All of Candace Cameron Bures TV Christmas Movies, Ranked

The queen of Christmas is back. Candace Cameron Bure — who has been creating holiday content for the Hallmark Channel since 2008 — may have made a major move to Great American Family this year, but her hit movies still live on.
Her first Hallmark holiday movie was 2008’s “Moonlight & Mistletoe,” starring alongside Christopher Wiehl and Tom Arnold. She loved it so much — and it came at the right time in her life — that she continued. “That was one of my first jobs after taking a 10-year break and being a stay at home mom. And I was like, ‘Okay, let’s start auditioning again,'” she recently told Variety. “It was great. It was fun. I enjoyed it and it was three weeks away from the family, which was manageable and doable. And then I got asked to do another one and they just did so well. We all realized, as that channel was growing so rapidly and it was capturing this audience, they just kept coming back. To date, I still hold the highest rated movie in the history of the Hallmark Channel. So I’m very grateful for it. As that expanded within the Movies & Mysteries and more Christmas films, I think about my fifth or sixth movie in, I started executive producing them.”
While she starred in more than two dozen films for the network, 10 of those revolved around Christmas. She also briefly appeared in “The Heart of Christmas,” a Christian drama that was released on Gospel Music Channel in 2012, but was not a leading character.
“The channels that have really grown holiday programming have done a phenomenal job and they really captured an audience who wants comfort and heartfelt content and content they they know what to expect,” she told Variety of the success of holiday TV movies. “I think that’s the biggest thing about Christmas movies in general is that people make fun of them, and yet people love them. It’s because they are predictable. You know that someone’s going to fall in love, you know that there’s going to be a kiss at the end. You know it’s just going to be happy and warm and heartfelt. And people run to that, especially at the holidays.”
This year, she will lead and produce “A Christmas… Present” on Great American Family, set to air on Nov. 27.
Scroll down for a ranking of Bure’s best holiday movies.
‘A Journey Back to Christmas’ (2016)

WWII nurse Hanna (Bure) wakes up in 2016 and learns an important lesson about the meaning of Christmas. Oliver Hudson co-stars.
Reason for rank: Time-travel Christmas movies don’t always register as strong, and the comet twist is a little more cheesy than usual.
‘The Christmas Contest’ (2021)

Reuniting with her “Fuller House” co-star John Brotherton, Bure reunites with her ex while competing in Christmas-themed activities.
Reason for rank: While everyone loves a reunion, it should have been with Scott Weinger. Otherwise, the plot of “The Christmas Contest” was a bit too silly for my liking, but did have a strong landing.
'Moonlight & Mistletoe' (2008)

In her first Hallmark movie, Bure’s Holly reconnects with a past love, Peter (Christopher Wiehl), while home helping her dad (Tom Arnold) run Santaland.
Reason for rank: While the movie is charming and sweet, Bure and Wiehl aren’t my favorite match. The best part of this one was Tom Arnold.
‘If I Only Had Christmas’ (2020)

Cheerful publicist Darcy (Bure) teams up with a cynical business owner (Warren Christie) to help a charity in need. Bonus: There’s a “Wizard of Oz” twist.
Reason for rank: The chemistry was strong between Bure and Christie, especially in the first half of the movie, but the weak side storylines weighed down the overall experience.
‘A Shoe Addict's Christmas’ (2018)

Bure’s Noelle takes a trip to her past, present and future Christmases with the help of a guardian angel (Jean Smart) and her firefighter neighbor, Jake (Luke Macfarlane) — who also happens to rescue her when she gets locked inside a department store on Christmas Eve.
Reason for rank: Jean Smart and Luke Macfarlane? Even though the plot on this one felt a bit lackluster, it’s impossible to fall flat with those two added into the mix.
‘Christmas Town’ (2019)

On her way to Boston, teacher Lauren (Bure) takes a detour to a small town and quickly discovers the meaning of family upon meeting Travis (Tim Rozon) and his foster son.
Reason for rank: Finally, Hallmark was able to highlight foster care and adoption. It also allowed Bure’s Lauren to find what makes her happy first, rather than depend on romance.
‘A Christmas Detour’ (2015)

When Bure’s Paige gets stranded on her way to meet her fiancé’s parents for the first time, she’s forced to hitch a ride with a married couple and a cynic, played by Sarah Strange, David Lewis and Paul Greene, respectively.
Reason for rank: It’s hard not to love seeing two strangers, who couldn’t be more different, spark an unlikely romance while in the air. Greene and Bure have excellent chemistry, and Strange and Lewis portray a relatable married couple who are trying to find that fire again.
‘Christmas Under Wraps’ (2014)

After a breakup, Dr. Lauren Brunell (Bure) is forced to move to Alaska for a new job. What is set to be temporary soon turns into more when she realizes that the small town has everything she’s looking for — including Santa (Brian Doyle-Murray) and his handsome son, Andy (David O’Donnell).
Reason for rank: While the romance is predictable, what isn’t is the hidden storyline of Santa, his “elves” and reindeer. Plus, 2022 will see a sequel with Bure’s former “Full House” co-star Jodie Sweetin finding love with Andy!
‘Switched for Christmas’ (2017)

Bure plays twins Chris, a single mother of two, and Kate, a single and busy workaholic, who switch places for the holidays. Things get messy when they realize the grass isn’t always greener — and start falling in love with men who think they’re each other. Mark Deklin, Eion Bailey and Bure’s daughter, Natasha, star.
Reason for rank: There’s not just one great love story here, there are two — and the welcome addition of sisters reconnecting despite their differences.
‘Let It Snow’ (2013)

Christmas cynic Stephanie (Bure) heads to a family lodge before the holidays to prove to her father (Alan Thicke) that she has what it takes to transform it into a vacation spot. While there, she falls in love with Christmas, the property and the owner’s son (Jesse Hutch).
Reason for rank: Not only is there a kiss before the movie’s end (gasp!), the father-daughter relationship between Bure and Thicke is just as powerful as the romance at the center.
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