While many popular Christmas movies will require a live TV plan or paid streaming service, there’s plenty of festive content you can watch for free. In fact, here’s more than 40 Christmas movies that are currently available to stream through free streaming services like Plex, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Tubi and Xumo Play.
Christmas Movies Available To Watch For Free
| Watch on | |
|---|---|
| A Christmas Carol (1935) | Plex, Pluto TV, Tubi, Xumo Play |
| A Christmas Carol (1951) | Plex, Tubi |
| A Christmas Carol (1984) | Plex, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Tubi |
| A Christmas in Vermont (2016) | Plex, Pluto TV, Tubi |
| A Christmas Proposal (2008) | Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Tubi, Xumo Play |
| A Gift from Bob (2020) | Tubi |
| A Merry Friggin’ Christmas (2014) | Tubi |
| A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011) | Tubi |
| All About Christmas Eve (2012) | Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Tubi, Xumo Play |
| Arthur Christmas (2011) | Tubi |
| Bad Santa (2003) | Pluto TV |
| Bad Santa 2 (2016) | Pluto TV |
| Better Watch Out (2016) | Plex, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Tubi |
| Black Christmas (1974) | Sling Freestream, The Roku Channel, Tubi, Xumo Play |
| Black Christmas (2006) | Sling Freestream, The Roku Channel, Tubi |
| Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember (2001) | Pluto TV |
| Christmas Break-In (2018) | Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Tubi, Xumo Play |
| Christmas in the Heartland (2017) | Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Tubi, Xumo Play |
| Christmas Time (2017) | Tubi |
| Christmas with the Kranks (2004) | Freevee |
| Daddy’s Home 2 (2017) | Pluto TV |
| Dead End (2003) | Plex, Tubi |
| Deck the Halls (2006) | Pluto TV |
| Die Hard (1988) | Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Tubi |
| Eight Crazy Nights (2002) | Tubi |
| Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) | The Roku Channel |
| Exmas (2023) | Freevee |
| Get Santa (2014) | Plex, The Roku Channel, Tubi |
| Girlfriends of Christmas Past (2016) | Tubi |
| It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) | Plex, The Roku Channel, Xumo Play |
| Last Holiday (2006) | Tubi |
| Mercy Christmas (2017) | Pluto TV, Sling Freestream, Tubi |
| Miracle on 34th Street (1994) | The Roku Channel |
| Naughty & Nice (2014) | Pluto TV, Tubi |
| Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) | Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Tubi, Xumo Play |
| Scrooge (1970) | Plex, Pluto TV |
| Scrooged (1988) | Pluto TV |
| The Snowman (1982) | Pluto TV |
| Stalled (2013) | Tubi |
| Trapped in Paradise (1994) | Tubi |
| The Traveler (2010) | Tubi |
| Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas (2021) | The Roku Channel |
The majority of the free-to-watch Christmas movies listed above are available to stream on Pluto TV and Tubi. These are two of the most popular free streaming services, and both offer access to a good variety of content throughout the year.
While many free streaming services allow viewers to watch without signing up for an account, creating an account might be worth it for some homes, and especially those that want to add multiple Christmas movies to a watchlist, or continue watching a festive movie at a later time.
Our Top Free Christmas Movie Picks
If you’re unsure where to start, here are some of our favorite Christmas movies that are currently available to stream for free.
Bad Santa | Comedy/Drama | 1h 31m
Bad Santa tells the story of Willie Soke who is unlike most other shopping mall Santas. Willie doesn’t care who’s naughty or nice and would much rather be stealing from the department stores in the mall.
Better Watch Out | Horror/Comedy | 1h 39m
If you like a serving of horror with your holiday then Better Watch Out is another one to check out. A babysitter attempts to protect herself and a 12-year-old boy during a home invasion.
Die Hard | Action/Thriller | 2h 11m
A classic for many at this time of the year. Watch along as John McClane battles a group of terrorists at Nakatomi tower on Christmas Eve.
Scrooged | Comedy/Fantasy | 1h 41m
Scrooged provides a different take on the popular A Christmas Carol story. Follow along as TV exec Frank Cross encounters the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come.
You Can’t Escape Ads With These Christmas Movies
While free streaming services don’t charge a monthly fee, they do tend to heavily rely on ads to generate revenue. As a result, ads will be shown before and during all of the movies listed in this guide.
In our opinion, Tubi offers a lighter ad load than Pluto TV, so if you plan to watch a Christmas movie that’s available to stream through both services, we would recommend watching it through Tubi.
Regardless of where the movie is available to stream, or the ad load, the ability to watch for free is a great option for those looking to enjoy Christmas movies without having to pay for another monthly subscription.
