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Deck The Hallmark

Bramble Jam Podcast Networkwww.deckthehallmark.com
You did it! You found your new favorite podcast! Congrats! Join Bran, Dan, and friends as they attempt to watch and review made-for-tv movies. Just a bunch of friends…watching made-for-tv movies. What could go wrong? Watch us EXCLUSIVELY on Philo - philo.tv/dth Listen ad-free at bramblejamplus.com Follow us - Instagram: @hallmarkpodcast Twitter: @hallmarkpodcast Facebook: Deck The Hallmark Podcast *Deck the Hallmark is NOT affiliated with Hallmark Media*
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Unwrapping Christmas: Lily's Destiny (Hallmark+ - 2024) ft. Ryan Pappolla

Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTH TylerShawMusic.com Lilly is out there, mourning the loss of her dad, trying to find the motivation to decorate without him. To make matters worse, her nosy neighbor is really onto her for putting up her decorations. Lilly is excited to go on a date with the most eligible bachelor but has to give an interview to some guy named Sean first for an article he's writing. She ends up hitting it off with him, and it's clear he's taken by her. She then goes to meet her date...

Nov 22, 202448 minEp. 1305

Confessions of a Christmas Letter (Hallmark Channel - 2024)

Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTH Tyler Shaw - TylerShawMusic.com Racine Danish Kringles - Kringle.com - use code HALLMARK24 for 10% off your order The movie kicks off with Angela and Brian from The Office trying to convince us that they can play other characters. We're at the Holly Hills Post Office, where every year, Brian and the other postal workers judge the best Christmas card. The winner goes on the Wall of Fame. It’s Settie’s dream to win, but the same person has won 18 years in a row. Cut ...

Nov 21, 202437 minEp. 1304

Christmas with the Singhs (Hallmark Channel - 2024)

Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTH NakedWines.com/DeckTheHallmark - code + password: DeckTheHallmark to receive 6 bottles of wine for $39.99 + free shipping Christmas Vacation Tour - StandingOvationsLive.com Asha works is a nurse at the ER. She takes a call from her parents who are sad she isn't home on Christmas. But she explains that after years of avoiding this shift, her luck ran out. We then meet Jake who is a reporter covering the Christmas Day basketball game. He's leaving the game and sees a...

Nov 20, 202438 minEp. 1303

Jingle Bell Run (Hallmark Channel - 2024)

Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTH PrettyLitter.com/DTH - 20% off your first order + a free toy TylerShawMusic.com The movie kicks off with great animation, and that's how you know you're dealing with a heavy-hitter flick. We meet Avery, a school teacher who makes toddlers give speeches about Christmas ornaments. She loves crossword puzzles and juice boxes. While she's in the teacher’s lounge, other teachers keep congratulating her, but she has no idea why. Her best friend Ruby explains that she sig...

Nov 19, 202444 minEp. 1302

Hot Frosty (Netflix - 2024) ft. Alonso Duralde & Jacklyn Collier

Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTH TylerShawMusic.com The movie kicks off with some narration about the Christmas magic of snow in fairy tales. But this isn’t just any normal fairy tale. Cut to a house, all decorated for Christmas. The camera pans over to the house next door, which is dark and cold. Inside is Kathy, who is just as cold as her surroundings, while a truly awful version of "Jingle Bell Rock" plays in the background. We learn that Kathy runs a diner, and although her house may imply oth...

Nov 18, 202450 minEp. 1300

A Reason for the Season (Hallmark Mystery - 2024)

Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTH TylerShawMusic.com The movie kicks off with a great rendition of Deck the Halls that might be the new theme song for Deck the Hallmark. Cut to a woman driving in a car, giving herself a pep talk and talking to herself and her baby, whom she is pregnant with. Suddenly, she feels a sharp pain, drives into a town, and runs into a diner, saying she thinks she's going into labor but that the snow is really coming down. Luckily, there’s a doctor in the diner who has pers...

Nov 17, 202451 minEp. 1301

Unwrapping Christmas: Mia's Prince (Hallmark+ - 2024) ft. Ryan Pappolla

The movie starts with Mia in some sort of fantasy sequence that reminds me of a really weird fantasy romance novel. Turns out, she's just sleeping on the job. Silly Mia! Her friends wake her up and tease her for dreaming about that guy from her books again. It’s going to be a crazy week—busy, busy, busy! But if I’ve learned anything from the first movie, it’s that Mia will barely have to work in this one, with little to no consequences for the business. Mia’s sister asks her to watch her cat, bu...

Nov 15, 202449 minEp. 1299

'Tis the Season to Be Irish (Hallmark Channel - 2024) ft. Tyler Shaw

Rose Walsh is a home renovator who insists on being present anytime there's a showing of one of her properties. She’s interested in a cottage in Ireland and puts in an offer to a man named Sean—though her approach is unnecessarily spicy. When she arrives in Ireland, Sean recognizes her on the street and tries to talk to her, but she’s immediately wary—like STRANGER DANGER. She later shows up at the cottage, only to be shocked when she discovers that Sean is the same guy from the city. She declar...

Nov 14, 202447 minEp. 1298

Trivia at St. Nick's (Hallmark Channel - 2024) ft. Danny Pellegrino

Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTH JoinBilt.com/DTH - to start earning points on your rent payments! Astronomy Professor Celeste is super excited about the annual Christmas Trivia Contest at Nick's Bar. It's a big deal—and not just for bragging rights. The winner gets a trophy called "The Stan," named after the best trivia competitor Nick's has ever seen. Celeste feels really good about this year because she has Richard, a two-time Jeopardy! winner, on her team! She loves everything about the univer...

Nov 13, 20241 hrEp. 1297

BONUS: Finding Mr. Christmas: Episode 3 Review (Feat. Alonso Duralde & Dave White)

Join Alonso Duralde and Dave White as they dive into the magical world of Hallmark's Finding Mr. Christmas. In this bonus episode of DTH, they watch and review episode 3 of the new holiday reality show, sharing their thoughts on the guys, the challenges, and whether this show is worth your time this season.

Nov 12, 202412 minEp. 1296

Santa Tell Me (Hallmark Channel - 2024)

Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTH HomeAloneTour.com Olivia, a little girl, writes a letter to Santa asking him to reveal who her one true love will be. They go to sleep and wake up the next morning to find Santa has brought her a dollhouse. Stupid Santa. She thinks, "I'm sure Santa will give me a name soon—how long could it really take?" Fast forward 25 years: Olivia is now a hotshot dealmaker who always rates her Uber driver with stars and hands money to the Santa ringing a bell on the street. She...

Nov 12, 202453 minEp. 1295

Meet Me Next Christmas (Netflix - 2024) ft. Alonso Duralde & Jacklyn Collier

The movie kicks off in... Chicago. But if you think that the Pentatonix are only popular in New York City, you'd be incorrect. Layla is at the airport to catch a flight home to New York City, but her flight is delayed. She FaceTimes her boyfriend, Tanner, and says, "Don't worry, I'll be home before our annual Pentatonix Christmas concert." He rolls his eyes and reminds her—and us—that they go every year. She says, "AND IT'S AWESOME." Tanner, not so sure. But she’s taking the delay well because s...

Nov 11, 202450 minEp. 1294

Five Gold Rings (Hallmark Mystery - 2024)

We’re on a beach, which might make you think it’s not Christmas—but it is. How do we know? Well, a grandma and her granddaughter are wearing Santa hats! The grandma finds a St. Nicholas locket and explains to her granddaughter that with the name on the back of it, she’s going to work hard to find the owner. The girl, Audrey, shows Grandma a drawing she made for her for Christmas. They go back to Grandma’s shop, where they put the locket in a secret spot and frame the picture. Cut to the present ...

Nov 10, 202439 minEp. 1290

Unwrapping Christmas: Tina's Miracle (Hallmark+ - 2024) ft. Ryan Pappolla

We enter All Wrapped Up, a shop that specializes in wrapping presents, with four employees: Mia, Olivia, Lilly, and, of course, Tina. Tina is put in charge of the Christmas gala, so she’s running around trying to gather everything needed for the event. She goes to a store, and a girl there starts snapping Polaroid pictures. The girl then hands the photos to her father, Michael Alonzo, for later. Despite it being the busy season at All Wrapped Up, Tina spends most of her time working on the gala....

Nov 08, 202437 minEp. 1289

Holiday Mismatch (Hallmark Channel - 2024) ft. Justin Kirkland

Barbara is newly retired and really into keeping the house clean. She decides to join a Christmas committee. The meeting is supposed to start at 9:00 AM, but when she arrives, no one is there. Ten minutes later, the group leader, Cath, shows up and says, “Oh yeah, it’s a flexible 9.” The rest of the committee arrives, and they’re quite the characters. Barbara is clearly annoyed by this fly-by-night committee. When the opportunity arises for her to head up the committee budget, she jumps at it, b...

Nov 07, 202454 minEp. 1288

Our Holiday Story (Hallmark Channel - 2024)

Chris shows up at his girlfriend Joanna's parents' house expecting to meet Joanna, but Joanna is running late. A couple of hours late, in fact. He's like, "I'll just wait on you." She's like, "Oh, they're definitely watching you from the window, so you're gonna have to go in." Just as Joanna is about to give him a piece of advice that starts with "Don't ask them about…," her phone dies. They invite Chris in to help decorate for their Christmas party. It's stepmom Nell and Dad Dave. Dave makes fu...

Nov 06, 202444 minEp. 1287

A Carol for Two (Hallmark Channel - 2024)

Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTH HomeAloneTour.com Nutrafol.com - promo code 'DECK' for $10 off your first month subscription + free shipping! The movie kicks off with some singing—more singing in the first minute than in the entire runtime of a movie ABOUT MUSICAL THEATER! Everyone loves it. Violette's dad comes up to her afterward with an envelope full of cash from the townsfolk. They're pumped that one of their own is going to Broadway! Cut to New York, and we get MORE singing! We're at this ba...

Nov 05, 202446 minEp. 1286

The Groomsmen: Last Dance (Hallmark+ - 2024) ft. Alonso Duralde

The movie kicks off at the initial wedding, where Jackson is dancing with his daughter, Betty, and Betty drops a bomb—she's moving to Italy with her mom. Jackson is pretty miserable. He runs a firm that represents social media influencers, like a guy who just eats soup. One day, he gets a call from his ex asking if Betty can come and stay with him for a while, and he's like, “I got a better idea—I’ll come to you!” He goes to Italy and gets a red convertible, 'cause why not? He almost hits a woma...

Nov 04, 202454 minEp. 1285

My Sweet Austrian Holiday (Hallmark Mystery - 2024) ft. FOR KING & COUNTRY

Charlotte is a chocolatier who recently moved to Vienna with wild ideas, like putting potato chips into chocolate. She's at a fundraising event surrounded by many Christmas trees. Also at this event is Henry, who doesn't know much, but he knows you don't put potato chips in chocolate. Charlotte is trying hard to win Vienna's Chocolateer of the Year. If she wins, she thinks it will be a lot harder to lose her shop to a developer who's trying to buy it. And who is that developer? Henry. Everything...

Nov 03, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 1282

Operation Nutcracker (Hallmark Channel - 2024) *rerelease from Bramble Fest 2024*

ft. Alonso Duralde, Jacklyn Collier, Patrick Serrano, and Ryan Pappolla When a priceless antique nutcracker, set to be auctioned at the Warby family Christmas charity goes missing in an unfortunate suitcase swap, it is up to exacting event planner, Lottie Morgan and the free-spirited heir to the Warby dynasty, Tristan, to track it down, all while capturing the heart and spirit of Christmas. Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTH

Nov 01, 202452 minEp. 1283

The Christmas Charade (Hallmark Channel - 2024)

The movie kicks off with a mysterious situation. A blonde woman delivers a box containing Santa and a microchip. They flee together, and we discover that this is actually a TV show that a woman named Whitney watches intently while eating cereal in her PJs—just like me on Saturday mornings. Her coworker, Rachel, tries to set Whitney up on a date because she thinks Whitney watches too much TV—a bold statement, especially in a movie on a network that starts playing 24/7 Christmas movies two weeks b...

Oct 31, 202440 minEp. 1281

The 5-Year Christmas Party (Hallmark Channel - 2024)

The movie kicks off at a Christmas party—if you can believe it. It’s year one, and Alice walks into a room full of theater kids. It’s the wrap party for a fresh version of A Christmas Carol that Alice created. Alice is a senior in college and is happy to be finishing with a success. She’s surprised to see Max there. She goes up to the rooftop as it’s snowing, as one does, and Max shows up. He tells her how amazing the show was. He tries to explain where he’s been, but she says, “Don’t worry abou...

Oct 30, 202442 minEp. 1280

This Time Each Year (Hallmark Mystery - 2024)

The movie kicks off with a montage of a couple taking Christmas card pictures together over the years. It’s the McCaul family, and they are loving each other until 2023, when Kevin shows up late, and it’s clear his wife Lauren is very annoyed. Cut to the present day, and Kevin and Lauren are separated. You hate to see it; you also hate to see sober Kevin get fired from his bar job. That’s right…bar job. Apparently his sobriety was a liability. After that, they all meet up at Kevin’s family’s hou...

Oct 29, 202443 minEp. 1279
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