The definitive rating of Chad Michael Murray Christmas films

We all know the Christmas classics. Love Actually, Elf, The Holiday, Die Hard. But what’s the point in discussing those? We’ve all watched them before, we’ll all watch them again. 

What we need is a deep dive on some of streaming’s laziest attempts at seasonal content, reliably fronted by Chad Michael Murray.  

Maybe ‘need’ is too strong. Want. We really want to do this. 

Angel Falls Christmas - Lucas Scott stops playing basketball long enough to become an angel, descending from heaven to sprinkle some Christmas spirit on a devoted doctor. Randy Meeks on Rotten Tomatoes says “no one involved in Angel Falls Christmas wanted to be making this film, and it shows.” 2/10

The Merry Gentleman - Lucas Scott, now going by Luke and also a carpenter-handyman for reasons of shirtlessness, agrees to star in a musically-based event to save a local venue. There is a cafe and everything. They may as well have called it One Christmas Tree Hill. 5/10

Joy to the World - A lifestyle guru (Joy, obviously) must keep up an elaborate lie by recruiting a fictional family for a live TV Christmas Eve special, including her best friend, Lucas Scott. Inevitable romantic entanglements abound, before Joy realises she don’t wanna be anything other than what she’s been tryna be lately. 3/10

Christmas on Windmill Way - Faced with the incredibly relatable problem of losing her family's beloved windmill, Mia attempts to rally the community against an evil real estate firm run by Dan, sorry, Lucas Scott. 3/10

Toying With The Holidays - A hard working single mom (not Moira Kelly) brings her son home for Christmas, where she restores the town's North Pole Express alongside Lucas Scott, who is now - for a reason we can only imagine is an attempt to play against type while never leaving the Christmas movie genre - a model train enthusiast. 1/10

What can we say, the man loves Christmas. All power to him. 10/10.