⏰🎄 There's More Time for Christmas Movies – Turn Back the Clock This Weekend!

Happy Weekend, Everyone!

Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend, which means it's time to fall back and change our clocks again. Personally, I would love it - if we just stayed at the time we are right now. What do you all think? Do you enjoy a brighter morning or more sunlight in the early evening?

At least, this weekend, we'll have more time for watching Christmas movies!!! Once again, we have four Christmas premieres to look forward to, one on Great American Family and three on the Hallmark Channel! And there's lots of wonderful actors starring in these movies: Jill Wagner, Cameron Mathison, Rhiannon Fish, Corey Sevier, Emile Ullerup, and more!

So... as we transition this weekend from October to November, check out details for the new Christmas premieres below + some delightful classics!

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Friday, October 30, 2026:

Who’s Coming for Christmas?

Inspired by her late grandmother, Julie plans Christmas Eve dinner in her new home, without a guest list, and has faith that the eight seats around her table will be filled by friends and neighbors.

Who’s Coming for Christmas?

Premieres Friday, October 30, 2026

at 8pm/7c on the Hallmark Channel

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Saturday, October 31, 2026:

A Very Arctic Christmas

When a Christmas cruise leaves a father and daughter stranded in the Arctic, they must rely on a spirited wildlife conservationist to guide them home, turning a holiday mishap into an unforgettable journey of family, wonder and unexpected romance.

A Very Arctic Christmas

Premieres Saturday, October 31, 2026

at 8pm/7c on Great American Family

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Saturday, October 31, 2026:

Adopting St. Nick

After "adopting a grandparent" from a new retirement community for the holidays, Maren and her daughter Leah cross paths with the program's manager, Reid, and its suspiciously jolliest of residents.

Adopting St. Nick

Premieres Saturday, October 31, 2026

at 8pm/7c on the Hallmark Channel

*Programming Note: The Fall movie "The Spirit of Halloween" (which features the Ebenezer Scrooge story from 'A Christmas Carol') encores after the new movie at 10pm/9c. Click here to read movie reviews from Mark 25, Anonymous, Abigail, and me (Net).

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Sunday, November 1, 2026:

A Danish Christmas

Marie helps her family's Copenhagen inn at Christmas when Ryan arrives, and she mistakes him for a travel writer. She curates a tour in search of hygge and the two find a connection as well.

A Danish Christmas

Premieres Sunday, November 1, 2026

at 8pm/7c on the Hallmark Channel

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Friday, October 30 - Sunday, November 1st:

Christmas Classics

Some of the most popular Christmas Classics airing this weekend...

Friday, October 30, 2026:

Northpole: Open for Christmas ... Hallmark Mystery ... 12am
Christmas Dance ... Hallmark Mystery ... 2am
Timeless Tidings of Joy ... Great American Family ... 6am
Christmas Waltz ... Hallmark Channel ... 6am
A Merry Christmas Wish ... Great American Family ... 10am
A Shoe Addict's Christmas ... Hallmark Mystery ... 10am
A Lot Like Christmas ... Great American Family ... 12pm
A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love ... Hallmark Mystery ... 12pm
Noel Next Door ... Hallmark Channel ... 2pm
Pride, Prejudice & Mistletoe ... Hallmark Channel ... 4pm
My Christmas Hero ... Great American Family ... 4pm
I'll Be Home for Christmas ... Hallmark Mystery ... 6pm
Journey Back to Christmas ... Hallmark Mystery ... 8pm

Saturday, October 31, 2026:

Last Vermont Christmas ... Great American Family ... 12am
Christmas List ... Hallmark Mystery ... 2am
Cross Country Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 4am
Magical Christmas Ornaments ... Hallmark Mystery ... 8am
A Joyous Christmas ... Hallmark Mystery ... 10am
A Second Chance Christmas ... Great American Family ... 12am
Snow Bride ... Hallmark Channel ... 10am
Following Yonder Star ... Hallmark Channel ... 2pm
It's Christmas, Eve ... Hallmark Mystery ... 4pm
A Very Merry Mix-Up ... Hallmark Channel ... 4pm
A Cinderella Christmas Ball ... Great American Family ... 4pm
Christmas Bells are Ringing ... Hallmark Mystery ... 6pm
A Christmas Prayer Tradition ... Great American Family ... 6pm
The Christmas Charade ... Hallmark Mystery ... 8pm

Sunday, November 1, 2026:

A Timeless Christmas ... Hallmark Mystery ... 12am
Home Sweet Christmas ... Great American Family ... 12am
Hearts of Christmas ... Hallmark Mystery ... 2am
The Christmas Cottage ... Hallmark Channel ... 6am
A Season for Miracles ... Hallmark Mystery ... 6am
Northern Lights of Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 8am
Project Christmas Wish ... Hallmark Mystery ... 8am
Everything Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 10am
Romance at Reindeer Lodge ... Hallmark Mystery ... 10am
Christmas at Pemberley Manor ... Hallmark Mystery ... 12pm
Twas the Text Before Christmas ... Great American Family ... 12pm
Silver Bells at Christmas ... Great American Family ... 2pm
A Bramble House Christmas ... Hallmark Mystery ... 4pm
A Christmas Blessing ... Great American Family ... 4pm
Christmas Island ... Hallmark Channel ... 4pm
The Christmas Quest ... Hallmark Mystery ... 6pm
Jingle Bell Princess ... Great American Family ... 8pm
Christmas Scavenger Hunt ... Hallmark Mystery ... 8pm
The Christmas Secret ... Hallmark Channel ... 10pm
Have We Met This Christmas? ... Great American Family ... 10pm

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Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

We've been blessed with some gorgeous warm weather again, and I'm so happy to spend some more time outside and soak it all in while it lasts! Of course, I'll be sneaking in a few Christmas movies here and there, too! 🎄❤️

I hope you all can watch some Christmas, too! If you happen to see any of the NEW premieres, be sure to stop back by and share your thoughts or a movie review. We always love hearing from you! 🎬🎄✨

Special Links:

Visit the Christmas TV Schedule *here* for the dates and times of the NEW Christmas movies.

You can find the 2026 Christmas Movie Review post *here*.

And you'll find the Christmas Movie List by network *here*.

Joyous Christmas Blessings,

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SHINING HIS LIGHT:

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."

— Isaiah 9:6

🌟Hallmark Family Moves Christmas Movies to New Night

Christmas Movie Alert!

There's been a change to the usual Christmas Movie Schedule.

Typically, both the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Family air classic Christmas movies on Friday night; however, that has changed.

You'll now find Christmas movies, such as A Season for Miracles, Following Yonder Star, The Gift of Peace, and more airing Tuesday nights on Hallmark Family.

Tonight's Christmas Schedule...

Tuesday, April 29, 2025:

The Angel Tree ... Hallmark Family ... 6pm
A Season for Miracles ... Hallmark Family ... 8pm


So, if you love Christmas movies like I do, then you'll want to be sure to tune in to Hallmark Family on Tuesday nights!

Other upcoming Christmas movies airing on Hallmark Family soon include: Dashing Through the Snow, The Holiday Stocking, Fallen Angel, Following Yonder Star, Trading Christmas, and more.

See my Christmas Schedule for these movies and more!

Have a Merry Day!

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WE NEED "A SEASON FOR MIRACLES"

As we welcome in April, I know many of us are ready to welcome in a new season of life. The news these days around the corona virus is rather daunting, but I pray, as a nation, all of our careful hygiene and social distancing will drastically lower the number of people who get this horrible disease.

In the meantime, as many of us pray and wait this out in our homes, I hope you'll enjoy the Christmas movies airing this week on all three Hallmark networks, beginning with a cherished classic favorite, "A Season for Miracles!"

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Hallmark Drama's
"Home for the Holidays"
classic Christmas movie feature is...
"A Season for Miracles"
on Wednesday, April 1st at 9pm/8c..

image: Hallmark Crown Media

Storyline via Hallmark: With a little help from an angel, Christmas miracles happen for a homeless family.

*"A Season for Miracles" is available on DVD!

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Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
"Miracles of Christmas"
classic Christmas movie feature is
"Christmas in Montana"
on Thursday, April 2nd at 9pm/8c.

image: Hallmark Crown Media

Storyline via Hallmark: As Christmas approaches, Sara, a Los Angeles-based financial advisor and single mom, is sent to a small Montana town to help save a financially struggling cattle ranch. There, she meets Travis, the handsome owner of the troubled ranch now facing its last Christmas. Before long, Sara’s ambitious efforts to generate revenue clash with Travis’ laid-back business approach. When she unexpectedly starts to fall for small-town life — and for Travis — Sara must find a way to save the ranch without compromising his traditional values and must decide whether she’s going to return to L.A. or spend Christmas in Montana.

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Hallmark Channel's
"Countdown to Christmas"
classic Christmas movie feature is
"A Christmas Duet"
on Friday, April 3rd at 8pm/7c.

image: Hallmark Crown Media

Storyline via Hallmark: Former pop music duo – and former couple – Averie and Jesse reunite at Averie’s inn during the holidays. As they spend time together preparing for the Christmas festival Averie is hosting at her inn, they rediscover long buried feelings and notice the creative spark each one lights in the other. While Averie balances planning the festival and trying to impress a hotel critic, Jesse sees what life with Averie would look like, possibly revealing a dream he never knew he had. As Christmas approaches, the two must decide if they are meant to live their lives solo or in harmony together.

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I sure hope you are able to relax and enjoy all of the Christmas movies airing this week!

MY PICK of the Week:

"A Season for Miracles!" As I shared above, we certainly need a lot of miracles these days and this sweet, classic Hallmark Hall of Fame movie always fills my heart with hope and peace.

What is your Christmas movie pick of the week?

Be sure to check my Christmas TV Schedule for even more Christmas movies airing in April!

Plus, if you haven't already, be sure to take a minute and vote for your favorite Christmas TV Movie - HERE!

Please, please, take care, everyone...
Blessings to You All, Net

*IT'S HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVIE EVE!* Let's COUNTDOWN to CHRISTMAS... as we MARK the 25TH!

Our excitement and anticipation for the Christmas season has been building all year! If you follow here regularly, then you already know- we mark each 25th day of the month as we *Countdown to Christmas* together by watching something Christmassy!

Candace Cameron Bure & Kellie Pickler images via: Hallmark Crown Media

On this "Mark the 25th" ... TWO MONTHS 'til CHRISTMAS... it's the eve of Hallmark Christmas movies beginning officially tomorrow on the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries! However, we actually have some Christmas options we can watch on TV tonight!

First, the Hallmark Channel will be replaying both "Hallmark Christmas Preview Specials" hosted by Kellie Pickler and Candace Cameron Bure!

October 25, 2018 - Thursday:

Hallmark Channel "Countdown to Christmas" Preview Special hosted by Kellie Pickler ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM

2018 Miracles of Christmas Preview Special hosted by Candace Cameron Bure ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM

Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery ... HMM ... 9 PM

Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
image via: Hallmark Crown Media
Available on DVD

And, as you see listed above, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is playing on October 25th - the Christmas themed "Murder, She Baked" movie... "Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery," starring Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison, Gabriel Hogan, Barbara Niven, and Lisa Durupt! This is such a great holiday mystery movie! (I sure wish they would do more of their regular Hallmark mysteries during the holidays, like they did with this "MSB" movie and "Signed, Sealed, Delivered: For Christmas!")

Also, in the Christmas Preview Specials... Kellie Pickler will highlight various Christmas movies coming this Holiday season to the Hallmark Channel, and Candace Cameron Bure does the same with Hallmark Movies & Mysteries! It's a delightful taste of the feast to come!

So... there are some great choices to get you into the festive spirit on the 25th! You can choose those and/or something else too!

For me personally... I'm watching the Christmas preview specials (missed Kellie Pickler during our power outage over the weekend!), and I'm hoping to play another Christmas movie from my DVD collection. My first thought was "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!" The title alone seems ideal for this day... plus, I love that movie so much, but it's going to be on TV rather soon, October 27th at 12 midnight on the Hallmark Channel! Therefore, I have decided to wait for that one and hopefully stay up to watch some of it! Back to the drawing board... so to speak!

The movie I decided upon to "Mark the 25th" as we Countdown to Christmas is... (drumroll please!)

"A Season for Miracles"

"A Season for Miracles" - image via Hallmark Crown Media
Available on DVD

The title, "A Season for Miracles," instantly struck a chord in my heart, and since this cherished, instant classic Hallmark Hall of Fame movie is no longer played on either Hallmark channel during the holidays, I figured it would be refreshing to see it once again. I also felt inspired by Hallmark Movies & Mysteries new 2018 tag line, "Miracles of Christmas."

When Emily and her niece and nephew in "A Season for Miracles" find themselves on the run, they discover the love and care of strangers in a small town called Bethlehem and the divine intervention of an Angel!

Please share what you're watching to "Mark the 25th" below! Happy Eve of Hallmark Christmas movies beginning tomorrow! Be sure to check the Christmas TV Schedule for all your holiday movie favorites!

Joyous Blessings to you all!
I pray it's "A Season for Miracles!" Net

Christmas is Coming!!!

Remembering Actress Patty Duke... "To Everything there is a Season..."

I know we were all saddened to hear of the sudden, recent passing of actress Patty Duke, on Tuesday March 29th at the age of 69. She was wife, mother, and actress on stage, television, and film.

- Actress Patty Duke -

Patty was born Anna Marie Duke on December 14, 1946 in Elmhurst, New York, to Frances and John Brock Duke. At the age of 8, her mother sent her to live with talent managers, who changed her name to Patty, hoping for success.

Patty will best be remembered from The Patty Duke show, which aired from 1963-66, where she portrayed the roles of identical cousins. Her rise to fame and notoriety first came when at 16 she played the role of Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker". She received an Academy Award in 1960 for Best Supporting Actress for her amazing portrayal.

At her passing, Patty was married to Michael Pierce for nearly twenty years. She had three sons, Sean Astin, Mackenzie Astin, and Kevin Pearce.

Patty Duke pictured with her two actor sons Mackenzie and Sean Astin

Patty Duke portrayed countless roles on TV shows & movies... including: The Virginian, Valley of the Dolls, Two on a Bench, Hawaii Five-O, Marcus Welby, M.D., The Streets of San Francisco, Captains and the Kings (Mini-Series), The Miracle Worker (TV Movie portraying Ann Sullivan this time as Melissa Gilbert portrayed Helen), The Babysitter, It Takes Two, George Washington (Mini-Series), The Love Boat, Perry Mason, Prelude to a Kiss, One Woman's Courage, Cries from the Heart, Harvest of Fire, Frasier, A Christmas Memory, and many more... plus she won 3 Emmys for her roles on the TV series Touched by an Angel!

Hallmark movie watchers have also been blessed to see Patty Duke in a number of Hallmark made-for-television movies, including the Hallmark Hall of Fame film "A Season for Miracles" in which she portrays, so poignantly now, an angel.

Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie: A Season for Miracles

Patty Duke also starred in the fun Hallmark Channel movie "Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door" with Patrick Duffy, Shelley Long, and Bruce Boxleitner, as well as one of the Pioneer Series "Love Comes Softly" films "Love Finds a Home". Ironically her actor son Mackenzie, had a role in the second film from the series "Love's Enduring Promise" and her eldest son Sean, also an actor, had a role in the last film of that series (so far)... "Love's Christmas Journey".

Actress Patty Duke in Hallmark's "Love Finds a Home"

Patty also worked with her son Sean in 2012 on the faith based film, "Amazing Love", which is a touching story of the Old Testament prophet Hosea.

Following Patty Duke's passing her family released this statement, "This morning, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, matriarch and the exquisite artist, humanitarian, and champion for mental health, Anna PATTY DUKE Pearce, closed her eyes, quieted her pain and ascended to a beautiful place."

"We celebrate the infinite love and compassion she shared through her work and throughout her life. I love you mom" added Sean Astin.

Our prayers go out now to her dear family and friends, as they enter this new season without their beloved Anna "Patty" Duke.

Patty Duke, image via Hallmark Crown Media

"To every thing there is a season,

and a time to every purpose under the heaven"

Ecclesiastes 3: 1 (KJV)

a Hallmark Movie within a Hallmark Movie!

As I was looking through images of the upcoming Hallmark Channel movie Stranded in Paradise I saw this picture of actress Vanessa Marcil where she looks like she is taking some leisure time on the beach reading a book.

Curiosity got the best of me, so I took a look closer at the book she is reading and low and behold the book is Diann Hunt's For Better or For Worse, which incidentally, just recently became a Hallmark Channel movie! I can't help but wonder, will she mention the book in this movie? Or, is the book just merely a prop? See the movie Stranded in Paradise, which stars Vanessa Marcil and James Denton, on August 9th, 2014 on the Hallmark Channel!

Seeing this picture reminded me that I know of 2 more Hallmark Movies, which have references to other Hallmark Movies.

Here they are...

The first movie is A Carol Christmas,which stars Tori Spelling as a Talk Show host. If you look closely when Carol (Tori) is walking down a hallway at work, there is a poster in the background for the Hallmark Movie Straight from the Heart.

The second movie with another Hallmark movie reference is the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie Silver Bells. At the beginning of the movie, the young girl says she wants to watch a Christmas Movie that night. A Season For Miracles. Which is, of course, another Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie!

Have you ever caught another Hallmark movie moment like this in another Hallmark movie? If so, please share! And, let's be sure to keep our eyes and ears open for more!

To Everything there is a Season... remembering Actress Lynn Redgrave

Actress Lynn Redgrave passed away on May 2, 2010 of a long battle with breast cancer. Her son Ben and daughters Pema and Annabel were with her when she died at her home.

Lynn, born March 8, 1943, is the younger sister of actress Vanessa Redgrave and the Aunt to Actresses (the late) Natasha Richardson (The Parent Trap) and Joely Richardson. You may recall, Natasha died in a tragic skiing accident in March of 2009, she was actor Liam Neison's wife.

Such tragedy to fall on such a well known and beloved family. My heart goes out to Lynn's children, Natasha's sister Joely (well known from Hallmark Hall of Fame's - Fallen Angel) and their dear Mother, Vanessa, (Hallmark Hall of Fame's - The Locket, and the new movie, Letters to Juliet,) who has now lost her precious daughter and sister.

Lynn Redgrave had a very long and successful acting career. Visit IMDB.com to see all her many acting credits.

My favorite movie that Lynn was in, is the Hallmark Hall of Fame Production, A Season for Miracles. She has a small, but very meaningful role in it. It's a very touching story- in which she brings such strength and purpose to her character, as the judge.

A Season for Miracles airs tonight, Wednesday, May 5, 2010, on the Hallmark Channel at 9 PM est.

My prayers go out to all of their family and friends...

"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven..."

~Ecclesiastes 3:1