Hallmark Christmas Movies are a lot like re-runs of Mister Ed - incredibly schlocky but people watch them anyway. The plots are all basically the same. Boy/girl has girl/boy friend; said boy/girl friend is o.k. but is not "the one". Along comes "the one" - a cousin/brother/co-worker, etc. of the girl/boy friend and things happen, and voila! a Christmas romance with, of course, "the one".
Awwwwwwww. Pass the tissues.
Take a guess at how many Hallmark Christmas movies have been filmed?
According to IMDb - 174. Do you realize that that's slightly more than all the "Rocky" and "Rambo" films combined?
In perusing the list of Hallmark Christmas movies there are an extensive number that fall into the "A ________ for Christmas" genre. These include*:
A Boyfriend for Christmas
A Wish for Christmas
A Crown for Christmas
A Bride for Christmas
A Family for Christmas
A Grandpa for Christmas
A Song for Christmas
* This is an actual list.
Beyond these movie titles we should also take note of the characters in the Hallmark Christmas Movies. The men are handsome but never overly sexy (and they have good jobs) and the women are all pretty and generally blonde but not blonde enough to be hampered by blonde stereotypes (and they have good jobs).
The interesting part is "good jobs". I suppose that it creates greater audience appeal among viewers who also have good jobs...
...and can afford a $7.50 Hallmark Christmas card.
Readers, enjoy your holidays.
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