Aaron Lee Harvey, Danielle Espino, Samantha Gifford
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Join L.A. transplants Aaron Lee, Danielle and Samantha as they share their honest (both sarcastic and appreciative) reviews of the latest Christmas movie offerings from Hallmark, Lifetime, Netflix, and more. Warning, massive spoilers ahead: discussing major plotlines and loveable details are the whole reason we're doing this! @podcastinapeartreeYT: @podcastinapeartree
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Holiday movies receive affectionate scrutiny from hosts who notice weak plotting, network habits, casting choices, and the pleasures that survive an imperfect script.
Podcast in a Pear Tree turns holiday-movie viewing into an informed group chat. Aaron Lee, Samantha, and Danielle compare new films from Hallmark, Lifetime, Prime Video, and Great American Christmas, moving comfortably between plot mechanics and the peculiarities of each…
A Christmas movie changed its title, and your spreadsheet has found people who understand.
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A Lifetime holiday chat that starts with a Swift-and-Kelsey parallel and ends on Christmas-song picks.
This episode of Podcasts in a Pear Tree settles into Christmas in the Spotlight and leans into its lightly inspired Travis Kelsey and Taylor Swift framing without losing sight of the film's basic setup.
A loose holiday catch-up that still lands its jokes, gripes, and oddball movie details.
Podcast in a Pear Tree loosens up here and spends most of its time on what the panel has been watching. It starts with a hard swing at Great American Christmas and a miserable-sounding Tales of Christmas, then shifts into a spy-leaning holiday movie that gives Rachel Skarsten…
A holiday-movie panel at its best when a printing press gets launched into 1945.
Danielle, Aaron Lee, and Samantha spend the hour moving through a light week of Christmas movies across Hallmark, Great American Christmas, Disney Plus, and Netflix, with the season already crowding in from the start.
A loose, reactive tour of the Christmas movie slate.
Podcast in a Pear Tree turns this preview episode into a loose read on what feels promising, and what still feels uncertain, about the Christmas season.
A Christmas tornado movie gets taken apart with exacting, very funny irritation.
Podcast in a Pear Tree revisits The Christmas Twister alongside the arrival of Twisters, and Aaron Lee, Samantha, and Danielle set the tone by starting from a shared 90s-kid affection for Twister before turning to a 2012 movie they clearly relish challenging.
Holiday-movie banter, a ranch mess, and a sharp eye for the small details.
Two hosts turn a holiday-movie check-in into a tidy little tour of fan culture, party chatter, and the strange logic that keeps Christmas stories moving.
A holiday recap that finds the fun in a movie with strange mayor energy and surprise dance breaks.
Podcast in a Pear Tree splits the episode between the Los Angeles Christmas market and Once Upon a Christmas Wish. The market talk has real texture, with Road DTLA, the old American Apparel Factory, and the stalls and shops giving the setting a lived-in feel.
Holiday-movie scheduling confusion, a Pentatonix crossover, and a mistaken Hulu watch keep the banter moving.
This episode opens in the familiar holiday-TV mess: the hosts are trying to untangle what GAC actually scheduled, why one title marketed as a premiere also shows a 2023 IMDb listing, and whether premiere now really just means new to this channel.
Mike Muncer and a different guest dissect two horror films per episode, by subgenre.
The panel opens on a lighter-than-usual week for Christmas films.
The hosts kick things off with a trip to the LA Christmas market.
Samantha, Aaron Lee, and Danielle open with a holiday catch-up.
The episode opens in catch-up mode.
Danielle, Aaron Lee, and Samantha kick things off with a spirited check-in on the week’s holiday watch pile.
Aaron Lee opens by apologizing for the audio settings.
Aaron Lee, Samantha, and Danielle kick off by talking through what they are excited about, what has them a little nervous, and what they expect from the Christmas season.
Podcast in a Pear Tree goes bigger for Thanksgiving.
The hosts come in hot over Great American Christmas changing Christmas at the Inn from the title they had been promised, Cranberries and Carols.
Podcast in a Pear Tree opens with a quick check-in on Finding Mr.
The hosts start by untangling GAC’s holiday schedule mess.
The hosts come back after Thanksgiving weekend ready to dig into a fresh batch of Christmas movies.
Samantha is away for early Christmas celebrations, so Aaron and Danielle carry the show as a duo.
The episode opens with Twisters on the horizon.
The hosts open the season a little late in November and are happy to be back in Christmas movies.