If you're the kind of person who watches every single holiday romantic comedy that arrives on Hallmark, Lifetime, and Netflix each season, then this list of holiday rom-com listens was made for you. As the winter holidays draw nearer, these rom-coms capture the magic and romance of the season. From cozy snowy cabins to magical holidays spent exploring new places, from young adult to older protagonists, these holiday rom-com audiobooks have a little bit of everything to add a bit of holiday cheer to your listening this winter.
A holiday house swap leads to heartwarming hijinks in the third installment of Liz Maverick’s festive Winter Nights series. After a broken engagement, Cher ditches sunny California to spend her first Hanukkah in snowy NYC. Her cute but complicated new neighbor, Eliot, is also nursing a broken heart. As sightseeing trips around the city turn into flirtatious escapades, Dara Rosenberg and Andrew Eiden’s narration of this often funny and always adorable romance captures the warmth of celebrating the holidays with friends who feel like family, and the magic of New York City in winter
Codi Hall takes us back to Mistletoe, Idaho, in Along Came Holly, the third installment of her holiday rom-com series. Holly is living her best life in Mistletoe. She owns a very popular Christmas shop on Main Street and is enjoying her newfound fame as a TikTok personality. If she could change one thing it would be her cranky Scrooge of a neighbor, Declan, who runs the hardware store next door and is always complaining about her holiday music being too loud. When a prank war starts between the two, Holly sees a new side to Declan. This enemies-to-lovers rom-com is sure to warm hearts this holiday season.
Once Upon a Christmas Carol combines the magic and music of the season in a heartwarming holiday romance. Rachel’s career as a musician is on the brink of disaster when her record label suddenly drops her. She receives a mysterious Christmas card with lyrics to a classic Christmas carol, urging her to return home to Crystal Falls. Once she’s back home, Rachel continues to receive more cards filled with lyrics and clues she must follow—all leading her back to Matt, her first love. This full-cast production features classic Christmas carols throughout for a truly special audio experience.
Not only is Marlo nursing a broken heart in The Upside Down Christmas, but with her recent move to Sydney, Australia, she’s also far away from the quaint village life she left behind in Britain. Marlo’s flatmate, Alex, is determined to lift her out of her grinch slump and convince her that Christmas down under may be unfamiliar, but exactly what she needs to start her life on a new course. Narrator Rachael Tidd’s spot-on English and Australian accents add to the charm of this clever holiday rom-com.
What do you do when you're Jewish but also happen to love Christmas? That's Rachel Rubenstein-Goldblatt's shameful secret in The Matzah Ball. To her family, she seems like the perfect Jewish girl, but behind closed doors, she's been writing under a pen name and has become a highly successful Christmas romance novelist. But when her publisher shakes things up and asks Rachel to write a Hanukkah rom-com, Rachel feels uninspired. After all, in her opinion, Hanukkah doesn’t seem as merry or magical as Christmas. Determined to find her muse, Rachel turns to the Matzah Ball, a Jewish music celebration held on the last night of Hanukkah. The catch? Participating in the Matzah Ball means working with her summer camp archenemy, Jacob Greenberg. Their rivalry has been ongoing since childhood, but the more time the two spend with each other, the more Rachel sees the magic in Hanukkah. And the more she finds herself surprisingly drawn to Jacob.
A Holly Jolly Diwali is a delightful holiday romantic comedy that sees type-A data analyst Niki Randhawa discover her fun side when she makes the impulsive decision to take a trip to Mumbai for her friend Diya’s wedding. After being laid off, Niki starts to realize that being practical and responsible isn't working out for her quite like she thought it would. So, she books a last-minute trip to Mumbai and arrives in India just in time to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights. There, she meets Sameer Mukherji, a free-spirited London musician who helps Diya get in touch with her creative side as well as her Indian roots. A Holly Jolly Diwali is narrated by Richa Moorjani, one of the stars of the Netflix comedy-drama Never Have I Ever.
If music is a big part of the Christmas holiday for you, then you won't want to miss out on the Audible Original Nick & Noel's Christmas Playlist. Nick Winters and Noel Carter are practically family. They've known each other their whole lives and have spent countless holidays working together on the Winters' family Christmas tree farm. So, when Nick comes home from serving overseas to discover that his girlfriend has moved on, of course Noel is there for him. But are these two best friends about to move their relationship beyond friendship territory just in time for the holidays? Brooke Bloomingdale and Edward Thomas narrate alternating chapters in this audiobook, giving voice to Noel and Nick's perspectives and keeping the romantic tension building.
Kiskeya Burgos makes a huge change in her life when she leaves the warm beaches of the Dominican Republic to become a pastry chef in Scotland. How can she make her mark in the culinary world and a new country? By winning the Holiday Baking Challenge, of course. There's only one problem: her baking partner Sully Morales is distractingly attractive. Sully has come to Scotland with something to prove as well. After spending years as her family's caregiver, she's ready to take her home-baking skills to the next level. Winning the Holiday Baking Challenge should be no problem, if only she could get her grumpy teammate to cooperate. As Mangoes and Mistletoe heats up, Kiskeya and Sully discover that they make a great team—and not only in the kitchen.
This holiday rom-com all starts with a notebook. Searching to make a connection with someone, Lily leaves a red notebook full of challenges on a shelf in her favorite bookstore. Dash is the first guy who comes into the bookstore and rises to the notebook challenges. Lily and Dash have never met, and yet they start to form a real friendship (and maybe something more) through communicating through the pages of this little notebook. But when they finally meet, can their real-life selves live up to the versions of one another they’ve created in their heads? For even more Christmas joy with Dash and Lily, check out the follow ups, The Twelve Days of Dash and Lily and book Mind the Gap, Dash & Lily. All three audiobooks are narrated by Ryan Gesell and Tara Sands.
In this young adult holiday rom-com, we meet Lila Santos, who is getting ready for her last winter break of high school—and looking forward to a magical holiday. The snow is crisp and lovely, the atmosphere is as cozy as a fuzzy Christmas sweater, and Lila has landed the ideal Christmas job, working at the local inn that also just happens to be the setting of the greatest film of all time, Holiday by the Lake. But any hopes Lila had for a perfect holiday are destroyed when her boss's nephew, Teddy Rivera, becomes her coworker. Teddy disagrees with Lila on basically everything, and worst of all, he's annoyingly cute. Then one day, the two accidentally switch phones, and in doing so they discover secrets about each other that make them reconsider their relationship.
Is there anything more magical than a Christmas spent abroad? When Vivian Forest gets the chance to tag along with her daughter Maddie on a work trip to England, she jumps at the opportunity. After all, who could say no to a holiday spent seeing the British sights? What she doesn't expect is a whirlwind romance, especially not with someone who works for the royal family. Malcolm Hudson has served as the Queen's trusted secretary for years. When he gives Vivian a private tour, he finds himself instantly attracted to her. But with her return flight to America coming up at the end of the month, will Vivian and Malcolm truly be willing to give up their romance by New Year's Day? Janina Edwards has narrated all of Jasmine Guillory's romance novels, and she's back for this one. If you're a fan of Guillory's other rom com audiobooks, such as The Proposal and The Wedding Date, you'll definitely want to give Royal Holiday a listen!
Christmas and romance just go hand-in-hand... and this year, maybe even for 34-year-old and single Kate Turner, who has traditionally said "Bah, humbug!" to all that mushiness. Instead of pursuing a relationship, Kate has decided to focus all of her energy on her friendships and her career. But then her best friend signs her up for a dating agency that promises to help singles find love just in time for the holidays. Kate's got 23 days before Christmas and 12 dates with 12 different men. At first, Kate is cautiously optimistic, but each date turns out to be more disastrous than the last. Should she give up and ditch the mistletoe? Narrator Elizabeth Knowelden captures the fun and hilarious atmosphere of this entertaining holiday rom-com.
Do you believe in love at first sight? Laurie thought love at first sight only existed in the movies—until one snowy December day when she sees the man of her dreams through a misty bus window. They lock eyes, and Laurie is pretty sure they share a moment. But before she can do anything about it, her bus drives away. Laurie is determined that this will not be a one-off encounter. She looks for the man everywhere, scanning every bus stop and café in all of London. And then she finds him again when she least expects it—at a Christmas party, where her best friend Sarah introduces Jack, the man of Laurie's dreams, as her new boyfriend. What follows is Jack, Laurie, and Sarah's story over the next ten years—a heartwarming story of friendship, missed opportunities, and maybe even holiday romance.
In A Holidaze has all the romance of a holiday rom-com mixed with the wild possibilities and what-ifs of Groundhog Day. Maelyn Jones has spent every Christmas with her family and their close friends in a cozy cabin in Utah. But this Christmas is different. First of all, she accidentally hooks up with her crush's brother. Then she discovers the cabin is being sold, and this is their last Christmas there, all together. As Mae's family drives away from the cabin for the last time, Mae throws out a simple plea to the Universe: "Please show me what will make me happy." In a flash, Mae awakens on an airplane flying to Utah, and she is able to live out the entire Christmas again, this time doing things differently. But it still goes wrong. Every time something disastrous happens, Mae finds herself back on the plane, starting from the beginning all over again. Will Mae be able to find her way out of the time loop and figure out what will make her truly happy?
Why settle for one holiday romantic comedy when you can have 12? My True Love Gave to Me features 12 Christmas short stories from some of the top young adult authors of today: Holly Black, Ally Carter, Matt de La Peña, Gayle Forman, Jenny Han, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Myra McEntire, Rainbow Rowell, Stephanie Perkins, Laini Tayler, and Kiersten White. Each story features a different narrator, offering up a wide variety of perspectives and voices. And whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Winter Solstice, this audiobook collection has a story you'll love to cuddle up and laugh along with.
What cozier setting for a Christmastime rom-com than a bookshop? In The Christmas Bookshop, Carmen has just been laid off from her department store job, and heading into the holidays, she has very few options. Her sister Sofia isn't exactly ecstatic about Carmen coming to stay with her for Christmas, but she has another baby on the way and is in desperate need of help to revitalize her client's shabby bookshop. Carmen reluctantly takes the job, but she finds herself charmed by the little shop in spite of herself. Will she be able to breathe new life into the store in time for the Christmas season? And what will happen when a local author takes an interest in Carmen?
The holiday season is the perfect time for a reset, and that's exactly what newly divorced Ivy Perkins is looking for when she buys an old farmhouse. The Four Roses will be the perfect place to start over, so she thinks—if only the previous occupants hadn't left so much junk behind. Begrudgingly, Ivy starts sorting through the stuff, and finds a Santa suit. Tucked in its pocket, there's a note from a little girl who says all she wants for Christmas is for her father to come home from the war. Deeply touched, Ivy embarks on a quest to uncover the mysteries of the note. Who was the girl? Did her father come home? As she looks into the story, she's unexpectedly pulled into the community. And right at a point in her life when she thought she wanted nothing more than to be left alone, Ivy becomes a part of a welcoming town. As The Santa Suit affirms, Christmas is a time for miracles, reuniting families, and perhaps even a second chance at love.
If you're a fan of the Princess Switch movies on Netflix, Maggie Knox's new Christmas rom-com The Holiday Swap is sure to delight. After chef Charlie Goodwin gets hit on the head on the LA set of her reality baking show, she completely loses her sense of taste and smell—a recipe for disaster for someone who makes her living off of judging food. Desperate, Charlie turns to her identical twin, Cass, who's overwhelmed with running her family's bustling bakery during the busiest season of the year and trying to convince her ex that it's really over between them. With only days until Christmas, the two sisters decide to swap places. For Cass, it's a chance to escape from her problems; for Charlie, it's her only shot at not ruining her reputation and career. Will this swap be the Christmas miracle Cass and Charlie need?
