EVERYONE ATTENDED

Everyone attended

No one was excused

Christmas morning mass

Was one of those to-do’s

And even the church mice

Sat smartly in their pews

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS JOY (2018)

 

Joy Holbrook (Danielle Panabaker) is an intuitive market researcher in DC who is put upon by her boss, but nonetheless has captured the attention of the Poppy Weatherton (Gabrielle Rose) CEO of a premier account.

And just in time for the holidays Joy is about to get a well-earned promotion, however she receives an urgent phone call from her hometown of Crystal Falls to say her Aunt Ruby (Beverley Elliott) has broken her ankle.

On hearing that Aunt Ruby requires surgery she arranges to take some personal time and rushes back home to see her at the hospital and consequently is reunited with her former crush, Ben Andrews (Matt Long).

To keep her Aunt focused on getting better and resting as much as possible, Joy volunteers to take Ruby's place with the town's legendary baking competition, the “Cookie Crawl,” much to the amusement of Ben who knows Joy has absolutely no idea of the size of the task before her.

Though Joy initially refuses Ben's attempts to “co-captain,” she begins to soften and lets him in, and not only the contest.

ADIOS FRIEND

 

My Christmas wish for you,

My friend is a simple one

Have a happy time in the cold

I’m jetting off to the sun

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS BELLS ARE RINGING (2018)

 

30-year-old Samantha (Emilie Ullerup) is a Boston-based free-lance photographer following in her mother's footsteps, but she is trying to get a staff job at the Boston Messenger but can’t quite make it.

So, she is heading back to the family's Cape Cod summer home, where she hasn't been since she was seventeen, and the reason for the trip is to celebrate the Christmas Eve wedding of her father (Mark Humphrey) and step mom to be Helen (Rebecca Staab).

While at the Cape she learns she must resubmit a photo layout by December 23rd for the Christmas edition insert in the Messenger and if it’s selected, she will get the 9 to 5 job she craves.

She enlists the help of an old childhood friend Mike (Josh Kelly) to act as tour guide to help her find the locations which will help her to eventually meet the deadline for the big Christmas spread that could very well ignite her career.

Of course, along the way she falls in love and realizes that Christmas is wherever your family is.

ARE YOU WEARING PLAITS?

Are you wearing plaits?

Seriously though are you

You’re going to wear plaits

To the annual Christmas do

 

And dressed as a milk maid

Perhaps Scandinavian born

You look like you’re dressed

For 1970s porn 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MRS. WORTHINGTON'S PARTY (2007)

 

Father Jonathan Keene (David Wall) is a cold, embittered Catholic Priest who arrives in a tiny Cape Cod fishing village the week before Christmas.

His reason for being there was simple, to do what he has become uncommonly successful at, shutting down parishes with diminishing congregations.

However, things don’t go to plan when he becomes entangled in the lives of various eccentric village characters, including their beautiful librarian (Kerry Wall), and the naïve and childlike priest (Sean Patrick Brennan) he is displacing.

And things take an unexpected turn after the magical experience at the legendary Christmas Party Mrs. Worthington (Jean Bates) throws every year, where everyone is welcome, and anything is possible.

Ultimately Father Keene learns the power of forgiveness and redemption.

A SIMPLE GIFT

 

I’m hoping that this Christmas

I will get what I desire

I’m not that easy to please

I don’t ridiculously aspire

 

I don’t want the moon and stars

Or diamonds or pearls

Some perfume or cosmetics will do

I’m not one of those greedy girls

 

I just want something for me

Just a small thing, for me this year

But as always it will be something

For the house from IKEA