2023's top Hallmark Christmas films

Hallmark Christmas movies are the epitome of the perfect holiday spirit. They feature lessons in acceptance, forgiveness, and generosity; exquisitely color-coordinated costumes, art direction, and cinematography; endearing leads dressed cozily; majestic landscapes; magical and supernatural elements like genies, angels, and Santa and his helpers; and, of course, lavishly lit and charmingly decorated quaint little towns.

1. Everything Christmas
Everything Christmas, starring Cindy Busby, Katherine Barrell, Corey Sevier, and Matt Wells, follows two best friends and coworkers—the gregarious Lori-Jo and the sober Victoria—as they travel to Yuletide Springs, a hamlet where Christmas is celebrated year-round. While traveling, they run into car problems and meet their soulmates, Jason, who is soul-searching, and Zach, who owns a garage.


2. Navigating Christmas
Navigating Christmas, directed by Peter Benson, follows Melanie, a tired and recently divorced mother, and her troublesome son Jason as they share management of a lighthouse on a secluded island owned by the enigmatic Peter.

3. Christmas Island
Christmas Island, starring Andrew Walker, Kate Drummond, Rachel Skarsten, and Jefferson Brown, is a follow-up to the pilot Storm forces Kate's first-ever private flight from Los Angeles to Switzerland to be rerouted to the destination mentioned. She can't help but rely on Oliver, the local air traffic controller and Christmas specialist, to meet the demands of her stranded customers.

4. Holiday Hotline
Holiday Hotline, which was directed by Mark Jean and starred Emily Tennant, Niall Matter, Myla Volk, and Michael Strickland, is centered around Abby, a British employee of a Chicago hotline that cooks turkeys. She strikes up a special connection with a guy caller who remains anonymous and turns out to be Jack, the widower and single father she already harbors feelings for.

5. The Santa Summit
The Santa Summit, which was directed by Jeff Beesley and starred Hunter King, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Amy Groening, and Dan De Jaeger, centers on three unmarried thirty-something teachers at Garden City Collegiate: Jordin, Ava, and Stella. They choose to go to a large-scale, crazy event that is happening at several locations and where people dress as Santa in an attempt to get away from their personal issues.