Tuesday, 26 July 2022

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A KISS FOR CHRISTMAS (2020)

 

Mandy Leeds (Jonna Walsh) is steadily climbing the corporate ladder in the hotel industry and living in sunny Miami, however when she is on her way home to spend Christmas with her Gram (Jayne Eastwood) she bumps into her old high school rival Lucas Menzino (Jesse Hutch).

She doesn't get back to her small hometown very often, but her Grams invite wasn’t the only reason for her return.

The main purpose in town was to acquire, for her company, the Chesterwood, a quaint local Inn which is up for sale.

Unfortunately, she finds out that her archival Lucas has got his eye on the Inn as well.

So, the contest is on for them to outbid each other but all the while they are keeping their respective eyes on the prize, they are getting closer and closer and by the end they both realise what the real prize is.

Monday, 25 July 2022

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A VERY CHARMING CHRISTMAS TOWN (2020)

San Francisco travel and lifestyle blogger, Aubrey Lang (Natalie Hall) visits the Danish-settled Californian village of Solvang for her next holiday vlog piece.

Solvang was chosen after it was voted most Christmassy Town in the USA and her first impression was that it was a festive tourist trap.

Then she meets Sawyer Larsen (Jon Prescott) Chocolate Shop owner and local community coordinator who is assigned to show her around the small town.

 

At first the unlikely pairing are at odds but amidst the romantic little Danish village backdrop and twinkling lights they soon start to fall for each other and she realises Christmas magic is for real and so is the love they are feeling.


THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – ANGEL FALLS: A NOVEL CHRISTMAS (2019)

 

Hannah Pressman (Jen Lilley) works at the family's publishing company in Angel Falls, which they want to expand but are unsure which direction they should take.

But then Ryan MacDonald (Carlo Marks) arrives in town to sort out his parent’s estate.

He is an old friend, but also a rival from their school days and her parents engages him as a marketing consultant to help with their expansion which upsets Hannah.

But it’s a new tenant in Ryan's parents’ house, famous author Tina Finnegan (Rachael Crawford) and Guardian Angel Anthony (Eric Close) who are instrumental in bringing Hannah and Ryan together in a perfect Angel Falls romance.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A UNICORN FOR CHRISTMAS (2021)

 

Andrew and Corinne Campbell (Chuck Wicks and Sunny Mabrey) decided to give up City life and move to a farm with their children Max and Izzy (Christian Finlayson and Abby James Witherspoon).

In order to make ends meet while they get on their feet, they have a booth at the Christmas Carnival and Max and Izzy have to take care of the Petting Zoo, which is quite chaotic.

That all changes however when Nancy (Charlene Tilton) arrives at the Carnival with a rescued white pony, which Izzy immediately sees for what it is, a Unicorn, which she names “Snowflake”.

All the other children see it’s a Unicorn too, so the petting Zoo becomes a great success, so much so that greedy fair owner Horace (Ed Marinaro) steals Snowflake and goes to a neighbouring town.

So, it’s up to Izzy and Max to mount a rescue mission and bring Snowflake home where it belongs.

Saturday, 23 July 2022

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHERISHED MEMORIES: A GIFT TO REMEMBER (2017)

 

A Gift to Remember is Based on the book by Melissa Hill, in which handsome Aiden Harris (Peter Porte) visits one of Philadelphia's last old-fashioned bookstores and has an accident after leaving which leaves him in hospital with amnesia.

Darcy Archer (Ali Liebert), enthusiastic bookshop employee, with dreams of succeeding as proprietor when the current owner retires, feels responsible for the accident, so visits him regularly, looks after his dog and helps to identify him and the life he can’t remember.

The couple soon bond over a shared interest in books, dogs and almost everything else, but she discovers a ring in his apartment which suggests he has a fiancée living in a different state.

So, will she lose the man she is falling for and will the bookstore be sold to a soulless chain.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS TREE LANE (2020)

 

Music store owner Meg Reilly (Alicia Witt) loves the Christmas Tree Lane shopping district so when all the stores get eviction notices she spearheads the community efforts to save them from demolition.

Around the same time, she makes the acquaintance of Nate Williams (Andrew W. Walker) and there is an instant attraction, and they meet numerous times after and clearly enjoy each other’s company especially when he gets involved with the campaign to save Christmas Tree Lane.

However, as they find themselves falling for each other, they are both shocked to find out he is actually working for the developer Meg is fighting.

But he becomes instrumental in saving the shopping district from development and her heart is won.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CHRISTMAS DANCE REUNION (2021)

 

Lucy Mortimer (Monique Coleman) is a successful attorney and looking forward to spending Christmas with her mom Virginia (Kim Roberts) in her hometown but at the last minute they decide to return to the Winterleigh Resort in order to celebrate the Hotel’s final Christmas season before the resort closes its doors for ever.

Almost immediately she is reunited with the owner’s nephew Barrett Brewster (Corbin Bleu) who just happens to be her childhood Christmas dance partner.

Sadly, the resort has fallen on hard times and has stopped most holiday events, but Lucy and Barrett spearhead the effort to recreate all the wonderful Christmas traditions that everyone loved so much, including the Christmas Dance.

Sparks fly between them and with their passion the pair give the resort a new lease of life.

The only thing left is for Lucy to take a risk on love as she partners up once more with Barrett for what could be the first of many Christmas Dances.