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Dear Christmas
Natalie Morgan is the host of a popular podcast, Holiday Love, which shares true stories of holiday romance with its listeners. While to the outside world and her listeners everywhere see Natalie is an expert on romance, she’s never truly experienced a romance of her own.
As Natalie prepares to embark on a promotional tour for her new book, she stops back home to spend Christmas with her family where she unexpectedly begins to experience her own holiday romance as sparks ignite with local firefighter, Chris.
Starring Melissa Joan Hart!
A Very Merry Toy Store
Connie Forrester, a young single mom, and Will DiNova (lonely but doesn’t know it yet) each run their small, family-owned toy stores in the town of New Britain, CT: Forrester Toys and DiNova Toys.
When a big-box retailer threatens their businesses just before Christmas, the rivals must put aside their differences to join forces. As they work together, unexpected sparks fly, and the true spirit of the season begins to take hold.
But with everything at stake, can they save their stores in time?
A Christmas Romance
Julia Stonecypher, a widow with two daughters, faces eviction from the bank.
When the bank’s vice president, Brian Harding, gets injured, he is forced to spend Christmas with Julia and her family.
Christmas With the Kranks
Tim Allen plays Luther Krank, a man who decides to skip Christmas and all the surrounding trappings and go on a vacation with his wife Nora (Jamie Lee Curtis) instead.
But when his daughter decides at the last minute to come home for the holiday, he is forced to put Christmas back together.
Based on the novel “Skipping Christmas” by John Grisham.
The Bishop’s Wife
In this charming fantasy romance, Cary Grant stars as an angel named Dudley, sent to help a struggling bishop (David Niven) who has lost sight of his family while trying to build a grand cathedral.
Dudley’s arrival brings unexpected miracles and a renewed sense of joy, especially to the bishop’s neglected wife (Loretta Young).
As Christmas approaches, the angel’s presence brings both warmth and confusion, leaving the bishop to confront his own priorities. But Dudley’s growing affection for the bishop’s wife adds an unexpected complication to his divine mission.
Christmas Through the Decades
This nostalgic documentary miniseries highlights how Christmas traditions evolved across the 1960s, ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s.
Featuring notable cultural moments, the series covers everything from the Apollo 8 Christmas Eve broadcast in the ‘60s to the rise of holiday sitcom episodes in the ‘90s.
Each decade’s episode combines personal anecdotes, historic footage, and iconic holiday trends—from tinsel and house lights to Cabbage Patch Kids and Nintendo consoles.