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Adopting St. Nick, starring Amy Groening and Michael Rady, is a Christmas movie that aired on Halloween. So was it a trick or a treat? Andrea gives it four out of five stars and calls it her favorite of the 2026 season so far (and she is not handing out fives this year). Eric thinks it might be the most complete traditional Hallmark movie of the year: real stakes, a Santa who may or may not be Santa, and a lead actress who has more than earned the spot.

Before they get there, Eric and Andrea also weigh in on Friday's Who's Coming for Christmas? with Rhiannon Fish and Jake Foy, and whether a movie about a dinner table can carry a whole story.

What You'll Hear:

• Andrea's 2.5 star verdict on Who's Coming for Christmas? and the one song that would have bumped it up a full star

• Why the Adopting St. Nick poster sells a completely different movie than the one that aired

• How a small-town hardware store and a batch of Christmas rosettes hit close to home for Andrea

• Why the adoption storyline and the line "you're special because you were chosen" landed for Eric

• Eric's case that Amy Groening has solidified her place as a Hallmark lead

• The two things that bugged them: an ugly sweater contest where everybody wins, and yet another near kiss

• A standout pick no one saw coming (Andrea chose a building)

• Movie recommendations: Project Christmas Wish, The Christmas Secret, and Long Lost Christmas

• Trivia, including Amy Groening's family connection to The Simpsons, plus poll results and IMDb scores

Chapters:

0:00 - Trick or Treat: A Christmas Movie on Halloween

0:24 - Who's Coming for Christmas? Rhiannon Fish & Jake Foy

3:51 - Adopting St. Nick: The Setup

4:13 - Andrea's Take: A Bad Poster and a New #1

8:36 - Eric's Take: Real Stakes and Amy Groening as a Lead

13:14 - What They Didn't Like: Participation Trophies and the Near Kiss

14:51 - Standout: A Hardware Store vs. Stephanie Sy

18:44 - The Romance: Amy Groening & Michael Rady

22:04 - If You Liked This, Watch These

23:54 - Trivia: The Simpsons Connection and a Tornado on Set

26:13 - Ratings, Polls & IMDb Scores

29:57 - Up Next: A Danish Christmas

Andrea has Adopting St. Nick at the top of her list so far. Is it at the top of yours, or is your favorite still something from earlier in the season?

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