Year after year, the “Queen of Christmas” Candace Cameron Bure stars in some of the most beloved Christmas movies in the business. What started out as a tentative return to acting 15 years ago after taking a break to raise her kids, has flourished into an annual tradition that brings Christmas cheer to millions of households each holiday season.
“I just adore making these movies every year, and it is amazing to me that I've been doing them for 15 years and people still tune in and watch,” Candace said in a recent interview.
Since joining Great American Family, the 48-year-old has taken the tradition even further—combining the traditional Christmas rom-com formulas with deeper messages that resonate long after the holiday season.
“What I really appreciate about the Great American Family viewership is they want to see films that are more than just two people falling in love — and they love that storyline — but to be able to talk and share about faith in God and the reason for the season. The season that Christ was born to, to pay the price for our sins and sacrifice Himself and die on the cross, that He is the Savior of the world, the ultimate gift,” she said.
“I've been an actor since I was 5 years old, and even well into my 30s, acting was always in No. 1 place,” she added. “Then my goals really changed in that I wanted to be able to imagine the stories I wanted to tell and then help develop those from the ground up. My faith is everything to me. It’s who I am, and it inspires me to pour energy into family and faith programming that serves an underserved audience.”
To celebrate all of Candace’s amazing Christmas movies, we give you her top 5 fan favorite Christmas Movies on Pure Flix. Whether you’re a big Candace Cameron Bure fan or simply love a great Christmas movie, you’ll definitely want to add these to your watchlist this year!
In “Home Sweet Christmas,” Candace plays Sophie Marlow, a successful mergers and acquisitions attorney, who is called home to Washington State to deal with her beloved uncle’s maple sugar farm. Though Sophie hasn’t been on the property in decades, she immediately begins retracing the happy steps of her youth before encountering Sam (Cameron Mathison), her long-lost, childhood friend. When the two discover that they are joint owner in the property, Sophie gets the chance to examine what matters most.
Candace plays Desi in “A Christmas Less Traveled,” a diner owner who is forced to sell her beloved truck, which was a gift from her late father, in order to pay the bills. As Desi visits the truck one last time, she discovers a recorded message from her dad on an old audio cassette and sets out to retrace her family’s most memorable moments one last time. When she agrees to give Greyson (Eric Johnson) a ride, the two discover that the road less traveled will reveal more about each of them than they could have ever known.
In “A Christmas… Present,” Candace plays real estate agent Maggie Larson, who is determined to give her recently widowed brother and his young daughter the best Christmas possible and to lift their spirits when they need it most. In a surprising twist, her brother, his faith and parenting style ultimately help her to understand issues within her own life and a need for closeness in her own family.
Candace plays Dr. Nicole Ramsey in “My Christmas Hero,” a U.S. Army reservist and orthopedic physician who is dedicated to serving military service members and their families at the Joint Military Base in Lacey, Washington, home of I Corps and the 62nd Airlift Wing. When she sets out to honor a special fallen soldier and bring some important healing to her own family, she finds some much-needed help from a handsome new patient.
Of course, the list wouldn’t be complete without one of the most-watched Christmas movies of all time. Now streaming, “Let It Snow” stars Candace as Stephanie Beck, an executive who sets out to evaluate and transform her company’s newly acquired old lodge into a hot tourist attraction. The classic Christmas film co-stars fan favorite Jesse Hutch, as well as Alan Thicke, who famously played Kirk Cameron’s on-screen father in “Growing Pains!”
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