2019 Cheesy Rom-Com Christmas movies: It's never too early (or is it?)!

I’m a bit buried in planning two 12-hour road-trips next week, followed by family visits, lots of volunteering, parties, events, writing, theater—so Christmas is kind of sneaking up on me this year. It doesn’t help that Thanksgiving comes late in the month, as it seems everyone has observed. But tonight, I stopped in my leaf-raking tracks when I received this message from a friend:

“Just got an email from Netflix about ‘The Knight Before Christmas.’ I am so excited!”

My heart just did a little backflip.

Is there any better pre-Thanksgiving reminder that the Christmas season is ready to burst through the door?

I mean, come on, look at this write-up of the movie:

“Medieval magic sends a 14th-century knight to modern-day Ohio, where he falls for a high school science teacher who's disillusioned by love.”

Right?? This falls so perfectly into my formula for writing a cheesy romantic christmas movie! Magic. Random (hopefully small) town. Disillusioned by love. Some reference to a prince or knight or kingdom.

Some hits from last year! What will grace us in 2019?

MUST SEE!

Okay, so now, do I wait until after Thanksgiving to start indulging in all the magical Christmas romance adventures? Kind of save it like eating dessert after Brussels sprouts (but I like Brussels sprouts)? Or plunge in now, because, you know, there might be about 20 of them I’ll need to see, and it’s a marathon not a sprint? And um, how come I did not see any ads or notices about these Christmas rom-coms? Netflix and Amazon, don’t you know your audience??

Hmmm…

Well, as I ponder this intense decision, check out my super important post: How to Write a Cheesy Romantic Christmas Movie in 10 Easy Steps (Or, Writing for the Hallmark Channel).

Because the next big Cheesy Romantic Christmas Movie just might be found in your heart. Write and share for the whole wide-netflix-world to see.

And please include time-travel.