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One man's foolhardy quest to watch a Christmas movie every day for a whole damn year.
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Cancel Christmas (2010) - Day 29, Jan 23rd
Cancel Christmas from 2010 is another film that demonstrates that Hallmark is a haven for once fleetingly popular actors looking to keep...
Gary Jive
Jan 23, 20242 min read
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An Old Fashioned Christmas (2010) - Day 28, Jan 22nd
Today's reassuring but somewhat inessential Hallmark joint is 2010’s An Old-Fashioned Christmas, a period tale aimed squarely at the...
Gary Jive
Jan 22, 20242 min read
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Christmas in Canaan (2009) - Day 27, Jan 21st
Today, I continue to feel bummed out as my football team is again playing totally rubbish. This sort of thing shouldn’t affect me that...
Gary Jive
Jan 21, 20242 min read
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A Christmas Visitor (2002) - Day 26, Jan 20th
Another pretty different Hallmark one today with A Christmas Visitor (2002), a solemn, supernatural tearjerker from director Christopher...
Gary Jive
Jan 20, 20242 min read
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The Santa Incident (2010) - Day 25, Jan 19th
Time for something seriously different with 2010’s The Santa Incident, director Yelena Lanskaya’s high concept but terribly executed tale...
Gary Jive
Jan 19, 20242 min read
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A Rose for Christmas (2017) - Day 24, Jan 18th
Though yesterday's festive flick was a bit of a letdown, much better is 2017's A Rose for Christmas , largely due to another smashing...
Gary Jive
Jan 18, 20242 min read
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A Cookie Cutter Christmas (2014) - Day 23, Jan 17th
Yesterday I realised that my back-to-back watching of festive films has started to feel like bingeing on junk food. This sort of thing is...
Gary Jive
Jan 17, 20242 min read
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A Bride for Christmas (2012) - Day 22, Jan 16th
We’re back on U.S. soil, more specifically San Francisco for my next easy watch, A Bride for Christmas. This 2012 flick from director...
Gary Jive
Jan 16, 20242 min read
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Crown For Christmas (2015) - Day 21, Jan 15th
Hallmark’s blatant disregard for plausibility continues in Crown for Christmas, a 2015 directorial effort from Alex Zamm. Danica McKeller...
Gary Jive
Jan 15, 20242 min read
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The Mistletoe Promise (2016) - Day, 20, Jan 14th
There’s a feeling of déjà vu with The Mistletoe Promise, director David Winning’s 2016 movie about two strangers pretending to be a...
Gary Jive
Jan 14, 20242 min read
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Window Wonderland (2013) - Day 19, Jan 13th
Today's movie is the first to acknowledge and explore another all-important element of the festive experience – the lavish department...
Gary Jive
Jan 13, 20242 min read
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A Perfect Christmas (2016) - Day 18, Jan 12th
With a new resolve to face the world with a positive mindset, I stick on the ironically titled A Perfect Christmas, a low-key 2016 effort...
Gary Jive
Jan 12, 20242 min read
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Christmas Bucket List (2016) - Day 17, Jan 11th
Alicia Witt is back for our next film, 2016’s deliciously silly Christmas Bucket List. Here, Witt puts those comedy chops to top use as...
Gary Jive
Jan 11, 20242 min read
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Ice Sculpture Christmas (2015) - Day 16, Jan 10th
Today, it's another good one in the glacial form of Ice Sculpture Christmas (2015) from director David Mackay (Ten Inch Hero). This one...
Gary Jive
Jan 10, 20242 min read
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Return to Christmas Creek (2018) - Day 15, Jan 9th
Next day, I’m still feeling pretty bummed and anxious about the state of the world. Next stop: the fantastically named Return to...
Gary Jive
Jan 9, 20242 min read
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A Cinderella Christmas (2016) - Day 14, Jan 8th
Today is the anniversary of my first date with my lovely wife and as I settle down to watch my next movie, I’m feeling a little unwell...
Gary Jive
Jan 8, 20242 min read
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Annie Claus is Coming to Town (2011) - Day 12, Jan 7th
Next morning, the day after the Capitol riots, I feel depressed. What’s going on with humanity? The world doesn’t feel quite right today,...
Gary Jive
Jan 7, 20242 min read
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Time For Me To Come Home For Christmas (2018) - Day 12, Jan 6th
I confess that I am not a fan of country music so, with that in mind, I'm slightly dreading 2018’s Time For Me to Come Home For...
Gary Jive
Jan 6, 20243 min read
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Christmas at Pemberley Manor (2018) - Day 11, Jan 5th
Much better in the world of loose Austen rip-offs is  Christmas at Pemberley Manor, a delightful 2018 effort from director Colin Theys. I...
Gary Jive
Jan 5, 20242 min read
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Pride, Prejudice & Mistletoe (2018) - Day 10, Jan 4th
Yesterday, I came to a clear understanding that Hallmark doesn't mess around, very deliberately pandering to viewers in search of an...
Gary Jive
Jan 4, 20242 min read
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​ Scientists say that “watching Christmas movies all year round can be a benefit to your health.” But what would happen if you watched them every day for a year? One man decided to find out.
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Please join me on my ridiculous quest.
- Gary Jive
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