We need 90 minutes to sit down with the people we care about and watch characters love, cry, learn, forgive and get into snowball fights while living in beautiful homes they can't afford and building elaborate gingerbread houses in impossible amounts of time.
-Cassie Belek, Washington Post Article
Maybe that’s the true meaning of Christmas. I always thought it was Jesus, but it could also be Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments.
-Cassie Belek, Washington Post Article
The Hallmark Christmas Movie Fan Quiz
You might be a true Hallmark Christmas movie fan if you...
(1) You would love to live in a town called Evergreen.
(2) You know every one of these actresses and have seen more than one of their Hallmark Christmas movies - Holly Robinson Peete, Candace Cameron Bure, Danica McKellar, Tia Mowry, Lacey Chabert.
(3) For you, the Christmas season starts in October and you can't wait for it to begin each year, and feel sad when it's over.
(4) This new commercial tagline delights you - "on the Hallmark Channel, we tend to celebrate Halloween a little differently."
(5) You have, at least once, secretly shaken a Christmas snow globe and made a wish.
(6) You would be delighted by a pillow or blanket that said something like, "I'll be watching Hallmark Christmas movie."
(7) Reading articles about why women love "cheesy, formulaic" Hallmark Christmas movies might make you laugh, but they also make you tear up, because you really do love them.
(8) You would LOVE a cable network channel dedicated to Hallmark Christmas movies.
(9) The Hallmark Christmas movie season provides you with emotional support - it's the best part of your year!
(10) You didn't need this quiz - there is no question whatsoever that you are a true Hallmark Christmas movie fan!
So, yes, Hallmark movies are cheesy. They need more diversity and could do a better job of making their protagonists well rounded women. But their real magic, beyond the fake snow and the cherub-faced actresses, lies in giving us a sense of what we desire most at Christmas: to set our busyness aside for a while to spend time with the people we love. - Colleen Dulle, AmericanMagazine.org
Why We Love Hallmark Christmas Movies
“Knowing what to expect can be relaxing because it shows life in a much simpler way without all of the unknowns and complexities of regular life,” she added. “We can find ourselves seeking out these predictable films as a way to comfort ourselves and escape from this difficult time.” - Kati Horton, Marriage & Family Therapist, Huffpost
"Being able to tap into a world where everything works out, people fall in love and the good guy wins is a retreat. They help us feel close to home in our own human stories." - Kati Horton