9 Fun Facts About ABC Family Christmas Movies You Forgot About

The 2006 Jenny McCarthy vehicle pulled in 4.7 million viewers for its initial airing, making it the most watched movie developed for ABC Family. Its' sequel, Santa Baby: Christmas Maybe starred Dean McDermott — Tori Spelling's hubby — as Jenny McCarthy's character's love interest, replacing Ivan Sergei in the role of Luke.

Shannen Doherty doesn't exactly have the best reputation in Hollywood, so it's fitting that the former 90210 star would play a thief who steals Christmas gifts. But just like her character — who eventually prioritizes her life due to the healing power of the Christmas spirit, or something — Doherty seems to have mended friendships with some of the people she has scorned, including former co-star Jennie Garth.

Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez are two of the most wholesome celebrities you can think of. (At least, until you read Melissa Joan Hart's autobiography...) Which is why the premise of this ABC Family Christmas film is kind of out there. Basically, Melissa Joan Hart's character kidnaps Mario Lopez after a nervous breakdown, and forces him to be her boyfriend for Christmas. Sure, it all works out in the end, but this Christmas love story begins with a forceful kidnapping by Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Seems more life Lifetime territory.

Christmas in Wonderland, the 2007 film starring Patrick Swayze and Carmen Electra about a family who must take down counterfeiters in a mall, was mostly filmed in the West Edmonton Mall in Alberta, Canada. Since the film began shooting after the Christmas season, mall patrons were puzzled as to why the mall still had plenty of Christmas decorations up so late in the year.

This Home Alone-esque Christmas film — about a former police dog who must take down robbers before his family returns home from Grandma's house — features the voice of Mario Lopez as the titular Dog Who Saved Christmas. This is Mario Lopez's second Christmas film for ABC Family (but the first where he is playing an animal).

The 2010 film Christmas Cupid is a classic Christmas Carol update, this time about a publicist (Christina Milian) who is haunted by her dead client (Ashley Benson of Pretty Little Liars) after the client chokes on a martini olive. (Again, pretty dark.) Also starring in the film is Chad Michael Murray of One Tree Hill fame, in case you ever wondered what happened to Chad Michael Murray.

Because why make a traditional Christmas movie when you can make one that has the original title of Hunky Santa ? The film features Nick Zano as a struggling restauranteur who wins the "Hunky Santa" contest as a local mall, only to fall for the PR girl (Laura Vandervoot) running the campaign. (Not really sure what this has to do with Christmas, but whatever.)

Once upon a time, Malcolm McDowell starred in controversial and critically acclaimed films like A Clockwork Orange. Now he stars in commercials and the fifth installment of the Home Alone franchise. Let's just take a minute to process that.