My Interview with Writer Dandi Daley Mackall, of the Hallmark Channel Original Movie... MY BOYFRIENDS' DOGS!

I am delighted to share with you all today...

My Exclusive Interview with Writer,

Dandi Daley Mackall,

who has written over 400 books...

including a novel titled:

My Boyfriends’ Dogs, that has become

a Hallmark Channel Original Movie!

Writer Dandi Daley Mackall is from the Midwest, residing with her family and beloved pets, in rural Ohio.

From a young age, growing up amidst a family of storytellers, Dandi knew she always wanted to be a writer. And now, those horizons have broadened even further, to movie making!

Please see all the exciting details (below) of Dandi’s new TV movie, in her interview, with me!

Writer Dandi Daley Mackall, on the set of My Boyfriends' Dogs,
with the stars of the movie:
Adam, Shirley, and Eve

The Interview....



1. First of all, since the Hallmark Movie My Boyfriends’ Dogs is based on your book, by the same name, can you share with us some of your other popular book titles? Do you, perhaps, have a favorite?

Thanks for asking that (though it’s a bit like asking me to name my favorite child….). THE SILENCE OF MURDER, Knopf/Random House, won an Edgar Award. LOVE RULES is a novel I’d love to see as a movie. THE SECRETS OF TREE TAYLOR, Knopf/Random just released, and I hope it will be popular because it’s the most autobiographical thing I’ve written, which is a bit scary. But the one that’s sold over half a million copies is WINNIE THE HORSE GENTLER.

2. What was your reaction when you first learned the Hallmark Channel wanted to turn your book My Boyfriend’s Dogs into a movie?

Honestly, I hung up the phone and screamed, “I’m going to be a movie!” Then I spent the next hour trying to convince family and friends that I wasn’t kidding. I was naïve enough to believe that when a book is optioned, it will certainly be a movie. Not true. Since then, I’ve discovered how rare, even miraculous, it is for that option to lead all the way through to the screen. I’ve also been grateful to join the ranks of Hallmark. I knew the story would remain family-friendly. And as it turned out, Hallmark made sure the movie stayed very close to the book.


3. Do you, personally, have any dogs? Or, other animals?

I grew up riding bareback, with a couple of dogs tagging along behind me. A writer’s adage is: Write what you know about. I know horses and dogs, and besides the WINNIE books, I’ve written HORSEFEATHERS! series, BACKYARD HORSES series, and STARLIGHT ANIMAL RESCUE, plus easy reader children’s books, BOB THE HORSE. Now we’re down to one horse, a paint, Cheyenne. And we have two wanna-be Shih-Tzu pups, Moxie and Munch, plus a host of outside cats and wildlife visitors.

4. Where do you find inspiration for your stories/characters? Does your faith play a role?

What a lovely question, in an age that doesn’t always want to talk about faith—yes, my faith plays a major role in my writing. I came to a faith in Christ a bit later than many and after quite a struggle.
I don’t think I’ve ever been didactic or faith-in-your-face in any of my books, but I think if we’re writing from our heart and our characters are authentic, what we believe becomes a natural part of everything we do, including writing. Inspiration is everywhere—the morning call of a mourning dove, a broken chair in the middle of a corn field, the guy on the bus, the woman in the check-out line, the smell of an attic in summer, not to mention my quirky family and friends.

5. Did you visit the set of My Boyfriends’ Dogs during filming and meet the cast?

Actress Erika Christensen
on the set of My Boyfriends Dogs
with Dandi Daley Mackall

Yes! What a wonderful experience that was—surreal to see characters who started in my head, now walking around and saying my words! My sister from Oklahoma and I (from Ohio) flew to Vancouver to see the final days of filming. I was afraid we’d be fifth-and-sixth wheels, but the phenomenal cast and crew treated us like royalty. Marcy Gross and Ann Weston, producers, drove us from set to set. Erika Christensen and the rest of the cast couldn’t have been more gracious. And I loved those dogs! I’d always imagined movies being filmed from beginning to end. Instead, we got to see the climax, the wedding scene, then skip to one of Bailey Daley’s boyfriends, then skip to the yoga scene (where you can see me sitting on a park bench . . . if you don’t blink).

6. What do you hope viewers will take away from watching your Hallmark Channel movie My Boyfriends’ Dogs?

First of all, I’d love for an entire family to have a great time watching the movie together. It still feels unbelievable to think of families all over watching my little story in their living rooms. Blows my mind. Beyond that, there is a theme about unconditional love, about waiting for someone who will accept you the way you are and love you just like that. If only we could all be more like dogs—they’re always happy to see you; they forgive you; and they love you unconditionally.

My Boyfriends' Dogs, a Hallmark Channel Original Movie

Thank you so much, Dandi, for sharing your passion for Writing Stories and exciting Movie Experience with all of us!

I absolutely loved your response... to the question, “Where do you find inspiration?”. It is a joy to “meet” another believer in Christ and with the very mention of the “broken chair in the middle of a corn field”, you spoke directly to my “country girl” heart. Then, as any good writer does, you took me back to my childhood, playing in my Grandmother’s home, with the simple mention of “the smell of an attic in summer…” It’s amazing how words, smells, and even peaceful silence… can carry our hearts and imaginations to somewhere else. Thank you for blessing all of us with your lovely words!

Thank you to everyone... who just read my interview with writer Dandi Daley Mackall. I hope you enjoyed it and will take away something just as beautiful and meaningful, as I did!

Also, I truly hope you will all enjoy her new Hallmark Channel Original Movie – My Boyfriends’ Dogs. As Dandi wrote above... "If only we could all be more like dogs—they’re always happy to see you; they forgive you; and they love you unconditionally."

Gather your family & dogs, too, and enjoy a family movie night of watching My Boyfriends’ Dogs - premiering October 18th on the Hallmark Channel!

Until next time... God bless, Net

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You can follow writer Dandi Daley Mackall on -
Amazon, Twitter, Facebook, her Web-site, and her Blog.

See my post on “My Boyfriends’ Dogs” for more Movie Details!

Please share your thoughts on this Interview by clicking on "Comments" or "Post a Comment", below...

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*Pictures above via: Dandi Mackall and Hallmark Crown Media Family Network.

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries - New Look! New Name!

Today "Hallmark Movie Channel"

 

official changes it's name and becomes

 

"Hallmark Movies & Mysteries"!

 

image via: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries



via Hallmark: "Get ready for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries! On September 29th (2014) Hallmark Movie Channel becomes Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, with more original movie premieres and mysteries that will keep you guessing!"

Watch this Video Clip...

which highlights what is to come for

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries -

with stars Candace Cameron Bure, Lori Loughlin, Dylan Neal, and more...

(click here to watch this clip on You Tube)

I am hoping this change of name will make this station more widely available to all cable and satellite providers!

If you do not have Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, please join me in calling our cable/satellite providers and asking them for the newly named Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel!

• Call DirecTV at 1-800-531-5000. Please ask them to make Hallmark Movies & Mysteries available in SD, standard definition, like the DISH network does.

• Call AT&T u-verse at 1-800.288.2020. Please ask them to give you the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.

Perhaps, with this change of name, more cable providers will "get a clue" and give its customers the channels they are seeking!

My take...
In any given Mystery, when a character disguises or changes his or her name, he may have something to hide... however,  Hallmark is just the opposite... I believe this new development - the recent changing of name, will make the newly branded Hallmark Movies & Mysteries shine even brighter, from out of the shadows, and eventually gain it's way into more of our homes!

Congratulations to...
Everyone at Hallmark, for this newly branded name and direction for your channel. It looks like many exciting adventures lie ahead for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries!

MIDNIGHT MASQUERADE starring Autumn Reeser premieres this weekend on the Hallmark Channel!

It's a Cinderella story...

when a Young Woman meets her Prince Charming...

Midnight Masquerade

Hallmark Channel

 

 

Premieres Saturday September 27, 2014 at 9PM/8c.

See the Family TV Schedule for encore airings. 

 

Storyline: A beautiful, young businesswoman’s life takes a turn when she inherits a billion-dollar candy company. On Halloween night, she shares a dance with a handsome and mysterious “prince” at a masked costume ball and yearns....

(click here to read more!)

 

 

 I hope you all enjoy this Fairy Tale Movie!

Let's hope...
"they live happily ever after…"

*Visit the Midnight Masquerade page for more details
on this movie!

 

Cedar Cove - Only 2 episodes remain...

Cedar Cove

Season 2 - Episode 11

 

 Airs Saturday September 27, 2014 at 8PM/7c.

Repeats immediately following Midnight Masquerade at 11PM/10c.

 

Storyline: Season 2, Episode 11- STAND AND DELIVER --

As Jack relapses and spends even more time in Seattle, an oblivious Olivia worries his writing is taking too much of a toll. While she thinks of a way to take the pressure of Jack's job off their relationship, the return to Cedar Cove of both Warren's corrupt business partner and Peggy's menacing harasser causes tension and danger to mount.

 

*Be sure to watch for...

Author Debbie Macomber, who will have a cameo role in this week's episode.

 

*Please Note: Cedar Cove does, at times, contain Adult Content and Situations. I have seen many comments of concern over this on Hallmark Channel's Facebook page. I share a lot of those concerns myself. I like the actors, the setting, and characters of Cedar Cove; however, as Hallmark fans, I know many of us turn to this station, in order to turn away from the usual dramas on network TV and cable that are filled with sex, drugs, and violence. We want wholesome adult entertainment that uplifts and inspires... which is what we are used to expecting from the Hallmark Channel... with When Calls the Heart, Signed Sealed Delivered, and all the many wonderful original movies!

 

Please share in the comments below your thoughts on Cedar Cove's Season 2.

 

 

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🎄❄2021 CHRISTMAS MOVIE TV SCHEDULE!❄⛄

Greetings Christmas Movie Watchers!!!

FIND CHRISTMAS MOVIES HERE

See the Christmas Movie Schedule below...

You'll find in the guide below... Classic Christmas Movies airing Thursday nights on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and Friday nights on the Hallmark Channel! Plus, the *CHRISTMAS IN JULY* SCHEDULE!

My goal here is...to only promote Family-Friendly Christmas Programming. Please check ratings before viewing any of the Christmas Movies below and be sure to check back for any updates or changes made to the schedule throughout the year! All times listed below are in Eastern Standard Time. 

Thank you for visiting *It's a Wonderful Movie*. I hope you enjoy the Christmas TV Schedule today!

God Bless Us, Everyone!

Net 🎄

*TIMES/TITLES below are subject to change, please check back for updates!!

*CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE 2021*

JULY 2021:


MERRY *CHRISTMAS IN JULY*!!!


Thursday, July 1, 2021:

Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 12 AM
A Bramble House Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 2 AM
Home for Christmas Day ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 4 AM
Fir Crazy ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 6 AM
Christmas Wonderland ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 8 AM
Christmas Incorporated ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 10 AM
A Princess for Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 12 PM
A Gingerbread Romance ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 2 PM
Swept Up By Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 4 PM
Small Town Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 6 PM
Once Upon a Christmas Miracle ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 8 PM
Christmas Everlasting ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 10 PM


Holiday Jam Session! (Friday, July 2)

Friday, July 2, 2021:

A Boyfriend for Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 12 AM
A Little Christmas Charm ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 2 AM
Hope at Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 4 AM
A Joyous Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 6 AM
Christmas Encore ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 8 AM
Christmas Song ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 10 AM
Sound of Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 12 PM
Catch a Christmas Star ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 2 PM
A Christmas Melody ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 4 PM
Our Christmas Love Song ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 6 PM
Cross Country Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM
The Christmas Bow ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 8 PM
Christmas at Graceland ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 10 PM


Salute to Christmas! (Saturday, July 3)

Saturday, July 3, 2021:

The Christmas Card ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 12 AM
Christmas in Evergreen ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 2 AM
Charming Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 4 AM
Operation Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 6 AM
The Christmas Shepherd ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 8 AM
Christmas Homecoming ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 10 AM
Holiday for Heroes ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 12 PM
The Christmas Card ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 2 PM
A Veteran's Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 4 PM
The Christmas Doctor ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 6 PM
USS Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 8 PM
Deliver by Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 10 PM
Love's Christmas Journey Part 1 ... UPtv ... 11 PM


Family on the 4th! (Sunday, July 4)

Sunday, July 4, 2021:

A Homecoming for the Holidays ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 12 AM
Love's Christmas Journey Part 2 ... UPtv ... 1 AM
Journey Back to Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 2 AM
The Christmas Note ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 4 AM
Rocky Mountain Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 6 AM
A Family Christmas Gift ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 8 AM
Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 10 AM
Return to Christmas Creek ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 12 PM
Last Vermont Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 2 PM
Memories of Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 4 PM
A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 6 PM
Holly & Ivy ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 8 PM
The Christmas Ring ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 10 PM


Monday, July 5, 2021:

A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 12 AM
A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 2 AM
Christmas in Montana ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 4 AM
The Christmas Ornament ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 6 AM
Christmas in the Air ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 8 AM
Holiday Hearts ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 10 AM
Lucky Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 12 PM
Christmas at Grand Valley ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 2 PM
Christmas Tree Lane ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 4 PM
Two Turtle Doves ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 6 PM
The Angel Tree ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 8 PM
Project Christmas Wish ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 10 PM


Tuesday, July 6, 2021:

Meet Me at Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 12 AM
Hearts of Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 2 AM
The Christmas Train ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 4 AM
Love Always, Santa ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 6 AM
Magic Stocking ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 8 AM
Karen Kingsbury's Maggie's Christmas Miracle ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 10 AM
Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 12 PM
A Bramble House Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 2 PM
Magical Christmas Ornaments ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 4 PM
Looks Like Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 6 PM
Northern Lights of Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 8 PM
Swept Up By Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 10 PM


Wednesday, July 7, 2021:

Christmas in Evergreen ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 12 AM
The Perfect Christmas Present ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 2 AM
Christmas with Holly ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 4 AM
Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 6 AM
I'll Be Home for Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 8 AM
Once Upon a Christmas Miracle ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 10 AM
Time for You to Come Home for Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 12 PM
Christmas Homecoming ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 2 PM
A Godwink Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 4 PM
Unlocking Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 6 PM
Just in Time for Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 8 PM
Nostalgic Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 10 PM


Thursday, July 8, 2021:

Small Town Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 12 AM
I'm Not Ready for Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 2 AM
'Tis the Season for Love ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 4 AM
Romance at Reindeer Lodge ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 6 AM
Return to Christmas Creek ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 8 AM
A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 10 AM
Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 12 PM
Holly & Ivy ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 2 PM
A Joyous Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 4 PM
Deliver by Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 6 PM
A Christmas to Remember ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 8 PM
A Christmas for the Books ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 10 PM


Friday, July 9, 2021:

Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through the Snow ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 12 AM
Rocky Mountain Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 2 AM
Home for Christmas Day ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 4 AM
Good Morning Christmas! ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Chateau Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
Jingle Bell Bride ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
The Nine Lives of Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Christmas Next Door ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
A Christmas Detour ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM
Christmas Town ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM


2020 Movie Marathon (Saturday, July 10 - Sunday, July 11)

Saturday, July 10, 2021:

Mr. Scrooge To See You ... TCT ... 5:43 AM
Heart of the Holidays ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 AM
Christmas Comes Twice ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
12 Dogs of Christmas ... TCT ... 12 PM
A Christmas Carousel ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
A Nashville Christmas Carol ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
The Farmer & The Belle: Saving Santaland ... TCT ... 5 PM
If I Only Had Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Crashing Through the Snow ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM *NEW PREMIERE
One Royal Holiday ... Hallmark Channel ... 11:01 PM


Sunday, July 11, 2021:

Mr. Scrooge To See You ... TCT ... 3:12 AM
Love, Lights, Hanukkah! ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
On the 12th Date of Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Crashing Through the Snow ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
A Timeless Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM
Christmas Coupon ... TCT ... 11 PM


Monday, July 12, 2021:

Miss Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Finding Santa ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
The Christmas Cure ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
A Very Merry Mix-Up ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
The Least of These ... TCT ... 6 PM
Welcome to Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Christmas in Rome ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM
The Christmas Doctor ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM


Tuesday, July 13, 2021:

Cherished Memories: A Gift to Remember 2 ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
A Shoe Addict's Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
The Mistletoe Secret ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Once Upon a Holiday ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
The Borrowed Christmas ... TCT ... 6 PM
Holiday Date ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Christmas Waltz ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM
The Sweetest Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM


Wednesday, July 14, 2021:

Let it Snow ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Double Holiday ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
On the Twelfth Day of Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
The Gift of Christmas ... TCT ... 6 PM
Write Before Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Once Upon a Christmas Miracle ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM
The Angel Tree ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM


Thursday, July 15, 2021:

Hats Off to Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
Christmas at Pemberley Manor ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Christmas Under Wraps ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Christmas Lodge ... TCT ... 6 PM
Check Inn to Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Cranberry Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 7 PM
Christmas at the Plaza ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM
Crashing Through the Snow ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM


Friday, July 16, 2021:

Christmas Made to Order ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Christmas Connection ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
Mingle All the Way ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Christmas Getaway ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Journey to Paradise ... TCT ... 6 PM
Holly & Ivy ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Crown for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM


Saturday, July 17, 2021:

Christmas Coupon ... TCT ... 2:30 AM
The Least of These ... TCT ... 4:18 AM
The Borrowed Christmas ... TCT ... 5:53 AM
My Christmas Dream ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 AM
A Little Christmas Charm ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Christmas Oranges ... TCT ... 12 PM
Reunited at Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
Switched for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
A Christmas Wish (2011) ... TCT ... 5 PM
Christmas Town ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM


Soap Sunday (Sunday, July 18)

Sunday, July 18, 2021:

Christmas Coupon ... TCT ... 12 AM
The Least of These ... TCT ... 1:48 AM
The Borrowed Christmas ... TCT ... 3:23 AM
We Three Kings ... TCT ... 4:53 AM
The Christmas Club ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 AM
A Christmas Duet ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Crashing Through the Snow ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
Christmas Next Door ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Good Morning Christmas! ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Five Star Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Pride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM
The Miracle Maker (2015) ... TCT ... 11 PM


Monday, July 19, 2021:

It's Christmas, Eve ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Sleigh Bells Ring ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
The Mistletoe Promise ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Christmas at Dollywood ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Secrets in the Snow ... TCT ... 6 PM
On the 12th Date of Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Picture a Perfect Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM
The Christmas Cottage ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM


Tuesday, July 20, 2021:

A Dream of Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Christmas at Cartwright's ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
A Wish for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
By God's Grace ... TCT ... 6 PM
One Royal Holiday ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Christmas Comes Twice ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM
If I Only Had Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM


Wednesday, July 21, 2021:

Christmas Cookies ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Christmas List ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
Christmas Miracle ... TCT ... 6 PM
A Timeless Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Christmas Made to Order ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM
Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM


Thursday, July 22, 2021:

Marry Me at Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Love You Like Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
Jingle Around the Clock ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Chateau Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santa Land ... TCT ... 6 PM
Meet Me at Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
The Christmas Doctor ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 7 PM
Reunited at Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM
Christmas On My Mind ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM


Friday, July 23, 2021:

Christmas in Homestead ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
A Nashville Christmas Carol ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
Christmas Scavenger Hunt ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Sharing Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Homeless for the Holidays ... TCT ... 6 PM
A Christmas Carousel ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Cranberry Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM


Countdown to Christmas Greatest Hits (Saturday, July 24 - Sunday, July 25)

Saturday, July 24, 2021:

A Christmas Wish ... TCT ... 2:30 AM
The Gift of Christmas ... TCT ... 4:15 AM
Mr. Scrooge To See You ... TCT ... 6 AM
Once Upon a Holiday ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 AM
On the Twelfth Day of Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Christmas for a Dollar ... TCT ... 12 PM
Snow Bride ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
A Christmas Detour ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Crashing Through the Snow ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Christmas Angel (2009) ... TCT ... 5 PM
Crown for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM
The Christmas Card ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM


Sunday, July 25, 2021:

A Christmas Wish ... TCT ... 12 AM
The Gift of Christmas ... TCT ... 1:45 AM
Scrooge (1935) ... TCT ... 3:30 AM
A Very Merry Mix-Up ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 AM
Christmas Land ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Let it Snow ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
12 Gifts of Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
A Royal Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Christmas Under Wraps ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
The Nine Lives of Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 10:01 PM
Christmas Grace ... TCT ... 11 PM


Monday, July 26, 2021:

Road to Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
My Christmas Love ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Jingle Bell Bride ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Check Inn to Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM
The Christmas Bow ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM


Tuesday, July 27, 2021:

A December Bride ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
Write Before Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Pride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Coming Home For Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM


Wednesday, July 28, 2021:

A Cheerful Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Christmas Joy ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
Christmas in Rome ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Christmas at Pemberley Manor ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Love, Lights, Hanukkah! ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Christmas Town ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM
A Little Christmas Charm ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM


Thursday, July 29, 2021:

Holiday Date ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
A Bramble House Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
A Shoe Addict's Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Christmas at Holly Lodge ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Christmas In Evergreen: Letters To Santa ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 7 PM
Murder She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 9 PM
Welcome to Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM
12 Gifts of Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM


Friday, July 30, 2021:

Merry & Bright ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Christmas in Vienna ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
Switched for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
With Love, Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Five Star Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM
Christmas at the Palace ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM


Saturday, July 31, 2021:

Christmas at Dollywood ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 AM
Picture a Perfect Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
On the 12th Date of Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
Christmas Waltz ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Christmas at the Plaza ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Cross Country Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
A Glenbrooke Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 11:01 PM



AUGUST 2021

Thursday, August 5, 2021:

Good Morning Christmas! ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 7 PM


Friday, August 6, 2021:

Christmas Under the Stars ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM


Thursday, August 12, 2021:

A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 7 PM


Friday, August 13, 2021:

Pride, Prejudice & Mistletoe ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM


Thursday, August 19, 2021:

Christmas Under Wraps ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 7 PM


Thursday, August 26, 2021:

Once Upon A Christmas Miracle ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 7 PM


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*The October and November 2017 Christmas TV Schedule has been archived - HERE.

*The October, November, December 2016 Christmas TV Schedule has been archived - HERE.

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You will find on the Christmas TV Schedule above... Christmas Movie Premieres from... the Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (HMM), UP, INSP, Lifetime, ION, and Freeform! Plus, I will be posting many of the Christmas Movies, Specials, Parades, Cartoons, etc... from your Local TV stations: ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, etc... and TCM, AMC, and More!!!

*Please Note: Both Hallmark networks do update and change their schedules often throughout the Christmas Season. I will do my best to update along the way. If you catch any changes, please e-mail me at: itsawonderfulchristmas@yahoo.com and I will update as soon as possible!

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God Bless Us, Everyone... Net

PAPER ANGELS, an UP Original Christmas Movie

MOVIE REVIEW



Paper Angels

Network: UP

Original Air Date: November 16, 2014


*This Movie is based on the song and story Paper Angels by country singer and songwriter Jimmy Wayne.

*The song Paper Angels is available for download at Amazon.

Jimmy Wayne with Paper Angels cast members
on set image via: instagram

 

 

CAST:

Josie Bissett ... Lynn Brandt
Matthew Settle ... Kevin Morrell
Rustin Gresiuk ... Thomas Brandt
Kendra Anderson ... Jenny Morrell
Farryn VanHumbeck ... Sara Brandt
Burkely Duffield ... Vic West
Danny Wattley ... Pastor Graham Cody
Anja Savcic ... Cassie Bale
Jim Byrnes ... Bill Price
Russell Porter ... Darryl Brandt
Dolores Drake ... Captain Hannah Chambers
Manny Jacinto ... Jamie Lang
Chris Gauthier ... Murphy
Lindsay Maxwell ... Jill Newbry
Ecstasia Sanders ... Beth Anne Wilson

PLOT:

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Paper Angels will make its world television premiere on UP in November 2014 as the Salvation Army’s Angel Trees arrive in malls and other locations coast-to-coast.

In Paper Angels, abused wife Lynn (Josie Bissett), leaves her alcoholic husband Darryl (Russell Porter), with her two kids, Thomas (Rustin Gresiuk) and Sara (Farryn Van Humbeck) and move to another town where she works as a waitress to make ends meet. In that same town, we meet Kevin (Matthew Settle), whose Marketing & Design company is on the brink of shutting down due to the economy. Plus, Kevin’s wife Jenny (Kendra Anderson) is in a difficult pregnancy with twins. Thomas starts a new school and becomes the target of a bully who is threatened by how well he plays basketball. Unable to join the high school team, Thomas goes to the community center where he meets Kevin and the two of them become unlikely friends through pickup basketball games. Little do they know the tremendous impact they will have on each other’s families this Christmas through The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program. Inspired by the hit holiday song by country star Jimmy Wayne and book by Wayne with Travis Thrasher.  

 

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on set image of  cast members on Paper Angels, via: instagram

 

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A Christmas Tree Miracle, an UP Original Movie

DVD

MOVIE REVIEW

A Christmas Tree Miracle

Network: UP

Original Air Date: November 26, 2014

CAST:

Kevin Sizemore ... David George
Claudia Esposito ... Julie George
Terry Kiser ... Henry Banks
Jill Whelan ... Cindy Cruthers
Barrett Carnahan ... Nick George
Emily Capehart ... Natalie George
Siomha Kenney ... Nina George
Michael Guy Allen ... Senator John Cutter
David Gray ... William George
Michael Meredith ... Mr. King
Jill Tighe ... Tessa
Lou Wegner ... Oliver
Jennifer Dillon ... Alicia
Robbie Barnes ... Colleen
Angela Blair ... Liz
Erika Toderic ... Molly
Klint Tomlinson ... Kel
John Williamson ... Mr. Kelly
Annie Kitral ... Marlene
J.W. Myers ... Tom Bowling
Frank Wilson ... Mr. Alderton
Frederick Taylor ... Hotel Manager
Rick Montgomery Jr. ... Photographer
Heidi Wilhelm ... Mail Carrier
Laura Lukasik ... Waitress

PLOT:

For the George family – accustomed to the luxuries of a privileged suburban life – Christmas has become a season of taking rather than giving. With dad preoccupied with work, mom on edge, and self-involved teens Nick and Natalie fixated on their ever-growing wish lists, the youngest, six-year-old Nina, is the only one with any true Christmas spirit. When their dad loses his job just before the holidays, the family ignores the severity of the situation and continues to live above their means. When the consequences catch up with them, they are left with nothing and nowhere to turn. Taken in by an eccentric Christmas tree farmer, the family learns that miracles can come true…if you believe!


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12 Dog Days Till Christmas, an UP Original Movie

MOVIE REVIEW

12 Dog Days Till Christmas

Network: UP

Original Air Date: November 28, 2014

CAST:

Reginald VelJohnson ... Art Stephenson
Vincent Giovagnoli ... Jack Whitley
Grainne McDermott ... Ryan
Lexi Giovagnoli ... Blair
Chandler Parnell ... Hillary
Peggy Barnell ... Josie
Lunden De'Leon ... Tina Stephenson
Lilly Nelson ... Martha Whitley
Frederick Lamonte Gause ... Trevor
Ahmad Tyron Gause ... Tony
Steve Earnest ... Lou
Austin Querubin ... Frankie
Jeffrey M. Miller ... Mr. Banks
Deborah Rogers ... Ms. Rose
Julie Norman ... Woman at Pet Store
Matthew W. Croshaw ... Pet Store Manager
Charlie Vaughn ... Father in Park
Pete Lutz ... Crazy Driver
Kailey Mixer ... Jennifer
Terrance McAllister ... Bryce
Robert Bacon ... Dr. George
Malcolm Evans ... Terry
Jada Rae Evans ... Ill Child
Samuel Musgrove ... Scaredy Cat
Triza Cox ... Art's Daughter
Stacie H. Davis ... Joanna
Steven Evans ... Ill Child's Father
Kylie DeBari ... Ariel the Elf Girl
Vanesa Lavado ... Pet Store Patron
Bronte Cunningham ... Jackie the Elf Girl
Lowell Koch ... Elderly Husband
Tinia Legette ... Tasha the Elf Girl
Klay Baker ... Son in Park
Chuck Barrow ... Santa
Anthony Lester II ... Bryce's Son
Jeremy Jones ... Husband
Robert Henry ... Jack's Neighbor
Devita Knight ... Nun
Kelli Jackson ... Shelter Woman
Brenda Henderson ... Shelter Woman
Pat Koch ... Elderly Wife
Michaela Ryhal ... Misty the Elf Girl
Heather Evans ... Ill Child's Mother
Sybil Slinker ... Nun
Rebekah Jones ... Wife
Christina F. Davis ... Bryce's Wife
Jonathan D. Burns ... Bryce's Son

PLOT:

When a foster teenager, who can’t seem to stay out of trouble, is assigned to work at a no-kill animal shelter for his community service, he finds a sense of responsibility and real connection to the true spirit of Christmas for the first time in his life. The shelter’s owner finds that she can no longer afford to fund the shelter and the clock begins to tick to get all the dogs placed in loving homes before Christmas.


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The Movie NATIVITY! on UP-TV

MOVIE REVIEW

NATIVITY!

Network: UP

Original Air Date: November 29, 2014

CAST:

Martin Freeman ... Paul Maddens
Marc Wootton ... Mr. Poppy
Jason Watkins ... Gordon Shakespeare
Ashley Jensen ... Jennifer Lore
Pam Ferris ... Mrs. Bevan
Alan Carr ... The Critic
Ricky Tomlinson ... Mayor
Rosie Cavaliero ... Miss Rye
John Sessions ... Mr. Lore
Phyllis Logan ... Mrs. Lore
Clarke Peters ... Studio Boss
Geoffrey Hutchings ... Father Tom
Matt Rippy ... Harrison
Rhydian Jones ... Studio Receptionist
Selina Cadell ... Oakmoor Headmistress



PLOT:

This Christmas, primary school teacher Paul Maddens (Martin Freeman) is charged with producing the school's nativity play. Competing against the posh rival school for the honor of best reviewed show in town, the stakes are raised when Paul idly boasts that his ex-girlfriend Jennifer (Ashley Jensen), a Hollywood producer, is coming to see his show with a view to turning it into a film. The only trouble is they haven't spoken in years. With eccentric assistant Mr. Poppy (Marc Wootton) fueling his “little white lie,” Maddens suddenly finds himself a local celebrity and at the center of quarreling parents and over-excited children desperate in their bid for fame and fortune. Maddens' only hope is to get back in touch with Jennifer and lure her to town so that everybody's Christmas wishes come true.


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The Movie NATIVITY 2: Danger in the Manger! on UP-TV

MOVIE REVIEW

NATIVITY 2: Danger in the Manger!

Network: UP

Original Air Date: November 29, 2014

 

CAST:

David Tennant ... Donald / Roderick Peterson
Marc Wootton ... Mr. Poppy
Jason Watkins ... Gordon Shakespeare
Joanna Page ... Mrs. Peterson
Ian McNeice ... Mr. Peterson's Dad
Jessica Hynes ... Angel Matthews
Pam Ferris ... Mrs. Bevan
Rosie Cavaliero ... Miss Rye
Jake Rollins ... Rhys

 

PLOT:

This Christmas, the unforgettable pupils of St. Bernadette's have set their hearts on competing in the national choir contest, "A Song For Christmas." But with the headmistress not in favor of the plan, new class teacher Mr. Peterson, along with his expecting wife, has his hands full trying to curb the enthusiasm of the kids, not to mention Mr. Poppy.


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