in the *Prep & Landing* series.
- A Very Goofy Christmas (1999): A segment from the *Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas* anthology, focusing on Goofy and his son Max.
- Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952): A classic animated short featuring Chip 'n' Dale.
- I'll Be Home For Christmas (1998): A live-action comedy starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas.
- The Christmas Star (1986): A lesser-known live-action film.
- Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998): A direct-to-video sequel to the original *Richie Rich* film.
The 2024 & 2025 Holiday Specials and Events
In addition to the feature films, Disney+ and its affiliated channels (Disney Channel, Freeform) have a full slate of holiday programming for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Keep an eye out for:
- *An Almost Christmas Story* (2024/2025)
- *Nutcrackers* (2024/2025)
- *Joy to the World* (2025), a new film starring Emmanuelle Chriqui.
- *Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular* (2025)
- *Dancing With the Holidays* (2025)
- *Lego Star Wars Holiday Special* (2020)
- *Mickey Saves Christmas* (2022)
The sheer volume and variety of Disney's holiday content—from the star power of the Jonas Brothers in a new 2025 movie to the timeless charm of *The Muppet Christmas Carol*—ensure that every family member, no matter their age or taste, will find a festive favorite to stream this year. The platform’s commitment to both new originals and cherished classics makes Disney+ the definitive home for Christmas movie viewing.
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