Christmas Mix [DVD] [2015] [Region 1] [NTSC]

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Miranda, a tech guru, has developed an app to help Christmas shoppers select the perfect gift for their loved ones. At a Christmas party, she is noticed by a mysterious Santa who seems to be on her wavelength, but they are parted before they can exchange numbers. Meanwhile, she is disappointed to learn that her app has been sold to another company and that they are merging with their greatest rivals. It's a love story, it's a comedy, it's so much more than that, I found it rather an enchanting watch, I got into it straight away, and found the characters so rich.

Accomplished restaurateur and cookery book author Julie Wilson, from Chicago, is about to publish her new Christmas-themed curated recipe book when she finds herself in Wisconsin, attempting to wrangle a gingerbread recipe from widower Kris Thompson, the owner of bakery store The Homestead. Things go from bad to worse when Clark’s boss, Frank Shirley, withholds his yearly bonus. The farce snowballs when cousin Eddie kidnaps Frank and a SWAT team turns up to hold everyone at gunpoint. Can Clark still give the family a good, old fashioned Christmas despite these odds? Things continue to go well with Kris boosting sales to the store. Word spreads among the children that he is indeed the real Santa Claus, although Dorey’s six-year-old daughter Susan (Wilson) remains a Christmas sceptic. Meanwhile, the Santa Claus whom Kris replaced hatches a plot to frame his successor, leaving Dorey and her attorney boyfriend Bryan (McDermott) to build a case to support Kris and prove he is indeed the real Santa Claus. A deliciously sinister adaptation of the Christmas classic tale. Miserly banker, Ebeneezer Scrooge (Sim) is shown the error of his ways and the true meaning of Christmas Spirit by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

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Did you know? This is a remake of the original 1947 film starring Maureen O’Hara and John Payne - which despite being a Christmas film was released in June that year! It was still a hit though. Unlike the original film, Macy’s department store in New York declined any involvement in the remake and a fictional store - Coles had to take its place instead.

Walter is at first skeptical that Buddy is his son, but after a paternity test proves positive he takes him home to meet his stepmother (Steenburgen) and half-brother Michael, who eventually warm to him. Meanwhile, Buddy falls in love with Jovie (Deschanel), a co-worker at the Gimbles department store. When food correspondent Carly gets a shot at her own show, she is sent to Angel Heights to help Grant open his diner and film it as a holiday special for her TV show. But will Grant and Carly also open their hearts? Affairs of the heart: Rooney Mara, left, and Cate Blanchett as lovers Therese and Carol in the adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novelAs Buddy wanders the streets on Christmas Eve wondering how he fits in with the world, he sees Santa and his sleigh crash land in Central Park. Can Buddy help fix Santa’s sleigh and restore Christmas spirit to the jaded people of New York? Alfred Enoch, fabulous, imagine that smile coming at you on a train, there's nothing you wouldn't agree to, he's such a lovely actor, such a different type of character for him to play, compare him in this to How to get away with murder. Did you know? This is the third instalment in the National Lampoon Vacation series and was developed from a short story by John Hughes called "Christmas ‘59", which was published in the December 1980 edition of the National Lampoon magazine. This Santa origin story pulls out all the stops and has become a cult classic. A woodcarver named Claus (Huddleston), delivers toys with his wife Anya to the village children. One night they are lost in a blizzard, are saved by elves and taken to the North Pole where the woodcarver fulfills his destiny to become Santa Claus.

From Wallace and Gromit to a festive How To Train Your Dragon: Homecoming special, there are plenty of films to keep everyone entertained over the festive period. It's a gorgeous story of human interaction, human relationships, and I know it sounds horrendously corny, but the spirit of Christmas. Every single character is rich, deep and has a real story to tell.

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Did you know? The film was released under the name ‘A Christmas Carol’ in the U.S. it was supposed to be shown as part of the Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas attraction but theatre management decided the film was too grim and not suitable for families!