Hallmark Movies ❤️ comfort & joy

I fell down a Hallmark rabbit hole tonight! :cool1:

One of my students is obsessed with Cabaret (specifically the stage production from the 1990s) and constantly asks if I'm seen it. So, I was searching YouTube (found it!) and was immediately distracted because another video came up with the face of a Hallmark actor I recognized. It was Aaron Tveit. I knew him from One Royal Holiday, which I've watched a couple of times. I had NO IDEA he was such a HUGE Broadway star, Tony winner, and an incredible singer! :eek: I read he did the Hallmark movie while Broadway was shut down in 2020 (along with Laura Osnes and Krystal Joe Brown who are HUGE themselves in the Broadway world). I feel like I need to watch the movie again since now I KNOW all this new information!

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I fell down a Hallmark rabbit hole tonight! :cool1:

One of my students is obsessed with Cabaret (specifically the stage production from the 1990s) and constantly asks if I'm seen it. So, I was searching YouTube (found it!) and was immediately distracted because another video came up with the face of a Hallmark actor I recognized. It was Aaron Tveit. I knew him from One Royal Holiday, which I've watched a couple of times. I had NO IDEA he was such a HUGE Broadway star, Tony winner, and an incredible singer! :eek: I read he did the Hallmark movie while Broadway was shut down in 2020 (along with Laura Osnes and Krystal Joe Brown who are HUGE themselves in the Broadway world). I feel like I need to watch the movie again since now I KNOW all this new information!

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The Queen, Victoria Clark, is also a Broadway actress.

This is one of my favorite videos with Aaron Tveit in Moulin Rouge, which he won the Tony Award for:

 
I fell down a Hallmark rabbit hole tonight! :cool1:

One of my students is obsessed with Cabaret (specifically the stage production from the 1990s) and constantly asks if I'm seen it. So, I was searching YouTube (found it!) and was immediately distracted because another video came up with the face of a Hallmark actor I recognized. It was Aaron Tveit. I knew him from One Royal Holiday, which I've watched a couple of times. I had NO IDEA he was such a HUGE Broadway star, Tony winner, and an incredible singer! :eek: I read he did the Hallmark movie while Broadway was shut down in 2020 (along with Laura Osnes and Krystal Joe Brown who are HUGE themselves in the Broadway world). I feel like I need to watch the movie again since now I KNOW all this new information!

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LOL, my dd only watched that movie, because of Aaron. We have been HUGE fans of his forever. He is insanely talented. Talent which was wasted in that movie LOL. I can't stand Laura, so I never watched it again.
 

He is insanely talented. Talent which was wasted in that movie LOL.

I feel the same way. He can be very romantic & emotional AND he can sing. Yet Hallmark cast him in a movie where he plays an unemotional, stuffy, stiff Royal who doesn't really sing. :headache: :rolleyes:
 
New Christmas movies this weekend: 🎄

Hallmark:
Saturday:
🎄 Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
Starring:
Holland Roden, Matthew Daddario.
The movie centers around the Quinns and DeLucas who have lived next door to each other for decades in the shadow of Highmark Stadium - the home of their beloved Buffalo Bills. With their longtime friendship rooted in being proud members of Bills Mafia, the two clans have enjoyed cherished traditions that revolve around cheering for their favorite team - especially at the holidays when they celebrate the last home game before Christmas. Pediatric doctor Morgan Quinn and the Bills' VP of Stadium Development Gabe DeLuca have always been close friends, but Gabe has always held a torch for her - a fact obvious to their families...and everyone else who crosses their path. When Morgan learns from her Uncle Tommy that someone anonymously helped her family get by after he was drafted more than 60 years ago - and that he continues to receive a Christmas gift each year to this day - she decides to find his benefactor and give her uncle a Christmas he'll always remember. Aided by Bills Mafia friends of theirs, Morgan and Gabe work together to unwrap the gifter's identity. Along the way, Gabe's love for Morgan deepens and in turn, she begins to see him in a new light though neither is daring enough to admit their feelings. Meanwhile, Morgan's hopes of pulling off her surprise for Uncle Tommy get sacked. That is, until Gabe takes matters into his own hands and uses his connections with the Bills to pull off the surprise of a lifetime for Morgan and both their families that will make this a Christmas they'll never forget.

Sunday:
🎄 Melt My Heart This Christmas
Starring:
Laura Vandervoort & Stephen Huszar.
Holly James (Vandervoort), a passionate glassblower striving to establish her artistic identity, dreams of showcasing her creations at the Fern Grove Fair. Despite previous rejections from Jack Dubois (Huszar), who oversees the entries, Holly finds an unexpected opportunity to assist legendary glassblower Bianca Bonhomme, to help Jack. Unfortunately, Bianca is struggling with a creative slump and needs help managing her booth. While Holly assists Bianca, she also secretly displays her own art under a pseudonym and her vibrant work becomes a surprise hit, overshadowing Bianca’s work and challenging the fair's traditional norms. Holly does everything she can to help Bianca without giving away her identity while also growing closer to Jack, but unfortunately Walter, a news reporter, discovers the mystery and outs Holly, shattering her relationship with both Bianca and Jack. Holly is now forced to pick up the pieces and try to melt them back together.


Great American Family:
Saturday:
🎄 Christmas on Every Page
Starring:
Rose Reid and Jake Allyn.
A big-city graphic designer returns home for the holidays to help her mother’s struggling bookstore, but as she reconnects with her roots and her faith, she finds herself questioning whether success is measured by career milestones – or by love, creativity, and the joy of truly belonging.

Sunday:
🎄 Christmas North of Nashville
Starring: Emily Alatalo and Jonathan Stoddard
After losing her big-city job, Jules returns home to save her family’s Christmas carnival, rediscovering love, community, and holiday spirit.


UPtv:
Sunday:
🎄 A Royal Christmas Hope
Starring: Jenna Michno and Robert Adamson.
At Christmastime in New York City, Julia Carter runs a nonprofit helping families in need. Still grieving her husband, she fights to keep hope alive—especially through her non-profit work and the annual tree lighting. Across the ocean, Prince Christopher escapes royal duties for a break in the U.S. When a chance meeting sparks connection, their bond deepens, and secrets and holiday pressures force them to face what truly matters.
 
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I'm a week behind in my watching but just watched "Three Wisest Men" yesterday and really enjoyed it. I had no idea that Paul Campbell and Kimberly Sustad co-wrote all three movies!! So far this season I think "Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper" is still my #1 (Robert Buckley who plays Ted was the co-writer on that movie & Kimberly Sustad was also in it with a much larger role than Wisest Men) but this is a very close second.
 

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