While films such as Christmas at Pemberly Manor and Romance at Reindeer Lodge may not be vying for Academy Awards, their legions of devoted fans are now embarking on pilgrimages to the picturesque locations. These sweet, predictable holiday narratives unfold.
Connecticut, a favored backdrop for at least 22 festive productions from networks like Hallmark and Lifetime, is actively encouraging tourism to the quaint, Christmas-card towns featured on screen. These idyllic settings often depict a busy corporate lawyer returning home, only to encounter a plaid-shirted former high school flame now managing a Christmas tree farm – a storyline almost guaranteed a happy ending.
