It wouldn’t be the holidays without a Christmas movie with a singer. Next in the Lineup of Netflix Holiday Movies is Christmas with you, a film that follows a pop star as she finds inspiration in a small town. Aimee Garcia is Angelina, a singer trying to find her sound again, and Freddie Prinze Jr. is Miguel, a music teacher who helps her on her way.
Netflix confirmed in October that Gabriela Tagliavini was directing the film. She previously worked with the streamer, directing and writing the screenplay A Pesar de Todo. She also worked on the series Claramente and the movie Como Cortar and Tu Patán. Paco Farias (My big fat fantastic life), Jennifer C. Stetson, German Michael Torres (Truth or Dare), and Michael Varrati (Christmas with a crown) are credited as writers. Eric Brenner (High holiday, Chasing Sharon Tate) and Kerri Hundley (the stand-in) are executive producers, with Lucas Jarach (First loveThe Amityville Murders) and Torres as producers.
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Christmas with you: the plot
When pop star Angelina is told to write a Christmas song or get dropped by her label, she tries to find inspiration everywhere amid a major career burnout. After watching a cover video of a young girl named Cristina (Deja Monique Cruz) on Instagram, the singer decides to make the girl’s Christmas wish come true and meet the fan. In the trailer, Angelina notes that if she’s ever going to be inspired to write a Christmas bop, that’s when she needs to connect with her fans.
When she visits Cristina at her school, a snowstorm forces the pop star to stay for dinner instead of going back to the big city. Angelina doesn’t hesitate to accept the invitation, although she may run into something she didn’t quite expect. Over-enthusiastic Tías, a grandmother who pulls out an entire bottle of alcohol, and a collaboration between Angelina and Cristina’s father, Miguel, bring Christmas cheer to everyone.
Based on the trailer, it looks like Miguel and Angelina will be singing the song they collaborated on at a big event; Cristina’s quinceañera takes place and love birds fly as the magic of Christmas brings two musicians together. It looks like Angelina won’t be the only one inspired to make music either. Miguel was stuck in his songwriting, but will get through it with the help of the pop star.
Christmas with you: the cast
Aimee Garcia is pop star, Angelina. The actress is known for her work in Match and Rightalthough her voice may be more recognizable from Dragons: The Nine Realms or The Addams family movie from 2019. Freddie Prinsze Jr. is Miguelthe music teacher. Audiences will know him from iconic films like I know what you did last summer and She totally is and his more recent voice work in Star Wars Rebels and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
The rest of the cast consists of Deja Monique Cruz (Manifest evil) as Cristina, Grace Dumdaw (The viewer) as Madison, Gabriel Sloyer (invent Anna, the wilderness) as Ricardo, Helena Betancourt (Orange is the new black) as Conchi, Lawrence J. Hughes (Deadly Cheer Mom) as Barry, Zenzi Williams (American rust) as Monique, Matthew Grimaldi (technical gnomes) as Scott, Elisa Bocanegra (shameless) as Connie, Nicolette Stephanie Templier (New Amsterdam) as Cheri, Cedric Cannon (Gossip Girl) as Principal Shriner, and Sammy Peralta (The wonderful Mrs. Maisel) as Thomas.
Publication date
Christmas with you will stream on Netflix on November 17, 2022.
Everything else we know
The film marks Freddie Prinze Jr.’s return to romantic comedies. For his first leading role in She totally isthe actor starred alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt and Sarah Michelle Gellar in I know what you did last summer and I still remember what you did last summer. The slashers are very different from the movies for which the audience has come to know him.
After staring in She totally iswho recently had a gender-reversed reboot on Netflix, he went on to do other romantic comedies, including Towards you and Summer catch. He then did voice work in various projects, from shark bait until Star Wars Rebels. Christmas with you takes him back to what many know him from, but with a fun holiday twist.
It looks like Netflix holiday movies are helping actors make a big comeback this year. In addition to Prinze’s return to romantic comedies, another film in their lineup, Fall for Christmas, features Lindsay Lohan’s return to acting. Who could be next?
While you wait to watch the pop star and music teacher make the next holiday hit, check out a holiday classic that should be on your watch list this year.