THE CHRISTMAS WRITER is a new lesbian Christmas movie for 2025 from Tello. It’s just as cute and formulaic as it should be for this particular niche. Also, the chemistry between the two female leads is spot-on. Until it isn’t. Read our full The Christmas Writer movie review here!

THE CHRISTMAS WRITER on Tello is a 2025 lesbian Christmas movie, and you’ll definitely want to watch this one. For the longest time, I was so happy with this. Right up until the moment when the illusion was broken.

In this deliciously queer Christmas movie, the characters are well-written, the story is cute and works perfectly for this Holiday Rom-Com niche, and the drama is kept at a minimum.

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Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the chemistry between the two female leads worked from the start. However, not all the way through – and this is why the rating isn’t higher.

Continue reading our review of The Christmas Writer movie below.

Classic Christmas movie… with lesbians

The premise of The Christmas Writer from Tello is a classic Christmas movie, but with lesbians, which is exactly what I want.

We meet the bestselling lesbian Christmas author, Noel, who finds herself paralyzed by writer’s block. Not only did she just end a relationship with her girlfriend, but she also lost her mother (her holiday muse) recently.

She’s under immense pressure from her agent, who is looking to get a new Christmas book from her bestselling author, but the holiday festivities are now just a sad reminder for Noel.

As a result, and to try and get back to that “Christmas spirit”, Noel returns to her quaint hometown. It’s the town called Pinewood, and yes, it is very much like Stars Hollow of The Gilmore Girls. And I love it.

Noel stays with her grandmother in Pinewood in search of new inspiration when she crosses paths with Callie.

Callie is, of course, a charming, single (and gay) mom who has taken over the local bookstore from her uncle. Soon, sparks fly between Noel and Callie, but is Noel ready to give up big city life for a small-town love?!

See, I told you this was a classic Christmas movie… with lesbians, and a tongue-in-cheek approach to all the tropes of this niche.

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Why can’t you kiss each other right?!

Don’t worry, The Christmas Writer isn’t one of those lesbian movies where the two romantic leads never kiss. They do kiss in this queer holiday rom-com.

The problem isn’t whether they kiss or not, but whether I believe that they enjoy kissing each other. And I do not.

Not. At. All.

In fact, the chemistry between Shelby Allison Brown and Callie Bussell as Noel and Callie was so good that I was all on board with The Christmas Writer.

Right up until the moment they first kissed. I watched the movie with my wife, and we turned to each other when they first kissed on-screen and went “Yikes!”.

Actually, I don’t think we said anything at first; We just both made the face that conveys “yikes!”.

Neither one of us was buying that these two wanted to kiss each other. Whether these two are in committed relationships off-screen, and held back, or having a sibling-like relationship in real life, you have to be able to “sell it” on screen.

I mean, Kate Mara and Elliot Page had been friends forever when they made My Days of Mercy. Yet I completely believed that their characters were very much into each other.

With The Christmas Writer, I stopped believing in their romance the second it was supposed to be manifested with a kiss. I don’t think I’ve ever experienced this so severely before, but here we are.

Watch The Christmas Writer on Tello

The director of The Christmas Writer is Christin Baker, who also wrote the screenplay with Katie I. Williams. Christin Baker is the Queen of Tello, and I applaud and adore what she’s doing for the LGBTQ+ community. We recently reviewed the movie Double Booking as well, which you can check out for a darker queer story.

Don’t worry, these Tello movies do not suffer from the “bury your gays” syndrome. Whether romance, horror, comedy, or anything in between, these Tello movies are made by us, for us. And I always want to encourage everyone to support that.

Also, as already mentioned, I was completely on board with the story of The Christmas Writer. This is a classic Christmas movie romance, and I want more of those. In fact, I found myself wanting to read one of those bestsellers from the “Lesbian Christmas Writer”.

Do reach out via our contact page here if you know of any I should check out.

Womentainment Recommendation

Yes, I absolutely recommend that you do watch this lesbian Christmas movie, however you can.

We need to support these movies if we want more. And I do. In fact, I want more just like The Christmas Writer.

I just really want them to look like they want to kiss each other when they do finally kiss.

Say what you will about Mackenzie Davis and Kristen Stewart in Happiest Season, but I certainly believed that they wanted to kiss each other. Both before they kissed and while they were kissing.

And yes, we all also wanted to see Aubrey Plaza get some action as well, but maybe the lesbian Christmas Goddesses will treat us to this later.

Until then, you can watch Aubrey Plaza kissing Margaret Qualley in Honey Don’t! or Aubrey Plaza kissing Kathryn Hahn in Agatha All Along.

The Christmas Writer is out on digital on Tello on November 15, 2025. Or you can watch it in selected theaters on later dates.

Director: Christin Baker
Writers: Christin Baker, Katie I. Williams
Stars: Shelby Allison Brown, Callie Bussell, June Tuss, Karen M. Chan, Stacey Lee Powell, Kendahl Landreth, Jordan Myrick, Caitlin McWethy

Official plot:

A bestselling lesbian Christmas author, Noel finds herself paralyzed by grief and writer’s block after losing her mother (her holiday muse) and enduring a sudden breakup. Under pressure from her agent and with holiday festivities just a sad reminder, Noel retreats to her quaint hometown of Pinewood in search of new inspiration. When she crosses paths with Callie—a charming, single mom who now owns the local bookstore—Noel stubbornly resists the attraction, despite the best efforts of her meddling friends and grandmother. However, sparks continue to fly! Surprised to find her inspiration in the form of unexpected love, Noel must now decide between holding onto her glam, big city life or embracing a love story that even she couldn’t have written.