THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – LOOKS LIKE CHRISTMAS (2016)

Single parent Carol Montgomery (Anne Heche) lives with her son Bryan (Sean Michael Kyer) and is the undisputed Queen of Christmas and she organised every aspect of the holiday, but all that changed when another single parent Terry Evans (Dylan Neal) and his daughter Amelia (Farryn Van Humbeck) move to the town and he is a breath of fresh air and offers an alternative view of the plans and Carol and Terry battle for control of the Christmas holiday at the middle school that their children attend and learn a lesson about the true meaning of Christmas. 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE HOLIDAY TREE

 

Molly Logan (Lacey Chabert) and Lucas Bishop (Corey Sevier) were childhood friends and high school sweethearts in Danbury Falls, Vermont, where Molly's family founded the town two hundred years earlier, and with her immediately family still living on the same property, where her parents, Gordon and Betty Logan (Eric Keenleyside and Lini Evans), have continued the family business of operating a Christmas tree farm.

Since they were children, Molly knew she wanted to become a writer, a dream which her parents supported while Lucas knew he wanted to become a photographer, something his banker father, Elliot Bishop (James Kidnie) vehemently opposed him pursuing as a career, he believed only in careers like his own, and making money by any and all means.

When he would not follow her to New York, where they would have pursued their professional dreams together, Molly and Lucas broke up and had not seen each other since.

After getting an MBA, Lucas returned to Danbury Falls to work at the bank for his father.

Molly works at a publishing house, where she is treated more as a 24/7 PA by her recently widowed boss, Walter Dunlap (Jim Thorburn) at the expense of her writing career.

When Molly hears from her brother Ryan (Matthew Kevin Anderson) that the bank is foreclosing on a mortgage for the tree farm property they both head back to Danbury Falls to help their parents save the farm from being turned into a golf resort.

On her return, Molly runs into Lucas, who is heading the search for investors for the development proposal and then Christmas begins to work its magic.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A FIREHOUSE CHRISTMAS

Firefighter Jenny Jenkins (Anna Hutchison) falls in love with local star Tom Norris (Marcus Rosner) but his ex-wife and celebrity figure skating champion Mary Hamilton (Anita Brown) is asking him to choose between reconciling or going through an ugly custody battle, but she has an ulterior motive.

But Jenny’s natural warmth and kindness to the community starts to convince everybody that her love for Tom is real however Mary's fierceness is more powerful than anything Jenny has ever faced before so who will Tom choose in the end? 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – SCROOGED

 

Bill Murray stars as miserly TV executive Frank Cross in this humorous retelling of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol”.

The classic tale in which he is taught the true meaning of Christmas by three Spirits who visit him, 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.

Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold, death or redemption.

The Spirits are played by David Johansen (Past), Carol Kane (Present) and Robert Hammond (Future)

The other key characters and portrayed by John Forsythe (Lew Hayward i.e. Marley), Karen Allen (Claire Philipps i.e. Belle), Alfre Woodard (Grace Cooley i.e. Bob Cratchit), Nicholas Phillips (Calvin Cooley i.e. Tiny Tim), and John Murray (James Cross i.e. Fred).

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS STORY (1983)

It’s the 1940’s and Christmas is approaching and 9 year-old Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) wants only one thing for Christmas that year: a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun.

When he mentions it at the dinner table, his mother (Melinda Dillon) immediately reacts by telling that he'll put his eye out.

He does little better when he raises it with his father (Darren McGavin) or his teacher (Tedde Moore) but all the while he fantasizes about what it would be like to be “Red Ryder” and catch the bad guys.

When the big day arrives, he gets lots of present under the tree including a lovely gift from his aunt that his mother very much approves of but will the BB gun be among them?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS IN THE RED

 

Mike and Caroline Anderson (George Stults and Christy Carlson Romano) have always gone all out with parties and gifts for Christmas with their 10-year-old twins Brendan and Julia (Luke and Savannah Judy) however when Michael loses his job just before the holidays, it looks like Christmas will have to be cancelled.

Being used to outdoing their friends and neighbours with ever more elaborate celebrations they are brought down to earth with a bump as they have to face up to their new reality.

But help is at hand when they receive a visit from wacky Aunt Katie (Julie Brown) who helps them realize they can still pull off Christmas, without, and rediscover the most important things in their lives.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – 'TIS THE SEASON FOR LOVE

 

Beth Baker (Sarah Lancaster) is an out-of-work actress trying to make it in New York on the stage in New York City, but after 10 years of not succeeding and without her friends around at Christmas she decides to take a break from her struggling actress profession to spend Christmas in her small and quaint hometown she escaped from 10 years earlier.

And on returning home she finds a place far different than the hamlet she left and the magic of the Christmas season soon starts to massage her bruised ego as she finds performing possibilities and even romance.