What You’ll Find in (Almost) Every Hallmark Holiday Movie: Santa, More

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Traveling by Planes, Trains, Cars — and Even Through Time

Traveling at the holidays is a time-honored tradition among Hallmark characters and viewers alike. Whether it’s a shared car ride that ends in romance, like 2015’s A Christmas Detour, or traveling by cruise ship over the holidays like 2025’s A Keller Christmas Vacation, Hallmark has you covered on all modes of transportation in their films.

Beyond train travel, flying — we’re looking at you 2025’s Christmas Above the Clouds — and climbing a literal mountain on Christmas Eve — cough, 2025’s An Alpine Holiday, cough — Hallmark has added time travel to his “travel” category for holiday movies and it has Us beaming with excitement.

Take 2025’s A Newport Christmas, for example, in the film, socialite Ella (Ginna Claire Mason) takes a boat — see, another form of transportation— out on the water in 1905 and magically transports to 2025 Rhode Island. There she falls in love with Nick (Wes Brown), who owns the same boat she came in on but in modern times. It’s pure magic and makes Us want to go sailing and yes, travel through time.

Most Festive Films With This Item:

A Christmas Detour, Journey Back to Christmas, Cross Country Christmas, A 90s Christmas, Jingle Bell Run, A Newport Christmas, A Keller Christmas Vacation, An Alpine Holiday, Christmas Above the Clouds, A Grand Ole Opry Christmas.