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Christmas Movie Review – Day 14

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.  Or not.

My Day 14 selection for my Christmas Movie Review Countdown is Christmas With The Kranks – 2004, Feature Family/Comedy.

Day 14 - Christmas-with-the-Kranks

Since we aren’t putting up a tree this year (thanks to crazy new kitty Storm, aka El Niño), I can identity with the premise of not doing Christmas for a change. Kind of. At least the decorations. Continue reading →

Christmas Movie Review – Day 13

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I’ve fallen in love all over again with my pick for Day 13 of my Christmas Movie Review with Trading Christmas, 2011, Hallmark.

Day 13 - Trading Christmas

I didn’t want this sweet and impertinent movie to end.  As soon as Charles drove along the picturesque streets of a charming Smalltown, USA, and noted that he must be in Who-ville, I settled in for a satisfying experience. Continue reading →

Where’s That Spirit of Christmas?

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We’re almost to the halfway point in my Christmas Movie Review as we countdown to Christmas.

Life is like a box of chocolates

Of course, I’m hoping for coconut and dark chocolate.

One of the most famous lines in “Forrest Gump” is “Life is like a box of chocolates….”  Well, watching Christmas movies is like picking a present from under the tree.  (Unless you peeked), you never know exactly what you’ll open until you finish unwrapping it – maybe there will be a gem stashed somewhere inside?…  Or you’re like Ralphie in “The Christmas Story“ and the real present isn’t under the tree – but hidden elsewhere.  Continue reading →