The Best UP Faith and Family Christmas Movies Streaming in 2025

By Leigh Hewett

‘Tis the season to watch UP Faith and Family Christmas movies! Warm up some hot cocoa, grab yourself a bowl of popcorn, and snuggle up to enjoy a sweet movie. From the dreamy romance in A ROYAL CHRISTMAS HOPE to a cozy mystery like A CHRISTMAS MURDER MYSTERY,  here’s a wrap of all the best movies UPtv holiday movies streaming in 2025, including some bonus movies from Christmases past!

A ROYAL CHRISTMAS HOPE

Quality:

****

Content:

+4 Biblical, usually Christian, worldview, with no questionable elements whatsoever.

A ROYAL CHRISTMAS HOPE is a sweet and satisfying Christmas romantic comedy on UPtv about an American woman and a British man, who’s secretly a prince, who meet at the charity she runs with her best friend, but the charity runs out funds just before its big Christmas event. A ROYAL CHRISTMAS HOPE is an endearing Christmas romance with top-notch directing, writing, editing, and acting, plus a beautiful story with a strong Christian, moral, pro-family worldview that references the Nativity Story and extolls forgiveness, gratitude, truth, hope, and caring for the poor.

SAVING THE CHRISTMAS RANCH

Quality:

**

Content:

+2 Moderately questionable elements.

SAVING THE CHRISTMAS RANCH is a wholesome romantic drama on UPtv about the owner of an event ranch and inn, who must turn to an unlikely stranger for help when the bookkeeper embezzles all the ranch’s money. SAVING THE CHRISTMAS RANCH has some funny and touching moments, with a good third act and a strong Christian, moral worldview promoting loyalty, charity, family, and forgiveness, but the first and second acts move rather slowly and have some awkward scenes.

CHRISTMAS IN AMISH COUNTRY

Quality:

****

Content:

+2 Moderately questionable elements.

In CHRISTMAS IN AMISH COUNTRY on UPtv, Chef Claire ends up accidentally bringing food writer Jack home for the holidays, where they both find a new appreciation for the Amish lifestyle. CHRISTMAS IN AMISH COUNTRY is a fun holiday romance fans of the genre will enjoy that also makes the Amish culture relatable to viewers and has a strong moral, Christian worldview promoting faith, family and community.

A CHRISTMAS MURDER MYSTERY

Quality:

***

Content:

(No reviewed)

A CHRISTMAS MURDER MYSTERY on UPtv follows a female newspaper crossword puzzle creator who moonlights as a consulting detective for the local sheriff and who visits a rich family for Christmas and must find the person pr persons who poisoned the father to death. Despite some melodramatic moments, A CHRISTMAS MURDER MYSTERY is a charming mystery with a light dash of romance and a strong moral worldview extolling justice and family reconciliation, but it has some violence and there are two extramarital affairs in the plot, so MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for younger children.

A ROYAL CHRISTMAS MANOR

Quality:

***

Content:

+2 Moderately questionable elements.

A ROYAL CHRISTMAS MANOR is a romantic comedy on UPtv about a Prince from a small European country, in an attempt to feel normal, goes on a vacation and stays at an American inn run by a woman who wants to prove she can run her family business. A ROYAL CHRISTMAS MANOR is well produced and has appealing performances, some funny whimsical humor, and a heartfelt, emotional ending, with a strong moral worldview extolling hospitality, kindness, free enterprise, marriage, and family, but the plotline is a little predictable with only one minor reference to the Birth of Christ.

A NOVEL CHRISTMAS

Quality:

***

Content:

+3 Some minor questionable elements. (Media-wisdom is suggested to discuss.)

A NOVEL CHRISTMAS follows a young female book author who must decide between continuing on her familiar path, or taking a leap of faith on a new relationship and a new book. Airing on UPtv, A NOVEL CHRISTMAS is a sweet Christmas movie with a Christian, morally uplifting worldview stressing the importance of faith and family.

A BLUEGRASS CHRISTMAS

Quality:

****

Content:

+3 Some minor questionable elements. (Media-wisdom is suggested to discuss.)

A BLUEGRASS CHRISTMAS is a delightful Christmas romance on UPtv about a female vet who must convince her grandfather to return to making bluegrass music for a benefit concert to save the family’s financially struggling horse sanctuary. A BLUEGRASS CHRISTMAS is a wonderful Christmas movie with excellent performances and a positive Christian worldview stressing family, forgiveness and helping others, and featuring many beautiful covers of faith-based Christmas carols like “Silent Night.”

NORTH BY NORTH POLE: A DIAL S MYSTERY

Quality:

***

Content:

-1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.

NORTH BY NORTH POLE: A DIAL S MYSTERY is a romantic comedy on UPtv with some mystery elements where a Christmas festival designer is trying to raise funds for a community center renovation, but an anonymous person is trying to sabotage the festival. NORTH BY NORTH POLE is an enjoyable and funny romantic comedy, the mystery subplot is also fun, and the movie has some moral, redemptive content stressing Christmas, love, forgiveness, and charity, but the ending is marred by some Romantic dialogue about believing in yourself and following your heart.

COUNTRY ROADS CHRISTMAS

Quality:

***

Content:

+3 Some minor questionable elements. (Media-wisdom is suggested to discuss.)

COUNTRY ROADS CHRISTMAS is a 2022 Christmas family drama that’s now being run on UPtv. It follows a famous country singer who seeks forgiveness and reconciliation with his family after years of abandoning them to pursue his career. COUNTRY ROADS CHRISTMAS features an entertaining, touching plot and promotes strong Christian, biblical values such as repentance, forgiveness, reconciliation, family, and celebrating Christmas and the Birth of Christ together.

SNOWED IN FOR CHRISTMAS

Quality:

****

Content:

+2 Moderately questionable elements.

SNOWED IN FOR CHRISTMAS is a delightful holiday romance on UPtv about an Au Pair girl who must spend Christmas with her client’s children instead of her own family because of a snowstorm. SNOWED IN FOR CHRISTMAS offers a lovable cast of characters and heartfelt messages about sacrifice, family, forgiveness, and serving other people.