It’s nearly the most wonderful time of the year, as people are already starting to prepare for the festive season. And part of that involves them watching their favorite yuletide movies while drinking hot chocolate. The Christmas movie lineup for this year is massive, and Hallmark is definitely bringing it. Kicking off with the annual Countdown to Christmas event, the network's schedule is filled with festive flicks and holiday favorites. Amid the excitement over that, Samantha Herman, who wrote one of the productions viewers will see this year, got candid about what makes the perfect Christmas movie for the channel.
Samantha Herman is no stranger to Hallmark and its Christmas lineup. Ironically, the writer has written eight total holiday movies for the company. With that in mind, she has an idea of how to bring the magic of the holiday from script to screen. Herman, whose most recent feature is Christmas Island, spoke to ET and provided some keen details regarding the process of making one of the network's signature, cheesy Xmas flicks, and there's certainly a science at play here:
