Get into the holiday spirit with the best Black holiday films of 2025!
Holiday movies bring everyone together around this time of year, and Black holiday films are no exception. From heartwarming dramas to uplifting romances, these films offer a welcome dose of holiday cheer. Celebrate the season with unique stories that highlight the Black community.
These Black holiday films capture the essence of joy and merriment right in time for the holiday season. This guide is perfect for a family movie night, featuring stories that celebrate love, family, and the magic of the season.
The Black Holiday Films in this article are as current as the publication date.
Top Black Holiday Films in 2025
Tidings for the Season
Hallmark
Adam Kade is the serious face on the local news. His life takes an unexpected turn in early December when he meets Robbie, a 10-year-old who is Adam’s biggest fan. He discovers Robbie’s mom, Lucy, is a single parent working hard to take care of her son. The last thing she needs is anything complicating a very busy schedule, including Adam. As new friendships form and Adam gains a healthy perspective, his reporting changes.
Starring: Tamera Mowry-Housley
Christmas on Call
Hallmark
During the Christmas season, emergency room doctor Hannah Michaels balances her demanding job with a budding romance with EMT Wes Sullivan in Philadelphia. They spend time together as Wes helps her become more acquainted with Philadelphia’s sights, sounds, and tastes. As the local First Responders balance duty with holiday celebrations, they come together to face challenges, support each other, and find moments of joy.
Starring: Ser’Darius Blain
Christmas Everyday
Lifetime
Fancy is determined to uphold her father’s cherished Christmas traditions, but things aren’t a smooth ride. Can she be true to herself while honoring her family’s legacy? Through all the chaos, she learns valuable lessons about faith, family, and the true meaning of Christmas. Check out Brandy’s new Christmas film on Lifetime today.
Starring: Brandy Norwood
A Very Merry Beauty Salon
Netflix
Sienna, the owner of the bustling Divine Beauty Salon, is preparing for Atlanta’s Tinsel Ball, where she will be honored for her charitable work. The annual event takes a glamorous turn with the arrival of Lawrence, a charismatic CEO whose family’s wine brand is now co-sponsoring the Ball. As Sienna and Lawrence are unexpectedly paired as dance partners, romance blooms, setting the stage for a steamy romance. Can Sienna balance a blooming romance and Christmastime festivities?
Starring: Tia Mowry
Make or Bake Christmas
Lifetime
With Christmas fast approaching, Leslie, known for her expertise in domestic and top lifestyle brands, is looking to expand her business. She sets her sights on Sugar Bakers, a bakery owned by Denise Sugarbaker and run by her son, David. Determined to make a deal, Leslie sends one of her top employees, Emma, undercover as a seasonal employee. When Emma gets swept away in the Christmas spirit, will she be able to deliver success for her boss?
Starring: Vivica A. Fox
A Christmas Miracle
BET+
This heartfelt story follows a community center’s Christmas Jubilee as it teeters on the verge of losing its funding. Faced with the challenge, a family comes together to save the event and bring holiday cheer to their community, especially the children. Determined to create a winter wonderland full of decorations, this family knows the work doesn’t stop at Christmas. Can the community set aside its differences and enjoy some holiday fun?
Starring: Blue Kimble
Style Me for Christmas
BET+
A boutique owner on the verge of eviction who gets a career-changing opportunity: styling a famous Playboy celebrity just in time for Christmas. When she gets to know her client better, she realizes that business and pleasure are starting to mix. Can she keep her composure and save her career while having a happy holiday?
Starring: Raven Goodwin
A Wesley South African Christmas
BET+
The Wesleys rearrange their holiday plans and bring their family shenanigans to Durban, South Africa, in an attempt to support Todd. Todd attempts to close a business deal, but his family’s antics make it hard. While they are his loved ones, business comes first. Can his business skills outshine his family’s craziness and save the family’s holiday trip?
Starring: Dorien Wilson
The Day Before Christmas
BET+
When two single parents accidentally swap phones and their children’s backpacks on a hectic Christmas Eve, they find themselves covering for each other. Experiencing chaotic yet heartwarming events, these two parents are guided to an unexpected romance. Will these create a lifelong bond by Christmas Day?
Starring: Candace Maxwell
Brewster’s Millions: Christmas
BET+
Morgan Brewster is on a quest to inherit her uncle’s fortune before Christmas. Focusing on securing her financial situation for the rest of her life, Morgan has no time to waste on holidays or family. But, amid holiday chaos, she discovers the importance of love, faith, and family through giving. Can Morgan have a Merry Christmas without hurting her family?
Starring: China Anne McClain
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Too Many Christmases
BET+
Jerome and Kayla, newlyweds, navigate the complexities of celebrating their first Christmas together. The couple struggles to balance the expectations of their separate families, leading them to attend two events simultaneously. Neither wants to break family Xmas traditions, which creates a recipe for disaster. Can this couple save their first Christmas together?
Starring: Porscha Coleman
Queens of Christmas
BET+
Lifelong friends become adversaries when they compete for the lead role in a new Christmas film. When the competition stirs up old family rivalries and threatens their yuletide joy, can they still enjoy Christmas? With plenty of Christmas cheer and caroling, this movie is perfect for the holiday season.
Starring: Terri J. Vaughn
Blended Christmas
BET+
After a freak accident, a new bride’s tropical honeymoon takes a surprising turn. A guardian angel helps a newlywed couple navigate their chaotic honeymoon when the groom’s ex-wife and kids are forced to move in during the holidays. Can she keep her sanity and celebrate her first Christmas with her husband?
Starring: Jennifer Freeman
Christmas by Design
BET+
A highly successful handbag designer is working on a crucial, special-edition holiday line for charity when disaster strikes. Her newest, most valuable designs are stolen in a devastating company data breach. Desperate to save her charity line, she hires a top IT expert. However, the mission becomes complicated when she realizes he is the man she shared a memorable moment with at last year’s Christmas party.
Starring: Starr Andreeff
Meet Me Next Christmas
Netflix
Can Layla find a fairytale romance just in time for the holidays? When Layla meets the man of her dreams, she is determined to see him again. Running around the entire city, her last chance is to get a ticket to a sold-out Pentatonix concert on Christmas Eve. Layla is gonna need the magic of Santa Claus and his reindeer to pull this off. Check it out on Netflix today.
Starring: Christina Milian
Disaster Holiday
Netflix
A workaholic dad, trying to win over his kids, heads to the coast of Durban for a big work meeting. But, he disguises it as a family road trip vacation to please his wife and kids. Will his family discover his ways and let it ruin their holiday? Check out one of Netflix’s new Christmas movies this year.
Starring: Kenneth Nkosi
Son of the Preacher
BET+
Jasmine is a sharp and savvy beauty entrepreneur dreaming of building her own haircare empire. Her big break feels just out of reach until she crosses paths with Caleb Samuel. Caleb is a flashy preacher’s kid with three million followers and a complicated family legacy. What starts off as Jasmine’s business hustle quickly turns into sparks neither of them can deny.
Starring: Gabrielle Graham
With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration
Netflix
‘Tis the season! Meghan shares her favorite holiday traditions, seasonal crafts and family recipes with friends old and new in this festive special. This film emphasizes connection and the creation of lasting holiday memories, reflecting Meghan’s lifestyle focus. The special will feature activities such as decorating the halls, preparing holiday feasts, and crafting heartfelt, personalized gifts for loved ones.
Starring: Meghan Markle
Merry Little Baby
Peacock
When Shanice’s baby pact she made with her best friend fails, she decides to go on an app to find a sperm donor. Having a child isn’t easy, and finding a father is even harder. Can she find her baby daddy to fulfill the pact this holiday season before her 35th birthday?
Starring: Brandy Specks
Finding Joy
Amazon Prime Video
Joy is a talented but overlooked New York fashion designer. Unlucky in love and career, Joy follows her crush to Colorado for a holiday getaway. When a shocking revelation leaves her stranded in a snowstorm, Joy finds unexpected solace in Ridge. This chance encounter transforms her outlook on life and love, potentially changing her path forever.
Starring: Shannon Thornton
#WorstChristmasEver
aspireTV
Billy Turner, a divorced dad reluctantly joins his ex-wife’s Christmas celebration in Atlanta for his kids’ sake. While dreading the holiday with her new fiancé, he unexpectedly meets a lawyer who might help him believe in love again. With a little holiday magic, new loves will be revealed and discovered while old hurts will be healed and forgiven.
Starring: B.J. Britt
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12 Baes of Christmas
ALLBLK
After a public breakup with her college sweetheart, Simone dives headfirst into the online dating world for the first time, and she’s on a mission to find a Christmas bae.
Starring: Big Boss Vette
Christmas Holidate
ALLBLK
Holly Harper uses her company’s unreleased dating app, and a glitch in the app causes more than one date to show up. Little does she know, her family already knows who the right man is.
Starring: Jasmine Burke
Momma Said Come Home for Christmas
ALLBLK
Family is never easy. A matriarch calls her family home for Christmas to make some holiday memories. But with this union comes chaos. There’s no telling what will happen with some family members at war and others in love. What will go down this holiday season? Check out Momma Said Come Home for Christmas today.
Starring: Jo Marie Payton
He Who Findeth: A Cinderella Christmas Tale
Tubi
Daniel is the heir to his family’s fortune. When his parents throw their annual charity ball, he is the eligible bachelor on the market. From exes to plotting socialites, everyone is waiting in line to have a chance to make Daniel theirs. Will anyone succeed, or will Daniel find true love this holiday season? Check out He Who Findeth today.
Starring: Brad James
Love After Holidays
BET+
A celebrated talk show host is renowned for healing others’ broken relationships, yet her own life lies in shambles. Behind the camera, she battles an alcohol addiction that has unraveled her marriage, estranged her from her young daughter, and jeopardized her career. Her public success contrasts sharply with her private despair, forcing her to confront her demons after hitting rock bottom.
Starring: Janeen Lawrence
Christmas for the Soul
Plex
Leslie Ross caters Christmas Eve dinner for the Shaw family amid personal struggles with gentrification and her father’s restaurant. The evening unfolds with family drama, secrets, and a pie incident. Can she keep it professional despite her personal issues and her world coming down around her? Check it out on Plex today.
Starring: Fatima
Holiday Bae
Tubi
A publishing coordinator with her eyes on a promotion must fake her way through Christmas with a chef’s family of strangers. Can she secure the rights to his cookbook, or will she face the reality of a new career in her near future? Check out the Christmas chaos on Tubi today.
Starring: Tabitha Myles
The Christmas Campaign
Lifetime
Sparks fly this Christmas season when an executive and a strategist by their boss are paired together to work on a sales pitch. As they battle, their personal lives collide with their professional ambitions, and neither expects that the key to success might just be each other. Can they deliver a perfect holiday sales pitch for their top client, Santa’s Pajamas?
Starring: Vivica A. Fox
Fake Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
OWN
After the reserved professor, Maya, pretends she’s dating an unconscious stranger, she’s swept into his family’s holiday plans. She feels undeniable sparks with her boyfriend’s doctor, Daniel, who also happens to be her ex. Will a little white lie ruin her chance at reconnecting with her love? Check it out on OWN today.
Starring: Kiki Layne
The Christmas Showdown
OWN
Former best friends April and Chastity haven’t spoken since April ditched their New York plans for Paris. When her career falters, April returns home and reunites with out-of-work Chastity. Both compete for the same job at the Sugar Heights Christmas Eve Spectacular, but to impress producer Hen, they must put aside their rivalry.
Starring: Amber Stevens-West
Very Merry Mystery
OWN
Known for her unmatched hairstyling skills and her infectious love of Christmas, beloved beauty shop owner Bea is the bedrock of Harfield, GA. When she attends a Christmas Murder Mystery party, the evening takes a shocking turn when the host goes missing and a ransom note is found. To solve the crime, Bea must team up with her boyfriend, Troy, who is also a newly promoted detective.
Starring: Ashleigh Monique Murray
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These Black holiday films are guaranteed to spread cheer this holiday season. Whether it’s a family gathering or a quiet movie night, these heartfelt stories highlight universal themes of love and family, making them perfect to celebrate the holidays. Get cozy with a blanket and watch the best Black holiday films of 2025 today!
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