HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVIES

American Hysteria

W!ZARD Studios

Society & Culture

4.4 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

They usually go something like this: A cranky career woman from the big city who has lost the true meaning of Christmas arrives in a small town where she falls in love with a handsome handyman or baker or Christmas tree farmer and together they vanquish whatever big business force threatens the idyllic community. The Christmas spirit leads her to let go of her own ambitions and embrace a more traditional lifestyle and of course, someone's dad is always Santa. Sound familiar? We will explore the history of Hallmark, the formula that makes these cheesy productions so successful, the Christmas Movie Wars of the last few years, as well as the controversies over diversity and "family-friendly" entertainment. Become a Patron to support our show and get early ad-free episodes and bonus content Follow American Hysteria on social media: Twitter: @AmerHysteria Instagram: @AmericanHysteriaPodcast Find our merch at americanhysteria.com American Hysteria is written, produced, and hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith Co-produced and co-edited by Miranda Zickler Co-researched and co-edited by Riley Smith Sound design by Clear Commo Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On this podcast, we explore fantastical thinking, moral panics, conspiracy theories, and urban legends,
0:14.0	examine the forces that shape our culture, and tell the stories that create the realities we share and sometimes the realities
0:24.6	we don't. I'm your host, Chelsea Weber Smith, and this is American Hysteria.
0:32.6	Will she take over the town's cookie factory? Before he steals her heart?
0:36.6	In a Hallmark Channel original movie.
0:38.8	They will keep traditional marriage at the core. I do Christmas almost all year round,
0:44.0	just sharing the Christmas message. There's going to be more Christmas. After Christmas,
0:47.6	more Christmas.
0:50.9	I think to start this episode, we all need to get into the hallmark Christmas movie mood.
0:59.3	And so, just for you, I'm going to describe the entire plot of the record-breaking 2014 Candice Cameron-Beret vehicle, Christmas under wraps.
1:15.0	If, for some unknowable reason, you don't want to listen to this section, you can go ahead
1:21.8	and skip to about 10 minutes and 10 seconds and get in to the rest of the episode.
1:28.2	So grab one of those extra soft blankets from Target and your favorite mid-priced
1:34.8	Cabernet and cuddle right up for a true hallmark moment.
1:42.5	As Christmas approaches, a third-year resident surgeon named Dr. Lauren Brunel finds herself
1:50.9	beaten out for the Big City Boston Medical Fellowship of her dreams, relegated instead to the depressing
1:59.5	academic limbo of the wait list.
2:04.0	Not only that, but her shitty little sweater-vested boyfriend has just broken up with her
2:10.4	at a dinner she believed would culminate in a public restaurant engagement.
2:16.9	But no, not so.
2:19.9	You see, Dr. Lauren Brunel just isn't spontaneous enough.
2:26.2	She's a workaholic.
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