Backstory: TV Christmas romance movies

Get ready for small town Christmases and hometown hunks! Today, we're looking at made-for-TV Christmas romances, and exploring how and why they've become the dominant form of Christmas entertainment in recent decades. Brandon Gray and Alonso Duralde, co-authors of I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies, help us make sense of it all.Mentioned in this episodeI'll be Home for Christmas Movies:  Amazon,  Barnes and NobleMusic in this episode"Hardwood Lullaby" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive"Snowy Afternoon" — Borrtex, via Free Music Archive"Green Fields" — Scott Holmes, via Free Music Archive"Oh Christmas Tree" — Kevin MacLeod, via Incompetech"Wish Background" — Kevin MacLeod, via Incompetech Share a Christmas memory on the podcast! Just record a voice memo into your phone and send it to [email protected]. Keep it reasonably short, clean and family friendly, and be sure to say your name and where you're from. Keep in [email protected] page: https://www.facebook.com/ChristmasPastPodcastFacebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/173778110150282Twitter: https://twitter.com/XmasPastPodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/christmaspastofficial/ Connect with Me Links to all the things https://christmaspastpodcast.com/links Email: [email protected] BooksOf Christmases Long, Long Ago: Surprising Traditions from Christmas Past (2025, Lyons Press and Recorded Books) It's Christmas as you've never seen it before, and it makes a great gift for all the Christmas lovers in your life. Christmas Past: The Fascinating Stories Behind Our Favorite Holiday's Traditions (2022, Lyons Press and Recorded Books)