It's time for another Festive Friday!

A teen's dreams are shattered by a car crash. Years later, she's a determined supermom with a cane, orchestrating elaborate Christmas shows. Personal issues force her to confront change and rediscover the true spirit of the season.

November 7, 2025 | Theaters

Director: Cory Edwards

Writers: Darbi Scaglione, Vicki Edwards

Cast:

• Emily Rose as Jessica Tannen
• Eric Close as Paul Tannen
• John O'Hurley as Don 'Pop' Phillips
• Sally Struthers as Viola 'Gran' Phillips
• Doug Jones as Doug the Deliveryman

The movie kicks off with Jess. She's a teenager with A DREAM! A dream of dance! She gets a phone call that she has made it into this exclusive program. Her sister is pumped for her. But the excitement doesn't last long when they get into a bad car accident. Jess will never dance again.

25 years later, Jess is married and has a family and still has to use a cane. It's Thanksgiving and Jess makes quite the spread and breaks down the plan for the holiday season, INCLUDING the 10th annual family talent show. The kids are less than excited.

She gets a call from her sister and we find out that Jess has the early signs of rheumatoid arthritis which is not great. But she asks her not to tell her husband and kids when they all get together for Christmas. She just wants to have a perfect Christmas. She gets good news - the governor wants her to make cookies for their Christmas ball. But she gets bad news - her husband lost a big client and that's not great news. In the midst of the busyness of the season, Jess is excited to just get a day to herself. But that doesn't happen because her parents show up earlier than she thought. And then her sister says she's coming early to help. WHAT A MESS! Her sister does not help. In fact, their dog eats all of the cookies that she made for the governor's ball.

It all comes to a head - she gets into a big argument with her sister when she finds out that her sister told her husband about the rheumatoid arthritis. It's a mess.

Nothing a little Christmas church can't fix except turns out she was supposed to deliver the cookies before 5. So she leaves and rushes to drop the cookies off but then she realizes she didn't bring her cookies - she brought the super salty cookies her kids made. She rushes in to stop them from eating them and slips on the ice.

She's in the hospital feeling bad for herself and then has a dream where she realizes just how good she has it because of family.

She wakes up on Christmas morning and her family is there and they're inviting everyone to the talent show. They all have a wonderful Christmas together as a family.

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It's time for a very hot & festive preview show!

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We're back with some more Gilmore Girls! Join us in this journey on social media - @gilmorethemerrierpod.

While Rory struggles to keep the budding rivalry between Dean and Jess under control, Lorelai invites most of the citizens of Stars Hollow to an elaborate feast.

December 11, 2001 | The WB

• Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
• Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore

We got snow, folk! We got snow! Lorelei and Rory are working on a snowman for the snowman making contest. But they don’t stand a chance. There’s like a professional snowman maker there doing his thing.

Roon is back, folks! He’s still working at the inn apparently. We also see Jackson! What an episode. Sooki is busy getting ready for this big dinner for this 17th century festival thing. Jackson is assigned to play the squire. Lorelei gets a call from Christopher. He wants Rory to come stay with him and sherry for a couple days during winter break.

They get bad news - the dinner is off. The group that was coming is snowed in. Since everything is already planned, they decide to just invite everyone in town!

Meanwhile, Dean the Saint breaks up a fight that Jess is having. Jess says I don’t need your help.

This party has everyone from Paris to Richard & Emily. They’re all very confused by Richard is suddenly in a great mood. Everywhere Rory turns, Jess is there just stating staring at her.

Apparently Lorelei hired a million horse and carriage rides for everyone. She ends up taking a ride with a Luke. He tells her that he’s figured out the secret of parenting - lying. Lorelei breaks the news that kids know when you’re lying.

While those two love birds take a ride, Jess hops on a sleigh with Rory. They have flirty fun time and then he’s like I don’t feel like Dean your is your type of guy. Rory is like what do you know?!

It’s dinner time and Richard is the life of the party. And that’s when it comes out - he’s retired. This is news to literally everyone including Emily.

Before bed, Rory asks if she’s heard from her dad. Lorelei is like ummmm maybe? She tells her about the offer and Rory is like why didn’t you tell me? Lorelei is like I get dibs on this time of year with you! And I don’t like thinking about you not being here with me! Rory is like I get it. Let me think about it. Emily shows up to their room, all flustered about Richard’s big news. She ends up leaving to go for a walk and finds Richard in the lobby. They talk and make up.

The next morning, everyone is going to leave. Dean catches Rory & Jess making eyes at each other.

Rory and Lorelei take a sleigh ride home and see that someone destroyed the fancy snowman. Me-thinks it might’ve been Jess.

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