Shorter
days, longer nights, and chilly temperatures. This wonderful time of year is
also when we are treated to brand new Christmas movies! Of course they’re all
feel good movies that aim to give you the warm fuzzies. Needless to say, the
folks behind these flicks have their work cut out for them for holiday season
2020.
The holiday
season started early this year. The first Christmas movie aired on Netflix on
October 28th: Holidate,
about “two strangers who cook up a plan to be each other's fake family holiday
dates.” What could go wrong? Nothing. Spoiler alert: they fall in love.
That’s
just the beginning. The Hallmark Channel alone will air forty new Christmas
movies this season. In fact, you can lay this trend at the feet of the Hallmark
Channel, whose first Christmas original film One Christmas Eve debuted in 2002. Since then, and especially since
the advent of Lifetime and especially Netflix, viewers have clamored for more,
more, more. And after this most stressful of years, the people will at last get
what they want.
Elle magazine’s “10 New Christmas Movies To Make You Forget 2020 For Two Hours” helps pare things down
a bit. It’s worth noting that half of the offerings are on Netflix. It’s also
worth noting that actual Hudson Valley parent Anni Krueger, stars in number
four, A Taste of Christmas, which
airs on Lifetime on November 20th. Krueger plays Natalie, who, when her cousin
Francesca cancels the big opening of her Italian restaurant on Christmas Eve,
makes it her mission to make the event happen. But, according to the list, “she's
up against Chef Stefano (Gilles Marini), who believes the Christmas Eve
deadline is impossible. Despite their differences, they come together to make
some Christmas magic happen—and maybe cook up a little love, too.”
The list
is worth checking out, and the movies are all well worth your time, now more
than ever. Make these holiday happy by snuggling up with some enjoyable movies!
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