Cranberry Christmas

Girls Gone Hallmark is celebrating Christmas in July with a special lineup of fan-favorite movies recommended by the Girls Gone Hallmark Facebook group. The festivities begin with "Cranberry Christmas" starring Nikki DeLoach and Benjamin Ayres. Will this much-discussed film deck the halls or leave them out in the cold? Tune in all July to hear your favorite Hallmark podcast duo review some beloved Christmas movies! Will Christmas in July on Girls Gone Hallmark hold you over until the holidays? Email us at meganandwendy@gmail.com or let's talk about it in the Girls Gone Hallmark Facebook Group! We Need Your 5-STAR Ratings and Reviews Spotify Podcast listeners: Spotify allows listeners to rate podcast episodes. Once you listen to a podcast for at least 30 seconds, you get the option to rate it between one and five stars. Return to the podcast’s main page and tap the star icon. Then, tap submit. News and Notes About "Cranberry Christmas" Directed by Linda Lisa Hayter - This was Linda Lisa’s first Hallmark movie. Among her 13 directing credits, you’ll also find "Unexpected Grace," "Five more Minutes," "Right in Front of Me," and "Betty’s Bad Luck in Love." Linda Lisa will also direct the forthcoming "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" movie #13 Joie Botkin wrote "Cranberry Christmas." Joie has 23 writing credits, all for Hallmark. Notable movies include "3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost," "Mid-Love Crisis," and "Beverly Hills Wedding."  Nikki DeLoach plays Dawn. Nikki has 72 acting credits and can be seen as cursed caterer Goldy in the "Curious Caterer" franchise Benjamin Ayres plays husband Gabe. Benjamin has 98 acting credits and most recently appeared in "Love & Jane" for the Hallmark channel. Outside of Hallmark his credits include a small recurring role on "Suits" as well as 83 episodes of the series "Saving Hope" as Dr. Zachary Miller. Marci T. House plays Pamela. Marci has 108 acting credits, although only one Hallmark appearance on "The Winning Team" within the last four years. Other roles include "Devil in Ohio," "One of Us is Lying," and "Timeless."  Jennifer Higgin plays Grandma Gladys. Jennifer had her first role in 1996 but didn’t act again until 2010.  Since 2015 she has had a steady stream of projects totally 18 acting credits. For Hallmark she has also appeared in "Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas," "Five More Minutes," "The Christmas Contest," and "Checkin’ It Twice," "Cranberry Christmas" was filmed in Vancouver in August 2020. From Heavy.com “DeLoach said one of the craziest parts was dealing with the mosquitoes, TV Goodness reported. She said: “I had never experienced mosquitoes like that… During my closeup, a mosquito lands on my face and is just fighting me. [It felt] like Vietnam. It was so hot.” From Heavy.com “Ayres told TV Goodness that it was his first job back after the pandemic, and that was a little scary. He said: “We had intimate scenes and we were getting [COVID] tested right before. And I think the fact that there was a real tense energy about being back allowed us to take that into the film and really play it. We didn’t have to go down too far and we allowed that to be the thing [that inspired us].”” Watch the Trailer for "Cranberry Christmas"