Holiday movies, music specials arrive to light a bleak year

The upcoming movie The United States vs Billie Holiday, which stars Andra Day as the title character, has been sold to Hulu!

Macaulay Culkin run circles around dim-witted robbers, catch Chevy Chase as he causes a city blackout with faulty Christmas lights, or follow Jack Skellington's journey to save Santa Claus. Whatever your pleasure, Amazon Prime is the place to go this season. There are old-time winter wonderland favorites alongside a few holiday gems you might've missed the first time around.

massive collection of recommendations, or our list of suggestions of what to watch next based on shows you already like. (Disclosure: Links to retailers may earn money to support our work.) Named for the classic 1984 song by Wham! we all know and love, this romcom stars Emilia Clarke as Kate Andrich, a young Londoner who aspires to be a singer while working as an elf in a year-round Christmas store.

massive collection of recommendations, or our list of suggestions of what to watch next based on shows you already like.  (Disclosure: Links to retailers may earn money to support our work.) "No matter who you are, no matter what you do, the magic lives inside of you." If you love the magic, music, and miracles of the holiday season, then Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey has it all.

Hulu has a pretty solid collection of holiday movies, and the list expands even more if you have the streamer's premium subscriptions to Live TV, HBO Max, Showtime, or Starz. For our picks of the best holiday movies on Hulu, though, you don't need anything more than the base subscription.Though holiday movies can span all genres, the selection on Hulu is largely the cheesy romance films that are perfect for watching when you want a good happy cry or just need a pick-me-up.

Disney Plus has tons to enjoy — old and new — that you can watch right now. If you're looking for more things to watch, you can also look at our massive collection of recommendations, or our list of suggestions of what to watch next based on shows you already like.  (Disclosure: Links to retailers may earn money to support our work.) Starring Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader, Noelle is a magical tale of the Kringle family.

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“You’ll shoot your eye out!” It’s no surprise that A Christmas Story is at the top of our list. This film, which is often played continuously on cable network channels, is a holiday staple worth watching on repeat.You might be surprised to see this 2011 animated film on our list, but we’re here to keep you guessing.

The late Charles Schulz, the quiet and reserved bespectacled creator of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the entire Peanuts franchise, was once called a magician with a pencil, an artist who captured our imaginations and left us with a daily smile for well over a half-century.  It’s been two decades since the last original Peanuts comic strip ran in newspapers, and 55 years since Schulz’s beloved animated Christmas special first debuted on CBS television.

The year 2020 kept us far away from cinema halls and some production houses had to stop work mid-way due to the Covid 19 pandemic. This meant that some of the year's most-anticipated releases were held back as theatres across several countries shut down.

Taylor Swift and Orlando Bloom are ringing in the holidays with their favorite flicks.Just like us, celebrities have a movie they love to watch as the holidays approach. While some love Home Alone and Love Actually, others prefer the classics like A Christmas Story.Jack Black, for example, revealed his go-to festive movie during an interview in 2019.

is the most wonderful time of the year!While everyone celebrates the holiday season a little differently, there's one tradition that's universally cherished: Watching holiday movies. Nothing beats sitting on the couch in your while enjoying a feel-good film.

feel last-minute. Think less re-gifted candle in a crumpled grocery bag and more “OMG, how did you know I wanted something like this?” Need some ideas? We have 22 for you, from jewelry and candy to the very best gift card options out there!

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services.When we shop for a holiday outfit, it usually involves some glitter here, some glow there and an ugly sweater or two. This year, however, we’re adding one more accessory to our look, and it’s not a gemstone headband (though those are welcome too).

coronavirus pandemic.One Industry One Voice (OIOV), the coalition of UK events associations and businesses, has shared a list of all the organisations on offer to help to those experiencing stress and mental health issues ahead of the festive season.“As other industries now begin to return to work, restrictions upon capacities and social distancing [mean] a large number of live events are no longer viable, and the people who organise and deliver them remain out of work,” OIOV said in a

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The Christmas Setup is Lifetime's first holiday film entirely centered around a gay couple falling in love during Christmastime.

It's been a stressful year, but at least you can count on Hollywood to come through with the holiday cheer.

Chris Willman Music WriterCAA partner and music division head Rob Light spoke with Variety as part of the cover story on the 25th anniversary of the changeover at the top of the agency. Light was there when those seismic shifts of the mid-‘90s happened; his tenure with CAA goes back 36 years.