Monday, 13 April 2026

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM'S CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY (1944)

 

Recently dumped by his girlfriend, Lt. Charles Mason (Dean Harens) boards a plane for San Francisco on Christmas Eve in order to confront her but inclement weather forces the plane to land in New Orleans.

To lift him from his depression Simon Fenimore (Richard Whorf) to him to a disreputable nightclub where he meets singer Jackie Lamont (Deanna Durbin) and they attend midnight Mass together, after which she breaks down and confesses to him that her real name was Abigail and was married to murderer Robert Manette (Gene Kelly) and he’s just escaped from Angola.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY (1944)

 

Recently dumped by his girlfriend, Lt. Charles Mason (Dean Harens) boards a plane for San Francisco on Christmas Eve in order to confront her but inclement weather forces the plane to land in New Orleans.

To lift him from his depression Simon Fenimore (Richard Whorf) to him to a disreputable nightclub where he meets singer Jackie Lamont (Deanna Durbin) and they attend midnight Mass together, after which she breaks down and confesses to him that her real name was Abigail and was married to murderer Robert Manette (Gene Kelly) and he’s just escaped from Angola.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – HOMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS (2025)

 

In mid-December, successful realtor Grace (Cindy Busby) is sent to her old hometown, Evergreen Falls, as temporary manager at the local branch of realtors by her boss Joyce (Liz McKendry).

She left Evergreen Falls when she was 18 years old and as soon as she returned, she felt at home and found the people to be open, friendly and welcoming and she also reconnects with her old childhood friend Kendall (Taylor Clark).

She finds her workplace to be hardworking and pleasant, and the staff have a chance to win the Best Local Branch award providing they manage to sell a few more properties before the end of the year.

Working at the office she also meets photographer Luke (Sam Page) who contributes largely to helping to win the competition but through their interactions in and out of work helps her embrace the Christmas spirit of the town while making her question her life priorities.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE CHRISTMAS (2025)

 

In mid-December, successful realtor Grace (Cindy Busby) is sent to her old hometown, Evergreen Falls, as temporary manager at the local branch of realtors by her boss Joyce (Liz McKendry).

She left Evergreen Falls when she was 18 years old and as soon as she returned, she felt at home and found the people to be open, friendly and welcoming and she also reconnects with her old childhood friend Kendall (Taylor Clark).

She finds her workplace to be hardworking and pleasant, and the staff have a chance to win the Best Local Branch award providing they manage to sell a few more properties before the end of the year.

Working at the office she also meets photographer Luke (Sam Page) who contributes largely to helping to win the competition but through their interactions in and out of work helps her embrace the Christmas spirit of the town while making her question her life priorities.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE HOLIDAY CLUB (2024)

 

Local baker Bailey (Alexandra Swarens) meets Sam (Mak Shealy) on Valentines Day when she delivered an order of pastries to her apartment.

After that first meeting, they become friends and celebrate subsequent holidays together until Halloween when friendship turned to lust and they made love.    

But the next day they have doubts about their feelings and expressed their fears for their friends.

Then following an argument on Thanksgiving, they didn’t see each other through Christmas and New Year so what will Valentines Day bring?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A HOLIDAY I DO (2023)

 

Single mom, Jane McSurely (Lindsay Hicks) runs the family horse farm since her father passed away, and had little time for a love life even before her ex-husband Mark (Joe Piazza) asked her to be best “man” at his Christmas wedding which also involves organizing the bachelor party.

With the help from her mother Mary Ellen (Jill Larson) and her ten-year-old daughter Lexi (Colette Hahn) she keeps everything together, then she meets and falls for Sue (Rivkah Reyes), the wedding planner, and after a number of encounters, they end up on a date.

But everything is thrown into a state of chaos when a snowstorm strikes, and the bride and groom are snowed in at the airport, they lose the wedding venue due to double booking, and the farm is being foreclosed.

So, Jane will need more than a little Christmas magic to save the farm, the wedding and her new love.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CITY OF TREES (2019)

 

When 28-year-old Ainsley Sadler (Alexandra Swarens) returns from Los Angeles to her small California hometown for the holidays for the first time in seven years, she is hiding the reason she has come home.

But being home stirs up memories from her past, and she is forced to deal with unresolved feelings for the cool girl from school, Sophie Michaels (Olivia Buckle).