Who loves Hallmark Christmas Movies?
I love catching Hallmark Christmas movies each season. I've had several friends ask if I could review them so they know what movies to watch and what movies to skip. Here is my annual Hallmark rankings of each movie!
Now as the season goes on sometimes the way I rank movies, I end up liking one's better vs how I initially ranked them. My rankings list is the go to order I would watch them again in.
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Our third annual YouTube top 5 most looking forward to movies, and least looking forward to movies of the season!
My top 5 most looking forward to movies:
- We Met in December
- A Keller Christmas Vacation
- Tidings for the Season
- Christmas Above the Clouds
- A Newport Christmas
2025 Movie Rankings in order that I would watch again
- Three Wisest Men
- Christmas Above the Clouds
- A Keller Family Vacation
- Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper
- Tidings for the Season
- Christmas Angel Match
- A Royal Montana Christmas
- A Newport Christmas
- Christmas on Duty
Must Watch Movies this season
- Three Wisest Men
- Christmas Above the Clouds
- A Keller Family Vacation
Middle of the road movies
- Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper
- Tidings for the Season
- Christmas Angel Match
- A Royal Montana Christmas
- A Newport Christmas
Not my favorites
- Christmas on Duty
Non-Hallmark Christmas Movies
Hulu Movies
Joy to the World
A fake relationship on steroids with an entire fake family. The Christmas feels are top notch in this movie. The premise right up my alley with a lifestyle guru/author faking her way with a family on a cooking show.
Chad Michael Murray has chemistry oozing through his pores with Emmanuelle Chriqui. The run-ins with the girl Max had a date with before getting into the fake relationship scenes were hilarious.
The lessons learned in the end, this movie kept my interest from start to finish. It was so much fun and even the geese at the end of the movie, attention to detail was paid!
You can find this movie on Hulu!
5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Royal Montana Christmas
You are going to make the guests muck up the stalls! That doesn’t seem like my kind of vacation..plus she would never be that clean with a white outfit, trust! Also the accent wasn’t my favorite 😬
This is a typical Royal movie feel to it. Funny accents, the Royal trying to act like a civilian, a burst pipe so they need to use the barn for a dance.
Your career doesn’t define you your character does. What a great line from the mom in this movie. The way the gal described home coming kings and queens is not how most vote on that I always thought it was a popularity contest 😂
The kiss paired with the music was so good!
Overall a better start than expected but just a middle of the road movie overall for me.
3 out of 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Christmas Angel Match
Right off the start the quirky fun energy is right up my alley, then the middle happened and it slowed down quite a bit.
The Christmas feels of this movie are so good 🎄🎄🎄
The Christmas flash mob so much fun! Meghan must do yoga her warriors were perfect form..
Favorite line-
You are not too much Daisy, they are just not enough!
I disliked the partial hearing of the some people don’t have it and Monica thinking it was her he was referencing.
The older couple was my favorite. They really were a fun duo. I liked so much of the premise of this one but it got a little off in parts.
Both leads were wonderful!
Overall I would watch again if it was on but maybe wouldn’t seek it out.
3 out of 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper
Brendon Penny is in this with Robert Buckley instant enjoy for me! The too small sweater, witty lines really enjoyed the start of this one. I enjoyed the fun dialogue and the antics of Ted. The fun limo ride, the Christmas decor.
I thought at times it was a bit slow the escape room felt slow as did a few other spots in the movie.
I wasn’t a big fan of Hopes attitude, so that was my tough point for this movie. Often I think would I hang out with this person.. Ted 100% I would, Hope wasn’t always my favorite to watch.
Overall I enjoyed this one but maybe I’m holding off on my 4 and 5 stars for ones I just can’t get enough of this was close if the Hope character was a little more well rounded.
3.5 out of 5 stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️.5
Christmas on Duty
Christmas on Duty
The military theme is a tough one for me to get into, I just struggle with these movies. The leads were a delight and would love to see him in future movies. Janel was lovely but the material they were working with was rough.
This movie is serious and funny so it makes you feel like you are starting a race and abruptly stop than they say go and we are off to the funny races again and then they say stop. That was this movies pacing for me, 
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Ezra seemed like a more well rounded actor in this one, so kudos to him for nailing his scene.
I think it might have worked with a non-military backdrop but that like horse movies just don’t do anything for me.
Not so bad that you should skip it altogether though. The acting does save it from being a disaster for me. Janel’s singing was also wonderful as were the Christmas sweaters in the last scene.
2 out of 5 stars 
A Newport Christmas
This movie very much reminded me of Journey Back to Christmas they both even focused on having comets helping the time travel move.
The Bing Crosby (or older version of) it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas was a nice touch in the movie.
This movie I’m torn on how to rate.. I enjoyed it but not sure it would be one I want to watch multiple times.
I did like a little mystery element to it trying to figure out all the moving pieces. The fun ball gown was a pretty blue.
The CGI was a little fake looking by the water scenes. I usually don’t notice those things but this one was quite noticeable.
Of course the ending was what occurred it was quite predictable but that doesn’t mean I didn’t love it! Any other ending would have been a disappointment.
Overall it wasn’t quite what I was hoping for but a solid middle of the road movie.
3 out of 5 stars
Christmas Above the Clouds
It’s always a good sign when I haven’t taken any notes and I’m halfway through a movie. I really enjoyed this one. If you love a Christmas Carol story and twists on it this is well done. Love the airplane twist of it and the 3 ghosts.
Of course Erin and Tyler have such great chemistry together.
Each ghost and scene for Ella was so good. I was heavily entertained. I thought they did a great job popping in and out of the airplane.
The kiss, the ending with her seeing her sister with Jake, Bobby and Tim reuniting in time for Christmas.
This is my favorite of the year right now and it’s not even close.
5 out of 5 stars for me! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Keller Christmas Vacation
As someone who has 3 brothers I could relate to Emory so hard 😂I don’t remember the last time they reached out to me, well did you reach out to them? Well no 😂
The Ruins of Pompeii the gingerbread building scene 😂😂
We get to see European Christmas markets and the dancing from Jonathan Bennett so good.
This one had laughter, love and felt like a fun family adventure. The skating scene at the end 😭
What a fun movie loved it and will definitely watch again!
5 out of 5 stars for me!
Three Wisest Men
Note- I watched the extended cut on Hallmark + which has a different ending and a bit longer. So if some of what I mention wasn’t in your version that’s why 😀
The script for this movie was so quick witted, smart, funny 🫰🏼
All three brothers had interesting plot points and their mom did as well.
Lochlyn Monroe cast as Susie’s dad was great casting. The deciding where to sleep in the parents house so relatable and fighting over which room you get 😂
The moms speech to her sons about how they will get through things made me tear up 🥹The brother scenes worked so well, and they play wonderfully off each other.
Some other great lines
✔️Son in law, son in awe- Taylor to Bob about Stephen. So many great lines and that was one of them!
✔️They are looking for 3 fashion less ding-dongs.
Getting a Christmas tree 3 days before Christmas again can relate to that as my family has done this a few times and they end up with the Charlie Brown tree…😂
The entire scene with Kimberly Sustad in the hospital!
I loved how they had the serious scene with Taylor while the brothers were fighting over the toy in the ball pit. Kept you entertained and got the point across.
I loved this movie favorite of the year!
5 out of 5 stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tidings for The Season
Well they had me at Minneapolis! The little boy actor was adorable and very good. Both leads were great as well. If the news was actually like this I might watch it.
This was a cute movie. I had fun, loved the stories with the local community members as part of the news. It brought great local stories to light.
It had your usual Hallmark older troupes to it with one lead being pulled in a different direction but ultimately makes the “right” Hallmark decision.
I didn’t give it 4 stars as I don’t see myself going back to watch this on demand but would watch again if it was on.
3.5 out of 5 stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️.5
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