The thing about Hallmark Christmas Movies is that they are only watchable from mid-November to the New Year. If these schmaltzy cream puffs were to show up on my TV screen at any time between January and October, I'd call Homeland Security to report a sugar bomb. But, the truth is, we need this type of zweiback-cookie programming to help us transition from boring normal life to crazy-intense-family-gathering season. There are so many reasons these serve as a buffer between those ordinary times, and the season where we are obligated to be on a jolly fix.
