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    Movie Review: My Christmas Inn (2018)

    In order to prepare posts for Blogmas 2025, I’ve been watching a lot of romantic Christmas movies. The Hallmark Channel has many Christmas movies to watch, but this year I wanted to try something different: I wanted to watch the…

    By essieofwho December 12, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review: A Merry Scottish Christmas (2023)

    Every Christmas season, Hallmark releases many Christmas themed romance movies. In most recent years, I felt overwhelmed by the amount of movies Hallmark releases ever holiday season. For the most part, I like them, but I don’t really love them.…

    By essieofwho December 7, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review: Hats Off To Christmas! (2013)

    The early to mid 2010’s was the time when I would watch the Hallmark Channel movies the most. I looked forward to every holiday season when new movies would be released. In 2013, one of the movies I was excited…

    By essieofwho December 6, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review: Let It Snow (2013)

    Last fall, I began to binge watch Hallmark movies that were available to watch for free with ads. I had multiple movies to pick from including some of Hallmark’s famous Christmas romances. For the most part I remember watching most…

    By essieofwho December 5, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2021,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review: Good Morning Christmas! (2020)

    Every year, Hallmark releases a plethora of clean romantic Christmas themed movies. Sometimes, they are good. Sometimes they aren’t. Still, I enjoy trying to watch as many as I can. (I’m a sucker for clean romantic movies and books!) Good…

    By essieofwho December 6, 2024
  • Blog,  christmas,  Holidays,  Home,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV,  Organization

    A Few Thoughts on My Larger-Than-Expected Hallmark Christmas Movie DVD Collection

    Recently, I began to sort through my DVDs collection. Overall, I am happy with my DVD collection, but there was one thing that surprised me about it: I have a lot of Hallmark Christmas movies on DVD! I had no…

    By essieofwho May 24, 2023
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2022,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review: A Princess for Christmas (2011)

    Every holiday season, I enjoy watching Hallmark Christmas movies. For anyone who read this blog for a while, this probably comes as no surprise. Even though I enjoy the new movies that are released every year, there are a handful…

    By essieofwho December 16, 2022
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2022,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    TV Show Review: Reindeer in Here (2022)

    On November 29, 2022, CBS aired Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Even though I owned the show on DVD, I watched this year’s broadcast due to an overwhelming need for Christmas nostalgic. After the show ended, a new, one hour…

    By essieofwho December 7, 2022
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2022,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    TV Show Review: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964)

    Every year for many decades, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer airs on TV. Since I was a little girl, I really enjoyed watching it. There were a few years when I didn’t want to watch it, but this year, I…

    By essieofwho December 6, 2022
  • Blog,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movies I’m Looking Forward to Watch During Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas 2022

    It’s that time of the year when the Hallmark Channel will premiere their new Christmas romance movies! Some may not enjoy it, but I do. I don’t always get to see every single new movie, but I am excited to…

    By essieofwho October 5, 2022
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