Movies like Trading Up Christmas (2024)
The best movies like Trading Up Christmas (2024) are Happy Howlidays (2024), Deck the Walls (2024) and Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle (2024). If Trading Up Christmas hooked you with its tv movie and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedA California Christmas (2020)6.4/10 from 382 votes
- NewestChristmas on Every Page (2025)Released 2025
Happy Howlidays (2024)
A webpage editor spending the holidays alone is drawn into an unusual encounter when she encounters a stray dog.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Deck the Walls (2024)
Rose, a Chicago-based interior designer, returns to her Ohio hometown to save her brother's Christmas charity house flip, only to face her past, rekindle an old rivalry with her brother's best friend, and unexpectedly find love and purpose.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle (2024)
Three siblings return home at Christmas to honor their late grandmother's wishes, and with the help of Mrs. Miracle's magic, they work through family conflicts while one rekindles a past romance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Scouting for Christmas (2024)
Busy realtor and single mom Angela meets bakery owner William after her daughter tries to set them up by having him cater her scout troop’s holiday event.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
A '90s Christmas (2024)
Workaholic lawyer Lucy Clark is celebrating her promotion alone on Christmas Eve when a mysterious rideshare experience transports her back to 1999. Reliving the holiday with her mom, sister and best friend - not to mention her high school crush - Lucy gets a second chance to understand where her relationships went wrong. Will this magical journey help her rewrite her future or leave her destined to be alone?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Confessions of a Christmas Letter (2024)
Settie Rose, an eccentric matriarch, hires struggling novelist Juan to write her holiday contest entry. A mixup sparks gossip of Juan's engagement to Settie's daughter Lily, leading the family to play along humorously.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Our Holiday Story (2024)
Dave and Nell recount the Christmas where they unknowingly fell in love while working as rivals on a town festival, as their daughter’s boyfriend struggles to navigate his own relationship.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Christmas on Every Page (2025)
A big-city ad exec visits her hometown to rescue her family's bookstore. Working with a talented local artist on a holiday mural project, she rediscovers both her creative spark and her roots in the community.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Hanukkah on the Rocks (2024)
A week before Hanukkah, recently unemployed lawyer Tory embarks on a journey to find Hanukkah candles, leading her to a Chicago bar where she transforms the holiday spirit, discovers love, and finds the courage to pursue a new path in life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
A Cowboy Christmas Romance (2023)
When pro real estate 'closer' Lexie Crenshaw is sent to her hometown of Tubac, AZ to close on a big ranch before Christmas, she is soon forced to confront former family drama as well as the sexy ranch owner who refuses to sell his home.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Christmas on 5th Avenue (2021)
Eve, A Christmas loving professional wish granter, takes on the task of decorating the high-end condo for a reclusive writer who is spending the holidays out of town. But when the handsome writer turns out to be home for the holidays after all, Eve will have to pull out all her tricks to make him fall in love with Christmas all over again – and maybe find romance along the way.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
A Christmas Treasure (2021)
After opening a 100-year-old time capsule and finding her grandfather’s old journal, Lou questions whether she should move to New York after Christmas to further her writing career or stay in Pine Grove to carry on her family’s local newspaper. Charming chef, Kyle, is also at a crossroads, visiting Pine Grove for the holidays.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
All I Need for Christmas (2024)
Struggling singer/songwriter Maggie is worried she's unable to compete with such a tech-savvy world. Upon returning home to help her parents on their farm she meets Archer, an entrepreneur who has come back to town to spend the holidays alone.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Following Yonder Star (2024)
When a scandal upends a famous TV mother’s life ahead of the holidays, she heads to a luxury Vermont resort for Christmas. Upon arriving, a booking error leads her to a quaint B&B owned by an astronomy teacher.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Christmas with You (2022)
Feeling career burnout, pop star Angelina escapes to grant a young fan's wish in small-town New York, where she not only finds the inspiration to revitalize her career but also a shot at true love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisSanta Tell Me (2024)
When Olivia, a successful interior designer, finds an old letter from Santa promising she’ll meet the love of her life by Christmas Eve — and that his name will be Nick — she’s stunned to meet not one, but three guys named Nick.” In addition to navigating three holiday romances, she finds herself drawn to a co-worker.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Toying with the Holidays (2021)
Kevin, a model train enthusiast reconnects with a former classmate Danielle who is home for the holidays with her young son and try to get their town's old North Pole Express train line running.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
The Christmas Sitters (2020)
Facing holiday flight delays on a return trip from Europe, two parents double-book incompatible babysitters: the mother’s BFF lawyer friend, Nora, and the dad's guitarist half-brother, Max, to look after their two kids and dog. After a rather stormy start, an attraction grows.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Christmas Love Letter (2019)
When relationship advice columnist Amalie Hess receives an unsigned love letter in a Christmas card, she returns to her hometown to solve the mystery of who sent it and maybe find true love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Mom's Christmas Boyfriend (2023)
Single mom Emma always puts others first, particularly her ten-year-old daughter Lily, who she adopted on her own. But when the precocious Lily wins a contest to have her Christmas wish granted, Emma’s life gets turned upside down…because Lily’s Christmas wish is for Emma to finally find true love!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
A Sugar & Spice Holiday (2020)
Suzie, a rising young architect, returns to her small hometown in Maine for Christmas. When she gets there, she is pushed to follow her grandmother's footsteps and enter the local gingerbread house competition.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
A Christmas Vintage (2023)
Samantha will need a Christmas miracle to help her sister, Emily, who cannot be with the one she loves unless Sam tames the shrewd owner of a competing winery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
The Fabric of Christmas (2023)
Liam, a fireman, and Amy, a quilting teacher, team up to make a Christmas quilt for Liam’s sister’s wedding, but their burgeoning romance is threatened by Liam’s intention to travel to South America after the wedding. As they navigate their feelings for each other and their aspirations, they must decide what is truly important in time for the holiday season.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
It Takes a Christmas Village (2021)
When construction on Main Street threatens to put the town's shops out of business, mayor Alex Foster decides to throw a Christmas market to boost sales. To do it though, she'll have to convince the reclusive Darcy Hawkins to host it at his family's old mill, bringing up old family feuds and sparking romance in the process.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
'Twas the Text Before Christmas (2023)
Addie is a New York City chiropractor mistakenly receives a text from “Nana.” The accidental text turns into a loving friendship between the matronly Nana and Addie who now communicate regularly. Nana invites Addie to spend the holiday in Vermont. It is picture-postcard perfect and exactly as Nana described except for one surprise. Nana’s single son, James, a traveling doctor is also home for the holidays. Over three consecutive years, James and Addie are together during the holidays, though it isn’t until they are both single that they begin to see each other in a different light.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA California Christmas (2020)
With his carefree lifestyle on the line, a wealthy charmer poses as a ranch hand to get a hardworking farmer to sell her family’s land before Christmas.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLeah's Perfect Gift (2024)
Leah Meyer, a Jewish woman who has always dreamed of experiencing a traditional Christmas, faces unexpected challenges when she spends the holidays with her boyfriend's uptight Connecticut family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Believe in Christmas (2024)
Two best friends travel to Christmasland, a place filled with hope and miracles.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
To Have and to Holiday (2024)
When Celeste gets engaged to Jason after just a few months of dating, her father and the couple’s would be officiant, Pastor Mark, insists on putting them through a pre-wedding “bootcamp” filled with Christmas-themed challenges. As the couple grows stronger through the festive activities, Celeste considers following her dreams in the fashion industry. Meanwhile, Pastor Mark learns to trust his daughter’s choices, leading to a heartwarming holiday season for the whole family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Santa Girl (2019)
Santa's daughter gets a chance to attend college for one semester in the 'real' world before heading back to the North Pole to fulfill her duties under her father.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Trading Up Christmas?
The closest matches to Trading Up Christmas are Happy Howlidays (2024), Deck the Walls (2024) and Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle (2024). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Trading Up Christmas?
People who watched Trading Up Christmas most often go on to Happy Howlidays (2024), Deck the Walls (2024) and Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle (2024).
What is the highest-rated movie like Trading Up Christmas?
A California Christmas (2020), rated 6.4/10 by 382 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Trading Up Christmas?
Christmas on Every Page (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Trading Up Christmas?
Yes: Happy Howlidays (2024), Deck the Walls (2024) and Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle (2024).
How are movies similar to Trading Up Christmas chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Trading Up Christmas, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.