Thursday, 2 July 2026

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A BENNETT SONG HOLIDAY (2020)

 

As father and grandfather Sam Bennett (Dennis Haskins) heads up the blended Bennet-Song family of Cole Bennett and Susan Song (Harley Wallen and Aphrodite Nikolovski), their 14 children plus another on the way.

The unique diverse family must work hard to save the local community centre from a greedy developer Aiden Neville (Corbin Bernsen) and his brother Paul (Fred Buchalter).

As they adapt to the changing family dynamic, they learn the true meaning of Christmas as they work together with the help of a little love, teamwork, the power of belief, the power of music and Christmas magic.

 

Also starring Calhoun Koenig, James Caverly, Bryce Xavier, Victoria Mullen, Angelina Danielle Cama, Kaiti Wallen, Morgan Nimmo, Evan Keoshian, Dennis Marin, Aleksandra Luca, Da'Mya Gogoua, Joseph Ouellette, Janellyn Woo, Lucas Yessayan, La'Kenya Howard-Luster, Arielle Olkhovsky, Maya Patel, Rees Curran, Cailey Nicole Brown and Dax Moore.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – 12 DOGS OF CHRISTMAS (2004)

 

A young girl, Emma O'Conner (Jordan-Claire Green) ably assisted by Cathy Stevens (Susan Wood) and her son Mike (Adam Hicks) has to battle Mayor Nobel Doyle (Richard Riehle) and dog catcher (John Billingsley) who are using an antiquated bylaw to ban dogs from the town limits during the depression.

Ultimately, she uses dogs to teach the town’s people and the mayor about the true meaning of Christmas.

It’s the kind of movie you are able to sit back and watch as a good family squeaky-clean film with the whole family.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE MAGNIFICENT ROGUE (1945)

 

The eccentric wealthy Pidgeon family prepare for Christmas in their usual lavish style, but the head of the family James C. Pidgeon (Eugene Pallette) is facing bankruptcy.

In order to impress their friends and neighbours during the holiday season they adopt a Christmas Charity case Anthony Marchand (Joseph Schildkraut), a washed-up actor with a drinking problem who has attempted suicide.

But they also invited Florie Watson (Ona Munson) but only because, unbeknown to her, she is the beneficiary of the Pigeons wealthy uncle’s will, in order to prevent her from being found by the lawyers.

But when the story breaks in the newspapers they leave the city for a place the country, so will being in close proximity in a remote house make them continue the deceit or will they learn the truth gift of giving.

 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – DEAR SANTA (2000)

 

Gordon Covington (D.L. Green) is a greedy workaholic used car salesman who is constantly breaking promises to his wife Carla.

(Debra Rich) and son Teddy (Harrison Myers) and he even tells Teddy that Santa doesn’t exist.

This year he lets them down again when his mean dishonest boss Mr. Ambrose (Robert Quarry) dangles the promise of a promotion under his nose and throws himself into it without a thought for his family, so Carla and Teddy.

This prompts the intervention from the North Pole in the form of an Elf named Lillith (Tina Lucarelli) who tries to persuade him to change his ways and when that failed a six-foot Elf called Randy, appears and turns him into Santa Claus.

Between the two of them they manage to teach him the true meaning of Christmas so he can make up with his family.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A NEW HUSBAND FOR CHRISTMAS (2020)

 

During the most joyous seasons of the year Stan and Kelly Stevenson (Freddie Cole Jr. and Keyona Bledsoe) seem more committed to growing apart than growing together and their friends and colleagues are caught in the middle of relationship discussions and even conversation around divorce.

Neither of them seems interested in working things out and Kelly even wishes that Jesus would bless her with a new husband for Christmas.

However, God doesn’t always answer prayers in the way that you want, but she does get a new husband for Christmas.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE MAGNIFICENT MR. M (1945)

 

The eccentric wealthy Pidgeon family prepare for Christmas in their usual lavish style, but the head of the family James C. Pidgeon (Eugene Pallette) is facing bankruptcy.

In order to impress their friends and neighbours during the holiday season they adopt a Christmas Charity case Anthony Marchand (Joseph Schildkraut), a washed-up actor with a drinking problem who has attempted suicide.

But they also invited Florie Watson (Ona Munson) but only because, unbeknown to her, she is the beneficiary of the Pigeons wealthy uncle’s will, in order to prevent her from being found by the lawyers.

But when the story breaks in the newspapers they leave the city for a place the country, so will being in close proximity in a remote house make them continue the deceit or will they learn the truth gift of giving.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – HOLIDAY AFFAIR (1955)

 

Holiday Affair is the Christmas season romance about a young widowed single mom Connie Ennis (Phyllis Thaxter) who is raising her son Timmy (Christopher Olsen) alone while avoiding accepting the marriage proposal of her longtime boyfriend Carl Davis (Elliott Reid).

Quite by chance, a department store salesclerk, Steve Mason (Scott Brady) enters her life and complicates matters when the two quickly fall in love.

Ultimately, she must choose between her safe relationship with Carl and the more exciting attraction she has for Steve.

So, who will she choose?