Here's how you can watch your favorite holiday movies in the air this year
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One of the best things about the holidays is the Christmas movies. From “The Holiday” to “Love Actually,” holiday-themed content will undoubtedly occupy hours upon hours of Christmas break this year.
For those of us traveling home or elsewhere for the holidays, don’t fret: Your holiday movie and TV consumption won’t need to be interrupted. Airlines are offering their usual variety of holiday films to choose from — all from the comfort of your airplane seat.
A number of airlines — including American Airlines, United, Alaska Airlines and JetBlue — shared their 2022 holiday entertainment lineups with TPG. Here’s a taste of what titles you may find on your flight:
- "A Bad Moms Christmas."
- “A Christmas Carol.”
- “A Christmas Story.”
- “Adam Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights.”
- "A Holiday in Harlem."
- "Almost Christmas."
- "Arthur Christmas."
- "Bad Santa."
- "Bad Santa 2."
- "Blades of Glory."
- "Christmas with the Kranks."
- "Chronicle of Narnia: The Lio, the Witch and the Wardrobe."
- "Die Hard."
- “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”
- "Eight Gifts of Hanukkah" (Hallmark).
- “Elf.”
- "Everybody's Fine."
- “Four Christmases.”
- "Frozen."
- "Frozen 2"
- "Gremlins."
- "Holly & Ivy" (Hallmark).
- "Hockeyland."
- "Home Alone."
- "Ice Age."
- "In Search of Santa."
- "It's a Very Merry Muppett Christmas Movie."
- “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
- “Jack Frost.”
- "Jingle All the Way."
- “Last Christmas.”
- "Last Holiday."
- “Little Fockers.”
- "Little Women."
- “Love Actually.”
- “Miracle on 34th Street.”
- “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.”
- "New Year's Eve."
- "Reba McEntire's Christmas in Tune."
- "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
- "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town."
- “Scrooged.”
- "See You Next Christmas."
- "Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday" (Hallmark).
- “The Best Man Holiday.”
- "The Christmas Contest" (Hallmark).
- "The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls" (Hallmark).
- "The Golden Compass."
- “The Holiday.”
- "The Legend of Frosty the Snowman."
- "The Man Who Invented Christmas."
- "The Mighty Ducks."
- "The Muppet Christmas Carol."
- “The Night Before.”
- "The Nightmare Before Christmas."
- “The Polar Express.”
- “The Santa Clause.”
- "The Star."
- "This Christmas."
- “When Harry Met Sally.”
- “White Christmas.”
Beyond those movies, airlines are offering holiday-themed TV episodes, including:
- "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas" (season two, episode 11).
- "A Benihana Christmas" (season three, episode 10).
- "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
- "Annie Live!"
- "Call the Midwife: Christmas Special" (season 11, episode 0).
- "Christmas Cookie Challenge" (season 5).
- "Christmas Eve Eve" (season six, episode 10).
- "Christmas in London."
- "Christmas Party" (season two, episode 10).
- "Classy Christmas" (season seven, episode 11).
- "Cozy Winter Hut and Christmas Fireplace."
- "Curious George: A Very Money Christmas."
- "Dear Santa."
- "Deck the Halls: The Luxury Christmas Decorators."
- "Fixer to Fabulous: Holiday Surprise) (season three, episode 10).
- "Frozen Fever."
- "Girl Meets Farm: Super Scandi Christmas" (season nine, episode 11).
- "High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special."
- "Holiday Baking Championship" (season 8).
- "Holmes Family Rescue: Holmes for the Holidays" (season one, episode 13).
- "House Hunters Ho Ho Home" (season 1).
- "Just Christmas, Baby" (season three, episode 10).
- "Martha Knows Best: Martha Claus is Coming to Town" (season two, episode 6).
- "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz" (season six, episode 11).
- "Paw Patrol: Pups Save Christmas" (season 1, episode 11).
- "Olaf's Frozen Adventure."
- "Once Upon a Snowman."
- "Reindeer Family & Me."
- "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
- "The Disney Holiday Singalong."
- "The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special."
- "Trolls Holiday."
- "Trolls: Holiday in Harmony."
Whether you are heading home, visiting friends or perhaps flying solo this year, we hope these movies add a bit of joy to your holiday travels this year.
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- Earn 4X Membership Rewards® Points at Restaurants, plus takeout and delivery in the U.S., and earn 4X Membership Rewards® points at U.S. supermarkets (on up to $25,000 per calendar year in purchases, then 1X).
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- No Foreign Transaction Fees.
- Annual Fee is $250.
- Terms Apply.
- See Rates & Fees