If you have seen Love Actually for the 10th time this festive season, know the Home Alone script off by heart and can’t face another Hallmark festive rom com, then consider this your sign to switch things up.
Christmas is the perfect time to binge-watch all your favourite shows and movies guilt-free, so why not put a hold on the festive films, and pop on some of these boxset hits and comfort rewatches and cosy up by the fire – pure bliss!
Emily in Paris
With a new season just dropped, it’s the perfect binge-watch for this festive season!
Friends
The ultimate comfort show – and of course, you must watch the “happy Christmas eve eve” episode. It’s also leaving Netflix on the 30th of December, so there’s no better time to get in some last-minute episodes!
Knives Out Mystery: Dead Man Wake Up
Knives Out Mystery is a film series the whole family can enjoy, and with a new part dropping on Netflix, it’s the perfect film to watch this festive season.
Stranger Things
While it’s certainly not the most festive watch, it is incredibly binge-worthy, and with the final part of season five dropping on December 26th, there is no better time to than now to rejig the memory of what has happened so far.
The Devil Wears Prada
An all-time classic film, and after all, Christmas time is all about watching the classics. It’s fun, easy and an ultimate comfort watch. Allow yourself to escape the festive madness and be transported to New York for a short few hours!
Paddington
Of course, Paddington is on our list. He’s everyone’s favourite marmalade sandwich-loving bear. If this isn’t the best comfort movie ever made, we’re not sure what is.
The Chronicles of Narina: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
A family must watch during the festive break – it’s magical and snowy!
Gavin and Stacey
They are known for their iconic one-liners and Christmas special episodes – I’m just sad there is no new Christmas ep this year….
Little Women
Not exactly festive, but it definitely pulls on the heartstrings for a cosy watch.
Simon Cowell: The Next Act
This new doc series has just hit Netflix, and if you want to see the new One Direction band being formed, I’d recommend you add this to your binge-watch Christmas list.
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour: The End of an Era
If you were lucky enough to see Taylor live last year, why not reminisce over the concert of a lifetime with her new docu-series on Disney+. It might not be Christmas magic, but we sure get to see behind the scenes of this music magic!
Avatar series
If there is one thing you can do at Christmas, it’s watching ridiculously long films because what else would we be doing! And one to add to your list is Avatar, and the new Avatar: Fire and Ash is out this month, meaning you can catch up on the last two before heading to the cinema!
Words by Emily Molloy