27 Festive TV Original Movies That Are a Must Watch This Holiday Season

Chicago baker Stacy enters a competition and stumbles upon her duchess doppelganger. Eager to live a royal life and a simple life respectively, the ladies switch places and fall for each others' beaus. Yes, we've seen the classic switcheroo a million times, but it never gets old. And we'd never dare complain about a double dose of Vanessa Hudgens.

Career-focused Chicago app developer, Amelia Hughes, is devoid of Christmas spirit until she returns home to Christmas Creek for the holidays and reunites with childhood best friend, Mike, and her estranged uncle, Harry. As she falls for Mike, she begins to embrace what the holidays are truly about. Starring Tori Anderson, Kari Matchett, and Steven Weber.

LA TV producer Maggie Baker falls for Danny Wise (One Tree Hill's Chad Michael Murray), a former producer on his mother's popular annual Christmas special Julia Wise Lifestyle. Baker's plans to reunite Danny and his brothers with Julia hit a few snags, but along the way, she learns the meaning of Christmas can be found in the love of a family.

Based on the book of the same name, The Flash's Danielle Panabaker plays Joy Holbrook, a market researcher who misses out on a promotion at work when she's forced to fly back home to Crystal Falls, NC to take care of her aunt who broke her ankle. While there she quickly becomes immersed in the town's holiday fun and even reconnects with her former crush, Ben Andrews.

Is this a Sister, Sister reunion? Almost. Tia Mowry stars as Jen Taylor, a woman about to score a huge promotion at her ad agency in San Fran when she inherits her aunt's inn in Alaska, meets a handsome attorney and falls in love with the charming little town. Jackee Harry and Tim Reid, Lisa Landry and Ray Campell respectively, star as Mowry's parents.

Brother and sister duo Kate and Teddy Pierce almost derail Christmas when they hatch a plan to catch Santa Claus -- played by the ever-charming Kurt Russell -- on Christmas Eve, sneak into his sleigh, and cause him to crash. Will they find a way to save Christmas? Probably. But not before learning a major lesson.

Calling all Tree Hill Ravens for this once-in-a-lifetime One Tree Hill reunion on Lifetime. Recently single Jolie (Hilarie Burton) dreads going home to Louisiana for the holidays knowing that her ex will be in town with his new girlfriend. Naomi (Danneel Ackles), Jolie's best friend, sets her up with her brother Jack (Robert Buckley) and drafts up a contract that gives them both an incentive to sign. Tyler Hilton also makes a musical appearance.

Sadly, Bethany Joy Lenz isn't reuniting with the OTH crew for The Christmas Contract, however, she's spearheading her own holiday movie as Ellie, a woman who returns home to help her father with his poinsettia farm after they fail to turn red. Can she figure out the problem while simultaneously falling for the local botanist?

One-fourth of the Mean Girls crew, Lacey Chabert, stars as Darcy Fitzwilliam, a successful who ditched the family business to kickstart her own company. When she returns home for the holidays, she reconnects with an old rival, Luke, who shows her what matters in most in life. Will she be able to repair her damaged relationship with her father before it's too late?

The Royals' Merrit Patterson has found a new palace to call home. She stars as Katie, a woman who takes a job helping the King's daughter prepare for a Christmas ice skating performance and accidentally falls for him. Will the people of San Senova allow their King to marry a commoner?

Inspired by Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Grammy winner Toni Braxton stars as Alexis Taylor, a workaholic who gets a little reality check for the holiday season when she's forced to embrace the spirit of Christmas when her past, present and future collide. Will she risk the one thing money can't buy?

Following the recent passing of her parents, Emma returns home for one last Christmas with her siblings in their childhood home. After they reluctantly sell the home, Emma is tasked with selling off their belongings. As it's being appraised, they find a hidden surprise that takes them on the adventure of a lifetime. Also starring Colin Ferguson.

Imagine being a politician who can't tell a lie. That's the situation Jill finds herself in when she meets her boyfriend George's family for the first time ahead of his upcoming mayoral campaign. Will telling the truth, and nothing but the truth, ruin her relationship, career and the holidays?

The queen of holiday movies, Fuller House's Candance Cameron Bure, stars as Noelle, a woman who finds herself at a crossroads in life. One night she accidentally locks herself in a department store and stumbles upon a woman in the shoe aisle who claims to be her guardian angel. No, she doesn't give her Louboutins, but she does take her on a Scrooge-inspired trip to Christmases past, present and future. Will she finally get her life back on track?

Move over, Meghan Markle! iZombie's Rose McIver returns as Amber in the Netflix sequel which picks up a year after Richard secures the crown. The couple is gearing up for their royal wedding when she suddenly has second doubts about her ability to be queen. Will she and Richard get their happily ever after?

The OG Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Melissa Joan Hart, stars as Kate Holiday, a bakery owner who is not only drowning in holiday cookie orders, she's also lost all her Christmas cheer after being dumped. That is until she finds Chip, a soldier from The Nutcracker, posted up in her living room one morning. This movie is worth it even if it's just to see 7th Heaven's Barry Watson act like a Nutcracker prince.

It was only a matter of time before online dating made its way into a holiday movie. "Mingle All the Day" is a networking app created by Molly which pairs busy professionals with corporate events. When her family doubts the app's abilities, Molly connects with Jeff to prove them wrong. Along the way, she learns that maybe the app is good at more than just professional hook-ups.

A week before the art gallery's big Christmas party, Heidi (Young and Hungry's Emily Osment) must return home to watch her niece and nephew. While in town, she runs into her high school love and helps him find a perfect location for the holiday dance all while falling in love with him and her small town life again. Will she give up the life she built in the city?

Your favorite doll comes to life again in this Disney Channel sequel. Eve from Sunnydale is summoned by a magical spell to help Grace, a hot mess 25-year-old CEO of a toy company that manufactures the Eve dolls. Like most millennials, Grace is going through a quarter-life crisis. Will Eve show her the way?

After stepping down as CEO of her dream job, Maddie (Fuller House's Lori Loughlin) returns home for the holidays and runs into her old high school sweetheart, Carter. We're suckers for the tested trope of a successful woman falling back in love with her first love, so sign us up! We're just bummed that the love interest won't be Uncle Jesse!

If you recognize the title, it's because the film is based on a Blake Shelton country song! A massive storm causes a flight cancellation and derails the plans of businesswoman Cara Hill (Secret Life of the American Teenager's Megan Hill) and country music artist Heath Sawyer (The Arrangement's Josh Henderson). Each has a secret -- Heath hasn’t written a song since his father died, and her mother passed away and the family jam business is falling apart. Will they find inspiration and romance?

Lizzie (Supergirl's Odette Annable) should be happier than ever planning her dream wedding but instead, she's suffering from insomnia. When she accidentally hits Billy (Annable's real-life husband David) with her car, they realize that the only time either of them can get a good night's rest is when they're sleeping together. Lizzie keeps her platonic sleeping arrangements a secret from fiancee Josh (The Originals' Charles Michael Davis) until she suddenly begins developing feelings for her sleeping buddy.

Who is ready for the winter solstice? While this isn't exactly a holiday movie, it's a special holiday episode of Netflix's dark hit. The Church of the Night is celebrating the longest night of the year, which is also when the veil between two worlds is the thinnest. Instead of singing pagan carols and telling ghost stories, Sabrina does a seance to reconnect with her mother. As you'd imagine, there are unexpected consequences and visitors that are way scarier than Santa.

In her post-Grey's Anatomy role, Sarah Drew stars as Hannah, a tech wiz behind the failing dating app Perfect One. When she arrives home for the holidays, her father encourages her to sign up for an anonymous pen pal program where she finds herself smitten with the author who turns out to be the person she least expected.

What happens when you cannot live up to your mother's greatness? Claire is an arts and crafts goddess and TV personality who is planning on retiring, but her daughter, Kara (Fuller House's Jodie Sweetin), has none of the skills to take over the brand. As Kara sets out to prove herself, she crosses paths with a reporter looking for his next big story.

Nothing says the holiday's quite like gingerbread houses. Taylor's (Tia Mowry-Hardrict) architectural firm enters her into a gingerbread competition, but when the baker backs out, she turns to single dad and bakery owner, Adam, for help. Will the woman who is afraid of commitment finally find a place to call "home?" Odds are, yes, she will.

Holiday movie magic doesn't stop until we ring in the New Year. Plus, why not ring in the new year with a new romance? Event planner Lisa Patterson (Once Upon a Time's Adelaide Kane) scores a huge client but only has a few days to plan the biggest NYE party of her life. When the family abandons her for prior commitments, she must rely on her brother's college buddy, David Campos (Life Sentence's Carlos PenaVega) to pull it off on time. Cue the fireworks.