St. Charles Public Library - Winter Holiday Movies

A Dickens of a holiday! (2021 ; 84 min.): "To make the 100th anniversary of her hometown's Victorian festival a success, Cassie invites action movie star and former high school classmate Jake to play Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol'"--Container. Boyfriends of Christmas past (2021 ; 84 min.): "Leading up to Christmas, marketing executive Lauren is visited by the ghosts of four ex-boyfriends. She must learn to open her heart or risk losing her best friend,...

Olivia is Connecticut's resident expert on evergreens who, just days before the holiday, agrees to help Jack, a fourth-generation Christmas tree farmer in Avon. A mysterious illness has befallen their firs, causing them to die out and threatening his family's 100-year business. As Olivia tries to get to the root of the problem and extends her stay in town, she and Jack spend more time together and feelings begin to develop.

"For years, Lucy has played Santa to her small town's community. As she grants a little girl's wish for a 'Christmas like it used to be,' she unexpectedly finds her own wishes coming true"--Container.

Home For Christmas - Hope Valley hosts a Christmas Festival where shared traditions, new and old, bring the community together. Elizabeth faces the challenge of finding a Christmas tradition that will create new and lasting memories for her son. The town realizes what it means to them to be home for Christmas. The Greatest Christmas Wish - After a group of orphans is stranded for the holidays, residents of Hope Valley band together to make this an...

"Commemorate the 50th anniversary of the movie that launched the long-running series in an inspirational new version of the beloved holiday classic. John and Olivia Walton face struggles as parents raising six children during the Great Depression and rely on their eldest child -- John Boy, an aspiring writer -- to help nurture his siblings. John, Sr. has been away working at a mill to support his family so Olivia is thrilled when she receives word...

"Bakery owner Molly meets Josh, a widower who recently moved to town with his young son, but she is also charmed by a mysterious client whom she's never met in person and she doesn't realize that they're the same man"--Container.

On Christmas night at the North Pole, Santa's youngest son looks to use his father's high-tech operation for an urgent mission.

"When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip the holidays. But their decision to boycott tradition has the whole neighborhood in an uproar. When Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce a surprise visit with her new fiancé, the Kranks have just twelve hours to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighbors together to throw the best...

"Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. One winter, they join forces with a sister act and trek to Vermont for a white Christmas. Of course, there's the requisite fun with the ladies, but the real adventure begins when they discover that the inn is run by their old Army general who's now in financial trouble. And the result is the stuff that dreams are made of"--Container.

Plans for a quiet Thanksgiving between two friends go up in smoke when their party is crashed by a comically chaotic group of friends, lovers, and relatives.