How to Stream ‘Elf,’ ‘It’s A Wonderful Life,’ & More Holiday Staples on TV
The holidays can be a hectic time and despite doing our best to find free time, it can be tough to catch your favorite holiday staples on TV live.
A good alternative is streaming, and plenty of Christmastime flicks are readily available through some of today’s most popular platforms such as Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and Disney+. Below, we’re breaking down where you can find your holiday favorites this year on streaming and On Demand.
Starz
Elf (2003)
Amazon Prime Video
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
Elf (Credit: New Line/courtesy Everett Collection)
Disney+
Home Alone (1990)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Santa Clause (1994)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Netflix
White Christmas (1954)
HBO Max
A Christmas Carol (1938)
Elf (2003)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Die Hard (Credit: Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film corp./courtesy Everett collection)
AMC+
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
The Polar Express (2004)
Elf (2005)
Apple TV+
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
Peacock
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Die Hard (1988)
Hulu
The Holiday (2006)
Warner (Broadcast via TNT & TBS)
The annual 24-hour A Christmas Story (1980) marathon
James Stewart
Donna Reed
Lionel Barrymore
Thomas Mitchell
Henry Travers
Beulah Bondi
Frank Faylen
Ward Bond
Gloria Grahame
H.B. Warner
Frank Albertson
Todd Karns
Samuel S. Hinds
Sheldon Leonard
Ellen Corby
Virginia Patton
Mary Treen
Charles Williams
Sarah Edwards
William Edmunds
Argentina Brunetti
Lillian Randolph
Bobbie Anderson
Ronnie Ralph
Jean Gale
Jeanine Ann Roose
Frank Hagney
Carol Coomes
Karolyn Grimes
Larry Simms
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