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Thursday, 19 March 2026

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – LIGHTS, CAMERA, CHRISTMAS! (2022)

 

In the small town of Twelve Oaks, CO, Kerry Devine (Kimberley Sustad) owns and operates a struggling clothing boutique, Retrofit Exchange which is close to being forced to close.

But then a Christmas miracle occurs when movie makers come to town to film a Christmas romcom “My Favorite Santa” starring the “King of Christmas” Brad Baxter (John Brotherton).

Kerry however has no idea who he is, but her mother Nancy (Laura Soltis) is celebrity obsessed and loves him, but she gets the chance to get to know him when producer Caleb Turner (Matthew Kevin Anderson) and writer/director Jill Turner (Leila Harrison) hire her as costume designer when their one quits at the last minute.

As they spend more time together, they start to fall for each other, but would that be a miracle too far if they were to have a shared future?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – LIGHTS, CAMERA, CHRISTMAS (2022)

 

In the small town of Twelve Oaks, CO, Kerry Devine (Kimberley Sustad) owns and operates a struggling clothing boutique, Retrofit Exchange which is close to being forced to close.

But then a Christmas miracle occurs when movie makers come to town to film a Christmas romcom “My Favorite Santa” starring the “King of Christmas” Brad Baxter (John Brotherton).

Kerry however has no idea who he is, but her mother Nancy (Laura Soltis) is celebrity obsessed and loves him, but she gets the chance to get to know him when producer Caleb Turner (Matthew Kevin Anderson) and writer/director Jill Turner (Leila Harrison) hire her as costume designer when their one quits at the last minute.

As they spend more time together, they start to fall for each other, but would that be a miracle too far if they were to have a shared future?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MERRY CHRISTMAS, TED COOPER! (2025)

 

Upbeat, Corning NY, TV weatherman Ted Cooper (Robert Buckley) loves Christmas and is looking forward to returning home for the Christmas holidays to his hometown of Lackawanna.

He is planning to film promos while he’s home for the Gingerbread Invitational fundraise as a favour to his older sister Kate (Meghan Heffern), which is a very good cause, a new children's wing for the local hospital.

His friends and colleagues don’t understand his liking for the holidays as in recent years he has had a catalogue of personal disasters at Christmas.

Despite hoping this year would be different he ends up in the ER on day one where he meets his former high school crush, Dr. Hope Miller (Kimberley Sustad).

He has further interactions with her after further mishaps which leads to them going on a date, encouraged by his sister, his retired teacher Ruth (Barbara Pollard) and Hope’s best friend Sydney (Reedan Elizabeth).

But will their burgeoning romantic relationship survive them working so far apart or should he accept the job he’s been offered in Buffalo which is closer.

But is that too much of a risk  for someone he always thought was out of his league.

However during the time she spends together she soon lets him know that she wasn't and isn't.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE CEO'S CHRISTMAS PROPOSAL (2026)

 

After being disowned by her family for being pregnant and tragically losing her newborn twins on Christmas Day, Beth (Cosette Hatch) begins to rebuild her life.

Then one day she encounters a pair of twins in a diner who insist on calling her mom.

Their father is a powerful CEO and single father Ethan (Kevin Dockry) and for convoluted reasons they embark on a marriage of convenience which inevitably develops into real love.

But hidden truths, Ethans secret identity and the reappearance of his ex-threaten to derail what they have.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE CHRISTMAS TWIN MIRACLE (2026)

 

After being disowned by her family for being pregnant and tragically losing her newborn twins on Christmas Day, Beth (Cosette Hatch) begins to rebuild her life.

Then one day she encounters a pair of twins in a diner who insist on calling her mom.

Their father is a powerful CEO and single father Ethan (Kevin Dockry) and for convoluted reasons they embark on a marriage of convenience which inevitably develops into real love.

But hidden truths, Ethans secret identity and the reappearance of his ex-threaten to derail what they have.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS BY CHANCE (2023)

 

Shortly before Christmas New York City chiropractor Addie (Merritt Patterson) mistakenly receives a text message that was meant for someone else.

The woman who sent it, Maybel (Jayne Eastwood), known as Nana, who lives in Vermont.

The two of them instantly become friends, and Addie is invited to her home for Christmas.

She accepts as her father and brother are in Australia for the holidays where she meets Nana's son James (Trevor Donovan) and sparks fly, but he is in a relationship.

She is invited back the following year but this time she is dating a chef.

The third year of what had become a tradition she returns to Vermont and both of them are unattached, but she is planning to move to Australia, and he has a job offer in Jamaica, so will Christmas romance come to pass or will they miss each other for another year.  

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – 'TWAS THE TEXT BEFORE CHRISTMAS (2023)

 

Shortly before Christmas New York City chiropractor Addie (Merritt Patterson) mistakenly receives a text message that was meant for someone else.

The woman who sent it, Maybel (Jayne Eastwood), known as Nana, who lives in Vermont.

The two of them instantly become friends, and Addie is invited to her home for Christmas.

She accepts as her father and brother are in Australia for the holidays where she meets Nana's son James (Trevor Donovan) and sparks fly, but he is in a relationship.

She is invited back the following year but this time she is dating a chef.

The third year of what had become a tradition she returns to Vermont and both of them are unattached, but she is planning to move to Australia, and he has a job offer in Jamaica, so will Christmas romance come to pass or will they miss each other for another year.  

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – HOLIDAY MISMATCH (2024)

 

Fastidious organizer Barbara Harrison (Beth Broderick) is newly retired and looking for something to fill her days so signs up for the Holiday Committee and meets long standing member Kath Stone (Caroline Rhea) who’s approach is more random and chaotic, so they clash.

But they find common ground when they discover they've inadvertently set up their adult children, Barbara’s son Shane (Jon McLaren) and Kath’s daughter Lauren (Maxine Denis) via a dating app.

So they team up to stop the romance, before it begins, but Shane and Lauren are only pretending to date in order to keep their mothers off their backs.

So who will win out? Will Barbara and Kath come to realize they have more in common than they first thought? And will their kids' fake love blossom into something real? And is a Happy Christmas on the cards?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A BLUEGRASS CHRISTMAS (2024)

 

After a dispute between Katie Pendleton (Amanda Jordan) and their biggest donor Jim Breckenridge (Mike Shara) he pulls any future funding for the Fields of Blue horse sanctuary meaning they would be facing closure I they don’t find alternative funding.

The sanctuary was started by her parents Don and Sarah (Rick Amsbury and Stephanie Moore), so Katie feels responsible, so she has to save it, and help comes from an unexpected source Grant Breckenridge (David Pinard), the son of their former donor, and he suggests a fundraiser.

But they need a headliner so she must convince her grandfather, ormer Bluegrass star Ben Pendleton (Shaun Johnston) to perform at a Christmas benefit concert after 20 years of retirement, in the meantime the two of them form a band together.

But can they get the fundraiser off the ground and raise the necessary funds and will Katie and Grant form a duet?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A COUNTRY MUSIC CHRISTMAS (2024)

 

At their music studio in Danesville Tennessee, a Christmas Song co-written by long term friends Brooke Remington (Alexandra Harris) and Chance Owens (Jonathan Stoddard) had attracted the attention of a New York music company.

Which was why Rob Benson (Ryan Wesley Gilreath) a charming executive turns up out of the blue and makes an offer to buy the sole rights for the song.

Chance refuses the offer as he doesn’t want to give up future royalties, but Brooke disagrees.  

So Rob Benson stays in town to try and lure her away with promises of fortune and glory and drive a wedge between them.

So will Brooke accept the offer of a lifetime and leave her best friend and writing partner behind.

Is there more than music between them that is holding her back?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CLARA'S ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS (2018)

 

10-year-old Clara (Kearstin Moore) is a tech-savvy video blogger and is planning her Ultimate Christmas with her parents (Tiffany Cain and  Rajesh Rajan) and she is very excited.

However her plans two days before Christmas her plans begin to unravel firstly, when her father has to unexpectedly leave for New York on business and then when her dog, Luke, runs away and she is distraught.

Her expectations or the perfect Christmas remain high but has to try and find a way to adjust to the realities of the situation or will Clara get the ultimate Christmas she has been vlogging of? With the help of her Aunt Lucy (Katherine Smith), Uncle Scott (Lee Edward Smith Jr.) and Cousin Talia (Aurora Richards).

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS ACTUALLY (2023)

 

Elizabeth Bird (Malin Akerman) is sent to her old hometown by her future father-in-law to buy a Ski Resort from Randy Collins (Ryan Hansen).

She hopes to do the deal as soon as possible and avoid having to see her estranged parents Jimmy and Helen Bird (Chris Mullinax and Mary Maxson) and her sister Lynn (Amy Smart), but Randy is unwilling to sell.

Without a quick deal, Elizabeth is forced to stay and reunite with her family.

Elizabeth realises that Randy is an old school mate and as her sister is focused on winning The Christmas Classic at the resort for the tenth-year running, Elizabeth changes her own focus and becomes desperate to finally beat her sister and win Randy into the bargain.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE CHRISTMAS CLASSIC (2023)

 

Elizabeth Bird (Malin Akerman) is sent to her old hometown by her future father-in-law to buy a Ski Resort from Randy Collins (Ryan Hansen).

She hopes to do the deal as soon as possible and avoid having to see her estranged parents Jimmy and Helen Bird (Chris Mullinax and Mary Maxson) and her sister Lynn (Amy Smart), but Randy is unwilling to sell.

Without a quick deal, Elizabeth is forced to stay and reunite with her family.

Elizabeth realises that Randy is an old school mate and as her sister is focused on winning The Christmas Classic at the resort for the tenth-year running, Elizabeth changes her own focus and becomes desperate to finally beat her sister and win Randy into the bargain.

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A DANCE IN THE SNOW (2024)

 

Melanie (Erica Cerra) has devoted her life to raising her autistic daughter Jenny (Vanessa Burghardt) and now she's a 17-year-old senior in high school, looking forward to college.

But following a bad experience at her junior year Winter Formal, Jenny isn’t interested in attending her final Christmas dance before graduating.

But Jenny and her friends Bella Caitlin and Will (Emma Elle Paterson, Julianna Paul and Dorian Giordano) secretly plan a neurodiverse party of their own.

Meanwhile Melanie works with Jenny's literature teacher Daniel (Mark Ghanimé) to make the school dance more inclusive, also in secret.

Working closely, and Christmas being Christmas Melanie and Daniel start to fall or each other while Jenny and Will also develop feelings, but when the secrets are revealed will it drive a wedge between the usually tightknit mother and daughter, or will it be a Happy outcome all round.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE MOVIE (2001)

 

Simon Callow stars as miser Ebenezer Scrooge in this animated retelling of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol”.

The classic tale in which he is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his old partner Jacob Marley (Nicolas Cage), who scares him with tales of doom and warns him he will have further visitations.

The first visitor is the ghost of Christmas Past (Jane Horrocks), the second visitor is the ghost of Christmas Present (Michael Gambon) and the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come, who teach him the true meaning of Christmas by revealing to him the truth about his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current catalogue of cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways.

 

The other main characters in the tale are provided by the vocal talents Kate Winslet, Rhys Ifans, Juliet Stevenson, Robert Llewellyn and Colin McFarlane.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE MOVIE (2001)

 

Simon Callow stars as miser Ebenezer Scrooge in this animated retelling of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol”.

The classic tale in which he is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his old partner Jacob Marley (Nicolas Cage), who scares him with tales of doom and warns him he will have further visitations.

The first visitor is the ghost of Christmas Past (Jane Horrocks), the second visitor is the ghost of Christmas Present (Michael Gambon) and the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come, who teach him the true meaning of Christmas by revealing to him the truth about his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current catalogue of cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways.

 

The other main characters in the tale are provided by the vocal talents Kate Winslet, Rhys Ifans, Juliet Stevenson, Robert Llewellyn and Colin McFarlane.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2001)

 

Simon Callow stars as miser Ebenezer Scrooge in this animated retelling of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol”.

The classic tale in which he is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his old partner Jacob Marley (Nicolas Cage), who scares him with tales of doom and warns him he will have further visitations.

The first visitor is the ghost of Christmas Past (Jane Horrocks), the second visitor is the ghost of Christmas Present (Michael Gambon) and the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come, who teach him the true meaning of Christmas by revealing to him the truth about his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current catalogue of cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways.

 

The other main characters in the tale are provided by the vocal talents Kate Winslet, Rhys Ifans, Juliet Stevenson, Robert Llewellyn and Colin McFarlane.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MISTLETOE CONNECTION (2023)

 

Christmas enthusiast Kate Snow (Jessica Sipos) and loves everything about it, the traditions, decorations, sweaters, costumes, literally everything.

But this Christmas dark clouds are looming over Founders Square where her shop, Treasures from the Heart, is in the crosshairs of a developer.

Then one morning she has a meet cute moment with a handsome stranger on a bus when she was dressed as a Christmas elf but never exchanged names or numbers.

His name was Mark Goodwin (Markian Tarasiuk) who is also a Christmas fan and the next time they meet is in her store, but it turns out that he works for the developer that wants to close her shop.

Despite the fact that they are on opposite sides the mutual attraction continues and a holiday romance ensues, but it will take a lot of Christmas magic for them to be together, but Christmas magic can happen.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE PRINCESS SWITCH 3: (2021)

 

It’s another Christmas and Queen Margaret and Princess Stacy are co-hosting an International Christmas festival and the Vatican has loaned them a priceless relic, The Star of Peace, which once belonged to St Nicholas himself.

It was delivered by members of the Swiss Guard and Cardinal Aked Amoah (Femi Elufowoju Jr.).

Disaster strikes unexpectedly however when the Star is stolen so they must turn to the only criminal they know, Cousin Fiona Penbroke and her accomplices, Reggie and Mindy (Ricky Norwood and Florence Hall) and a face from her past Peter Maxwell (Remy Hii).

They soon identify the culprit as Hunter Cunard (Will Kemp) so Fiona engineers an invitation to a Christmas Party he is throwing, so the team can steal back the Star with Prince Edwards driver Frank (Mark Fleischmann) as getaway driver, and Mrs. Donatelli (Suanne Braun) has to transform Margaret and Stacy into Fiona for different reasons.

So will they all succeed in their endeavours and will romance blossom or will there be another switch.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE PRINCESS SWITCH 3: ROMANCING THE STAR (2021)

 

It’s another Christmas and Queen Margaret and Princess Stacy are co-hosting an International Christmas festival and the Vatican has loaned them a priceless relic, The Star of Peace, which once belonged to St Nicholas himself.

It was delivered by members of the Swiss Guard and Cardinal Aked Amoah (Femi Elufowoju Jr.).

Disaster strikes unexpectedly however when the Star is stolen so they must turn to the only criminal they know, Cousin Fiona Penbroke and her accomplices, Reggie and Mindy (Ricky Norwood and Florence Hall) and a face from her past Peter Maxwell (Remy Hii).

They soon identify the culprit as Hunter Cunard (Will Kemp) so Fiona engineers an invitation to a Christmas Party he is throwing, so the team can steal back the Star with Prince Edwards driver Frank (Mark Fleischmann) as getaway driver, and Mrs. Donatelli (Suanne Braun) has to transform Margaret and Stacy into Fiona for different reasons.

So will they all succeed in their endeavours and will romance blossom or will there be another switch.