A nice girl like in Dumplin’? God winks! The Netflix version is a straight person’s imagining of a gay love story for a straight audience … made by a gay person? It will make my Jewish mother so proud. This alone is reason enough to watch. This title is very misleading because there’s only one true “holiday for heroes,” and that’s the Olsen twins’ birthday. Kevin, who thinks Lady Margaret is Stacy (also played by Hudgens), points out that "A Christmas Prince" is Stacy's favorite movie. The Holiday Movies That Made Us. Holiday Date (Hallmark, December 15 at 8 p.m.): Here’s another one that we don’t know much about, yet. Already a subscriber? Shannyn Sossamon appears as Maggie, Miles' girlfriend and aspiring actress, while Edward Burns plays as Ethan Ebbers, Amanda's boyfriend; Rufus Sewell portrays Jasper Bloom, Iris' on-and-off affair. Some have to be named Brady (Corey Sevier) and have a winter storm ground them in Cleveland. And besides, there’s already been a TV movie about Christmas at the Plaza: It’s called Eloise at Christmastime and Julie Andrews plays Nanny! RELATED: 10 Perfect Disney Movies To Watch During The Holiday Season, Ranked According To Metacritic. So while you are spooning in your warm beds, why don’t you watch a couple of holiday romantic movies? A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (Netflix, December 5): There are generally two kinds of Netflix original films: There are the ones that feel like movie-movies, like the kind you’d log on Letterboxd; these are often, but not always, actual cinematic releases. He was going to Blockbuster for a movie, saw all the light and came over to see what was going on. Scandal! Investigative journalist Sydney (Erin Cahill) and competing reporter Cole (Kevin McGarry) fall in love while sussing out who is behind the “random acts of Christmas” popping up all over town. Season 1. Well. Whatever works. Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy (Hallmark, December 14 at 8 p.m.): Ah yes, the third in the Hallmark Christmas in Evergreen series, after Christmas in Evergreen and Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa. 1 Teen Kiernan Shipka is one of the several, as is Odeya Rush. You can nourish your own family with this easy to make and slightly decadent breakfast casserole. Surprise! A Christmas Wish (Lifetime, November 28 at 8 p.m.) Faith (Hilarie Burton) puts a wish to find true love in her town’s Christmas wishing box and thinks it might have come true when she meets “the very handsome and eligible Andrew” (Cristian de la Fuente). Thanksgiving edit: UPtv also has ten new TV movies this holiday season, so in case you scoffed at this list’s mere 81 new Christmas originals, we’re now at 91. "[28], Since its release, The Holiday has been called a modern Christmas classic.[29]. When Calls the Heart Christmas (Hallmark, December 25 at 8 p.m.): This! And snow! Love Is All You Need (2012) Destination – Italy. Baby in a Manger (UPtv, December 24 at 7 p.m.): A hot social worker and a hot cop find a baby in a manger at a Christmas pageant, only it’s not a baby actor and it is the abandoned child of a young, frightened teen who identifies with Mary. Christmas à la Mode ice cream is born!” Lifetime. Nancy Meyers' romantic comedy Holiday stars Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet as two women who exchange houses in order to get a new lease on life. Rom-coms starring Henry Golding as a romantic lead with Michelle Yeoh going above and beyond in a supporting role come close, though. [21] Merry & Bright (Hallmark, November 2 at 8 p.m.): Kind of like Desk Set if Katherine Hepburn played the middle child on Full House, this one follows Cate (Jodie Sweetin), the CEO of a candy-cane company, who begins to fall for Gabe (Andrew Walker). The holiday special will premiere in 2022 on Disney+, though Kevin Feige did not reveal a firm release date. Sep 30 2020, 9:00 pm EDT Courtesy. 16. Co-produced by Bruce A. He concluded that "it's a self-consciously old-fashioned premise, with too much sub-Bridget Jones dithering, but Nancy Meyers' dialogue has a perky synthetic sheen. Seriously, Blue Ivy Carter is begging y’all to pick up a book. If the cable holiday-movie lineup were a chess game, this would be a very strategic opening gambit. Iris convinces Arthur to be the keynote speaker at a Writers Guild of America West gala and exercises with him so he can walk on stage without his walker. Santa is shoving 100-plus new holiday TV movies into your … Happily, it is a movie about a marketing exec (Lexi Lawson) who plans on selling her grandfather’s year-round Christmas store “to a hip athletic-leisurewear company.” Finally, a Lifetime Original that addresses the absolute epidemic of Athleta and Outdoor Voices locations wiping out this nation’s year-round mom-and-pop Christmas stores. Rowland stars as Jacquie, “a successful, super-together single tech entrepreneur” whose family brings all kinds of mess to her house on Christmas. This one’s about a hotshot finance guy who gets fired at Christmas and takes a job at a Christmas-tree lot. The Holiday (2006) Rotten Tomatoes® 47%. It vaguely seems like it’s referencing Elton John’s “Step Into Christmas,” but that’s all I’ve got. We can do another entry with more recent, color holiday movies another time. On top of that, Jim O’Heir, Jerry from Parks and Rec, plays a kindly, mysterious man in a bowler hat. Kicking you in the solar plexus this January. Radio Christmas (Lifetime, November 9 at 8 p.m.): Kara Porter (Keshia Knight Pulliam) is a radio DJ in the little town of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, who “seeks to uncover the identity of the town’s Secret Santa, an anonymous benefactor that saved all of Bethlehem’s Christmas festivities.” She’s also falling for a handsome single dad with a cute daughter. Because kids love home stagings! 2h 3m. When Dodie finds a hidden box full of old mementos from one couple’s “timeless romantic union,” she sets out with hunky new tenant Edward (Jesse Hutch) to find its rightful owners, forging a romantic union of her own. The film is loosely based … Also, it’s set at Christmas! When her now-widowed college sweetheart (Ricardo Chavira — Carlos from Desperate Housewives) checks in with his two kids, “Holly discovers she has her own reservations about life and love.” Get it? On the day of the screenwriter's gala, Maggie asks Miles to take her back, but he refuses. Old Movies watched in The Holiday? Olivia Holt plays a freshman who “returns home to her small town for Thanksgiving break and suspects she’s about to get turkey dropped — a.k.a. and Orphan Black fixture Kristian Bruun is in this, and I like when he gets work. Christmas comes but once a year, and that “once” happens to last for two entire months. While at the video store looking for one of the movies on Arthur's list, Miles catches Maggie with another man. Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays (Hallmark, November 23 at 8 p.m.): Hello, Adrian Grenier as a wealthy widower named Owen who falls in love with the nanny to his three children, Harper (Kaitlin Doubleday), while they plan an “Elvis at Christmas” Graceland event! The catch? The Magical Christmas Shoes (Lifetime, November 22 at 8 p.m.): Have you ever watched Tiny Fuppets? Don’t you just hate it when that happens? Her strategy is to “hold an online holiday-ice-cream-flavor contest that goes viral with the help of a key ingredient, Charlie’s amazing apple pie. Spoiler alert: They’ll definitely find the dog and near-definitely rediscover each other. The film opened at number three on the United States box office, raking in $12,778,913 in the weekend of December 8, 2006. Christmas Wedding Runaway (UPtv, December 22 at 7 p.m.): Runaway Bride … at Christmas! Miles and Iris are eating in the restaurant. A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, November 15 at 9 p.m.): Married Christian writers Squire Rushnell and Louise DuArt executive-produced this Hallmark movie with Kathie Lee Gifford. Together, they save a baby elephant and celebrate Christmas at an elephant orphanage. The “mistletoe secret” in question is either a deep-buried collective trauma shared by the townspeople from their dark past … Or it’s the whole ghostwriter thing. Is it just going to be a thinly veiled travelogue for Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Festival? [3] Altogether, The Holiday made $63 million at the North American domestic box office, and $142 million at the international box office. Kostas from Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants! Winslet weeps and moans without sacrificing her radiance or aud's sympathy, while the marginally less teary-eyed Law effortlessly piles on the charm in a role that will have some amusing resonances for tabloid readers. Matt (Stephen Huszar) is an ex-soldier. Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, December 13 at 9 p.m.): Daytime soap star Jen Lilley stars in this, either as a novelist or a fallen angel? Interviews with celebrities, movie trailers, movie reviews and more. But can she design hunky eligible businessman Nick’s estate in time for Christmas Eve? A Charming Inn and a Hometown Holiday Concert, A Hot Single Dad and a Hometown Holiday Concert, A Charming Inn, a Hometown Holiday Concert, and an Old Flame, A Charming Inn, an Old Flame, and a Hot Single Dad, A Charming Inn, a Hot Single Dad, and Capitalism, A Definitive Guide to 2019’s Deluge of New Christmas Movies, Questlove Stage-Slapped Timmy Chalamet and Pete Davidson on. Two prime offenders of the Christmas-creep agenda are dueling women-focused cable channels, Lifetime and Hallmark, which over the years have ramped up their made-for-TV holiday-romance output to near–Santa’s Workshop levels. Iris explains her troubles with Jasper and they have dinner together to bring each other's spirits up for Christmas Eve. (It’s a very Trey MacDougal move.) The rest will probably follow a Kate & Leopold tack, with Sir Cole teaching Brooke that chivalry isn’t dead and that science is a lie and that big, lit-up Christmas trees are for pagans. Random Acts of Christmas (Lifetime, November 17 at 8 p.m.): Okay, the name of this one made me laugh out loud. The March sisters show their true holiday spirit early in the movie when they give away their Christmas breakfast of sausage, oranges, butter, and bread to a family in need. Staging Christmas (Lifetime, November 29 at 8 p.m.): Wealthy widower Elliot (George Stults) hires home stager Lori (Soleil Moon Frye) to stage his home, not because he’s putting it on the market but because he wants to cheer up his daughter, Maddie. Christmas Love Letter (Lifetime, December 21 at 6 p.m.): Relationship-advice columnist Amalie Hess (Ashley Newbrough) receives an unsigned love letter and tries to track it down in her hometown. If we watch black and white movies with the next generation – they’ll appreciate them. Honor his sacrifice, and follow along as he shares the 10 lessons he learned. And then there’s Paul Feig’s latest film, Last Christmas, which has all of the above. It’s November 11. The film also reunited Sewell and Sossamon as they both starred in A Knight's Tale together, although they do not share a scene. There’s no trailer yet, but the description says, “A snowstorm hits a small town on a cold Christmas Eve, affecting the friendships, love lives and futures of several high school seniors.” Netflix’s No. There are sled dogs. The second n is so, so redundant. That doesn’t make the title any less menacing, though. Patti Murin plays “Pam!” Can’t wait for this, by which I mean I can’t wait for Patti Murin as “Pam,” specifically. They’re “Christmas royalty.” Daughter and scion to the Winter Family Christmas legacy is Sarah (Jan Kramer), a former Miss Christmas, which Lifetime assures you is a very, very big deal. Nia Vardalos plays her mom, so we’re sold. Employment? Tayshia is torn apart that she’s hurting people, but that’s what happens when you ask people to tell you their childhood trauma. Relevance. Release year: 2020. Crown for Christmas stars Hallmark Screen Queen Danica McKellar (Wonder Years) as Allie, … Finally, they’re putting the Kristin back in Christmas. [3] The Holiday became the twelfth highest-grossing film of the 2000s to be helmed by a female director. There’s long been a push to gain more recognition for the holiday. Her departure is bigger than that preference sheet. Yes No | Share this. The Christmas Temp (Lifetime, December 20 at 8 p.m.): “An out-of-work artist discovers a special Christmas temp agency that matches her with a handful of festive jobs …” Let me stop you right there, Lifetime synopsis. We think Barbara Hinske must, therefore, be an algorithm. You Send Me • Aretha Franklin. You Light Up My Christmas (Lifetime, December 1 at 8 p.m.): Because one movie about a family-owned Christmas-light factory wasn’t enough, You Light Up My Christmas follows Emma (Kim Fields) to her hometown where the holiday lights have gone dim. Hallmark says it’s based on a novel by Barbara Hinske. I get that it’s a very Christmas-y name, but is that allowed? Christmas at the Plaza (Hallmark, November 29 at 8 p.m.): We looked up December availabilities, and spending Christmas at the Plaza is gonna cost you $995 a night, and that’s at the absolute lowest. She complimented Winslet and Law's performances, but was critical toward Diaz, who she felt "strikes the off-note, but then you tend to think it's not her fault. This Christmas flick transposes Austen’s novel very loosely onto modern-day Chicago, where Edward (Luke Macfarlane) runs a toy company but is generally a grump. At that time, Seeley told the Washington Post that the last time a presidential holiday card had mentioned Christmas was 1992, during the administration of Bush’s father, George H.W. The record-breaking lineup is full of festive TV movies … Grounded for Christmas (Lifetime, December 8 at 8 p.m.): Not every arrogant but charming pilot can be Rob Lowe. 8 Simpler Times. He knew director Nancy Meyers, who scripted a short scene with him in it. Write Before Christmas (Hallmark, November 17 at 8 p.m.): Jessica (Torrey DeVitto) is single and sending out Christmas cards to people who matter to her, including “a pop star (Drew Seeley) who was part of the soundtrack of her life.” Considering the open secret that Drew Seeley did the vocals for Zac Efron in the first High School Musical, he was definitely part of the soundtrack of so many of our lives. Take a peek at the schedule of Lifetime's 28 brand-new Christmas movies, which begin airing on October 25. This one is about a Christmas dance for military families. *Sorry, there was a problem signing you up. She agrees and kisses him. They go on a road trip, perform with Marie Osmond in Nashville, and — yes — brave a “massive snowstorm.”. The UK part of the film was partially shot in Godalming and Shere, a town and village in the county of Surrey in South East England that dates back to the 11th century. An extreme-sports photographer (Merritt Patterson) goes home to care for her grandmother and ends up engaging in the extremest sport of all: love! She gets distracted on her quest when a new author joins their publishing company … and it’s her ex-fiancé, Jaxson. A Storybook Christmas (Lifetime, December 6 at 8 p.m.): Event planner and very involved aunt Celeste Everett (Ali Liebert) hires a Christmas nanny (Jake Epstein) who becomes a Christmas boyfriend. Turkey Drop (Freeform, November 23 at 9 p.m.): Freeform’s not like the other girls; she’s different. Clio helps Fred reconnect with his daughter and grandkids, “just in time for the town’s annual Christmas concert.” Of all the Christmas concerts in all the Christmas towns in all the holiday movies, we’re sure Ashanti’s will be one of the best. The Mosquito Coast (1986) DVD is shown in a video store. The perfect pregame to the big feast. I think it’s meant to parody those disturbingly low-budget straight-to-DVD rip-offs of Pixar movies that used to abound in sales bins to fool and confuse well-meaning grandmothers. He’s posing as her arranged suitor but is really a consultant from Empire Corporate Recovery looking to streamline and elevate candy-cane production. The Mistletoe Secret (Hallmark, November 10 at 8 p.m.): Country-music artist Kellie Pickler plays a woman who convinces a travel writer to profile her hometown, only to be torn between him and his ghostwriter. Epstein plays Jonathan, who is “in desperate need of turning his bachelor pad into a Christmas Wonderland to impress his girlfriend’s father.” But wait: He’s Jewish! Hopefully, 2020 brings us A Christmas Prince: Aldovian Tabloid Lawsuit. There he meets “Julie, an astronomy teacher who’s always looked to the stars for hope.” With his business savvy and her, um, knowledge of constellations, will they help the kindly widower who owns the lot? Sure! She returns for the town’s Sugarcane Christmas Festival and “rediscovers the magic of the season” with her former Mister Christmas, Luke (Percy Daggs III). Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters. With nowhere to go, she gets roped into performing in the town’s holiday concert, and falls for a — oh my God — hunky snowplow driver (Marcus Rosner). Jackee Harry plays a doctor. Iris Simpkins, a society columnist for The Daily Telegraph in London, still loves her ex-boyfriend, Jasper Bloom, despite the fact that he cheated on her and is emotionally needy. By Sarah Bracy Penn and DeAnna Janes. The Holiday is a 2006 romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Nancy Meyers. All we know is … this one also has a travel-writer B-plot. Check Inn to Christmas (Hallmark, November 28 at 8 p.m.): There isn’t a photo of the two leads together on the website, let alone a blurb. Girl. Christmas With a Prince: Becoming Royal (UPtv, November 3 at 7 p.m.): Everyone’s favorite non–Vanessa Hudgens, non–Rose McIver royal Christmas heroine Tasha (Kaitlyn Leeb) is back, and this time, she’s engaged to be wed to her Christmas prince! Maybe they regularly pull that kind of thing over on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, but round these parts? Greyston. Kostas! Two Turtle Doves (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, November 1 at 9 p.m.): Dr. Sharon Hayes (Nikki DeLoach) “searches for a beloved family heirloom in a small Christmas town.” What is a “Christmas town?” I’ll tell you: It’s a place where a grieving doctor can fall in love with Michael Rady. Christmas Hotel (Lifetime, December 21 at 8 p.m.): Look. Search, watch, and cook every single Tasty recipe and video ever - all in one place! She doesn’t goof often, but when she does, her fans will find it. Inspired by true events, no less. Kermit and Miss Piggy are replaced by Kormit and Ms. Woman. The film is directed by former Disney animator Sergio Pablos and appears to be a blend between traditional, hand-drawn character design and computer-enabled light and texture effects. A Christmas Winter Song (Lifetime, December 14 at 8 p.m.): Ashanti(!!!!!!) Oh, definitely. While heading to the airport, Amanda breaks down crying. 10 of 15. When she teams up with Production Designer Jon Hutman for a movie like this, you know they’re going to be good!. Double Holiday (Hallmark, November 26 at 8 p.m.): When I began compiling this list, I couldn’t find a description for the film on Hallmark’s website, but the movie’s IMDB page listed characters named Sara and Ruth Hoffman, so I imagined that the “double holiday” in question was a nod to the last night of Hanukkah falling on Christmas Eve, forcing an interfaith couple to go to both family celebrations. Time for You to Come Home for Christmas (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, December 6 at 9 p.m.): The title sounds like something Yule demon Krampus chants before he kills you, but it’s actually just a Blake Shelton joint! The Magical Christmas Shoes sounds like an episode of Tiny Fuppets. All rights reserved. [19], The Holiday received mixed reviews from critics. Everything in the world of Tiny Fuppets is ever so slightly off. Starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jack Black, and Jude Law, the film focuses on two women who swap homes for the holidays to escape their own realities. And to round out the wintry landscape, there are a couple of theatrical releases and a Disney+ film in the mix. But then she wonders if her Christmas wish was really leading her to her best friend Wyatt (Tyler Hilton) all along. So there’s the Winter family, see, and they’re kind of like the Starks of New Iberia, Louisiana. It’s a mini-anthology! Her ex-boyfriend Conner fights her on taking over the hotel, but comes to her aid when the hotel staff come down with the flu and the two of them have to plan the Christmas Hotel’s Christmas events. With Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Jack Black. Put that in your Joker vape and smoke it! Luckily, after some more searching I found out that they already had 40 movies locked and loaded for … The overlap in Nielsen households that enjoy home-reno shows and Hallmark Christmas movies is probably massive, so this was a shrewd and brilliant call. “Erin has to figure out if what she really wants is a promotion or to be home again.” It’s insane that we’re still doing this. What If Christmas Happened in Other Countries? Can anyone tell me the old movies that they talk about and that Kate Winslet watches? Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a … She’s also Melissa Joan Hart. She felt that "much of the credit goes to inspired casting and the actors' chemistry. Answer Save. So start your Advent calendar early: Here’s what to watch, and when, sorted by holiday-movie trope. It’s the Christmas movie for When Calls the Heart, the Hallmark show that literally edited Lori Loughlin out of its sixth season after the college-admissions scandal! Michael Jackson Estate Handed Another Win in, The 2020 Hollywood Black List Has Biopics, Beanie Babies, and a. On New Year's Eve, Iris, Amanda, Graham, Miles and Graham's daughters all happily celebrate at Graham's house. Fine. This is the reason for the season! Over dinner, Iris tells him about her troubles with Jasper, and Arthur gives her a long list of movies with strong female characters to watch so she can become "the leading lady of her own life." In. Bad Santa (2003) Rotten Tomatoes® 78%. Let’s focus on the old, black and white holiday movies for this entry. Do you even have to ask? Prediction Two: If there’s a Christmas tree in the vicinity, there better be some background singers underneath it. Dorothy brings in hunky business partner Charlie (Ryan Cooper) to propose they sell the farm, unless Emily can buy it out by Christmas Eve. Miles sings the score to this movie while holding the DVD of jaws. How can you possibly beat a Lifetime movie starring the original Bombshell herself, Megan Hilty, as a country star named Laney Blu? The interiors of Amanda's house were filmed at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City. And they say the rom-com is dead! It’s a Blumhouse adaptation of a 1970s Canadian slasher flick. A Christmas Miracle (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, November 14 at 9 p.m.): Tamera Mowry-Housley stars without Tia in what is shockingly the first movie about a writer at a lifestyle magazine on this list. Anyway, it’s about a woman (Brooke D’Orsay) who is nostalgic at Christmas about her father’s toy store. While he felt that the final 15 minutes of film "diminish a lot of the film's good intentions," he added that Meyers "created some hearth-cozy situations, written some movie-parody zingers, and provided Eli Wallach with his best role in years. In this climate? You better watch this, you better do it for Scott. And infraction B is that it airs on Halloween! Unwrap the real stories behind these iconic Christmas blockbusters, thanks to insider interviews and behind-the-scenes peeks. A small, charming Christmas town double-booked their Christmas chalet, so three generations of Mitchum women will have to share it with a grinchy, peacoat-wearing author looking for an escape. Elf 45m. If I were streaming service Disney+, I’d be steamed that I had to go out and find all-new singing teens for that confusing High School Musical reboot while Netflix has Christmas offerings with both Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale. It’s a real choice to put all your chips on dairy, of all things, in 2019, and it seems like Emily’s sister, Dorothy, realizes this. Jon Prescott appears as Maggie's short-time affair. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 50% of critics gave the film a positive rating, based on 157 reviews, with an average score of 5.71/10. Block, it was filmed in both California and England, and stars Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz as Iris and Amanda, two lovelorn women from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean, who arrange a home exchange to escape heartbreak during the Christmas and holiday season. Fellow pilot Nina (Julianna Guill) has family in the area, though, and invites Brady to stay with her at her parents’ house. Christmas Stars (Lifetime, December 13 at 8 p.m.): Aspiring R&B singer Layla (Erica Durance) pairs up with amateur songwriter Spence (J.T. Rose McIver plays Amber, an all-American girl who fell in love with her onetime interview subject, now King of Aldovia, Richard (Ben Lamb). Rome. Perfect. It grossed over $205 million worldwide against a budget of $85 million. Guess it’s just another one of those classic Mistletoe Secrets™. Is there a snowy shot of small town with an impossibly precious name? from the North Pole (Beth Broderick). If the cable holiday-movie lineup were a chess game, this would be a very strategic opening gambit. The Road Home for Christmas (Lifetime, October 26 at 8 p.m.): The central couple in this one is Lindsay (Marla Sokoloff) and Wes (Rob Mayes), who are rival, dueling pianists! [16], Lindsay Lohan, who had made her motion picture debut in Meyers' remake of The Parent Trap (1998), and James Franco, a friend of Meyers, make uncredited appearances in the trailer of the fictional movie Deception, which Amanda and her team finish at the beginning of The Holiday. It is very brave of Kelly to share this true story of a Christmas catastrophe with audiences — the stakes have never been higher. Matchmaker Christmas (Lifetime, December 14 at 6 p.m.): Not to be confused with 2012 Lacey Chabert Hallmark movie Matchmaker Santa, Lifetime’s Matchmaker Christmas follows editor Maggie, who volunteers to find a date to the office holiday party for her boss. This third installment will feel like goin’ home to see old friends. Klaus seems like a very smart acquisition for Netflix, considering it’s releasing it right around the time that Disney+ launches. Henry Harrison (Ryan McPartlin) is “co-owner of a family-run Christmas decoration and house-lighting company,” who just used up Vulture’s hyphen budget. A Christmas Movie Christmas (UPtv, October 27 at 7 p.m.): This Christmas movie is about a fan of Christmas movies named Eve who finds herself transported into a Christmas movie (in this, a Christmas movie) on Christmas Eve. 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