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Happy Weekend, Friends! I hope you all are soaking in the month of December, thus far, and all the joys of the Christmas season!
I've got more NEW Christmas movies for you to add to your LIST this weekend... with Jill Wagner, Trevor Donovan, Lacey Chabert, Andrew Walker, Ashley Newbrough, Daniel Lissing, and more!
This weekend’s lineup has it all... whether you're longing to visit a cozy Christmas inn, explore the halls of a centuries-old English castle, unravel a holiday mystery, dream about mistletoe kisses, or soak in some delightful Christmas magic!
With festive premieres on Great American Family, Hallmark Channel, Lifetime, and UPtv, plus special tree lightings and joyful musical performances, you’re sure to find the perfect way to celebrate the season!
See what's new this weekend...
Friday, December 5, 2025:
The ceremony will include performances by The Beach Boys, Jillian Cardarelli, Alana Springsteen, Brett Young, Gabby Barrett, Jon Pardi, and Warren Zeiders, with Gabby Barrett and Matthew West serving as co-hosts. The evening’s performances will be led by Music Director Tariqh Akoni, backed by The United States Navy Band Commodores.
Here's a quick preview of the event from Great American Media:
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Airs Friday, December 5, 2025
at 8pm/7c on Great American Family
Friday, December 5, 2025:
Storyline: Andi Kelton (Erin Agostino) receives a lucky sleigh bell from a handsome stranger at a New Year's party, only to pass it on. Years later, now a lawyer, Andi wins a radio contest where the host, Jake (Romaine Waite), turns the story of the sleigh bell and stranger into a segment, as listeners help track down her mystery man before Christmas.
Premieres Friday, December 5, 2025
at 8pm/7c on Lifetime
Friday, December 5, 2025:
Storyline: Newly single at Christmas, Veronica Cearley (Ashley Newbrough) finds unexpected comfort in The X-Mas Club—a festive group of food lovers who cook, give back, and celebrate the season solo. But when sparks fly with the club’s warm-hearted founder, Cullen Murdock (Franco Lo Presti), she realizes that the best part of Christmas might not be the food or the traditions—but the people who feel like home.
Premieres Friday, December 5, 2025
at 10pm/9c on Lifetime
Saturday, December 6, 2025:
Storyline: "When a devoted café owner (Wagner) returns home to help her family host the town's cherished Yuletide Potluck, she unexpectedly reunites with the man from a disastrous blind date 20 years ago — a military engineer (Donovan) — only to discover that Christmas may serve them both with a second chance at love."
Premieres Saturday, December 6, 2025
at 8pm/7c on Great American Family
Saturday, December 6, 2025:
Storyline: "Falling on Santa's Naughty or Nice list used to be a call made by Santa and his elves. But with the number of kids worldwide skyrocketing, Santa has outsourced the job to the Naughty or Nice Group, a consulting firm that has cornered the market on determining a child's niceness thanks to an airtight formula. As a top inspector with the group, it's Isabel's (Chabert) job to make the tough calls by assessing the children on her list and assigning a verdict. When she is tasked with evaluating a mischievous 11-year-old Charlie Duncan, she expects a routine case. But things get complicated when Isabel unexpectedly falls for Charlie's widowed father, Jason (Walker), and begins to question the rigid rules of her job. As Christmas approaches, Isabel must choose between following the holiday algorithm or following her heart."
Premieres Saturday, December 6, 2025
at 8pm/7c on the Hallmark Channel
Saturday, December 6, 2025:
Hallmark Christmas Experience:
A Hometown Holiday
Filmed during the first weekend of the event, the Hallmark Christmas Experience is a holiday event in Kansas City, Missouri, featuring a Christmas market, tree lightings, and various activities.
There will also be a special announcement during this show from Lacey Chabert!
Hallmark Christmas Experience:
A Hometown Holiday
Airs Saturday, December 6, 2025
at 10:01pm/9:01c on the Hallmark Channel
Saturday, December 6, 2025:
Storyline: Zoe (Naika Toussaint), a Bay Area tech exec, returns to Chicago to visit her grandmother Agnes (Loretta Devine), who’s traded old traditions for bold new adventures—including canceling the cherished holiday party her late husband started. Missing the festive warmth of her childhood, Zoe teams up with her charming childhood crush, Jace (Jaime M. Callica), and their 5th Floor neighbors to revive the celebration. As sparks fly between Zoe and Jace, a last-minute cancellation threatens the fun, but Agnes steps up. Together, the building rallies for a joyful Christmas Eve—showing that holiday spirit, new memories, and maybe even new love are made by those bold enough to keep traditions alive.
Premieres Saturday, December 6, 2025
at 8pm/7c on Lifetime
Saturday, December 6, 2025:
Premieres Saturday, December 6, 2025
at 10pm/9c on Lifetime
Sunday, December 7, 2025:
Storyline: Vera Vexley is the editor of the Metropolitan Ledger’s puzzle section, and a part-time consulting detective for the local sheriff’s office. This year, she has been invited to spend the holidays with family friends, the Sterlings, a wealthy family who appears to be hiding enough secrets to stuff a sleigh. Vera soon finds herself helming a murder investigation when someone is found dead on Christmas morning, putting her at odds with the quick-tempered and distraught family members. Can Vera find the culprit before the holidays turn even more deadly?
Premieres Sunday, December 7, 2025
at 7pm/6c on UPtv
Sunday, December 7, 2025:
Storyline: When Alice, a spirited East Coast cooking show influencer, journeys to a centuries-old English castle to honor a WWII nurse by laying her remains in the castle gardens, she finds herself swept into the castle's holiday magic—and the unexpected warmth of it charming proprietor.
Premieres Sunday, December 7, 2025
at 8pm/7c on Great American Family
Sunday, December 7, 2025:
Storyline: "For Nell Duke (Fonseca), nothing is worse than being single at Christmastime because everywhere she looks, couples are kissing under the mistletoe. After her family cancels holiday plans at the last minute, Nell decides to spend the week of Christmas having fun on her own! When she crosses paths with her neighbor Cooper (Lissing), a financial analyst who prides himself on being happily unattached, he notices Nell struggling with being alone and decides to share tips on how to keep the holidays festive. Cooper inspires Nell to challenge her insecurities and find happiness in being on her own. In turn, Nell helps Cooper realize he's missing out on real connection. In the fun partnership that forms, the friendly singles' Christmas together starts to feel like something more. Their special connection falls apart when Nell finds out Cooper only offered to help because he felt sorry Nell had to spend the holidays alone. To make Christmas truly magical this year, Cooper must show real growth of character while Nell finds her own strength in being single during the holidays. Inspired by the song 'Single on the 25th' by Lauren Spencer Smith."
Premieres Sunday, December 7, 2025
at 8pm/7c on the Hallmark Channel
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Hopefully, you'll be able to watch many of the new and some classic Christmas movies, too!
The series, Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas, starring Mae Whitman, Julian Morris, Jane Seymour and Mary McDonnell, also begins Friday night. Not sure if it will be family-friendly.
Please note: I haven’t pre-screened the NEW movies mentioned above, so if you watch and would like to share your thoughts, please stop back by and leave a review in the comments. I always love hearing what you think.
Special Links:
Visit the *Christmas TV Schedule* for the dates and times of NEW Christmas movies.
You can find the 2025 Christmas Movie Review post *here*.
And you'll find the Christmas Movie List by network *here*.
The series, Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas, starring Mae Whitman, Julian Morris, Jane Seymour and Mary McDonnell, also begins Friday night. Not sure if it will be family-friendly.
Please note: I haven’t pre-screened the NEW movies mentioned above, so if you watch and would like to share your thoughts, please stop back by and leave a review in the comments. I always love hearing what you think.
Special Links:
Visit the *Christmas TV Schedule* for the dates and times of NEW Christmas movies.
You can find the 2025 Christmas Movie Review post *here*.
And you'll find the Christmas Movie List by network *here*.
Joyous Christmas Blessings,
Net🌟
SHINING HIS LIGHT
"...the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” "
~Luke 1:30-33
If anyone doesn't have cable or wants a free, simple, commercial free way to watch Hallmark movies, check out hoopla! When you link your library card online, you can check if your library offers the Hallmark+ bingepass, which gives you full access to Hallmark+ for 7 days at a time! They have every movie, and they even sort the Christmas ones by year. It's been truly wonderful using it, especially in this Christmas season!
ReplyDelete~Kaitlyn
Kaitlyn, Thank you for sharing this reminder with everyone about hoopla! . It has been mentioned here before, but I know there are many more people visiting now during the Christmas season - so I'm sure there will be many who appreciate learning about this option!
DeleteSo thoughtful of you to share! :)
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
ReplyDeleteNovember 5, 2025
8pm-9:15pm
NBC
I also wanted to add that there are lots of excellent Christmas classics airing this weekend, including...
ReplyDeleteRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Tonight on NBC
Matchmaker Santa - airing Sunday afternoon on PixL
(By the way, PixL has lots of past Christmas movie classics airing on the weekend)
The Christmas Card - airing Sunday night on Ovation
(Ovation is also airing other older Hallmark & ION Christmas Movies - thank you G.G. for this tip!)
For those of you who love "A Gift Wrapped Christmas," this delightful movie is airing Sunday at 6pm/5c. on Lifetime!
Lots more Christmas classics are airing on FMC, BYU, MeTV, AMC, Freeform, WE, TCM, and more!!!
If you see anything special - please feel free to share! :)
I love Matchmaker Santa with Lacey! Can’t believe Hallmark doesn’t play it anymore or The Christmas Card. That’s just crazy!
DeleteI’m recording both of those, plus A Gift Wrapped Christmas and lots of the new ones too!
Huge thanks to you, Net, for all the work you do keeping track of the new movies and the old favorites. You’re the best! Christie
Don’t have Ovation channel.
DeleteA Gift Wrapped Christmas and other good movies from Lifetime are free streaming on Tubi. The Christmas Card is also on PIXL. PIXL is included with all three Hallmarks, Lifetime, UPtv and more in the Frndly app which is under $10 a month.
DeleteChristie, Awww... you're welcome! I know just what you mean. I can't believe they don't play these movies either. I still love them both! Happy watching! :)
DeleteAnonymous, Since you don't have Ovation, do you have PixL? I just checked the guide, and PixL is airing The Christmas Card Monday night and Tuesday morning and they will likely air it more throughout December.
DeleteAnon #2 - I love the Frndly App on my Roku! That's where I watch PixL!!! :)
Delete, Both Matchmaker Santa and the Christmas Card are streaming on Up Faith and Family. . If you have Xfinity on December 15-21 it will be free. And if any Lifetime Movie Club fans it will be free on December 8-15 I am hoping to see Christmas Movie Magic.
DeleteThank you Net for mentioning these other channels! I believe I have Pixl and I have not seen Matchmaker Santa so I’ll be sure to record it. I saw that “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer” is playing on CW Wednesday 10th. And “To Grandmother’s House We Go” has been playing on AMC channel. We always catch these every Christmas season as well 😊
ReplyDelete~Paula
Paula, Oh, I hope you can see Matchmaker Santa on PixL! It is such a cute one with Lacey! I think you'll really enjoy it!
DeleteAnd thank you for mentioning “To Grandmother’s House We Go” with the Olsen twins! I try to catch that every year on AMC, too! It is such a sweet one!
Also, “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer” is so fun! Even if it's rather silly, I love it, too!!! :)
Thank you for mentioning these! It's a challenge - but I love catching these oldies but goodies - along with the new!!!
May everyone's Christmas lights be as bright as Rudolph's nose. Watch Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer tonight at 9:10/8:10c during #25DaysOfChristmas on @freeform
ReplyDeleteOh, yes.... I'm ready to fly with Rudolph again!!! 🔴✨🎄
DeleteDeck The Halls seems fun!
ReplyDeleteMisty
Misty, I hope you enjoy it! WE certainly have lots of great options this weekend! :)
DeleteThanks, Net, for the reminder of the National Christmas Tree Lighting on GAF. I watched the entire thing. I had planned to just take a glance, and then watch Rudolph. I was happy to hear Bill Abbot receive recognition for all of his hard work in bringing that event to GAF.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it! I also thought the National Christmas Tree Lighting was spectacular!!! And I agree... it was so good to hear the praise of Great American Media & Bill Abbott! :)
DeleteAnd, best of all, I loved the focus on the true meaning of the season... Jesus!!!
Christmas at the Inn is so lovely! -Maria
ReplyDeleteLacey Chabert has a Christmas movie for 2026 when she’s recently start filming in WDW called; “Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True
ReplyDeleteBefore anyone even has to ask, 12 dates till Christmas is not at all family friendly. -Maria
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