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Christmas in Toyland

Christmas in Toyland is a 2022 Hallmark Channel movie. This is an excellent crappy Christmas movie! It’s got everything you need but unlike most movies of this genre, the storyline wasn’t totally predictable and the characters weren’t either. It’s heart-warming and makes you smile all the way through. And unlike most of the romances introducedContinue reading “Christmas in Toyland”

Baking All The Way

Baking All The Way is 2022 Lifetime movie staring Cory Lee and Yannick Bisson, which we watched on Amazon Prime. Baking all the way hits all the sweet spots of a Crappy Christmas Movie: plenty of cringe, sparkly lights, Christmas themed treats and the supporting cast are excellent. We were particularly excited to see ColinContinue reading “Baking All The Way”

Christmas Cookies

Christmas Cookies is a 2016 Hallmark movie. This one hits all the markers for a crappy Christmas movie but quite obviously so. The random kid who sings and charms and tabogans is good but is (no offence to her) completely pointless. The romantic interest is not as handsome as he thinks he is and theContinue reading “Christmas Cookies”

The Sweetest Christmas

The Sweetest Christmas This is 2017 Hallmark movie. This movie misses the mark a little. The acting is great – no significant cringes involved, the supporting cast are fantastic, the town is super cute and the synopsis sounds pretty passable for a crappy Christmas movie. However, there was a decided lack of pastry for thisContinue reading “The Sweetest Christmas”

A Joyous Christmas

A Joyous Christmas is a 2017 Hallmark movie. This is a calm, snuggle under a blanket with a hot chocolate kind of a movie. It provides a good break from the endless romcom of crappy Christmas movies as the romance string of this plot is minor- not a motivator for the female lead. It’s predictable,Continue reading “A Joyous Christmas”

Charming Christmas

Charming Christmas is a 2015 hallmark movie that can be found on Prime. This is indeed a charming movie but Prime’s synopsis is misleading. Nick Clause is very engaging and carries the movie right up until the final awkward moment. There’s a sprinkling of magic, a scoop of cringe and a limited number of childContinue reading “Charming Christmas”

Miss Christmas

This is a 2017 Hallmark movie to add to your watchlist for sure. It’s lovely. There is no cringe or bad acting or scary romances and even the kid actor is great! I was instantly taken in by the female lead who has a Yorkie and prioritised Christmas over dating – I can relate. TheContinue reading “Miss Christmas”

A Christmas Prince

A Christmas Prince is a 2017 Netflix original movie and somewhat of a cult classic. I have long wondered what all the fuss is about and so, on a night when Jen was out at her staff Christmas dinner, I put it on. (Note: Jen refuses to watch it) The start is promising with aContinue reading “A Christmas Prince”

Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa

This is a significant upgrade of the first movie of the series. It’s still missing a little something but it’s much better! Again, there’s no bah humbug bad guy, which is refreshing and what sets these movies apart is that the protagonist isn’t the one who needs to develop their Christmas spirit but again, isContinue reading “Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa”

Christmas in Evergreen

Christmas in Evergreen is a 2017 Hallmark movie also available ion Channel 5 on the U.K. This movie has everything – more sparkles and jiggle bells than you could shake a stick at. However it’s flat. Like a pancake. Like a pancake with no syrup or cinnamon.It’s hard to say what makes this one aContinue reading “Christmas in Evergreen”