Record number of Christmas films to be released in 2021

No Time to Die. Originally slated to open in early 2020, Daniel Craig’s final outing as 007 became the first high-profile release to announce a major Covid-related postponement.

There's nothing quite like watching a Christmas film with the family to get you all feeling festive.

Since 2018, LadBaby has dominated the battle for the Official Christmas Number 1, all in the name of charity - and sausage rolls.

The Premier League have announced new positive Covid-19 tests have more than doubled over the past week, in the wake of the spreading Omicron variant.

Christmas days away, so if it's time to pop on your favourite Christmas movies, this week couldn't be a better time.

An iconic part of Christmas is the time put aside with families to watch some cheesy festive films.

It’s been a tradition for years now and it continues in 2021—former President of the United States, Barack Obama, has released his top films of the year. And as with previous years, it’s a healthy mix of high-profile gems and things that may have fallen under the radar that he clearly wants to put some extra shine on.

Nothing kicks off the festive season like curling up in front of your favourite Christmas movie. With the season in full swing, most households have already reached for the remote and flicked on a festive favourite this December.

The UK has recorded the highest daily total of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began as the country faces “two epidemics on top of one another” as Omicron spreads.

Let it be known that this was a particularly fascinating year for horror. As always, we saw our fair share of low-budget and arthouse horror titles, but 2021 was also a year where horror went mainstream in several unexpected places.

Christmas is here and there are a few things we can't imagine this time of year without: family, food and, of course, spending some much-deserved time in front of our televisions with the aforementioned family and food. MORE: 13 streaming highlights to watch on Christmas Day from Netflix to Disney+But if you're looking for some inspiration on what to watch over the holidays - in between all the exciting new TV content, of course - we've got you covered.

Chris Willman Music WriterIf you’ve turned on an all-Christmas format and it sometimes seems like they stopped minting new holiday compositions some time well back into the previous century, that’s not quite true.

Dune, Eternals and Red Notice among the top results.The results were revealed as part of Google’s Year In Search. Three Marvel films appear in the leading five search results, with surprise blockbuster hit Godzilla vs. Kong and Zack Synder’s Netflix zombie movie Army Of The Dead taking up the tail-end of the film list.You can see the results in full below:1.

Jennifer Yuma editorThe African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has selected “The Harder They Fall” as the No. 1 film on their annual top 10 list.Written and directed by Jeymes Samuel and produced by Jay-Z, the big-budget Netflix western sees Idris Elba, Regina King, Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz and LaKeith Stanfield portray historical Black figures Rufus Buck, Nat Love, Trudy Smith, Stagecoach Mary and Cherokee Bill, respectively.

The National Board of Review and the New York Film Critics Circle have had their say. Now, the American Film Institute’s jury of industry professionals and media members (who decides this group is always quizzical) has made their top 10 selections for 2021 for both film and television.