Movies Like 12 Gifts of Christmas (2015)

12 Gifts of Christmas is a 2015 comedy, family, romance, tv movie film from Peter Sullivan with a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with A Princess for Christmas and The Princess Switch: Switched Again.

Comedy Family Romance TV Movie

A Princess for Christmas

2011

After her sister and brother-in-law's tragic deaths, an American woman who is the guardian for her young niece and nephew is invited to a royal European castle for Christmas by her late brother-in-law's father, the Duke of Castlebury. Feeling out of place as a commoner, she is determined to give her family a merry Christmas and surprises herself when she falls for a handsome prince.

7.0

MagicScore

The Princess Switch: Switched Again

2020

When Duchess Margaret unexpectedly inherits the throne & hits a rough patch with Kevin, it’s up to Stacy to save the day before a new lookalike — party girl Fiona — foils their plans.

6.8

MagicScore

Annie Claus Is Coming to Town

2011

This year, Santa’s daughter takes her first trip away from the North Pole during the Christmas season hoping to find adventure and love in sunny California. While Santa watches his daughter through a magic snow globe, Annie arrives in L.A. and becomes friends with the owner of Candy Cane Inn, Lucy, and her daughter, Mia. She also quickly lands a job at Wonderland Toys. Wonderland Toys’ owner, Ted is struggling to stay in business selling old-fashioned toys in a digital world. Annie soon realizes that she wants Ted’s business to thrive because she has feelings for this Christmas traditionalist.

6.3

MagicScore

Dear Santa

2011

Crystal, a rich party girl, finds a little girl's letter to Santa asking for a new mother, and she vows to win over the father and daughter before the holidays.

6.3

MagicScore

Christmas in Love

2018

Ellie Hartman is an aspiring crafter working in her small town’s bakery making famous Christmas Kringles. When the new, big-city CEO Nick Carlingson visits the bakery, he arrives filled with modernization ideas destined to lay off many employees.

6.0

MagicScore

A Boyfriend for Christmas

2004

Holly Grant has learned a long time ago not to rely on Santa Claus leaving Mr. Right in her Christmas stocking. But Holly is in for a surprise when a handsome man arrives on her doorstep with a twinkle in his eye and Yuletide tree in tow.

5.6

MagicScore

Christmas Bells Are Ringing

2018

Samantha, a freelance photographer, is returning to Cape Cod for the first time since the death of her mother years earlier. She’s going to celebrate her father’s Christmas Eve wedding but is anxious to revisit past memories. On a deadline for a big Christmas spread that could ignite her career, she enlists the help of her childhood friend, Mike, to show her around. In the time she spends in Cape Cod, she realizes that Christmas is wherever your family is.

5.6

MagicScore

A Christmas Wedding

2006

Emily (Sarah Paulson) and Ben (Eric Mabius) find their plans to marry on Christmas day coming apart at the seams when Ben is left to plan the wedding details after Emily is forced to go on a business trip. Though Emily, a perfectionist, is determined to have a fairytale wedding, she realizes that love is all that really matters when a freak storm threatens to keep her from making it home in time for the big day.

5.4

MagicScore

Arthur's Perfect Christmas

2000

Arthur, D.W., and their family and friends prepare to make the best Christmas ever in Elwood City - but obstacles get in their way.

7.7

MagicScore

#10

A Charlie Brown Christmas

1965

When Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees amongst everyone during the Christmas season, Lucy suggests that he become director of the school Christmas pageant. Charlie Brown accepts, but it is a frustrating struggle. When an attempt to restore the proper spirit with a forlorn little fir Christmas tree fails, he needs Linus' help to learn the meaning of Christmas.

7.7

MagicScore

#11

My Grown-Up Christmas List

2022

Taylor, a journalist, and Luke, in the military, share a special bond that grows between them over the course of several Christmases that they spend together and apart.

7.4

MagicScore

#12

Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh

2008

Step brothers Drake and Josh must give a foster family the best Christmas ever or face years in jail for a Christmas party gone wrong.

7.3

MagicScore

#13

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

1988

Pee-wee Herman and pals are celebrating Christmas in the Playhouse in their own creative ways: Pee-wee makes a list for Santa Claus 1.5 miles long, teaches Little Richard how to ice skate, goes for a sleigh ride with Magic Johnson, enslaves Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello into making Christmas cards, receives a long phone call from Dinah Shore, even has more musical fun with k.d. lang, the Del Rubio Triplettes and Charo! Finally, Big Red arrives and announces that Pee-wee's Christmas list was so big, he didn't have enough presents for all the children of the world. Will Pee-wee follow his own advice and help others?

7.2

MagicScore

#14

The Powerpuff Girls: 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas

2003

When Princess Morebucks finds out that she's been put on Santa's naughty list (in fact, she's the only one on it!), she does a quick re-write, resulting with Bubbles, Blossom, and Buttercup with nothing but coal for Christmas! On top of all that, Princess gets the one thing she wants for the holidays: super powers! Now, the girls have to stop Princess and make sure that Christmas is saved for children everywhere.

7.2

MagicScore

#15

Snow

2004

Nick Snowden is reluctantly taking over the family business and with only three days before the big night, one of Nick's younger reindeer is stolen from the North Pole and taken to a zoo.

7.1

MagicScore

#16

Mingle All the Way

2018

Molly is determined to prove to her family that her new networking app—designed to pair busy professionals together for upcoming events, without long-term romance—is a success. When Molly joins Mingle All the Way and is matched with Jeff, they are both horrified to realize they’ve already had not one, but two disastrous previous encounters.

7.1

MagicScore

#17

A Garfield Christmas

1987

Garfield, Jon and Odie go to Jon's family farm for Christmas, where Garfield finds a present for Grandma.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

Noel Next Door

2022

A hard-working, single mom gets into a war of words with a neighbor who she feels is ruining Christmas, only to find that this misunderstood grouch just may steal her heart.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family up to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

7.0

MagicScore

#20

Kung Fu Panda Holiday

2010

The Winter Feast is Po's favorite holiday. Every year he and his father hang decorations, cook together, and serve noodle soup to the villagers. But this year Shifu informs Po that as Dragon Warrior, it is his duty to host the formal Winter Feast at the Jade Palace. Po is caught between his obligations as the Dragon Warrior and his family traditions: between Shifu and Mr. Ping.

7.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like 12 Gifts of Christmas?

The top films similar to 12 Gifts of Christmas by MovieMagicScore are A Princess for Christmas (7.0), The Princess Switch: Switched Again (6.8), Annie Claus Is Coming to Town (6.3). Each shares comedy/family/romance/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is 12 Gifts of Christmas worth watching?

12 Gifts of Christmas holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10 from 238 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is 12 Gifts of Christmas?

12 Gifts of Christmas (2015) is a comedy, family, romance, tv movie film directed by Peter Sullivan, starring Katrina Law, Aaron O'Connell, Donna Mills.

Where can I find more recommendations like 12 Gifts of Christmas?

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