Christmas Time features a collection of holiday TV shows and movies, including some that are TV network favorites today, including A Christmas Story (1986), A Muppet Family Christmas (1987), and A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965). Aside from those and few other well-known titles, you'll find mostly vintage public domain fare along with book readings, Christmas music, and fireplaces.
While much of the content is free, many movies and other videos require that you subscribe to the channel for $3.99 per month. There is no indication on the channel as to which is free and which requires a subscription until you try to stream a title, but the more-recent, popular, and well-known titles (like those listed above) generally are part of the subscription package. Although we generally prefer free content (who doesn't?), there is enough premium content on this channel that four bucks for one month is a pretty good deal for all of the movies and TV specials available.
The Christmas Time channel currently includes the following content:
- Christmas Parades - There are two categories here: Recent Christmas Parades and Christmas Parades to Remember. The "recent" parades are from 2021, so they're no longer very recent, and they include parades from Marion County Public Schools in Ocala, Florida; Gatlinburg's Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade, and the 35th Annual Main Stree Texarkana Christmas Parade. The older parades "to remember" include similar productions in Jobplin, MO; Dallas, TX, Fayetteville, NC; Smyrna, TN; and other towns across the U.S. (and at least one in Canada).
- Have a Pick From This Holiday Mix - 24 titles that appear to be pulled from the categories below.
- Nativity Scenes - Not just nativities, but also holiday light shows that include Hershey Sweet Light in Hershey, PA, and Prairie Lights Christmas Drive-Thru in Grand Prairie, TEX.
- Christmas Music - Over a dozen selections that include Bing Crosy - 40 Christmas Hits and The Greatest Christmas Choral Classics from The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Crouch End Festival Chorus. Some full-length albums such as these require a subscription, while others are free, including Carol of the Bells by Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
- Classic Christmas Animations - Eleven vintage animation shorts that include Christmas Comes But Once A Year (1936) and Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952).
- The Hauntings of Ebenezer Scrooge - 9 adaptations of Charles Dickens classic tale "A Christmas Carol."
- Christmas Movies for the Whole Family - 18 titles, from the 1934 Laurel and Hardy film "March of the Wooden Soldiers" to the 1954 Bing Crosby/Danny Kaye hit "White Christmas" and 1987's "A Muppet Family Christmas."
- Classic Holiday Specials - Subscribers can watch a dozen popular animation and stop-action TV specials, many of which are still broadcast today, including Frosty the Snowman (1969), Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970), Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965), and The Little Drummer Boy (1968). Free options are The Waltons Homecoming and a Christmas episode of "Newhart."
- Christmas Performances and Events - 12 videos of various lengths, ranging from a 2-minute video of Jingle Bells performed by Dreams House Dance Academy to an 81-minute performance by The Rockettes, "Christmas Spectacular 2007."
- Christmas Book Readings - 7 audiobooks, including How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Christmas Story (a short story that later became the movie), and multiple versions of the The Night Before Christmas
- Gift Wrapping and Bows - 8 YouTube videos with tips on how to tie the perfect Tiffany bow, how to line a gift box, and similar topics.
- Holiday Cooking - 9 YouTube videos covering subjects such as how to roast a turkey and how to stuff and roast a goose.
Looking for more holiday entertainment? Click here for a list of all Roku Christmas channels.
-- Information is current as of November 27, 2023
Roku Channel Store Description: A marathon of Christmas classics for the family! TV specials, favorite Christmas movies, cartoons, stop-motion animations, music, albums, and more. Scroooooooge!
CHANNEL STORE CATEGORY: Kids & Family
DEVELOPER: Lone Star Solutions
FEES: Channel is free, premium content requires a monthly subscription of $9.99
