There Are So Many New Romantic Christmas Movies on Netflix This Year

When it comes to the best Christmas movies of all time, so much of the attention goes to family Christmas movies that you can gather the whole family to watch (preferably in matching pajamas). But true fans know that the best type of holiday film is really the Christmas romance. There's just something about the kisses under the mistletoe, the fulfilled Christmas wishes and the snowflakes that dot everyone's hair and shoulder for just the right amount of sparkle that's just an instant mood boost.

Of course, Hallmark understand this better than most, and they've created their own sub-genre of romantic Christmas movie: the Hallmark holiday film. And while those are about finding love more often than not, they're really their own thing, with their own tropes and formulas, that deserve to be treated as their own category.

When you take those out of the equation, these are the best romantic Christmas movies to watch in 2022. Some of them are the best rom-coms ever, serving up laughs and heart flutters in equal measure. Some have no jokes at all, but plenty of romance, filled with the yearning of unrequited or forbidden love. Others are LGBTQ Christmas movies that finally let underrepresented stories and characters take the lead. There's screwball patter, mistaken identities, complicated family dynamics and, of course, lots and lots of "fake" dates that turn out to be something more. Wrap yourself up in a buffalo-check blanket, pour yourself a cocoa and get ready to feel the love.

Then, once you finish the Christmas romances, you can check out the funny Christmas movies, animated Christmas movies, underrated Christmas movies and even Christmas horror movies. The holiday marathon never ends!