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Warm Toes in Winter Hallmark Slipper (Size M) GIVEAWAY!

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Hallmark Fans Celebrate Christmas All Year! Christmas might  technically be over, but Hallmark fans watch Christmas movies all year long, which means we are always in a festive mood.  Whether you DVR holiday movies when they air and save them, you own your own DVD collection of Christmas favorites, or you tune in each week to see which two movies Hallmark is showing, you keep the merry spirit of the season alive in your heart way beyond December 25. To help your emotional tank continue to brim with holiday cheer, we are having a giveaway in our Hallmark Movies-Christmas Magic Facebook group.  If you aren't already a member, join us so you can participate for a chance to win! What Are We Giving Away? Have you ever visited your local Hallmark store a day or two after Christmas?  Everything is 50% off, and Hallmark fans descend in droves to score fun products on clearance. I managed to snag an extra pair of Hallmark Channel slippers before they were all gone, and I'm giving th
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Did You Catch All "The Wizard of Oz" References in Hallmark's "If I Only Had Christmas?"

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Starring :  Candace Cameron Bure and Warren Christie Released:   2020 Summary:    During Christmas, a happy publicist must work together with a cynical vice president and his team to help a charity in need. Candace Cameron Bure and Christie in If I Only Had Christmas.  Image:  Crown Media Hat Tips to the Wizard of Oz If I Only Had Christmas places a modern twist on the iconic classic from 1939.  You probably have to watch Hallmark's version more than once to catch all the references to the original, but here are some of the most obvious ones.   In place of Dorothy Gale, our lead is Darcy Gale, and her pet pooch is Bobo instead of Toto.  Naturally, she's from Kansas.  The movie title itself is undoubtedly a play on the Oz song, If I Only Had a Brain . Darcy volunteers her PR skills to help with a charity, the Emerald Education Trust, a play on the Wizard's Emerald City. Glenn Goodman and his team represent all the main characters from Oz.  Dr. Bridget Tinsley, who seems col
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