2026 Christmas movies and shows by the numbers
Counts from the BingeTheHolidays guide as of Thu, Oct 15, 2026: 96 new holiday titles for 2026, 92 of them with an announced date between Thursday, October 8, 2026 and Friday, December 25, 2026.
Key counts
- 96 new 2026 titles tracked, plus 20 classics. 88 of the new titles (92%) are movies; the rest are specials and series.
- 36 new titles on Hallmark Channel and 20 on Great American Family and Pure Flix, together 58% of the new titles tracked.
- 14 new titles are on streaming services (Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV, Hulu, Disney+, Tubi, The Roku Channel, BritBox and MUBI).
- 3 new titles have no announced date yet, and 1 premiered earlier in 2026 (before October).
New titles by network or streamer
| Network or streamer | New 2026 titles |
|---|---|
| Hallmark Channel | 36 |
| Great American Family and Pure Flix | 20 |
| UPtv | 9 |
| Theaters | 7 |
| AspireTV | 6 |
| Netflix | 4 |
| Apple TV | 3 |
| Digital rental | 2 |
| BritBox | 1 |
| CBS | 1 |
| Disney+ | 1 |
| Hulu | 1 |
| Lifetime | 1 |
| MUBI | 1 |
| Prime Video | 1 |
| The Roku Channel | 1 |
| Tubi | 1 |
First premiere date by month
| Month | Titles starting |
|---|---|
| October | 13 |
| November | 49 |
| December | 30 |
Each title is counted once, in the month of its first announced date from October to December 2026. Titles with a later TV airing after a streaming debut are counted at the first date.
Busiest premiere days
| Date | Titles starting |
|---|---|
| Friday, November 6, 2026 | 6 |
| Friday, November 13, 2026 | 5 |
| Friday, December 4, 2026 | 6 |
How to read these numbers
These are counts of what the guide tracks, not of everything made. Networks announce on a rolling basis, so totals rise as new titles are confirmed, and dates can change. Title pages link to the network or studio source where one is on file, and the guide is re-checked every Monday and Thursday. These figures are rebuilt from the same data on each update, so they match the guide on the day shown.
To cite: BingeTheHolidays, "2026 Christmas movies and shows by the numbers", Thu, Oct 15, 2026, https://bingetheholidays.com/2026-christmas-movies-by-the-numbers/. See also the press page or write to [email protected].