HBO Max Christmas movies and shows 2026

13 titles on HBO Max, 1 of them new for 2026. Announced and reported dates run from Sun, Nov 1 to Sat, Nov 28. Dates marked (reported) come from WBD's November 2026 Max list via press roundups and are not yet confirmed on Max's own pages. Next up: Four Christmases on Fri, Nov 20. Times are Eastern. Dates can change. See every network on the 2026 Christmas movies page, or browse the premiere schedule by date.

• Four Christmases 2008
  A couple who usually dodge their families at Christmas are forced to visit all four divorced parents in one day. Arrives Sun, Nov 1 (reported) on HBO Max. On demand on Hulu.
• The Christmas Showdown 2 Premieres Nov 28, 2026
  Chastity and April face a national events company competing for their town's Christmas Spectacular. As they try to save their business and Sugar Heights, their... Premieres Sat, Nov 28 (reported) on OWN.
• A Christmas Carol (1938) 1938
  MGM's 1938 adaptation of Dickens, with Reginald Owen as Ebenezer Scrooge. Arrives Sun, Nov 1 (reported) on HBO Max. On demand on HBO Max + Prime Video (rent/buy) + Apple TV (rent/buy) + Fandango at Home (rent/buy).
• Christmas with the Kranks 2004
  The Kranks decide to skip Christmas for a Caribbean cruise, and their block does not take it well. Arrives Sun, Nov 1 (reported) on HBO Max. On demand on HBO Max + Hulu.
• The Man Who Invented Christmas 2017
  Charles Dickens races to write A Christmas Carol in six weeks, conjuring Scrooge and company as he goes. Arrives Sun, Nov 1 (reported) on HBO Max. On demand on HBO Max.
• Prancer: A Christmas Tale 2022
  A grieving widower and his young granddaughter nurse an injured reindeer back to health before Christmas. Arrives Sun, Nov 1 (reported) on HBO Max. On demand on HBO Max.
• Rise of the Guardians 2012
  Santa (North), the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and the Sandman recruit Jack Frost to stop Pitch Black. Arrives Sun, Nov 1 (reported) on HBO Max + Peacock. On demand on HBO Max + Peacock + YouTube (free with ads) + Prime Video (rent/buy) + Apple TV (rent/buy) + Fandango at Home (rent/buy).
• The Shop Around the Corner Originally 1940
  Two feuding Budapest gift-shop clerks don't realize they are each other's anonymous pen pal. The film that later inspired You've Got Mail. On demand on HBO Max.
• Meet Me in St. Louis Originally 1944
  A year with a St. Louis family on the cusp of the 1904 World's Fair, shadowed by a possible move to New York. Judy Garland introduced Have Yourself a Merry Little... On demand on HBO Max + Philo (free with ads) + Tubi (free with ads) + Kanopy (library card) + Prime Video (rent/buy) + Apple TV (rent/buy) + Fandango at Home (rent/buy).
• A Christmas Story Originally 1983
  Nine-year-old Ralphie wants one thing for Christmas: an official Red Ryder BB gun. On demand on Hulu.
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Originally 1989
  Clark Griswold's quest for a perfect family Christmas goes hilariously wrong. On demand on Hulu.
• Elf Originally 2003
  A human raised by elves travels to New York to find his birth father. On demand on HBO Max + Prime Video + Hulu.
• The Polar Express Originally 2004
  A doubting boy boards a magical train to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. On demand on Hulu.