🎄🌟 Merry CHRISTmas, It's a Wonderful Movie Friends and Family 2023! 🌟🎄 My Christmas Card to You -->

Just like the pureness of freshly fallen snow, 

on that first Christmas LOVE came down 

in the form of a newborn baby, 

and was called JESUS! 

And with that Priceless Gift 

came the promise 

of Eternal Life with Him!

🌟 Merry Christmas! 🌟

Oh, what a wonderful Christmas Season this has been at *It's a Wonderful Movie* once again!

I hope many of you have enjoyed the friendships you've made here and all the numerous movie reviews, too, whether it be of inspiring new Christmas movies, Christmas comedies, or rom-coms throughout the year!

I'm so glad to know each of you! I consider you all to be dear members of this It's a Wonderful Movie family! It truly blesses my heart the way you all share with, pray for, and encourage one another! Thank you all, my dear friends!

As Christmas Day draws near... may our hearts continue to prepare Him room and our homes radiate His love and light!


This is my Christmas Card to you, plus (see below) the last (yes, the very last) of the NEW Christmas movie premieres...


Please turn up your volume and hit the play button to watch this special video. This beautiful song, A Hallelujah Christmas by Cloverton, has especially touched me and my family this Christmas; I just had to share it with you. The lyrics are revised from the original rendition in such an amazing, moving way that tells the Christ Child's birth.



I pray this Christmas song also blesses you!

🎄 TV Premieres for Christmas Week: 🎄

Thursday, December 21, 2023:

Miracle in Bethlehem, PA

Synopsis: A new DaySpring movie. Successful and fiercely independent, Mary Ann Brubeck (Vandervoort) adopts a baby girl to raise on her own just before Christmas. Due to weather, she and the baby get stuck in Bethlehem, PA for the holidays. When there is no room at the inn, her only option is to stay with the innkeeper's brother Joe (Ayres), a quintessential bachelor who lives in a house that he treats like a barn. As Mary Ann learns the value of community by spending time with Joe's family and participating in the local church's Christmas events, Joe starts getting his act together with new motivation…and the two begin to see each other in a new light.

Miracle in Bethlehem, PA

Premieres Thursday, December 21, 2023

at 8pm/7c. on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

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Thursday, December 21, 2023:

The Christmas Break

Synopsis: When couple Jack (Justin Long) and Caroline (India Mullen) travel to Caroline's native Ireland for Christmas, they find themselves at a crossroads in their marriage: Jack is ready for kids, and Caroline isn't. Will spending Christmas with Caroline's big Irish family make them realize they're ready for a family of their own? Or will it scare them away from the idea of having kids altogether?

The Christmas Break

Premieres Thursday, December 21, 2023

at 8pm/7c. on FOX

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Saturday, December 23, 2023:

A Royal Christmas Holiday

Synopsis: In search of her big break, a reporter (Underwood) arranges a Christmas interview with a European Prince (Stoddard) visiting the States. Will the reporter’s big story become her love story?

A Royal Christmas Holiday

Premieres Saturday, December 23, 2023

at 8pm/7c. on Great American Family

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Saturday, December 23, 2023:

Mom’s Christmas Boyfriend

Synopsis: Precocious 10-year-old Lily Morgan (Ai Barrett) enters a writing contest about her Christmas wish. She wishes that her single mother, Emma (Jeananne Goossen), finds love and a father for Lily whom Emma adopted as an infant in China. After winning the contest, will Lily’s wish come true?

Mom’s Christmas Boyfriend

Premieres Saturday, December 23, 2023

at 8pm/7c. on Lifetime

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Sunday, December 24, 2023:

A Christmas Letter

Synopsis: A Christmas Letter is a modern love story meets epic adventure that ultimately brings a family together, with an uplifting, feel-good look at how the spirit of the holidays – and help from some pro hockey players – can unite a community and new-found friendships. This is a tale of how love, compassion, and a little Christmas sparkle can bring us together when we need it the most.

A Christmas Letter

Premieres Sunday, December 24, 2023

at 7pm/6c. on UPtv

*This is the cable movie premiere of this movie from Incendo; it is also available to view via streaming sources, including UP Faith & Family.


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🎄 Notable Christmas Programming: 🎄




🎄 NBC:

Friday, December 22nd:
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors

Sunday, December 24th:
It's a Wonderful Life


🎄 E! Network:

Binge Watch All Day...

Monday, December 25th:
It's a Wonderful Life

🎄 ABC:

Friday, December 22nd:
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

Sunday, December 24th:
Home Alone

🎄 CBS:

Friday, December 22nd:
The 25th Annual A Home for the Holidays
Fit For Christmas (2022 movie)

🎄 Hallmark Channel:

Enjoy special airings of Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel:

Saturday, December 23rd:
Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas - 6pm
Mystery on Mistletoe Lane - 8pm

Sunday, December 24th:
A Veteran's Christmas - 6pm
My Christmas Guide - 8pm

*Note: 2 more Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Christmas movies will air on the Hallmark Channel before the year ends...

Saturday, December 30th:
*New Years Eve - Eve!*
Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas - 6pm
Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas - 8pm


🎄 Hallmark Drama:

Monday, December 25th:
One Christmas Eve
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Love Always, Santa
Window Wonderland
Angels and Ornaments
and more!

🎄 TBS:

Friday, December 22nd:
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (cartoon)

Sunday, December 24th & Monday, December 25th:
A Christmas Story (movie marathon)


🎄 TNT:

Sunday, December 24th & Monday, December 25th:
A Christmas Story (movie marathon)

Monday, December 25th:
A Christmas Story Christmas (2022)


🎄 INSP:

Sunday, December 24th:
Christmas in the Rockies


🎄 UPtv:

Among UPtv's Christmas movie marathon this weekend, see encore showings of these two Christmas musical programs...

Sunday, December 24th:
Home for the Holidays: A Christmas Homecoming
Josh Turner: King Size Manger

🎄 Great American Family:

Christmas Eve Schedule:
(all times below in Eastern Standard Time)

🌟GENTRI's "Finding Christmas" - 2pm
🌟A Silent Night at Museum of the Bible - 3pm
🌟Nativity - The Art of Maltese Crib-Making - 4pm
🌟Yule Log marathon on Christmas Eve - 5pm-12am

Christmas Day Schedule:

🌟Yule Log marathon on Christmas Day - 12am-12pm
🌟Christmas Movie Countdown on Christmas Day - beginning at 12 noon


🎄 Freeform:

Friday through Monday:

See encore airings of...
Home Alone
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause 2
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Frosty the Snowman
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
and more!


🎄 BYU:

Friday through Monday:

See encore airings of...
Christmas Jars
Christmas Oranges
A Very Corgi Christmas
Shoelaces for Christmas
and more!




🎄 TCM:

See beloved classics Friday through Monday:
The Shop Around the Corner
In the Good Old Summertime
Love Finds Andy Hardy
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Meet Me in St. Louis
Christmas in Connecticut
Holiday Affair (1949)
A Christmas Carol (1938)
and more!

🎄 AMC:

See encore airings of...
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
White Christmas
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (PG-13)
Christmas with the Kranks
The Polar Express
The Year Without a Santa Claus
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
and more!


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I love this image of the Carolers singing around this lovely Christmas tree; it makes me think of sweet memories of Christmas tree lightings and the Dickens Christmas carolers I've seen. I can just imagine the carolers singing... O Come Let Us Adore Him!

I hope it brings to mind wonderful memories for you, too!

This year, it has been a blessing to see how the true meaning of Christmas and faith has been incorporated more meaningfully in more Christmas films. I hope this is a trend that continues; I'm beyond grateful Great American Family is embracing more and more of this in their programming and movies.

Be sure to stay tuned for more news on TV Movies and Christmas Movies throughout the Year in 2024!

Thank You to ALL of my dear friends and loyal blog followers who visit regularly and share uplifting comments and movie reviews here with us! I appreciate each and every single one of you! And even though we may be miles apart, I feel with our shared values and faith in The Lord, we are close in heart!

God Bless Us, Everyone!

From my home to yours...

Merry Christmas to You All!

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🌟 SHINING HIS LIGHT: 🌟

(click here for a printable version)

Luke 2:8-14

8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

🎄 Merry Christmas! 🎄