(And how you can watch them.)
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2022’s Made-in-Ottawa holiday films
Noel Next Door
Synopsis: A hard-working single mom gets into a war of words with a neighbour who she feels is ruining Christmas.
Release date: Oct. 21 on Hallmark (U.S.) and W Network (Canada).
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Well Suited for Christmas
Synopsis: A fashion designer creates a tuxedo for one of the city’s most eligible bachelors for a Christmas charity gala
Release date: Nov. 6 on Lifetime (U.S.) and Nov. 12 on W Network (Canada)
One Delicious Christmas
Synopsis: A woman who inherits an inn teams up with a hot shot chef to shake up the holiday menu and get investment from restaurant mogul. Release date: Nov. 11 on discovery+ (U.S.), Nov. 12 on Crave (Canada), and Nov. 21 on CTV Life (Canada).
Designing Christmas
Synopsis: Stella and Pablo, co-hosts of a house renovation show, work together more closely than ever before.
Release date: Nov. 11 on discovery+ (U.S.), Nov. 12 on Crave (Canada), and Dec. 1 on CTV Life (Canada).
Reindeer Games Homecoming
Synopsis: MacKenzie maintains her late father’s tradition of the town’s “Reindeer Games” fundraiser. High school crush Chase shows up.
Release date: Nov. 12 on Lifetime (U.S.) and Nov. 18 on CTV Life (Canada).
Mistletoe Time Machine
Synopsis: Three estranged former best friends drink magical “Mistletoe Time Machine” cocktails and return to their senior year.
Release date: Nov. 24 on Tubi (U.S.) and Nov. 25 on Crave (Canada)
Hotel for the Holidays
Synopsis: At the Hotel Fontaine in New York City during Christmas, a hotel manager is caught between the charming hotel chef and a sophisticated ex-prince.
Release date: Dec. 2 on Amazon Freevee (U.S.) and CTV Life (Canada).
The Great Holiday Bake War
Synopsis: When former pastry school rivals Julian and Brianna meet years later in a TV baking competition, the sparks – and the flour – fly! Release date: Dec. 3 on OWN (U.S.).
All I Didn’t Want for Christmas
Synopsis: The wishes in Emily Harris’s letter to Santa come true. Christmas-fueled soul-searching ensues.
Release date: Dec. 7 on VH1 (U.S.).
The Most Colorful Time of the Year
Synopsis: A colour-blind school teacher meets an optometrist who brings colour into his life.
Release date: Dec. 9 on Hallmark (U.S.) and W Network (Canada).
A Christmas Fumble
Synopsis: The “queen of crisis management” handles a scandal for a former pro footballer-turned-TV-commentator. They were once girlfriend and boyfriend.
Release date: Dec. 10 on OWN (U.S.).
A New Diva’s Christmas Carol
Synopsis: Singer Aphrodite is visited by three spirits who take her on a journey through love (and Christmas) past, present and future to shake her out of her funk and let love back in.
Release date: Dec. 14 on VH1 (U.S.).
Record Breaking Christmas
Synopsis: Leah travels to a small town to investigate its plans to break multiple holiday world records.
Release date: Dec. 15 on Lifetime (U.S.) and Dec. 17 on W Network (Canada).
Holiday Heritage
Synopsis: Ella and Griffin, her ex-boyfriend, encourage her family to celebrate Christmas and Kwanzaa and to heal past wounds.
Release date: Dec. 16 on Hallmark (U.S.) and Dec. 19 on CTV Life (Canada)
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
Synopsis: A former actress takes charge of a town’s annual Christmas Eve courtroom production.
Release date: Dec. 17 on Hallmark (U.S.) and Dec. 23 on CTV Life (Canada).
Christmas by Design [currently filming]
Source: Ottawa Film Office
