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Time once again to check out our Christmas Movie options for the upcoming weekend. But first, I must mention my top pics from last week. Great American Christmas won the weekend for me. All three of their new movies were fantastic. 1. "A Christmas.... Present". So nice to see a movie lay off the romance for a minute to focus on a real true meaning of Christmas faith message. I loved every minute of this movie. 2. "I'm Glad It's Christmas". An amazing cast. A wonderful story. Paul Greene, Jessica Lowndes, and Gladys Knight stars in this wonderful movie about a jingle writer and a wannabee Broadway star livening up a community with a Christmas event on Christmas Eve. Worth every second of the watch. To hear Gladys Knight teaching them how to sing "Joy To The World" from the heart alone!! 3. "Christmas at the Drive In". Danica Mckellar and Neal Bledsoe star in this nice little movie about an effort to save a Drive-In, considered to be a Landmark in this small town, from being torn down to make way for a Distribution Center. Sounds cheesy, but it was a really nice movie. "Don't give up before the miracle". 4. "A Royal Corgi Christmas", the only Hallmark I made it to but it was a really cute one. 5. "Steppin' Into The Holiday" with Jana Kramer and Mario Lopez on Lifetime was a pretty good one too. I enjoyed it. Something about it made me think of Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. You know, everything can be solved by a big show in a barn! heh. 6. "The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve", also on Lifetime was an epic adventure of an old Scrooge like character, played by Kelsey Grammar, who has a nearly fatal accident on Christmas Eve, and is somehow thrust into the presence of Santa who gives him twelve chances to re-do Christmas Eve to repair all the broken relationships in his life in order to make the decision about whether he will survive the crash or not. Sort of a Christmas version of Groundhog Day. heh. I liked it. Sounds a little morbid when you put it like I did, but it was actually kind of fun. Now let's move on to this week's fun - Beginning with Great American Christmas! Here is the link to the Great American Family website for your viewing pleasure: Schedule - Great American Family Saturday, December 3rd "Christmas At Candy Cane Lane" starring Andrea Barber and Dan Payne Everyone’s getting ready for Christmas in Icicle Falls, especially on Candy Cane Lane, where holiday decorating is taken very seriously. Tilda Morrison, town cop, is looking forward to celebrating Christmas in her first house…until she discovers that she’s expected to “keep up” with the neighbors, including Ivy Donaldson, the inspiration behind the whole extravaganza. But when a third neighbor’s Christmas display disappears, Tilda and Ivy will need to put aside their past differences and get on the case. It Kimmy... who forever will be known as the ditz from Full House to me. Great American is making me expect high quality from them. Will this one prove to be that? We shall have to see. Sunday, December 4th "B&B Merry" starring Jen Lilly and Jesse Hutch Graham Cooper invites renowned travel blogger Tracey Wise on a Christmas getaway in exchange for her review of his family's small bed & breakfast, Silver Peak. Unfortunately, the humble B&B is facing tough competition from an upscale hotel resort. I really like both of these actors so I'm sure I'll make sure to catch this one. Next, It's "Countdown to Christmas" on Hallmark! Friday, December 2nd A Big Fat Family Christmas starring Shannon Chan Kent and Shannon Kook and... Jack Wagner? (who we all know from WCTH). A photojournalist gets close to a co-worker as she shoots her family's annual holiday party for a cover story. Saturday, December 4th "A Fabled Christmas", starring Brooke D'Orsay and Ryan Peavey Talia and her childhood best friend unexpectedly reunite in a curiously familiar-looking town that's full of Christmas spirit. This one looks interesting. Sunday, December 4th "Undercover Holiday", starring Noemi Gonzalez and Stephen Huszar Returning home for the holidays, pop star Jaylen tells her protective family that Matt is her new beau, when in reality, he's her overzealous security guard. Why does this sound like a downplayed version of that Kevin Costner/Whitney filmed "The Bodyguard"? Next, "The Most Uplifting Christmas Ever" on UpTV - yep Gilmore the Merrier is done (didn't watch much of it at all - not enough time in the day). So, Christmas Movies are BACK! A link to their website's schedule: Watch Uplifting Christmas Movies With Your Family - UPtv! Friday, December 2nd at 7 pm. "Christmas In The Wilds", Kaitlyn Leeb and Victor Zinck, Jr. Buck and Jessica’s merry little Christmas together takes a dangerous turn when their journey through the wild turns into a battle for survival. Well, since i went through that "Heartland" binge, I know who this Actress is! Saturday, December 3rd at 7 pm Christmas On the Slopes starring Soma Chhaya and Oliver Renaud After a disappointing restaurant opening and an embarrassing break-up, a celebrity chef takes her first real Christmas vacation. When she wanders into the kitchen at a luxury resort and is mistaken for the sous chef by the handsome, but grouchy, head chef, their chemistry sparks a holiday romance. But will everything blow up when the head chef learns the truth about her? Sunday, December 4th at 7 pm. "Christmas On The Rocks", starring Khiyla Aynne and Bukola Ayoka A ski-lodge event manager’s task of hosting a corporate Christmas party goes awry when the resort is cut off by a snowstorm and the hard-to-please CEO turns out to be an old flame. The question is... who is it, exactly, that breaks their leg in this movie. Couldn't find any other promo pic for this movie that didn't just have this casted leg. And finally, "It's a Wonderful Lifetime", on Lifetime - which actually started last night; sorry, I missed that. Bet it will play again very soon. Thursday, December 1st "Serving Up The Holidays", starring Britt Irvin and Zach Roerig A top chef falls for a handsome rival while on a holiday cooking getaway to regain her Christmas spirit. Friday, December 2nd "Cloudy With a Chance of Christmas", starring Valerie Ortiz and Brandon Quinn Sparks fly between a TV weatherwoman and a talk show host as they get ready for an annual Christmas Eve festival. Saturday, December 3rd "A New Orleans Noel", starring Keshia Knight Pulliam and Brad James Sparks fly between an architect and her handsome counterpart as she spends Christmas with his family in New Orleans. Sunday, December 4th "Merry Textmas", starring Arriana Ron Pedrique and Rodrigo Massa Sparks fly between an app developer and a handsome graphic designer as he spends Christmas in Mexico with her family. We actually have made a bit of a plan to have an actual movie chat on Sunday night for the CBS movie, at 8 pm... "Fit for Christmas", starring Amanda Kloots and Paul Greene A Christmas-obsessed fitness instructor begins a holiday romance with a mysterious businessman. The new relationship soon complicates his plans to turn a beleaguered community center into a financially profitable resort. Paul Greene is the familiar face here. I'd watch it for him. Also, want to mention the Netflix world, which seems to be giving us a few Christmas movies too. The one I really want to mention is.... "The Noel Diary", which stars.... Wait... who is that? For all of us missing "This Is Us"... this movie gives us Justin Hartley, a.k.a. Kevin Pearson. This one was brought to my attention by Polly a few days ago and it is one I will be making time for. I read that this movie has been so successful, a sequel may be in the works.
Out of time so... hope to see you all in the chat!
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