🍫👑 Christmas in July 👑🍫 is Crushing It This Weekend - See Here:

Christmas in July continues in full force this weekend on Great American Family and the Hallmark Channel, as both networks have NEW Christmas Movie Premieres on Saturday night at the exact same time!

See all the details below...

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Saturday, July 8, 2023:

A Belgian Chocolate Christmas

Storyline: A photographer takes her best friend’s place at a Belgian culinary school during the holidays and connects with the chocolatier leading the class. As romance begins to bloom, the only problem is a case of mistaken identity.

A Belgian Chocolate Christmas

Premieres Saturday, July 8, 2023

at 8pm/7c. on Great American Family

* You’ll be able to stream “A Belgian Chocolate Christmas” on Pure Flix - beginning Sunday, July 9th.

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Saturday, July 8, 2023:

A Royal Christmas Crush

Storyline: Ava accepts the opportunity of a lifetime to work at the Royal Ice Hotel which leads her to a surprise whirlwind romance with the most important guest of all, the Royal Prince himself.

A Royal Christmas Crush

Premieres Saturday, July 8, 2023

at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel

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Programming Notes:

* UPtv's Friday, July 7th, Movie Marathon includes rom-com movie classics, including Hearts on Fire starring Alison Sweeney and Greg Vaughan

* UPtv continues their Saturday movie at 5pm/4c. with Love on Fire.

* INSP has an encore airing of County Line: All In at midnight on Saturday, July 8 (or 11pm central time, Friday). Note: This movie is rated TV-14 due to violence.

* Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will have Mystery Marathons all weekend long. On Saturday, it's a delicious mystery with Gourmet Detective, starring Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns, and on Sunday, Candace Cameron Bure stars as the sleuthing librarian in the Aurora Teagarden Mysteries marathon.

* Hallmark Drama will air classic Hallmark Hall of Fame movies on Saturday, including the patriotic movie, The Lost Valentine. Then, on Sunday, Hallmark Drama will air classic rom-coms, such as Campfire Kiss, starring Danica McKellar and Paul Greene.

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Keep cool, everyone, on this hot July Summer weekend! Hopefully, you'll feel a bit cooler as you watch the Christmas movies, old and new!

Be sure to check the Christmas Schedule so you don't miss any of your holiday favorites airing during Christmas in July.

May your days be Merry & Bright!

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SHINING HIS LIGHT:

"Taste and see that the Lord is good;

blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him."

~Psalm 34:8

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Great American Family's Christmas in July🎄 - - Plus a NEW Mystery Movie🔎 Premiere!

Hip! Hip! Ho-Ho-Ho... Hooray!!!
Christmas Movies Air Night and Day!!!

Celebrate 🌟Christmas in July🌟 

with Great American Family's... 

🎄Great American Christmas in July🎄 

beginning FRIDAY, June 30th!!!

Enjoy CHRISTMAS MOVIES around the clock 24/7... with Jen Lilley, Trevor Donovan, Jill Wagner, Candace Cameron Bure, Cameron Mathison, Danica McKellar, Susie Abromeit, Daniel Lissing, Merritt Patterson, and more!

See all the details below...


Great American Family's
*Christmas in July* New Movie...

A Belgian Chocolate Christmas

Premiere Date: Saturday, July 8, 2023

Starring: Jaclyn Hales & Zane Stephens

Storyline: A photographer takes her best friend’s place at a Belgian culinary school during the holidays and connects with the chocolatier leading the class. As romance begins to bloom, the only problem is a case of mistaken identity.

Movie Reviews:

🎄 A Belgian Chocolate Christmas was very cozy. :)

And for those looking for new sneak peaks, there was a new trailer promoting new movies for the rest of this year, and there were a few quick new snippets of some of the new movies in Summer and Autumn! -Maria

🎄 Review: A Belgian Chocolate Christmas -
Family-friendly? Yes -
Keeper - Ugh! No way! -

To be perfectly blunt, this movie is a disaster!

All along, I felt like this movie was made by someone from a food network. Waaaaay too much time was spent comparing foods, or detailing how this was made or how that was made, to a point where the romantic plot - a very ridiculous mistaken identity plot - was secondary. Maybe that is why the romance seemed rushed, and forced, with no chemistry between the leads. (I hate to say this, but there seemed more of a connection between Zane and his male buddy than between Zane and Jaclyn!) Also, the acting by just about everyone was pretty bad! Unfortunately, not a good start for GAF. ~Mark 25

🎄 I agree with Mark 25. Really tired of the cookie cutter same old either a couple together at the start is not together in the end or everything goes great until the end where there is a big disagreement or misunderstanding and then they miraculously get to get her for the final kiss. Hopefully writers will use their strike to be more creative. Just my take ~JoCo

🎄 I am sorry to say my husband and I did not enjoy either new movie this past weekend. In fact, we did not finish either one. :-( Here's hoping things improve in the coming weeks. ~Joan

🎄 I watched the Belgian Chocolate movie this weekend and I liked it. It was a little slow, and I knew of course, the guy would be mad that she was pretending to be her friend, but she did want to tell him many times. I thought it was a pretty good movie. ~Sabrina

🎄 A Belgian Christmas was Family Friendly! I thought it was a cute movie, and the actors I felt had chemistry, and the scenery was really pretty. I really enjoyed this one :) ~Sarah

🎄 A Belgian Chocolate Christmas – this movie is sweet and family-friendly, but it’s just not the Christmas in July treat I was hoping for. I didn’t feel a major spark between the leads, Kate and Mathias, and his friend Pieter’s accent was rather bad (somewhat comical) throughout the movie. It’s okay for a one-time watch, but not a keeper for me. ~Net





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(L-R) Ansley Gordon, Bret Green and Brittany Goodwin

The Abigail Mysteries

Previous titles: The Abby Brooks Mysteries, Mysteries of the Heart

Starring: Ansley Gordon, Bret Green, and Karen Abercrombie

Premieres: July 30, 2023

Storyline: This faith-based film, directed by Brittany Goodwin from Ansley Gordon’s script, centers on her character Abby Brooks, a true-crime podcaster struggling to come to terms with the loss of her baby and her subsequent divorce. Moving back to her hometown, she quickly gets wrapped up in a mystery surrounding the untimely death of her eccentric neighbor. Following the clues left behind for her, Abby goes on a journey of faith, reconnection and adventure as she works with her childhood crush, Matt (Green), a local cop who has secretly had feelings for Abby for years, to solve the layered mystery.

After you watch the movie, you may enjoy this article at Pureflix, which gives further details on the faith-based content in this film: LESSONS FROM POPPA: WHAT WE CAN ALL LEARN FROM POPPA IN 'THE ABBY BROOKS MYSTERIES.'

Plus, another article at Pureflix gives all of the scriptures shown in the movie: WE WROTE DOWN ALL THE BIBLE VERSES FROM 'THE ABBY BROOKS MYSTERIES' SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

*images via: Pureflix


Movie Reviews:

🔎 "The Abigail Mysteries" is a fascinating faith-based mystery with scripture clues that lead to the next clue. Abby Brooks is an interesting character, who has great curiosity, spunk, and some sorrow, as well, since she is going through a divorce and a miscarriage.

Due to the divorce, she has returned to her hometown, Prescott, to be near her sister and Poppa (her grandfather). The mystery portion is not gory, as very little is shown of the actual murder.

I loved seeing all of the scripture and elements of faith throughout the movie, and Abby was enjoyable to watch, as she parsed through all of the clues with her old friend, Police Officer Matt MacAdams. Being home obviously uplifts her spirit.

This movie feels like a mix of “Chronicle Mysteries,” since Abby is a crime podcaster, “Hannah Swensen Mysteries,” since Abby does her crime solving with a police officer in a close-knit town, and “Signed, Sealed, Delivered,” with the addition of faith to the mystery.

I hope Great American Family plans to make “The Abigail Mysteries” an on-going series! ~Net


🔎 The Abigail Mysteries is such a great movie. To be honest, it's my first mystery movie, I didn't watch any of them on Hallmark. I thought it wasn't my genre. And I'm so happy that my first experience was with Abby. It's not just a mystery, it's also about faith, trust in God, in His plan for your life. I liked the idea with all the Scripture clues. I liked the leading actors and it would be really great to see Abby again. This would make a great series to watch. So thankful to GAF and PureFlix for their determination to stand out, to be different in this world of all these so-called "popular trends". I was really blessed with this movie. ~Oksanka~


🔎 The Abigail Mysteries was very enjoyable. -Maria


🔎 The Abigail Mysteries..

I loved that it was faith based, the mystery itself wasn't that great, but better than I was expecting. It was nice seeing a positive cast. And having actual Bible verses and the message was good.

There were two things that bothered me..

1. The older deceased woman appearing as an angel and magically leaving her pieces of paper.

2. I was saddened that Abby and Ross divorced, since they both claimed to be believers. Marriage is meant to be forever and its holy and sacred.... I would have liked to see them patch up there marriage. And not have a Matt character /or/ no ex husband and keep Matt.

I'm enjoyed it, but not enough to buy it. ~Abigail


🔎 I haven't watched "Aloha Heart" yet but I may not. I am happy to hear it is family friendly but I am not sure if the premise interests me or not. I have heard it was slow and tedious as well as a substantial age difference between the leads. I like Taylor Cole, so I may still watch it but it won't be a must-watch right away. However, I did watch "The Abigail Mysteries". I did enjoy that movie immensely! The lead actress was absolutely adorable and I enjoyed her banter with the male lead who was equally adorable. :-) I hope they make more because so far, this is my favorite new movie mystery series to debut in the last year. It was refreshing to watch a movie that was not afraid to be 'faith based'. And, I believe in angels. Always have; always will. It comforts me knowing angels are watching out for us. I know for certain my sweet mama is my guardian angel. :-) ~Joan

🔎 I finally got around to watching The Abigail Mysteries and I was pleasantly surprised with the content, story, and cast. I hope GAF turns this pilot into an on-going series of TV movies. ~MPT



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My Quick Take:

It looks like July will be all about Christmas on Great American Family!

UPDATE (July 2, 2023): NEW MYSTERY MOVIE COMING TO GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY ON SUNDAY, JULY 30th! See details above.

Starting in August, we can look forward to the premiere of a new movie EVERY SATURDAY!

Stay tuned for more new movies coming to Great American Family! (See the August/Summer movies - here)

I'm looking forward to reading your comments and reviews of the new movie, A Belgian Chocolate Christmas, plus your take on any of the classic Christmas movies airing during Great American Family's Christmas in July, beginning Friday, June 30th!

Click here to see the Christmas Movie Schedule!

Happy Christmas in July, everyone!!!

Net

🎄 Great American Family Announces Premiere Date for "A Belgian Chocolate Christmas" 🍫

Great American Family made an official announcement today regarding their Christmas in July movie event! The network also gave a premiere date for "A Belgian Chocolate Christmas," their new Christmas in July movie premiere!

See the full press release below...



Press Release via Great American Media:

A CHRISTMAS SO NICE,

WE CELEBRATE IT TWICE

‘GREAT AMERICAN CHRISTMAS IN JULY’

RETURNS JUNE 30

WITH AROUND-THE-CLOCK HOLIDAY FILMS

AND THE WORLD PREMIERE OF

A BELGIAN CHOCOLATE CHRISTMAS

NEW YORK, NY – June 1, 2023 – The whimsical season of enjoying hot cocoa and Christmas cookies on blazing 100-degree days is upon us, as ‘Great American Christmas in July’ returns to Great American Family on June 30. Along with 24/7 holiday films, ‘Great American Christmas in July’ features the World Premiere of A Belgian Chocolate Christmas, starring Jaclyn Hales and Zane Stephens, Saturday, July 8 at 8 pm ET.

In A Belgian Chocolate Christmas, a photographer takes her best friend’s place at a Belgian culinary school at the holidays and connects with the chocolatier leading the class. As romance begins to bloom, the only problem is a case of mistaken identity.

Great American Family recently announced the network’s sustained ratings growth streak after closing out April 2023 as TV’s fastest-growing network for six consecutive months.

Photo: Jaclyn Hales, Zane Stephens (© Great American Family)

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

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My Quick Take:

So... that's certainly exciting news that we will be able to see the premiere of "A Belgian Chocolate Christmas" on July 8th! That leaves plenty of time for encore airings throughout the month. 

And I'm delighted we now have this confirmation that movies will air 24/7!!!

*Christmas in July* is certainly going to be a fun event this year on Great American Family!

May your day be Merry & Bright!

Net

🎄🍫 Great American Family Announces New Movie for Christmas in July 2023 - "A Belgian Chocolate Christmas" 🍫🎄 See Here:

"A Belgian Chocolate Christmas" starring Jaclyn Hales (Retreat to Paradise), Zane Stephens (Rebuilding a Dream Christmas), Sarah Pribis (Crown Prince of Christmas), Andrew Rogers (Christmas Matchmakers) is coming to Great American Family's Christmas in July!

Storyline: A photographer takes her best friend's place at a Belgian culinary school at the holidays and connects with the chocolatier leading the class. As romance begins to bloom, the only problem is a case of mistaken identity.

Filming locations for this movie included Los Angeles, California, and Brussels, Belgium at the Laurent Gerbaud Chocolatier.

Great American Family's new commercial promo for Christmas in July states, "You shouldn't have to wait a full year to celebrate. Rekindle your love of Christmas with all of our classic Christmas movies and the premiere of an all-new original movie, "A Belgian Chocolate Christmas!"

promo video clip:



Some of you may recall that "A Belgian Chocolate Christmas" was originally slated to premiere during Great American Family's 2022 Christmas movie premieres. For whatever reason, it was not ready to air on the network at that time, so it was removed from the line-up.

Stay tuned for more details to come on Great American Family's Christmas in July event!

Have a Merry Day!

Net