Friday, 24 June 2022

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CHRISTMAS BROADCAST (2016)

 

When one of the anchors decides to depart America's favourite morning show, “Rise and Shine” the hunt begins for a replacement. Among them the son of a broadcasting legend, Charlie Fisher (Dean Cain), a local New York newscaster.

Also in the mix is Connecticut based human-interest reporter Emily Morgan (Melissa Joan Hart) who just happens to be his ex from before his move to New York.

So, the sparks fly as they battle it out on and off air to make an impression during their segments.

It becomes clear as the competition narrows, that either Charlie or Emily will get the job, however as they compete, they soon discover that the spark between them when they were a couple still burns bright.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – BROADCASTING CHRISTMAS (2016)

 

When one of the anchors decides to depart America's favourite morning show, “Rise and Shine” the hunt begins for a replacement. Among them the son of a broadcasting legend, Charlie Fisher (Dean Cain), a local New York newscaster.

Also in the mix is Connecticut based human-interest reporter Emily Morgan (Melissa Joan Hart) who just happens to be his ex from before his move to New York.

So, the sparks fly as they battle it out on and off air to make an impression during their segments.

It becomes clear as the competition narrows, that either Charlie or Emily will get the job, however as they compete, they soon discover that the spark between them when they were a couple still burns bright.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – BUTTONS (2018)

 

Guardian angel Rose (Angela Lansbury) goes to visit an orphan named Emily (Noelle E. Parker) who is sick in the hospital and tells her a story about another guardian angel (Dick Van Dyke).

Who has appeared to Annabelle Kingsley (Alivia Clark), aka Buttons, from time to time following her loving parents’ prayer to God to watch over her when she had scarlet fever as an infant.

When Annabelle is 10, she and her mother learn that her father William Kingsley (Ioan Gruffudd), a ship captain, has been lost at sea, then her newly-impoverished mother Sarah (Julia Burrows) is forced to work in a textile mill and the harsh conditions lead to her death.

So, Annabelle is an orphan and is bullied by the other girls until she escapes.

She finds herself alone, hungry, and cold on Christmas Eve, guided by her guardian angel she decides the only place she can turn to for safety is the church, and finds salvation.

 

Abigail Spencer, Jane Seymour, Roma Downey, Katie McGrath, Robert Picardo, Charles Shaughnessy, Paul Greene and John de Lancie also feature and Kate Winslet and Robert Redford Narrate.

Wednesday, 8 June 2022

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – ONE FINE CHRISTMAS (2019)

 

When Haley (Sasha Fox) comes home for the Christmas holiday she finds that things on Christmas Street are not as they should be.

It seems like every household have been so busy with their day-to-day lives that they have lost sight of the importance of family during the holiday season.

Especially at Haley’s home since her family split up, her mother Susan (Vanessa Williams) is work obsessed and only has time for her prospective deal with her client Roger (Rick Fox), she has even neglected her own mother Alice (Marla Gibbs).

The rest of the neighbours are no better, Al (Mark Christopher Lawrence) is so focussed on work that he is completely unaware of how his wife Matty (June Carryl) fills her days.

And Bob and Diana (Rodney Van Johnson and Eva La Dare) are shocked when son Jesse (Alfonso Caballero) comes home for Christmas with a very special surprise in the shape of new wife Misaki (Kirstin Leigh), they are further shocked when it turns out she is also pregnant.

So, Haley has her work cut out for her bringing the community together and show them what’s really important in life.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MY BEST FRIEND'S CHRISTMAS (2019)

 

Ashley Seever (Breanne Parhiala) returns home for the holidays and secretly hopes to reconnect with her high school sweetheart and ex-boyfriend Grant Hines (Tanner Novlan) however she very quickly discovers he has a new girlfriend Bella (Masiela Lusha).

So, her best friend Liam Marsh (Colton Little) agrees to be her fake holiday boyfriend to spare her embarrassment.

However, amidst all the Christmas festivities the faux relationship takes on a different dimension when her fake feelings for Liam start to turn real.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A MERRY CHRISTMAS MATCH (2019)

 

Corey Calvin (Ashley Newbrough) is stuck in her comfort zone, living in a ski village of Harmony where she grew up, and working in her mom's antique shop even though she had long dreamed of leaving town to become a theatre director.

But she contents herself with putting on a Christmas pageant in honour of her late father.

That is until Los Angeles heartthrob and its most illegible bachelor, real estate tycoon Ryder Donnelly (Kyle Dean Massey) walks into her shop and despite a rather frosty first exchange, they both start to wonder what could be between them, as Christmas starts to work its magic.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE PLAN FOR CHRISTMAS (2019)

 

Celeste Everette (Ali Liebert) run her own Event Planning Company with her best friend Molly (Victoria Maria) and they are busier than usual during the Christmas season.

In addition to running the business she had also been guardian for her niece, Finley (Habree Larratt), following the tragic death of her parents.

As they prepare to spend their second Christmas together as a family, Celeste is surprised when a Nanny Agency sends a man, Taylor Haldway (Jake Epstein) to take care of her niece during the run up to Christmas.

Despite her initial misgivings she soon realizes she may have found the perfect person for her niece, and the perfect Christmas love for herself.