Off to YouTube!! I didn't see that one during the holiday season
TK --
Twelve Trees of Christmas was one of the Lifetime movies from 2013 (as was
A Snowglobe Christmas, which I loved), and I don't know if you caught any of those? I know you said that sometimes the Lifetime movies seemed a bit darker.
Twelve Trees and
A Snowglobe Christmas seemed like they could have easily been on Hallmark.
In fact, a lot of the holiday movies I have found on Lifetime, Ion, Hallmark, UP, ABC Family and INSP have the same actors jumping from role to role (Candace Cameron Bure, Cameron Mathison, Kellie Martin, Alicia Witt, Lacey Chabert, Elisa Donovan, Lauren Holly, etc.), and the same basic predictable plots. They all seem interchangeable, like any of them could move to one of the other channels and fit in just fine.
Twelve Trees... was cute, and I liked the idea of themed trees, but I didn't love the movie. I thought the female lead was appealing. I didn't really care about the guy one way or the other. I liked the library. Interestingly, I think I would have enjoyed the movie better if it had been fall when I watched it, instead of almost summer. As much of a Christmas fanatic as I am, even I have a hard time enjoying holiday movies at this time of year, when it's so hot. I have to get closer to September, I think.
My DH's has alot of "Grumpy" in him. He tolerates the Christmas season

. Although his version of Christmas spirit is decorating our vintage fire truck in Christmas lights. This has alot to do with his family growing up. I tend to think about Christmas year round, simply as I'm frugal, and am always looking for cheap stocking stuffers for the family. Fortunately for him, I'm a bit of Christmas junkie, so I'm the one who puts up the tree, usually the first week of Dec, and starts prepping for Christmas in early Nov, once Halloween is over. However that being said, I just can't get into the true spirit of Christmas till the third week of Nov. I may wrap presents early, but don't really get enthusiatic about it till then. DH like's rock and roll, so it annoys him when I play it all the time. I don't care, as it really get's me into the Christmas spirit when I've got the Christmas music on during the day. I've already started to save for the next trip to DL, actively seeking work, and losing weight. I have to keep the focus constantly on the next trip to DL, otherwise I'd never save up the money it. Although I've promised myself some retail therapy if I lose the weight by the end of Sept, and am on target to do so.
Trish --
I think looking forward to Christmas at around the 3rd week in November sounds totally normal, and is what most people do. I may be open to watching holiday movies and listening to holiday music earlier than most normal people, but as I was saying to TK above, even I have trouble watching a true holiday TV movie at this time of year. It doesn't feel right because it's so hot outside! I don't even feel completely right about watching movies during the whole Christmas in July week. I have to get to at least September before I start to really feel "Christmasy"!

And then it really kicks in after Halloween ends.
I like the idea of decorating the vintage fire truck in lights -- that's unique! At least your husband tries to get in the spirit in some way, even if he is barely just tolerating the holiday season!
You're right -- you have to look for deals and things year-round (that's when some of the best deals can be found -- early in the year), so you can't just wait until November to start shopping if you can get a good deal on something earlier in the year!
I have a feeling that the holiday hunt might be similar to the attraction trivia questions where you have to go on the attractions to answer questions from the worksheet they give you. I imagine this would be for the ones with overlays such as the jingle cruise, IASW and HM. The ornament workshop is quite a mystery though!
No youtube christmas movies for me, however, I still have some christmas programs taped on my dvr. Last week I watched the disney parks Christmas parade, and I find myself also watching the guy fieri Disneyland special quite a bit. My oldest DS groans and says, "do we have to watch this again, its almost summer not Christmas! " he usually ends up watching it with me anyway. Last time he proclaimed that it would be so much fun to go when its all decked out for Christmas. If only he knew that in 168 days we'll be there!!!!!
planningjollyholiday -
The Holiday Hunt sounds fun, if that's what it is. I would happily do that. I was in the parks, hunting Easter eggs in April, so a holiday hunt is right up my alley!
At least
lucysmom was able to shed a little bit of light on what the Ornament Workshop was/is, so that helps! I hope the hotels bring it back again this year!
Your son is in for a big, wonderful surprise! I hope he enjoys seeing DLR for the holidays.
I love the
Guy's Disney Holiday special -- and I keep wondering when Food Network is going to remove it from their lineup because it's old. It was shot at DLR in 2008 (!!!), but it debuted on Food Network in November 2009. It has aired on FN every holiday season since, even though Gibson Girl and Candy Palace have been remodeled and changed, and the overall holiday landscape has changed at DLR since then.
The Disney holiday special that used to air on Food Network before Guy Fieri's special was Raven Symone's WDW food-related show. It featured all of the wonderful food-based Christmas displays at the WDW hotels, among other things. When Guy did his show, they got rid of Raven's show forever. Eventually Guy will be replaced with a new show, but I wonder whose show it will be, and when it will appear!
At the GCH, in the Pinocchio's workshop, you could reserve a time to make their classic character snow globes. They also had them on display on the concierge desk in the GCH lobby. I think they were ten or fifteen bucks to make. They were cute and we thought about making some, but never got around to it. Maybe this year!
lucysmom --
Thank you so much for speaking up about the Workshop -- you're the only one who seems to have any knowledge of what it was! I have not seen anyone else mention it! I was prepared to do a search of the thread and find the post where you mentioned the Workshop, but you saved me the trouble!
If they allow adults, I would totally do the Workshop! It sounds like a reasonable price, and it's a fun holiday activity. Plus, I have a whole snowglobe display, so a new one would fit right in! I didn't see the ones on display at the concierge desk, though I think that is the desk where the Santa schedule was, and I went over there to get the schedule.