<p id=”par-1_47″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/hallmark-channel/?swcfpc=1″>Hallmark Channel</a> reigns supreme when it comes to delivering holiday cheer. While classic holiday films such as <em>Elf </em>and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/home-alone-star-says-only-watched-movie-once-burst-tears.html/”><em>Home Alone</em></a><em> </em>top the list of most-watched Christmas movies in 2024, Hallmark wins when it comes to original new movies, according to a new analysis by Samba TV. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-santa-tell-me-is-the-most-watched-hallmark-channel-christmas-movie-in-2024″>‘Santa Tell Me’ is the most-watched Hallmark Channel Christmas movie in 2024 </h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SantaTellMe_Daniel-Lissing-Erin-Krakow.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Daniel Lissing looking at Erin Krakow in ‘Santa Tell Me'” class=”wp-image-3722393″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Daniel Lissing and Erin Krakow in ‘Santa Tell Me’ | ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Craig Minielly</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-2_61″>Samba TV took a look at which Christmas movies racked up the most views between Nov. 1 and Dec. 10. The list of the top 15 titles was dominated by familiar favorites. <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-vacation-movie-brian-doyle-murray.html/”><em>National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation</em></a><em> </em>continued to provide laughs for 9.43 million households. <em>Elf </em>was watched by 8.69 million households, and <em>Home Alone </em>was a pick for 4.15 million households. </p>
<p id=”par-3_33″>However, when it came to new movies, there was one place that people tended to turn: Hallmark. New movies from the feel-good network claimed five of the top 15 spots on the list. </p>
<p id=”par-4_51″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/erin-krakow-santa-tell-me-new-hallmark-christmas-movie-daniel-lissing-special.html/”><em>Santa Tell Me</em></a><em> </em>led the pack. That’s no huge surprise. The movie featured the long-awaited reunion of <em>When Calls the Heart</em>’s Erin Krakow and Daniel Lissing, who hadn’t appeared on screen together since he left the show in 2018. A total of 3.45 million watched the movie, which premiered Nov. 9. </p>
<p id=”par-5_51″>What other Countdown to Christmas movies were big hits for Hallmark? Viewers also tuned in to watch <em>Tis the Season to Be Irish </em>(3.19 million households), <em>Our Holiday Story </em>(3.14 million households), <em>Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story </em>(3.11 millions households), and <em>Three Wiser Men and a Boy </em>(3.09 million households). </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-new-netflix-christmas-movies-were-also-popular”>New Netflix Christmas movies were also popular </h2>
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<p id=”par-6_59″>Only one Netflix original made it into Samba TV’s top 15. Lindsay Lohan’s <em>Our Little Secret </em>landed in the no. 7 spot with 3.29 million households. But the streamer dominated a separate list of new streaming originals. <em>Hot Frosty </em>(<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/lacey-chabert-leaving-hallmark-channel-mean-girls-star-new-netflix-christmas-movie-in-2024.html/”>starring Hallmark’s Christmas queen Lacey Chabert</a>), <em>Meet Me Next Christmas, </em>and <em>The Merry Gentlemen </em>all attracted roughly 2 million households. </p>
<p id=”par-7_59″>“This holiday season proves that classic Christmas movies never go out of style, with beloved comedies dominating the top five holiday movies of 2024. For three consecutive years, <em>National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation</em> and<em> Elf </em>have been playing musical chairs for the top spot, proving the timeless charm of classic Christmas comedies,” Samba TV co-founder and CEO Ashwin Navin said. </p>
<p id=”par-8_29″>Lohan has emerged “as the star to yield serious ROI” for Netflix, Navin added, with <em>Our Little Secret</em> “the only streaming original bold enough to challenge these holiday titans.”</p>
<p id=”par-9_30″>“Meanwhile, Hallmark continues to be America’s choice for holiday movies,” he said. “Despite Netflix’s play at the holiday hitmaker, Hallmark movies made up one-third of the top 15 this year.”</p>
<p id=”par-10_13″>Here’s the top 15 holiday movies for 2024, according to Samba TV: </p>
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<li><em>National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation </em>(9,427,686 households)</li>
<li><em>Elf </em>(8,680,633 households) </li>
<li><em>Home Alone </em>(4,149,228 households) </li>
<li><em>Four Christmases </em>(3,917,425 households)</li>
<li><em>The Holiday</em> (3,527,845 households)</li>
<li><em>Santa Tell Me </em>(3,454,161 households)</li>
<li><em>Our Little Secret </em>(3,293,332 households)</li>
<li><em>Die Hard </em>(3,424,882 households)</li>
<li><em>Tis the Season to Be Irish </em>(3,192,338 households)</li>
<li><em>Our Holiday Story</em> (3,137,840 households)</li>
<li><em>The Santa Clause </em>(3,110,297 households)</li>
<li><em>Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story</em> (3,106,849 households)</li>
<li><em>Three Wiser Men and a Boy</em> (3,096,966 households)</li>
<li><em>Fred Claus</em> (3,018,547 households)</li>
<li><em>How the Grinch Stole Christmas </em>(2,925,302 households)</li>
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