With each passing year, more and more networks are getting in on the holiday movie extravaganza because they’re mega-ad revenue generators. With more original made-for-TV movies being made each year, let’s face it: The names of these films are getting out of control. This year, Hallmark alone features new movies like A Gingerbread Romance, A Shoe Addict’s Christmas and Christmas Wrap Battle (OK—that last one is fake).
The tropes are always the same. Someone has to complete a ridiculous Christmas-related task, like choreographing an ice-skating show that tells the story of a fictional kingdom’s Founder’s Day (yes, that’s real, and it’s called Christmas at the Palace) and meets someone along the way, which always leads to love.
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