Let's Write A Christmas Movie!

[mylittleyumyum]

I'll start -

Ally has just inherited her Grandpaw's farm in the sticks. She plans to take some time off from her high flying job and commitment phobe partner to go and take stock of the building and sell up....

Her commitment phobe partner can't join her for a few weeks - he's got angry phone calls to have, money to make and land to acquire. Old grandpaws farm really is run down, only kept in working order by the big strong farmhand, Trev, Allys first high school boyfriend. They've not seen each other since Ally left for the big smoke....

Trev is also involved in running the town Christmas fair. Which apparently nobody has bothered to market, find a venue for or recruit stall holders. Despite Xmas happening at the same time every year and things usually booking up week in advance.

As Ally works in marketing, she can really put the Christmas Fair on the map.
She also recognises older person in the local store, when she goes to stock up, is really elusive ex pop star - Sandy Starstuck.

They take crisp walks wrapped up in warm scarves hats and gloves, then go to the little village coffe shop run by middle-aged ladies.Ally has her hair loose and is wearing full makeup.

Pretty sure I have seen this exact film on Channel 5 recently. Virtually the exact storyline @mylittleyumyum

Ally is wearing a red coat when they go ice skating.

By the way, wtf is a 'crisp walk' ??? I see it mentioned quite a bit on here. Is it when you go for a walk eating a packet of Walkers smoky bacon?

With full hockey pads and helmet

Trev and Ally make Christmas cookies from an old family recipe. And they’re perfect.

Ally knows they're going to need a cuddly ol' Santa for the Christmas Fair - Sandy would be perfect - but he's just soooo curmudgeonly - Ally looks wistfully off to the side and wonders how she can thaw the ol' recluse out...

Ally does some "research" (Googling) and finds out Sandy grew up on a farm so she invites him to her farm... On the way she reveals they keep reindeer and have a rundown barn that, with the efforts of the whole town, could be rustic and charming

(Trev now has a dark green coat to go with Ally's red coat)

I was taking the piss. People on here often go for a "crisp" walk, never a freezing cold wet one.

Where's the little old man with a twinkle in his eye who sees the chemistry and does something devious like pretend he needs help putting up the decorations just to get the two in the room at the same time? He's usually got a big white beard...

Trev has a precocious 10yr old daughter Darcy, who Ally introduces Christmas activities like snowman building and tree decorating to. It turns out Trev is recently widowed and doesn’t really like celebrating Christmas as it reminds him of Maggie his dear departed wife. In fact the only reason he is doing the Christmas fair is because she used to organise it.

Ally's commitment phone partner is definitely not up for being a parent, Ally has been on the fence but Darcy is making her re think. Plus Darcy has always wanted a baby bro or sis

After a busy day of Christmas activities they all attend the Christmas tree lighting ceremony … significant looks are exchanged and they all return back to Trevs house. Darcy asks if Ally can read her a bedtime story (purlease Daddy??) Ally reads her the night before Christmas whilst Trev stands outside listening with a nostalgic/wistful look (or possibly constipation).
They then share some hot chocolate and Trev reveals that Darcy is really missing her Mom.

An unfortunately timed powercut while Allie and Trev are in a storeroom, looking for her grandmother's beloved collection of vintage christmas decorations while reminiscing about their childhood christmasses, forces them to have a cosy evening lit only by candles and a roaring log fire, while tasteful carols inexplcably play in the background.

Is this a euphemism?

Anyhow....

Just to propel the plot forward, Darcy gets ill from the biscuits, which are IN NO WAY a metaphor for babies, and Ally and Trev have to rush her to AnE, where Ally has an emotional revelation....

Ally doesn't really like animals, but Darcy hears a mewling outside and goes outside to find in the snow a tiny cat, barely not a kitten herself, heavily pregnant "we've got to help her'! Says Darcy who names her Mary.

Trev accuses Ally of deliberately poisoning his child and shouts ‘I thought I could trust you’
instead of clearing it up on the spot they both choose to just accept the misunderstanding

Allys commitment phobe partner arrives in a flashy car and unsuitable shoes having decided he will now commit if Ally returns to the big smoke with him before the Christmas fair.

Great thread! I have nothing to add but please carry on, I'm loving this.

Snow? What snow? It's California and there's never snow! That is until someone hires a snow machine for the final scene for the big romantic gesture because the Blonde woman (she's always blonde) and the Widowers daughter have never had a white Christmas before. (It was suggested to Thicko Widower by that bloke with the beard - Thicko Widower couldn't manage it on his own).

Trev turns up at Grandpaws farm ready to apologise after having had a heart to heart with Sandy about missed opportunities. He meets Blake (commitment phobe partner) who tells Trev that Ally is engaged and coming back to the city where she belongs. Trev looks like he might punch Blake but instead just walks away