Sunday, 27 October 2024

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – SWEET MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS (2019)

 

Country-music star Laney Blu (Megan Hilty) returns to her hometown of Baxter Mountain, Tennessee, for a flying visit before Christmas as she has a big concert in New York on Christmas Eve.

It’s been a few years since her mom Susannah (Teryl Rothery) has seen Laney at home for Christmas and is content to see her for as long as she can.

However when a freak snowstorm hits town, Laney is stranded in town, much to her mom’s delight and is then roped into taking part in the local Christmas concert by Mayor Robbie Buckley (Marcus Rosner) who just happens to be her ex-boyfriend.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHOCOLATE COVERED CHRISTMAS (2020)

 

After hearing that her marketing ideas have been rejected by a client and that her boyfriend was staying in Europe and cancelling their Holiday plans Sadie (Malone Thomas) returns home for Christmas.

Almost immediately after she arrives, she finds out her parents are retiring and that they have sold the family confectionary business to a complete stranger with no experience.

Despite the fact she is resentful that she was never asked if she would like to take over the business herself, she begrudgingly agrees to teach the new owner Alex (Jason Burkey) everything she knows about chocolate, and to her great surprise she finds herself falling in love with him.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MY SWEET HOLIDAY (2020)

 

After hearing that her marketing ideas have been rejected by a client and that her boyfriend was staying in Europe and cancelling their Holiday plans Sadie (Malone Thomas) returns home for Christmas.

Almost immediately after she arrives, she finds out her parents are retiring and that they have sold the family confectionary business to a complete stranger with no experience.

Despite the fact she is resentful that she was never asked if she would like to take over the business herself, she begrudgingly agrees to teach the new owner Alex (Jason Burkey) everything she knows about chocolate, and to her great surprise she finds herself falling in love with him.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A FAMILY CHRISTMAS GIFT (2019)

 

After missing out on a big promotion, New York editor Amber (Holly Robinson Peete), accepts an invitation from her Aunt Dora (Patti LaBelle) at her hometown Colorado Hotel in Silver Springs.

She is met at the station by high school music teacher Allen (Dion Johnstone) who she mistakes for a taxi driver.

Later she finds out that Dora has arranged for her to work with Allen on the Christmas Concert fund-raiser.

Initially they butted heads as they both had very differing viewpoints on the event but as they work closely together their animosity turns to love.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CRASHING THROUGH THE SNOW (2021)

 

Maggie Collins (Amy Acker) and her ex-Jeff Randall (Kristian Bruun) still live in Austin and have remained best friends and coparent their two children, young teenager Sophie  (Myla Volk) and twelve-year-old Mia (Summer Howell) and Christmas is no exception.

However things are about to change as Jeff and his new girlfriend, Kate Reynolds (Brooke Nevin), are taking the girls to Aspen to spend Christmas with her father Ted and stepmother Susan (John B. Lowe and Jan Skene).

Maggie is disappointed not to be sharing Christmas with her girls but then on the spur of the moment Kate invites her to join them and her wealthy family at their family estate.

Inevitably there are ups and downs and clashes in style, but Kate’s brother Sam (Warren Christie) helps her navigate the unfamiliar world and he and Maggie start to fall for each other.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MY CHRISTMAS GUIDE (2023)

 

Blind English Literary professor Trevor Donovan (Ben Mehl) is struggling with the disruptive renovations at his college, so his daughter Annie (Ava Weiss) persuades him to get a guide dog.

Trevor is resistant at first, but trainer Peyton Lewis (Amber Marshall) spends a lot of time with him and her patience is rewarded.

But she connects with him on a different level and sees him as a man with all the attributes sadly lacking in her boyfriend Chad (Justin Gerald Nurse).

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A VERY VINTAGE CHRISTMAS (2019)

 

Dodie Brite (Tia Mowry-Hardrict) and Olivia (Agam Darshi) are opening their own antique store and a few days before they are due to open their doors for the first time Dodie finds a memory box of sentimental trinkets concealed in the bottom of a wardrobe.

As she is a hopeless romantic, she makes it her mission to deliver it to its rightful owner and manages to persuade the handsome Edward (Jesse Hutch), to help her with her search and that leads to a very unexpected conclusion.