Season’s Streamings: The ultimate holiday watch guide & online safety tips

One of the best things about the holiday season is all the great movies to watch. From classics like A Christmas Carol, It’s a Wonderful Life, and White Christmas to newer favorites such as Home Alone, Love Actually, and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, there’s a movie for every audience. While Christmas certainly has the widest selection of movies, there are also great Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and New Year’s–themed movies to stream.

We want to help make sure your streaming during this time of the year is safe and enjoyable, and that means avoiding dangerous and illegal sites and platforms. As friends and family are gifting and receiving new tech gadgets such as gaming consoles, tablets, laptops, smart TVs, and mobile phones, it’s important to be aware of safe sources to download apps as well as avoid scam websites that prey on unwitting holiday shoppers. Cyberattacks targeting holiday shoppers are always a topic of concern, making cybersecurity awareness a key topic.

Top 25 Holiday Movie Classics

With countless holiday movies that come out every year, it can be difficult to settle on exactly which one you’re in the mood for and then figure out where to watch it.

To help guide you, we’ve listed our picks for the top 25 holiday favorites featuring classics like It’s a Wonderful Life and Home Alone to animated favorites like Frosty the Snowman and A Charlie Brown Christmas, with details on where you can stream them all.

More Holiday Movies

Holiday movies are a great way to cuddle up and get into the holiday spirit each season, and this handy guide includes a variety of films themed around Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hannukah, and New Year’s.

StreamSafely Holiday Checklist

With the rise of streaming services, it’s important to stay safe online while enjoying your favorite shows and movies. This holiday safety checklist helps protect your family from pirated content, malicious websites, phishing emails, explicit or mature content, and more.

Holiday Gifts, Gaming and Guideline Tips

Our lives have become more connected by technology and holiday gift-giving can bring new devices into the home such as gaming consoles, laptops, smart TVs and mobile phones, so it’s important to take steps to stay safe when using and setting up these new tech gadgets. There are simple ways to protect yourself from online threats, as well as avoiding holiday shopping scams that can lead to fraudulent purchases. These tips and resources provide information to make informed choices this holiday season.