Oh hello, this is a little later than I planned to publish this, but I thought why not do it any way!
So, if you weren’t here, in December 2019 I published a Christmas film review a day. Why did I do it? Because it sounded like a fun, different thing to do on my blog!
I watch a lot of Christmas films anyway, so I thought why not! Turns out, 31 films is a lot!
I went into it a little foolishly! I didn’t think about what my favourite Christmas films were, and plan when to watch those, not until 17th December, when it occurred to me that I had more Christmas films (thank you Channel 5!) than days left! I had recorded everything on channel 5 that I could see as I was worried I wouldn’t see enough Christmas films early enough….Oh how wrong I was!
I wanted to have fantasy films as close to Christmas day as possible, because they make me feel magical! I wanted to get Die Hard in there somewhere and I still wanted to watch them in order.
I also realised I was just watching a lot of ropey hallmark Christmas films! I had favourites that I wanted to watch!
I discovered some fun things, such as all the Netflix Christmas films are in the same universe!
So, I deleted a lot of ropey Christmas films that I had still to watch on my DVR (3 Christmas films a day on Channel 5 can give you a lot of films quickly!), and started planning things properly!
So, how did I do my reviews? Some days I managed to get ahead with the reviewing, but other mornings, I was doing the review before it was scheduled to go out. I felt pressure to be consistent in my timings, even though posts have very small readerships on them.
I discovered facebook scheduling, and used that, when I remembered! I was trying to get used to writing the blog post, then scheduling Facebook. i love instagram, but the scheduling doesn’t work in the same way. With Facebook you can leave it to get on with it, instagram, you have to be around to press some buttons. It’s nothing too arduous, as you get reminders on your phone, but still an obstacle in my head, apparently!
Would i do it again – yes! Would I plan what I was going to watch – oh yes! I didn’t really think about it beforehand! Channel 5 having a Christmas film a day in November is what prompted this, and we’ve gone from there. I didn’t think there was that many Christmas films that I would have a lot of choices. I was wrong! Next year, I’ll leave room for new films, and plan the rest.
Why 31 days, and not 24 or 25? Completeness! I am the type of person who starts podcasts from the beginning, and will often read a couple of books in order to review the third in a the series. Who knows how many I’ll do this year!
So, there’s a glimpse into the behind the scenes for my Christmas film posts! I was also posting book reviews, and watching the films, so a busy time for me, blog wise!
If you’re interested, you can have a read of my Christmas films section! Maybe you can give me recommendations for what I should watch this year!