Hello Friends! Hope you are having a great Summer day!
This weekend on TV: It's the last NEW Christmas in July premiere on the Hallmark Channel, where the story takes place in a Toy Store! It's gotta be the best place for a Christmas movie, next to the North Pole... don't you think? Plus, both Hallmark and GAC Family have excellent Christmas classics airing all weekend long!
UPtv, in the meantime, has an all new rom-com premiere starring Jocelyn Panton (Christmas Time Is Here) and Giles Panton (The Christmas Promise), who are married in real-life! It's always sweet, to me, to see real couples act together on screen, like Kayla Wallace and Kevin McGarry (Feeling Butterflies, My Grown-Up Christmas List) and Alexa and Carlos PenaVega (Picture Perfect Mysteries, Love at Sea, and the upcoming: Love in the Limelight).
See details on the new movies airing this weekend and more below...
Saturday, July 23, 2022:
Storyline: A toy store data analyst attempts to save hundreds of jobs right before Christmas to help keep the in-store experience alive.
premieres Saturday, July 23, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel
Saturday, July 23, 2022 and Sunday, July 24, 2022:
Christmas in July
continues all weekend long on
GAC Family
(Great American Family)
and the Hallmark Channel
This Weekend's *Christmas in July* Schedule...
Saturday, July 23, 2022:
Christmas Time is Here ... Great American Family ... 6 AM
The Christmas Swap ... Great American Family ... 8 AM
It's Christmas, Eve ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
Angel Falls Christmas ... Great American Family ... 10 AM
Christmas Waltz ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 AM
A Christmas Star ... Great American Family ... 12 PM
One Royal Holiday ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 PM
A Kindhearted Christmas ... Great American Family ... 2 PM
Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 PM
Joy for Christmas ... Great American Family ... 4 PM
'Tis the Season to be Merry ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM
A Christmas Miracle for Daisy ... Great American Family ... 6 PM
Christmas in Toyland ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM *NEW
Royally Wrapped for Christmas ... Great American Family ... 8 PM
Mrs. Miracle ... Great American Family ... 10 PM
12 Gifts of Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 10:01 PM
Sunday, July 24, 2022:
Call Me Mrs. Miracle ... Great American Family ... 12 AM
A Shoe Addict's Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 12:01 AM
Christmas Crush ... Great American Family ... 2 AM
Christmas CEO ... Hallmark Channel ... 2:01 AM
Christmas is You ... Great American Family ... 4 AM
Hope at Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 AM
A Christmas Miracle for Daisy ... Great American Family ... 6 AM
A Kiss Before Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM
Snowmance ... Great American Family ... 8 AM
A Christmas Carousel ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
The Great Christmas Switch ... Great American Family ... 10 AM
A Match Made at Christmas ... Great American Family ... 12 PM
Christmas Town ... Hallmark Channel ... 12 PM
Christmas Crush ... Great American Family ... 2 PM
On the Twelfth Day of Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 2 PM
Jingle Bell Princess ... Great American Family ... 4 PM
If I Only Had Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM
The Christmas Calendar ... Great American Family ... 6 PM *NEW Acquired Film
Christmas in Toyland ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
Merry Kissmas ... Great American Family ... 8 PM *NEW Acquired Film
A Lot Like Christmas ... Great American Family ... 10 PM
On the 12th Date of Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM
Monday, July 25, 2022:
Christmas Angel ... Great American Family ... 12 AM
A Cinderella Christmas ... Great American Family ... 2 AM
The Spruces and the Pines ... Great American Family ... 4 AM
🎄 See more of the Christmas in July Schedule - Here! 🎄
Saturday, July 23, 2022 and Sunday, July 24, 2022:
Kellie Martin stars in
Classic Mystery Marathons
See "Mystery Woman" All Day Saturday on Hallmark Drama.
See "Hailey Dean Mysteries" All Day Sunday on Hallmark Drama.
Storyline via UPtv: When Allie Ederling left her small town to move to San Francisco to pursue her dream of becoming a fashion designer, little did she imagine that the city had big plans for her… and for her heart!
premieres Sunday, July 24, 2022
at 7pm/6c. on UPtv
Have YOU VOTED for your favorite
CHRISTMAS MOVIES, yet?
The Christmas movie poll is the last poll in the It's a Wonderful Movie Awards and it ends on Monday, July 25th! So... get your vote in now before it ends! All of the movies are from the 2021 Christmas season from 5 different networks: GAC Family, the Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Lifetime and UPtv!
Whatever your plans, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! We are expecting possible storms and a heat index in the 100's! (Yikes!) So, needless to say, I'll probably be staying indoors mostly. I'm hoping to catch "Christmas in Toyland," and my DVR is set for "Love on Trend." Plus, I would love to see "The Christmas Calendar" on GAC Family. I'm so glad they obtained this movie... I just love the lead actress, Laura Bell Bundy! She is always a joy to watch - in all of her Christmas movies.
This last NEW Christmas in July premiere on Hallmark makes me think ahead even more now to the Christmas movies coming this October. It's fun to see little details on social media with various actors giving hints and on-the-set pics here and there. Both Andrew Walker and Tyler Hynes are filming new ones, and Candace Cameron Bure shared with her Instagram followers that she'll be working on her Christmas movie soon! There's a lot of exciting news ahead - so stay tuned!
Which movie or movies do you hope to see this Saturday and Sunday?
Please note: I haven't pre-screened the new movies listed above. If you'd like to post a review on whether a film is family-friendly, please share in comments below. Thank you!
If your weather is hot, too... stay cool and hydrated, friends, and have a blessed weekend!
Merry Christmas in July! Net 🎄
“From the rising of the sun to its going down
The Lord’s name is to be praised.”
~Psalm 113:3
*This beautiful scripture reminds us that we should keep our thoughts on The Lord continually throughout our day. As we keep our focus on Him, we will have a brighter outlook on the day and those around us.
I'll check out Christmas in Toyland.
ReplyDeleteBTW, there's 3 new aquired films coming to GAC Family next Saturday. :) -Maria
Maria, Hope you enjoy "Christmas in Toyland," too!
DeleteAlso, of the three movies GAC Family just obtained... Winter Wedding, It Happened One Valentine's, and Scents and Sensibility, I must say I've seen all three, and I like "Scents and Sensibility" best. If you haven't seen it, it's a fun modern take on Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility."
Net, I am most excited about Nick Bateman's movie. I think I will enjoy all 3 movies since it is GAC.
DeleteIs Christmas In Toyland family friendly?
kitkat, I'm not sure about Christmas in Toyland, yet, but I'm hoping!
DeleteI'm sure you will enjoy Winter Wedding next week. I saw it on UPtv in 2017, and I'm not recalling any content of concern.
I watched Scents & Sensibility, on YT, not on TV. It’s haven’t pick up by any networks
DeleteIt’s family friendly
Starring Ashley Williams, Brad Johnson, Marla Sokoloff & Nick Zano
After the family fortune of two sisters is frozen, they need a sweet-smelling plan to try to restore their wealth.
It’s version of Jane Austen’s Scenes & Sensibility
Scents and Sensibility actually aired on Lifetime many years ago. I looked up my old post on the movie and the premiere date on Lifetime was 10 Years Ago - on June 22, 2012! Wow! I had no idea it had been that long.
DeleteAnyway, it is a family-friendly movie, and I have a post for it, along with my review, here:
https://itsawonderfulmovie.blogspot.com/2012/07/scents-and-sensibility.html
I loved this movie!
DeleteIt looks like a nice lineup this weekend. I'm hoping both new movies are good.
ReplyDeleteAllie B, Me too! Happy watching! :)
DeleteIt's strange to see Hallmark Drama taking over the mystery movies and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is playing the rom-coms almost every weekend. What is seriously going on with this channel? It's all messed up. Where are the old mystery series we were watching? Why did they take those all away?
ReplyDeleteI think this a mystery many of us Sleuthers are finding difficult to solve. Could it be financial or ratings based? We know Mystery 101 pulled in great ratings, so that doesn't make sense not to keep it. Rumors are still going around that another movie may happen, and I'm still hoping, but not holding my breath.
DeleteI've seen many comments on Hallmark's social media platforms complaining about this and requesting more mysteries. They have to know the viewers feelings about this at this point. Some are even saying they will drop HMM in their cable packages if they don't pick up mystery movies again. Hopefully, Hallmark is listening.
Whatever the reason... we'll have to stay on the case and hunt for more clues!!!
I've been paying attention to the viewership numbers for both Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries this year. Out of the nine films Hallmark Movies & Mysteries has released so far, only three of them have received over a million viewers. These movies were 'Cut, Color, Murder' (1.2 million), 'Haunted by Murder: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery' (1.7 million), and 'Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate' (1.1 million). The rest of Hallmark Movies & Mysteries' offerings (non-mystery films) received a million viewers or less.
DeleteMeanwhile, on Hallmark Channel, twenty out of their twenty three released movies received viewership numbers of 2.5 million or less. That's about 90% of the 2022 premieres from Hallmark Channel so far. Hallmark Drama, on the other hand, has become a dumping ground for programming that Hallmark either can't or doesn't want to place on their streaming service, Hallmark Movies Now. With Hallmark Movies & Mysteries becoming more "dramatic", it defeats the original purpose of Hallmark Drama, which was intended to house Hallmark's older titles, including those from Hallmark Hall of Fame.
To answer Net's question, I think these decisions are financially based. Hallmark's viewership numbers are doing them no favors. But instead of figuring out how to bring those numbers up, Hallmark is slowly turning more emphasis toward Hallmark Movies Now. A lot of Hallmark's "classics", older titles, and even some Hallmark Hall of Fame films are hidden behind a pay wall, instead of receiving as many viewers as possible on one of Hallmark's three networks. Even 'Sue Thomas: F. B. Eye', a show that seems like a perfect fit for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, is on Hallmark Movies Now. If they really wanted to boost their network numbers while also promoting the streaming service, Hallmark should host a quarterly event where a handful of their older movies are aired in a week long marathon on either Hallmark Channel or Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Based on feedback from Net's readers, it seems like there is a strong desire to seek out Hallmark's older content.
Sally Silverscreen, I agree, their programming decisions at Hallmark often baffle me. Those ratings numbers for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries premieres are substantially lower than the Hallmark Channel. No wonder they only premiered 9 Christmas movies on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel last year, when the year before they had 17 new premieres.
DeleteI'm very curious how many Christmas movies they plan to premiere on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries this holiday season. It seems, they cut back on their Christmas in July programming this year, bumping it entirely to June. Plus, they have ended Hallmark Movies & Mysteries' weekly Christmas movie on Thursday nights. They are definitely sending a message by doing this. I personally think their main focus will be on making Christmas even bigger on the Hallmark Channel - to compete, not with other networks, necessarily, but their own ratings numbers from last year.
Thank you for sharing. It was nice to get your take on this, too! :)
Christmas in Toyland
ReplyDeleteA toy store data analyst hopes to save hundreds jobs during the Christmas season to keep the in-person experience of Shopping alive well
Watched Christmas in Toyland. So sweet and heartwarming.
ReplyDeletedenise
Denise, Thank you for sharing your thoughts on Christmas in Toyland! Good to hear how much you enjoyed it! :)
DeleteChristmas in Toyland is family friendly. Charlie Sawyer is a toy store Data Analyst at Big Treddy Bear Toy Company from Planning & Analysis Department who hopes to save hundreds of jobs during the Christmas season. Grant Levinston is a boss at Big Teddy Bear Toy Company. in Lincoln Tunnel, NJ. David is kinda a Christmas Grinch. The Corporate sends Charlie to New Jersey to toy store called; Big Teddy Toy Company. Grant reads a book A Magic Elf Dust by W.J. Levinston with a box of magic dust is kinda a green sprinkles: dark green sugar with a tiny scoop is a magical mythical mysterious magic dust to make wishes. Grant & Charlie are at his Grandpa’s Christmas store called; “Trinket Town”. Grant is a woodcarver to make Santa & Sally Claus prototype from Charlie’s sketch book. Charlie wants to be to design toys. Grant has a Sister named Isabel “Izzy” & his Niece named Emma. Charlie’s drawing toys from herb sketch book.
ReplyDeleteChristmas in Toyland is family friendly.
ReplyDeleteGrant Levinston & Charlotte “Charlie” Sawyer work at Big Bear Toy Company. Head Office sends Charlie to New Jersey. Grant reads The Magic Elf Dust by J.W. Levinston. A box of green Sweet Tooth Fairy Sanding Sugar is a pixie dust with a tiny scoop to make wishes come true. Grant’s Grandpa owns Christmas store called; Trinket Town. His Sister; Isabel “Izzy”, owns “The Blue Pale Dot store”. There’s 3 jars of magical mystical mysterious magic dust. Charlie remembers when she was young age she & her Mom went to Christmas Store in New Jersey if you pressed the button if rise up your eyes level like a Santa roller coaster. Charlie has her sketch book is just hobby when she’s drawings. Grant is a woodcarver to use Santa & Sally Claus from Charlie’s sketch book. Grant gives box to Charlie if he won’t remember from the sketch when Charlie sees Santa & Sally Claus prototype for Emma. Grant prepares his Grandpa’s Christmas Store called; “Trinket Town”. Trinket Town coming soon .
Anonymous, I appreciate you sharing with us! :)
DeleteI watched Christmas in Toyland, and I loved it! Cute, fun, clean, haven't enjoyed a Hallmark movie like this since The Wedding Veil trilogy. -Maria
ReplyDeleteMaria, Thank you for sharing this great review with us! Glad this movie brought a smile to your face. I thought it was bright, cheerful, and enjoyable, too! :)
DeleteI shared your review here:
https://itsawonderfulmovie.blogspot.com/2022/06/hallmarks-5-new-july-movies-including.html
Merry Kissmas was really good! -Maria
ReplyDeleteI agree Maria!
DeleteMaria and kitkat, Glad you both enjoyed Merry Kissmas! It's been awhile since I've seen it. I'll have to give it another try sometime. I do love Brant Daugherty! :)
DeleteAppreciate reviews on Christmas In Toyland! Now I can watch it. Thankful for this site!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the people who watch and let me know they are family friendly. When I watch on my own its like I'm looking around every corner for something objectionable and I just can't enjoy.
Deletekitkat and Keith, I'm grateful we share the same values. I totally understand how you feel... God bless you both!
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