Netflix’s holly and jolly holiday lineup begins this month with new films and TV specials dropping throughout the Christmas season. Alicia Silverstone and Oliver Hudson’s A Merry Little Ex-Mas kicks off Netflix’s seasonal movies on Wednesday,

It’s time for an early look ahead at everything scheduled to arrive on Netflix throughout the final month of the year. Spanning holiday rom-coms, high-profile returns, international dramas, family favorites, and some of the platform’s biggest originals of the year, this is your guide to what’s new on Netflix this December in the US.

Kurt Russell stars as Santa in “The Christmas Chronicles,” a Netflix duology where a pair of kids go on holiday adventures with Ol’ Saint Nick himself. Joining Russell in the second film (weirdly, directed by Chris Columbus) is his longtime partner Goldie Hawn, who plays Mrs. Claus (after a brief appearance in the first movie). Need I say more?

Duchess Difficult' Meghan Markle appeared to be on the move to upstage estranged in-laws Prince William and Kate Middleton once again with the timing of her Netflix holiday special. The streaming service announced the With Love,