The holiday season brings a wave of new Christmas movies this year, aiming to become part of the festive tradition alongside classics like Home Alone, Elf and Love Actually. In an effort to separate the quality productions from the weaker ones, culture journalist Ian Youngs has tracked a large number of new festive films of 2025 in one day.
Among the most highly rated titles is “A Very Jonas Christmas Movie,” a musical comedy starring the Jonas Brothers, which has received high praise from fans and is considered a fun family choice. Also, “Tinsel Town,” with Kiefer Sutherland as a Hollywood star involved in a British pantomime, stands out for its humor and familiar cast.
Less convincing are productions like “Christmas Karma,” a modern adaptation of A Christmas Carol, and “Stuffed,” a BBC television comedy-drama, which are both enjoyable but forgettable. Meanwhile, “Champagne Problems” on Netflix offers an elegant holiday romance, while “Finding Father Christmas” delivers a warm, holiday-appropriate family story.
In the category of simple but entertaining films, “A Scottish Christmas Secret” enters, a typical festive production that, despite the clichés, manages to create strong Christmas feelings. While “Oh. What. Fun.”, with Michelle Pfeiffer, attempts to address the role of mothers during the holidays, but falls short of expectations.
The film that stands out for its seriousness and quality acting is "Goodbye June", the directorial debut of Kate Winslet, a family drama with realistic and emotional tones, far from the classic formula of holiday films.
In the end, despite their wide variety, few of these films are expected to become long-lasting classics. However, each offers a different way to get into the Christmas spirit, whether through humor, nostalgia, or reflection on family values.
