THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2020)

 

A Christmas Carol: Scrooge's Ghostly Tale is an unusual, animated retelling of Charles Dickens' tale about miser Ebenezer Scrooge “A Christmas Carol”.

It starts with a Victorian performance of the tale using a toy stage, focusing on the imagination of one of the children in the audience, taking the story to a darker fantasy realm.

The classic tale in which he is taught the true meaning of Christmas by three Spirits who visit him, revealing to him the truth about his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current catalogue of cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways.

Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold, death or redemption.

 

The vocal talents of Martin Freeman, Simon Russell Beale, Tom Stourton, Colin Mace, Tatyana Alexandrova, Carey Mulligan, Andy Serkis, Leslie Caron and Holli Dempsey, and a talented corps of dancers bring the story to life.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS (2021)

 

Left in the care of his mean Aunt Carlotta (Kristen Wiig) an ordinary young boy called Nikolas (Henry Lawfull) escapes her clutches and sets out on a perilous journey to the far north to find his father (Michiel Huisman) who left on a quest for the King (Jim Broadbent) to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm.

Accompanied by his loyal pet mouse Miika (Stephen Merchant) and a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen, who they meet along the way.

After a long and arduous journey he is rescued by Father Topo (Toby Jones) and his great, great, granddaughter Little Noosh (Indica Watson) and is shown Elfshelm, which is now under the control of Mother Vodol (Sally Hawkins) who has banned all contact with humans.

Nikolas however soon meets his destiny and wins over Vodol in this endearing alternative story of the origin of Father Christmas.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MISTLETOE AND MOLLY (2021)

 

Molly Bishop (Eden Broda) could have taken the easy option and got a senior position in her fathers (Howard Hoover) company but instead chose to go her own way, as a result she is struggling as a waitress while looking for an entry level job in marketing and her car is in the garage.

One of the regulars at the cafe, Aiden Ford (Zach Smadu), has a soft spot for her and wants to help her out but Molly is too proud to accept help, and gets an interview with Mike Ward (Shane Marriott).

Cameron (Steffi DiDomenicantonio), her friend at the cafe, thinks she should accept Aiden’s help, but she is adamant.

Aiden doesn’t give up though and they get to know each other, but to complicate things, Aiden and Mike are best friends.

Then friendship turns to love so should he intervene or let Molly get the job on her own merits?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – NORTHERN LIGHTS OF CHRISTMAS (2018)

Pilot Zoey Hathaway (Ashley Williams) has spent years working towards her lifelong goal of owning her own plane, but everything ends up in the air when she inherits an Alaskan farm from the man who taught her to fly.

Handsome ranch hand Alec Wynn (Corey Sevier) has been caretaking the place and he reluctantly agrees to help Zoey get the place ready to sell up so she can finally buy her plane.

But she didn’t realise the importance of the farm to the local community and doubted if the new owners would take on the Christmas responsibilities that would be expected of them, and as she and Alec were falling for each other she began to reassess her future plans. 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS KEEPSAKE (2023)

 

Widowed Project Manager Tom (Daniel Lissing) and his 13-year-old daughter Grace (Ellie Stewart) have just moved from Australia to Ashbury Grove.

While exploring Grace discovers a time capsule in the backyard

As they are making a new start in a new country Tom is Determined to give Grace the best Christmas ever, so they embark on a mission to investigate the contents of the  mysterious time capsule and a list of activities inside.

Their investigations lead them to Elizabeth (Jillian Murray), the owner of the local bakery who agrees to help.

As Tom and Grace relish all the Christmas festivities, Elizabeth finds it is a sad reminder of the deceased father.

But as they work together on the list, Tom and Elizabeth fall for one another.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS WITH THE KNIGHTLYS (2023)

After being dumped by her boyfriend, Schoolteacher Georgia Jackson (Celeste Desjardins) puts all her efforts into putting on a Christmas showcase with her students.

However in the moments after finding out that her ex is engaged, millionaire playboy Chase Knightly (Joe Scarpellino), who had been hiding from the paparazzi in the community centre, suddenly appeared and pretended to be Georgia’s fiancé.

 

Although Georgia was grateful, she despised the Knightlys and Chase in particular but reluctantly agreed to pose as Chase’s girlfriend to improve his image for an upcoming merger in exchange for a new community centre.

 

Despite their best efforts they are unable to shake off the attentions of a cynical reporter called Randall (Roy Lewis), and in their efforts to evade him the barrier between them breaks down and romance blossoms, well it is Christmas after all. 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – ENTERTAINING CHRISTMAS (2018)

 

TV personality, Liz Livingstone (Jane Moffat) is also a chef, recipe book author, expert crafter expert, and home and lifestyle guru, whose name is synonymous with perfection, but she announces her retirement, and her wish that her daughter Candace (Jodie Sweetin) will become the new face of the Livingstone brand.

The only fly in the ointment is that Candace isn’t her mother and has none of her talents.

 

When a young girl Harper Ryan (Ana Araujo) posts a video on the Livingston website asking for Liz’s help with a welcome home party for her father who is deployed overseas.

Candace has to go in her stead to prove herself worthy of succeeding her mother and she is well received by the family, and in particular the young girl's Uncle John (Brendan Fehr) who is a local reporter but is he looking for a story or romance.