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In the 2010s, one of the jobs that Christmas movies decided is perfect for the format is blogger/journalist/writer.
And like every female protagonist in Christmas movies.
To make this all very 2020s, Sophie should have hosted her blog on Substack.
25.B&B Merry(2022), Great American Family
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The plot:Travel blogger Tracey (the alliteration!)
Tracey decides she can do both at the same time.
24.A Christmas Prince(2017), Netflix
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The plot:Aspiring journalist Amber Moore is sent from New York City, New York (!!)
It is just before Christmas.
Richards hot cousin Simon plots to steal the throne away from him.
Prince Richard finds out he is adopted in front of a bunch of people.
Undercover journalism is only done when the story is not possible with traditional reporting.
Amber could have easily told the truth about her identity and job and gotten the same exact story.
If Amber Moore did not fall in love with Prince Richard, she would be in jail.
23.The Mistletoe Inn(2017), Hallmark
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The plot:Dumped because she isnt a serious writer, Kim goes on a writers retreat at Christmastime.
Did I mention that it is Christmas?
22.Holiday Hideaway(2022), BET
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The company requires her to go solo for this getaway.
However, it is unethical for a company to offer their services in exchange for an article.
No one, not even Christmas films, are safe from late-stage capitalism.
21.A Big Fat Family Christmas(2022), Hallmark
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Blogging neutral, perhaps?
20.Five Star Christmas(2020), Hallmark
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The plot:The blogger is a man!
Bethany Joy Lenz falls in love with the fake geologist.
There is no reason for a critic to pretend to be a geologist while doing their job.
Speaking as a blogger, I dont think itsthateasy for a blogger to pretend to be a geologist.
Bethany Joy Lenz and her family were fools to fall for this charade.
19.Christmas 9 to 5(2019), Lifetime
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She quickly becomes the best employee ever (despite a lack of any previous retail experience?)
George Wendt fromCheersplays an elevator operator.
Jennifer and her blog help save Desmonds from being purchased by corporate overlords.
Its too bad this film came out 14 years after Macys bought Marshall Fields.
It could have made a difference, I think.
Is the blogging realistic?No.
Copy editing is its own career, folks!
18.The Christmas Yule Blog(2020), Lifetime
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Is the blogging realistic?No.
The film flip flops on whether or not Caroline does any writing: shes alwaystalkingabout writing (relatable!
), but then her blogs are all videos.
17.Family for Christmas(2015), Hallmark
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The plot:Lacey Chabert plays Hannah Dunbar, a big-time famous TV news reporter in San Francisco.
The movie is about giving up your selfish career to be a mom and wife.
Based on these two facts alone,Family for Christmasis not a realistic portrayal of a journalist.
16.A Very Charming Christmas Town(2020), Lifetime
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This movie is Danish propaganda.
15.A Christmas Prince 3: The Royal Baby(2019), Netflix
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The plot:Remember Amber, the aspiring journalist who stole a tutors identity?
Shes queen of Aldovia now and shes having a baby!
But first, she must find out who stole a priceless royal artifact.
Is the blogging realistic?Amber is still blogging and it is fine.
Ambers investigation in this film is more like detective work.
14.The Search for Secret Santa(2022), Ion
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Naturally, Sophie teams up with a shady but attractive art dealer to solve the mystery.
All this over a nutcracker is a stretch.
13.The Christmas Gift(2015), Lifetime
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This one is all a blur for me.
I do not remember it at all.
12.Snow Bride(2013), Hallmark
- stalk them while they are on vacation).
At the time of the crash, she is in a tank top and shorts.
The most attractive and single West Coast Kennedy saves her.
Naturally, she infiltrates the family, pretending she is not a reporter to get the juiciest storyever.
- Is the blogging realistic?
Narrative miracles aside,its possible that this reporting is somewhat realistic.
If she did not fall in love, she would be in jail.
11.Christmas Movie Magic(2021), Lifetime
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The plot:Alli, an entertainment and travel writer (what?)
who does not care about movies, wants more than anything to be a news reporter.
Turns out, its the dudes grandma!
Alli and the cinema guy fall in love.
Entertainment writing is a real job that requires expertise, Lifetime!
We are people deserving of respect.
10.Christmas She Wrote(2020), Hallmark
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The plot:Romance writerKayleighs column is canceled right before Christmas.
They fall in love.
Is the blogging realistic?Yes.
9.His & Her Christmas(2005), Lifetime
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The plot:Liz is an advice columnist for a small San Francisco newspaper.
Her best friend is her 10-year-old niece.
Tom is a … super-famous columnist for the big San Francisco newspaper that owns Lizs small San Francisco newspaper.
Anyways, Tom writes columns about how much he hates Christmas in response to Lizs column.
They fall in love somehow.
Is the blogging realistic?2005 was a different time.
These columnists arerich, even for San Francisco standards.
I would love to be them.
Were newspapers financing pilots for their employees back then?
8.My Southern Family Christmas(2022), Hallmark
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Hes basically a Cajun Santa Claus or something?
Its not important enough for an explanation, really.
Eventually, the truth comes out and everyone cries.
The biggest lie in this film?
7.Snowed Inn Christmas(2017), Lifetime
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The plot:New YorkCity!
This movie is fun.
Is the blogging realistic?Sure!
Jenna and Kevins New York City apartments are way too nice, and both of them would have roommates.
This is hauntingly realistic.
6.Random Acts of Christmas(2019), Lifetime
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They fall in love.
Patrick Duffy is in a few scenes.
The journalism remains pretty harmless until the end of the movie when Sydney suddenly becomes a broadcast reporter.
It is notherfault that he is lying to her about his identity to confirm she writes a positive story.
5.Christmas Getaway(2017), Hallmark
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Is the blogging realistic?Yes, mostly.
Emory is a serious travel writer who is ignoring a book proposal like every single blogger/journalist there is.
4.Christmas Unwrapped(2020), Lifetime
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Turns out its because Santa Claus is real.
Is the blogging realistic?Yes and no.
3.The Holiday Dating Guide(2022), Lifetime
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Unfortunately, there is a condition.
Abigales relationship is with her work.
But she falls in love anyway.
2.Love Hard(2021), Netflix
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But it turns out, Josh, played by Jimmy O. Yang was catfishing her.
She stays for the holidays and pretends to be his girlfriend anyways.
The greatest love story of our time!
1.A Christmas Prince 2: The Royal Wedding(2018), Netflix
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It is called Ambers Blog.
But hey also consider that I took this ranking very seriously, and that I am right.
