Home Alone
The Clarion would like to introduce movies to watch during Christmas break with your family and friends. With this, we bring to you three different platforms to stream and three different movies on each to watch and enjoy.
Movies to watch on Netflix
- Journey to Bethlehem:This movie is about a young woman carrying an unimaginable responsibility. A young man who is been torn between love and honor. A jealous king who will stop at nothing to keep his crown.This live-action Christmas musical celebration is for the entire family, and weaves classic Christmas melodies into new pop songs in a music-infused retelling of the timeless story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus.
- The Princess Switch :The Princess Switch is a 2018 American Christmas romantic comedy film directed by Mike Rohl from a screenplay by Robin Bernheim and Megan Metzger. The film stars Vanessa Hudgens, Sam Palladio, and Nick Sagar.The film’s concept of two people who look identical running into one another and switching places comes from Mark Twain’s 1881 novel The Prince and the Pauper.
- The Christmas Chronicles Part Two: The Christmas Chronicles 2 is a 2020 American Christmas comedy film directed and produced by Chris Columbus. A sequel to the 2018 film The Christmas Chronicles, it features Kurt Russell reprising his role as Santa Claus.
Movies to watch on Disney Plus
- Home Alone: When bratty 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother (Catherine O’Hara) makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true. But his excitement sours when he realizes that two con men (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) plan to rob the McCallister residence, and that he alone must protect the family home.
- Christmas Again?!: As Rowena experiences a lackluster Christmas, she makes a wish to a neighbourhood Santa for a “do-over,” and unexpectedly finds herself reliving Christmas day over and over again.
- Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas: A handful of Disney’s famous characters spread Christmas magic and love through three heartwarming stories. Discover the true meaning of the holiday season with Donald, Goofy and Mickey.
Movies to watch on Hulu
- A Merry Christmas Wish: A NYC advertising executive returns to her hometown to sell the family farm, but instead reconnects with her childhood friend and gets involved with organizing the yearly Winter Wonderland, which takes place on the property.
- The Polar Express : A young boy who has grown sceptical of Santa Claus is shocked to see a train stop outside his window on Christmas Eve, destined for the North Pole. When he accepts an invitation from the conductor to climb on board, he embarks on a white-knuckle ride to Santa’s headquarters, where he makes fast friends and learns an invaluable lesson about the true spirit of Christmas.
- Elf : Elf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum. It stars Will Ferrell as Buddy, a human raised by Santa’s elves who learns about his origins and heads to NYC to meet his biological father.