I love holiday movies. Love the silly premises, the plot twists, the meet-cutes and miracles, and especially the efficiency with which all this ridiculousness moves along. The family’s vacation is ruined, but not to fear — within thirty seconds, a time-traveling ghost has appeared! And forty-five seconds later, mom’s deadly secret is revealed! (That might be from a different movie.)

In December 2021, I sent out a daily newsletter with made-up Christmas stories and movie plots, plus the occasional recap of a real Christmas movie. Here are some:

December 1: Welcome to 24 Days of Christmas!
December 2: Elves, Love, Cupcakes: Part 1
December 3: Elves, Love, Cupcakes: Part 2
December 5: A Castle for Christmas (Netflix)
December 9: Christmas on Ice
December 24: Santa v. Satan

More to come!