THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK (2016)

 

Several guests come to terms with love and its countless complications over the course of one night in an upscale Manhattan hotel.

An elderly couple, Bob and Irene Burgess (Richard Herd and Lee Meriwether) are celebration their 50th Wedding Anniversary.

Katherine and Jasmine Taylor (Tracie Thoms and Jasika Nicole) are a black American couple whose plans to start a family may not be as set in stone as they thought.

Sam Martin and Courtney Chen (Jamie Bamber and Linda Park) meet after 10 years to discuss the reason they broke up.

Schoolfriends Gabriela Santos and Diego Oliveros (Catherine Toribio and Maurice Mejia) are sharing a room before attending a formal.

Musician Jack Livingston (Christopher Backus) who is performing at the Flynn converses with Shannon (Laurie Fortier) and his father Charlie Livingston (David O'Hara).

And work colleague’s Susan Clark and Ben Haney (Jaime Ray Newman and Ross McCall) who are in town for a conference, share a couple of bottles of Pinot Noir.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS OF YES (2023)

 

Workaholic, Amy Bell (Michele Weaver) has no time for anything other than her job and her hobby, roasting her own coffee, and says no to anything else.

But in the run up to Christmas her world falls apart when she loses her job, but her brother Phil (Ian Collins) sees it as a way to get her out of the rut she was in convinces her, while she’s jobless, to promise to say “yes” to things she previously said “no” to. until Christmas.

As a result she is pulled onto the stage at an improvisational theatre performance by Nico (Jeff Pierre), one of the performers.

Then afterward, because she can't say no, she becomes enlisted into Nico’s charity activity wrapping Christmas presents and as she and Nico get to know each other and realize that there is common ground between them, and she finds she doesn’t want to say no.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – RAIN FOR CHRISTMAS (2024)

 

Malik Watkins (Jared Gray) is expecting to spend Christmas at home in Atlanta with his uptight girlfriend Chelsea (Desiree French) because her parents are visiting for the holidays.

However when they cancel at the last minute, they decide to spend Christmas with his family in Houston instead.

When Chelsea meets his family, they make no secret of the fact that they disapprove of her and think her unsuitable.

Then he meets Grandpa James Watkins Sr (Joseph D Mason) nurse Rain (Cariella Smith) and the family love her.

So will he realize the true meaning of love and get the perfect gift for Christmas?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – SNOWBOUND (2018)

 

After relationship writer Cara (Taylor Cole) is dumped by her boyfriend on New Years Eve she decides to give up on dating.

Her boss Diane (Kristen Harris) encourages her to write about it, so she books a last-minute Ski Trip for her and her and her best friend Megan (Rukiya Bernard) hoping it will spark inspiration for the piece.

Her plan is complicated however when upon arrival they discover their chalet is double booked so they have to share with two men Ben and Sean (Jack Turner and Dewshane Williams).

Then the snowstorm hits and the foursome get snowed in, and Cara and Ben are thrown together.

So will her dating embargo survive the snowbound weekend?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – ONE WINTER WEEKEND (2018)

 

After relationship writer Cara (Taylor Cole) is dumped by her boyfriend on New Years Eve she decides to give up on dating.

Her boss Diane (Kristen Harris) encourages her to write about it, so she books a last-minute Ski Trip for her and her and her best friend Megan (Rukiya Bernard) hoping it will spark inspiration for the piece.

Her plan is complicated however when upon arrival they discover their chalet is double booked so they have to share with two men Ben and Sean (Jack Turner and Dewshane Williams).

Then the snowstorm hits and the foursome get snowed in, and Cara and Ben are thrown together.

So will her dating embargo survive the snowbound weekend?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – EXMAS (2024)

 

Ex-girlfriends Maggie Pierce (Elena Milo)  and Julianne Alba (Shaeane Jimenez) broke up on New Years Eve when they were in high school because Maggie didn’t to go public about her sexuality.

Ten years later they both return home for Christmas and are publicly thrust together at an event by Mayor Davis (Vishnu Nirvana).

So will they rekindle the spark that once burned bright between them, are they even meant to be? How will the deal with the gossips in town? And then there are the ghosts of numerous exes to navigate.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – LAST EXMAS (2024)

 

Ex-girlfriends Maggie Pierce (Elena Milo)  and Julianne Alba (Shaeane Jimenez) broke up on New Years Eve when they were in high school because Maggie didn’t to go public about her sexuality.

Ten years later they both return home for Christmas and are publicly thrust together at an event by Mayor Davis (Vishnu Nirvana).

So will they rekindle the spark that once burned bright between them, are they even meant to be? How will the deal with the gossips in town? And then there are the ghosts of numerous exes to navigate.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – EVERY TIME A BELL RINGS (2021)

 

Although they had become estranged in recent years, three adopted sisters Charlotte, Emily and Nora (Erin Cahill, Brittany Ishibashi and Ali Liebert) reunite in their hometown of Natchez with their mother Donna (Dee Wallace).

While they are there, they discover their late father hat planned for them all to participate in one last scavenger hunt, as was the family tradition, where they search for the family's special wishing bell.

All three girls have baggage; Charlotte is trying to reconnect with her birth mother and deal with unresolved feelings for lifelong friend Liam (Wes Brown).

Emily and her husband Paul (Ryan Sands) are dealing with time consuming careers and a desire to start a family, and Nora is emotionally and professionally rudderless but until she meets

Maizy (Lyndie Greenwood).

As the sisters search for clues on the scavenger hunt the bond between them is rekindled, but will that be enough to help them deal with their other issues.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A TINY HOUSE CHRISTMAS (2021)

 

A young woman, Harmony Lang (Kathleen Cannon), loses her job at start of the holiday season and has to make economies so she moves                        

into a tiny house fit for one.

As a stop gap, she takes a seasonal job as an elf at Santa’s grotto where she worked with seasoned Elf Faith (Krissy Kapp) and Santa aka Carl (Freddy Walker Jr.).

There is an instant attraction between Harmony and Carl and as they get nearer to Christmas, he tells her his greatest secret relating to his special family and helps them with a big plan for Christmas.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MISTLETOE KISSES (2023)

 

Emerging photographer Dani McCalan (Humberly González) is overwhelmed by all the Christmas events and deadlines, so she tells her parents, Raquel and Luke (Gabriela Reynoso and Christopher Shyer) she’s not going home for Christmas.

Her dad asks her to do a favour for his old college roommate John Kasmerec (Barclay Hope) to meet his lawyer daughter Amelia (Ali Liebert) for coffee.

She reluctantly agrees and they have a pleasant interaction over coffee after which she is ambushed by her parents.

So with Amelia’s dad pressuring her to get back out in the world following a breakup with her girlfriend the Christmas before and Dani’s mother micromanaging her they decide that pretending to date in the run up to Christmas Eve is the perfect solution for them both.

But at some point, along the way, it becomes apparent that they are only pretending to each other.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – FRIENDS & FAMILY CHRISTMAS (2023)

 

Emerging photographer Dani McCalan (Humberly González) is overwhelmed by all the Christmas events and deadlines, so she tells her parents, Raquel and Luke (Gabriela Reynoso and Christopher Shyer) she’s not going home for Christmas.

Her dad asks her to do a favour for his old college roommate John Kasmerec (Barclay Hope) to meet his lawyer daughter Amelia (Ali Liebert) for coffee.

She reluctantly agrees and they have a pleasant interaction over coffee after which she is ambushed by her parents.

So with Amelia’s dad pressuring her to get back out in the world following a breakup with her girlfriend the Christmas before and Dani’s mother micromanaging her they decide that pretending to date in the run up to Christmas Eve is the perfect solution for them both.

But, at some point along the way, it becomes apparent that they are only pretending to each other.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE CHRISTMAS STAND-IN (2021)

 After a moderate success as a director off Broadway in New York, Cassie Pruitt (Brooke D'Orsay) moves back to Dickens, her hometown where she has been appointed to direct a community theatre production of “A Christmas Carol” on Christmas Eve.

The play is the culmination of the towns annual Victorian festival but this  year it has particular significance as its the 100th anniversary.

All is going well until the actor playing Ebeneezer Scrooge loses his voice and a replacement needs to be found, or the performance will be cancelled.

Mayor Givens (Greg Rogers) suggests asking another Dickensian, action movie star Jake Dorsey (Kristoffer Polaha) however Cassie is reluctant to approach him as they have history, but she calls him and to her surprise he agrees.

She prepares herself to lock horns with him, on everything, but she is surprised again firstly when it turns out he isn’t just an action star, but is an astonishing dramatic actor, and secondly that the old feelings stir between them.

So will the show go on with a new leading man and will the star and the director have  a future together. 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A DICKENS OF A HOLIDAY! (2021)

 

After a moderate success as a director off Broadway in New York, Cassie Pruitt (Brooke D'Orsay) moves back to Dickens, her hometown where she has been appointed to direct a community theatre production of “A Christmas Carol” on Christmas Eve.

The play is the culmination of the towns annual Victorian festival but this  year it has particular significance as its the 100th anniversary.

All is going well until the actor playing Ebeneezer Scrooge loses his voice and a replacement needs to be found, or the performance will be cancelled.

Mayor Givens (Greg Rogers) suggests asking another Dickensian, action movie star Jake Dorsey (Kristoffer Polaha) however Cassie is reluctant to approach him as they have history, but she calls him and to her surprise he agrees.

She prepares herself to lock horns with him, on everything, but she is surprised again firstly when it turns out he isn’t just an action star, but is an astonishing dramatic actor, and secondly that the old feelings stir between them.

So will the show go on with a new leading man and will the star and the director have  a future together.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – HAPPY HOLIDAYS WITH THE CAMPBELLS (2022)

 

Jesse (Brittany Snow) gets dumped right before the holidays by her boyfriend Shawn Campbell (Alex Moffat)  and as he will not be spending Christmas with his family as he is staying in New York, she accepts an invitation from his parents Liz and Robert (Julia Duffy and George Wendt).

While she is there, she meets she meets his handsome cousin David (Justin Long) and they slowly fall for each other, but then Shawn turns up unexpectedly and on seeing David and Jesse together decides that he wants to get back with her.

So what will she do, go back to Shawn or take a chance on David?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS WITH THE CAMPBELLS (2022)

 

Jesse (Brittany Snow) gets dumped right before the holidays by her boyfriend Shawn Campbell (Alex Moffat)  and as he will not be spending Christmas with his family as he is staying in New York, she accepts an invitation from his parents Liz and Robert (Julia Duffy and George Wendt).

While she is there, she meets she meets his handsome cousin David (Justin Long) and they slowly fall for each other, but then Shawn turns up unexpectedly and on seeing David and Jesse together decides that he wants to get back with her.

So what will she do, go back to Shawn or take a chance on David?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – SINGLE BELLS (2022)

 

Earl Bell (Raufel Muhammad) loses his family restaurant After being scammed by his son in law, which has a knock-on effect for the whole family.

So with Christmas fast approaching the three Bell sisters Sasha, Joanna and Miracle (Tecoya Harris, Shawnté Lewis and Thema Chapple) find themselves unattached.

So in order to kill two birds with one stone, with the objective of rebuilding their father's restaurant, they stage large weekend holiday mixers for singles with music, dancing and great food, with the possibility of unexpected romance.