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’12 Dates of Christmas’ EP on Creating a Dating Show Out of Holiday Rom-Com Tropes
Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the first three episodes of “12 Dates of Christmas,” streaming now on HBO Max.In 1965, Maria von Trapp (Julie Andrews) stepped into Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg, Austria and fell in love in “The Sound of Music.” Now, 55 years later, two new men and one woman hope to do the same in HBO Max’s “12 Dates of Christmas.”The new reality competition series — which yes, really does film at that same estate in Austria — follows three single “leads” (Chad Savage; Christian Faith Fernandez, who goes by Faith in the show, and Garrett Mercantel) as they meet potential new relationships and go on the titular 12 dates, all with the goal of finding
