Details below via UPtv.com:
UP is lighting up its annual Christmas festivities with 50 fun-filled days of cheery and fun holiday programming. This merry holiday offering features SEVEN premiere movies and a GilMORE the Merrier binge-a-thon. Hosted by Yanic Truesdale as his beloved character, Michel Gerard, the marathon features all seven seasons of Gilmore Girls from start to finish, 24 hours a day for 153 hours straight beginning Monday, November 20 at 10 AM ET and concluding Sunday, November 26 at 7 PM ET.
Christmas Calendar - starring Laura Bell Bundy and Brendon Zub |
UP’s ‘We Get Christmas’ holiday programming kicks off Sunday, November 5, with the premiere movie Second Chance Christmas.
Emphasizing holiday movies and memories, UP’s holiday season program highlights include the following UP Premiere Movies.
NEW MOVIE #1:
Second Chance Christmas (UP Premiere Movie) – Sunday, November 5 at 7 PM ET
When an accident causes a successful woman, Caroline, to lose her memory, her husband does everything in his power to keep her from remembering that they are total opposites and that their marriage is doomed. Now Jack is hoping for a second-chance, and a little Christmas magic, to help rekindle their relationship and fall in love all over again.
Starring: Tilky Jones (Nashville) and Katrina Begin (Boomtown)
See more details - here!
NEW MOVIE #2:
A Very Country Christmas (UP Premiere Movie) – Sunday, November 12 at 7 PM ET
A country music star leaves it all behind to get back to his roots and find his way back to what he really loves. What he doesn’t expect to find – is true love.
Starring: Greyston Holt (Somewhere Between), Bea Santos (The Girlfriend Experience), Michelle Morgan (Heartland) and country singer Deana Carter
See more details - here!
NEW MOVIE #3:
Christmas Calendar (UP Premiere Movie) – Sunday, November 19 at 7 PM ET
When Emily, a struggling baker in a small town, receives a handmade Christmas Calendar from a secret admirer, the local residents become obsessed with finding out the identity of the sender.
Starring: Laura Bell Bundy (Hart of Dixie), Brendon Zub (Who Killed JonBenet?) and Paloma Kwiatkowski (Bates Motel)
NEW MOVIE #4:
Christmas Solo (UP Premiere Movie) – Sunday, November 26 at 7 PM ET
Two single parents stumble into the possibility of love for Christmas, only to discover that their daughters are embroiled in a nasty rivalry at school. When the rivalry gets out of control, can hope and healing lead everyone to a peaceful and merry Christmas?
Starring: Kelli Williams (Army Wives) and Jonathan Scarfe (Van Helsing)
NEW MOVIE #5:
12 Days of Giving (UP Premiere Movie) – Sunday, December 3 at 7 PM ET
A man who wins a small fortune decides to share his winnings by acting as a Secret Santa to people in a small town.
Starring: Ashley Jones (The Bold and the Beautiful) and David Blue (Ugly Betty)
NEW MOVIE #6:
Christmas Princess (UP Premiere Movie) – Sunday, December 10 at 7 PM ET
The true story of Donaly Marquez who, through a childhood of neglect and abuse, achieved her dream of becoming a rose bowl princess. An inspirational story of resilience, strength and finding a family to call your own.
Starring: Rosa Blasi (Strong Medicine), Nicole Munoz (Defiance) and Zak Santiago (Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency)
NEW MOVIE #7:
Winter Wedding (UP Premiere Movie) – Monday, December 25 at 7 p.m. ET
(previously known as "Wedding Wonderland")
When Hallie and Lucas get engaged, they quickly begin planning the tropical beach wedding of their dreams. But the happy couple starts to get caught in family drama when both sets of parents can’t seem to agree on anything. Adding to the turmoil, their destination is completely booked and the next available spot is over a year away. Not wanting to wait, they decide to have their ceremony at Lucas’ mountain lodge in the snow. Their love is tested when the stress of keeping everyone happy gets to be too much.
Starring: Andrea Bowen (Desperate Housewives) and Susan Walters (The Vampire Diaries, The Young and the Restless)
My *Quick* Take:
Yay! SEVEN more NEW Christmas Movies to add to our must-watch list! (Please know - I have not previously viewed these films; always check ratings before viewing with your family.)
I am delighted to see Laura Bell Bundy return for a new UP Christmas movie this year! She was absolutely adorable in UP's "Season's Greetings" last year! (however, "Season's Greetings" does have two instances of language- so, please beware of that! Minus that, I loved it!) And, I sure hope I enjoy her new one, too! It looks like fun and with a bakery theme... delicious! Also stars Brendon Zub, who you may recognize as a co-star from Hallmark's "Hearts of Christmas" or "Sleigh Bells Ring," etc...!
Fans of the drama series "Ties that Bind" will be so happy to see Kelli Williams and Jonathan Scarfe star in "Christmas Solo" together. They are also familiar to Hallmark fans - Kellie having starred in "A Boyfriend for Christmas" and Jonathan Scarfe "Angel of Christmas"!
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered" fans are sure to recognize Ramon, actor Zak Santiago, in "Christmas Princess"! Plus, Greyston Holt from "The Christmas Secret" and more!!!
I hope we will all enjoy what's coming UP - on UP - this Christmas!!!
Blessings!!! Net