Hallmark Christmas movies to watch
Hallmark is known for its cheesy Christmas movies and romcoms. The predictable plotlines against a winter backdrop, attractive main characters that are fated for each other, and the magic of Christmas – it’s a guilty pleasure to enjoy these movies.
We’ve curated a list of 25 Hallmark movies you can enjoy during this seasonal holiday:
1. A Season For Miracles (1999)
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A classic 90s Hallmark movie, A Season For Miracles tells the story of Emilie Thompson, who flees with her niece and nephew after her sister, Berry Thompson, gets admitted into a hospital in a repeated case of overdosing. Not wanting her niece and nephew to be taken away to foster care, she takes them to Bethlehem to start over a new life.
https://youtu.be/rkMc2oSnfDk?si=7Rg-Dsv0f8bFn5cl
2. Silver Bells (2005)
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In this 2005 movie, Tate Donovan plays Christy Byrne, a widower from Nova Scotia who sells Christmas trees in New York City. An argument leads his son, Danny, to run away from home. He and his daughter return annually to keep up the family business in the day and search for Danny at night.
They cross paths with Catherine, portrayed by Anne Heche, a woman who has not celebrated Christmas since her husband’s death and always declines Christy’s offer of a tree. She has also been keeping Danny’s location a secret, and has no choice but to reveal it when he is hospitalised after an accident.
https://youtu.be/-tuk1n9Tr4w?si=3LiJYTr11tR9k4Vl
3. The Christmas Card (2006)
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Cody (John Newton) is a US soldier who received an inspirational Christmas card from a church group. He returns to his hometown and meets Faith (Alice Evans). The two find themselves falling in love with each other. Things get complicated with the arrival of Faith’s boyfriend, Paul, who proposes to her.
https://youtu.be/FZoW8y_bF20?si=UaLAnjGH5OPBymDc
4. The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008)
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This 2008 comedy film tells the story of Jen (Brooke Burns) is a single mom and businesswoman who approaches Christmas in a business-like way. Her uncle, a retired police officer, brings home a handsome stranger, Morgan (Warren Christie), who helped him catch his flight.
Jen and Morgan’s clashing personalities cause some hostility, which then turns into a budding romance once they spend a little more time together.
https://youtu.be/ZB97CnVDGvE?si=dLT4RJB93OiqiI7Q
5. A Dog Named Christmas (2009)
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This heartwarming tale introduces you to Todd, a young man with a learning disability. His love for animals led to him volunteering in a local animal shelter program, “Adopt a dog for Christmas”. He aims to get as many dogs adopted as possible by the local community. One dog in particular captured his heart and they formed a wholesome friendship.
https://youtu.be/s4aao9l24Qg?si=UuAIWBApnA8_WKoa
6. A Bride For Christmas (2012)
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Jessie (Arielle Kebbel) is heartbroken after her third engagement ends. She swears to hold off on serious relationships until she finds “the one”. Meanwhile, Aiden (Andrew Walker), a charming but single man, bets his friends that he can convince a woman to marry him by Christmas. Unbeknownst to Jessie, she is the target of his bet.
https://youtu.be/BVF-PJiyGo4?si=IdzPYfEsk3pouYAj
7. A Very Merry Mix Up (2013)
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Alice (Alicia Witt) is an antique store owner who flies to meet up with her future in-laws, the Mitchums. She meets her fiancé’s supposed brother, Matt Mitchum (Mark Wiebe), at the airport. While baking Christmas cookies, they find that they share similar interests. In a funny twist of fate, she later discovers that she is with the wrong Mitchums.
https://youtu.be/llpTYlMZzzo?si=jeWavTi6t7ayxFut
8. Snow Bride (2013)
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Greta (Katherine Law) is a tabloid reporter in search of juicy gossip. After picking up a rumour that the late Senator Tannenhill’s family is preparing a mystery wedding, she rushes to get to the bottom of the rumour. But she finds herself with car trouble near a ski resort and is saved by a kind man, Ben Tannenhill (Jordan Belfi).
https://youtu.be/FEAg7jcMiA8?si=xfVChd7KFYPqT9FK
9. A Royal Christmas (2014)
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Emily (Lacey Chabert) is a humble seamstress in Philadelphia. Before Christmas, her boyfriend, Leo (Stephen Hagan), reveals that he is Prince Leopold, the heir to a small sovereign country called Cordinia. He takes her back to his home country to introduce her to his family. However, his mother immediately disapproves of their relationship.
https://youtu.be/Kua76tb2W54?si=hdKO5mxtuA5SlLfZ
10. The Christmas Secret (2014)
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Christine (Bethany Joy Lenz) finds her life slowly falling apart. She’s fired from her job, and on the brink of getting evicted, while her ex-husband is also threatening to take custody of their children. She soon finds her luck turning when she comes across a magical family heirloom.
https://youtu.be/TDFF5IIJOHU?si=BjHPYQpG0_klYzAT
11. The Nine Lives of Christmas (2014)
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Zachary (Brandon Routh) is a firefighter who does not believe in true love. One day, he rescues a cat and begrudgingly keeps it in his home. Marilee (Kimberly Sustad) is a veterinary student who owns a cat. She meets Zachary at a pet store, and they eventually fall in love with each other, but not without a little drama and misunderstandings.
https://youtu.be/Z-JAvnLoCLw?si=fX_92L-DLFqiEMrj
12. Christmas Under Wraps (2014)
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Lauren (Candace Cameron Bure), a resident doctor, misses out on her desired Boston fellowship. She takes a temporary position practicing medicine in Garland, Alaska, intending to leave once a “big-city” chance arises. She unexpectedly finds herself charmed by the small town and its residents, particularly the local handyman, Andy, and his warm-hearted father, Frank.
https://youtu.be/Pgi9eS3jBlg?si=sQmw1AABb9WT_P1l
13. A Christmas Detour (2015)
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Paige finds her flight to New York City is cancelled upon boarding, due to a snowstorm. She begrudgingly joins a fellow passenger, Dylan, to get to New York with an older couple heading to Connecticut. She finds herself slowly falling in love with Dylan as she gets to know more about him.
https://youtu.be/O37ViXmi1hg?si=UvtCt3JGUC_HCnIy
14. A Heavenly Christmas (2016)
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Eve (Kristin Davis) is a workaholic who has never found joy in Christmas. Upon her untimely death, she is recruited to be a Christmas Angel. Her first task is to reconcile a singer’s relationship with his family. But in a twist of fate, she finds herself falling for him.
https://youtu.be/Ri_-mNndUUk?si=e6ShU26EOLZ_NIdH
15. The Christmas Train (2017)
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This 2017 romance film stars Kimberly Williams-Paisley (Eleanor), Dermot Mulroney (Tom), Danny Glover (Max), and Joan Cusack (Agnes). Tom, a journalist, tries to make it to LA in time for Christmas via train. Unexpectedly, he finds his former lover on the same train. They bond with other passengers along the way who can see that the two are still in love with each other.
https://youtu.be/MErV93NjgDs?si=25tGwl2v3i-5xmKq
16. Christmas Getaway (2017)
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Emory (Bridget Regan), a travel writer, plans to spend Christmas alone by booking a winter cabin. She finds it double-booked with a corporate attorney, Scott (Travis Van Winkle), his daughter, and his mom. With other rooms booked, they are forced to share and unexpectedly bond over a shared traditional Christmas celebration.
https://youtu.be/hfTgKE-s5VI?si=9D-j_8eogh-n-dBm
17. A Bramble House Christmas (2017)
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Finn Conrad (David Hadyn-Jones) becomes suspicious when his father leaves a generous amount of money to Willa, a nurse and a single mother. He travels to Bramble, Oregon, to go undercover and investigate the family at a bed and breakfast. In a twist of events, he finds himself unexpectedly bonding with the family until his true identity and initial intentions are revealed.
https://youtu.be/jRgTg1vu5vw?si=U3K2D0KaCYkZtP2B
18. A Godwink Christmas (2018)
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Paula (Kimberly Sustad) is an antique appraiser who reluctantly accepts her boyfriend’s marriage proposal. Her Aunt Jane senses that she has mixed feelings over the engagement and invites her home for Christmas.
Paula meets the local inn owner, Gery (Paul Campbell), and winds up enjoying local festivities with him, slowly falling in love with him in the process.
https://youtu.be/F_PaV2BobT0?si=DVYasiRbVoNSqAOr
19. A Shoe Addict’s Christmas (2018)
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Noelle (Candace Cameron Bure) is a holiday hater after her boyfriend broke up with her on Christmas Eve three years ago. One fateful day, she finds herself locked in a department store where she works. There, she meets her guardian angel, who introduces her to several “ghosts” of the past, future, and present.
Through the quirky adventures into the past, present, and future, orchestrated by her guardian angel, she slowly falls in love with a fireman, Jake (Luke Macfarlane), who has moved to the floor above her apartment unit.
https://youtu.be/1LP_J6_EGxk?si=IT-Zn85bPXJpve3O
20. An Unexpected Christmas (2021)
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Starring Bethany Joy Lenz (Emily) and Tyler Hynes (Jamie), An Unexpected Christmas follows Jamie, who didn’t tell his family of his breakup with his now ex-girlfriend, Emily. They run into each other at a train station, and he convinces Emily to pretend that she is still dating him. The two engage in a week of family festivities and discover that there may still be sparks in their relationship.
https://youtu.be/soVeiBupn3k?si=GLEKzX10VBfX8SnH
21. Crashing Through the Snow (2021)
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Ex-spouses Maggie (Amy Acker) and Jeff (Kristian Brunn) remained best friends and spent Christmas together with their two daughters despite going their separate ways. But when Jeff’s new girlfriend Kate Reynolds plans elaborate Christmas activities with the girls, Maggie teams up with Sam (Warren Christie), a chef and the black sheep of the Reynolds family, to upstage Kate’s plans.
https://youtu.be/nquoEDZ3Zxg?si=CS_ptvaRGIUCfx6Q
22. Three Wise Men and a Baby (2022)
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This Canadian Hallmark film stars Paul Campbell (Stephan), Tyler Hynes (Taylor), and Andrew W. Walker (Luke) as brothers. Luke, a firefighter, finds a baby named Thomas, left at the firehouse with a note specifically addressed to him. In the note, the mother asks for him to be Thomas’ temporary caregiver until Christmas.
Not knowing what to do, he seeks his mother’s help, only for her to be called away in an emergency. The three brothers are left to care for Thomas, facing troubles and confronting their relationship with each other.
https://youtu.be/7waiQkKDGD4?si=429IqfamnQF2yEaf
23. Round and Round (2023)
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Rachel (Vic Michaelis) discovers that she is stuck in a time loop, reliving her parents’ Hanukkah party. Desperate to break out of the time loop, she seeks help from Zach (Bryan Greenberg), the “nice boy” her grandma insists on setting her up with.
https://youtu.be/PY1-nQQmxA0?si=Vc8_blZwu8tM7VHl
24. A Biltmore Christmas (2023)
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Lucy (Bethany Joy Lenz) is a screenwriter who lands a job to write a remake of a beloved holiday movie. She gets sent to the charming Biltmore Estate for research and inspiration after her script was rejected for its unsatisfying ending.
There, she discovers that she traveled back to 1947, when the movie was first filmed. She finds herself growing close to Jack Huston (Kristoffer Polaha) and risks jeopardising the future.
https://youtu.be/cxnKuP0xLSY?si=QZn6xsq3KGsY8fSJ
25. A Keller Christmas Vacation (2025)
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Anne and Ben Keller buy a family river cruise across Europe to spend the holidays with their three adult children: Cal (Brandon Routh), Dylan (Jonathan Bennett), and Emory (Eden Sher). The three siblings reluctantly agree to the trip, not expecting it to be a miraculous experience with new friendships, family bondings, and budding romances.
https://youtu.be/V6wZ0qvZL-g?si=3ILYLr7wyIW6F5SX
Dive into Christmas miracles & the holiday spirit with these films
While Hallmark is known for its cheesy holiday romcoms, its films are no doubt guilty pleasures of many. Who knows, you might miraculously find a favourite in this list.
In the spirit of Christmas holidays, check out:
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