THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – WHEN CALLS THE HEART: THE HEART OF HOMECOMING (2017)

 

Hope Valley begins a new holiday tradition, the Wishing Tree, where the Townspeople write their wishes on ornaments and hang them on the tree, hoping someone will take their wish and help make it come true.

Elizabeth Thatcher (Erin Krakow), reflecting her longing, places her Wish on the tree for Jack Thornton (Daniel Lissing), who has been away on patrol, to come home, for the holiday season and her wish comes true, but he has to leave again.

Newly adopted son of Abigail Stanton (Lori Loughlin), Cody Stanton (Carter Ryan) wishes to spend Christmas with his new mom.

Addressing the townspeople as they gathered around the Wishing tree, Abigail explained the tradition, and that if your wish disappears from the tree, it meant someone was working to make it come true.

Rosemary (Pascale Hutton) has to deal with her husband Lee Coulter (Kavan Smith) with too much time on his hands, so she ensures he is heavily involved with the towns Christmas preparations.

Hope Valley is aptly named, as the town is full of hope and community with small acts of kindness and belief, and the magic of Christmas shows how miracles can bring people together.

Christmas is also a time for forgiveness and second chances, optimised by the redemption of Henry Gowen (Martin Cummins) and Abigail’s charitable deeds.

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Recent new arrival to the small town of Forest Grove NY, Emily Lane (Sarah Drew), owns and operates a year-round Christmas store “Under the Mistletoe”, and on the surface she is a quiet store owner and cat lady, but Emily has a secret past and she moved to Forest Grove to escape that past.

However regardless of wanting to hide from that past, she can't help but insert herself into a murder mystery and after helping to solve a 

murder Emily wishes she could just return to her new life and all things Christmas and continue researching “Chimera” associated with her recurring nightmares about her old life.

However, when the crotchety bookstore owner Glenn Shaw (Tom Cavanagh) is found dead after the Fletcher's Grove annual retailers Christmas party at Sue's Diner, she and the retailer Noah, Fred and Morgan Johnson (Jake Epstein Benjamin Sutherland and Josette Jorge), and Sue Shin (Jean Yoon) get invited to a scavenger hunt orchestrated by Glenn.

Her shop assistant Violet Wilner (Sierra Marilyn Riley) is the daughter of Detective Sam Wilner (Peter Mooney) with whom she has begun a friendship/romantic relationship while she interferes with his investigations, but while the group are working to find and solve the clues, Emily and Sam work together to solve Glenn’s murder which is linked to the attacks on members of the group and the theft of their copies of “A Christmas Carol”.

On Christmas Eve following the conclusion of the case they share a passionate kiss in the shop, so it seems like their relationship has taken a positive step, however it was short lived as Sam discovers she is not who she claims to be.

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As Christmas approaches in Hope Valley, newly widowed Elizabeth Thornton (Erin Krakow) prepares for the birth of her baby, while Abigail Stanton (Lori Loughlin) organizes the town’s Christmas gathering which includes sisters Lillian Walsh (Morgan Kohan) and Grace Bennett (Jocelyn Hudon) and a group of orphans stranded in Hope Valley due to a broken wagon wheel, who the town warmly welcome in typical Hope Valley style.

Elizabeth, Abigail, and Rosemary (Pascale Hutton) drive to a neighbouring town on Christmas Eve to purchase some important items for Christmas but get caught in a severe snowstorm and then Elizabeth went into labour, and they had to take shelter in a nearby hunting lodge.

In the grip of the storm Elizabeth gave birth to Jack’s son, Jack Thornton Jr, fittingly joining the world as one of the greatest blessings of Christmas, as they celebrate family, community, and the joy of giving.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – WHEN CALLS THE HEART: THE CHRISTMAS WISHING TREE (2017)

 

Hope Valley begins a new holiday tradition, the Wishing Tree, where the Townspeople write their wishes on ornaments and hang them on the tree, hoping someone will take their wish and help make it come true.

Elizabeth Thatcher (Erin Krakow), reflecting her longing, places her Wish on the tree for Jack Thornton (Daniel Lissing), who has been away on patrol, to come home, for the holiday season and her wish comes true, but he has to leave again.

Newly adopted son of Abigail Stanton (Lori Loughlin), Cody Stanton (Carter Ryan) wishes to spend Christmas with his new mom.

Addressing the townspeople as they gathered around the Wishing tree, Abigail explained the tradition, and that if your wish disappears from the tree, it meant someone was working to make it come true.

Rosemary (Pascale Hutton) has to deal with her husband Lee Coulter (Kavan Smith) with too much time on his hands, so she ensures he is heavily involved with the towns Christmas preparations.

Hope Valley is aptly named, as the town is full of hope and community with small acts of kindness and belief, and the magic of Christmas shows how miracles can bring people together.

Christmas is also a time for forgiveness and second chances, optimised by the redemption of Henry Gowen (Martin Cummins) and Abigail’s charitable deeds.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – WHEN CALLS THE HEART: THE GREATEST CHRISTMAS BLESSING (2018)

 

As Christmas approaches in Hope Valley, newly widowed Elizabeth Thornton (Erin Krakow) prepares for the birth of her baby, while Abigail Stanton (Lori Loughlin) organizes the town’s Christmas gathering which includes sisters Lillian Walsh (Morgan Kohan) and Grace Bennett (Jocelyn Hudon) and a group of orphans stranded in Hope Valley due to a broken wagon wheel, who the town warmly welcome in typical Hope Valley style.

Elizabeth, Abigail, and Rosemary (Pascale Hutton) drive to a neighbouring town on Christmas Eve to purchase some important items for Christmas but get caught in a severe snowstorm and then Elizabeth went into labour, and they had to take shelter in a nearby hunting lodge.

In the grip of the storm Elizabeth gave birth to Jack’s son, Jack Thornton Jr, fittingly joining the world as one of the greatest blessings of Christmas, as they celebrate family, community, and the joy of giving.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE CHRISTMAS WISHING TREE (2017)

 

Hope Valley begins a new holiday tradition, the Wishing Tree, where the Townspeople write their wishes on ornaments and hang them on the tree, hoping someone will take their wish and help make it come true.

Elizabeth Thatcher (Erin Krakow), reflecting her longing, places her Wish on the tree for Jack Thornton (Daniel Lissing), who has been away on patrol, to come home, for the holiday season and her wish comes true, but he has to leave again.

Newly adopted son of Abigail Stanton (Lori Loughlin), Cody Stanton (Carter Ryan) wishes to spend Christmas with his new mom.

Addressing the townspeople as they gathered around the Wishing tree, Abigail explained the tradition, and that if your wish disappears from the tree, it meant someone was working to make it come true.

Rosemary (Pascale Hutton) has to deal with her husband Lee Coulter (Kavan Smith) with too much time on his hands, so she ensures he is heavily involved with the towns Christmas preparations.

Hope Valley is aptly named, as the town is full of hope and community with small acts of kindness and belief, and the magic of Christmas shows how miracles can bring people together.

Christmas is also a time for forgiveness and second chances, optimised by the redemption of Henry Gowen (Martin Cummins) and Abigail’s charitable deeds.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – WHEN CALLS THE HEART: THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS (2016)

 

As they do every year, the people of Hope Valley come together to prepare for the holiday season and celebrate Christmas, guided by lessons of joy, giving, and community spirit.

School teacher Elizabeth Thatcher (Erin Krakow) takes on the responsibilities of the Christmas Committee, while Rosemary LeVeaux Coulter (Pascale Hutton) is away on her honeymoon, including preparing her students for the Christmas play.

However, she is supported in her holiday preparations by her love interest, Mountie Jack Thornton (Daniel Lissing),

Abigail Stanton (Lori Loughlin) is forced to step in as acting mayor while Henry Gowen (Martin Cummins) is being investigated so she has to balance civic duties with holiday plans.

While Jack and Elizabeth are searching for a tree, they come across a mysterious peddler named Sam Bailey (Terence Kelly) who arrives in town later that day, selling his wares and teaching the townspeople valuable lessons about generosity and the true spirit of Christmas.

After sharing a romantic moment Jack and Elizabeth share a romantic moment while selecting the perfect Christmas tree, and Jack invites Elizabeth to the Mountie Christmas Ball.

Rosemary, who is used to organizing the Christmas festivities is reduced to a minor roll and accepts it without protest and even has time to play matchmaker.

As you would expect the Hope Valley community come together with kindness, and the joy of giving, as they work together to ensure everyone, including displaced settlers, can enjoy Christmas to the fullest.