Christmas in Evergreen x4 (2017-20)
Little Blue Red Truck
A general rule of thumb for Hallmark fare is to expect to suspend reality. The Christmas in Evergreen quartet of movies, released annually from 2017-2020, would each result in a Christmas movie BINGO on their own, never mind when they’re all together. And then throw some magic in there too… Reality? Suspended.
Every classic trope shows up across these four movies:
Classic red pickup truck, replete with swag on the hood and a wreath on the grill (looking so pristine you’d think the prop suppliers it was rented from charged for every fingerprint left behind)
Magic abounds - in a snow globe, through letters to Santa, or in an antique key
Single, widowed dads
Snowstorms that are so bad they shut down airports and roads, and yet… the windshields don’t even need to be brushed off
Baking and cookie decorating montages
A resident Santa with a magical twinkle in his eye
Need to save SOMETHING - the Christmas festival, the general store…
An old-fashioned tree farm
Snowball fights
Filmed in Canada (the best Christmas movies are)
With recurring townsfolk across the movies, it’s easy to fall into a feeling of comfort with this series. It’s only in the final instalment, Bells Are Ringing, that you get a conflict that doesn’t feel superficial (in this case, a couple in crisis).
You’ll like this if…
You appreciate Christmas movies that are set in idyllic small towns where nothing truly bad ever happens, cynicism has been outlawed, hot cocoa has replaced coffee (not to mention basically every other drink), and absolutely everyone gets into the Christmas spirit at every opportunity.
