Madea (Tyler Perry) is paid by her good friend Eileen (Anna Maria Horsford) to drive her out of the city to pay a surprise visit in the country to see her daughter Lacey (Tika Sumpter) after the daughter informed the mom she isn't coming home for Christmas.
When they arrive, they are surprised to find the small, rural town preparing
for its annual Christmas Jubilee.
And there are other surprises to follow, including a secret marriage.
Ever since being affected by an earthquake whilst having an MRI scan Zoey (Jane Levy) has the ability to hear the innermost thoughts and feelings of people around her as they perform songs and musical numbers.
As annoying as that was, she did find it useful when communicating with
her terminally ill father Mitch (Peter Gallagher).
But following his death and her boyfriend Max (Skylar Astin) suddenly
being afflicted with the same curse as her she is facing her first holiday
without her Dad.
With mixed emotions Zoey wants to create a magical Christmas for her and
her family just like the ones with her dad.
However, during a family meal, she discovers that the rest of the family
have all made other plans in order to avoid the very thing she wants to
celebrate.
So, will she get her magical Christmas, or will it just be her and Max?
After seeing off their son Luke (John Owen Lowe) to college Kate (Kristin Davis) surprises her husband with an African safari, however he trumps her surprise by telling her he’s leaving her.
However, after absorbing the initial shock, she decides to go to Africa
on her own, where she meets Derek (Rob Lowe), who turns out to be the pilot
flying her to the Safari Lodge.
But he is also involved with an elephant conservation, so instead of
going on safari she spends her whole vacation with the Elephants putting her
veterinary qualifications to good use.
Inevitably Kate and Derek bond over the welfare of the animals and fall
in love.
After seeing off their son Luke (John Owen Lowe) to college Kate (Kristin Davis) surprises her husband with an African safari, however he trumps her surprise by telling her he’s leaving her.
However, after absorbing the initial shock, she decides to go to Africa
on her own, where she meets Derek (Rob Lowe), who turns out to be the pilot
flying her to the Safari Lodge.
But he is also involved with an elephant conservation, so instead of
going on safari she spends her whole vacation with the Elephants putting her
veterinary qualifications to good use.
Inevitably Kate and Derek bond over the welfare of the animals and fall
in love.
Wealthy charmer Joseph Van Aston (Josh Swickard) leads a playboy lifestyle until his CEO mother Amy (Julie Lancaster) demands that, in order for the company to acquire a Californian family farm to complete a business deal, her Casanova son seduces a hardworking farmer Callie (Lauren Swickard) and convince her to sell up, and if he doesn’t agree he would lose his lavish lifestyle.
He gets Leo (Ali Afshar) to drive him out into the country and when he arrives he is mistaken
for a ranch hand who they had been expecting so accepts the job as a way of
getting close to Callie.
But instead of seducing her he falls in
love with her instead.
Following a very bitter public divorce and an unexpected backlash from her fans after she killed off the hero of her successful book series, bestselling American author Sophie (Brooke Shields) journeys to Scotland to escape the furore.
On arrival she heads for the place of her grandfather’s birth and
instantly falls in love with the place and the people she meets at the Hotel, Maisie
(Andi Osho), Helen (Tina Gray), Rhona (Eilidh Loan) Angus (Stephen Oswald) and Lexi
(Vanessa Grasse).
She also falls in love with the local Castle from where her grandfather
was once denied entry and decides to buy it from the grumpy owner, a Scottish
Duke named Myles (Cary Elwes), but he is reluctant to sell to a foreigner.
They settle on a compromise, although they constantly lock horns, but
along the way they find something neither of them were looking for.
Failed big city restaurateur Clara Garrison (Kaitlyn Leeb) is now the manager at the Thunder Mountain Ski Resort and as Christmas approached the place was all abuzz when celebrity chef Shane Roarke (Scott Cavalheiro) is named the new head chef by owner Hugh Peters (Mark Ghanime).
Clara isn't as excited as her staff including her best friend Bonnie
(Kristen Kurnik) and remains focused on doing her job but apart from work their
paths constantly cross, in particular at a local Hotel run by Jackie and Frank
Haven (Jess Walton and Patrick Duffy) and their shared passion for cooking
brings them closer to a future together as their Christmas romance blossomed.
Family friends since childhood, Maggie (Natalie Hall) and Jack (Evan Williams), have a popular local radio show dispensing relationship advice and when they discover they have a chance at national syndication, their boss Deb (Alison Brooks) suggests to them that they should introduce their significant others to their families live on air during the New Year's Eve special.
In turn they suggest doing the show at The Magnolia, their fathers'
local jazz club, which is struggling financially.
However, Maggie and Jack are both dumped before the big event, so in
order to save the day Jack suggests they pretend to be a couple and surprise
their listeners with the news during a midnight kiss on New Year's Eve.
Two strangers Sloane (Emma Roberts) and Jackson (Luke Bracey) meet at a Store return counter at the mall after a particularly difficult Christmas.
They both express their own misgivings about being single during the
holidays, nightmare dates and meddling family, before making a pact to be each
other's platonic plus-ones for New Year’s Eve.
Following that they agree to meet as a couple for every subsequent
holiday throughout the year to make each event more tolerable.
However, despite their best efforts their relationship grows into
something deeper.
There is a strong supporting cast, but the standout was Kristin
Chenoweth as slutty Aunt Susan.
Haley Foster (Cristine Prosperi) is a much in demand wedding planner in Los Angeles where the family settled after the death of her grandfather and his Christmas Tree farm was sold.
But then at the eleventh hour her sister asks her to plan her wedding,
which was supposed to be in Fiji, which she now wants to be in her their old
hometown on their Granddads Christmas tree farm, on Christmas Eve.
So, Haley drives out of the city to plan the big day where she reunites
with an old flame from her childhood flame Carter
Wilson (Colton Little) who is also the new owner of the wedding venue.
After persuading him to host the wedding he helps her with the planning and old wishes come to fruition.
Erica (Kat Graham) is a Congressional aide in Washington working for Congresswoman Bradford (Virginia Madsen) who has always made excuses to forgo a family Christmas since her mum passed.
This year however she needs no excuse as her boss sends her to Guam on
assignment to a beach side Air Force base to find reasons to defund the
facility, including Operation Christmas Drop.
Capt. Andrew Jantz (Alexander Ludwig) is assigned to her as
liaison by General Hatcher (Jeffrey
Joseph) and he
did his best to steer her in the right direction, but she was too sharp for him
and soon uncovered the truth about the Drop.
But she turned out to be an ally once she found out the whole truth even
though she was under pressure to write the report the Congresswoman wanted
regardless of what she found, in addition while working closely with the captain
she also found love.
LA journalist Natalie Bauer (Nina Dobrev) is an eternally single hopeless romantic who writes popular articles about her dating disasters.
However, despite the fact that she is unlucky in love it doesn’t stop
her from trying and swipes right on a gorgeous guy from the East Coast, Tag
(Darren Barnet) and they begin a long-distance text and chat relationship, and
she believes she’s found the one.
So, throwing caution to the wind she buys herself a plane ticket in
order to surprise him for the holidays, only to discover that she's been
catfished by equally unlucky in love, Josh Lin (Jimmy O. Yang) who was Tag's
childhood friend.
What follows is her attempt to find the love she was hoping for in this enjoyable
romantic comedy.
The local shopping Mall Santa
Turned out to be a
very grumpy chap
When a little girl put
a bin bag down
Just before she sat on
his lap
If you do something at Christmas
That’s either risqué
or rude
Then don’t be at all
surprised
If it ends up on Yule
Tube
“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire”
That’s Christmas day with Stephen
But I only have myself to blame
For marrying a sodding vegan
Ice that will, before Christmas,
Bear the weight of Santa
Will not, according to folklore,
Bear the weight of an Elf after
There is an old saying
Which we now tend to disregard
Which goes “a green Christmas
Makes for a fat churchyard”
Twas the night before Christmas,
And all through the abode
Only one creature was stirring,
But she was on the commode
Boxing Day is very popular
For Sport of all kinds in the UK
But in our corner of the land
Trial Pursuit is order of the day
One Christmas, a long time ago
Santa Claus was trying to prepare
For the biggest night of the year
But events left him in despair
A flu epidemic hit the North Pole
And decimated the Elves
And a shortage of helpers
Meant there were empty shelves
The reindeer were rebellious
And Rudolph’s nose was Normal
His parcel sack had a hole in it
And Mrs Claus was menopausal
As a result of all his trials
He was not in the best frame of mind
So when a Fairy approached him
With good intent and being kind
Who was carrying an evergreen
And the Fairy asked cheerfully
“Where would you like me to put
This lovely Christmas Tree?”
Because of his really bad mood
He answered her unseasonably
And thus began the tradition
Of a Fairy atop the Christmas tree
I don’t want a lot of fancy presents
Tied with bows and
ribbon curls
I only want one thing
for Christmas
And that’s Santa's
list of naughty girls
Christmas is when I try to be unusually kind
And compassionate to
those around me
Not that I’m a good
person, it’s just because
I don’t know who my
Secret Santa will be
Do you know why the Christmas alphabet
Is one letter short?
Then I will happily tell
There are only twenty
five letters in it
Because the Christmas
alphabet has Noel
Why doesn't Santa have any kids?
Well it’s impossible
for him see
As he only comes once
a year
And he’s normally up a
chimney
Have you ever wondered
Why Santa is such a
jolly chap?
Well it’s because he
knows
Where all the naughty
girls are at
There is a singing Elf
Up at the North Pole
With a powerful voice
For one so small and
dapper
The singing Elf croons
All day in the
workshop
So the other Elf’s
call him
The Christmas Wrapper
