Every Christmas Has a Story

Leading up to its premier last year, Hallmark played up the fact that its two leads characters were ex-flames. I almost skipped it but gave it a shot; fortunately that angle was a mere subplot played up to promote to their year round audience. Viewers like me just looking for a Yuletide escape are welcome, this is more of a lost Christmas Spirit tale coupled with a mystery. Fluff morning show host Lori Laughlin (who’s also turning into a Christmas Cheddar lifer, 2015’s Northpole: Open For Christmas is MSG Approved) lets it slip on the air that she hates Christmas. It’s not as bad as Sue Simmons saying, “What the fuck are you doing?” (google it) but it’s enough for the network to replace her Christmas vacation with an assignment in a tiny Christmas themed town that’s offered to help bring her Christmas spirit back. It’s a gateway to high Christmas factor plot and the romantic nausea factor doesn’t really step in until the end, when the characters essentially declare, “Oh btw, now that the adventure’s over, I love you, just thought I’d mention it.” Throw in an estranged father, because it’s Hallmark so why the hell not? MSG Approved.