Hallmark Movies Sleigh the Holiday Season
- Hailey Kroll
- Dec 12, 2019
- 2 min read
Hallmark has a variety of original holiday movies that they stream through January and bring the Christmas spirit to students
Hallmark, the channel creating a plethora of cheesy movies all year round, comes out with an even greater number of originals during the holiday season. Hallmark takes Christmas seriously, starting to air these movies before Halloween. Starting on Oct. 25, Hallmark has been premiering this year's total of 24 new Christmas movies, adding to their total of 136 holiday- themed movies. These movies, being centered around finding love and Christmas cheer, uplift their viewers for the holidays.
Justin Bowling ('21) describes them as repetitive, noticing Hallmark's tendency of consistent story lines. Although consistency could be seen as a negative, Bowling views it as a positive aspect. "Switched for Christmas" is regularly played Hallmark movie. In this movie,
two estranged twins meet up for a holiday lunch in honor of the anniversary of their mother's passing. They are both unhappy with their lives and with each other, but little does the other know, they are jealous of each other's lives. This movie teaches the audience important lesson and brings them on a wild ride to follow this story.
"I think that it's good they are repetitive because it makes them cheesy, It doesn't introduce any kind of controversy and makes people happy at the end of the movie regardless of the course of the movie throughout," Bowling said
This continuity in movie plots upholds the Hallmark channel's joyful tone, in turn creating a similar feeling of joy in each movie. It sparks the Christmas spirit in watchers at home, including Alyssa Howry ('22).
"Hallmark movies bring the Christmas spirit by getting you in the mood to enjoy with family and friends. I love watching them with my family at the start of the season because they spread love and they're great to get into the Christmas spirit," Howry said.
True for Kostantina Ageladelis ('20), the uplifting tone expressed in these movies brings families together for the holidays. Hallmark movies bring Ageladelis closer with her father during the Christmas season due to the loving feel exerted throughout these movies.
"I always watch them with my dad, so it makes me really happy that we have something to bond over. The fact that we have something to share like Hallmark is super sweet to me. We've made it a tradition and I really like that I have that with my dad," Ageladelis said.
Hallmark movies play all year round and their holiday movies last to end of season. They will be premiering new original movies every day until the end of Dec. 26. Some premier on Hallmark's "Movies & Mysteries" channel, while others are showing on the original Hallmark. channel. The next Hallmark original, "Angel Falls: A novel Holiday" comes out Dec. 13 on
"Movies & Mysteries" at 9 p.m. To get into the Christmas spirit, gather with family or friends,
turn to the Hallmark channel, and make some hot chocolate!
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