I admit it. I'm cheating a little today and referring you back to a tongue-in-cheek post in the Advent Calendar of 2022 (which feels like 1922 about now, right?!).
It's a little essay on the Hallmark Channel's Christmas programming.
In fairness, I do actually sort of enjoy those Hallmark holiday marathons. Admittedly, I mostly use them as background, but now and again one of the movies will actually capture my attention and I'll watch it all the way through. And, confession number 2, I have been known to get a little bit misty watching some of those movies. I mean, it's the holidays and I can't help feeling nostalgic, even while the rational part of my brain is spinning at the idea of trying to store all the Xmas ornaments and decorations the average Hallmark home seems to have on display.
Do all these people rent storage units?
Are all those Christmas trees supposed to be live/real?
Anyway, why can't Hallmark come up with some decent Christmas mysteries? WHY, HALLMARK? Okay, there was Mystery at Mistletoe Manor, which was cute. The closest thing I've seen to an actual mystery (because, yes, like almost every other mystery lover in the world, I like AT LEAST one murder per story) is the Mistletoe Murders, which...I mean, at least they tried! Extra credit for trying!!! ⭐⭐⭐. It's an "audible original," which I had to look up because I had no clue what that meant.
Anyway. Hallmark, you're all about the granting of Christmas wishes, so please, please come up with some entertaining Christmas mysteries for 2026!
Looked for 'The Holiday' (who doesn't love Kate Winslet), found 'The Holiday Swap' and 'Christmas on Cherry Lane'. Had to watch Cherry Lane twice because the ending was so sweet, and because I blundered through the first one.
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DeleteI often wonder if people have secret rooms of requirement where they store all their decorations as well. There's one house in my mom's neighborhood that I swear has to be done by a grade school teacher. They decorate for every small holiday or season. Nothing over the top, not too perfect, but fun nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteBut I first bought my house, I had visions of decorating outside and inside my house for every little thing. I think that lasted 2 years, maybe a bit longer around Halloween and Christmas, but not much.