Streaming 101: The Holidays are Fa-La-La-La FAST approaching!
Halloween has come and gone, and that means you’re already behind on your holiday decorating! Is the tree (at least the first one) up?
Ahh, Christmas movies.
You know the plot. Big city girl comes home for the holidays to save the local (insert coffee shoppe, newspaper, historic village square, etc. here). Next, queue the local handsome, flannel-wearing, classic pickup truck driving ex.
The one who she gave up for life in the big city and her NEW, big city, suit wearing fiancé. Don’t forget the dog. Said ex always has an adorable (again, insert yellow lab, golden retriever, golden doodle) who instantly wags his tail, remembering big city girl. WHOAA, easy fella… Well, I don’t want to be the spoiler alert, but you know there are always plenty of twinkling lights, cocoa and snowflakes before the magical happily ever after occurs and the credits roll.
You know you can’t resist these guilty pleasures.
SIGN ME UP! BUT WAIT. There is no need to sign up. No need to sign up?? That’s right. Put down the eggnog and pay attention here. There are Christmas movies galore on most of the FAST (Free Ad Supported Television) platforms.
Here’s where to find them, all FREE to stream on the following FAST platforms!
Pluto TV
Pluto TV is introducing a total of nine new channels dedicated to all things Christmas:
- Pluto Christmas: A curated collection of classic holiday films and festive favorites.
- Holiday Movie Favorites by Lifetime: A channel dedicated to Lifetime’s heartwarming holiday movies.
- Hallmark Movies & More: A channel featuring a selection of Hallmark’s beloved holiday films.
- Pluto Home for the Holidays: A channel filled with holiday-themed lifestyle and home improvement shows.
- Pluto Crackling Fireplace: A cozy channel featuring a crackling fireplace to set the holiday mood.
- Stingray Holidayscapes: A channel offering scenic holiday visuals accompanied by festive music.
- Vevo Holiday: A channel dedicated to holiday music videos from various artists.
- Hallmark en Español: A channel featuring Hallmark’s holiday movies in Spanish.
- Pluto Cine Navidad: A channel showcasing holiday films in Spanish.
Tubi TV
With more than 200 holiday movies to choose from, ranging from the classic ‘A Flintstone Christmas’ and Christmas with the Vienna Boys Choir to current offerings like “A Christmas Karen” (I smell a Scrooge vibe here) and “A Christmas Crush,” there is something for everyone on Tubi.
Xumo Play
While Xumo Stream may not be the most popular, the platform itself is available free to use. Xumo Play is about to launch their Holiday Hub with multiple channels of non-stop holiday programming. Movies? Check! There are several channels of movies. Music? Check! There are channels like I Heart Radio Christmas and I Heart Radio Jazz Christmas. Xumo also has a channel dedicated to the Yule Log.
Freevee
At the time of writing this, Freevee has announced specific channels for the holidays such as Holiday favorites by Lifetime, Hallmark Holiday favorites and Christmas Plus. There are already dozens of holiday movies available to stream on the platform.
Did I mention that these channels are all FREE? FAST (Free Ad Supported Television) platforms like the ones above are absolutely free to use. Platforms like Tubi and Pluto TV are viewed by 70 million and 80 million people per month, respectively. And there are so many more to find and explore!
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Read the Entire Streaming 101 Series:
• Getting Started
• Free Choices Galore
• Building Out Your Viewing Options
• Intermittent FAST-ing
• The Holidays are Fa-La-La-La FAST Approaching
• Don’t Scream, Just Stream!
• Take Your Video On the Road
• You Asked for It, or Did You?
Love this time of the year!
Love all the holiday shows. They get you in the spirit.
I love Christmas
Love the Family gatherings this time of year!
This is my most favorite time of year too! Fall, Thanksgiving and Christmas is so festive and all the Christmas shows to watch on TV. Outstanding!
Love watching all my new shows can’t wait to watch Yellowstone
Looking forward to the streaming 101 fest
Time for allll the 🎄☃️🎅🏼 movies!!
Bundling up with my streaming this holiday season.
Awesome time of the year!!!!
Always enjoy streaming during xmas…with Disney +
Binge streaming 101 is my happy place!
I’ll miss my DVR… but here we go streaming!!!!
With the ability to watch entire series in one sitting (if you’re inclined to do so), you won’t even MISS your DVR! Play, pause, rewind, rewatch – what’s not to like?