The Christmas Cookbook

The Christmas Cookbook

The Christmas Cookbook

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The Christmas Cookbook

2025

1h 26m

5.8(4 votes)

Comedy

Romance

TV Movie

Overview

Newly single at Christmas, Veronica Cearley finds unexpected comfort in The X-Mas Club — a festive group of food lovers who cook, give back, and celebrate the season solo. But when sparks fly with the club’s warm-hearted founder, Cullen Murdock, she realizes that the best part of Christmas might not be the food or the traditions—but the people who feel like home.

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Production Companies

Brain Power Studio

Studio TF1 America

Johnson Production Group

Reel One Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ashley Newbrough

Ashley Newbrough

Veronica Cearley

Franco Lo Presti

Franco Lo Presti

Cullen Murdock

Erica Deutschman

Erica Deutschman

Josie

Zoe Doyle

Zoe Doyle

Marian

Patrice Goodman

Patrice Goodman

Elise

Anna Hopkins

Anna Hopkins

Carrie

Sherry Miller

Sherry Miller

Tammy Cleary

Paloma Nuñez

Dana

Kelly Penner

Kelly Penner

Theo

Sharjil Rasool

Sharjil Rasool

Raj

Creative team

Directed by: Mars Horodyski
Written by: Erica Deutschman
Produced by: Jessica Reis

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