Sunday, 5 January 2025

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CRAZY CHRISTMAS LOVE (2023)

 

Elise Hanneman (Kalinka Petrie) is a podcaster looking for a good Christmas episode when she talks to friend zone occupant Daniyal Khan (Fuad Ahmed) just after he discovered that he might have feelings for his lifelong friend Tanya Schultz (Samantha Brown).

Elise agrees to be Daniyal's guide and counsel to set up a perfect Christmas by getting him and Tanya together, but it soon becomes apparent that the only man for Tanya was her boyfriend Cliff (Brendan Morgan) and Elise realises she has been trying to help him win over the wrong woman.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – HOLIDAY FOR HIRE (2024)

Katie (Christie Leverette) is looking forward to taking her boyfriend Dean (Bobby Slaski) to her parents for Christmas so she will not be the only singleton, again, but the day before taking him home, just after telling her mum Mary (Jennifer Taylor)  that Dean was coming with her, he dumps her, so she is going to be single for the Holidays.

Then her best friend Sarah (Jeanne Lau) suggests she hires a man to pretend to be her boyfriend for Christmas and after some disastrous interviews of unsuitable candidates she picks Josh (Andrew Rogers).

The family love him and everything is going well between Katie and Josh until the real Dean turns up wanting to reconcile and the truth comes out, but the real truth is she loves fake Dean more than the real Dean. 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A MATCH MADE FOR CHRISTMAS (2024)

 

Katie (Christie Leverette) is looking forward to taking her boyfriend Dean (Bobby Slaski) to her parents for Christmas so she will not be the only singleton, again, but the day before taking him home, just after telling her mum Mary (Jennifer Taylor)  that Dean was coming with her, he dumps her, so she is going to be single for the Holidays.

Then her best friend Sarah (Jeanne Lau) suggests she hires a man to pretend to be her boyfriend for Christmas and after some disastrous interviews of unsuitable candidates she picks Josh (Andrew Rogers).

The family love him and everything is going well between Katie and Josh until the real Dean turns up wanting to reconcile and the truth comes out, but the real truth is she loves fake Dean more than the real Dean.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE HEIRESS OF CHRISTMAS (2023)

 

Loryn Hampton (Katerina-Maria Vitkoff) is heiress to the Hamptons department store but is only interested in pampering, shopping, holidays and the trappings of her social position.

So in an attempt to motivate her into taking an active part in the running of the business her Grandmother and founder of the store Helen (Sarah Orenstein) has her employed in secret at the store in order to learn the business during its busiest time of the year and if she refused to cooperate, she would be cut off.

She is introduced to the store manager Aidan (David William Pinard) as a friend by Helen and has the thankless task of getting her to do the simplest of tasks.

But as he navigates her way through working at the store something extraordinary happens between them.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE CHRISTMAS HEIRESS (2023)

 

Loryn Hampton (Katerina-Maria Vitkoff) is heiress to the Hamptons department store but is only interested in pampering, shopping, holidays and the trappings of her social position.

So in an attempt to motivate her into taking an active part in the running of the business her Grandmother and founder of the store Helen (Sarah Orenstein) has her employed in secret at the store in order to learn the business during its busiest time of the year and if she refused to cooperate, she would be cut off.

She is introduced to the store manager Aidan (David William Pinard) as a friend by Helen and has the thankless task of getting her to do the simplest of tasks.

But as he navigates her way through working at the store something extraordinary happens between them.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE CHRISTMAS CHAIN (2024)

Brothers Dez and Jerome (Stephen Wesley Green and Tyler Andrews) are on Christmas leave and travel on the special Northeast Regional train on Christmas Eve.

Among the other passenger are other military personnel and a jazz band, the Star-Spangled Spirit, and one of the group is a kind-hearted musician called Sabrina (Carissa Murray).

Jerome is recovering from a serious kidney injury which has left him requiring a transplant and his mother is anxious for him to get home for Christmas.

Half an hour from Providence the train breaks down and are forced to make an unexpected stop, and the passengers take refuge at a remote diner which causes their Christmases to take a heartwarming turn, and someone is given the gift of life.

Sunday, 29 December 2024

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CHRISTMAS BLESSING (2023)

 

After 12 years on her culinary hit series, “A World of Food”, renowned TV chef Mandy Gilmore (Lori Loughlin) says her farewell and announces her intention to embark upon a worldwide trip to dine at all the three-star Michelin restaurants.

However before embarking on her journey she has to first sell a property she inherited from her aunt Susan, “Angels Fare” to Adam Carraway (James Tupper) who owns the adjacent property.

As they are about to sign the papers the mysterious and enigmatic man Otto Nessen (Jesse Hutch) appears out of the blue and reminisces to them about the charity events put on every Christmas by her aunt Susan.

To her surprise Mandy suddenly announces her intention to host one final charitable Christmas before they complete the sale, Adam reluctantly agrees but soon becomes deeply involved in the events, and with Otto lending a helping and guiding hand romance blossoms.