THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS PARADE (2014)

Famous talk show host, Hailee Anderson (AnnaLynne McCord), is preparing for her Christmas special when she finds out, live on air, that her real-estate fiancé Jason Keppler (Drew Scott) is cheating on her.

In order to clear her mind and shake her anger, she goes for a drive but ends up crashing through a fence in Carver Bend, Connecticut, which belongs to Judge Joe Morris (Frank Moore).

The Judge sentences her to do community service, which is with her rescuer Beck Thomas (Jefferson Brown), who is building a float for the town's annual Christmas Parade, the ultimate goal being to save the Carver Bend arts centre.

In the beginning Hailee is a scrooge, but she soon bonds with the kids, Beck’s mother Wendy (Chapelle Jaffe) and the locals in general, and grows close to Beck, and comes up with a plan to make everyone happy, including herself. 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE CHRISTMAS PARADE (2014)

 

Famous talk show host, Hailee Anderson (AnnaLynne McCord), is preparing for her Christmas special when she finds out, live on air, that her real-estate fiancé Jason Keppler (Drew Scott) is cheating on her.

In order to clear her mind and shake her anger, she goes for a drive but ends up crashing through a fence in Carver Bend, Connecticut, which belongs to Judge Joe Morris (Frank Moore).

The Judge sentences her to do community service, which is with her rescuer Beck Thomas (Jefferson Brown), who is building a float for the town's annual Christmas Parade, the ultimate goal being to save the Carver Bend arts centre.

In the beginning Hailee is a scrooge, but she soon bonds with the kids, Beck’s mother Wendy (Chapelle Jaffe) and the locals in general, and grows close to Beck, and comes up with a plan to make everyone happy, including herself.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – BRINGING BACK CHRISTMAS (2023)

 

Daniel Reece (Mark Christopher Lawrence) is fired by his best friend right before Christmas, and with his son's expensive surgery pending and is angry with the world after having to tell his wife Carmen (Talia Alanis) the news.

So Cal (Leigh-Allyn Baker), an angel, takes him on a journey back in time to witness the trials of Joseph (Grey Acuna) and Mary (Isabelle Almoyan) before the very first Christmas, to remind him how God's love can carry him through anything.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – SNOWCOMING (2019)

 

Disillusioned book editor Samantha Kerrigan (Lindy Booth) returns to her hometown to celebrate her father’s (Ed Marinaro), retirement from coaching football.

She is hoping for a quiet visit but is disappointed when she discovers that her high-school sweetheart, NFL quarterback Jake (Trevor Donovan), who is also staying at her dads.

He is not someone she wants to see again as he stood her up on the night of the Snowcoming dance 12 years earlier.

Samantha’s anger cools as they spend time together and as it becomes clear that his love of playing had dwindled, she realises that her future might well be in her hometown and after seeing that the library needs dragging into the 21st century, Samantha asks Jake to use his celebrity as a draw for a “Tailgate at the Library” to raise funds.

When Coach announces he and Librarian Alice (Lynda Boyd) are getting married after she retires all the pieces fall into place for her and Jake to take their places.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE DONKEY THAT SAVED CHRISTMAS (2020)

 

A Christian family is struggling in the approach to the holidays, the Apple harvest has failed they’ve lost the Blueberry contract, and they have a huge tax bill to pay.

Desperate to save their farm, they and their daughters decide to open a Christmas light show on their land, but when visitors fail to materialise, it’s down to their rescued donkey to save their Christmas.  

Stars Ashley Hays Wright, Cadence Wright, David Owen Wright, Jaina Wright and Scout Wright

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.