Christmas film adoration and rant!

[TheZeppo]

I love Christmas movies. They are filling my Saturdays currently (tragic).

BUT

I’m getting very hacked off with the ‘re-write history’ ones, as it inevitably seems to say that someone who chooses their career is missing out, and that a —mundane— family life is superior.

They never seem to show it the other way round. I realise that’s not Christmassy, but come on!

They have taught me a valuable lesson though. I’m still single, as I haven’t yet met Santa’s heir 😂

#Lighthearted

Just looked it up. Its called 'All about Christmas Eve'. Well worth a watch

They fall madly in love so quickly! If they posted here we’d be screaming about red flags 😂

Do these gorgeous towns actually exist in the US? Or is it like their view of us? ...quaint villages, red phone boxes, tea & scones, bowler hats, we've all met the queen etc?

New England has a lot of towns that would look great in a Christmas film. There are certainly lots of beautiful mountain towns in the USA and some incredible scenery. Buuuut, there are also many very boring, concrete towns. It’s such a new country compared to the UK, so some areas can suffer from a lack of character.

Look, I'm never going to watch the one where the lovely family have to live with the grinchy family over Christmas and teach them to be lovely, so could someone DM me the twist?

Window Wonderland is my favourite. Rival department store window dressers and well...you can guess the rest. It was on channel 5 a week or two ago and I forgot to record it. I'm saddened by this so please give a shout out if anyone knows when or if it comes on again!
Also 12 dates of Christmas with Amy Smart and Dawson from Dawson's Creek is really good fun too.

I have found my people!
My kids rip me mercilessly about my love of cheesy Christmas films. I love Christmas24 and true Christmas.

#DieDieFrickenDie You can get quite a few of the ones that are on C5 on their catch up thingy. It maybe on there.

I love the Amy Smart one!

Does anyone else adore Christmas fiction too? I'm a sucker for a glittery cover . Trisha Ashley and Karen Swan are my favourites.

Our local The Works has the traditional 3for£5 paperbacks and there were 3 Nora Roberts Christmas shite novels there, all glittery covers and snow... My fingers were itching to pick them up!

I love Nora Roberts books! I've read so many I've lost count!

I've PMd you, Morris!

I LOVE 12 Dates of Christmas too, especially the fact it has the Micheal Buble song Cold December Night in it too.

But it was actually Zack from Saved by the Bell, not Dawson I told you I loved all this shit

Christmas Prince the Royal Wedding premiered on Netflix today.

Angels in the snow is on Ch 5 at 1.15! I can't wait to watch it :)

Alpaca Just settling down with it now!

Just got in so going to watch it on plus 1

I'm watching Christmas Lodge [santa]. Another widower with a cute kid. Dh just text to say he's coming home soon so I won't be able to finish it. He'll just take the piss - he doesn't get it

If the twist in this film is what I think it is, then it's

A) obvious, and
B) fabulous and festively cheesy.

I'll let you know at the end if I'm right.

DMC are you watching Angels in the Snow?! I'm watching on live pause - I have a suspicion about the twist but I could be way off... will not be posting any spoilers though!!

Yes I am and yes I was right.

I'm not putting any spoilers out there though - nobody panic!

I am in no way glued to Christmas 24 from October onward. And I DEFINITELY didn't watch their Christmas in July films while sweating my bits off in the heatwave .

I consider myself an expert in all the various Christmas movie tropes from widowed single dad meets winsome lady to hardhearted corporate executive lady goes to close down Christmassy factory (think cookies or decorations) and everything in between.

Angels in the Snow legit made me cry and I'm very fond of one called 'Every Christmas has a Story' about a hard headed tv presenter rediscovering her Christmas spirit.

I keep this obsession very close to my chest as it would ruin my credibility completely' but here amongst my people I can confess all

Bloody DH is watching one of his tat horror/sci fi programmes

If it wasn't for the fact I am being ver' ver' busy and he has recorded the "Angels in the Snow" film, I'd be checking the patio for loose slabs ...............

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I can't decide when to re-watch 'Angels'. Recorded it earlier, so, do I watch it a bit later (DP is meeting a chum tonight)? Or do I leave it for some time over the weekend?!