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Nothing beats the nostalgic feel and cosiness that the classic Christmas romantic comedies bring at the most magical time of the year.
However, Netflix has decided to bring a little more spice to the festivities for 2024 with a sexy twist to the genre.
The streamer has chosen to swap wholesome family cheer for sizzling passion this season, with a string of noticeably racier festive films being dropped in the lead up to Christmas.
And it appears viewers are already big fans, with several of movies already released debuting to number one on Netflix, while setting social media ablaze.
From a Christmas version of Magic Mike to a naked and muscled Frosty the Snowman, there’s something for everyone.
And MailOnline has got all the details on Netflix’s most titillating treats to help you decide what to watch if you’re in the mood to heat up your holiday.
The Merry Gentlemen
The sexiest festive offering on Netflix’s Christmas roster is by far The Merry Gentlemen, which as been described as ‘Magic Mike meets Christmas’.
Starring Britt Robertson and noughties heartthrob Chad Michael Murray, the film is sure to get temperatures rising, as it follows a dancer who stages a male revue to save her parents’ small-town nightclub.
The trailer and stills from the rom-com show a lot of shirtless hunks thrusting their hips and showing off their muscly physiques on stage.
Teasing the film last month, Chad told Tudum: ‘We got to change things up a little bit and push the envelope.
‘We take a lot of the tropes that have been created for this particular genre and poke fun at them in such a tasteful way.’
Britt plays Ashley, a former Broadway dancer who is fired and returns home just in time to try and save her parents business, The Rhythm Room, before Christmas.
While Chad plays local handyman and Ashley’s love interest Luke, who leads the dancers and is described as ‘kind, confident, and slightly sarcastic’.
He admitted the prospect of the shirtless dancing ‘scares the c*** out of me’ and took preparation seriously, with plenty of rehearsals of the choreography.
Britt admitted that the sultry take on a Christmas film was right up her street, with the men wearing the skimpy outfits usually reserved for the female leads.
She told the outlet: ‘When I read the script, I was like, “This is my kind of Christmas movie!”
‘I didn’t even have to do any of the burlesque. I get to just watch a bunch of very talented dudes do it.’
While script writer Marla Sokoloff said her intention with the film was to make the well-trodden Christmas movie genre ‘a little bit more youthful and slightly spicy’.
Speaking to the New York Times she said: ‘A lot of people equate Christmas movies with grandmas in Ohio watching them, and I think it’s kind of fun toeing the line of, “Will Grandma like this one or will Grandma be offended by this one?”‘
She added that her original draft was even racier, with the men given even less to wear, admitting: ‘There was a period where they were just in, like, Speedos with flashing lights on the back that said “Naughty Santa”. We had to rein it in a bit.’
Hot Frosty
Netflix’s other visually-appealing offering has already got social media abuzz, taking the well-known tale of Frosty the Snowman and turning it on its head.
It isn’t the first time the story of a snowman who is brought to life has been taken to the big screen, with Michael Keaton’s famous 1998 film, Jack Frost, being one of the most tear-jerking Christmas movies of all time.
But Hot Frosty goes in an entirely new direction, with the snowman in question turning into a chiselled hunk named Jack.
Mean Girls’ Lacey Chabert stars as a widow named Kathy Barrett, whose husband passed away two years prior and who comes upon a uniquely muscled snowman during a snow sculpture competition.
Placing a magical red scarf onto him, he transformed in a handsome man with a childlike naiveté played by Schitt’s Creek star Dustin Milligan.
His innocence helps her heal and find love again and the pair bond before the holidays, but he’s doomed to melt.
The movie was filmed during the spring in Ontario, Canada to get the Christmas-appropriate background.
However, this was not as cheery for Dustin, who spends most of the film completely shirtless and at points naked, but hidden behind strategically placed objects.
He said he filmed outdoors wearing only ‘a bulky beige pair of thong underwear’ in the scenes in which his character first comes to life.
Meet Me Next Christmas
Released earlier this month, Meet Me Next Christmas even features more sizzling sexual tension than Christmas film fans are used to.
It stars pop icon Christina Milian and has already proved a hit with fans, debuting as the number-one film on Netflix.
Statistics revealed on Thursday last week showed the flick had been watched a whopping 18,100,000 times and was officially crowned the number-one film globally on Netflix.
The story follows Christina’s character Layla who is on a quest to meet the man of her dreams – the dashing James (Kofi Siriboe).
In order to reconnect with the love of her life, she must raced through New York City to get her hands on the hottest ticket in town: the sold-out Pentatonix Christmas Eve Concert.
On the way she finds an unexpected ally in professional concierge Teddy, played by Devale Ellis, who is big-hearted and selfless.
But sparks begin to fly between the two on the ‘quest for love’ with pictures showing the pair looking very steamy, as Teddy grabs Layla’s leg as they rehearse a dance routine in order to win tickets to the concert in a contest.
Speaking to Tutum about the connection, Christina said: ‘What makes Layla and Teddy such a good match is that it happens right under their nose.
‘Sometimes you have this vision for exactly what something is going to be. And then you realize it’s actually been standing right next to you that whole time. That’s what true love is all about.’
Our Little Secret
Our Little Secret marks Lindsay Lohan’s third romantic comedy for Netflix, following Falling for Christmas (2022) and Irish Wish (2024).
And while less skin-flashing as others on the list, the film follows the fan-favourite trope of enemies to lovers, which is sure to bring plenty of fire.
Lindsay stars as Avery opposite Ian Harding as Logan, two resentful exes that discover their significant others are siblings when they go to stay with them for Christmas.
They are then forced to spend the holidays under the same roof, while attempting to hide their romantic history from the family, including disapproving matriarch Kristin Chenoweth.
The movie will also see Lindsay reunite with Tim Meadows, 20 years after the pair starred together in cult classic, Mean Girls.
Speaking about making the flick, the actress described it as ‘more grounded’ and relatable than her previous Netflix projects
She told Pure Wow: ‘I love that because my character goes through a very real-life, kind of romantic struggle where she revisits someone from her past that she had a relationship with prior, and it’s kind of a tug-of-war situation where she doesn’t know what to do.
‘She’s thrown into a family that doesn’t really accept her. So, it’s that need of wanting acceptance, and is that really the right path for her, and finding herself through the process of it, which I love. I’m really excited for people to see it.’
Our Little Secret will be released on Netflix on Wednesday, November 27.
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