I just finished watching it. I liked it, typical sappy Christmas movie, we can thank Hallmark for all that. Even the streaming services are focus on making and showing them lol.

Liked the end with Nicole and the surprise character.

I really miss the character of Nick and he makes Gabi so much more tolerable. Wish they didn't make him go crazy and killed him off. Also liked that Gabi was actually focusing on her company and selling her fashions to people. Wish they would focus more on her and her company on the main show.

John said at the end when it was snowing, "thought this place had a roof" referring to the square. Does it??

Also, the movie made characters like Gabi, Xander and Kristen so much normal and tolerable. Never watch the story of Brady and Kristen, but they 100% HAD CHEMESTRY! 

Finally, it does seem to hint that Will and Sonny could come back on the main show soon. Ron does seem to like using them and Leo, which i wouldn't mind him back and flirting with Xander. 

2 hours ago, carolineg said:

Yeah, I know Ron was going for 'what would the world be like if John/Marlena weren't together?' nonsense but it's not like they really explored why Kristen/John were together and John/Marlena weren't so what's the point?

I feel like I am nitpicking on something I honestly enjoyed, but this movie wasn't really made for non-Days viewers so there were things that just didn't make sense like family stripping or Eric being a bum literally outside his family's pub or what was canon and what wasn't...  Basically, it doesn't make sense to viewers or non viewers alike.  It might have made more sense if it was Will's dream or something.

Will wrote it as fiction for a TV show. Even Sonny was like WTF with some of the ideas Will was writing, like having Roman dead in it or that Nick was alive in it.

Edited December 17, 20213 yr by gtru1981

Daytime Confidential review of the movie

https://daytimeconfidential.com/2021/12/17/recap-days-a-very-salem-christmas?fbclid=IwAR2A_-zvMxYj0pm6ucZ3m0l7mwSo6v6vjj0tnKsrTCxjR7Pnd04bb01aPaM

 

Yep

 

 

12 hours ago, AlexElizabeth said:

Y'all know my thirsty ass LOVED the stripping. On one hand it was cringe, but the guys all looked really good. Weeeeird that Johnny and EJ are stripping together, LOL! They both looked damn good though. 😅 Eric Martsolf is theeee best stripper! 😂

 

Lamon Archey should've been included. Just sayin'....

10 minutes ago, Gray Bunny said:

 

Lamon Archey should've been included. Just sayin'....

Yes!

Tbh I'm surprised they didn't include Ben and Ciara in the movie just so they could have in RSW in this. 😆

Edited December 17, 20213 yr by AlexElizabeth

14 minutes ago, Gray Bunny said:

 

Lamon Archey should've been included. Just sayin'....

Indeed.

31 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

Yep

 

 

Agreed.

Out of the four soaps, Days really does have the best looking men and women and the most talented too 

43 minutes ago, Gray Bunny said:

 

Lamon Archey should've been included. Just sayin'....

Get your husband to do it for you.😂

33 minutes ago, AlexElizabeth said:

Yes!

Tbh I'm surprised they didn't include Ben in the movie just so they could have in RSW in this. 😆

Now is when neck tie killer Ben should've been shown.

10 hours ago, gtru1981 said:

 

John said at the end when it was snowing, "thought this place had a roof" referring to the square. Does it??

 

Yes! And I loved that line. Not only was it funny, but no one has mentioned the fact that HTS apparently has a large dome over it; hence their not-so-bundled up attire during the cold winter months. The only time this has ever been mentioned was on the very first day HTS was introduced, and Sonny had a throwaway line about it. 

14 hours ago, KLN said:

Kristen and John are about as exciting as my 1994 Ace of Base record.

I think I said the same thing...in 1994.

So, was the whole premise just Will goofing on those goofy Hallmark Christmas movies, or what?

6 minutes ago, Khan said:

So, was the whole premise just Will goofing on those goofy Hallmark Christmas movie

Yes.  With the added injoke that Ali Sweeney does tons of Hallmark movies, so she could draw her viewers to this.

Oy.

31 minutes ago, janea4old said:

Yes.  With the added injoke that Ali Sweeney does tons of Hallmark movies, so she could draw her viewers to this.

I forgot about her Hallmark connection but how many would know of it?

Edited December 17, 20213 yr by Soapsuds

27 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

I forgot about her Hallmark connection but how many would know of it?

Sweeney has been doing Hallmark movies for years. She spends several months every year filming them in Canada.  She produces some of them. She promotes them relentlessly.  She does more than one every year. Every time one is released, she does talk shows to promote it.  She also promotes them on her social media.  All of her recent interviews promoted both her actual Hallmark movies and "A Very Salem Christmas".  She makes sure her fans know about everything she does - she's a businesswoman. She probably did more promotion for A Very Salem Christmas than Peacock or Sony.

Edited December 17, 20213 yr by janea4old