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December 2, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Watched 2024 Sky original BAD TIDINGS (new to the US on Hulu this year) and the first 30 minutes where it’s DECK THE HALLS is…not good. But the second half when it’s HOME(S) ALONE is far more fun, building to an actually solid ending. Far from a must-see, but something a little bit different.
December 2, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Watched 2024 Sky original BAD TIDINGS (new to the US on Hulu this year) and the first 30 minutes where it’s DECK THE HALLS is…not good. But the second half when it’s HOME(S) ALONE is far more fun, building to an actually solid ending. Far from a must-see, but something a little bit different.
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The American Revolution was necessary
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
Survey also reveals Britons’ favourite festive film, views on tear-jerkers and family cinema trips
When Macaulay Culkin recently said he didn’t consider Die Hard to be a Christmas film – wading into one of pop culture’s most heated holiday debates – he was booed by a live audience.
But it looks like the British people are behind the actor, with a survey revealing that Home Alone is the UK’s favourite festive film, while Die Hard has officially been voted not a Christmas movie. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The American Revolution was necessary
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Director Jeff Beesley joins us to discuss his latest movie, "The Snow Must Go On." Also, a glimpse into his next movie, "A Suite Holiday Romance" starring Jesse Schram. Join us! us!https://open.spotify.com/episode/5nDKJ1LdoH6IJym5zrFbN3
December 2, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Director Jeff Beesley joins us to discuss his latest movie, "The Snow Must Go On." Also, a glimpse into his next movie, "A Suite Holiday Romance" starring Jesse Schram. Join us! us!https://open.spotify.com/episode/5nDKJ1LdoH6IJym5zrFbN3
A classic (unlike the 2000 film).
December 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
A classic (unlike the 2000 film).
Given Hallmark's reduced output this holiday season, it's only December 1, but there are just 6 more movies scheduled for 2025…
12/6: SHE’S MAKING A LIST
12/7: SINGLE ON THE 25TH
12/13: A SUITE HOLIDAY ROMANCE
12/14: OY TO THE WORLD!
12/20: A MAKE OR BREAK HOLIDAY
12/21: THE CHRISTMAS BABY
12/6: SHE’S MAKING A LIST
12/7: SINGLE ON THE 25TH
12/13: A SUITE HOLIDAY ROMANCE
12/14: OY TO THE WORLD!
12/20: A MAKE OR BREAK HOLIDAY
12/21: THE CHRISTMAS BABY
December 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Given Hallmark's reduced output this holiday season, it's only December 1, but there are just 6 more movies scheduled for 2025…
12/6: SHE’S MAKING A LIST
12/7: SINGLE ON THE 25TH
12/13: A SUITE HOLIDAY ROMANCE
12/14: OY TO THE WORLD!
12/20: A MAKE OR BREAK HOLIDAY
12/21: THE CHRISTMAS BABY
12/6: SHE’S MAKING A LIST
12/7: SINGLE ON THE 25TH
12/13: A SUITE HOLIDAY ROMANCE
12/14: OY TO THE WORLD!
12/20: A MAKE OR BREAK HOLIDAY
12/21: THE CHRISTMAS BABY
Super Channel Heart & Home in Canada has announced ANOTHER SWEET WEDDING as debuting on December 19. Gee, I wonder what that "surprise" Great American Family movie is going to be.
Yet another unsolvable mystery from the folks at GAF.
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Yet another unsolvable mystery from the folks at GAF.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Super Channel Heart & Home in Canada has announced ANOTHER SWEET WEDDING as debuting on December 19. Gee, I wonder what that "surprise" Great American Family movie is going to be.
Yet another unsolvable mystery from the folks at GAF.
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Yet another unsolvable mystery from the folks at GAF.
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Hallmark's upcoming original series, TWELVE DATES 'TIL CHRISTMAS, premiering this Friday (12/5), stars Mae Whitman, Jane Seymour & Mary McDonnell—all heavy hitters for Hallmark—and is based on a popular Jenny Bayliss book (THE TWELVE DATES OF CHRISTMAS), but you'd never know either from the key art.
December 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Hallmark's upcoming original series, TWELVE DATES 'TIL CHRISTMAS, premiering this Friday (12/5), stars Mae Whitman, Jane Seymour & Mary McDonnell—all heavy hitters for Hallmark—and is based on a popular Jenny Bayliss book (THE TWELVE DATES OF CHRISTMAS), but you'd never know either from the key art.
As a follow-up to their mini-movies (read: ads) THE NAUGHTY LISTER and SLEIGH MY NAME, Google will have a new December entry THE GIFT EXCHANGE, starring Nikki Garcia, Taylor Kinney and Donna Kelce, dropping later this month.
All three ads are made in style of rom-com movie trailers.
All three ads are made in style of rom-com movie trailers.
December 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
As a follow-up to their mini-movies (read: ads) THE NAUGHTY LISTER and SLEIGH MY NAME, Google will have a new December entry THE GIFT EXCHANGE, starring Nikki Garcia, Taylor Kinney and Donna Kelce, dropping later this month.
All three ads are made in style of rom-com movie trailers.
All three ads are made in style of rom-com movie trailers.
These "most popular ___ by state" polls, especially when seasonal, always get so much play and I strongly suspect the polls cited are…less rigorously scientific. But, you know, cool graphic I guess.
source: pixlparade.com/what-is-the-...
source: pixlparade.com/what-is-the-...
December 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
These "most popular ___ by state" polls, especially when seasonal, always get so much play and I strongly suspect the polls cited are…less rigorously scientific. But, you know, cool graphic I guess.
source: pixlparade.com/what-is-the-...
source: pixlparade.com/what-is-the-...
"[They're] at an impasse and [come to] something more truthful, which is actually, they really respect one another." -Felicity Jones on the mother-daughter dynamic in OH. WHAT. FUN.
thedirect.com/article/oh-w...
thedirect.com/article/oh-w...
‘Oh What Fun’ Stars Unwrap the Mother-Daughter Dynamic at the Heart of Their New Christmas Movie
Jason Schwartzman and Felicity Jones revealed what makes their new Christmas movie stand out.
thedirect.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"[They're] at an impasse and [come to] something more truthful, which is actually, they really respect one another." -Felicity Jones on the mother-daughter dynamic in OH. WHAT. FUN.
thedirect.com/article/oh-w...
thedirect.com/article/oh-w...
My Hallmark top 5 of season so far…
1. MERRY CHRISTMAS, TED COOPER
2. CHRISTMAS ABOVE THE CLOUDS
3. KELLER CHRISTMAS VACATION
4. A GRAND OLE OPRY CHRISTMAS
5. THREE WISEST MEN
But rank A VERY JONAS CHRISTMAS MOVIE, TINSEL TOWN and CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS over all of above
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1. MERRY CHRISTMAS, TED COOPER
2. CHRISTMAS ABOVE THE CLOUDS
3. KELLER CHRISTMAS VACATION
4. A GRAND OLE OPRY CHRISTMAS
5. THREE WISEST MEN
But rank A VERY JONAS CHRISTMAS MOVIE, TINSEL TOWN and CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS over all of above
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2025 Holiday Movies & Specials
Rating, and occasionally reviewing, the NEW holiday movies and specials I watch(ed) in 2025—basically all of my TV viewing in November and December—plus ranking them here from best to worst (more at: ...
letterboxd.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
My Hallmark top 5 of season so far…
1. MERRY CHRISTMAS, TED COOPER
2. CHRISTMAS ABOVE THE CLOUDS
3. KELLER CHRISTMAS VACATION
4. A GRAND OLE OPRY CHRISTMAS
5. THREE WISEST MEN
But rank A VERY JONAS CHRISTMAS MOVIE, TINSEL TOWN and CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS over all of above
letterboxd.com/sleepykittyp...
1. MERRY CHRISTMAS, TED COOPER
2. CHRISTMAS ABOVE THE CLOUDS
3. KELLER CHRISTMAS VACATION
4. A GRAND OLE OPRY CHRISTMAS
5. THREE WISEST MEN
But rank A VERY JONAS CHRISTMAS MOVIE, TINSEL TOWN and CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS over all of above
letterboxd.com/sleepykittyp...
A ROYAL MONTANA CHRISTMAS continues to be dead last in TV Insider's Hallmark holiday movie rankings, but there's a new No. 1 following the Thanksgiving week glut.
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Hallmark Holiday 2025 Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best
From time travel in 'A Newport Christmas' to a twist on 'Serendipity' in 'We Met in December' and much more.
www.tvinsider.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A ROYAL MONTANA CHRISTMAS continues to be dead last in TV Insider's Hallmark holiday movie rankings, but there's a new No. 1 following the Thanksgiving week glut.
www.tvinsider.com/gallery/hall...
www.tvinsider.com/gallery/hall...
"Chabert promised that her and Walker’s new film, which premieres on Saturday, December 6, will 'leave you feeling uplifted' and 'put a little bit of goodness into the world.'"
www.usmagazine.com/entertainmen...
www.usmagazine.com/entertainmen...
Lacey Chabert Teases 'Different' Hallmark Holiday Film With Andrew Walker
Lacey Chabert says her Hallmark movie 'She's Making a List' with Andrew Walker is 'very different' from 2018's 'My Secret Valentine'
www.usmagazine.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
"Chabert promised that her and Walker’s new film, which premieres on Saturday, December 6, will 'leave you feeling uplifted' and 'put a little bit of goodness into the world.'"
www.usmagazine.com/entertainmen...
www.usmagazine.com/entertainmen...
Derek Hough and Gwen Stefani preview tonight's THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY: HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR on ABC.
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Gwen Stefani, Derek Hough and more stars talk Disney magic for holiday special
"I'm gonna sing my heart out!" Nicole Scherzinger, Gwen Stefani and a galaxy of stars are ready to kick off the holiday season with "The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular." The special ai...
abc7.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Derek Hough and Gwen Stefani preview tonight's THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY: HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR on ABC.
abc7.com/post/gwen-st...
abc7.com/post/gwen-st...
Decider asks the question, "Are we 20 years removed from golden age of Christmas movies?"
I think it's arguable, given that LOVE ACTUALLY and ELF came out the same year (2003), but there will always be movies about Christmas, both good and bad.
decider.com/2025/12/01/w...
I think it's arguable, given that LOVE ACTUALLY and ELF came out the same year (2003), but there will always be movies about Christmas, both good and bad.
decider.com/2025/12/01/w...
What made the early Aughts the golden age for Christmas movies ... and why did it end?
Hallmark just doesn’t hit like that Bad Santa/Elf combo.
decider.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Decider asks the question, "Are we 20 years removed from golden age of Christmas movies?"
I think it's arguable, given that LOVE ACTUALLY and ELF came out the same year (2003), but there will always be movies about Christmas, both good and bad.
decider.com/2025/12/01/w...
I think it's arguable, given that LOVE ACTUALLY and ELF came out the same year (2003), but there will always be movies about Christmas, both good and bad.
decider.com/2025/12/01/w...
Trailer and poster for Apple TV's original special, THE FIRST SNOW OF FRAGGLE ROCK
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🎥 Trailer: youtu.be/s52sY_avEeo?...
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Trailer and poster for Apple TV's original special, THE FIRST SNOW OF FRAGGLE ROCK
🎥 Trailer: youtu.be/s52sY_avEeo?...
🎥 Trailer: youtu.be/s52sY_avEeo?...
Pop Heist kicks off their "Heistmas" pop culture advent calendar with their pick for "The Best Christmas Song"
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The Best Holiday Song Is "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" is the best Christmas song you can possibly play, but only when Darlene Love is on vocals.
popheist.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Pop Heist kicks off their "Heistmas" pop culture advent calendar with their pick for "The Best Christmas Song"
popheist.com/2025-advent-...
popheist.com/2025-advent-...
"AN ALPINE HOLIDAY is a delightful destination movie that will fill you with coziness, merriment, and a hunger for croissants. [It] takes viewers on an enchanting and warm-hearted European wintry vacation without needing to splurge on a plane ticket."
decider.com/2025/12/01/a...
decider.com/2025/12/01/a...
Stream It Or Skip It: 'An Alpine Holiday' on Hallmark Channel, where a grandma's last wish helps estranged sisters reconnect
Say “bonjour” to this cozy and entertaining Christmas movie starring Ashley Williams, Laci J. Mailey, and Julien Samani.
decider.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"AN ALPINE HOLIDAY is a delightful destination movie that will fill you with coziness, merriment, and a hunger for croissants. [It] takes viewers on an enchanting and warm-hearted European wintry vacation without needing to splurge on a plane ticket."
decider.com/2025/12/01/a...
decider.com/2025/12/01/a...
New holiday-themed dating show launching today on Crave (Canada), THE ADVENT CALENDAR, with daily episodes through Christmas Eve. Freemantle has acquired the international distribution rights.
variety.com/2025/tv/glob...
variety.com/2025/tv/glob...
Fremantle Unwraps Festive Dating Format ‘The Advent Calendar’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Fremantle has acquired international distribution and production rights to “The Advent Calendar,” an original festive-themed dating format.
variety.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
New holiday-themed dating show launching today on Crave (Canada), THE ADVENT CALENDAR, with daily episodes through Christmas Eve. Freemantle has acquired the international distribution rights.
variety.com/2025/tv/glob...
variety.com/2025/tv/glob...
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December 24, 2023 at 6:32 PM
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Netflix added three new "yule log" videos themed to mega-hits KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, STRANGER THINGS and WEDNESDAY today.
(Netflix calls them "Fireplace," so that's the best search term for these new additions, as well as past themed holiday offerings.)
(Netflix calls them "Fireplace," so that's the best search term for these new additions, as well as past themed holiday offerings.)
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Netflix added three new "yule log" videos themed to mega-hits KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, STRANGER THINGS and WEDNESDAY today.
(Netflix calls them "Fireplace," so that's the best search term for these new additions, as well as past themed holiday offerings.)
(Netflix calls them "Fireplace," so that's the best search term for these new additions, as well as past themed holiday offerings.)
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Hope you can join me and @connorratliff.bsky.social at 3 pm on Sunday to talk about The Star Wars Holiday Special—and if you come early, at 1, we'll be screening the Holiday Special in full from the Paley Archive. More info: www.paleycenter.org/events/conve...
December 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Hope you can join me and @connorratliff.bsky.social at 3 pm on Sunday to talk about The Star Wars Holiday Special—and if you come early, at 1, we'll be screening the Holiday Special in full from the Paley Archive. More info: www.paleycenter.org/events/conve...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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PLAY DIRTY (2025)
Streaming: December 2, 2025
Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#PlayDirty
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Streaming: December 2, 2025
Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#PlayDirty
whentostream.com/shane-blacks...
December 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
PLAY DIRTY (2025)
Streaming: December 2, 2025
Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#PlayDirty
whentostream.com/shane-blacks...
Streaming: December 2, 2025
Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#PlayDirty
whentostream.com/shane-blacks...