THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A ROYAL CHRISTMAS TAIL (2024)

 

Prince Edward of Valenberg (Jonathan Stoddard) is in America to meet up with an old College friend Andrew (Josh Nuncio) to discuss a business deal, and as he is walking from the hotel to the meeting he literally runs into Riley Morningside (Brittany Underwood) runs an animal shelter for unwanted animals in need of new homes and is immediately smitten.

Because he is interested in getting to know her, he takes an interest in the shelter she runs and spends a lot of time with her while his valet Martin (Jarod Brock) is laid up with a severe cat allergy.

Riley tells him that the shelter is threatened with closure as the landlord is demanding a higher fee when the lease is up for renewal at the end of the year.

However there is a twist in the tail which could ensure everyone gets what they desire, well almost everyone.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CANDLE IN THE WINDOW (2019)

 

In the first Christmas since Molly Memmott (Weixin Le) died her husband John (Darin Scott) and three young daughters Catherine, Sarah and Emily (Sophia, Isabella and Ava Jarque) struggle to face their first Christmas without her and eight-year-old Emily is convinced her mother will come and visit her at Christmas and the others don’t know how they will deal with her disappointment, or will they have to.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CANDLE IN THE WINDOW (2019)

 

In the first Christmas since Molly Memmott (Weixin Le) died her husband John (Darin Scott) and three young daughters Catherine, Sarah and Emily (Sophia, Isabella and Ava Jarque) struggle to face their first Christmas without her and eight-year-old Emily is convinced her mother will come and visit her at Christmas and the others don’t know how they will deal with her disappointment, or will they have to.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS DRESS (2016)

 

Mary and Leland Jeppson (Tiffani DiGregorio and Steve Luna) are losing hope of giving their family a special Christmas.

The expected gifts from her sister Rose are on board a train which has been caught in a blizzard and is nowhere in sight.

But when the Jeppson's' packages unexpectedly arrive at the post office on Christmas Eve George Schow (Alan Petersen) is persuaded by his son Sidney (Gavin Barker) to brave the storm and deliver the gifts to the Jeppsons, and ask their daughter, Ellen (Ariana Bagley) to the New Year's Eve dance.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE CHRISTMAS APRON (2018)

 

It's nearly Christmas in 1942, and Millie (Afton Grace Higbee) learns in her dance class that in the new year she will be able to dance on pointe, and excitedly runs home to tell her parents, but before she can she overhears them discussing their finances, and there is no money for presents, so she knows that she won’t get her point shoes.

Her and her siblings Grace and William (Scarlett Hazen and Manning Hazen)  still excitedly wait for Gramma (Pam Eichner) to arrive with her special Christmas apron, newly pressed and filled with generations of holiday memories.

It was the family tradition, for each child in the house to write down the gift they want the most and then put the pieces of paper into the apron's frilled pocket.

But on Christmas morning in 1942, will those wished-for gifts be waiting under the tree?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS (2024)

 

Once Upon a Christmas is a cross between A Christmas Carol and Freaky Friday in which Carroll Coleman (Garry Nation) is a millionaire miser who hates Christmas.

One night he is visited by an Angel (Reilly Licht) who told him he has been granted an intervention and that he has until the 18th of December to learn the true meaning of Christmas or his fate will be sealed forever.

The next day he wakes to find he is a high school age boy (Hunter Fine) and with the help of his housekeeper Odette Marchand (Jewel Christian) he is enrolled in high school so he can get close to his niece and nephew, Olivia and Matthew Baker (Kayla Blair and Kaleb Hiller).

After a few failed attempts to change things, he finally realises that he is the one that needs to change.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE GIFTS OF CHRISTMAS (2024)

 

Taya Orchard (Teagan Vincze) is the hardworking owner of the busy but struggling Elk Ridge resort when she reconnects with former beau Bradley Palmer (Clayton James) who books into the resort with his colleague Miranda (Brenna Coates).

There are obvious sparks at the reunion and they end up spending a lot of time together but Taya is worried about the resorts financial challenges and her unscrupulous accountant Jeff (Thomas Perras), fortunately Miranda is a forensic accountant so she easily untangles the fraud while becoming tangled with Chef Phillipe (Alex Rose) so they all manage to save Elk Ridge and find love in the process.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CAROLINA CHRISTMAS (2020)

 

In the small quaint coastal community of Paradise, South Carolina a new Christmas hating City inspector Ben Cashman (Jose Vasquez) and wants to expunge every trace of it.

However Tashandra (Jaeda Jordan) isn’t about to let an outsider from New York city ruin her favourite time of the year and new merchant Nic (Josh Kay) defies Ben at every turn.

When embittered Charley and Erika (Richard Lake and Shay Denison) cross paths it leads to an unlikely empathy.

Single mom Elizabeth (Meri Beth Howard) and her daughter Bella (Sophie Belle Henry) have just moved to Paradise for a new start, and meets another newcomer Tim Johnson (John Wes Lewis) and connect.

So between them will they save Christmas in Paradise?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – KAREN KINGSBURY'S THE CHRISTMAS RING (2025)

 

Military widow Vanessa Mayfield (Jana Kramer) is searching for her lost family heirloom, a ruby and diamond  ring which she lost, and searches every junk shop and antique shop she comes across.

While dropping her daughter Sadie Mayfield (Megan Ashley Brown) at college she walks into Millers Antiques run by father and son  Howard and Ben Miller (Kelsey Grammer and Benjamin Hollingsworth).

She meets Ben,  who is a widower, while searching the ring selection and the two forge a deep friendship that leads to a breathtaking romance.

However there are clouds on the horizon by the time Christmas comes around, firstly she hasn’t told her daughter she has a boyfriend and secondly the missing ring is about to be sold, by Ben’s father. 

So will things work out for the best right before Christmas.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE CHRISTMAS RING (2025)

 

Military widow Vanessa Mayfield (Jana Kramer) is searching for her lost family heirloom, a ruby and diamond  ring which she lost, and searches every junk shop and antique shop she comes across.

While dropping her daughter Sadie Mayfield (Megan Ashley Brown) at college she walks into Millers Antiques run by father and son  Howard and Ben Miller (Kelsey Grammer and Benjamin Hollingsworth).

She meets Ben,  who is a widower, while searching the ring selection and the two forge a deep friendship that leads to a breathtaking romance.

However there are clouds on the horizon by the time Christmas comes around, firstly she hasn’t told her daughter she has a boyfriend and secondly the missing ring is about to be sold, by Ben’s father. 

So will things work out for the best right before Christmas.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MARY CHRISTMAS (2002)

 

Nine-year-old Felice Wallace (Jenna Boyd) writes a sweet letter to Santa Claus with a special wish for Christmas, a mom for her and a wife for her dad Joel Wallace (John Schneider).

A cynical television station news director Mac Reeves (Daniel Roebuck) hijacks the letter and after its read out on live TV he assigns a hard-bitten reporter Mary Maloney (Cynthia Gibb) to work the story.

With the help of a male nanny Les Turner (Tom Bosley) and Felice’s wonderous faith Mary finds that with Christmas magic wishes really can come true.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – JINGLE BELLS, WEDDING BELLS (2024)

 

Mergers and Acquisitions lawyer Sophie Marlow (Candace Cameron Bure) receives a phone call from Erin (Hilary Jardine) just before Christmas informing her that her great Uncle Henry (Cameron McDonald) had passed away and left her 60% of his estate.

The other 40% was left to her childhood friend and famous screenwriter Sam Stackhouse (Cameron Mathison).

So Sophie travels to Waynesbridge in Washington to sign the papers and visits the Maple Meadows Farm which she had inherited and reconnects with Sam in a very different way than she could have hoped for.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – HOME SWEET CHRISTMAS (2024)

 

Mergers and Acquisitions lawyer Sophie Marlow (Candace Cameron Bure) receives a phone call from Erin (Hilary Jardine) just before Christmas informing her that her great Uncle Henry (Cameron McDonald) had passed away and left her 60% of his estate.

The other 40% was left to her childhood friend and famous screenwriter Sam Stackhouse (Cameron Mathison).

So Sophie travels to Waynesbridge in Washington to sign the papers and visits the Maple Meadows Farm which she had inherited and reconnects with Sam in a very different way than she could have hoped for.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – HOME SWEET CHRISTMAS WEDDING (2025)

 

Former Mergers and Acquisitions lawyer Sophie Marlow (Candace Cameron Bure) now works with Erin (Hilary Jardine) as a Barista Barrister in Waynesbridge, Washington.  

She is living at the farmhouse on the Maple Meadows Farm which was left to her by her great Uncle Henry, and she is engaged to her childhood friend and famous screenwriter Sam Stackhouse (Cameron Mathison).

This Christmas their love story is being made into a movie, using Sam’s screenplay, however the filming and its associated dramas has become all-consuming and has strained their relationship and their actual real life, and their wedding plans have had to take second place.

But Sam, her family and friends are all keeping a secret from her which will put everything into perspective.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – ANOTHER SWEET CHRISTMAS (2025)

 

Former Mergers and Acquisitions lawyer Sophie Marlow (Candace Cameron Bure) now works with Erin (Hilary Jardine) as a Barista Barrister in Waynesbridge, Washington.  

She is living at the farmhouse on the Maple Meadows Farm which was left to her by her great Uncle Henry, and she is engaged to her childhood friend and famous screenwriter Sam Stackhouse (Cameron Mathison).

This Christmas their love story is being made into a movie, using Sam’s screenplay, however the filming and its associated dramas has become all-consuming and has strained their relationship and their actual real life, and their wedding plans have had to take second place.

But Sam, her family and friends are all keeping a secret from her which will put everything into perspective.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A ROYAL DATE OR CHRISTMAS (2023)

 

Bella Sparks (Danica McKellar) owns and runs Bella's Boutique and one day serves a tired and curt customer by the name of Stefan (Damon Runyan) in urgent need of clothes after his luggage went missing at the airport.

The next day he returns to the store to apologize for his rudeness the previous day and requests that she outfits him for a week of important meetings and social events and employs her personal service for the duration.

It’s at one such event when it is revealed that Stefan is actually Stefan William Francis Brown, the Duke of Tangford.

However by the time of the discovery Bella and the Charming Duke have already made an undeniable connection and the closeness only grows stronger as they attend a week of royal engagements, but what will happen when it’s time for him to return to his own world?

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

 

Bella Sparks (Danica McKellar) owns and runs Bella's Boutique and one day serves a tired and curt customer by the name of Stefan (Damon Runyan) in urgent need of clothes after his luggage went missing at the airport.

The next day he returns to the store to apologize for his rudeness the previous day and requests that she outfits him for a week of important meetings and social events and employs her personal service for the duration.

It’s at one such event when it is revealed that Stefan is actually Stefan William Francis Brown, the Duke of Tangford.

However by the time of the discovery Bella and the Charming Duke have already made an undeniable connection and the closeness only grows stronger as they attend a week of royal engagements, but what will happen when it’s time for him to return to his own world?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS AT THE DRIVE-IN (2022)

 

In Chesterfield, New York, Law teacher and former property lawyer Sadie Walker (Danica McKellar) comes out of retirement when she discovers that the town's Drive In Theatre has been sold for redevelopment by her ex-boyfriend Holden (Neal Bledsoe).

As the theatre has historical status it requires the Towns historical society committee to approve the redesignation and Sadie manages to get a stay of execution, but she has to prove that it has status as an local institution and garner public support, however she only has until Christmas Eve to prove her case.

Holden has the same period to prove the opposite but as the two of them work side by side she reignites his love for the Theatre and the town while rekindling there previous romance.

However as they near the deadline their success is being undermined by unseen forces, so have all their efforts been in vain or will the outcome be a happy one?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – HAVE WE MET THIS CHRISTMAS (2025)

 

When building Contractor Emmett (Jesse Hutch) learns that his parents are selling the family Inn he goes into the City to cancel the sale, only to discover that the real estate executive Katie (Danica McKellar) is the girl he left behind when he was a serving soldier and was posted overseas.

After an awkward frosty exchange she agreed to meet with his parents to discuss the sale provided he was not involved.

On her way for a quiet getaway for Christmas she drives close by the small town where the Inn is situated but gets caught in a snow storm and crashes into a Snowbank.

When she is found dazed and confused walking in the road, with no possessions, no ID and no memory, she is taken to the Inn to recover from her amnesia.

When she meets Emmett she is totally unaware of their past connection, and she falls in love with him again, but when her memory returns will it jeopardize their budding romance.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – REINDEER GAMES (2017)

 

When her boss closes the office for Christmas, workaholic Molly Clarke (Nicky Whelan) enters a radio competition and wins a trip to Jamaica.

Molly is thrilled because she doesn't like Christmas very much, but she doesn't notice that the trip is to Jamaica, Vermont, not the Caribbean and only finds out when she is on the plane.

A travelling companion Jared Davis (Josh Kelly) tried to tell her at the airport, but she wouldn’t listen and unsympathetically laughed when she found out.

It also turned out that they were both staying at the Reindeer Lodge owned by Chris and Penny (Robert Pine and Beth Broderick) with fellow guests Greg and Kayla (Michael Cognata and Nichole Galicia).

Being stuck at Lodge with no possibility to return home Molly slowly adjusts to the reality that she has to spend her Christmas there the lodge and a relationship develops with Jared.

However he has an ulterior motive for being in Vermont and there is a conspicuous absence of reindeer at the reindeer Lodge.