THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS EVE (1947)

 

To prevent her fortune from falling under the control of her grasping  nephew Phillip Hastings (Reginald Denny) wealthy widow Matilda Reed (Ann Harding) must produce for Judge Alston (Clarence Kolb) at her home on Christmas Eve, her three long-lost adopted sons.

Mario (George Raft) a shady character exiled in South America, bankrupt playboy Michael (George Brent) and hard-drinking rodeo rider Jonathan (Randolph Scott).

So will she be able to locate them in time for the Christmas Eve reunion?

Joan Blondell, Virginia Field, Dolores Moran and Konstantin Shayne also star.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS BY THE BOOK (2022)

 

Author Holly Kincade (Lindy Booth) hasn’t had a best seller for seven years and her editor sister Ivy (AnnaMaria Demara) warns her that the publisher will drop her unless she has a hit.

So she sets out to write a bestselling holiday book, and succeeds in writing a work of fiction, unfortunately everyone believes it’s a true story, this leads to her being invited onto Canada’s number one TV chat show with host Audra (Amy Matysio) where things go from bad to worse.

Holly and her kids have to spend two weeks in a small rural town where she has to recreate the magical childhood Christmas described in her hit book.

So they must try and learn how to celebrate the perfect Christmas, and it all goes horribly wrong, when the kids Hailey and Xander (Georgie Murphy and David Webster) get a cab and leave, the only positive seems to be producer Josh (Jamaal Grant), so will it still come good in the end.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A ROYAL CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY (2023)

 

Katie (Brittany Underwood) is a hardworking and ambitious reporter waiting patiently  for her big break when the regular host Carol (Meredith Thomas) takes a Christmas break.

She is tasked by her boss Jerrod (William Baldwin) with getting an interview with a Royal visitor, Prince Jonathan (Jonathan Stoddard) who is in New York for the dedication of an exhibition he is making an address at.

He has something of a reputation for refusing to give interviews, however when Katie meets him at the airport, and he first sets eyes on her he relents, and they discover love during the holiday despite being from different worlds.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – COUPLED UP FOR CHRISTMAS (2023)

 

Tiffany Williams (Sara Canning) is going home for Christmas is finally going be reunited with her longtime family friend and ex-boyfriend Brett Stevenson (Joe Perry) and is expecting to rekindle their former relationship.

However it turns out he has a serious girlfriend Matilda Cameron (Jocelyn Chugg) and everyone seems to love her.

When she meets Peter Brooks (Marcus Rosner) at the bar she discovers he has been similarly disappointed by the object of his affection, Lorraine Stanton (Skye MacDonald).

So the two heartbroken strangers decide to pretend to be dating to win the affection of their respective perceived soulmates with hilarious results.

But this is a Christmas RomCom so there is a happy ending, just not the one they were expecting.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – LAUGHING ALL THE WAY (2023)

 

Aubri Wilson (Paniz Zade) is PA and ghost writer for veteran standup and owner of the comedy club Bella Deldomino (Mary Walsh) and is placed in charge of the Christmas variety show, which turns out to be a make-or-break moment in her career.

With only weeks till to event Aubri is in pursuit of the perfect headliner for the event, when famous comedian and Hollywood star Mike Baxter (Jake Epstein) turns up out of the blue at the club that launched his career.

Every day he is at her side with the organization of the show and rediscovers his stand-up roots, and nurtures her in her own comic aspirations and they fall completely in love.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – SAYING YES TO CHRISTMAS (2021)

 

June Kingsley (Erika Prevost) is a hard-working Associate Editor at a large children's book publisher who is expecting to work through Christmas, again, when her  demanding boss Shannon Snyder (Sabrina Grdevich) insists she goes home to spend Christmas with her family.

The reason is not altruism however she has found out that famous author Sally Wells (Catherine De Seve) is spending Christmas with her daughter in June's hometown and Shannon wants her to sign her up as she has just quit her old publisher.

June is reunited with her childhood friend Blake Harris (Romaine Waite) and he makes a Christmas wish for June to join in with some of the Christmas activities which magically causes her to say yes to every request and is forced to embark on a hectic schedule of Yuletide activities.

She enjoys the events which forces her to reevaluate her career and her relationship with Blake. 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – SAY YES TO CHRISTMAS (2021)

 

June Kingsley (Erika Prevost) is a hard-working Associate Editor at a large children's book publisher who is expecting to work through Christmas, again, when her  demanding boss Shannon Snyder (Sabrina Grdevich) insists she goes home to spend Christmas with her family.

The reason is not altruism however she has found out that famous author Sally Wells (Catherine De Seve) is spending Christmas with her daughter in June's hometown and Shannon wants her to sign her up as she has just quit her old publisher.

June is reunited with her childhood friend Blake Harris (Romaine Waite) and he makes a Christmas wish for June to join in with some of the Christmas activities which magically causes her to say yes to every request and is forced to embark on a hectic schedule of Yuletide activities.

She enjoys the events which forces her to reevaluate her career and her relationship with Blake.