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4 Christmas movies you didn’t know were filmed in Burnaby
Did you know there are plenty of Christmas movies filmed in Burnaby? There’s no better way to get into the holiday spirit than by making a cup of hot cocoa, baking some cookies, and cuddling up to a movie filmed in your hometown. Here are some of our favourite Christmas movies you might not know were filmed in the city.
Christmas in Evergreen and its sequel bring viewers to an adorable Christmas village, AKA Burnaby Village Park. Except the museum is a stand-in for the fictional village of Evergreen in Vermont. You’ll recognize the bakery, bank, general store, church, ice cream parlour, blacksmith, and plenty more in this feel-good Hallmark Christmas movie.
A high-flying female novelist from New York takes a trip to the small town that inspired her latest bestseller. Where is that small town? You guessed it: Burnaby! The film starring Ashley Newbrough is the perfect movie to cozy up to while the weather gets colder.
Charles Whitley travels from 1903 to 2020 where he meets Megan Turner and experiences a 21st century Christmas. And where exactly would you be able to find a 1903 village in Burnaby? Yup, it’s the Burnaby Village Museum once again (except in this film it will be called Cutter Springs, New York). Watch this movie and then head down to the museum this month for Heritage Christmas to experience the museum in all its Christmas glory.
A week before Christmas, Liz McCann (and her young son Mason) visit her estranged father, who lives in a town decked out for the holidays and full of Christmas spirit. Strange events immediately occur when they arrive, challenging everything Liz had once believed in. See how many Burnaby spots you can recognize in this family Christmas movie.