Sunday, 31 July 2022

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS MUSIC STORE (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 BREAK (2020)

The School Board has decided her Middle school will be closing in the New Year so Principal Addison Tate (Cindy Sampson) wants the last Christmas to be really special for her kids because it’s going to be the last.

So, she invites former alumni and old flame, Hollywood star Dylan Davidson (Steve Byers) to direct the school play in an effort to save the school.

Initially his Manager Garth Turnbull (Arnold Pinnock) ignores her calls but as he has no other work in the pipeline Dylan agrees and it looks like its mutually beneficial.

However, it is a mutual attraction which dominates their run up to Christmas.  

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS IN ANGEL FALLS 2 (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 – INN LOVE BY 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.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – SWEET NAVIDAD (2021)

 

Carmen Tirado (Camila Banus) is a wonderful pastry chef who dreams of opening her own pastry shop.

But dreams are all they are until her sister Pilar (Melissa Marty) enters her into a competition to cook at a Grand Christmas Event.

Because she has had no formal training and she is up against professionally qualified Chefs, she is terrified.

Despite her nerves and self-doubt she wins a place in the kitchen and is paired with Jax (Mark Hapka) and have to jointly plan for the function and have to learn from one another, but there is some initial friction between them, but they eventually come together to create a truly inspired menu in time for Christmas and have found their way into each other’s hearts along the way.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS IN SOLVANG (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 – CHRISTMAS ON THE MENU (2020)

 

After celebrated chef Josie Byrde (Kim Shaw) is surprised at her restaurant by her nemesis, food critic, Tanner Rhodes (Clayton James) and his editor Pepper Fine (Katrina Norman) she heads home for the holidays.

Her mother Shannon (Cynthia Gibb) is opening a bistro at her bed-and-breakfast and Josie is creating a special Holiday dessert menu for her.

She is enjoying her time with her mom and then Tanner checks in to the B&B which kills the holiday vibe for her and then to make matters worse Pepper comes to the town next.

But in the days following Josie begins to see Tanner in a new light as they share personal information about themselves and soon a holiday romance begins to blossom between them just in time for Christmas.