Single on the 25th [Hallmark]

Rating: 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

Premiere Date: December 7, 2025

Description: For Nell Duke (Fonseca), nothing is worse than being single at Christmastime because everywhere she looks, couples are kissing under the mistletoe. After her family cancels holiday plans at the last minute, Nell decides to spend the week of Christmas having fun on her own! When she crosses paths with her neighbor Cooper (Lissing), a financial analyst who prides himself on being happily unattached, he notices Nell struggling with being alone and decides to share tips on how to keep the holidays festive. Cooper inspires Nell to challenge her insecurities and find happiness in being on her own. In turn, Nell helps Cooper realize he’s missing out on real connection. In the fun partnership that forms, the friendly singles’ Christmas together starts to feel like something more. Their special connection falls apart when Nell finds out Cooper only offered to help because he felt sorry Nell had to spend the holidays alone. To make Christmas truly magical this year, Cooper must show real growth of character while Nell finds her own strength in being single during the holidays. Inspired by the song “Single on the 25th” by Lauren Spencer Smith. Starring Lyndsy Fonseca and Daniel Lissing.

Overall: I really enjoyed this movie. I liked that it wasn’t based on some sort of “Christmas haters club” or some nonsense like that. They just happened to be single at Christmas and trying to make the best of it. Fonseca and Lissing have great chemistry and paired really well. Also, kudos to Hallmark for the set choices on this one. Their loft apartments felt very Chicago to me.