Journey to Christmasland

Ep.30 Love At the Christmas Table: Amelia was unsettled

This week the girls take a trip to the edge of Christmasland with Lifetime’s 2012 offering Love At the Christmas Table [https://youtu.be/4jkprYTRaRU?si=CiB0k4iRn166-LDy], starring Danica McKellar and Dustin Milligan. A man realizes that his best friend since childhood is the woman that he loves. Will Sam ever find true contentment with his life in the big city? Will Kat learn how to let go of the comforts of life in a small town? Will these two ever make good on 30 years of flirting? What does it cost to keep the Christmas lights on 365 days a year? Kira and Amelia answer all your questions and hand out episode awards: * Robert A. Baron Villain Award for the most dastardly villain the film could produce * Christmas Ham Award for the most over-the-top, entertaining performance * Christmas Tree Topper for best performance Drop your choices in the comments! Subscribe to all the things. Like and leave a review. That’s what any good Christmasland resident would do. X@JTChristmasland [https://x.com/JTChristmasland] IG@JTChristmasland [https://www.instagram.com/jtchristmasland/] #cheesychristmasmovies #christmas #hallmark #lifetime #loveatthechristmastable #danicamckellar #dustinmilligan This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit journeytochristmasland.substack.com/subscribe [https://journeytochristmasland.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Ep.29 Window Wonderland: ZEITGEIST!

It’s back to Christmas in Christmasland as the ladies review Hallmark’s Window Wonderland [https://youtu.be/jcirB6jSbkU?si=-gYuhxtUwmEKJXgW](2013) [https://youtu.be/jcirB6jSbkU?si=-gYuhxtUwmEKJXgW], starring Paul Campbell, Chyler Leigh, and Naomi Judd. . A department-store window decorator learns there is a vacancy for her dream job in the run-up to Christmas, only to find a professional rival has his eye on it too. Will Sloane realize her dream of being head window dresser at the prestigious MacGuire’s Department Store? Will Jake realize his dream of becoming an artist? Where does Jake put his clothes? Kira and Amelia answer all your questions and hand out episode awards: * Robert A. Baron Villain Award for the most dastardly villain the film could produce * Christmas Ham Award for the most over-the-top, entertaining performance * Christmas Tree Topper for best performance Drop your choices in the comments! Subscribe to all the things. Like and leave a review. That’s what any good Christmasland resident would do. X@JTChristmasland [https://x.com/JTChristmasland] IG@JTChristmasland [https://www.instagram.com/jtchristmasland/] #cheesychristmasmovies #christmas #hallmark #greatamericanfamily #windowwonderland This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit journeytochristmasland.substack.com/subscribe [https://journeytochristmasland.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Ep.28 English Estate: Ciders, pianos and horses...but why?

It’s springtime in Christmasland and this week the girls travel to the UK (in spirit) to check in on everyone’s secret wish - an English manor inherited from a long, lost uncle. Promising architect Nora Cartwright's life is about to change. She first realizes that both her boyfriend Daniel and her are too much into their respective careers to be available for a relationship and eventually breaks up with him. Soon after she gets a call from Nigel Miller, a British lawyer: Edmond Charles, her unknown great-uncle, has just passed away and left her the beautiful and huge mansion of Willowvale located in the tiny English village of Moorchester…where she meets Edmond's accountant, Jamie Allen, who is as determined to keep the mansion as her to sell it. Will they come to an arrangement? And even find love? Will Nora find a way to sell her historic English manor so she can rent her downtown Los Angeles office space? Will Jaime realize his own dream of furniture design? Why are there horses in this movie? Kira and Amelia answer all your questions and hand out episode awards: * Robert A. Baron Villain Award for the most dastardly villain the film could produce * Christmas Ham Award for the most over-the-top, entertaining performance * Christmas Tree Topper for best performance Drop your choices in the comments! Subscribe to all the things. Like and leave a review. That’s what any good Christmasland resident would do. X@JTChristmasland [https://x.com/JTChristmasland] IG@JTChristmasland [https://www.instagram.com/jtchristmasland/] #cheesychristmasmovies #christmas #hallmark #greatamericanfamily #englishestatemovie This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit journeytochristmasland.substack.com/subscribe [https://journeytochristmasland.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Ep.27 An Insider's Guide to Torovia w/Adrian Powers

If you felt the earth shift under your feet today, it’s because of the earthquake that happened on JTC today - the ladies welcome a DUDE to the show. This one was a special treat. Kira and Amelia welcome the co-writer/director of the Royal in Paradise series, Adrian Powers. [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3951994/] Adrian joins the show all the way from Torovia Australia and he holds nothing back as he is quizzed about ‘A Christmas Castle Proposal’. Why are there two endings to this movie? Why are there two titles? Why is Olivia’s mother such a Debbie Downer? How did Journey to Christmasland inspire Adrian And, of course, what’s the deal with the measuring tape scene?! This episode promises to be filled with tension, debate and controversy. Just kidding. There are no negative feelings in Christmasland. Adrian and the girls had a fantastic time breaking down the ins and outs of Christmasland movie-making with a seasoned professional, and they even get some hot tips about the upcoming third installment. If you’re a true Christmasland traveler, you won’t want to miss this episode. #achristmascastleproposal #adrianpowers #greatamericanfamily #moviemaking #film This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit journeytochristmasland.substack.com/subscribe [https://journeytochristmasland.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Ep.26 Sweet Maple Romance: Just go with it

*We appreciate our fellow Christmasland travelers and we love bringing you Christmas all year round. Please help us share the love by sharing our podcasts and consider upgrading to a paid subscription for bonus content and exclusive reviews. Merry Christmas! This week the ladies review ‘Sweet Maple Romance’ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14796552/] from Great American Family Channel and PureFlix. Emma has built a successful lifestyle website that she puts her heart and soul into called "Classically Emma". But when her numbers start trending down, she thinks she might've found her fix in a partnership with ambitious Jill. Will Emma save her influencer brand/website/company with the “meaningful coziness” of Vermont Botanicals? Will Jill finally drag her brother, Jesse, into expanding the family business? What businessman horrors did Jesse experience in New York City and why did they make him afraid of business? Kira and Amelia answer all your questions and hand out episode awards: * Robert A. Baron Villain Award for the most dastardly villain the film could produce * Christmas Ham Award for the most over-the-top, entertaining performance * Christmas Tree Topper for best performance Drop your choices in the comments! Subscribe to all the things. Like and leave a review. That’s what any good Christmasland resident would do. X@JTChristmasland [https://x.com/JTChristmasland] IG@JTChristmasland [https://www.instagram.com/jtchristmasland/] #cheesychristmasmovies #christmas #hallmark #greatamericanfamily #sweetmapleromance This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit journeytochristmasland.substack.com/subscribe [https://journeytochristmasland.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]