Free Christmas Movie Marathons Streaming This December

You can watch Christmas movies around the clock this December without paying for a subscription, because the free ad-supported services are running seasonal channels that play holiday films back to back. Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Tubi, and Samsung TV Plus are all carrying holiday movie programming right now, and none of them require a paid plan. The catch is in the format.

Most of these marathons are live linear channels, which means they play on a fixed schedule like old-fashioned broadcast TV — you join whatever is already running rather than picking a title and pressing play.

Verification note: Program terms and availability can change. This page was checked against linked sources on November 13, 2026.

Pluto TV's holiday pop-up has the deepest channel lineup

Pluto TV, a free ad-supported service owned by Paramount, brought back its "Season's Greetings" holiday section on November 1, 2026 with 11 holiday channels. According to Cord Cutters News, the pop-up requires no subscription and no account — you can open the app or the website and start watching. Two channels do most of the heavy lifting for movie viewers.

The Pluto TV Christmas channel runs holiday classics and family titles, with reported airings including *White Christmas* and *Surviving Christmas*, while Pluto TV Mistletoe runs seasonal romance movies 24 hours a day. The rest of the slate covers narrower tastes. Give Me My Remote's November 2026 lineup rundown lists BET Holiday Movies, Lifetime Movie Favorites, the Spanish-language Cine navideño, Vevo Holiday for music, Home for the Holidays, Places + Spaces, and a Crackling Fireplace channel for ambiance.

What Roku and Tubi are running for free

The Roku Channel expanded its free live lineup for the season with Christmas music and festive programming, including a rotating Hallmark Holiday Favorites live movie channel. It is free on Roku devices and on the web, so you do not need to own Roku hardware to watch. Roku is also putting out new holiday films of its own at no charge.

*The Holiday Spark*, starring Joey Graziadei and Jamie Chung, and *Second Chance Holiday* were both dated November 5 on The Roku Channel. These are on-demand titles, so unlike the linear marathons you can start them whenever you want. Tubi, the free ad-supported service owned by Fox, keeps a Holiday Hits collection that added *Black Christmas* (2006) and *The Perfect Holiday* on November 1, 2026.

That sits alongside an existing shelf of seasonal titles including *Christmas at the Interlaken* (2026).

Samsung TV Plus and the January 5 end date

Samsung TV Plus, the free channel service built into Samsung smart TVs, is running holiday movies through a Movie Hub Holidays channel plus a Holiday Movie Favorites block from Lifetime. Reported titles include *A Gift Wrapped Christmas* and *Merry Liddle Christmas*. The date to note here is the end date.

That Lifetime block has been reported as available through January 5, which is later than most holiday pop-ups run but still a hard stop. If you are planning a New Year's week of leftover Christmas viewing, that window matters.

The marathons that are not free

Two of the biggest December marathons cost money, and it is worth being clear about which is which. Freeform's 25 Days of Christmas runs December 1–25, 2026, with 18 airings of *The Grinch* (2000), 17 of *Home Alone*, and a December 19 premiere of *Mickey's Home Alone* — but it is a pay-TV and Hulu block, not free streaming. Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas, with 34 new movies running 24/7 since October 16, also sits behind a paid service.

There is one legitimate no-cost route: a public library card can unlock Hallmark+ through Hoopla's renewable seven-day pass, as Parade reports in its Hallmark Christmas movie guide. That depends entirely on your library carrying Hoopla and on pass availability, so check your own branch before counting on it.

How to use these channels without getting frustrated

Linear channels reward a different habit than on-demand catalogs. A few things worth knowing before you plan an evening around one: If you want a specific film on a specific night, the on-demand libraries — Tubi's Holiday Hits collection and the free Roku Originals — are the reliable path. The linear marathons are better suited to putting something festive on and leaving it there.

• There is no start time you control. The movie is already running when you tune in, so treat these as background channels rather than an appointment.
• Holiday channels are seasonal pop-ups. Pluto's holiday section disappears after the season, and Samsung's Lifetime block is dated to January 5.
• Titles rotate mid-month. A film listed in a published lineup may be gone by the time you look.
• Check the app, not an article, for a specific movie. The in-app guide is the only current schedule.
• Free here means ad-supported, not ad-free. Every one of these services runs commercial breaks.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to create an account to watch Pluto TV's holiday channels?

No. The Season's Greetings pop-up that returned November 1, 2026 requires no subscription and no account on Pluto TV.

Can I watch The Roku Channel without a Roku device?

Yes. The free seasonal channels and Roku Originals holiday films are available on Roku devices and on the web.

Why can't I find a movie that was listed as part of a holiday channel?

These are rotating linear feeds, not fixed catalogs, and titles change mid-month. Confirm any specific film in the app rather than from a published lineup.

When do the free holiday channels go away?

They are seasonal. Pluto TV's holiday channels disappear after the season, and Samsung TV Plus's Lifetime holiday block has been reported as running through January 5.