The Christmas Cookbook (2025)

Tinsel Town

A washed-up Hollywood action hero is tricked into starring in a small English town’s chaotic Christmas pantomime, where a straight-talking dance instructor and his estranged daughter just might help him rediscover the magic of the season.

Julie & Julia

Julia Child and Julie Powell – both of whom wrote memoirs – find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ends... until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.

The Perfect Holiday

Nancy Taylor, a divorced mother of three, feels especially lonely during the holidays. All she wants for Christmas is to meet a nice man - even just a nice compliment would make her day. Sensing her sadness, Nancy's little girl, Emily, has a plan to make her mom happy again. She shares her Mommy's wish with shopping mall Santa, Benjamin Armstrong. And Benjamin, who is also a struggling songwriter, knows exactly the right words to say.

Christmas Matchmakers

Two executive assistants scheme to get their bosses to date during the holidays, and in the process fall in love themselves.

The Vertical Ray of the Sun

Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, insects and water and the way the lighting enhances the subtle use of color. They all combine to gem-like effect here.

Christmas at the Holly Day Inn

An overachieving executive quits her job just before Christmas and goes to her father's country inn to try to find some balance again.

Mistletoe in Montana

Merry, who owns the ranch, has been unlucky in love, but that's about to change when a single father, Mark, and his two kids book the ranch for Christmas week. Adventure is on the menu, the holiday spirit is everywhere, and love is in the air.

A Wisconsin Christmas Pie

An ambitious pastry chef returns to her small-town roots in Door County, WI, and, over the holidays, needs to decide between her career dreams and her family’s struggling orchard business.

Colorado Christmas

Melody Miller has left her dream job of teaching music to work as a carer. When one of her clients falls ill, his son rushes home, who to Melody's surprise turns out to be none other than country music superstar, Johnny Colorado! As the unlikely pair grow closer, it looks like it could be the start of the perfect Christmas romance, until an old flame of Johnny's arrives at the family ranch...

Sundays at Tiffany's

Jane, a soon-to-be-married woman, is reunited with her imaginary friend Michael who returns in a human form. Soon, Jane begins doubting her feelings for her fiance as she gets attracted to Michael.

Lovely, Still

A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.

What I Did for Love

Call him a city slicker. Call him a tenderfoot. But don't call him a member of the family--yet. Rising L.A. lawyer James White is going home for the holidays with his fiancée, Sadie Ryder, to finally meet her family in rural Pine Gap. After blundering through a bad first impression, James attempts to win over Sadie's lawyer-loathing father Karl by pretending to be a horse-riding, hay-baling, game-hunting, seasoned square dancer. But a pair of worn jeans and a ten-gallon hat don't make a cowboy, and it's going to take more than mere posturing to charm Mr. Ryder... in fact, it just might take a miracle.

Merry Matrimony

Brie Traverston is up for partner at her firm if she can successfully coordinate a Christmas wedding reshoot and ignore all the feelings that come with working with the one-that-got-away Eddie Chapman and his possibly new girlfriend Isabella.

Curious Caterer: Forbidden Fruit

Caterer Goldy Berry's date turns awry when the singer at the event she's catering gets electrocuted, making it a crime scene she has to help investigate.

Under the Mistletoe

At Christmas, the tables turn on on a selfless single mom when a local radio station takes over her love life thanks to an innocent call from her young son.

A Christmas Frequency

A young radio show producer sets her recently separated boss up on live-on-air blind dates to save their dying show but accidentally falls for one of the contenders and must choose her head or her heart in time for Christmas.

A Royal Christmas Crush

Ava accepts the opportunity of a lifetime to work at the Royal Ice Hotel which leads her to a surprise whirlwind romance with the most important guest of all, the Royal Prince himself.

A Christmas Melody

Kristin has just had to close her small Manhattan clothing boutique to return to her Ohio home town and live in her parents' former home. It's an adjustment for Kristin and her young daughter— especially when she runs into her former high school rival. Kristen and Emily struggle to find their new normal with the help of the hunky local music teacher.

Love Hard

An LA girl, unlucky in love, falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for Christmas, only to discover that she's been catfished. But the object of her affection actually lives in the same town, and the guy who duped her offers to set them up if she pretends to be his own girlfriend for the holidays.

Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through The Snow

Stranded at an airport at Christmastime, Ashley Harrison accepts a ride from Dash Sutherland, who has just rented the last car in town. As the pair heads north, their adventures include car trouble, adopting a puppy and being secretly tailed by federal agents, who believe Ashley is up to no good. With a hint of romance gradually filling the air will these two fall in love or will their journey bring about an unexpected road bump to romance?

Christmas in Alaska

Rival journalists competing for the same lucrative promotion get stuck together in snowy Alaska after their plane is forced to make an emergency landing. They find themselves caught up in a totally unexpected Christmas romance.

Christmas Everyday

When a water pipe bursts and disrupts her sister's wedding plans, Fancy finds herself drawn to the rugged yet charming contractor. Through all the chaos, she learns valuable lessons about faith, family, and the true meaning of Christmas.

Karen Kingsbury's The Christmas Ring

At a “Christmas in July” sale, military widow Vanessa Mayfield (Kramer) crosses paths with antiques dealer Ben Miller (Hollingsworth). As Ben works in Vanessa’s hometown, their friendship begins to grow into something more. But trouble brews when Ben’s father unknowingly acquires a box of antiques containing Vanessa’s missing heirloom Christmas ring - a priceless piece of her family’s past. Planning to sell it, he has no idea of its true meaning. It will take a Christmas miracle for love, family, and the ring to come together.

Lost at Christmas

Set in the remote Scottish town of Fort William on Christmas Eve, when life is turned upside down for Jen and Rob. Suddenly finding themselves heartbroken, single and stranded, they team up to try and reach home 100 miles away to be with their families. "Borrowing" Jen’s now ex-boyfriend’s classic car, the pair hit the road, but it’s not long before the weather turns for the worse forcing them to continue their journey on foot.

Christmas with a Crown

When a successful woman returns to her hometown to revive her family's Christmas festival, she meets a dashing stranger who's volunteered to help organize the event. Sparks begin to fly between them, but little does she know that he's really a prince in disguise, longing to find the true spirit of the holidays. It will take a Christmas miracle of royal proportions for their hearts to meet as one.

This Time Each Year

Despite a trial separation, Lauren pretends to still be with her husband Kevin to placate her overbearing mother. The ruse may be just what the couple needs to finally work on their marriage.

A Novel Noel

A successful New York book editor is chosen to run a bookstore in the small town of Saint Ives for the month of December.

Peppermint and Postcards

When 9-year-old Megan dedicates her Christmas wish to helping her mom Cara find love, she enlists the help of their blended family to make it come true. But when the letter goes viral, will Cara realize that what she was looking for was on her doorstop the whole time?

The Finnish Line

Anya follows her father's footsteps in sled dog racing. In Finland, she enters his last race but her lead dog is injured. Teaming with Cole's dog, she battles her father's rival Monty while learning to trust her new canine partner to win.

She's Making a List

Naughty or Nice inspector Isabel Haynes doesn’t anticipate anything out of the ordinary when she’s assigned to evaluate 11-year-old Charlie Duncan. However, soon, Isabel falls for Charlie’s widowed father Jason, which makes her question the rigid rules of her job. As Christmas approaches, Isabel must choose between following the holiday algorithm or following her heart.

Planes, Trains, and Christmas Trees

During a business trip, event planner Kayley and sports agent Brett find themselves unable to fly home for Christmas due to a snowstorm. Determined to get back to NYC by Christmas Eve, the two team up and try to make their own way home.

The Way to the Heart

Ava, an award-winning chef at a big-city restaurant, has lost her spark. Her boss sends her out to find herself to save her menu and her job. She returns home and finds little to inspire her, but when she reunites with her childhood friend Logan, Ava has to get her head out of the clouds and her foot out of her mouth to rediscover her passion for food.

Love Always, Santa

After losing her husband Bradley three years ago on Christmas Day, Celia Banks never thought she’d fall in love again. Now, her entire world revolves around taking care of her daughter, Lilly. Lilly writes a letter to Santa with one wish – for her mommy to be happy and find love again.

24-Karat Christmas

When unlucky-in-love jewelry designer Trish accidentally sends a set of Christmas wedding bands off with the wrong person, she and charming best man Booker must work together to track them down and get them to the wedding on Christmas Eve – in the process learning that you can’t wait for love to find you, you have to go out and find it.

Operation Mistletoe

When Grace's former classmate (and crush) Ryan arrives home for Christmas, Grace's best friend initiates "Operation Mistletoe" to get them together.

A Christmas in New Hope

To save her bungalow from foreclosure before Christmas, Victoria, an Instagram influencer and single mother of a child living with Down syndrome enters a home-improvement competition in New Hope, Texas. Complications arise when her ex returns home after touring Europe with his new album. Meanwhile, Victoria has fallen in love with her next-door neighbor, Gavin, a Texas musician who has bonded with her daughter Charlie while helping Victoria fix up her home, as well as her heart.

The Secret Recipe

When a gifted chef loses his sharp sense of taste, he turns to an old friend who helps him rediscover traditional flavors through an old recipe book.

Just Add Romance

When Carly and Jason, exact opposites, compete on a famed cooking show for the chance at their own restaurant, what will matter more – their culinary careers or their potential love?

A Year-End Medley

A romantic comedy of a young man and woman that is told in the background of hotel 'Emross'. It has stories of people who met each other at Hotel Emross during the New Year holidays. Each one has his own memory to relate and create relationships or just going nostalgic.

Christmas, Love and Fudge

Pastry chef Amanda and entrepreneur Simon team up to recreate a famous fudge recipe for the Big Holiday Pastry Show. As they race against time, holiday love begins to bloom between the unlikely pair.

A Very Merry Mix-Up

Shop owner Alice Chapman is nervous to meet her future in-laws at Christmas, especially because she is arriving ahead of her new fiance Will Mitchum. Alice's trip becomes more stressful when her luggage is lost and her phone is damaged, leaving her no way to find Will's family!

Christmas at the Chalet

When ex TV host and socialite Lex finds herself faced with the possibility of spending Christmas sharing a luxury chalet with her son, ex husband and his new girlfriend, she volunteers to work in the chalet to avoid things getting too close to home, while documenting her every move for a new wave of followers loving this new chapter of her life.

The Menu

A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.

The Secret Gift of Christmas

Bonnie is a personal shopper who helps her new, widowed client Patrick reconnect with his young daughter. Though Bonnie and Patrick's ideas of shopping couldn't be more different, she is determined to get Patrick and his daughter everything on their wish list.

Holidaze

Melody, high powered corporate workaholic for a retail conglomerate, is happy to spend the holidays jet-setting with her girlfriends. However, she's in for an unpleasant surprise when her boss sends her to her sleepy hometown to convince the reluctant townspeople to allow them to build a new discount store. Now, forced to reconnect with her family and her childhood sweetheart Carter, her task is not so simple, as all are vehemently opposed to everything Melody's company stands for. Desperate to get out of town and back to her real life, Melody takes a spill and wakes up in an alternate universe where she never left home and is married to Carter! Once determined to leave her small town life behind, Melody must make sense of her new life and decide if you truly can go home again. - Written by ABC

Navigating Christmas

Recently divorced Melanie brings her son to a remote island for Christmas, where she connects with a lighthouse owner.

A Holiday I Do

When a small town single mom falls for her ex-husband's beautiful and sophisticated wedding planner, she'll need some Christmas magic to fix the chaos that ensues.

A New Year's Resolution

When a morning show producer makes a New Year's resolution to say yes more, she crosses paths with a confirmed Yes man who just might hold the key to her biggest story and to her heart.

Alice Waters and Her Delicious Revolution

Every great cook secretly believes in the power of food. Alice Waters just believes this more than anybody else. She is certain that we are what we eat, and she has made it her mission in life to make sure that people eat beautifully. Waters is creating a food revolution, even if she has to do it one meal at a time.

James Beard: America's First Foodie

Food in the 21st century has become much more than “meat and potatoes” and canned soup casseroles.” Chefs have gained celebrity status; recipes and exotic ingredients, once impossible to find, are now just a mouse click away; and the country's major cities are better known for their gastronomy than their art galleries. This food movement can be traced back to one man: James Beard. His name graces the highest culinary honor in the American food world today—the James Beard Foundation Awards. And while chefs all around the country aspire to win a James Beard Award, often referred to as the “culinary Oscars,” many of those same chefs know very little about the man behind the medal. Respected restaurateur Drew Nieporent summed it up when he said, “Everybody knows the name James Beard. They may not know who he is, but they know the name.”

What's for Dinner, Mom?

Two sisters Tae and Yo come back to their old house which is soon to be torn down. Clearing up the family mementos, Tae finds a red box full of recipes and letters written by their mother who died 20 years ago. In these recipes and letters, she finds out how her mother had struggled in her life due to relocation from Japan to Taiwan, the death of her Taiwanese husband, and a battle with cancer. Tae travels to Taiwan to trace her mother's past, reminiscing about the dishes she made for the family.

Pressure Cooker

A committed, passionate teacher tries to make all the difference in the lives of disadvantaged students.

Chef Jack: The Adventurous Cook

Chef Jack and his assistant Leonard will travel through the Culinary Islands to participate in the biggest gastronomic competition in the world and, thus, try to defeat their opponents.

Food on the Go

The diaspora of millions of Italian emigrants marked a strong nutritional influence of this nation on the American continent. The documentary collects the similarities and differences between the dishes adapted to the American taste and his native Italy.

Anthony Bourdain: A Cook's Tour- Europe

Cooking and dining with Anthony Bourdain! Europe - 6 episodes Arachon, France, the birthplace of Tony's father, was the first place Tony learned to love food. Tony revisits his childhood and enjoys many staples, including steak frites, gaufres (waffles), and soupe de pecheur (fisherman's soup). Other episodes include A Pleasing Palate (London) and Highland Grub (Scotland). The #1 food writer and television presenter in the world, Anthony Bourdain reinvented the food travel genre. In his groundbreaking first series, that originally aired on the Food Network, Bourdain travels around the world indulging his taste for local cuisine and eccentric characters. Join Tony as he feasts on sushi in Tokyo, enjoys authentic Mexican cuisine, and traverses the Australian Outback on a memorable food journey. You never know what he'll say, who he'll meet, or what they'll have for dinner.

Tyler Perry's Finding Joy

Joy, a successful designer, seeks a proposal at Christmas. In Wyoming's mountains, she finds what she truly needs when the man she loves sees her as just a friend.

Kings of Pastry

The collar awarded to the winners of the Meilleur Ouvrier de France (Best Craftsman in France) is more than the ultimate recognition for every pastry chef - it is a dream and an obsession. The 3-day competition includes everything from delicate chocolates to precarious six foot sugar sculptures and requires that the chefs have extraordinary skill, nerves of steel and luck. The film follows Jacquy Pfeiffer, founder of The French Pastry School in Chicago, as he returns to France to compete against 15 of France's leading pastry chefs. The filmmakers were given first time/exclusive access to this high-stakes drama of passion, sacrifice, disappointment and joy in the quest to have President Sarkozy declare them one of the best in France.