Deck The Hallmark

Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTHJoinBilt.com/DTH - to start earning points on your rent payments!#Sponsored by BetterHelp BetterHelp.com/Hallmark - for 10% off your first month #adThe movie kicks off with Read Along Michelle. She runs a YouTube channel where she reads books. She’s a big dreamer and definitely a glass-half-full type of person. Her sister, Keri, is struggling right now and is going to lose her house come February. Michelle is looking for ideas and gets inspired when she comes across the story of a kid who traded a rubber band for a house over the course of two years. She shares it with her sister, and Keri’s like, “I don’t have two years.” Michelle is like, “I can do it by Christmas!” Keri’s like, “Knock yourself out. Good luck out there.”Michelle decides to start with a stocking instead of a rubber band. She posts about it online, signing it as Trading Up Christmas.A struggling journalist named Dan finds out about Trading Up Christmas and wants to write an article about it. So he reaches out, but Michelle says she’s not interested in free press. Who would be? Not us, that’s for sure.So, Dan decides to trick her into meeting by contacting her about a trade, which she accepts. He pitches the article one more time. But she ain’t having it. Until she is.They begin to work together to trade up. Dan becomes very invested. They trade a sweater for an eggnog-tasting certificate, eggnog for a wreath, wreath for a crazy animatronic Santa, and then the big one… Santa for a snowmobile! Snowmobile for a trip to Hawaii. Things are going great. And the sparks are flying between Michelle and Dan.Then they get the BIG trade – the trip for an RV. And you can trade an RV for a house.Dan has a brother, Jack, who is a very successful real estate agent, and he finds a house that may be up for trade.But things start to go wrong. The house falls through, and then Dan’s editor decides to publish names and pictures of Michelle and her sister, even though Dan promised they’d stay anonymous.Dan and his brother find another house, and they make the trade happen, thanks to their dad also getting in on the action and trading his new sailboat.They surprise Michelle with the house, and then Dan tells her how he feels. They kisssss.

Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTHSo it's 1998, and Regina is by herself, desperate for her kids to come visit. Luckily, her friend comes by just in time to see the sink explode, so she calls a handyman.In 1960, Eli and Penny are getting ready for Christmas. Eli is very stressed because his dad is staying with them, and he's less than thrilled, though he freaking looks great. Eli is the author of a bestselling book, but his dad is not impressed. Eli's son just wants him to help finish the time capsule.Then in 2015, Jessie is helping her sister plan her big Christmas wedding. Beth is getting nervous, though, and it keeps getting worse. Her fiancé calls and says the business that was handling everything just went out of business. But Jessie is confident: "We can definitely do this!" Then the bad news keeps coming. Jessie's ex-boyfriend Tim is the officiant, and the wedding is going to take place in her backyard.So Regina's whole thing is that the handyman shows up and just kind of sticks around. It's Nelson, her future husband, but for now he's just the handyman who is sticking around. However, he doesn't know anything about pipes, which is a problem.Eli and his son are working on the time capsule, but Eli's dad is very grumpy about it.And Jessie and Tim just kind of have to keep being around each other.Ultimately, everything works out. Eli and his dad have a heart-to-heart, and they finish the capsule and bury it in a titanium box. That box is what led to the tree root hitting the pipe that burst in 1998. They end up finding the box and open it up and yay for them. And Jessie and Tim had their one and only date locked in the school gym in 1998. In 2015, they finally make up, and the wedding is great. They end up kissing, and everyone has a happy ending.

Follows Andie, who runs a decorating company with her mother. After her mother's passing, Andie navigates her first Christmas alone while trying to find love. Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTH

Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTHAbby Marshall is a famous actor on a show called Guiding Grace. She seems to really resent her character, Gabriella, because everyone only knows her as that role. The show has been canceled, and Abby’s ex-husband—who also played her husband on Guiding Grace—is getting married and expecting a baby. She's shocked because she thought he didn’t want kids.Right after this, she loses it on a store clerk who keeps calling her "Gabriella" and refuses to be understanding about an ornament situation. This causes quite a crowd to form, including many people recording the incident. It goes viral, painting her in a bad light.Abby decides she just wants to leave LA, so she quickly books a room at a resort. But there’s a mix-up with the booking... the mix-up being that Abby booked the wrong year. The concierge suggests a B&B nearby that has one room available.So, she shows up and it’s immediately not what she was expecting. The guy running the B&B, Nick, is very awkward because he recognizes her. He explains that his late wife was a huge fan of hers.The townspeople are buzzing that Abby is staying there—not because they like her, but because she just went viral for being a DIVAAAAAA.Abby ends up helping with the town Christmas pageant that Nick is directing. His wife used to direct it before she passed, and he’s keeping her legacy alive. Nick’s daughter is even in the play and is cute as can be.There are some prayers and mentions of God, just to remind us that this is a Dayspring movie.Zoey is Nick’s sister-in-law, and she’s very concerned about Nick being into Abby and about Abby hanging out with him. Nick’s like, “Shove off. It’s fine.”Nick and Abby have a romantic evening together, including a carriage ride through the woods, some hot chocolate, and some star-gazing. What’s not to love?It’s the final dress rehearsal, and Abby is in her element. She was born to direct!There's a Christmas masquerade ball (because that’s something that definitely happens somewhere, right?). Abby tries to stay anonymous but is called out by a rude townsperson named Mia. Abby stands up for herself—this time, it isn’t recorded. Nick and Abby slow dance to a Jennifer Hudson song. Abby tells Nick that she’s having such a good time and wants to stay through the New Year. She has to go back to LA for filming after that.They try to end the night with a kiss, but they’re interrupted THREE separate times! First, Oliver calls Abby to tell her she needs to come in for a screen test. The network is nervous about all the bad press. Abby doesn’t want to let the kids down and leave immediately, but her career is on the line.The media is tipped off, and they show up at the pageant for charity. Nick and Zoey misunderstand and think Abby tipped off the press. Nick is confused about whether Abby is his friend or just using him for good publicity.The pageant goes off without a hitch. The kid forgets her lines, and Abby jumps on stage to help her “remember them.” She does so without stealing the spotlight.Abby wants to stop playing the perfect wife and mom and instead BE an everyday wife and mom. Abby and Nick kiss as the star shines in the night sky.