Spoiler alert: The following article contains mild spoilers from Hot Frosty.
Netflix’s full slate of holiday films in 2024 includesHot Frosty, which premiered on November 13 and has quickly become a hit for the streaming service. While it contains all the light-hearted, cheesy, and romantic elements of any typicalNetflix Christmas movie, it also features one continuous trend that almost every holiday film on the platform has. In fact,Hot Frostyincludes two separate instances where this amusing tradition occurs.
The cast ofHot Frostyincludes Lacey Chabert as Kathy and Dustin Milligan as Jack, the two central love interests. In the Christmas fantasy rom-com (which debuted to 100% onRotten Tomatoes), Kathy owns a diner in the small town of Hope Springs. She lost her husband two years prior and has failed to take care of herself ever since. However, when Kathy receives a magical red scarf that she later gifts a snowman, her entire world changes. Among all the chaos and excitement, though,Hot Frostycontinues a long tradition concerning Netflix’s Christmas movies.
Netflix’s Hot Frosty Movie Has The Characters Watch Other Netflix Christmas Movies
Falling For Christmas & Single All The Way Are Shown
AfterJack’s snowman turns into a real person inHot Frosty, Kathy takes him back to her place, where she tells him to watch TV until she can figure out what to do with him. When she turns the TV on,Falling for Christmas, the 2022 Netflix holiday film starring Lindsay Lohan, is playing. Later on in the movie,the 2021 Netflix Christmas flickSingle All the Wayplays on the TV in Jack’s roomwhile he mopes after a fight with Kathy.
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Ever since Netflix began building its Christmas movie universe, the streaming platform has been shameless about self-plugging its own projects in said holiday films andHot Frostyis no different. Bythe end ofHot Frosty, two Christmas movies that came before it can be spotted on the TV in two different scenes.Perhaps a Netflix holiday film in 2025 will referenceHot Frosty,continuing the tradition.
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Netflix’s Hot Frosty attempts to inject some flavor into their traditional Christmas movie formula, but the results are still generically saccharine.
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Hot Frosty Contains A Mean Girls Easter Egg
Not only doesHot Frostycontinue the aforementioned Netflix tradition, but it also adds a fun twist to the trend.Lacey Chabert is known for her role as Gretchen Wieners inMean Girls,which also starred Lindsay Lohan as Cady Heron. So, when Lohan inFalling for Christmaspops up on Kathy’s TV, Chabert’s character mentions that she looks like a girl she went to high school with, obviously referencing the two actresses’Mean Girlscounterparts.Hot Frosty’sMean Girlsnodis just the cherry on top (and hopefully means that Lohan and Chabert can reunite in a future Netflix Christmas movie).
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Hot Frosty is a heartwarming holiday film where a young widow’s magic scarf brings a charming snowman to life. Together, they embark on a journey filled with romance and laughter, as she rediscovers joy and holiday spirit with his help before he melts away.
