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Hallmark's new Countdown to Christmas movie, “Adopting St. Nick”; stars Amy Groening, Michael Rady and Taylor Blake.In this episode, Jennifer and her husband Josh review the movie and let you know if it gets more GOLD or COAL and if it is worth the watch. 🚨 FULL SPOILERS: Watch the movie first, then join the fun!YOUR CALL: Tell us what earned your Gold or Coal and which moment you’re still thinking about.Chapters00:00 Introducing the movie and the gold-or-coal verdict05:07 Marin, Leah, Chris, and the Christmas Companions program07:10 AI-looking signs and the Santa mystery11:10 Marin and Reed’s fast-starting romance13:04 The great-room renovation becomes the central plot19:21 Holiday traditions, snow globes, and Chris’s grandfatherly charm21:29 Marin’s selflessness and Leah’s adoption story25:22 Rosette cookies, Hawaii, and the renovation flood30:58 The rushed fix and Reed’s new plan32:21 Gold or coal: what worked and what didn’t41:35 Final verdict: a cozy Christmas watch🎥 : WATCH more of our movie reviews here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxuWZ2gOfprPHR250QyQ9VcQYPWh5TfikNew to Do You Watch What I Watch? Welcome to The Watch Party! Subscribe for more funny, honest Hallmark Christmas movie recaps and reviews throughout Countdown to Christmas.Send this episode to your Hallmark watching buddy who suddenly has strong opinions about Christmas movies. We don't discriminate. LOLMore from the show: https://www.doyouwatchwhatiwatch.com/#HallmarkChristmas #HallmarkChristmasMovies #CountdownToChristmas #AdoptingStNick #HallmarkChannel

Pack your bags, because we are traveling to Denmark in this recap and review of Hallmark’s new countdown to christmas movie “A Danish Christmas”; starring Emilie Ullerup and Corey Sevier.

Is it jet-setting or a travel disaster?

In this episode, Jennifer and Josh review the movie and let you know if it gets more GOLD or COAL and if it is worth the watch.

🚨 FULL SPOILERS: Watch the movie first, then join the fun!

YOUR CALL: Tell us what earned your Gold or Coal and which moment you’re still thinking about.00:00 Intro + Plot summary

New to Do You Watch What I Watch? Welcome to The Watch Party! Subscribe for more funny, honest Hallmark Christmas movie recaps and reviews throughout Countdown to Christmas.

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If a giant handblown heart ornament could transport you to an alternate life and make you wonder WHAT IF, would you put it on your tree? 'What If Christmas?' stars Lori Loughlin (Full House, When Calls the Heart) and Tom Cavanagh (Ed, Scrubs)But is this movie a dream come true or a total nightmare? In this episode, Jennifer and Josh review the movie and let you know if it gets more GOLD or COAL and if it is worth the watch. 🚨 FULL SPOILERS: Watch the movie first, then join the fun!YOUR CALL: Tell us what earned your Gold or Coal and which moment you’re still thinking about.New to Do You Watch What I Watch? Welcome to The Watch Party! Subscribe for more funny, honest Hallmark Christmas movie recaps and reviews throughout Countdown to Christmas.Send this episode to your Hallmark watching buddy who suddenly has strong opinions about Christmas movies. We don't discriminate. LOLMore from the show: https://www.doyouwatchwhatiwatch.com/#HallmarkChristmas #HallmarkChristmasMovies #CountdownToChristmas #WhatIfChristmas #HallmarkChannel

A marriage proposal, a restored jukebox and a case of holiday amnesia are featured in this new Hallmark Countdown to Christmas movie, 'Forgotten Holiday' starring Daniel Lissing (When Calls the Heart) and Janel Parrish. But is it a movie to remember or easily forgotten?

In this episode, Jennifer is joined by her cousin Karyn to recap and review the movie and let you know if it gets more GOLD or COAL and if it is worth the watch.

🚨 FULL SPOILERS: Watch the movie first, then join the fun!

YOUR CALL: Tell us what earned your Gold or Coal and which moment you’re still thinking about.

New to Do You Watch What I Watch? Welcome to The Watch Party! Subscribe for more funny, honest Hallmark Christmas movie recaps and reviews throughout Countdown to Christmas. Send this episode to your Hallmark watching buddy who suddenly has strong opinions about Christmas movies. We don't discriminate. LOL

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An old bowling alley. An old love. Old memories of her late grandfather. But Winter Wonderlanes is a new and fresh location for a Hallmark Christmas movie!

Is this movie get a strike or a gutter ball? 🎄

We’re reviewing Winter Wonderlanes, starring Ashley Newbrough and Franco Lo Presti, in this Quick Watch from Do You Watch What I Watch?

Get the quick plot recap, the highlights, the head-scratchers, and our final Gold or Coal verdict. Short on time, still big on opinions.

Spoilers begin after the quick plot setup!

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One Christmas Market. Two potential lovebirds. Does the romance add up, or should someone check the holiday budget? 🎄

We’re reviewing Mr. & Mrs. Christmas, starring Pascale Hutton and Brendan Penny, in this Quick Watch from Do You Watch What I Watch?

Get the quick plot recap, the highlights, the head-scratchers, and our final Gold or Coal verdict. Short on time, still big on opinions.

Spoilers begin after the quick plot setup!

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A reporter. A firefighter. A grandmother with 500 Bears games on her résumé. Hallmark has assembled its roster, but does Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story deliver when it counts? 🏈🎄

Josh and Jennifer take the field for a full, spoiler-filled recap and review of the Christmas romance starring Lyndsy Fonseca, Robert Buckley, and Marsha Mason.

Expect a lively plot breakdown, thoughtful takes on the romance and family story, some affectionate Monday-morning quarterbacking, and our final GOLD or COAL verdict. Because a Christmas movie this heavily hyped deserves a proper postgame.

Whether you came for Chicago, the Bears, Robert Buckley, or the promise of Christmas feelings, pull up a seat in The Watch Party.

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Full spoilers throughout.

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The countdown is ON. The spark? We’re still looking. 🎄👀

Jennifer and Josh launch our Countdown to Christmas 2026 coverage with a Quick Watch recap and review of Hallmark’s ’Tis the Season for Setups, starring Amanda Schull, Victor Webster, and Barbara Niven.

There’s a ski resort, a holiday party, and a matchmaking scheme that brings two reluctant partners closer together. Sounds like a recipe for Christmas comfort! But this season opener left us wishing for a little more surprise and a lot more energy.

Join us for a quick, funny, spoiler-filled conversation about the familiar formula, our underwhelmed reaction, and our Gold or Coal verdict!

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Bah, hum-BOO! 🎃

Jennifer gets into the spirit with a Quick Watch recap and review of Hallmark’s The Spirit of Halloween, starring Meghan Ory and Kevin McGarry.

A Halloween holdout, three ghostly visitors, and a chance to see life a little differently? Consider Jennifer charmed. She runs through the plot, what worked, what didn’t, and her final Gold or Coal verdict, all in a quick helping of DYWWIW fun.

Spoilers ahead!

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We’re closing out 12 Pods of Christmas under the stars! Jennifer and Josh recap and review "Christmas Under the Stars", where a newly unemployed finance guy lands at a Christmas tree lot and meets a single mom who might change his outlook on more than Christmas.

We had plenty to laugh about, and, in the end, we really liked this one. Join us for the recap, the banter, and our Gold or Coal verdict. Then stick around, guys: Countdown to Christmas is up next!

Our 12 Pods of Christmas journey pulls into its 11th stop: The Christmas Train.

With that cast and a cross-country Christmas romance, what could go wrong? Jennifer and Josh recap the movie, question a few stops along the way, and hand out a coal-heavy verdict in Gold or Coal. Climb aboard for the banter... No ticket required!

Our Christmas movie calendars are about to get crowded. But which premieres have us REALLY excited? 🎄

Jennifer and Josh each pick their five most anticipated movies from Hallmark Channel’s 2026 Countdown to Christmas lineup. We’re talking intriguing plots, Christmas wishful thinking, and the movies we’re hoping will deliver plenty of Gold.

Consider this your invitation to start building your own watchlist, with a little help from our festive enthusiasm and questionable ability to play favorites.

What’s YOUR most anticipated premiere? Share your pick with us, and follow Do You Watch What I Watch? for a season of fun recaps, honest reviews, and Gold or Coal!

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This week’s 12 Pods of Christmas pick comes with a heartfelt story and a house that needs a lot of work.

Friends of the pod, Leslie Ann and Mary, join Jennifer and Josh to recap and review Holly & Ivy. We give Nina, Melody, and the girls the care their story deserves, find some room to laugh along the way, and deliver our Gold or Coal verdict.

Bring tissues. Maybe a contractor, too. LOL

We're gearing up for this year's 'Countdown To Christmas' and can't wait to have you join The Watch Party alongside us! Which movie are you most excited to see?? Drop us a comment, and subscribe for new recaps and reviews -- and a lot of fun all season long -- right here and wherever you listen to podcasts!

It’s a full house at Do You Watch What I Watch? !

Cousin Chad of the Christmas Cousins podcast joins Jennifer and Josh to revisit Hallmark’s The Christmas House. The Mitchell family is rebuilding an enormous holiday tradition while sorting through romance, parenthood, and a few decisions hiding beneath all that garland.

We catch up, recap, riff, and laugh a lot as we decide whether this one earns Gold or Coal. What’s your verdict?

We famously have a complicated relationship with Hallmark’s royal movies. But A Royal Christmas may be the movie that finally wins us over.

Emily is a Philadelphia seamstress happily dating Leo, until he reveals that “Leo” is actually Prince Leopold, heir to the throne of Cordinia. One transatlantic trip later, Emily is navigating palace protocol, a frosty future mother-in-law, and an ex-girlfriend who arrives just in time to create some royal trouble.

Lacey Chabert brings the charm, Jane Seymour understands the assignment, and Jennifer makes a major declaration: This might be her favorite royal Hallmark movie.

We’re recapping the secret prince, the royal makeover, the scheming queen and everything else that makes this 2014 favorite work so well. Then we’ll deliver our official Gold or Coal verdict.

THE LIST IS HERE. 🎄

Hallmark has officially unveiled its 2026 Countdown to Christmas lineup — and Jennifer and Josh are jumping on the microphones for an emergency Christmas movie meeting.

We’re reading through the new movie synopses and giving you our immediate, completely unscientific reactions: what sounds amazing, what sounds bonkers, which stars we're excited to see and which movies already have our attention.

Thirty-four new Christmas movies. Two opinionated podcast hosts. Zero time to prepare.

This should go well.

We’re going back into the Hallmark vault as our '12 Pods of Christmas' summer series rolls on and this time, we brought our friend @positivelybrad along for the ride!

Mira Sorvino stars as a stressed-out TV personality who heads for the mountains, crashes her car in a blizzard, loses her memory and is rescued by Cameron Mathison, a widowed veterinarian with three kids.

You know. Normal Christmas stuff.

We’re recapping A Christmas to Remember, talking through all the wonderfully Hallmark-y amnesia logic, the surprisingly sweet family story, and why this 2016 movie worked for us.

Then it’s time for the only verdict that matters: GOLD or COAL?

Have you seen this one? Drop a comment and let us know your thoughts!

🍂 Fall festival? Check.
🎓 High school reunion? Check.
📝 An unfinished bucket list with your childhood best friend? Oh, Hallmark. You know exactly what you're doing.

Jennifer is back with a Quick Watch of Hallmark's brand-new Falling Into Place, starring Alvina August and Nathan Witte.

Does this childhood-friends-to-maybe-something-more romance have us ready to soak up every last bit of fall? Or are we already mentally hanging the Christmas lights?

Jennifer's got the recap, the review and, of course, the verdict: GOLD or COAL? 🥇🪨

Santa Claus is retiring. His son Nick is taking over. There’s just one tiny problem:

He needs a Mrs. Claus.

Oh, and Nick is played by Steve Guttenberg.

Buckle up.

Our 12 Pods of Christmas series continues as Joe from Christmas Aficionado joins Jennifer and Josh for Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus, quite possibly one of the most bonkers Christmas movies we’ve ever recapped.

We’re talking Santa succession plans, North Pole matchmaking, Christmas commercials, inexplicable magic, a surprisingly complicated search for Mrs. Claus and SO. MANY. QUESTIONS.

The movie gives us plenty to work with, and the conversation goes wonderfully off the rails.

So, is this ridiculous Christmas concoction worthy of Gold… or are we stuffing some Coal in Steve Guttenberg’s stocking?