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Check out details below - of all the new Christmas movies premiering this weekend on TV…
Saturday, December 14, 2019:
Brittany Bristow and Matt Cohen combine their family holiday traditions in...
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Storyline via Hallmark: When Brooke is dumped right before Christmas, she enlists the help of actor Joel to play the role of her boyfriend for the holidays. Brooke had described her ex-boyfriend as “Mr. Christmas” to her family and worries about keeping up the ruse when she discovers Joel is Jewish and has never celebrated the holiday. Fortunately, her family is eager to... click here to read more...
See the premiere of Holiday Date
Saturday, December 14, 2019
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel
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Come along with Kellie Martin and Colin Ferguson on the ranch in...
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Storyline via Hallmark: As Christmas approaches, Sara, a Los Angeles-based financial advisor and single mom, is sent to a small Montana town to help save a financially struggling cattle ranch. There, she meets Travis, the handsome owner of the troubled ranch now facing its last Christmas. Before long, Sara’s ambitious efforts to generate revenue clash with Travis’ laid-back business approach. When she unexpectedly starts to... click here to read more...
See the premiere of Christmas in Montana
Saturday, December 14, 2019
at 9pm/8c. on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
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Will love from the past return once again for Emily Rose and Corey Sevier in...
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Storyline via Lifetime: As the Christmas party for a book publishing company approaches, editor Maggie volunteers to help her boss Amanda find a date. Matchmaking is a bit of a hobby for Maggie, but she is thrown off her game when Jaxson, her old boyfriend from her college years, shows up at her work—as a newly signed, successful author. Maggie would love to... click here to read more...
See the premiere of Matchmaker Christmas
Saturday, December 14, 2019
at 6pm/5c. on Lifetime
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Will friendship hit the right note in...
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Storyline via Lifetime: Clio befriends Fred, a homeless former jazz singer down on his luck. They form a special bond over music, and Clio, having just lost her own father, helps Fred reconnect with his own daughter, just in time for Christmas.
See the premiere of A Christmas Winter Song
Saturday, December 14, 2019
at 8pm/7c. on Lifetime
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It's a Vienna holiday adventure in...
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Storyline via ION: After a surprising breakup at home in Chicago, Amy decides that a change of scenery will do her well and impulsively decides to spend the holidays with her brother in Vienna. After taking ballroom dancing lessons with her dashing European dance partner, Lukas, Amy scores an invitation to dance competitively in the city’s biggest holiday ball, and also another shot at love.
See the premiere of Best Christmas Ball Ever!
Saturday, December 14, 2019
at 7pm/6c. on ION
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Sunday, December 15, 2019:
Get ready to be snowed in with UPtv's...
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Storyline via UP: A marketing executive is invited by her charming and handsome boss to pitch a major project to prospective clients at a posh resort and the two get snowed in together before any of the other guests can arrive. Now, with the hotel to themselves, a fairytale snowscape outside and sparks flying inside, they find that being alone together is all the Christmas magic they need.
See the premiere of Snowbound for Christmas
Sunday, December 15, 2019
at 7pm/6c. on UPtv
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A tale as old as time...
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Storyline via ION: Ginger Holiday, a peppy Christmas influencer, is convinced by her agent to fake a holiday romance with viral bad boy Beau Bradley to gain more followers. Ginger and Beau initially can't stand each other, but as they spend more time together they realize the feelings they had to fake at first might just be turning into something heartfelt.
*Please Note: I want to caution you... this movie appears to not be family friendly. See details - here.
Sunday, December 15, 2019
at 7pm/6c. on ION
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More... Sunday, December 15, 2019:
It's a royal holiday in...
Storyline via Hallmark: While doing her job to deliver the most magical Christmas ever to a royal couple, Lauren finds herself falling for their son who soon shares her love of everything Christmas.
See the premiere of A Cheerful Christmas
Sunday, December 15, 2019
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel
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Jessica Lowndes stars in the Lifetime movie...
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Storyline via Lifetime: Mia is a window dresser in a big city department store, living and breathing Christmas for months to get the store ready for the holidays. But now that the season is actually near, she's a little burned out on holly, sugarplums and Santas of all shapes and sizes. All she wants is a tropical beach getaway with her sister Sara. But, plans change when... click here to read more...
See the premiere of Rediscovering Christmas
Sunday, December 15, 2019
at 8pm/7c. on Lifetime
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Will miracles occur for Jen Lilley and Carlos Marks in...
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Storyline via Hallmark: Chloe, still upset with Ryan, who took her dream job in New York years ago, is fuming he’s back in Angel Falls consulting at her publishing company. Going to the bookstore to distract herself, she finds Memories of Christmas, left for her by an “angelic” gentleman. Coincidentally, Ryan just... click here to read more...
See the premiere of Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday
Sunday, December 15, 2019
at 9pm/8c. on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
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TV SPECIAL:
White House Christmas 2019
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-Hosts Maureen McCormick and Alison Victoria give an inside look at decorating the White House for Christmas, from celebrating children in the Red Room to honoring the military in the East Landing.
See the White House Christmas 2019 Special
Sunday, December 15, 2019
at 5pm/4c. on HGTV
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*Please Note: I have not previewed all of the movies above; therefore, I don't know, yet, if they will all be family friendly. Please be sure to check ratings and use your own discretion when watching. And if you see any content of concern, please share in comments below.
May you enjoy this Christmas weekend, everyone – and many new and old Christmas movies!
My family and I will be visiting Santa on Saturday... I always can’t wait to see the children on Santa’s lap! Oh, what a fun, precious time it is each year! I’m so glad Jolly Ole St. Nick could take a little time off from the North Pole to visit our area for a bit before Christmas!!!
I can hardly believe there are only 2 weekends left before Christmas now! Gotta pack in lots more activities… just a little more shopping, more baking, and lots of wrapping!!!
I hope to squeeze in a few new Christmas movies, too – and record the rest! Must see, for me – is Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday, Christmas in Montana, Snowbound for Christmas, and Holiday Date! Happy Christmas Movie watching!!!
Joyous Christmas Blessings to You All! Net
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"Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!"
~2 Corinthians 9:15
Maybe that’s why any diversion from the usual — say, sprinkling some Hanukkah into the mix — seems to bring such disastrous results.
ReplyDeleteHallmark, under increased scrutiny for its noticeable lack of diverse stars, is somewhat widening its offerings this season beyond all-Christmas, all-the-time: “Holiday Date” (premiering Saturday) and “Double Holiday” (due Dec. 21) each have their very own Nice Jewish Lead for the Not Jewish Other Lead to fall in love with. Lifetime, too, joined in this month with “Mistletoe & Menorahs.”
But these aren’t exactly Hanukkah movies — not entirely, anyway. In the Hallmark-Lifetime Cinematic Universe, Hanukkah and the characters who celebrate it exist only in relation to Christmas. The Jewish holiday serves as more of a plot point than a charming, wintry aesthetic.
Take Christy, the shiksa protagonist of “Mistletoe & Menorahs,” who in eight days — naturally — must become a Hanukkah expert to impress a Jewish prospective client and land an account. (That’s part of the formula, too: There’s usually some sort of account that needs landing.) Learning new traditions from her very cute, very Jewish counterpart is just another box to check so Christy can reach her goals and find love.
Due to their programming choices this year, I definitely will not be watching any of the offerings on Lifetime. It's unfortunate because I had quite a few of the new Lifetime Christmas movies on my DVR ready to be watched and I decided to delete them all without watching them.
ReplyDeleteIn our house, gathering around the TV to watch Christmas movies is a family affair. It's fortunate that we didn't see the Zola commercial featuring a lesbian kiss that aired recently on the Hallmark channel but I am very glad that Hallmark listened to their viewers, and decided not to re-air that commercial thus ending their partnership with Zola. Well done, Hallmark! Thank you!
Hello Susan! I know just how you feel. This years offerings from Lifetime have been a big disappointment to me and my family, as well. A few of them have been okay, but it's hard to know which ones we can trust any more.
DeleteI wouldn't have been as surprised if Lifetime had done this sort of programming the rest of the year, but to do this at Christmastime, is an even bigger slap in the face to those of us of faith who celebrate Christmas as a Holy season.
I think we are going to do have to be on guard from now on, on all channels that we watch. I, too, was glad to see Hallmark remove that Zola commercial, but I know they are feeling pressure from all sides on this. It's going to be a fierce battle for our religious and moral values.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and heart here with us!
God's Blessings & Merry Christmas to You and Your Family!!! Net
Apparently, I spoke too soon...
DeleteThe Hallmark Channel is apologizing and reversing course after it had pulled four commercials for the wedding planning website Zola that featured a same-sex couple kissing during their marriage ceremony, saying Sunday night that it hopes to reinstate the ads.
Hallmark CEO Mike Perry said in a statement:
“Earlier this week, a decision was made at Crown Media Family Networks to remove commercials featuring a same-sex couple. The Crown Media team has been agonizing over this decision as we’ve seen the hurt it has unintentionally caused. Said simply, they believe this was the wrong decision. Our mission is rooted in helping all people connect, celebrate traditions, and be inspired to capture meaningful moments in their lives. Anything that detracts for this purpose is not who we are. As the CEO of Hallmark, I am sorry for the hurt and disappointment this has caused.
Hallmark is, and always has been, committed to diversity and inclusion – both in our workplace as well as the products and experiences we create. It is never Hallmark’s intention to be divisive or generate controversy. We are an inclusive company and have a track record to prove it. We have LGBTQ greeting cards and feature LGBTQ couples in commercials. We have been recognized as one of the Human Rights Campaigns Best Places to Work, and as one of Forbes America’s Best Employers for Diversity. We have been a progressive pioneer on television for decades – telling wide ranging stories that elevate the human spirit such as August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson and Colm Tóibín’s The Blackwater Lightship, both of which highlight the importance of tolerance and understanding.
Hallmark will be working with GLAAD to better represent the LGBTQ community across our portfolio of brands. The Hallmark Channel will be reaching out to Zola to reestablish our partnership and reinstate the commercials.
Across our brand, we will continue to look for ways to be more inclusive and celebrate our differences.”
Ugh. It's getting harder and harder to navigate these waters!
DeleteI've started taping everything on the dvr so that way I can fast forward through all the commercials and hit delete when necessary. But I'm sorely tempted to just delete ALL the Christmas movies on principle and go back to reading good books!
Here's hoping the BYU or Inspirational channels will see that there's a market for sweet, family-friendly, romance movies and will step up their game so that Christian and faith-based viewers will have another place to tune in!! I'd actually pay more just to have a special channel like that.
Thank you to Net and other viewers who post comments on here to help the rest of us with our viewing decisions. It's similar to reading book reviews by all my Christian friends on GoodReads.
~~Jane
This decision is unfortunate. But if we look, Hallmark has already appeared with a gay couple in a movie. In "Road to Christmas", one of Julia Wise's son, David, was dating another man and owns a shop with his boyfriend / partner. It was explicit, but no one talked about being in a Christmas movie... and now... this... so sad...
DeleteJane, I agree wholeheartedly with your post. Personally, I am truly saddened by Hallmark's decision to reinstate the same sex commercial. This can only mean future shows and movies pushing this agenda down our throats, as well.
DeleteIn the future, I will no longer support any of Hallmark's products, including ornaments, greeting cards or movies. I will stick to the old tried and true family Hallmark movies on my dvr, such as "The Christmas Card" and "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year". I'm also going to start focusing more on old black and white movies on TMC. I, too, have also found myself longing for the old days where I did more reading.
The world wants us to conform to what they try and force us to believe is "normal", but the Bible says "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil". I will not allow The Hallmark channel to tell me that what my God says is a sin, is now "normal" and accepted. What a sad time we live in.
Susan, Jane, Rosana, and Lisa...
DeleteThank you all for sharing your view on this situation. I'm grateful to know you all are standing on your moral and religious principles, in spite of what the world says.
It is a sad time, as you said, Lisa, but I'm so glad we are able to band together through this. I pray there will still be good programing on TV for our families to watch, but I do feel like some of the pure innocent joy of them has been taken from us.
I'm grateful for all of your support and feedback here. It truly means so much to me!
God bless you & yours! Merry Christmas! Net
Holiday Date
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The ION holiday film Best Christmas Ball Ever! will debut tonight, December 14.
ReplyDeleteAfter a surprising breakup at home in Chicago, Amy (Elisabeth Harnois from CSI) decides that a change of scenery will do her well and impulsively decides to spend the holidays with her brother in Vienna.
After taking ballroom dancing lessons with her dashing European dance partner, Lukas (German-born actor Christian Oliver, who will be seen in next year’s Amazon streaming series Hunters), Amy scores an invitation to dance competitively in the city’s biggest holiday ball, and also another shot at love.
Best Christmas Ball Ever will debut on ION at 7//6c.
You can visit ION to see a trailer for the movie.
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Net I agree with your blog 100%. It's too bad that Hallmark has chosen to bend their knee to this organization. I don't think they are the ones who have supported Hallmark all these years. Yes there has been the occasional movie that had this lifestyle in it but we were able to change the channel. And for the most part Hallmark has been a safe place for family viewing, Until now. I am very disappointed for their decision as I think they may have alienated a large portion on their viewers. Hallmark has been one of the few channels we watch regularly. We don't watch the main networks except for an occasional sports program. Haven't decided whether to not watch Hallmark at all or what. Maybe if we had enough of us boycott Hallmark they would see who their viewing public is. Not sure enough people would take that stand. Hallmark chose to bow to the wrong God. RG
ReplyDeleteHallmark Ceo has apologized to the LGBTQ community for the hurt they have caused them. What about all the faithful viewers who have watched for years? I guess our feelings don't matter. I still think if enough of us boycotted Hallmark they would see who their viewing audience is. RG
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