Cross-posted from LiveJournal Blog


I'm back from my trip to Europe. I had an amazing time and will post a recap and pictures soon. In the mean time, I must deliver what I promised before I left, due to the seasonality of the issue.

It's almost that time of year again: when the holiday decorations go up and singing randomly at someone's doorstep becomes not only acceptable, but also encouraged. Many people anticipate Christmas and the other holiday's celebrated in December throughout the entire year.

And I'm no exception.

But for me starting December 1st, the holidays mean more to be then eggnog, hot cocoa, and roasting chestnuts over an open fire (side question: has anyone even attempted that last one and lived to tell about it?).

Instead, the end of the Thanksgiving Holiday begins a special time of year in the Marshall household…

…CHEESY CHRISTMAS MOVIE SEASON!!!!!!

Add a dash of romantic comedy, a pinch of snow and holiday cheer. Put it on ABC Family Channel or Hallmark Channel and you've got: Cheesy Christmas Movie Madness!!

So in celebration of Cheesy Christmas Movie Season, I'll be counting down my top 12* favorite Cheesy Christmas Movies** of all time.

Up first and second (note these are in no particular order):




1.) A Boyfriend for Christmas (2004):



I'm sorry, but if the title of this movie doesn't get you, then I think you shouldn't continue on reading my tribute to Cheesy Christmas movies. Seriously, with a title like this, how could you not watch this movie? It's classic Cheesy Christmas!

It's about Holly (the lovely Kelli Williams) who at the age of 13 stops believing in Santa Clause after her wish to receive a boyfriend for Christmas never comes true. It's truly a sad state of affairs, but have no fear, jump forth to the present 20 years later, and Santa finally makes good on the promise that a boyfriend will arrive. And this time, she has two to pick from: Ted (her one-time high school heartthrob) and Ryan, a rival attorney, who has a mysterious connection to a 20-year-old gift from a department store Santa Clause. Do you even think it's going to be a close call, between the two guys?



And next,

2.) Recipe for a Perfect Christmas (2005):

Not only stars the lovely Carly Pope as JJ, a food critic, but Bobby Cannavale, Will's love interest Vince from Will and Grace as a young chef, Alex.

Things for JJ go south when her mother shows up unannounced for the holiday season. In an attempt to keep her mom busy and to avoid her, she works out a deal with Alex to occupy her mom. But of course, JJ ends up falling for Alex. Very cute holiday movie. Even though, it's not nearly as good as the non-holiday-cheesy-movie staring Carly Pope and Brian Austin Green (or Brian A. Green as I guess he likes to be called now), This Time Around. Had that been a Christmas movie it would definitely beat this one right out of it's spot.





Numbers, 3-12 will be coming later this week.

And as promised, I will even be awarding as a prize, one Cheesy Christmas Movie that has yet to be determined and a second prize of a small gift I picked up in Prague.

TO WIN A PRIZE, just leave a comment any day this week on either my LJ Blog or my MySpace Blog. I'll draw a winner at the end of the week (I'll put your name in the "hat" for every day you comment).



* NOTE: yes, 12 was choosen not because there are only 12 great cheesy movies out there (because, hello, there are clearly tons more in existence), but instead because 12 appears to be a very Christmasy number. And I must note, I had like 50 movies in the running for the top 12 and had to narrow it down to the most Cheesy. Thus, I have an extended list that I will be giving at the end of the week.

** 2nd NOTE: Cheesy Christmas Movies are not to be confused with Cheesy Classic Christmas*** Movies. So you will not be seeing any National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, Home Alone, A Christmas Story, or any of the cheesy classics on this list. Those are all in another movie genre to themselves.

*** 3rd NOTE: to any member of my family that might be reading this blog, please note that Cheesy Classic Christmas Movies in now an official genre of movies as proven in this blog dated November 26, 2007. Which means, at the next game of Scattergories if I happen to use this in the context of the game, it would be an automatic triple-word score!