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Five Christmas films you should be streaming on Hulu

By Parish Hodges

Happiest Season -- Meeting your girlfriend’s family for the first time can be tough. Planning to propose at her family’s annual Christmas dinner — until you realize that they don’t even know she’s gay — is even harder. When Abby (Kristen Stewart) learns that Harper (Mackenzie Davis) has kept their relationship a secret from her family, she begins to question the girlfriend she thought she knew. Happiest Season is a holiday romantic comedy that hilariously captures the range of emotions tied to wanting your family’s acceptance, being true to yourself, and trying not to ruin Christmas. John (Daniel Levy) and Abby (Kristen Stewart), shown. (Photo by: /Hulu)
Happiest Season -- Meeting your girlfriend’s family for the first time can be tough. Planning to propose at her family’s annual Christmas dinner — until you realize that they don’t even know she’s gay — is even harder. When Abby (Kristen Stewart) learns that Harper (Mackenzie Davis) has kept their relationship a secret from her family, she begins to question the girlfriend she thought she knew. Happiest Season is a holiday romantic comedy that hilariously captures the range of emotions tied to wanting your family’s acceptance, being true to yourself, and trying not to ruin Christmas. John (Daniel Levy) and Abby (Kristen Stewart), shown. (Photo by: /Hulu) /
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As Christmas approaches, we have some recommendations for films to get you in the holiday spirit – all streaming on Hulu.

Deck the halls, It’s the most wonderful time of the year!  2020 has undoubtedly been a trying one for many of us, to say the least, but things are beginning to look up, or so we hope because in a few days Christmas will arrive.

There’s plenty to do to get you in the spirit:  Shopping, listening to music or watching movies.  And while bit streamers like Disney Plus and Netflix have a plethora of films and festive shows to choose from,  but let’s not leave out Hulu. An often neglected platform, the streamer has both a  great library of classic titles and new releases – all full of holiday cheer.

There are many to choose from, but here are 5 you should check out.

Happiest Season on Hulu

A Hulu original, Happiest Season follows lesbian couple Abby Holland (Kristen Stewart) and Harper Caldwell (Mackenzie Davis).  Abby, who usually hates Christmas, is suddenly excited now that she’s spending the holiday with the people who made her favorite person…her girlfriend’s parents. Things aren’t as good as they seem, however – because when celebrating the holidays with your significant other’s family, it’s important they know you’re more than just a friend.

Coming from a conservative family, Harper is afraid of losing them by revealing her sexuality, but is she willing to lose Abby the love of her life? Abby was planning to pop the question, but will she understand Harper’s frustration, or will this be the end of their relationship?

A Puppy for Christmas  on Hulu

Noelle (Cindy Busby) finds herself in a tough situation after getting the thing she wanted most for Christmas– a puppy.  Her boyfriend Todd (Christopher Russell) is allergic to dogs and to make matters worse, Buster causes havoc in the home they share. Not dealing with it any longer Todd breaks up with Noelle, which leaves her and Buster now homeless.

Things start to look up when hunky coworker Liam (Greyston Holt) invites Noelle to his family home for the holiday.  You’ve probably seen enough Romance Christmas flicks to know what happens next, but it’s still worth a watch!

Once Upon A Time at Christmas on Hulu

Santa Claus is coming to town and he’s a crazed psycho killer.

What’s Christmas without a little horror? If you’re tired of the same plot where the girl breaks up with her boyfriend then goes to a different city and meets the love of her life, then this film is for you.

Santa (Simon Phillips) and Mrs. Claus (Sayla de Goede) decided to bring Christmas joy in a murderous way.  Counting down the 12 days until Christmas residents in the small town of Turtle Dove Point better watch out, or they could be the next victim.  Is it a bit cheesy? Maybe, but what Christmas film isn’t.

Abominable  on Hulu

It doesn’t get any cuter than this.  What do you get when a young girl and a Yeti become the best of friends? An unforgettable adventure.

This Dreamworks animated film follows Yi (Chloe Bennet) a typical teenager you know the ones who hate spending time with family.   She finds a Yeti whom she names Everest then tries to help him get back home.

Joined by her friends Peng (Albert Tsai) and Jin (Tenzing Norgay) this experience doesn’t go over well.  What’s an adventure with a little conflict?  Along the way, the gang discovers Everest escaped after being kidnapped by wealthy businessman Mr. Burnish (Eddie Izzard) who plans to exploit the creature to the world.  If you want to find out if Everest makes it back home check out Abominable on Hulu!

The Man Who Invented Christmas  on Hulu

A twist on the classic tale A Christmas Carol, this holiday film is based on the true story of Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) and the hardships he faced after writing his second novel Oliver Twist. 

Despite everyone around telling him the novel would fail, Dickens is determined to get the new book out by Christmas.  He takes imagination to a whole new level when the characters he’s writing about come ‘alive.’  Though the most notable character Ebeneezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer) is known for his cruelness, this film will still put you in the holiday spirit.

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Have you seen any of these films? Have recommendations of your own? Sound off in the comments.

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