Christmas TV Movies, a list by keith

6.8

/4011/

67

/197/

65

/83/

2.9

/4274/

49

/18/

age 3+

Years have passed since Frosty left for the North Pole, but his promise is kept when he hears news of the first snowfall of the season, and decides to return.

NEW

46

14

5.7

/866/

49

/43/

47

/21/

33

/9/

During Christmas and Hanukkah, Rebecca and Hank must go through the anxiety-filled process of meeting the in-laws while immersed in their future family holiday traditions.

NEW

45

12

5.5

/584/

57

/41/

50

/19/

21

/5/

A newlywed couple burdened with economic hardship decides not to exchange Christmas presents to save money over the holidays. Secretly, they make sacrifices to buy the other a special gift.

NEW

51

11

5.7

/444/

54

/12/

56

/10/

40

/15/

Leaving her son behind at her parents' home in Omaha, Nebraska, recent divorcée Zoe attempts to start her life anew by moving to San Francisco. Seeking something to fill her lonely hours, she begins singing with a church choir. When new choirmaster Ephraim Adams is hired, Zoe finds his attitudes and ideas difficult to tolerate. Faced with the challenging task of satisfying Adams' unrelenting perfectionism, Zoe is tempted once more to run away from her problems.

NEW

58

20

5.5

/833/

64

/70/

63

/13/

2.5

/931/

Longtime rivals who trained together at the Basic School in Quantico are forced to work together once again after years of not speaking, and when a snowstorm prevents all the Christmas presents from being delivered to base, they are forced to team up for a special mission… to save Christmas.

NEW

59

29

6.5

/1682/

67

/135/

64

/50/

3.0

/580/

43

/1/

It’s just weeks before Christmas when Ellie gets a call to return home to help her father on the family’s poinsettia farm. The family business is on the line to deliver tens of thousands of plants for the town’s annual parade. The problem is — the poinsettias have yet to turn red! As Ellie searches for the solution, she is reminded of where her heart truly lies as she falls in love with both her roots and a local botanist.

NEW

68

34

6.8

/1905/

64

/130/

65

/26/

3.1

/1458/

83

/5/

Amidst a sea of Santas at their town's annual Christmas celebration, three friends all find what they’re looking for: Christmas spirit, potential romance, and a strengthened bond of friendship.

NEW

61

34

6.3

/2156/

66

/145/

64

/37/

2.3

/1596/

Popcorn

69

/4/

Retired military officer, now Military History professor, Caroline Upton is enlisted to assist antiques store owner, Russell Carlisle in finding the family of WWII Army officer Orin Newton before Christmas with the hope of returning precious personal artifacts – Orin’s dress uniform, medals, and a stack of love letters from his beloved Alice who waits for him back home. Epaulettes and insignia provide initial clues, though the search seems to dead end when Caroline discovers Orin was captured and listed as MIA. Caroline and Russell then search the love letters for clues as to what happened to Orin and whether he ever made it home to Alice.

NEW

63

34

6.5

/2194/

68

/168/

64

/55/

2.8

/682/

64

/5/

Sarah Davis heads to her uncle’s struggling ranch to escape New York and the spotlight from a recent breakup. Returning home for the first time since her aunt passed, complications arise when Graham, an entitled Hollywood star, arrives at the ranch to prepare for his next film. As Sarah and Graham start to bond, Sarah may get more for Christmas than she bargained for.

NEW

49

18

5.9

/227/

35

/5/

44

/9/

58

/132/

The wicked queen creates an ice storm meant to get rid of the younger Snow White, but instead freezes the whole village, just barely missing her. Snow White travels to the land of the Seven Friendly Giants and makes friends with them. Snow White is never safe from the wicked queen because she'll always be able to find her. Can the giants save Snow White from her vengeance, or will she end up an icicle like her parents?

55

36

6.2

/2491/

69

/253/

61

/76/

2.8

/638/

31

/7/

Susan is a newspaper staffer who decides to generate some Christmas spirit by writing an article about her family’s storied 100-year-old, hand-carved, heirloom Christmas angel. This leads her to accidentally meet Brady, a cute, upbeat artist who insists that he and Susan become fast friends (at least). It turns out that this angel also has the spiritual power to bring people together – as it seems to be doing with Susan and Brady. What’s behind this enchanted ornament? As time moves on, more about this captivating artifact is revealed.

NEW

57

16

5.8

/1358/

59

/60/

57

/17/

2.8

/285/

Popcorn

57

/5/

Maggie and Eric are busy parents of teenagers who embark on a trip to the home of Maggie’s widowed brother to celebrate Christmas. Everyone has different expectations of the perfect holiday. Through a series of transformative events, Maggie learns to embrace the season.

NEW

61

38

6.6

/3144/

63

/133/

68

/16/

2.6

/2468/

57

/15/

JJ, grieving the loss of her grandmother, jumps at the chance to join a new friend, Henrik, on a trip to Norway to discover her grandmother’s history and look into how she landed a troll figurine from his hometown.

NEW

62

37

5.6

/320/

66

/114/

70

/168/

3.0

/790/

61

/125/

After a series of mishaps, Mickey, Minnie and the gang are separated all over the world and must try to get back to Hot Dog Hills by Christmas Eve. A mysterious and jolly stranger shows up to tell them about The Wishing Star, which could be the secret to bringing everybody home in time to celebrate together.

NEW

56

21

6.1

/956/

68

/85/

59

/42/

3.0

/238/

33

/4/

When Prancer injures his hoof Santa’s stable hand, John, must find a fill in to ensure Christmas deliveries go off without a hitch. His mission gets complicated when he discovers that Frankie, the perfect substitute reindeer, belongs to a precocious 8-year-old girl and her mother Annie. As he races to get Frankie up to the North Pole, he realizes that he’s actually falling in love with Annie and has to find a way to win her over and save Christmas at the same time.

NEW

55

21

5.2

/1134/

61

/95/

53

/26/

2.8

/323/

Lifestyle guru and romance expert Joanna Moret has developed a foolproof strategy for ending holiday loneliness and it's all detailed in her best-selling book, The Love Audit. After appearing on a morning show, she is offered the biggest opportunity of her career—to throw the MacAllen Holiday Gala—and if all goes well, she'll get her own TV show. Little do her fans—or the MacAllens—know that she is newly single and can't seem to apply her principles to her own love life. Joanna asks the morning show producer, Ted, to pretend they are a couple or risk being exposed as a fraud.

NEW

73

35

7.6

/2349/

74

/115/

75

/38/

3.2

/559/

80

/3/

A young father asks for pumpkins at the local farm stand. "In August? No." the farmer replies. The farmer ruminates on the odd request and gets involved with strangers for the first time since his son's death long ago.

NEW

54

30

5.7

/1589/

61

/109/

60

/21/

2.0

/3626/

Erin joins her dad Doug for a Christmas in the family’s former hometown of Aurora on a mission that is part business – selling the family home – and major bucket list item for Erin to see the Aurora Borealis light up the Northern sky. Realtor Lori and family friend and local tour guide Trevor create a Christmas inspired at every turn by faith, love, and hope, so much so that Christmas bells hung over decades in a forest grove ring an unbroken song, a harbinger of miracles to come.

62

26

6.7

/1251/

75

/132/

61

/52/

3.1

/335/

47

/2/

The second-half of the movie picks up in the present day, seven years later, with Ryan returning home from being on the road touring as a professional singer and Molly working at her father's corporation.

NEW

59

18

6.2

/875/

66

/68/

51

/21/

2.9

/308/

Josie Jennings a celebrated, romantic, 35-year old chef in the city heads home to spend the holidays at the quaint, magical bed and breakfast where she grew up, and where her mother Shannon has just opened a new restaurant. Famous food critic Tanner Rhodes, who has given Josie harsh reviews in the past, comes to town to review the new restaurant and Josie’s Christmas Cuisine. As the holidays unfold, Josie and Tanner get to know each other better, and a romance soon begins to blossom but will Tanner find a way to right his wrongs, write a rave review for the bistro’s delicious cuisine, and win Josie’s heart by Christmas Eve?

62

32

6.5

/1412/

67

/120/

59

/20/

2.9

/1252/

Self-described bookworm Avery is paired with retired hockey star Wes to compete in a holiday race across America. The team struggles through themed challenges until romance runs its course.

70

42

7.1

/4025/

72

/199/

63

/99/

3.2

/677/

81

/6/

age 10+

After being dumped at the altar on her wedding day, Maggie Conway moves to the island town of Friday Harbor in Washington State, where she meets Mark Nagle, the local coffee shop owner.

NEW

58

12

6.3

/573/

58

/36/

52

/16/

3.0

/208/

Perpetually single Sawyer makes a fake wedding registry, hoping a shopping spree with a scan gun will be the ultimate retail therapy. But when the registry is discovered and the whole town throws her a surprise bridal shower, she's too embarrassed to tell the truth.

NEW

58

20

5.7

/970/

63

/82/

58

/23/

2.8

/349/

To get a big promotion, Hayley, an advertising executive who specializes in social media and all things hip, must land a toy company that is all about traditional Christmas as an account.

NEW

46

21

5.5

/1031/

62

/132/

58

/27/

2.4

/681/

8

/5/

Ava accepts the opportunity of a lifetime to work at the Royal Ice Hotel which leads her to a surprise whirlwind romance with the most important guest of all, the Royal Prince himself.

NEW

57

19

5.3

/1246/

64

/88/

62

/13/

2.5

/548/

age 8+

Haley Foster built a big city life in Los Angeles as a top wedding planner at an elite and powerful company run by Ms. Reynolds. When her sister, Angela, insists on getting married Christmas Day on the tree farm in their old hometown of Truxton, Haley is resigned to make her sister’s dreams come true and her parents happy.

NEW

64

51

6.6

/3760/

72

/333/

64

/102/

2.6

/1760/

67

/12/

Identical twins Kate and Chris Lockhart plot to be the other sister – at Kate’s office and Chris’ school – and take on planning their sister’s Christmas events. One rule, though: no romance.

55

12

5.1

/438/

48

/6/

53

/15/

68

/8/

A suspiciously magical Christmas Eve snowstorm blows some small miracles into the lives of people around the country.

NEW

55

30

6.0

/1717/

65

/147/

61

/50/

2.6

/862/

38

/3/

When Emily, a struggling baker in a small town, receives a handmade Christmas Calendar from a secret admirer, the local residents become obsessed with finding out the identity of the sender.

NEW

60

26

6.2

/1204/

67

/93/

62

/11/

2.6

/1585/

age 10+

Naughty or Nice inspector Isabel Haynes doesn’t anticipate anything out of the ordinary when she’s assigned to evaluate 11-year-old Charlie Duncan. However, soon, Isabel falls for Charlie’s widowed father Jason, which makes her question the rigid rules of her job. As Christmas approaches, Isabel must choose between following the holiday algorithm or following her heart.

NEW

60

22

6.2

/1202/

67

/86/

54

/24/

3.0

/301/

As Darcy and Aiden prepare to celebrate their second Christmas together, an unexpected guest and a fight to save the beloved community center unites everyone for an unforgettable holiday.

NEW

64

33

6.7

/1937/

71

/246/

57

/51/

3.1

/379/

65

/4/

After losing her husband Bradley three years ago on Christmas Day, Celia Banks never thought she’d fall in love again. Now, her entire world revolves around taking care of her daughter, Lilly. Lilly writes a letter to Santa with one wish – for her mommy to be happy and find love again.

NEW

66

26

6.8

/1069/

70

/77/

71

/8/

2.8

/1684/

When a marketing executive learns she’s short on the down payment for her dream condo, she’s informed that her great aunt left her half of a cat café in upstate New York. Hoping to sell it before the holidays, she then meets Dr. Ben Kane, the veterinarian who owns the other half, and has no intention of closing.

NEW

57

30

5.3

/1258/

65

/145/

58

/59/

2.6

/419/

Samantha, a dedicated teacher in Manhattan, returns to her home town of Maple Falls, Wyoming every year for Christmas. This year, she’s delighted when her boyfriend Alex, a European diplomat from the tiny country of Madelvia, decides to joins her. Samantha later discovers Alex is actually a prince destined for the throne, turning her entire world upside down. Realizing that staying with Alex means spending her life in the constant glare of publicity and giving up the job opportunity of a lifetime, Samantha must decide if she loves Alex enough to make the transition from teacher to royal – or will it be too big a leap

NEW

68

36

7.6

/1132/

81

/187/

60

/25/

3.2

/488/

57

/7/

72

/12/

age 7+

An unexpected blizzard threatens the Parton family, while at the same time Dolly's father (and his kids) make sacrifices to raise enough money to finally buy his wife the wedding ring he could never afford to give her. Meanwhile, an important person in little Dolly's life begins to see that her amazing voice and musical gift might just be made for something bigger than rural Tennessee.

NEW

62

39

6.3

/2685/

70

/156/

59

/67/

2.9

/497/

When marketing executive Elise MacKenzie decides to help sell Christmas trees at her family’s Christmas tree lot, she discovers a newfound fondness for the holidays. But all could be lost when the store owner who hosts the tree lot on his block wants to shut it down, and it’s up to Elise to find a way to rekindle his Christmas Cheer.

NEW

66

35

6.8

/2326/

68

/170/

64

/59/

2.9

/715/

75

/3/

Author Nell Phillips’ first book has become a surprise best-seller of the Christmas season. Nell’s last stop on a nationwide book tour takes her to the town of Springdale, the hometown of Emmett Turner, a young man she met over five years ago while both were junior copy editors at a New York publishing company. Nell was hurt when Emmett stood her up for a dinner date and then disappeared from New York without any explanation. As Nell is quick to admit, Emmett’s colorful, nostalgic anecdotes about Springdale inspired her to write this book that is shaping her life and especially this holiday season.

NEW

56

16

5.7

/548/

71

/29/

64

/26/

33

/4/

During a shaky 24-hour holiday truce amid the Battle of the Bulge, American Captain John Myers and a Belgian farm girl, Alina, fall in love. Forced to separate when fighting resumes, the couple vows to reunite, under a bell tower, the first Christmas Eve after the war ends, if each is alive and eager.

NEW

73

61

7.0

/2905/

71

/198/

69

/61/

2.8

/1281/

100

After Avery’s storybook Christmas wedding is canceled unexpectedly, dance instructor Roman helps her rebuild her dreams.

NEW

57

12

5.6

/658/

64

/53/

59

/15/

50

/1/

Vera Parks, an overly intense and demanding Broadway director, gets fired from yet another job, leaving her no choice but to take a gig directing a small town Christmas pageant in upstate New York. Stunned at how basic the production is, Vera attempts to back out, but is convinced by some of the locals to give their town a chance. To her surprise, the warmth and charm of the small town grows on Vera and she even enjoys the experience of directing the pageant. When Vera discovers her former fiancé Jack recommended her for the job, she is outraged. But over time Vera appreciates the gesture, as she grows close to both Jack and his young daughter. Will love stay in the wings this time around?

NEW

63

27

6.9

/777/

66

/67/

67

/16/

3.0

/472/

Popcorn

57

When her father dies, MacKenzie keeps his tradition of the town's fundraising "The Reindeer Games" alive, but when high school crush Chase shows up and plays against her, the spark between them is undeniable.

NEW

66

42

6.9

/3191/

69

/46/

58

/29/

3.2

/672/

73

/60/

Set in a rustic English village in the mid 19th century, Under The Greenwood Tree tells the story of a poor young man who falls for a middle-class schoolteacher and attempts to win her over.

NEW

67

25

6.9

/1352/

69

/104/

75

/24/

2.9

/616/

64

/2/

Kim and Theo meet in the midst of Black Friday shopping madness but there's a definite spark between them. When a power outage causes some panic at a store, the couple gets separated. With Christmas coming, there should be plenty of distractions but neither Kim nor Theo can forget the other. Both yearn to find each other but how with so little information to go on?

NEW

74

42

7.4

/2508/

73

/170/

68

/35/

3.3

/1416/

89

/4/

Katherine is a Ghost of Christmas Present and she must help one soul, Peter, rediscover his Christmas spirit. But this year has something unusual in store.

NEW

64

11

6.5

/156/

60

/16/

63

/9/

3.5

/509/

Olivia Colman leads a stellar cast of actors, entertainers and comedians in a very special ‘stay-at-home’ adaptation of Cinderella for Comic Relief.

53

38

5.5

/2061/

67

/174/

49

/48/

2.7

/1097/

42

/50/

age 6+

Mary Class is a highly successful business executive - who just happens to be the daughter of Santa Claus. But when her father falls ill, Mary returns to the North Pole and the life she left behind to take over for her dad and implement her innovative ideas for running Christmas.

NEW

63

33

6.8

/1855/

67

/128/

62

/28/

2.9

/629/

When Nicky finds an unopened Christmas card from a high school secret admirer, she and her best friend Simone search to find and thank the anonymous author.

65

30

6.9

/1501/

68

/99/

64

/32/

3.1

/361/