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Join Mike and Erinn to reflect on Debbie Macomber's Joyful Mrs. Miracle, which first aired on the Hallmark Channel on Thanksgiving.  Erinn learned about Debbie Macomber and Erinn's dad learned about Mary Poppins. 

After a brief courtship, Celeste and Jason get engaged. Celeste then asks her pastor father, who's not ready to let his daughter go, to officiate their Christmas wedding. It is as ridiculous as it sounds. 

Join Mike and Erinn as they discuss Three Wiser Men and a Boy -- the follow up to 2022's Three Wise Men and a Baby. 

Guess what, loyal listeners? We are halfway through the 2024 season's Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas movies.  Join Mike and Erinn as they discuss Christmas on Call. 

A quirky family matriarch enters her town’s annual holiday letter-writing contest but needs help, so she hires struggling novelist Juan to craft the perfect letter.  This is an odd movie and casting Angela Kinsey seems equally odd. Join Mike and Erinn as they discuss how they like Ms. Kinsey, but maybe not as much in this movie. 

Andrew Walker and Ashley Williams team up in the Hallmark Channel's "Jingle Bell Run," original airdate November 16.  Mike enjoyed it -- Erinn thought it was just OK. 

Hallmark takes another step outside of it's box to bring us a Meet the Parents-style culture-clash holiday flick in Christmas with the Singhs.  Join Mike and Erinn as they discuss the effort, what they liked and what they didn't like as much. Original airdate: Friday, November 15. 

As they say in the Hallmark Channel's Tis the Season to Be Irish, "Merry Christmas!" Or "Nollaig Shona." Join us as we take a bit of a lackluster journey to Ireland to follow the story of Rose and Sean.  Have you ever made a wish on a fairy tree?

Get silly with Mike and Erinn as they discuss the charming, but silly Santa Tell Me from the Hallmark Channel. This one first aired on Saturday, November 9.  Make sure you're capable of suspending reality and allowing some whimsy into your day if you want to watch this one. If you're a fan of the Mamma Mia plot, this one might be for you. 

Join Mike and Erinn while they discuss a movie they both enjoyed -- Trivia at St. Nick's, first aired Friday, November 8. This film includes two Pretty Little Liars alumni that reunite to create a fun rendition of a well-written script. 

"Are you a witch?" Kath (Caroline Rhea) asks Barbara (Beth Broderidck) in this reunion of the Sabrina the Teenage Witch aunties -- Holiday Mismatch, first aired on Sunday, November 3rd. It's cute. It's a bit cringe. It's a whole lotta Hallmark-y.  Tune in to listen to what Mike and Erinn have to say. Apologies to the Sabrina die-hards out there!

It's been a roller coaster of a week in our pickle barrel, but there are Hallmark Christmas movies to watch and we are still here.  Join us as we discuss Our Holiday Story, which first aired on the Hallmark Channel on Saturday, November 3. 

Mike and Erinn reluctantly discuss the 7th Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas 2024 movie, A Carol for 2, which first aired on Friday, November 2.  Tune in and let them know if you agree or disagree!

The last Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas Movie of October was actually the 5-Year Christmas Party, but Mike and Erinn like to be unpredictable and made it The Christmas Charade instead. The caper first aired on Saturday, October 26 and offers a different type of holiday movie for Hallmark Christmas movie fans. Tune in to see what the Casazzas made of it.

Theater Kids get hype! Mike and Erinn are here to discuss The 5-Year Christmas Party and the delightful theater kid joy it gave us (Erinn).  Katie Findlay and Jordan Fisher star in this timeline story involving two college graduates navigating their respective five-year plans to get their big breaks. 

Per German tradition, nutcrackers are considered symbols of good luck and will scare away bad spirits from homes.  Per this movie from Hallmark, nutcrackers symbolize hope.  Mike liked this one ... Erinn hopes the next movie on the list is better.  Join them as they discuss the Hallmark Channel's Operation Nutcracker. 

We have come to the point in the season where Erinn and Mike have found the first flop of a film. Join them as they discuss the lows and lowers of Scouting for Christmas as well as the recent news about the age discrimination lawsuit brought forth against Lisa Hamilton Daly, VP of Programming at Crown Media.

Holiday Crashers first aired on Saturday, October 19 on the Hallmark Channel. Join Mike and Erinn as they dissect the second movie of the season and discuss what's to like. 

The first movie for the 2024 Hallmark Countdown to Christmas aired on Friday, October 18. Join Erinn and Mike for their thoughts on 'Twas the Date Before Christmas with Jessie, Bryan and the Chamberlain Family Christmas Olympics.

Kicking off our 5th season (!) with our thoughts on the upcoming Hallmark Countdown to Christmas that starts TOMORROW! Join us for another season of 12 Hallmarks of Christmas, rounds of Gold, Frankincense or Myrrh and maybe some new features. 

Join Mike and Erinn as they discuss the Hallmark Channel's A Biltmore Christmas. Erinn can't contain herself and Mike barely gets to speak. 

Mike and Erinn are all out of order and don't care! Join them as they discuss the Hallmark Channel's Norwegian Holiday.  *Note: They tried to watch A Heidelberg Holiday and gave up halfway through. 

Mike and Erinn discuss the Hallmark Christmas Channel's Christmas Island as well as the Santa Summit.  They liked one more than the other. Tune in to hear why!

Catch up with Mike and Erinn as they discuss the Hallmark Channel's Never Been Chris'd starring the one and only Tyler Hines!

Erinn and Mike discovered there is a movie called "Love in Glacier National: A National Park Romance" while recording this episode and decided they need to watch it.  Also, is a movie character name Sage Baker or is the character a sage baker? But that isn't in this movie, either.  Join them to talk about the Hallmark Channel's Flipping for Christmas and the sexiest tree cuttin...