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INSP Valentine's Day Specials ~ "Love is in the Air"

2012-01-31T06:04:00.031-05:00

INSP will have a Special Line-up of Drama Shows for Valentine’s Day with a Love Theme! Then, at 8 PM (est) they will air a Movie, a Sweet Romantic Comedy - Just a Walk in the Park. See the full schedule below image...

Just a Walk in the Park
George Eads and Jane Krakowski

INSP on Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2012, Tuesday:

12-1pm The Waltons
WAL01701- The Love Story
John-Boy Walton (RICHARD THOMAS) finds himself in love for the first time when a young girl in need of love and attention returns to her remarried father's home on Walton Mountain.

1-2pm The Waltons
WAL06701- The Matchmakers
John Walton, helps Cupid when shy and lonely Ike Godsey takes a liking to his cousin Corabeth. Is Walton's Mountain about to lose its most eligible bachelor?

2-3pm Wind at my Back
WAB01601- The Agony Column
Grace is left in charge of Max’s radio show when he has to attend a meeting. After a guest cancels, Grace reluctantly reads from a magazine love column, disguising herself as a New York psychologist “Dr. Veronica Love.” Her alter-ego is an instant hit with New Bedfordites. Before the truth can be told, Dr. Love is schedule to attend a charity luncheon and appear nightly on CRNB and address the many love-related problems of the town.

3-4pm The Big Valley
BGV00701- Winner Lose All
Guest Star Katharine Ross -Heath falls in love with Maria who is returning home from school in the East. She is the daughter of Don Alfredo, a Spanish land owner and nobleman, who is in a property dispute with a neighbor. Don Alfredo also believes that Heath's lineage is impure and the dispute soon endangers the romance.

4-5pm Little House on the Prairie
LHP00501- The Love of Johnny Johnson
Laura has a crush on a new boy in school named Johnny Johnson; however, Johnny is interested in Mary, who finds no interest in him. Laura believes Mary is trying to steal him from her, and they fight about it while Charles tries to keep the peace.

5-5:30pm The Brady Bunch
BDB00101- The Honeymoon
Mike and Carol’s Wedding Day festivities progress smoothly until the girl's pet cat Fluffy and the boy's dog Tiger wreak havoc on the family-blending ceremony. Mike and Carol commence their honeymoon by scolding their children, leaving everyone feeling uneasy about the day's events until Mom and Dad come up with a way to patch things up.

5:30- 6pm The Brady Bunch
BDB04801- Alice’s September Song
Alice is swept off her feet by an old flame named Mark Millard and Sam the butcher (her usual bowling date) smells a rat. With the help of Mr. Brady, he wins back his "favorite little lamb chop.”

6- 6:30pm Happy Days
HPD09901- Be My Valentine
Guest Star: The Brady Bunch's Christopher Knight- It is Valentine's Day, and at Arnold's, as the gang exchange cards and gifts, Joanie daydreams about the romantic songs that they could sing to each other.

6:30- 7pm Happy Days
HPD05201- They Call it Potsie Love
Potsie contends he can't properly sing a love ballad unless he has a real girl to sing to, so the boys persuade Joanie to sit in while he sings to her during rehearsal. Joanie is mesmerized by the song and seeks to reveal her love to Potsie.

7-8pm Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
DRQ06301 What is Love? - Feuds and jealousies are aroused when the townsfolk begin trying out for roles in a rustic production of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" in celebration of Valentine's Day. Meanwhile, Dr. Mike's plans to spend the entire day alone with Sully are dashed when he is called to Denver for an Indian Affairs meeting.

8-10pm Just a Walk in the Park
REI00001-Starring George Eads, Jane Krakowski, Brenda Vaccaro- A dog-walker is invited to house-sit a penthouse apartment for one of his rich clientele. While there he meets a dog-loving neighbor and sparks fly. The only trouble is she assumes he is the rich owner of the apartment - an assumption that this Romeo is hesitant to correct.

10-11pm Little House on the Prairie
LHP03001 The Spring Dance-Caroline is puzzled when her plan to provoke Isaiah Edwards(Victor French) to jealousy doesn't result in an invitation to the annual spring dance for his anxious gal, Grace Snider and things look bleak until Charles reminds her what happened when she tried the same tactic with him years before.

11-12m Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
DRQ02601 Best Friends-When Sully doesn't ask Dr. Mike to the Sweethearts Dance, and she sees him visiting Dorothy, her suspicions grow, and Dr. Mike feels betrayed by her new friend and the man she thought cared for her. Meanwhile, Colleen tries to help her friend Becky, but she is instead accused of stealing Becky's boyfriend.

12-1am The Big Valley
BGV04501- Day of the Comet
Audra comes upon a man she finds camping out on Barkley land. She is intrigued by his cynical, poetic manner and befriends him. Audra soon learns he is being pursued by men out of his past.

1-2am The Big Valley
BGV03801- The Velvet Trap
Nick Falls for a mysterious woman, not knowing she is a gunslinger’s lady-friend. The outlaw is in relentless pursuit of the woman and intent on revenge for her leaving him. When Nick stands between the two, it may cost him his life.

Hope you all can catch some of these shows. INSP is a wonderful channel - that is always committed to airing family friendly programming and it's important that we support wonderful stations like this one!

*A Special "Thank You" to Melissa, INSP's Manager of Corporate Communications, for providing us with this information.

The Lamp

2012-01-31T05:45:00.002-05:00

MOVIE REVIEW

The Lamp

Network: INSP

Original Air Date: February 4, 2012

CAST:

Jason London ... Stanley
Meredith Salenger ... Lisa Walters
L. Scott Caldwell ... Miss Esther
Cameron Ten Napel ... Josh
Muse Watson ... Sam
Sarah Brown ... Deb
Doug Bauer ... Mr. Singleton
Katie Burgess ... Rachel
Darrell Alan Cole ... Cody
Georgia Cole ... Alex
Anita Cordell ... Mrs. Singleton
Louis Gossett Jr. ... Charles Montgomery III
Ben Lux ... Ronny Martin
Greyson Moore ... Eddy Walters
Bo Morris ... Umpire

PLOT:

If you could have anything you wanted, what would YOU wish for?

Suffering from the loss of his only child, Stanley has secluded himself in a dark and lonely place. Sullen and without hope, he continues to hide from and neglect those he loves despite their attempts to reach out to him.

In what seems to be the final days of their already strained marriage, his wife Lisa is presented with a strange gift; an old oil lamp from a far off land. Along with the lamp comes a mysterious messenger and a question that causes them to search the depths of their hearts for what's truly important in life...

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Three New Christmas Movies in the Works!

2012-01-30T12:02:00.001-05:00

There may be over 300 days until Christmas, but we've already learned of three Christmas Movies, currently in Production! Ironically, two of them have the exact same title - however, one is animated and the other is not.

A Dog for Christmas

Saving Santa

Saving Santa (Animation)

Here's a little tid-bit about each film...

A Dog for Christmas stars two great actors, Dean Cain (Superman, The Three Gifts, A Mile in His Shoes, The Case for Christmas, etc...) and Richard Karn (best known as Al, from the sitcom, Home Improvement). Visit the A Dog for Christmas page to see which one portrays Santa!

Saving Santa will be a nice family friendly film - being made for the theater. The story will take place in a ranch country setting and will star a few Country Singers, too! Click here to see who!

Saving Santa, the animated movie, is being made in the UK and many well known British actors have been cast to read the voice-overs.
For more details on each movie - please click on their titles above.

It's fun to get a look at what is coming. Hope you enjoyed this sneak - peek!

If you have any information on these Films, or other Family or Christmas Movies, please Contact Us, with details. We would love to add what you share!

A Dog for Christmas starring Dean Cain

2012-01-30T06:17:00.005-05:00

MOVIE REVIEW

A Dog for Christmas

Network: Lifetime

Original Air Date: Thanksgiving, 2013

Actor, Dean Cain, being interviewed

on "A Dog for Christmas" set

Image from: Michigan's Fox 17

Image from Mlive. com

Crews shoot Dean Cain for the new Lifetime Original Movie

"A Dog for Christmas" on Sunday evening at Ninth Bridge Market in Ada.

Date Shot 1-22-2012

Matt Gade | The Grand Rapids Press
(click here for more images)

CAST:

Dean Cain
Richard Karn
Sherman Hemsley
Dustin Diamond
Derek Brandon
Sophie Bolen

Actor, Richard Karn, portraying Santa Claus
Photographed by: Cory Morse | The Grand Rapids Press

Source : M Live . com

PLOT:

Source: MLive.com :

This film is the story of a 9-year-old girl who wants a dog for Christmas.

According to the film's Producer, Joel Reisig, "It is essentially, though, just about extended family getting together in a house at Christmas, and all the hilarity and mayhem that can ensue."

More Details to Come, as they are released...

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Saving Santa - Christmas Feature Film starring Country Music Stars

2012-01-30T05:53:00.001-05:00

MOVIE REVIEW

Saving Santa

Feature Film for Theaters

Stars -
Trace Adkins, a Solo Country Singer,
Jay Demarcus, from the great Country Group - Rascall Flatts

Executive Producer -
Kix Brooks, from the famous Country Duo - Brooks & Dunn

Original Air Date: Christmas Season 2012

Caitlin Carmichael, William Shockley, and Benjamin Stockham
on the Set of Saving Santa
from the Saving Santa Facebook Page

CAST:

Joey Lauren Adams ... Renae Logan
Kevin Pollak ... Max Schmucker
Abraham Benrubi ... Santa Claus
Illeana Douglas ... Susan Satcher
Sheree J. Wilson ... Bonnie Branson
William Shockley ... Joe Logan
Trace Adkins ... Sheriff Arrington
Caitlin Carmichael ... Miley Logan
Loren Lester ... Matt Couric
Tava Smiley ... Robin Walters
Mikey Post ... Elliot
Benjamin Stockham ... Zach Logan
David Shatraw ... Anderson Hemmer
Jay DeMarcus ... Chim Ritchels
Catherine Kamei ... Ms. Pipkin

PLOT:

This is a family-friendly movie about a Grinch-like character who leads a global campaign to ban the myth of Santa Claus. Sadly, he gains worldwide support, causing Santa to lose his magical powers. So, as Christmas gets closer, Santa and his lead elf get stuck in a small farming community. The movie we believe does have a happy ending though, two children find Santa and go to great lengths to help him save Christmas.

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Saving Santa - Animated Christmas Movie

2012-01-30T05:26:00.025-05:00

MOVIE REVIEW

Saving Santa

Animated feature from Gateway Animation Studios, in the UK

Network: Don't know, yet, if this is for TV, direct to DVD, or Theaters... or if it will even air in America - Stay Tuned

Original Air Date: Christmas 2012

CAST:

Voices of-

Martin Freeman
Noel Clarke
Joan Collins
Tim Curry
Craig Fairbass
Pam Ferris
Chris Barrie

PLOT:

from movies .ie :

The story follows a clumsy elf who doesn't fit in with the other elves, but after discovering the secret of Santa's time control device, he sets out on a journey to save Santa's Kingdom after its location is discovered by an evil villain, Neville Baddington.

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Four "Made for TV Movies" Premiere this Weekend ~ January 27th-29th!

2012-01-26T06:18:00.004-05:00

IT'S a WONDERFUL "NEW" MOVIE WEEKEND...

The First Film is from Family Movie Night on Friday Night. It actually premiered last August on NBC, but if you missed it then, here's a good chance to catch it again! Video Promo below...

Who is Simon Miller?
Lifetime Movie Network

January 27, 2012 Friday

Who is Simon Miller? ... LMN ... 8 PM
Who is Simon Miller? ... LMN ... 12 AM

Hallmark Movie Channel premieres a Sequel to their Popular Western Film Series.Video Promo below...

Goodnight for Justice - The Measure of a Man
Hallmark MOVIE Channel

January 28, 2012 Saturday

Goodnight for Justice - The Measure of a Man ... Hallmark Movie Channel ... 8 PM *NEW

Two Movies Premiere on Sunday Night.
GMC debuts a movie and ABC premieres the newest Hallmark Hall of Fame Film. Video Promos below...

To Save a Life
GMC

A Smile as Big as the Moon
(Hallmark Hall of Fame)
ABC

January 29, 2012 Sunday

To Save a Life ... GMC ... 7 PM *NEW
A Smile as Big as the Moon (Hallmark Hall of Fame) ... ABC ... 9 PM *NEW
To Save a Life ... GMC ... 9 PM *NEW

VIDEO PROMOS:

Who is Simon Miller?

Goodnight for Justice : Measure of a Man

To Save a Life

A Smile as Big as the Moon

Perhaps, there is something you and your family will want to see this weekend!

Hope you Enjoy your next Family Movie Night!

Happy 95th Birthday Ernest Borgnine!

2012-01-24T05:50:00.001-05:00

Today, January 24, 2012 - is Mr. Ernest Borgnine's 95th Birthday and we wanted to applaud him, by wishing him a very Happy Birthday!!!

Ernest Borgnine was Born January 24, 1917 in Hamden, Connecticut to Charles and Anna Borgnine.

He served in the United States Navy for 10 years, from 1935- 1945.

Following that, his mother sugggested he take up acting, so, he took a course at the Randall School of Drama in Hartford, Connecticut. From there, he did theater, until he got a break on Broadway in 1949, in the production, "Harvey". He moved to L.A. in 1951 to further pursue his career. Borgnine was cast in many drama and western films.

My favorite early role of Mr. Borgnine's is in the film, Marty. I must not be alone, since he won that year, 1955, the Academy Award for Best Actor.

From there, he went on to act in many films for the big screen, and TV series, McHale's Navy (earning a Emmy Nomination), Airwolf, The Single Guy, and the last episode of the long-standing drama, ER (receiving another Emmy Nomination).

He is so amazing - having been in over 100 films! Many of the Ernest Borgnine Movies are available on DVD.

My most recent favorite film of his, is "A Grandpa for Christmas" - a Hallmark Channel Original TV Movie. He is gruff, at first... yet sweet, as the grandpa who takes his grand-daughter in, when his only daughter is involved in a car accident.

Mr. Borgnine is also wonderful in the Hallmark Channel Western Movie, Love's Christmas Journey. He is captivating in his role as Nick, a mysterious man who saves another man's life.

In his personal life, Ernest Borgnine is married to Tova Borgnine and has 4 children (with his first and fourth wife).

Mr. Borgnine is currently working on a new Western Drama film, titled: "The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez".

Details for movie:

In "The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez"....
Ernest Borgnine plays Rex Page, an old man who is bitter about never becoming famous and having lived a life without any meaning. After suffering a stroke, he ends up in a nursing home staffed by Latin American immigrants. Put off by the situation, Rex focuses his energy on getting out, which places him at odds with the Latino workers. However, their relationship takes on new meaning when it is discovered that he once shook hands with Vicente Fernandez, a Mexican singer, producer and actor idolized throughout Latin culture. The employees soon begin to treat Rex like the celebrity he's always dreamed of being. (Written by an Anonymous writer at IMDB.com)

It's so good to know Mr. Borgnine is doing well, busy working, and acting - doing what he loves!

Happy 95th Birthday,

Ernest Borgnine!

God Bless You, today and always!

"Hats off to You!"

*Be sure to check out all of the
Ernest Borgnine Movies on DVD.

Family Movies on TV this Weekend... January 21-22

2012-01-21T05:21:00.000-05:00

The Hallmark Channel will be airing their Love Comes Softly Films marathon all weekend long! (I do enjoy most of them, in spite of the fact that I wish they had remained closer to the actual books, written by Janette Oke.)

Love Comes Softly Series - Available on DVD

LMN will be re-playing one of the Family Movie Night favorite's - Truth be Told, starring Candace Cameron Bure and David James Elliott. (this was a sweet family-friendly film)

Truth Be Told - Available on DVD

ABC Family will be premiering A Cinderella Story: Once Upon A Song on Sunday night.

A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song - Available on DVD

Also, on this weekend, for those who love Sports - of course, there is Football, the final games leading to the Superbowl... and for Tennis fans, there is the Australian Open.

And, for those who enjoy Current Events and Politics, there will be the South Carolina Republican Primary Results on Saturday. It's a historical weekend for our country, a potential turning point for true conservatism.

Visit the Family TV Schedule for times airing of the Family Movies listed above!

God bless you all... have a Great Weekend!

Photos from Hallmark's Press Tour Evening Gala

2012-01-20T14:11:00.001-05:00

Many well-known Actors and Actresses attended the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel's Winter 2012 TV Critics Association Press Tour Evening Gala on January 14, 2012 at the Tournament House in Pasadena, CA.

I have included photos, of some of the attendees, below...

Genie Francis
Photo copyright Tina Gill / PR Photos

Ted McGinley
Photo copyright Tina Gill / PR Photos

Dean Cain
Photo copyright Tina Gill / PR Photos

Candace Cameron Bure
Photo copyright Tina Gill / PR Photos

Ethan Erickson
Photo copyright Tina Gill / PR Photos

Jane Seymour
Photo copyright Tina Gill / PR Photos

Kellie Martin
Photo from Cozy Cot . com

Kristy Swanson
Photo copyright Tina Gill / PR Photos

Lea Thompson
Photo copyright Tina Gill / PR Photos

Joely Fisher
Photo copyright Tina Gill / PR Photos

Eric Mabius
Photo copyright Tina Gill / PR Photos

Brooke D'Orsay
Photo copyright Tina Gill / PR Photos

Vivica A. Fox
Photo copyright Tina Gill / PR Photos

Steven Weber
Photo copyright Tina Gill / PR Photos

Stacey Keibler
Photo copyright Tina Gill / PR Photos

Dylan Bruno
Photo copyright Tina Gill / PR Photos

Nicolette Sheridan
Photo copyright Tina Gill / PR Photos

Luke Perry
Photo copyright Tina Gill / PR Photos

Bailee Madison
Photo copyright Tina Gill / PR Photos

Hope you enjoyed these images of the Actors and Actresses, who have or will soon - star in Hallmark Channel or Hallmark Movie Channel films.

*Thank you to the Hallmark Channel ~ Crown Media Family Networks for Many of your wonderful family friendly films. We look forward to viewing more of your New Made-for-TV Premieres in 2012.

Hallmark Channel News for 2012

2012-01-16T12:18:00.001-05:00

The Hallmark Channel and the Hallmark Movie Channel have released their New Movie Lineup for 2012 ~ from January thru August. You can see the list in the New Movies Section or view them in the updated Family TV Schedule 2012. Upcoming Movies will star Joely Fisher, Genie Francis, Ted McGinley, Brooke Burns, Dean Cain, Candace Cameron Bure, etc...

After seeing the list - I think I'm most excited about the third sequel to "The Notes" movies. Notes from the Heart Healer follows The Note and The Note 2 - Taking a Chance on Love.

Also, in other Hallmark News... if you haven't already heard the latest buzz - the Martha Stewart Show will be eventually let go from the Hallmark Channel Morning line-up. I have heard they will stop taping new shows sometime in the spring and then, they may play the re-runs throughout the summer. After that - who knows? We will have to wait and see what they plan to do. I'm hoping this means this year we will have that time block at Christmastime for the airing of more Hallmark Christmas Movies!

And, one more thing... the Hallmark Channel will be changing the night they premiere their new movies. Starting in April, Hallmark Channel Movies will move to Sunday Nights. Hmmm? What do you think? Do you like this change? I think I liked them best on Saturday nights, but I'll watch or tape them whenever!

Let me know - what you think...

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Goodnight for Justice: Queen of Hearts - Hallmark Movie Channel

2012-01-16T06:35:00.005-05:00

MOVIE REVIEW

Goodnight for Justice: Queen of Hearts

Network: Hallmark Movie Channel

Original Air Date: 2012?

*This is the Third Movie in the "Goodnight for Justice" series!

CAST:

Luke Perry ... John Goodnight
Rick Schroder
Serge Houde ... Banker
Kerry James ... Butch cassidy
Patrick Sabongui ... Man
David Milchard ... Deputy
Billy Wickman ... First Mate

PLOT:

This is the third sequel to Hallmark Movie Channel's highest-rated film of all-time, Goodnight for Justice. Judge Goodnight crosses paths with a stagecoach under attack and comes to the rescue of its passengers. On board, a Pinkerton detective is found dead, but the beautiful woman in his company survives. Is this woman a prisoner? Or was she being protected by the detective as she claims? The journey will take the pair on a riverboat gambling adventure where Goodnight discovers her true identity.

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Duke - Hallmark MOVIE Channel Film

2012-01-16T06:30:00.002-05:00

MOVIE REVIEW

Duke

Network: Hallmark MOVIE Channel

Original Air Date: April 28, 2012

CAST:

Steven Weber
Sarah Smyth
Allison Hossack

PLOT:

A disabled veteran abandons his wife and young daughter soon after returning home from war, feeling like nothing but a burden. For ten years, his relies on his faithful canine companion, a compassionate Border Collie, as his only family. But when the dog suddenly gets deathly ill, he anonymously drops him off at a vet clinic, never expecting a chain of events and a kindhearted doctor will soon bring him back in touch with his estranged daughter after so many years.

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Lake Effects - Hallmark MOVIE Channel Film

2012-01-16T06:25:00.018-05:00

MOVIE REVIEW

Lake Effects

Network: Hallmark MOVIE Channel

Original Air Date: May, 2012

*Please Check Ratings Before Viewing.

Note: After seeing a Promo video, I must caution that this Movie may include Language, and other Situations, Etc... not appropriate for family viewing, unless some content is editted by Hallmark. If you would like to view this promo, you can do so on You Tube.

Click Image to Enlarge
*All Images are from the Lake Effects Official Site

CAST:

Jane Seymour ... Vivian

Scottie Thompson ... Sara
Madeline Zima ... Lily
Jeff Fahey ... Ray
Richard Moll ... Old Vic
Sean Patrick Flanery ... Futterman
Casper Van Dien ... Ash
Ben Savage ... Carl
Eyall Podell ... Tyler
Ron Canada ... Winchester
Mary Beth McDonough ... Elizabeth
Richard Reihle ... Chairman McCarren
Barry Papick ... Tourist
Sara Elizabeth Timmons ... Irene
Brian Wimer ... Russell
Scott Wichman ... Larry
Tamara Johnson ... Dottie
Jennifer Hines Hall ... Towns Clerk
Katrina Garibaldi ... Ainsley
Charles Hooper ... Bob
Steve Mason ... Camera Man
Frances Mitchell ... Mrs. Tinnell

PLOT:

A high powered attorney on her way to the top reluctantly returns to her childhood home on the enchanting Smith Mountain Lake to attend her father's funeral and help her sister and mother settle the family estate. While there, Sara's love for the lake and the townspeople is reignited, and with the help of her father's ever present spirit, Sara looks inward, discovers the importance of love and family, and gives her all to save the family's beloved home.

More Plot Details from the Lake Effects Official Site:

Sara (Scottie Thompson) has it all. She’s a high-powered attorney with a successful boyfriend (Casper Van Dien), who is climbing her way to the top and enjoying life in the big city. Just after receiving the biggest case of her career and hints from her boss that the is on track to become a partner in the firm, Sara receives a call from her younger sister Lily (Madeline Zima), with shocking news that their father (Jeff Fahey) has died. Sara, with work in hand, returns to her childhood home on the enchanting Smith Mountain Lake to attend her father’s funeral and help her sister and mother (Jane Seymour) settle the family estate.

While there, Sara finds beauty and comfort in this "place that time forgot" and her passion for the lake and its tight-knit community reignites. In the days leading up to the funeral, Sara is overwhelmed with the paradox of celebrating her father’s life with the town folk who loved him so much, and dealing with the huge debt that he left behind. She soon learns that unless her mom can come up with a large sum of money, the bank will foreclose on the lake house.

With time running out, Sara puts her legal skills to work and soon discovers that the bank is engaged in illegal activity, and her boyfriend and law firm are involved. Now that the true colors of the people in her city life are exposed, Sara, with the help of her father’s ever present spirit, looks inward and discovers the importance of love and family.

In her discovery, she reconnects with a past boyfriend and is forced to confront the demons that caused her to leave the lake to begin with. Now armed with a brand new outlook on life, Sara is able to save the family home, and the magic and community over siren calls of money, success and power.

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Note: After seeing a Promo video, I must caution that this Movie may include Language, and other Situations, Etc... not appropriate for family viewing, unless some content is editted by Hallmark. If you would like to view this promo, you can do so on You Tube.

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*All Images above from the Lake Effects Official Site

Always a Bride - Hallmark MOVIE Channel Film

2012-01-16T06:20:00.003-05:00

MOVIE REVIEW

Always a Bride

Network: Hallmark MOVIE Channel

Original Air Date: July 21, 2012

Always a Bride - On the Set
Picture from Kellie Martin's facebook

CAST:

Kellie Martin
Ethan Erickson

PLOT:

Straight-laced Jordan Brady is all set for a low-key bachelorette weekend in Vegas until she wakes up after a late-night out and discovers she married celebrity Matt Swift by mistake. Jordan works as fast as she can to annul the marriage, keep her engagement intact, and fight off a barrage of unwanted press. But she finds herself more confused than ever when she starts falling in love with the movie star she's married to instead of the fiancé she thought was her perfect match.

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Hallmark & Disney Channel Premiere New Movies this Weekend

2012-01-13T06:59:00.092-05:00

Two New Movies Premiere this Weekend...

Frenemies - Disney Channel

The First Movie, Frenemies, with it's Premiere, on the Disney Channel, looks to be a movie geared toward kids.

Frenemies Premieres -
January 13, 2012 Friday Night :

Frenemies ... Disney Channel (east) ... 8 PM *NEW
Frenemies ... Disney Channel (west) ...11 PM *NEW

A Taste of Romance - Hallmark Channel

The Next Movie is A Taste of Romance, and it looks like the Hallmark Channel is "whipping up" a Romantic Comedy.

A Taste of Romance Premieres
January 14, 2012 Saturday Night :

A Taste of Romance ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM *NEW
A Taste of Romance ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM *NEW

Hope you Enjoy your Weekend - and Maybe a New Movie , too!

*See the Frenemies or A Taste of Romance Pages for more Movie Details!

*See the Family TV Schedule for Times Airing!

Hallmark Movie - Love's Playing Our Song

2012-01-13T06:48:00.004-05:00

MOVIE REVIEW

Love's Playing Our Song

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: July 15, 2012

CAST:

Eric Mabius
Brooke D'Orsay
Kathy Najimy

PLOT:

An accountant, who never quite grew out of his awkward teenage years, finds himself with a dating coach - she happens to be his high school crush as well. Thanks to his coach, he gets a pretty woman he has his sights on for some time, but realizes they are incompatible. Meanwhile, his dating lessons with his teenage crush reawaken old feelings. Not realizing the feelings are mutual, he finds himself unable to act on them due to his fear of being rejected by the one he truly loves.

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2012 Disney Channel Original Movie - Radio Rebel

2012-01-13T06:46:00.007-05:00

MOVIE REVIEW

Radio Rebel

Network: Disney Channel Original Movie

Original Air Date: 2012

The movie is based on a novel titled “Shrinking Violet.”

CAST:

Debby Ryan
Sarena Parmar
Adam DiMarco
Atticus Mitchell
Merritt Patterson

PLOT:

High school senior Teresa Adams is so painfully shy that she dreads speaking to anyone in the hallways or getting called on in class. But in the privacy of her bedroom with her iPod in hand, she rocks out—doing mock broadcasts for Miami's hottest FM radio station, which happens to be owned by her stepfather. When a slot opens up at The SLAM, Teresa surprises herself by blossoming behind the mike into confident, sassy Sweet T—and to everyone’s shock, she’s a hit! Even Gavin, the only guy in school who she dares to talk to, raves about the mysterious DJ’s awesome taste in music. But when The SLAM announces a songwriting contest—and a prom date with Sweet T is the grand prize—Sweet T’s dream could turn into Teresa’s worst nightmare....

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Family Movie Night Movies will Re-Air on TV!

2012-01-12T06:26:00.120-05:00

Three of the Popular Movies from the Family Movie Night Series (sponsored by Walmart) will RE-Air on LMN (Lifetime Movie Network) this month, January 2012!

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First up, there will be Field of Vision airing January 14th, 2012 - Saturday Night at 8 PM est. Movie stars Faith Ford and is a wonderful family movie!

See the Field of Vision Page for more details and my complete Movie Review!

The Second film RE-airing on LMN, will be Truth be Told, starring David James Elliott and Candace Cameron Bure, on Saturday - January 21, 2012 at 8 PM est.

See the Truth be Told Page for more details and my complete Movie Review!

The Third film RE-airing on LMN, will be Who is Simon Miller? - starring Robyn Lively and Loren Dean. It will be played on January 29, 2012, on a Sunday Afternoon at 12 PM est.

See the Who is Simon Miller? page for plot details. (I personally have not seen this film, yet - so of course, there is no review written for this one, yet.)

I'm am glad to see these "Family Movie Night" movies are going to be re-aired on Television. I am hoping they will plan to show the other films, as well, on LMN.

Here's the Complete List of...

"Family Movie Night" Movies:

Secrets of the Mountain - Available on DVD
The Jensen Project - Available on DVD
A Walk in my Shoes - Available on DVD
Change of Plans - Available on DVD
Truth be Told - Available on DVD
Field of Vision - Available on DVD
Who is Simon Miller? - Available on DVD
Game Time : Tackling the Post - Available on DVD
Game of your Life - not available, yet!

Click on the Titles above for movie details!

The Favorite 2011 "Made-for-TV Christmas Movie" - so far!

2012-01-10T13:09:00.002-05:00

The Poll to Vote for your 'Favorite New Christmas Movie for 2011' will close on January 25, 2012 ~ so if you haven't voted yet, be sure to do so - Today! (poll is located in right column)

So far, it looks like Trading Christmas from the Hallmark Channel, is in the lead and I agree - it was one of the best! Be sure - to let your favorites be known, so the networks know which types of Christmas Movies you and your family enjoyed the most!

The Result of this Poll will be part of the upcoming 2011 "It's a Wonderful Movie" Awards. There will be 5 More Poll Categories coming soon!

*Click Here to see the results of the 2010 "It's a Wonderful Movie" Awards.

*Click Here to see the list of New 2011 Christmas TV Movies, with their links to Plot details, Pictures, etc... if you would like to refresh your memory on which Movie Title - Matches each Movie!

A Cinderella Story: Once Upon A Song - Movie Review

2012-01-09T12:56:00.000-05:00

MOVIE REVIEW

A Cinderella Story: Once Upon A Song

Network: ABC Family

Original Air Date: January 22, 2012

CAST:

Lucy Hale ... Katie Gibbs
Missi Pyle ... Gail Van Ravensway
Megan Park ... Beverly Van Ravensway
Freddie Stroma ... Luke
Jessalyn Wanlim ... Angela
Lucy Davenport ... Ms Plumberg
Titus Makin Jr. ... Mickey O'Malley
Matthew Lintz ... Victor
Emily Pierce ... Party girl
Manu Narayan ... Ravi / Tony Gupta
Dikran Tulaine ... Guy morgan
Onira Tares ... Crazy Girl
Andrew Kelly ... Hunky Jock #1

PLOT:

“It’s a modern and enchanting twist on an enduring classic. Katie (Lucy Hale of ‘Pretty Little Liars’) dreams of being a recording artist, but is continually thwarted by her cruel stepmother (Missi Pyle) and stepsister (Megan Park of ‘The Secret Life of the American Teenager’). When Katie falls hard for Luke (Freddie Stroma), the new boy at her Performing Arts school, she tries to get his attention with her singing. But when her stepsister takes credit for Katie’s amazing voice and Luke falls for the wrong girl, Katie must learn to stand up for her dreams before her stepmother forces Katie to sing Luke into the arms of her wicked stepsister.”

Movie Review:

Coming...

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Hallmark Channel's "Fixing Pete" Promo Videos

2012-01-07T13:05:00.001-05:00

Fixing Pete Premieres this Weekend ~ January 7th and 8th!

Premiere Promo:

On Location Video:

See the Fixing Pete page for more details!
See the Family TV Schedule for times airing!

Hallmark Channel Premieres First Movie for 2012

2012-01-06T06:26:00.004-05:00

The First New "Made-for-TV" Movie for the New Year is... Fixing Pete.

" Oh, for the Love of Pete ! "

Fixing Pete

Premieres January 7, 2012 at a New Time - 8 PM est.

on the Hallmark Channel...

See the Fixing Pete Page

for Story Details, Pictures, and More!

Movie Stars:

Brooke Burns, Dylan Bruno,

John Ratzenberger, and Valerie Harper.

Hope this will be a 'Fun One' that we will all Enjoy!

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Still Searching for Christmas Movies on TV?

2012-01-04T12:11:00.001-05:00

I have received several e-mails from so many of you who are still searching for Christmas Movies - after Christmas, so I will share here, a list of Movies I was able to find.

January 2012 - Christmas Movies:

January 5-

Tenth Avenue Angel .... TCM ... 7:45 AM

January 6-

The Bishop's Wife ... TCM ... 12:45 PM

January 7-

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation ... Comedy Ch. ... 2:24 PM (*Please Beware - Language)

January 8-

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation ... Comedy Ch. ... 10:30 AM (*Please Beware - Language)

Air Bud .... HUB ... 11 AM

Air Bud .... HUB ... 5 PM

Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door ... Hallmark CH. ... 10 PM

January 9-

The Christmas Box ... INSP ... 12 AM

Little House on the Prairie - Christmas at Plum Creek ... Hallmark CH. ... 7 PM

January 15-

Meet Me in St. Louis ... TCM ... 6 AM

Our Vines have Tender Grapes ... TCM ... 10 AM

January 21-

Love Comes Softly ... Hallmark CH. ... 10 AM

Love's Long Journey ... Hallmark CH. ... 12 PM

Love Comes Softly ... Hallmark CH. ... 10 PM

January 26-

The Greatest Story Ever Told ... TCM ... 7:15 AM
Home Alone ... FMC ... 4 AM

January 27-
Home Alone ... FMC ... 11:15 AM

January 29-
Alvin and the Chipmunks ... FMC ... 7 PM
Alvin and the Chipmunks ... FMC ... 11 PM
Home Alone 4 ... FMC ... 3 AM

*If you have Starz or Encore- then you can also see The Santa Clause 2, Home Alone, Disney's A Christmas Carol, and Jingle All the Way... repeating on those stations throughout the month of January, at various times.

Enjoy!

Caroling - a Hallmark Channel Original Christmas Movie

2012-01-04T12:02:00.001-05:00

MOVIE REVIEW

Caroling

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: Holiday 2012

CAST:

Emmanuelle Vaugier ... Carol Huffman
Carrie Fisher ... Eve Miller
Carson Kressley ... Fred
Olivia Cheng ... ?
Tygh Runyan ... Ben

PLOT:

From Hallmark:

Carol Huffman (Vaugier) is one of Chicago’s most successful book publishers and a ruthless businesswoman. She is all business and has created a life that has no room for personal relationships. Her staff hates her, Fred (Kressley) is secretly organizing a revolt and they all wish that the founder Eve Miller (Fisher) was still alive and the company was run again by someone who appreciates good books instead of just wanting to make money.

During a Christmas Eve party, an agent introduces Carol to an up-and-coming author, and she is shocked to meet Ben (Runyan), her boyfriend from fifteen years ago. After quarrelling over their irreconcilable differences - Carol wanted financial success while Ben was more interested in being a good writer no matter how little he made - Carol storms off.

Obviously rattled by the conversation, Carol tries to compose herself when she comes face to face with the ghost of her former boss, Eve. Terrified, Carol tries to run away but is transported back in time where Eve takes her on a journey through her past, present and future showing Carol the unhappiness she has created. In this contemporary twist on A Christmas Carol, Carol wakes up on Christmas morning determined to make amends for her cold-hearted past and finds true love is worth more than a New York Times bestseller!

Movie Review:

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Ring in the New Year & New Movies!

2012-01-03T11:40:00.003-05:00

Happy New Year, Everyone!!!

Hope you all had an enjoyable Christmas Vacation. As we get back into the regular day-to-day routine, I know I personally miss the Christmas Season, but that's what makes it so great and wonderful - it only comes, but once a year - and we must cherish every moment!

I have received many Comments and E-mails from so many of you thanking me for the site and most of all, the Christmas Schedule. I'm so glad so many of you enjoyed the site through Christmas-time and the new movies, as well!

Please know, We will be continuing all through-out the year to bring you news on "Made-for-TV" family films or any TV Specials... plus, any news we obtain throughout the year on upcoming NEW Christmas Movies for Nov/Dec 2012!

Hope you will continue to Enjoy the Site and Share it with your Family & Friends!

Check out the NEW MOVIES page for lots of upcoming Movies - and see the FAMILY TV SCHEDULE for January's busy list of New Movies on TV... includes a Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie, as well!

Have a Happy and Healthy New Year, Everyone!!!

God bless you all,
Net Movie Blogger

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Christmas Continues... as we Countdown to New Years!

2011-12-27T12:53:00.001-05:00

Although, Christmas Day only comes once a year... the spirit of the Season can last all year through... if we just hold onto it in our hearts.

I know many families were together on Christmas Day and many families and friends are still gathering throughout this week after Christmas, with their own family get-togethers, gift exchanges, parties, games, and dinners.

What a Blessing it was to be surrounded by my family on Christmas Day... and my favorite part - is the anticipation and the quiet serenity of the moment before we open the gifts as we listen to the Christmas Story from the Bible, in Luke 2. What a precious time that is... and all the children, with wonder and excitement, also listen with reverence.

I love to hold onto the feeling of Christmas, as long as I can... and after Christmas, our family always searches for any more Christmas Movies and Specials that we can find... and are always glad every year - that the Hallmark Channel continues to show them after Christmas, too! This year, a few other networks are showing some, too!

See the Christmas TV Schedule for the list - that Continues all the way through NEW YEARS DAY!

We didn't have a White Christmas here in the Mid-west, but two days after Christmas (on Tuesday, December 27, 2011), we had a beautiful Snowfall that was absolutely Beautiful... A lovely Winter Wonderland!

God Bless You All and Happy New Year!

To Save A Life - GMC Movie

2011-12-27T09:40:00.001-05:00

MOVIE REVIEW

To Save A Life

Network: GMC

Original Air Date: January 29, 2012

CAST:

Randy Wayne ... Jake Taylor
Deja Kreutzberg ... Amy Briggs
Joshua Weigel ... Chris Vaughn
Steven Crowder ... Doug Moore
D. David Morin ... Mark Rivers
Sean Michael Afable ... Jonny Garcia
Bubba Lewis ... Danny Rivers
Robert Bailey Jr. ... Roger Dawson
Kim Hidalgo ... Andrea Stevens
Arjay Smith ... Matt McQueen
Orin Mozon ... Billy
Lamont Thompson ... Clyde Williams
Trinity Scott ... Kelsi
Janora McDuffie ... Cari Vaughn
Laura Black ... Pam Taylor
David Starzyk ... Glen Taylor
Monique Edwards ... Esther Dawson
Joseph Narducci ... Frank
Lori Rom ... Jan
Dee Baldus ... Mrs. Jones
Nicole Franco ... Church Woman
Lee Ann Kim ... Reporter
Christian Pike ... Young Roger
Jason Evans ... Young Jake
Andy Crisp ... Announcer
David Kasdan ... Church Man
Dawn Page ... Dawn

PLOT:

from GMC Web-site

This inspirational film recounts the story of Jake Taylor, a well-rounded, Middle American teen who seems to have everything going for him, his world in perfect balance. But when an unexpected tragedy strikes in the form of a childhood friend's death, Jake suddenly begins to question everything he had long taken for granted, and he's soon forced to make a decision that will permanently change his future.

Movie Review:

Coming...

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Merry Christmas ~ the Greatest Gift!

2011-12-23T07:37:00.010-05:00

"For unto us a Child is born,
unto us a Son is given:
and the government shall be upon His shoulder:
and His name shall be called Wonderful,
Counselor, The Mighty God,
The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."
~ Isaiah 9:6

On that first Christmas

we were given...

The Greatest Gift of all!

All we have to do...

is Receive Him!

God's Blessings to You All!

Merry Christmas!!!

Christmas Movie Poll - What was "Your Favorite New Christmas Movie"?

2011-12-21T07:54:00.021-05:00

THANK YOU to all the Networks - Hallmark Channel, ION, Lifetime, ABC Family, TNT, and GMC, who gave us New Christmas Movies on TV this Year. We are especially grateful for the Hallmark Channel.... who gave us, (in my opinion) not only the Most, but the Best in Christmas Movies - that were also Family Friendly!

Now, it's our turn to Choose our Favorites and there are many to choose from. I've added a Poll on the right - for you to vote for your favorites - and Yes, you may choose as many as you like! Perhaps, you have seen Some, All, or you have them Recorded and will watch them soon! Whatever the case - you can vote today and if you see something in the meantime, and love it, too - just come back and add it to your vote. You can only vote once per computer, but you can always change/update your vote on that computer.

The Poll will remain open until January 25th, 2012 - an entire Month after Christmas Day - so we'll be thinking of Christmas, even after the day is passed on the Calender.

Be sure to vote for your Favorites - so the Networks know which types of Christmas Movies we enjoyed the most!

"Merry Christmas, Everyone!!!"

A Smile as Big as the Moon - Hallmark Hall of Fame

2011-12-21T06:23:00.010-05:00

MOVIE REVIEW

A Smile as Big as the Moon
Hallmark Hall of Fame

*Based Upon True Story and Book, also Titled: A Smile as Big as the Moon

Network: ABC

Original Air Date: January 29, 2012

CAST:

John Corbett ... Mike Kersjes
Jessy Schram ... Robynn
Cynthia Watros ... Dr. Deborah Barnhart
Logan Huffman ... Scott
David Lambert ... Steve
Cameron Deane Stewart ... Josh Morgan
Mike Pniewski ... Big Dan
Matthew Lintz ... Shawn Kersjes
Louise Linton ... Julie
Macsen Lintz ... Ryan Kersjes
Jimmy Bellinger ... Matt
Bruce McKinnon ... Col. Weschler
Chris Cozort ... Diner Patron
Keith Flippen ... David Schmidt
Tammy Arnold ... Home Ec Teacher
Abigail Corrigan ... Lisa
Fred Griffith ... Judge
Brantley Pollock ... Techno Star #1
Darrell Rackley ... Parent
Tyrin Niles Wyche ... Jamal
Breezy Eslin ... Stephanie
Abby Corrigan ... Lisa
Tanner Dow ... Adam

A Smile as Big as the Moon
(Hallmark Hall of Fame)
ABC

PLOT:

from Hallmark Hall of Fame:

Mike Kersjes is the name of a real special-education teacher (and football coach), in Michigan. Mike doesn’t talk down to his “special” students. He respects them, and he believes they’re capable of achieving great things.

Mike hears about Space Camp, a competitive education program at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. Even though it’s designed for gifted science students, Mike decides participating in the summer program would do wonders for the self-esteem of his young students, one especially who wants to be an astronaut.

He faced incredible obstacles in trying to make his improbable dream become an inspiring reality. At first, school administrators refused to buy in. The folks who ran the camp were less than encouraging; they’d never had a group of special ed kids apply before. Trying to raise the money to pay for the trip was a nightmare. The kids even put on a carwash!

But it was after they were finally given the green light that the real challenge began. How to get kids with Down syndrome, Tourette’s, learning disabilities and emotional problems to leave their baggage behind, to coalesce into a team, and to tackle a bunch of extremely smart students from top schools around the country?

After 9 months of rigorous training preparation the class molded itself into a working team where they turned in a performance so startling, so surprising that it will leave you breathless.

Mike Kersjes had an impossible idea. Yet he made it happen. A truly triumphant story of the power of the human spirit. You won’t want to miss it!

Movie Review:

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*Images of :
A Smile as Big as the Moon (Hallmark Hall of Fame)
property of Hallmark Hall of Fame and ABC

New Christmas Movie Mystery Tonight!

2011-12-20T06:39:00.001-05:00

Deck the Halls, A New Christmas Mystery Movie airs on TNT Tonight - December 20th, 2011.

The Movie is based upon a book, also titled Deck the Halls, by writer : Mary Higgins Clark and her Daughter, Carol Higgins Clark

The race is on to save a police detective's father and his young driver after the two mysteriously go missing right before the Christmas holidays, which leads to the woman hurrying to save her dad along with the help of a private investigator.

*PLEASE NOTE: I'm not expecting this movie to be a family film for young children- since it includes guns and a kidnapping. Movie is Rated : TV-PG

See the Deck the Halls page for More Details!

ABC Family Schedule Update for Eloise at Christmastime, Christmas Everyday, and Sons of Mistletoe

2011-12-19T06:13:00.001-05:00

This Post is a Quick Note - just to let you know that the Schedule has been corrected and updated on Wednesday - December 21st for the Movies airing that morning on ABC Family!

December 21, 2011 Wednesday

Eloise at Christmastime ... ABC Family ... 7 AM
Christmas Everyday ... ABC Family ... 9 AM
Sons of Mistletoe ... ABC Family ... 11 AM

These are three Made-for-TV movies that are not aired on TV as much as other Movies - so I wanted to be sure you all knew of this change.

*A Special "Thank You to Randy S. for e-mailing and letting me know - so I could update the schedule and let everyone know!

Eloise at Christmastime and Sons of Mistletoe are available on dvd. Christmas Everyday is not, however it should be - because it is a very good family Christmas movie!

Enjoy!

See the [ CHRISTMAS TV SCHEDULE ] for more details!

Hallmark Channel Movies - Schedule Changes

2011-12-19T05:26:00.001-05:00

The Hallmark Channel has changed / updated their Schedule - so, again... we have updated ours, too! I apologize for this inconvenience.

Please visit the Christmas TV Schedule for the latest update.

I hope you enjoy the Movies with your family or all by yourself - with a big bowl of pocorn!

God bless you all!

Merry Christmas Week!!!

The last 2 "New Hallmark Christmas Movies" air this Weekend

2011-12-16T11:01:00.000-05:00

December 17th & 18th...

It's the Last full Weekend before Christmas!!! Can you believe it?

Are you busy, like I am, (along with my family)... baking, decorating, shopping, gift wrapping, etc? Oh, there's so much to do this weekend and week before Christmas Day!!! Enjoy every Moment - It's the Greatest Time of Year!

Among all your busy activities, don't forget - the last 2 "New Hallmark Christmas Movies" air this weekend on the Hallmark Channel!

December 17, 2011 Saturday

Christmas Comes Home to Canaan ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM

Repeats -

Christmas Comes Home to Canaan ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM

See the Christmas Comes Home to Canaan page

for More Pictures, Plot Details, etc...

This is a sequel to the 2009 Movie

Christmas in Canaan

December 18, 2011 Sunday

Christmas Magic... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM

Repeats -

Christmas Magic ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM

See the Christmas Magic page

for More Pictures, Plot Details, etc...

*As Always, with any NEW Movie or Show - please always check ratings before viewing with your family - especially if you have any young viewers in the room. I feel pretty safe in recommending Hallmark Channel Christmas Movies, however, please always check - just in case! Most of their Movies tell you at the beginning that the movie is safe for all audiences. I liked that additional feature this year - very nice!

See the [ CHRISTMAS TV SCHEDULE ] for these Christmas Movies & More!

"I'm dreaming of a White Christmas"... and more Christmas Classics!

2011-12-12T11:26:00.000-05:00

While I know, many of us enjoy all the new Christmas Movies on TV... we still like to reminiscence and watch our favorite Classics, too!

For the next Four nights... (December 12- 15 on AMC!) we can start dreaming of a White Christmas along with Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye, and Vera Ellen. Oh, I adore this Christmas Musical. I know many movie reviewers out there are hard on it and put it down - but I love it! To me, it just wouldn't seem like Christmas, without hearing Bing Crosby sing that beautiful Christmas song, White Christmas...

December 12, 2011 Monday

White Christmas ... AMC ... 8 PM
White Christmas ... AMC ... 10:45 PM

December 13, 2011 Tuesday

White Christmas ... AMC ... 8 PM
White Christmas ... AMC ... 10:45 PM

December 14, 2011 Wednesday

White Christmas ... AMC ... 8 PM
White Christmas ... AMC ... 10:45 PM

December 15, 2011 Thursday

White Christmas ... AMC ... 5:15 PM

Plus, catch other Christmas Classics this week...

A Christmas Carol (1951) -starring the ever popular Alastair Sims at Ebeneezer Scrooge!

The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) - stars Bob Hope. I personally, have never seen this one.

The Great Rupert ~ A Christmas Wish - Love Jimmy Durante in this! So sweet, so funny... love it!

A Charlie Brown Christmas - It's beautiful when Charlie Brown asks - "Does anyone know what Christmas is all about?" and Linus tells Charlie Brown the true Christmas Story from Luke 2 in the Bible. A Precious Moment for all children and grown-ups, to see... especially during this extra busy season.

Miracle on 34th Street (1947) - I Believe, I Believe...

Holiday Inn (1942) another wonderful Bing Crosby film... where he first sings White Christmas!

Christmas in Connecticut (1945) Love Barbara Stanwyck in this... she is fabulous and the film is very funny!

The Shop Around The Corner (1940) Starring the wonderful, Jimmy Stewart - who in my opinion, always steals the show!

and More....

See the Christmas TV Schedule for times airing!

ENJOY and

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

GOD BLESS US, EVERYONE!!!!

6 New Christmas Movies! - December 9th -11th

2011-12-09T10:55:00.016-05:00

There are still plenty of Christmas Movies premiering this weekend - plus lots of great favorites to come... from now 'til Christmas!

Here are the New Ones...

December 9, 2011 Friday

Beethoven's Christmas Adventure ... Disney Channel (east) ... 6:50 PM

Available on DVD

December 10, 2011 Saturday

Annie Claus is Coming to Town ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM

A Nanny for Christmas ... ... Lifetime ... 8 PM

Available on DVD

December 11, 2011 Sunday

Christmas Kiss ... ION ... 1 PM

The Christmas Pageant ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM

12 Dates of Christmas ... ABC Family ... 8 PM

OTHER NEW to 2011 - CHRISTMAS SHOWS, Re-AIRING this Weekend:

Good Luck Charlie: It's Christmas , The Case for Christmas, A Princess for Christmas, Dear Santa,
The Heart of Christmas, The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf's Story, A Nanny for Christmas, A Christmas Wish (aka A Rootbeer Christmas), 12 Wishes of Christmas, Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith, Christmas Mail, Golden Christmas 2 - The Second Tail, etc...!

See the Christmas TV Schedule for these and many more!

Enjoy Everyone ~

Merry Christmas!

'Tis the Season...

to be Jolly!

Letter for Santa - Free Christmas Printable

2011-12-07T06:11:00.000-05:00

Here's a Fun Christmas Printable for the Children and Adults, too ~ who are forever, young at Heart!

A Letter for Santa

(click on Image & Print!)

There are not many days left until Christmas and if Santa Claus is needing ideas... then "you better not pout, you better not cry"... just give this to your little one or slip it to your loved one and then, watch the "Sugar Plums start dancing in their heads", as they will write down their Santa Wish List! Or, Print it out yourself and fill in your own Gift Ideas... Have fun with it!

Enjoy...
MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!

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*Please Note: This image is for Parents to print for fun. It is Not to be mass-reproduced or sold. Picture features the dvd cover of the sweet Christmas Movie - All I Want for Christmas starring Ethan (Randall) Embry and Thora Birch.

A Michael Buble Christmas + TCM Christmas Movies Special Tonight!

2011-12-06T12:11:00.002-05:00

Catch Tonight... December 6, 2011

A Michael Buble Christmas
on NBC at 8 PM est

I love the way Michael sings... so soft and smooth. He reminds me of the singers of yester-year and that's why I like his style. I have heard he's a big fan of Bing Crosby and he's always wanted to have a Christmas Album and a Christmas Show. Isn't that neat? I hope you all enjoy the show!

Listen to Michael Buble's CD here...

Also Tonight...
TCM's New 1 Hour Show Titled:
A Night at the Movies : Merry Christmas!

Show features Clips of Classic favorites - It's a Wonderful Life,
Miracle on 34th Street, A Christmas Story, The Bishop's Wife, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, Meet Me in St. Louis, and many more.

Program features the reason why we love these Movies and also why, over the years - they have become so popular.

A Night at the Movies : Merry Christmas!

Airs:

Tuesday, December 6 @ 08:00 PM (ET)
Tuesday, December 6 @ 11:00 PM (ET)
Tuesday, December 7 @ 05:30 AM (ET)
Sunday, December 18 @ 12:00 PM (ET)
Tuesday, December 20 @ 10:00 PM (ET)

After this Special, TCM will air A Christmas Story, Miracle on 34th Street, and a late night airing of...
Meet Me in St. Louis!

(Please Note : Since these shows are New - Please check ratings before viewing with your family. I don't forsee any potential problems - but please check, if children are present, just in case!)

Hope you enjoy these New Christmas shows! I'll be watching with my family!

Prep & Landing 2 - Premieres Tonight after A Charlie Brown Christmas

2011-12-05T12:12:00.004-05:00

December 5, 2011 Monday

A Charlie Brown Christmas ... ABC ... 8 PM

Prep & Landing 2: Naughty Vs. Nice ... ABC ... 8:30 PM *NEW

First of all, Charlie Brown has to be one of the very best Cartoons ever - and the Christmas Special is by far (in my opinion) the absolute Greatest Peanuts Episode Ever with Charlie Brown and the precious little tree, Snoopy decorating his house with lights, Linus telling the true Christmas Story and all the Peanuts Gang coming together at the end to decorate that sweet little tree... that just needed love! And, the joy of hearing them all sing Hark the Herald Angels Sing at the end! Oh, it's just beautiful!

Watch with your family, and enjoy the true meaning of Christmas all over again!

Prep & Landing has become a wonderful new Cartoon...
with all the fun, fantasy, and excitement of Elves working at the North Pole.

In case you are wondering, the original Prep & Landing special is available on DVD, along with the animation short of Prep & Landing's Operation Secret Santa.

Enjoy the New Premiere - Prep & Landing 2: Naughty Vs. Nice... Tonight!

See the Christmas TV Schedule for Much More Tonight... including a repeat airing of The Heart of Christmas - on GMC, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause - on Disney Channel, the 1994 version of Miracle on 34th Street - on FMC, and many more...

Enjoy....
Merry Christmas!

8 NEW CHRISTMAS MOVIES on TV this Weekend December 2 - 4

2011-12-02T12:25:00.003-05:00

Check out the NEW CHRISTMAS MOVIES Starting Friday Night - thru Sunday Night!!!

December 2, 2011 Friday

Good Luck Charlie: It's Christmas ... Disney (east) ... 8 PM *NEW PREMIERE
(New Images just added!)

Game of Your Life (Walmart's Family Movie Night Film) ... NBC ... 8 PM *NEW PREMIERE

(*I don't know if this movie will be truly Christmassy - but, I do believe there will be a Christmas scene in it.)

December 3, 2011 Saturday

Hercules Saves Christmas ... Animal Planet ... 6 PM

A Princess for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM (Repeats at 10 PM)*NEW
(New Images just added!)

December 4, 2011 Sunday

The Heart of Christmas ... GMC ... 7 PM (Repeats at 9 PM) *NEW

Christmas Angel ... LMN ... 8 PM

Golden Christmas 2 - The Second Tail ... ION ... 9 PM *NEW

Christmas Mail ... ION ... 11 PM *NEW

Click on the Movie Titles above for more details... Plot descriptions, Cast List, Pictures, etc...

Also, there will be repeat showings this weekend, of some of the New to this Season - Christmas Movies: Debbie Macomber's Trading Christmas, Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith , 12 Wishes of Christmas , Dear Santa, Hoops & Yoyo Ruin Christmas, Jingle All the Way (Cartoon), A Holiday Engagement, etc...

AND...
Don't Forget on Saturday Night -
It's a Wonderful Life ... NBC ... 8 PM *FAVORITE CLASSIC

Visit the CHRISTMAS TV SCHEDULE for the Complete List!

Classic Christmas Movies airing on TV in December

2011-12-01T11:58:00.001-05:00

Among all the New Christmas Movies airing on T.V. this year - we don't want to miss our old, but dear, Christmas Classic Movie Favorites! It just wouldn't feel like Christmas without some of these Classic Movies listed below. I thought I would share when each one is airing - so we don't miss any of them!

December 2011 - Classic Christmas Movies:

It's a Wonderful Life
- December 3 and 24 on NBC

Voted the #1 Most Inspiring Film Of All Time by AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers, It's A Wonderful Life has had just that. With the endearing message that "no one is a failure who has friends," Frank Capra's heartwarming masterpiece continues to endure, and after 60 years this beloved classic still remains as powerful and moving as the day it was made

Miracle on 34th Street
- December 6, 15, and 24 on TCM

Miracle on 34th Street is an irresistible fable that has, for many, become synonymous with celebrating Christmas. The holiday season is in full swing when a cultured gentleman with twinkling eyes, an ample belly, and a snowy beard (Edmund Gwenn) is hired as Macy's department store Santa. He claims his name is Kris Kringle, and soon fills everyone with Christmas spirit - except for his boss, Doris Walker (Maureen O'Hara), who's raising her daughter Susan (Natalie Wood) to not believe in Santa. But when Kris is declared insane and put on trial, everyone's faith is put to the test as old and young alike face the age old question: Do you believe in Santa Claus?

This timeless tale of faith, love and imagination remains one of the most popular and best-loved holiday films of all time.

Meet Me in St. Louis
- December 6, and 24 on TCM

In a role that was one of her favorites, a 22-year-old Judy Garland headlines this warm turn-of-the-century delight presented on DVD. Set in 1903, this captivating musical is a slice of Americana about the Smith family's experiences during the year of the St. Louis World's Fair. Directed by Vincente Minnelli (whom Garland married soon after filming, later becoming parents to daughter Liza), Judy Garland has perhaps never been more winning as she pines for "The Boy Next Door," comforts seven-year-old Margaret O'Brien (awarded a special Oscar® as 1944's outstanding child actress) with "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and whisks along to the clang-clang-clang of "The Trolley Song."

White Christmas
- December 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, and 23 on AMC

White Christmas is a treasury of Irving Berlin classics, among them "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep," "Sisters," "Blue Skies," and the beloved holiday song, "White Christmas." Two talented song-and-dance men (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. One winter, they join forces with a sister act (Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen) and trek to Vermont for a white Christmas. Of course, there's the requisite fun with the ladies, but the real adventure starts when Crosby & Kaye discover that the inn is run by their old army general who's now in financial trouble. And the result is the stuff dreams are made of.

The Bishop's Wife
- December 4, 16, and 24 on TCM

Heavenly bells are ringing, jubilant choirs are singing and Christmas joy is blanketing the world like freshly fallen snow. But the Yuletide spirit has yet to warm Bishop Henry Brougham's Victorian home. Struggling to raise funds for a new cathedral, the preoccupied young clergyman has neglected his loving wife Julia, and now only divine intervention can save their marriage! But the powerful and handsome angel sent from above has a mind of his own...and teaching mortal Henry an immortal lesson in romance isn't all he's got planned!

Starring Oscar winners Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven, this delightful romantic comedy is wondrous, witty and truly divine!

Scrooge / A Christmas Carol (Alastair Sim)
- December 12 on TCM

Alastair Sim's tour-de-force performance as the ultimate miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, has almost single-handedly made this beloved version of Charles Dickens' story into one of the best-loved Christmas films of all time. Some of Britain's best filmmakers united behind Sim, who was joined by a delightful cast of accomplished and acclaimed English actors; creating what many today believe to be the best and most faithful production of Dickens' immortal tale.

Cranky and curmudgeonly Scrooge learns the error of his unkind ways and is taught the true meaning of the holidays when he is visited by the ghost of his late business partner and the spirits of Christmas past, present and future.

Home Alone
- December 25 on FMC

A Family Comedy Without The Family

When Kevin's family left for vacation, they forgot one minor detail: Kevin!

Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) has become the man of the house, overnight! Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation, Kevin gets busy decorating the house for the holidays. But he's not decking the halls with tinsel and holly. Two bumbling burglars are trying to break in, and Kevin's rigging a bewildering battery of booby traps to welcome them!

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
- December 7, 10, 12, 22, 23, and 25 on ABC Family

(*beware: Language on DVD version - which is editted for TV)

Yule Crack Up!This holiday season Clark Griswold vows his clan will enjoy "the most fun-filled old-fashioned family Christmas ever." Before you can sing "Fa-la-la-la-lah," he decks the halls with howls of folly in the perennial favorite National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

Seeing is believing. There are 25,000 lights on the roof. An exploding turkey on the dining room table. A SWAT team taking seige outside. A festive supporting cast and a John Hughes script full of wit, heart and sheer goofiness. Yule love it!

A Christmas Story
- December 6 on TCM
- December 24 and 25 on TBS

The Christmas spirit isn't served up with more heartfelt warmth or observant hilarity than in this beloved adaptation of Jean Shepherd's holiday story. In 1940s Indiana, nine-year-old Ralphie dreams of his ideal Christmas gift: a genuine Red Ryder 200-shot Carbine Action Air Rifle. But when his gruff dad and doting mom regularly respond with "You'll shoot your eye out!" Ralphie mounts a full-scale, hint-dropping, Santa-begging campaign. In this tale you'll be caught up in all kinds of childhood calamities from snowsuit paralysis to the yellow-eyed Scotty Farkus affair to the dreaded tongue-on-a-frozen-flagpole gambit. We triple-dog-dare you to unwrap a more comical Yuletide classic!

The Santa Clause
- December 1, 9, 10, 21, 22, 24, and 25 on ABC Family
- December 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 on Hallmark Channel

Rooftop clatter leads to merry adventure after Santa falls down on the job, and Scott Calvin's son Charlie convinces dad to try on the red suit. Eight reindeer pilot the pair to the North Pole, where they soon discover that by donning the famous suit, dad must now accept all of Santa's duties! Over the next year, a surprised, not-so-jolly Scott grows a Santa-sized tummy and beard, causing friends, family and business associates to wonder if he's lost his marbles. All except Charlie, who thinks his dad is perfectly suited for his new job!

Holiday Inn
- December 15 and 23 on AMC

Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire sing and dance their way into your heart in the sensational musical comedy Holiday Inn. Crosby plays a song and dance man who leaves showbiz to run an inn that is open only on holidays. Astaire plays his former partner and rival in love. Follow the two talented pals as they find themselves competing for the affections of the same lovely lady (Marjorie Reynolds). 'Tis the season for one of the most enjoyable films of all time!

*I have yet to see The Bells of St. Marys listed this year.

It's good to see familiar faces of characters we know and love... and have cherished year after year....

Check the Christmas TV Schedule for more details!

"Every time a bell rings... an Angel get's its Wings!"

"God Bless Us, Everyone!"

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*Descriptions above: from each movie's dvd cover.

Which Christmas Character are You?

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Simply answer this Question below to find out! (You can even add your answer to your site - if you want to!)

Your Christmas Spirit is most likely, described as...?

(click on your answer)

1. Jolly, Happy, and love giving to others

2. an Adventurous Dreamer and Faithful Friend

3. Sometimes Selfish and Greedy

4. Cheerful and Angelically Sweet

5. A True Believer, and Optomist

6. Curious and Mischievous, yet very Clever

7. Always Singing a Christmas Melody

Be sure to click on your answer above to see the results.

You can always take the quiz again to see various characters!

Enjoy....

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

November 2011 Christmas TV Schedule - Archived

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For your Reference - This is an Archive of the November 2011 Christmas TV Schedule.

CHRISTMAS MOVIES:

NOVEMBER 2011

November 4, 2011 Friday

Christmas with the Kranks ... FX ... 1 PM
Debbie Macomber's Mrs. Miracle ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM
Debbie Macomber's Call Me Mrs. Miracle ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 AM
All I Want for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 AM
The Three Gifts ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 AM

November 5, 2011 Saturday

A Family Thanksgiving ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
Christmas with the Kranks ... FX ... 9 AM
An Old Fashioned Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 AM
Debbie Macomber's Mrs. Miracle ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 PM
Debbie Macomber's Call Me Mrs. Miracle ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 PM
Farewell Mr. Kringle ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (animation) ... TBS ... 8 PM
Love's Christmas Journey Part 1 ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM *NEW
Love's Christmas Journey Part 2 ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM *NEW
(check your local listings for Hallmark Movie times after midnight - due to "Daylight Savings Time Ends")
A Family Thanksgiving ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 AM
An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 AM
An Old Fashioned Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 AM
The Nuttiest Nutcracker ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 AM

November 6, 2011 Sunday

Farewell Mr. Kringle ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
Gift of the Magi ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 AM
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 PM
Love's Christmas Journey Part 1 ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 PM *NEW
Love's Christmas Journey Part 2 ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM *NEW
Eve's Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
Mistletoe over Manhattan ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM *NEW
Mistletoe over Manhattan ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM *NEW

November 12, 2011 Saturday

The Christmas Choir ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
Our First Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
A Christmas Visitor ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 AM
Moonlight & Mistletoe ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 PM
Mistletoe over Manhattan ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 PM *NEW
The Christmas Card ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM
November Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
Unlikely Angel ... CMT ... 8 PM
Lucky Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM *NEW
Air Bud ... HUB ... 9 PM
Lucky Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM *NEW
Fred Claus ... TBS ... 10 PM
November Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 AM
The Christmas Card ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 AM
A Christmas Visitor ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 AM

November 13, 2011 Sunday

The Night Before The Night Before Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
Eloise at Christmastime ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
Mistletoe over Manhattan ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 AM *NEW
The Muppet Christmas Carol ... HUB ... 11 AM
The Night Before The Night Before Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 PM
Lucky Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 PM *NEW
Air Bud ... HUB ... 3 PM
Eloise at Christmastime ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM
Unlikely Angel ... CMT ... 4:30 PM
The Muppet Christmas Carol ... HUB ... 5 PM
The Santa Clause ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
Elf ... USA ... 7 PM
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (animation) ... TBS ... 8 PM
Cancel Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM *NEW
Fred Claus ... TBS ... 8:30 PM
Elf ... USA ... 9 PM
Cancel Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM *NEW
While You Were Sleeping ... Lifetime Movie Network ... 10 PM
Fred Claus ... TBS ... 11 PM
While You Were Sleeping ... Lifetime Movie Network ... 2 AM

November 14, 2011 Monday

Debbie Macomber's Mrs. Miracle ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
The Ultimate Gift ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
The Santa Clause ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM
Debbie Macomber's Mrs. Miracle ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
The Christmas Card ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM
The Ultimate Gift ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM

November 15, 2011 Tuesday

Debbie Macomber's Mrs. Miracle ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
The Christmas Card ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
The Three Gifts ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM
Debbie Macomber's Mrs. Miracle ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
The Town Christmas Forgot ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM
While You Were Sleeping ... Lifetime Movie Network ... 8 PM
Battle of the Bulbs ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM
While You Were Sleeping ... Lifetime Movie Network ... 12 AM

November 16, 2011 Wednesday

The Three Gifts ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
The Town Christmas Forgot ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
Battle of the Bulbs ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM
Eloise at Christmastime ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
Cancel Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM *NEW

November 17, 2011 Thursday

Farewell Mr. Kringle ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
Cancel Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM *NEW
Farewell Mr. Kringle ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
Mistletoe over Manhattan ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM *NEW
A Season For Miracles ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM

November 18, 2011 Friday

Gift of the Magi ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
A Season For Miracles ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
Christmas Angel ... BYU ... 2 PM
Silver Bells ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
Lucky Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM *NEW
Santa Jr. ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM
All I Want for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 AM
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 AM
Gift of the Magi ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 AM

November 19, 2011 Saturday

Three Wise Women ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
The Santa Clause ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
Silver Bells ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 AM
All I Want for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 PM
Lucky Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 PM
Santa Jr. ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM
A Christmas Wedding Tail ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM *NEW
Trapped in Paradise (*NOT for Children) ... FMC ... 6 PM
The Case for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM *NEW
Home Alone ... FMC ... 8 PM
The Case for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM *NEW
A Christmas Wedding Tail ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 AM
Home Alone ... FMC ... 12 AM
The Town Christmas Forgot ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 AM
Anne Tyler's Saint Maybe ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 AM
Trapped in Paradise (*NOT for Children) ... FMC ... 4 AM

November 20, 2011 Sunday

A Christmas Visitor ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
The National Tree ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
The Town Christmas Forgot ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 AM
Eloise at Christmastime ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 PM
Once Upon a Christmas ... ABC Family ... 12 PM
Twice Upon a Christmas ... ABC Family ... 2 PM
The Case for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 PM
Fred Claus ... TBS ... 3 PM
Santa Baby ... ABC Family ... 4 PM
A Christmas Visitor ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM
Santa Baby 2 Christmas Maybe ... ABC Family ... 6 PM
A Dog Named Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain ... GMC ... 7 PM
A Christmas Wish ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM *NEW
"25 Days of Christmas" Video (60 seconds!)- The Band Perry ... ABC Family ... sometime during 8 PM - 10 PM Movie
Holiday in Handcuffs ... ABC Family ... 8 PM
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion ... GMC ... 9 PM
Holiday in Handcuffs ... ABC Family ... 10 PM
A Christmas Wish ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM *NEW
The Perfect Gift ... INSP ... 12 AM
A Dog Named Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 AM
The Note ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 AM
The National Tree ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 AM

November 21, 2011 Monday

The Santa Suit ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
Eloise at Christmastime ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
A Carol Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM
The Santa Suit ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws ... ABC Family ... 7 PM
Battle of the Bulbs ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM
Undercover Christmas ... Lifetime ... 8 PM
The Search for Santa Paws ... ABC Family ... 9 PM *NEW on TV
A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain ... GMC ... 9 PM
The Town Christmas Forgot ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM
Comfort & Joy ... Lifetime ... 10 PM
Undercover Christmas ... Lifetime ... 12 AM
Trapped in Paradise (*NOT for Children) ... FMC ... 12 AM
A Carol Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 AM
Comfort & Joy ... Lifetime ... 2 AM
A Grandpa for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 AM
Farewell Mr. Kringle ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 AM

November 22, 2011 Tuesday

The Santa Clause ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
Battle of the Bulbs ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
The Town Christmas Forgot ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM
The Search for Santa Paws ... ABC Family ... 4:30 PM *NEW on TV
The Night Before The Night Before Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
The Santa Clause ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM
Thomas Kinkade's The Christmas Cottage ... Lifetime ... 8 PM
Unlikely Angel ... CMT ... 8 PM
The Christmas Blessing ... Lifetime ... 10 PM
Farewell Mr. Kringle ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM
Thomas Kinkade's The Christmas Cottage ... Lifetime ... 12 AM
Our First Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 AM
The Christmas Blessing ... Lifetime ... 2 AM
The Night Before The Night Before Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 AM
Christmas in Canaan ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 AM

November 23, 2011 Wednesday

Happy Cooking and Safe Travels...

Our First Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
November Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
Unlikely Angel ... CMT ... 12 PM
A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM
Gift of the Magi ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
November Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM
Christmas in Canaan ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM
Christmas in Paradise ... Lifetime ... 10 PM
Gift of the Magi ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 AM
Christmas in Paradise ... Lifetime ... 2 AM
A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 AM
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 AM

November 24, 2011 Thursday

Happy Thanksgiving!

An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
Little Women (1949) ... TCM ... 7:45 AM
A Family Thanksgiving ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ... NBC ... 9 AM
The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS ... CBS ... 9 AM
McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade ... WGN ... 9 AM
The Preacher's Wife ... Lifetime ... 9 AM
Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) ... TCM ... 10 AM
A Christmas Wedding ... Lifetime ... 12 PM
Deck the Halls ... Lifetime ... 2 PM
Will You Merry Me? ... Lifetime ... 4 PM
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM
The Muppet Christmas Carol ... HUB ... 5 PM
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride (not for children) ... Lifetime ... 6 PM
Miracle On 34th Street (1947) ... TCM ... 6 PM
A Family Thanksgiving ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain ... GMC ... 7 PM
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving ... ABC ... 8 PM
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas ... FOX ... 8 PM
Lucky Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM *NEW
Elf ... USA ... 8 PM
A Christmas Proposal (not for children)... Lifetime ... 8 PM
Happiness Is a Warm Blanket Charlie Brown ... FOX ... 8:30 PM *NEW on TV
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion ... GMC ... 9 PM
Silver Bells ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM
Elf ... USA ... 10 PM
Holiday Switch ... Lifetime ... 10 PM
The 85th Anniversary of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ... NBC ... 10 PM
A Christmas Proposal (not for children)... Lifetime ... 12 AM
Eve's Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 AM
Holiday Switch ... Lifetime ... 2 AM
Lucky Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 AM
The Town Christmas Forgot ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 AM

November 25, 2011 Friday

Eve's Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
Silver Bells ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
Alvin and the Chipmunks ... FX ... 11 AM
Call Me Claus ... Lifetime ... 11 AM
A Boyfriend for Christmas ... Lifetime ... 1 PM
Santa Jr. ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Christmas in Paradise ... Lifetime ... 3 PM
The Santa Clause ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
A Boy Named Charlie Brown ... ABC Family ... 7 PM
Jingle All the Way (Cartoon) ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM *NEW
Jingle All the Way (Cartoon) ... Hallmark Channel ... 7:30 PM *NEW
Jingle All the Way (Cartoon) ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM *NEW
A Christmas Carol: The Musical ... Lifetime ... 8 PM
Hoops & YoYo Ruin Christmas ... CBS ... 8 PM *NEW
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer ... the CW (some locations) ... 8 PM
Olive, The Other Reindeer ... the CW (some locations)... 9 PM
The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf's Story ... CBS ... 8:30 PM *NEW
The Case for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 8:30 PM *NEW
Snoopy Come Home ... ABC Family ... 9 PM
Elf ... USA ... 9 PM
Christmas Angel ... BYU ... 9 PM
Secret Santa ... Lifetime ... 10 PM
Eloise at Christmastime ... Hallmark Channel ... 10:30 PM
Christmas Angel ... BYU ... 12 AM
A Christmas Carol: The Musical ... Lifetime ... 12 AM
The Ultimate Gift ... Hallmark Channel ... 12:35 PM
Secret Santa ... Lifetime ... 2 AM
Christmas Angel ... BYU ... 3 AM
The Three Gifts ... Hallmark Channel ... 3:02 AM

November 26, 2011 Saturday

The Note ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
Santa Jr. ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
Richie Rich ... ABC Family ... 8 AM
The Case for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 AM
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish ... ABC Family ... 10 AM
Home for the Holidays ... Lifetime ... 12 PM
The Ultimate Gift ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 PM
A Christmas Wish ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 PM
A Boy Named Charlie Brown ... ABC Family ... 2 PM
A Very Married Christmas ... Lifetime ... 2 PM
Snoopy Come Home ... ABC Family ... 4 PM
Debbie Macomber's Mrs. Miracle ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM
Secret Santa ... Lifetime ... 4 PM
Unlikely Angel ... CMT ... 5:30 PM
Debbie Macomber's Call Me Mrs. Miracle ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
The Dog Who Saved Christmas ... ABC Family ... 6 PM
The Muppet Christmas Carol ... HUB ... 6 PM
The 85th Anniversary of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ... NBC ... 8 PM
Debbie Macomber's Trading Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM *NEW
Dear Santa ... Lifetime ... 8 PM *NEW
The Christmas Box ... INSP ... 8 PM
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ... ABC Family ... 8 PM
Elf ... USA ... 8 PM
Debbie Macomber's Trading Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM *NEW
The Man Who Saved Christmas ... INSP ... 10 PM
An Accidental Christmas ... Lifetime ... 10 PM
The Perfect Gift ... TBN ... 10:30 PM
Richie Rich ... ABC Family ... 10:30 PM
Unlikely Angel ... CMT ... 11 PM
Dear Santa ... Lifetime ... 12 AM *NEW
Moonlight & Mistletoe ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 AM
Annie Moses Band - Christmas Special ... TBN ... 12 AM
A Christmas Snow ... TBN ... 1 AM
Debbie Macomber's Mrs. Miracle ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 AM
An Accidental Christmas ... Lifetime ... 2 AM
Christmas Angel ... BYU ... 3 AM
Debbie Macomber's Call Me Mrs. Miracle ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 AM
Silent Night ... TBN ... 5 AM

November 27, 2011 Sunday

A Grandpa for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
A Christmas Wish ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM *NEW
Holly & Hal Moose: Our Uplifting Christmas Adventure ... HUB ... 9 AM
Snow ... ABC Family ... 9:30 AM
The Christmas Toy ... HUB ... 10 AM
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 AM
A Christmas Carol: The Musical ... Lifetime ... 10 AM
Snow 2: Brain Freeze ... ABC Family ... 11:30 AM
Moonlight & Mistletoe ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 PM
All She Wants for Christmas ... Lifetime ... 12 PM
The Christmas Box ... INSP ... 1 PM
Holiday Heist ... ION ... 1 PM *NEW
A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain ... GMC ... 1 PM
Debbie Macomber's Trading Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 PM *NEW
Eve's Christmas ... Lifetime ... 2 PM
The Man Who Saved Christmas ... INSP ... 3 PM
Mandie and the Forgotten Christmas ... ION ... 3 PM *NEW
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion ... GMC ... 3 PM
The Christmas Card ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM
Call Me Claus ... Lifetime ... 4 PM
Golden Christmas ... ION ... 5 PM
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer ... Cartoon Network (east) ... 5 PM
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
The Road to Christmas (Not for Children) ... Lifetime ... 6 PM
Christmas Clause ... ION ... 7 PM
Christmas with a Capital C ... GMC ... 7 PM
Holiday Engagement ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM *NEW
Desperately Seeking Santa ... ABC Family ... 8 PM *NEW
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer ... Cartoon Network (west) ... 8 PM
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer ... the CW (some locations) ... 8 PM
Comfort & Joy ... Lifetime ... 8 PM
Have a Little Faith (Hallmark Hall of Fame) ... ABC ... 9 PM *NEW
Christmas with a Capital C ... GMC ... 9 PM
12 Wishes of Christmas ... ION ... 9 PM *NEW
Olive, the Other Reindeer ... the CW (some locations) ... 9 PM
Dear Santa ... Lifetime ... 10 PM *NEW
Holiday Engagement ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM *NEW
Desperately Seeking Santa ... ABC Family ... 10 PM *NEW
Christmas Town ... ION ... 11 PM
The Christmas Card ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 AM
Comfort & Joy ... Lifetime ... 12 AM
An Avonlea Christmas ... INSP ... 12 AM
Holiday Heist ... ION ... 1 AM *NEW
Christmas At Maxwell's ... TBN ... 1:30 AM
Dear Santa ... Lifetime ... 2 AM *NEW
Mistletoe over Manhattan ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 AM
A Grandpa for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 AM

November 28, 2011 Monday

Silver Bells ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
Eve's Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
Gift of the Magi ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey ... ABC Family ... 6 PM
Silver Bells ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
Eve's Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM
On Strike for Christmas ... Lifetime ... 8 PM
Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas (cartoon)... ABC ... 8 PM
Shrek The Halls ... ABC ... 8:30 PM
The Night Before The Night Before Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM
On Strike for Christmas ... Lifetime ... 12 AM
A Season For Miracles ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 AM
Gift of the Magi ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 AM
Mistletoe over Manhattan ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 AM *NEW

November 29, 2011 Tuesday

Love's Christmas Journey Part 1 ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM *NEW
Love's Christmas Journey Part 2 ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM *NEW
A Season For Miracles ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM
Mickey's Christmas Special ... ABC Family ... 6 PM
Mistletoe Over Manhattan ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ... CBS ... 8 PM
A Christmas Wedding Tail ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM
A Carol Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM
Love's Christmas Journey Part 1 ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 AM *NEW
Love's Christmas Journey Part 2 ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 AM *NEW
A Christmas Wish (aka A Rootbeer Christmas) ... TBN ... 2 AM
An Old Fashioned Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 AM

November 30, 2011 Wednesday

A Carol Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
A Christmas Wedding Tail ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
The Night Before The Night Before Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM
All I Want for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
Trapped in Paradise (*NOT for Children) ... FMC ... 6:02 PM
Rockeller Center 2011 Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony ... NBC ... Check Local 7 - 9 PM (airs longer for N.Y. area viewers) *NEW
Moonlight & Mistletoe ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM
Miracle on 34th Street (1994) ... FMC ... 8 PM
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa ... the CW ... 8 PM
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ... ABC Family ... 8:30 PM
Timepiece ... GMC ... 9 PM
Home by Christmas ... Lifetime ... 10 PM
A Christmas Wish ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM *NEW
Miracle on 34th Street (1994) ... FMC ... 11:30 PM
Our First Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 AM
Trapped in Paradise (*NOT for Children) ... FMC ... 1:30 AM
Home by Christmas ... Lifetime ... 2 AM
All I Want for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 AM
Holiday Engagement ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 AM *NEW

CLICK HERE for the updated December 2011 Christmas TV Schedule.

Christmas Shopping on Cyber Monday

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Merry Christmas!!!

Hallmark MOVIE Channel - Christmas Movie Guide

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I thought I would do another posting for the Hallmark Movie Channel Christmas Movie Listings. I appreciate the e-mails I have received from all of you, (especially Susan - who sent me the list!) who do have the station, and would like to include it in the Christmas TV Schedule.

If you saw my previous post - then many of you already knew I had chosen not to include the Hallmark MOVIE Channel this year in the guide - to avoid confusion with movies playing on the regular hallmark channel - and because I thought many people did not have the station. Well, according to my recent poll - when I asked - 'If you had the Hallmark Movie Channel' - approx. 70% of you - said "Yes!".

So, for that 70% - I am including the Movies below -

November 28th- December 23rd

Monday, November 28
10a/9c: Our First Christmas
12/11c: A Christmas Visitor

2/1c: The Ultimate Gift

Tuesday, November 29
10a/9c: A Christmas Memory
12/11c: The Christmas Visitor
2/1c: Christmas in Canaan

Wednesday, November 30
10a/9c: What I Did for Love
12/11c: Eloise at Christmastime
2/1c: The Christmas Card

Thursday, December 1
10a/9c: Silent Night
12/11c: The Santa Suit
2/1c: The Case for Christmas

Friday, December 2
10a/9c: The Christmas Star
12/11c: The National Tree
2/1c: Lucky Christmas

Monday, December 5
10a/9c: Finding John Christmas
12/11c: When Angels Come to Town
2/1c: Santa Jr.

Tuesday, December 6
10a/9c: Anne Tyler's Saint Maybe, from the Hallmark Hall of Fame
12/11c: A Season for Miracles, from the Hallmark Hall of Fame
2/1c: Holiday Engagement

Wednesday, December 7
10a/9c: The Santa Incident
12/11c: Our First Christmas
2/1c: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Thursday, December 8
10a/9c: A Grandpa for Christmas
12/11c: Silver Bells, from the Hallmark Hall of Fame
2/1c: A Christmas Wish

Friday, December 9
10a/9c: The National Tree
12/11c: Battle of the Bulbs
2/1c: hoops&yoyo Ruin Christmas
2:30/1:30c: Jingle All the Way
3/2c: hoops&yoyo Ruin Christmas
3:30/2:30c: Jingle All the Way

Monday, December 12
10a/9c: The Christmas Star
12/11c: The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
2/1c: The Santa Clause

Tuesday, December 13
10a/9c: The National Tree
12/11c: Mistletoe Over Manhattan
2/1c: The Santa Incident

Wednesday, December 14
10a/9c: The Christmas Visitor
12/11c: Timepiece
2/1c: Moonlight & Mistletoe

Thursday, December 15
10a/9c: Three Wise Women
12/11c: Christmas in Canaan
2/1c: What I Did for Love

Friday, December 16
10a/9c: Debbie Macomber's Mrs. Miracle
12/11c: Debbie Macomber's Call Me Mrs. Miracle
2/1c: Debbie Macomber's Trading Christmas

Monday, December 19
10a/9c: What I Did for Love
12/11c: Our First Christmas
2/1c: The Case for Christmas

Tuesday, December 20
10a/9c: Ms. Scrooge
12/11c: The Santa Suit
2/1c: Cancel Christmas

Wednesday, December 21
10a/9c: A Christmas Visitor
12/11c: The Good Witch's Gift
2/1c: Farewell Mr. Kringle

Thursday, December 22
10a/9c: The Santa Incident
12/11c: The Three Gifts
2/1c: A Christmas Wedding Tail

Friday, December 23
10a/9c: A Christmas Memory
12/11c: An Old-Fashined Christmas
2/1c: A Princess for Christmas

Hope many of you will enjoy the Christmas Movies on their Channel, too!

See the Hallmark Movie Channel site schedule for more details:

http://www.hallmarkmoviechannel.com/winterwonderland/schedule

New "Thanksgiving Weekend" Christmas Movies & Specials

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NOVEMBER 25th - 27th :

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I had a blessed time with my family. It's always so special to share the day together and make memories around at the table... as we first join hands and give thanks to the Lord for all our blessings... and, as we share our lives with one another during the meal - talking and laughing. It's a precious sound.... a beautiful gathering!

Many of you are probably out busy shopping - hitting the local retail stores - but for those of you at home, eating yummy leftovers - here is a list of ....

New Christmas Movies / Specials Premiering this Weekend:

November 25, 2011 Friday

Jingle All the Way (Cartoon) ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM

Hoops & YoYo Ruin Christmas ... CBS ... 8 PM

The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf's Story ... CBS ... 8:30 PM

November 26, 2011 Saturday

Debbie Macomber's Trading Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM

Dear Santa ... Lifetime ... 8 PM
(available on DVD)

November 27, 2011 Sunday

Holiday Heist ... ION ... 1 PM

Mandie and the Forgotten Christmas ... ION ... 3 PM
(available on DVD)

Holiday Engagement ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM

Desperately Seeking Santa ... ABC Family ... 8 PM
Rated: TV-14 D (*Not Suitable for Family Viewing!)

Have a Little Faith (Hallmark Hall of Fame) ... ABC ... 9 PM

12 Wishes of Christmas ... ION ... 9 PM

Note: Many of these movies are being shown at the same time, however many of them will be replayed, as well. I have only listed above - their premiere showings.

See the Christmas TV Schedule for all the various times these Movies are playing - so you can plan how you can watch each one!

Please Check Ratings for all of these Movies - before watching with your family!

Enjoy and Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend!!!

Game of Your Life - Walmart's Family Movie Night

2011-11-24T10:09:00.000-05:00

MOVIE REVIEW

Game of Your Life

Network: NBC

Original Air Date: December 2, 2011

CAST:

Dr. Abbie Lambert ... Lea Thompson
Dean Cameron ... Ric Reitz
Marcus Bentton ... Tom Nowicki
Zach Taylor ... Titus Makin Jr.
Sara Ramirez ... Dana De La Garza
Phillip Reese ... Nathan Kress
Donald Wallace ...Adam Cagley

PLOT:

When industrious high school gamer Zach Taylor lands a prized scholarship to the prestigious Digital Institute of Game Design (DIGD), his future breaks wide open. The opportunity to study under gaming legend Marcus Bentton and alongside the country’s most creative minds will certainly propel him into a successful career as a video game designer. That is, if he can pass the infamous freshman project that eliminates more than half of the class within the first three months.

Paired with brilliant yet socially awkward teammates Phillip and Donald, the trio persuades Sara Ramirez – a determined and striking team leader with whom Zach has a history (and possibly a future) – to join their team. Working off-campus in the teched-out Lincoln Alley loft, the four set out to involve the entire campus in a quirky new social interactive game. But as the group becomes entrenched in the project, Zach learns that his father Billy, a widower, is facing growing financial woes at home. To help out, Zach accepts an opportunity to work directly with Marcus Bentton on a secretive side project that seems too good to be true. The effort requires nearly all of Zach’s time and energy, which he should be devoting to the project. Struggling to keep it together, Zach is torn between his responsibility to his team, his admiration for Bentton and a chance to help his father.

Everything comes to a breaking point when Zach’s team threatens to remove him from the group and the deceptive truth behind Bentton’s project comes to light. With the guidance of Professor Abbie Lambert, Zach must make a decision that not only affects his future, but the lives and livelihoods of the people around him as well. It’s a revealing story that recognizes the magnitude behind the choices we make and the importance loyalty plays in making good decisions.

Movie Review:

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Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

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Have a Blessed Thanksgiving ... all who visit here.

May the true spirit of the Thanksgiving and Christmas Season fill your hearts with joy!

I pray Your Home is filled with God's grace and goodness, and your Table, the love of family and friends.

God bless those of you who are away from family today...

May the Moment and it's Memories - carry us all through... 'til the Season comes round again.

Happy Thanksgiving!

"O give thanks unto the Lord, For He is Good!"

~ Psalms 136:1

Thanksgiving Day TV Specials

2011-11-23T06:33:00.007-05:00

As your Turkey's thawing out Today...
I thought we might take a look at
Thursday's Thanksgiving Specials!

First, Be sure to put the Turkey in the oven...
then sit back, relax with the family, and have a Serving of....

The 85th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving
Little Women (1949)
The Preacher's Wife
Meet Me In St. Louis
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Miracle On 34th Street (1947)
A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas *NEW on TV
Happiness Is a Warm Blanket Charlie Brown *NEW on TV
Lucky Christmas
Elf
Silver Bells
Holiday Switch
Special - The 85th Anniversary of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

AND MANY MORE!!!!

There's enough for you to have Seconds, and Desserts, too!

See the Christmas TV Schedule for these Thanksgiving & Christmas Specials and Much More!!!

Hallmark Channel Movies Updated on Christmas Schedule

2011-11-22T11:46:00.000-05:00

Just wanted to write a quick post to let you all know that the Hallmark Channel has updated their movie schedule. There are more movies added during the night and a few movie switches. It's not a major "snowglobe" shake-up, but there were several changes - so I wanted to be certain to inform you all of them.

As always, Check the Christmas TV Schedule for the latest updates!

God's Blessings to those of you who are cooking and traveling!

Happy Thanksgiving Week!

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*Snowman Animated Snowglobe Graphic -
Courtesy of http://www.christiangraphics.org/snowglobes.htm

"The Search for Santa Paws" Premieres on ABC Family!

2011-11-21T11:13:00.003-05:00

This is the first time that Disney's The Search for Santa Paws has premiered on TV!

It's a part of ABC Family's Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas -

Airs Tonight:
Monday - November 21, 2011 at 9 PM est!

Repeats:
Tuesday - November 22, 20011 at 4:30 PM est!

This looks like it will be a fun and sweet family movie!

Have you seen it?

Or, are you looking forward to seeing it for the first time?

Oh, how I love all of these new (and old, too!) Christmas Movies on TV!

Can you believe .... it's just a few days until Thanksgiving now? "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas" ~ "Toys in every store!"

Enjoy everyone! You can see a special Video Preview Below!

I am Thankful for each and every one of you... who visits my site, read each post, and share in the joy of the Christmas Season! God bless you all!

SANTA PAWS - Video Preview (1:19)

New Hallmark Movies Premiere this Weekend + More!

2011-11-18T12:49:00.003-05:00

The Hallmark Channel Premieres - Not 1, Not 2, but THREE New Christmas Movies - this Weekend!!!

What else... the Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas on ABC FAMILY will begin Sunday, November 20th, 2011. They won't have a new ABC Family Premiere Movie this weekend. Their first Premiere Movie, Desperately Seeking Santa, will premiere Nov. 27th. However, among other Christmas Movies, Santa Baby 2, Santa Buddies, etc... they will be showing, for the first time on TV, The Search for Santa Paws.

Also, FMC will have Home Alone this weekend, too! Some movies you can just see over and over again and you still love them like you did the first time - maybe more!

INSP starts their Christmas Movies, with The Perfect Gift, and GMC takes you back to the Mountain with The Waltons Thanksgiving Movie Specials.

See the Christmas TV Schedule for these Movies and More!

Hallmark Channel Movie Premieres:

Saturday - November 19th, 2011:

A Christmas Wedding Tail
*Note - It Airs at 6 PM

Also, Saturday - November 19th, 2011:

The Case for Christmas

Sunday - November 20th, 2011:

A Christmas Wish

You can find these specials on the Hallmark Channel - amongst Eloise at Christmastime, Santa Jr., Silver Bells, The Santa Clause, the Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie, A Dog Named Christmas, and Much Much More!!!

See the Christmas TV Schedule - to find your favorites!

Enjoy & "Happy Weekend" before Thanksgiving!!!

Dear Santa - Christmas Movie on Lifetime

2011-11-18T11:19:00.000-05:00

MOVIE REVIEW

Dear Santa

Network: Lifetime / LMN

Original Air Date: November 26, 2011

CAST:

Amy Acker ... Crystal
Brooklynn Proulx ... Sharla
Gina Holden ... Jilian
James D. Hopkin ... Mr. Norman Lockhart
David Haydn-Jones ... Derek Gowen
Margherita Donato ... Kim
Emma Duke ... Olivia Gowen
James Dugan ... Frank McCourt
Patrick Creery ... Pete

PLOT:

Shopaholic Crystal's (Amy Acker, Alias) wealthy parents give her an ultimatum: change her irresponsible ways by Christmas or they will cut her off without a cent. With no job or romantic prospects, what's a party girl to do? Fate intervenes when she finds seven year-old Olivia's (Emma Duke) letter to Santa asking for a new wife for her widowed dad Derek (David Haydn-Jones). Crystal tracks them down and vows to win over father and daughter before the fast-approaching holiday deadline. Only Derek's jealous and calculating girlfriend (Gina Holden, Harper's Island) stands between her and her newfound happiness.

Movie Review:

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Christmas Angel - Christmas Movie on Lifetime

2011-11-18T11:04:00.000-05:00

MOVIE REVIEW

Christmas Angel

Network:
Lifetime / LMN / BYU

Original Air Date:
November 18, 2011 on BYU
December 4, 2011 on LMN

CAST:

K.C. Clyde ... Will Price
Kari Hawker ... Ashley Matthews
Bruce Davison ... Nick Anderson
Maureen Eastwood ... Mrs. Hendrix
Bill Gillane ... Harry Bingham
Paul D. Hunt ... Delivery Man
Jennifer Klekas ... Francine
Tony Knight ... Plumber
Hank Pond ... Bob
Bob Richardson ... Homeless Guy
Jaci Twiss ... Law Office Receptionist
Connie Young ... Adrienne

PLOT:

Out of work and permanently single in New York, Ashley (Kari Hawker) has an unsurprisingly cynical attitude to Christmas. But things perk up when her path crosses with charming journalist Will (K.C. Clyde) and her neighbour Nick (Bruce Davison) gives her a job that makes people happy. Yet while Nick would rather keep their good work a secret, ambitious Will sees it as a wonderful scoop. Cockle-warming seasonal fare.

Movie Review:

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The Search for Santa Paws

2011-11-18T10:03:00.007-05:00

MOVIE REVIEW

The Search for Santa Paws

Network: ABC Family

Original Air Date: November 20, 2011

CAST:

Madison Pettis ... Willamina
G. Hannelius ... Janie
Mitchel Musso ... Santa Paws
Reese Alexander ... Doctor
Diedrich Bader ... Comet
Sahar Biniaz ... Posh Poodle Woman
Jan Bos ... Newscaster
Ameko Eks Mass Carroll ... Crying Child
Melody B. Choi ... Mary
Dawn Chubai ... World News Reporter
Jason Connery ... Haggis
Bill Cobbs ... Mr. Stewart
Chris Coppola ... Gus
Michelle Creber ... Taylor
Patrika Darbo ... Mrs. Claus
Michael Deyermond ... Dancer
John Ducey ... James Huckle
Josh Flitter ... T-Money
Pete Gardner ... Franklin
Zachary Gordon ... Paws
Jen Halley ... Mother Shopper
C. Ernst Harth ... Adventurer Guide
Eric Keenleyside ... Charity Santa
Richard Kind ... Eddy the Elf Dog
Kathryn Kirkpatrick ... Mrs. Gibson
Alex Kliner ... Deli Owner
Nicole Leduc ... Meg
Amber Lewis ... Nurse
Kaitlyn Maher ... Quinn
Christopher Massey ... Rasta
Tom McBeath ... Cabbie
Wendi McLendon-Covey ... Ms. Stout
Jonathan Morgan Heit ... Jimmy
Peter New ... Security Guard
Nic Novicki ... Ellis
Adom Osei ... Danny
Mark Parr ... Businessman
Mikey Post ... Elpert Elf
Richard Riehle ... Santa Clause
Nathan Smith ... Braiden
Bonnie Somerville ... Kate Huckle
Danny Woodburn ... Eli Elf

PLOT:

In the tradition of Disney's classic holiday tales comes a heartwarming movie about the power of giving and the true meaning of Christmas. Discover how the legendary friendship of Santa Claus and Santa Paws began in the inspiring original film, The Search For Santa Paws.
When Santa and his new best friend, Paws, discover that the boys and girls of the world have lost the spirit of the season, they take a trip to New York City. But after Santa loses his memory, it's up to Paws, a faithful orphan named Quinn (America's Got Talent's Kaitlyn Maher), her new friend Will (The Game Plan's Madison Pettis) and a wonderful group of magical talking dogs to save St. Nick and show the world what Christmas is really all about.

This holiday, Disney invites you to meet Santa's BFF in an instant holiday classic, full of fun, adventure and a timeless message sure to delight the entire family!

Movie Review:

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Free Printable #2 - December 2011 Calendar

2011-11-18T09:51:00.001-05:00

This is our second Free Printable... a December Calendar so you can print and mark your favorite upcoming Christmas Movies... Old and New, of course!!! It's also ideal for printing and posting on the fridge, desk area, or sharing with a friend! ( hint! hint! )

here's a "Sneak Peek" Small image of it:

To print, Click on this Link for Enlarged Picture:

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy29/itsawonderfulmovie/CalendarChristmasMovieDec11.jpg

Wait for it to Load and Print!!! (quick tip: you may have to click on the image to enlarge it again after loading!)

Another fun Printable to Come Next Week!!!

Please let me know what you think of the November & December Calendars and if they Print Out alright for you!

Enjoy and God bless!!!

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2011-11-16T13:01:00.005-05:00

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