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It's official! The newest "Christmas Waltz" will premiere on Great American Family THIS Christmas and will star Jen Lilley (Royally Wrapped for Christmas, USS Christmas) and Matthew Morrison (Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical Live!)
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See all of the details via
Great American Media's press release:
NEW YORK, NY – June 6, 2023 – Great American Family today announced the legacy of Michael and Janeen Damian’s beloved Christmas Waltz franchise is coming to Great American Christmas with the all-new Paris Christmas Waltz, starring Jen Lilley (B&B Merry, “Days of Our Lives”) and Emmy® and Golden Globe Award® nominee, Matthew Morrison (“Glee”). Shot on location in the world’s most romantic city, Paris Christmas Waltz, sweeps viewers into the magic of the city’s most iconic destinations and is already creating buzz as the year’s most anticipated holiday original movie. Great American Christmas returns October 21 with new holiday movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday and 24/7 Christmas movies through the end of the year.
Michael Damian and Janeen Damian have collaborated on 17 original movies, including the highest-rated holiday film of 2020, The Christmas Waltz. The prolific team has written all 17 films together with Michael Damian having directed all except two of the films, Falling for Christmas and Irish Wish, which Janeen Damian directed. The pair is also the auspices behind the Great American Christmas hit of 2021, A Hot Cocoa Christmas.
In Paris Christmas Waltz, Emma relinquishes her job so a colleague with a family will keep his. Contemplating life’s next steps, Emma meets a professional dancer, Leo whose love for competitive dancing is waning, until a once in a lifetime opportunity arises for the novice to join the pro and sweep all of Paris off its feet.
Paris Christmas Waltz is executive produced by Brad Krevoy, Amy Krell, Jimmy Townsend, and Lorenzo Nardini. Janeen Damian produces. Michael Damian directs from an original screenplay by Janeen Damian and Michael Damian. Brad Krevoy’s MPCA Films is the leading producer of holiday movies.
ABOUT GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY
Great American Family is America’s premiere destination for quality family-friendly programming, including original holiday movies, rom-coms and fan-favorite series that celebrate faith, family and country. Great American Family is home to year-round seasonal celebrations including Great American Christmas, the network’s signature franchise featuring holiday-themed movies and specials. Founded in 2021, Great American Family is part of the Great American Media portfolio of brands. Follow Great American Family on Twitter: @GAfamilyTV Facebook: @GAfamilytv Instagram: @gactv
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Pam Slay
Network Program Publicity
818.415.3784
pamslay@gacmedia.com
Mead Rust
469.663.7717
meadrust@gacmedia.com
THE LEGACY OF
MICHAEL AND JANEEN DAMIAN’S
CHRISTMAS WALTZ
COMES TO
GREAT AMERICAN CHRISTMAS
FROM THE WORLD’S
MOST ROMANTIC CITY,
PARIS CHRISTMAS WALTZ,
STARRING JEN LILLEY
AND MATTHEW MORRISON
NEW YORK, NY – June 6, 2023 – Great American Family today announced the legacy of Michael and Janeen Damian’s beloved Christmas Waltz franchise is coming to Great American Christmas with the all-new Paris Christmas Waltz, starring Jen Lilley (B&B Merry, “Days of Our Lives”) and Emmy® and Golden Globe Award® nominee, Matthew Morrison (“Glee”). Shot on location in the world’s most romantic city, Paris Christmas Waltz, sweeps viewers into the magic of the city’s most iconic destinations and is already creating buzz as the year’s most anticipated holiday original movie. Great American Christmas returns October 21 with new holiday movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday and 24/7 Christmas movies through the end of the year.
Michael Damian and Janeen Damian have collaborated on 17 original movies, including the highest-rated holiday film of 2020, The Christmas Waltz. The prolific team has written all 17 films together with Michael Damian having directed all except two of the films, Falling for Christmas and Irish Wish, which Janeen Damian directed. The pair is also the auspices behind the Great American Christmas hit of 2021, A Hot Cocoa Christmas.
In Paris Christmas Waltz, Emma relinquishes her job so a colleague with a family will keep his. Contemplating life’s next steps, Emma meets a professional dancer, Leo whose love for competitive dancing is waning, until a once in a lifetime opportunity arises for the novice to join the pro and sweep all of Paris off its feet.
Paris Christmas Waltz is executive produced by Brad Krevoy, Amy Krell, Jimmy Townsend, and Lorenzo Nardini. Janeen Damian produces. Michael Damian directs from an original screenplay by Janeen Damian and Michael Damian. Brad Krevoy’s MPCA Films is the leading producer of holiday movies.
ABOUT GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY
Great American Family is America’s premiere destination for quality family-friendly programming, including original holiday movies, rom-coms and fan-favorite series that celebrate faith, family and country. Great American Family is home to year-round seasonal celebrations including Great American Christmas, the network’s signature franchise featuring holiday-themed movies and specials. Founded in 2021, Great American Family is part of the Great American Media portfolio of brands. Follow Great American Family on Twitter: @GAfamilyTV Facebook: @GAfamilytv Instagram: @gactv
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Pam Slay
Network Program Publicity
818.415.3784
pamslay@gacmedia.com
Mead Rust
469.663.7717
meadrust@gacmedia.com
My Quick Take:
I'm so happy we finally have confirmation that Matthew Morrison is, indeed, Jen Lilley's opposite/love interest/dancing partner in Great American Family's "Paris Christmas Waltz!"
Matthew Morrison was my last guess, and I know many of you thought it was Matthew, too! Thank you to all who participated in trying to guess Jen Lilley's co-star. That was a lot of fun. Was Matthew your guess, too? Please share in comments below.
And now that they just began filming yesterday, I know we'll look forward to seeing this movie this Christmas season on Great American Family!
Have a Merry Day!
Net
I know I've already said this, but it's beyond amazing to see such a wonderful movie get a follow up movie on a network that will no doubt give it the love and decency it deserves!! -Maria
ReplyDeleteCouldn’t agree more, so exciting, and truly something to look forward to! Thanks again Net for always keeping us in the loop, and from a Christian perspective, you’re a blessing!
DeleteAnonymous, thank you so much! Your comment is such a blessing to me! :)
DeleteI would like to purchase the movie with Jen Lilly &. Matthew Morrison where can I purchase it because when I try buying it it’s featuring another actor & Actress .
DeleteUnfortunately, "A Paris Christmas Waltz" is not available officially on DVD, yet. IF it is released, most likely it won't be available until next year - Fall, 2024.
DeleteHowever, please know, Great American Family did NOT release any of their 2022 Christmas movies this year, so I'm not sure if there will be plans to release these current premieres either.
You may want to contact them and request they release their movies on DVD.
Merry Christmas! Net 🎄
My comment is extreme as A Paris Christmas Waltz is my favorite all-time movie and I am quite a movie buff!
DeleteI cannot wait!! I adore Jen Lilley!
ReplyDeleteJen Lilley’s IG - She’s doing warm up on the floor until someone helps to hand Jen up on the floor. Only see his body, not his face because his face was hidden yesterday.
ReplyDeleteI check Jen’s IG, nothing there & I checked GACTV IG, I notice Matthew Morrison is Jen’s co-star in Paris Christmas Waltz
Broadway Star
Actor
Soap Opera
Singer
Dancer
Never heard of him
DeleteNeither have I! I don't watch soap operas.
DeleteKitKat I never watch soap operas but I watched Sunset Beach was soap opera but it’s cancelled in December 1999
DeleteMatthew Morrison was in Glee from 2009–2015
This news makes me so happy. I’m a fan of anything Jen Lilley is in. Paula T
ReplyDeleteI'm very excited for this movie! And that I finally guessed the right co-star! :)
ReplyDeleteJennifer R, Yes!!! We finally got it!!! :)
DeleteI think that will be a fun memory always attached to this movie for us - and others - who guessed right too!
Exciting announcement.
ReplyDeleteMystery solved! Good catch for those that figured this out!
ReplyDeleteMisty
I still want to know Danicas co-star. Do you know who directed hers?
ReplyDeleteMisty
Misty, I'm curious about Danica's co-star too. I have a few hunches but nothing concrete yet.
DeleteThe director of her movie "Swing into Romance" is Bradley Walsh, who also directed...
"A Merry Christmas Wish" (Jill Wagner & Cameron Mathison),
"When Hope Calls" (Morgan Kohan, Jocelyn Hudon, Ryan-James Hatanaka, Greg Hovanessian, Wendy Crewson, Lori Loughlin),
"Toying with the Holidays" (Cindy Busby and Chad Michael Murray),
"My Secret Valentine" (Lacey Chabert and Andrew Walker),
"An Autumn Romance" (Jessica Lowndes and Chad Michael Murray)
and lots, lots more TV movies!
Hope this info helps! :)
Blessings, Net
Thanks! He keeps his Instagram private. So much harder to find out.
DeleteMisty
This really sounds great! Jen’s one of my all-time favorites.Has this already been filmed?
ReplyDeleteActually, many of the reports I noticed that went out this week made it sound like "Paris Christmas Waltz" has already been filmed, but in reality, they just started filming this week.
DeleteThis is awesome news for Great American Family! A movie like this will surely bring in more viewers to the channel.
ReplyDeleteOne more thing… I also guessed Matthew Morrison, eventually! At first I thought it was Derek Hough, who would’ve been great too.
ReplyDeleteParis Christmas Waltz
ReplyDeleteYesterday, on Jen Lilley’s IG Debbie Matenopoulos as Camille & Jen Lilley as Emma in Paris Christmas Waltz via video
Debbie Matenopoulos joins Jen Lilley & Matthew Morrison in Paris Christmas Waltz
Yes, it was delightful to see that Debbie will have a role in this movie. I shared some screen-grabs here:
Deletehttps://itsawonderfulmovie.blogspot.com/2023/06/behind-scenes-of-paris-christmas-waltz.html
I wonder if Dancing With the Stars makes cameos in Paris Christmas Waltz expects for Derek Hough & Pasha Pashkov whose danced with 2 ladies in Jem Lilley’s IG via video last few days ago
ReplyDeleteJen Lilley is a beautiful lady; inside and out. I love her movies and this should be another good one.
ReplyDeletekitkat, I agree 100%! I love the way Jen Lilley gives back to foster children and those in need. She has such a giving heart! ❤️
DeleteI love The Christmas Waltz with Lacey Chabert and Will Kemp. One of my favorite Hallmark movies. I cannot imagine the Paris Christmas Waltz can top that one. BTW, Hallmark has good 'christian' values, or put another way, good human/people values. I'm very happy that Lacey kept her loyalty to the Hallmark channel and stayed with them.
ReplyDeleteApart from the ending Christmas Waltz was magical and I can't imagine it being topped, however you can't prejudge so I will view Paris Christmas Waltz with an open mind and then we'll see! - Florence
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