Christmas Movie Wars | An Iconic Holiday Tradition | 6

Business Wars

Wondery

History, Business, David Brown, Management

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Over the past decade, made-for-TV holiday romance movies have gone from a seasonal guilty pleasure to a mainstream phenomenon, drawing in millions of viewers year over year. While Hallmark and Lifetime still seem to be guiding this sleigh, streamers like Netflix and Hulu are getting in on the action as well, putting their own spin on the cheesy Christmas classics — and it’s paying off.

So what makes these movies such an iconic holiday tradition? Here to answer that and more is Danny Pellegrino, host of the Everything Iconic podcast, and co-host of A Very Merry Iconic podcast. He’s taking us deep into the world of Christmas movie magic, and sharing a few films you’ll definitely want to add to your Christmas list.

Everything Iconic with Danny Pellegrino: https://everythingiconic.com/

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime members, you can listen to Business Wars ad-free on Amazon Music.
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0:06.6	Next year, Business Wars is going even bigger.
0:10.0	Starting January 5th, we'll be bringing you new, longer episodes every Wednesday, with
0:14.9	even more inside stories on the most outrageous and intense corporate rivalries of all time.
0:20.9	I'm David Brown and this is Business Wars.
0:51.7	You know, there's nothing quite like a Christmas movie to get you in the holiday spirit.
0:55.5	For about 90 minutes, viewers get to leave the real world behind and travel to a place
1:00.1	where holiday magic takes center stage.
1:02.4	You've got charming small towns, Christmas tree farms, winter festivals, and more freshly
1:07.0	baked cookies than Santa could ever handle.
1:09.2	Well, for a while now, Hallmark and Lifetime have been the biggest creators in the space
1:13.8	dropping countless new holiday films every single year.
1:17.6	But what were once seasonal guilty pleasures are now a mainstream phenomenon, with streamers
1:22.7	like Netflix and Hulu staking their own claims in the North Pole media market.
1:27.4	So why have these films been able to capture our hearts for so long?
1:31.5	And what are they doing to keep things as fresh as the snow on the screen?
1:35.7	Guiding us through this world today, Danny Pellegrino.
1:38.0	He is host of the Everything Iconic Podcast, which focuses on pop culture.
1:42.6	Around the holidays, he co-hosts a very Mary Iconic podcast where he breaks down the
1:47.3	latest holiday films and some classics too.
1:50.1	Danny's helping us unwrap every piece of the Christmas movie market to understand why
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