Christmas in the Car

Scrooge is out this week, so Jenni and Jenny brought in hilarious actor/writer (yes, it's Diego from Build a Prince!!) Adrian Elizondo to fill the passenger seat. First up is Netflix’s A Dog’s Perfect Christmas, adapted from W. Bruce Cameron’s novel (he also wrote A Dog’s Purpose). A medical emergency throws the Goss family into crisis right before the holidays. A teenage girl, her grandfather, and his loyal basset hound Winstead try to hold the house together, with Dennis Quaid, Mary Steenburgen and Milo Ventimiglia in the cast. Final count: that dog made us cry 10 times. Bring tissues. Then we head to Hulu for The 12 Dates of Christmas. Lucy Hale plays Christina, a shop owner who has put her career ahead of her love life. When her younger siblings start getting married before her, she vows to go on 12 dates in the 12 weeks before Christmas. Ian Harding plays Peter, an old classmate she reconnects with. These two played high school student and English teacher-turned-love-interest on Pretty Little Liars, and we have thoughts about bringing that pairing back for a Christmas romance. Spoiler: 12 dates was 12 dates too many. Stick around to hear Adrian's latest drop from his kids show, Joycademy. Their first music video, ¿Dónde Está La Biblioteca?, is an absolute banger and premieres November 14. If you’re a parent who can’t survive one more round of baby shark, this one’s for you. Go subscribe! youtube.com/@joycademy Buckle up, grab your cocoa, and ride along with us!

This week’s double feature is all about Daddy Issues: one single dad keeps running into the new girl in town (like, a lot), and another gets stranded in polar bear country. Special guest Uly Morazan (the hilarious social media sensation and Pedro Pascal’s bf!!) joins us in the car, and Will complains about the Hallmark DILF industrial complex. First up, Rhiannon Fish stars in Hallmark’s Who’s Coming for Christmas?, where a woman tries to fill her late grandmother’s dining table with eight guests on Christmas Eve, and the single-dad neighbor (Jake Foy) volunteers to help. We just have a lot of questions about the guest list. Then it’s Great American Family’s A Very Arctic Christmas. Cameron Mathison plays a baseball player turned tv host who takes his daughter on an Arctic Christmas cruise. A timing mix-up strands them in a remote town where polar bears outnumber people, and Jill Wagner’s wildlife conservationist (with a cool mullet) comes to the rescue. New to the feed? Our original Christmas audio rom-com series, Build a Prince, is waiting for you. Start at Part 1.

This week’s Hallmark double feature is all about identity crises: one man forgets who he loves, and one woman wakes up as someone else entirely. Will, meanwhile, still knows exactly who he is: Scrooge. First up, Forgotten Holiday. Janel Parrish panics and flees when Daniel Lissing proposes, and a car crash wipes out his memory of their entire relationship. Then Lori Loughlin and Tom Cavanagh star in What If Christmas, where a magical ornament sends Lori into an alternate life as a famous fashion designer. We just have a lot of questions about the fashions. Some light roasting, our infamous steam-o-meter, and real talk from an industry perspective. New to the feed? Our original Christmas audio rom-com series, Build a Prince, is waiting for you. Start at Part 1.

We’re kicking off the 2026 season with a double feature about parents’ love lives, and the kids are not okay. Neither is Will, our resident Scrooge, but let's see if we can win him over.  First up, Great American Family's A Second Chance Christmas, where Candace Cameron Bure and Jonathan Scarfe play exes snowed in at their family cabin. Then we head to Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas opener ’Tis the Season for Setups where a party planner single mom clashes with an (oddly tall) snowboarder, then teams up with him to set up their parents (shout out, Barbara Niven!) Plus: rankings, red flags, and real talk from an industry perspective. New to the feed? Our original Christmas audio rom com series, Build a Prince, is waiting for you. Start at Part 1. 

Buckle up, Build a Prince fans, this feed is taking the next exit to holiday movie reviews! Listen with the whole family as we discuss brand new 2026 holiday releases from Netflix, Hallmark and more. First review drops Oct 20 with A Second Chance Christmas (Great American Family) and 'Tis The Season for Setups (Hallmark). Follow so you don’t miss it. With Jenni Melear, Jenny Phagan and Will Kinnear. New here? Our original Christmas audio rom com series, Build a Prince, is still in the feed. Start at Part 1. 🎄🚗