thewinterotter:
I know we’ve already discussed the fic prompt gold that is Hallmark movie summaries, but it’s now post-Halloween which means it’s basically all Christmas all the time on the Hallmark Channel right now. Here are a few choice selections of Hallmark Christmas movies that fandom really needs to do something with:
A Bride for Christmas: A holiday bet prompts a man to pursue a woman who has sworn off serious relationships after three failed engagements. As the two spend time together, the woman starts to reconsider her stance on romance.
Fir Crazy: An unemployed executive helps her injured dad sell Christmas trees on their family’s tree lot, but a store owner attempts to force them out of business. (I have no idea what the romance plot is, I’m sure you can make one up.)
The Christmas Ornament: A recent widow struggles to embrace the holiday season until she meets a charming tree-shop owner who gives her a special ornament symbolizing hope.
A Princess for Christmas: A woman and her niece and nephew spend Christmas with a wealthy duke, the children’s grandfather. Though the down-and-out trio feel out of place among royalty at first, they soon begin to settle in and connect as a family.
Baby’s First Christmas: Feuding lawyers spend Christmas together for the birth of their married siblings’ song. But when the pair discover their siblings are in major financial trouble, they set out to solve the problem and end up on an adventure around the city.
The Santa Suit: A selfish toy-company CEO is changed into a Santa look-alike to help him gain a fresh perspective.
Lucky Christmas: A struggling single mom wins the lottery, but her car is stolen with t he ticket inside. One of the thieves develops feelings for her, however, and considers returning the ticket to save their budding romance.
Christmas Song: Two music teachers face off in a Christmas-carol competition while also vying for a job after their schools – and music departments – merge.
A Cookie Cutter Christmas: Two teachers compete in a bake-off, but their rivalry escalates when they fall for the same man: a charming single father.
Moonlight & Mistletoe: A man and his estranged daughter fight to save Santaville, their year-round family business, after a mysterious investor puts the Yuletide attraction in jeopardy.
Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade: A woman who is planning a Thanksgiving parade in Chicago clashes with a consultant brought in to keep the event’s expenses in check, but it’s not long before sparks start to fly between the pair.
One Starry Christmas: A woman with a successful boyfriend is smitten by a cowboy while on her way home for hte holidays, and their unexpected encounter makes her contemplate whether she longs for safety or adventure.
Most Wonderful Time of the Year: A disenchanted single mom warily welcomes a stranger into her home after her visiting uncle befriends him on an airplane. She soon connects with her guest, whose enthusiasm for Christmas feels contagious.
Naughty or Nice: After accidentally receiving Santa’s “Naughty or Nice” book, a woman exposes the bad deeds of those around her. Before long, however, she realizes that her new ability isn’t making her very nice.
The Nine Lives of Christmas: A confirmed bachelor adopts a stray cat, which leads a pretty veterinary student to enter his life and alter his feelings about remaining single.
Call Me Mrs. Miracle: A magical woman spreads Christmas cher while working at a struggling department store, though the store’s owners don’t recall hiring her.
Northpole: With the city of Northpole in trouble, can elf Clementine save her home with the help of a single mom and her son?
The Christmas Shepherd: A widow is devastated when her late husband’s dog runs away during a thunderstorm. The dogs winds up at an animal shelter miles away, where a single father and his daughter end up adopting him.
A Boyfriend for Christmas: When a young girl reveals her secret to Santa that she wants a boyfriend for Christmas, she never expects it come true 19 years later!
A Carol Christmas: An egomaniacal TV talk show host is given a chance for redemption in this modern day take on Charles Dicken’s classic novel A Christmas Carol.
A Christmas Wedding Tail: When Rusty the Labrador and Cheri the Poodle’s owners fall in love, the household is in total chaos. It’s up to the dogs to perform a Christmas Day miracle.
A Very Merry Mix-Up: A woman sets out to meet her fiancé’s family at Christmas and winds up at the wrong house. Once the mistake is corrected, she realizes that her bond with the wrong family—and their eligible son—was stronger than her bond with the right one.
All I Want For Christmas: A nine-year-old boy enters a corporate-sponsored contest in which entrants are asked for their greatest Christmas wish. Unbeknownst to his widowed mother he asks the contest organizers to help her find a new husband.
Best Christmas Party Ever: Jennie, an up-and-coming event planner, is shocked to find out that her boss intends to hand her business over to her nephew, Nick, instead of Jennie. Tensions run high when Jennie is forced to train Nick and plan for the biggest party of the holiday season.
Honestly it’s better if you’ve never seen the actual movie, just read the summary and interpret it however you want and produce delightful holiday-themed fics for your fandom(s) of choice. There are more summaries (both seasonal and not) on the Hallmark site, if you’re looking for more inspiration. Please, I beg you, go forth and produce delicious holiday cheese for the benefit of us all, and blessings be upon you.
IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN, PREPARE YOURSELVES FOR HOLIDAY FLUFF. BRING ON THE MEET-CUTES. PREPARE YOUR WORD PROCESSOR FOR THE COMING OF WINTER.
Also, somebody recently asked me (and please forgive me, I haven’t answered you because your message is lost in the absolute cluster that is my inbox) if anybody has written fic from a Hallmark movie prompt. My answer is I have absolutely no idea. But if you do write a fic from one of these prompts, please do tag it with hallmark movie challenge, here and/or on AO3, and hopefully that will help people find the thing? I wish I was more organized and could put together a masterpost or an AO3 collection or something, but I am not that person.