With the holidays coming up, it might be time to catch up on Christmas and other holiday-themed movies. Some movies combine holiday magic with fairy tales. For fairy tale fans, here are five movies and shorts with holiday magic (with the streaming services in parentheses).
A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish
This modern holiday spin on the Cinderella story stars Laura Marano as a singer-songwriter Kat Decker. Like your typical Cinderella figure, Kat is tormented by her stepfamily. Only this time she works at a Christmas attraction, where she falls in love with the boy dressed as Santa Clause. I have never seen this movie, but fans of the original A Cinderella Story will appreciate this.
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (Disney Plus)
This Christmas spin on Disney's Beauty and the Beast tells the story of Belle saving Christmas at the enchanted castle long before she broke the curse. There are some questionable elements, scary moments, and, as with most direct-to-video spinoffs, a lack of character depth. Yet, it remains endearing, has a strong villain in Forte, and some enchanting music.
Godmothered (Disney Plus)
Another Christmas-inspired take on the Cinderella story, this film centers on the concept of a fairy godmother. Eleanor, the fairy godmother, receives a letter that leads her to help a middle-aged single mother find her "happily ever after." Fans of fairy tale satires such as Shrek and Enchanted will enjoy this.
Olaf's Frozen Adventure (Disney Plus)
This Holiday shorted inspired by Disney's Frozen sends Olaf on a journey to save Christmas. There are some musical sequences along with engaging action scenes. In addition, the short goes into Anna and Elsa's Christmas traditions and how they kept them, even while apart.
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (Disney Plus)
The Nutcracker ballet is already a Christmas classic. Disney adapted it into a live-action film in 2018, which adds depth to Clara Stahlbaum's character and expands the world she travels to. There is also an intense climax involving the Sugar Plum fairy as a twist villain. Despite the lack of ballet sequences, fans of the ballet might want to give this one a try.
What are your favorite holiday fairy tale movies?
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