
Via JustWatch · can change anytime.
When a restless young married woman is granted a wish by a Christmas Angel to be single again, she soon discovers her new life isn't what she bargained for, and embarks on a quest to win her husband back.
Very. Magic, Santa himself, an actual miracle and a second-chance romance all turn up in one movie — the strangest 7% of everything we've logged.
You’ve seen this pairing before: Nikki DeLoach and Andrew W. Walker have made 8 Hallmark movies together.
Here’s everything this one has going on, from the setting to the way it wraps up. Tap any of the 30 to find more movies that do the same thing.
Weirdness 8, and a wish-fueled It's a Wonderful Life spin. Nikki DeLoach plays Penny, a restless married woman who tells a Christmas Angel she wishes she were single again, then has to live with exactly that and scramble to win her husband (Andrew W. Walker) back. It is a be-careful-what-you-wish-for romance, and the appeal is watching her realize what she actually had once it is gone. Gentle magic, second chances, and a familiar lesson delivered warmly. At 6.7, it is a satisfying holiday what-if for anyone who loves the alternate-reality flavor of Hallmark Christmas.
A few things that make this one stand out once you stack it up against every other Hallmark movie.
At a weirdness score of 8, it lands among the strangest 7% of Hallmark movies we've scored.
Top 7% weirdest
Out of every Hallmark movie we've scored, this one lands among the strangest 7%.
Where this one’s rating lands against every other rated Hallmark movie.
Higher-rated than 70% of every rated Hallmark movie. The median is 6.4.
The corners of the catalog A Dream of Christmas belongs to — handy if you’re after more of the same.
Who’s who before you press play. Nothing here gives the ending away.
Married woman who wishes to be single
Penny's husband
Husband she sets out to win back
Christmas Angel
The angel who grants the wish
Friend/family
Person in Penny's life
Acquaintance
Person in the story
Acquaintance
Person in the story
A Dream of Christmas is available via fuboTV, YouTube TV, and Philo. Streaming options change often, so check current availability before settling in.
A Dream of Christmas runs about 1 hour and 24 minutes, and was released in 2016.
Yes. A Dream of Christmas is a Hallmark Christmas movie, set during the holiday season.
If you liked this one, you’ll probably like these. The chips show what they have in common.

2023 · Christmas

2021 · Christmas

2017 · Christmas

2021 · Christmas

2010 · Christmas

2014 · Christmas
Talking Hallmark
So do we. Come hang out on the Talking Hallmark channel, where we dig into movies just like this one, episode after episode.

“I watched Hallmark’s WORST Christmas movie (so you don’t have to)”
Curated by the Talking Hallmark team.