Seems that the War on Christmas warriors are losing the battle this year. The 2016 Shopping Season is already in full swing (more info HERE), Christmas ads on TV are out-pacing political ads by at least 3 to 1, and the Hallmark Channel has started their "Countdown to Christmas" with non-stop Christmas movies. And just when you thought that every possible movie about Christmas has been filmed, the Hallmark Channel announced a whole host of new offerings -- starting with a sure-hit based on a poem by Emmett Lee Dickinson (Emily Dickinson's third cousin, twice removed -- at her request).
Here are ten of the new Christmas movies to be aired on the Hallmark Channel:
Here are ten of the new Christmas movies to be aired on the Hallmark Channel:
1. NOTHING ELSE SAYS MERRY CHRISTMAS
LIKE A LIGHT-UP GIANT TWELVE-FOOT VINYL BLOW-UP SANTA IN YOUR YARD
Based on Emmett Lee Dickinson's now-classic poem, Nothing Else Says Merry Christmas Like A Light-Up Giant Twelve-Foot Vinyl Blow-Up Santa In Your Yard, Chevy Chase plays Kent Grisweld in a hilarious Christmas romp about a family who wants to set the world's record for the most extreme and unbelievable holiday light display.
2. SHARKNAVIDAD
A monstrous storm devastates Corpus Christi, TX, leaving holiday displays flooded and infested with sharks.
3. SAVING PRIVATE SANTA
A powerful war movie that does not pull any punches on the history on the War of Christmas.
4. THE ROCKY HORROR CHRISTMAS SHOW
Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a blizzard, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Fruit-N-Cake, a transgender elf.
 | 5. SLEIGH DRIVERSuffering from depression and holiday stress syndrome, disturbed loner Travis Tinsel (Robert De Niro) takes a job helping Santa drive his sleigh. 6. BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE ELVESBased on Jacqueline Susann's now-classic holiday drama, "Beyond the Valley of the Elves" tells the story of over-worked, over-stressed elves who drink too much and take too many pills. 7. THE LITTLE CHRISTMAS SHOP OF HORRORSMeek Christmas shop assistant Cecil (Rick Moranis) pines for co-worker Holly (Ellen Greene). During a total eclipse on the night before Christmas, he discovers an unusual poinsettia he names Holly II, which feeds only on Christmas cookies and milk. |
8. REINDEERS ON A PLANE
FBI agent Melville Flint (Samuel L. Jackson) boards a flight from Bethlehem, PA, to the North Pole, escorting a shopping mall Santa. An on-board elf releases a crate of reindeer in an attempt to discover the Santa's true identity.
9. I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST CHRISTMAS!
He knows when you are sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad or good -- so be good for goodness sake!
10. DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR WITH ALL THE CHRISTMAS GIFTS I LEFT IN PLAIN SIGHT IN THE BACK SEAT?
After a day of Christmas shopping, two party-hearty Dudes have an unbelievably sweet time at the office Christmas party. When it's time to head home, though, they discover their car has been stolen -- along with all their gifts!
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