Netflix and Disney+ aren’t the only streaming services with holiday titles – Discovery+ has a nice selection, too. If you prefer watching pastry chefs build ice rinks out of sugar or professional designers decorate for Christmas, Discovery+ is the best streaming service to visit this December.
‘Celebrity Holiday Homes’
While this is somewhat of a relic now (it originally aired in 2009), Celebrity Holiday Homes is still a fun and festive watch. In this series, celebrities like Trisha Yearwood and Sherri Shepherd work with designers to have their houses transformed into holiday dreamlands. Despite the footage being nearly 15 years old now, it’s still entertaining to see the inside of homes owned by the rich and famous and what holiday decor looks like with a higher-than-average budget.
‘Designing Christmas’
If you fit nicely in the middle of the Venn diagram of fans of renovation shows and fans of cheesy Christmas movies, Designing Christmas will be your ultimate jam. Released just last year, this film follows the co-hosts of a home renovation show at Christmastime, and we can all predict what happens next. If the third circle of your Venn diagram is Gossip Girl fan, you’ll be happy to know that Jessica Szohr (Vanessa) is the female lead in Designing Christmas.
‘Ultimate Hanukkah Challenge’
If you like Girl Meets Farm, you’ll enjoy seeing the host, Molly Yeh, in her holiday special, Ultimate Hanukkah Challenge. This one-episode competition special features four chefs, all of Jewish heritage, competing to create holiday dishes that are imbued with the spirit of Hanukkah.
The dishes are judged by familiar faces Duff Goldman and Sharone Hakman, and the winner is awarded with a free trip to Paris. This show is a nice change of pace from all the Christmas cooking competition shows, and it just might give you some ideas for your next special Hanukkah dinner.
‘Holiday Party with Andrew and Zoë’
If you need more ideas than just food for your upcoming holiday gathering, or you like imagining what choices you’d make if you were to host something, watch Holiday Party with Andrew and Zoë. Hosted by Zoë François and Andrew Zimmern, Holiday Party is a quick special that is rife with recipes and tips for throwing an epic winter get-together. The special focuses specifically on a Christmas/Hanukkah hybrid party, but you can pick and choose which elements will work best for your own celebration.
Each of these holiday titles is streaming now on Discovery+.
