12/6/24 Volume 3 Issue 49
Five on Friday
December 6, 2024
“Sometimes the truth is painful, Frank. But it’s made your cheeks rosy and your eyes bright!” Scrooged, Ghost of Christmas Present (Carol Kane)
One: Favorite Holiday Movies
Thanksgiving is over; it’s time to focus on the next big holiday, Christmas. So take out the decorations, cue your holiday playlist, and watch your favorite Christmas movies.
I have organized some of my favorites (as well as popular picks) into categories: the classics, rom-coms, action-packed, and Christmas for kids (and those who are kids at heart).
Read my updated list: https://lifestyleofafashionista.com/2022/11/25/christmas-movies/
Two: What to Watch
Several Christmas movies premiere this week. New Christmas movies will have a tree 🎄next to the title. Read more: 2024 Holiday Movies – Lifestyle of a Fashionista
🎄Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer airs Dec. 6 and Dec. 12 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
Netflix:
December new releases from Tulum and from Vulture.
Black Doves (new thriller series), Helen embarks on a passionate affair with a man who has no idea what her secret identity is; caught in the crosshairs when her lover falls victim to the dangerous London underworld, Helen’s employer’s call in Sam to protect her.
Fortune Feimster: Crushing It — Netflix Comedy Special, From no longer being her mom’s stand-in husband to a “romantic” honeymoon with her wife, Fortune Feimster is crushing it in this feel-good special.
The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On, season 3 — Netflix Series
🎄A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter — Netflix Special (9pm ET/6pm PT), Pop icon Sabrina Carpenter jingles all the bells in her first-ever variety music special full of holiday hits, unexpected duets, and comedic cameos.
Mary — 2024 Netflix Film, A miraculous conception. A merciless king. A murderous pursuit. Mary’s journey to give birth to Jesus unfolds in this biblical coming-of-age epic.
🎄That Christmas (2024 family holiday film), It’s an unforgettable Christmas for the townsfolk of Wellington-on-Sea when the worst snowstorm in history alters everyone’s plans — including Santa’s.
🎄Holiday movie list (there are several more cheesy Christmas movies available):
- A Bad Moms Christmas
- Holidate
- Family Switch
- The Feast of the Seven Fishes
- The Family Man
Max (HBO):
December 2024 from Vulture
The series finale of “Somebody Somewhere” airs on Sunday at 10:30 p.m., on HBO.
Creature Commandos (animated series premiere), A black ops team is formulated out of prisoners, laying the foundatoin for the Suicide Squad.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024 film)
🎄Holiday movie list:
- A Christmas Carol (1938)
- A Christmas Story
- Elf
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Hulu:
New on Hulu: December 2024 from Vulture
Holiday movie list (there are several more cheesy Christmas movies available)::
- A Christmas Carol (1938)
- A Christmas Story
- Elf
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
- The Polar Express
- Miracle On 34th Street
- Nutcrackers
- Christmas with the Kranks
- Four Christmases
- Deck the Halls
- Fred Claus
- The Family Stone
- Frosty the Snowman
Disney+:
New on Disney+: December 2024 from Vulture.
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (series premiere), In the New Republic era, a group of kids lost in the Star Wars galaxy desperately try to find their way home.
🎄Holiday movie list:
- Miracle on 34th Street
- While You Were Sleeping (1995)
- Home Alone
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- One Magic Christmas
- Dashing Through the Snow
- The Santa Clause
- The Muppet Christmas Carol
- A Christmas Carol (2009)
- Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
- The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
- Noelle (2019)
- The Naughty Nine (2023)
Amazon Prime:
New on Amazon Prime Video: December 2024 from Vulture.
The Sticky (Heist thriller series, 6 episodes), Ruth Landry, a syrup farmer, turns to crime when the bureaucratic authorities threaten to take away everything she loves; she teams up with a Bostonian mobster and a French-Canadian security guard for a heist on Quebec’s maple syrup surplus. Based loosely on a true story.
Pop Culture Jeopardy!
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, seasons 1-8
🎄Holiday movie list:
- The Holiday
- The Family Stone
- Love Actually
- Die Hard
- White Christmas
- Holiday Inn
- Frosty the Snowman
- About Fate
- Last Holiday (2006)
- Your Christmas or Mine? (1 and 2)
- Scrooged
Peacock (& Hallmark Christmas🎄):
New on Peacock: December2024 from Vulture.
The Waltons, Seasons 1-9
Speak No Evil (Peacock Exclusive)
Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story, premiere, all episodes (Peacock Original)
Jimmy Fallon’s Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
🎄Holiday movie list:
- Krampus
- Miracle On 34th Street (1947)
Miracle On 34th Street (1994) - Mixed Nuts
- It’s A Very Very Muppet Christmas Movie
- How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Friday, Dec 6: 🎄Private Princess Christmas: Princess Violet of Wingravia, or better known as Vi, adores the privileges of being a royal and none of the responsibilities. The queen decides to test her daughter’s mettle and issues an ultimatum: Vi must pass a leadership boot camp in Colorado or lose the throne to her uncle. At boot camp, Vi and her fellow cadets are put through the grind under the uncompromising supervision of Captain Ryan Douglas. Stars: Ali Skovbye, Derek Klena, Erica Durance.
Saturday, Dec 7: 🎄Sugarplummed: Emily makes a wish for a holiday as picture-perfect as the ones she sees in a made-for-TV holiday movie. To her shock, Sugarplum, the film’s optimistic main character, magically steps off the screen to make Emily’s wish come true. When Sugarplum’s magical fixes start to backfire, Emily begins to question what an ideal holiday really is. Stars: Maggie Lawson, Janel Parrish
Sunday, Dec. 8: 🎄Leah’s Perfect Gift: When Leah’s boyfriend invites her to spend the holidays with his family, she eagerly accepts. Excited to dive into the quintessential Christmas she’s always dreamed of, Leah quickly discovers that fitting in with his uptight family and his not-so-welcoming mom is easier said than done. Stars: Emily Arlook, Evan Roderick, Barbara Niven
Lifetime (🎄Holiday movies)
Saturday, December 7 at 8 p.m. EST: 🎄A Very Merry Beauty Salon, The charitable owner of a beauty salon helps prepare for an annual ball where she will be honored. But when a wine brand co-sponsors the event, and the company’s charming CEO arrives, the ball becomes a bit more extravagant than planned. The salon owner’s mother, who is the head of the ball’s committee, is concerned he will disrupt the event’s traditions, but when the two are paired as dance partners, their attraction grows and Sienna questions her thoughts on love and family. Stars: Tia Mowry, RonReaco Lee, Donna Biscoe, Cocoa Brown, and Ashli Auguillard
Sunday, December 8 at 8 p.m. EST: 🎄How to Fall in Love by Christmas, A writer turned CEO of a lifestyle brand makes one last-ditch effort to save her company by partnering with a popular dating app, where she must write a column on how to fall in love by Christmas—all, of course, with the help of a photographer who has been assigned to the story. Stars: Teri Hatcher and Dan Payne
Apple TV+:
New on Apple TV from Digital Trends
Fly Me to the Moon (2024 film)
🎄Holiday movie list:
- A Charlie Brown Christmas
- Spirited
Paramount+:
New On Paramount+
🎄Dear Santa (2024 film),When a young boy mails his Christmas wish list to Santa with one crucial spelling error, a devilish Jack Black arrives to wreak havoc on the holidays.
🎄Holiday movie list:
- Bad Santa
- Bad Santa 2
- Last Holiday (2006)
- Adam Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
- The Long Kiss Goodnight
- Scrooged
- Home for the Holidays (1995)
In Theaters:
The Order (R 2024 ‧ Thriller/Crime), A string of violent robberies in the Pacific Northwest leads veteran FBI agent Terry Husk to a white supremacist group that plans to overthrow the federal government.
Nightbitch (R 2024 ‧ Horror/Comedy), An artist who pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mum seeks a new chapter in her life and encounters just that, when her nightly routine takes a surreal turn and her maternal instincts begin to manifest in canine form.
Werewolves (R 2024 ‧ Horror/Action), Two scientists try to stop a mutation that turns people into werewolves after being touched by a super-moon the year before.
Queer (R 2024 ‧ Romance/Drama), Lee recounts his life in Mexico City among expatriate American students. He pursues a young man named Allerton, a US Navy serviceman recently discharged from Jacksonville, Florida.
Y2K (R 2024 ‧ Horror/Comedy), On the last night of 1999, two high school juniors crash a New Year’s Eve party, only to find themselves fighting for their lives when Y2K becomes a reality.
Get Away (R 2024 ‧ Horror), A remote getaway takes an unexpected turn when a family discovers the island that they’re on is inhabited by a serial killer.
Three: What to Wear
Cashmere Sweater:
From Wirecutter: The Best Men’s and Women’s Cashmere Sweaters
From Marie Claire: I Found the Coziest Can’t-Miss Under-$250 Cashmere Deals to Shop This Winter
From GQ: The Best Cashmere Sweaters for Men Are Literally Goated
Four: What to Try
Christmas Movie Night Snacks:
Gluten Free Snickerdoodle Chex™ Party Mix
Five: What to Do
Buy a real tree:
From Martha Steward: What to Know Before Buying a Christmas Tree, From Choosing the Best One to Making It Last Longer
In Boston (BSide):
SantaCon on Saturday 12/7
Open Newbury Street this weekend
Alamo Drafthouse is throwing a handful of “Elf” movie parties on Sundays this month. You’ll find games, fun props, a gift “wrap off” before the film, and your very own elf hat.
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