

TV series
Happy Christmas
2014, NL, on VPRO. Created by Anna van der Heide.
What do you do when you lose everything and have to start all over again? Ten-year-old Lucas, the middle child of a wealthy family, lives in an expensive neighborhood in a large house, equipped with every luxury. Everything changes completely when Lucas, while searching for his Sinterklaas surprise, finds a large box of unpaid bills. Father Maarten turns out to have enormous financial problems and the family loses everything. The family is evicted and, with the help of their cleaner Nina, finds shelter in an old office building among other new poor people. While father (Jeroen Spitzenberger) and mother (Hadewych Minis) have a hard time with themselves and each other, and big brother Thomas (15) and sister Emma (7) have a terrible time getting used to the new situation, Lucas tries to make the best of it with the highest goal: a Merry Christmas for the whole family.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 20
- Episode length
- 10 min
- Status
- Ended in 2014
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Latest episode
S1 E20: Christmas Eve
Aired 22 December 2014
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Anna van der HeideCreator
- Jeroen SpitzenbergerVader/Maarten · 20 ep
- Rohan TimmermansLucas · 20 ep
- Hadewych MinisMoeder/Eva · 20 ep
- Yenthe BosEmma · 20 ep
- Nils VerkooijenThomas · 20 ep
- Maas BronkhuyzenJan Willem · 20 ep
- Thomas DeelenMaurits · 20 ep
- Martha Villada MarquezNina · 20 ep
- Mohammed AzaayDeurwaarder · 20 ep
- Rihanna de caviaRihanna de cavia · 20 ep
- Jacqueline BlomCathelijne · 20 ep
- Dana GoldbergLara · 20 ep
Details
- First aired
- 6 December 2014
- Last aired
- 22 December 2014
- Network
- VPRO
- Original title
- Vrolijke kerst
- Language
- NL
- Country
- Netherlands
- Type
- Scripted
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Happy Christmas: quick answers
Is Happy Christmas worth watching?
Happy Christmas doesn’t have enough ratings for a verdict yet.
How many seasons of Happy Christmas are there?
Happy Christmas has 1 season and 20 episodes, about 10 minutes each.
Is Happy Christmas finished?
Yes. Happy Christmas ended in 2014, so you can watch the whole story.
Which OTT platform is Happy Christmas on?
Happy Christmas isn’t listed on any OTT platform in India yet. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
Happy Christmas parents guide: is it suitable for kids?
No age rating is listed for Happy Christmas yet.
What shows are like Happy Christmas?
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Who created Happy Christmas?
Happy Christmas was created by Anna van der Heide and stars Jeroen Spitzenberger, Rohan Timmermans, Hadewych Minis.
