Hello, Movie Friends!
It's the FIRST BIG WEEKEND of Christmas Movie Premieres as Countdown to Christmas joins Great American Christmas with NEW Christmas movies!
We have FOUR All-New Christmas movies coming this weekend, and as we head into November soon, there will be even more each weekend! Hold on to Santa's sleigh... it's going to be quite the ride!
Be sure to stay with It's a Wonderful Movie throughout the Christmas season as I highlight each weekend the NEW Christmas movies premiering on Great American Family, the Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Mystery, Lifetime, UPtv, and possibly more!
There's something magical about this time of year—the sleigh bells, glittery tinsel, candy canes, and lights! Those things are all delightful and fun, but the truest joy of Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus, the Holy Christ Child born in a manger. My hope is that we all remain focused on the true meaning while also enjoying many of the wonderful pleasures the season has to offer.
If you want to know more about the first Christmas Story, click here.
Now, for the NEW Christmas Movies airing this weekend, check out all of the details below; plus, I have a special reminder—keep scrolling!
Friday, October 18, 2024:
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Storyline: To prevent her family from canceling the "Chamberlain Family Christmas Olympics," Jessie (Amy Groening) lies and says she's inviting a date to the long-standing holiday tradition. She meets Bryan (Robert Buckley) on a dating app, and he agrees to spend the holiday with her and her family. As Jessie and Bryan engage in eccentric activities like the search for the Christmas tree star, gift wrapping contest and snowball fight, they start to develop real feelings for each other. Soon her family begins to catch on to their secret and Bryan suspects she may be hiding the real reason for her unusual Christmas date request. As the celebrations continue, Jessie must work to keep all her stories straight and save her date with Bryan.
Premieres Friday, October 18, 2024
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel
Saturday, October 19, 2024:
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Storyline: A dedicated preservationist battles a developer’s ambitions to tear down a historic Post Office with ties to her family. The choice of old versus new threatens to divide the small town unless there is a solution for the greater good of all concerned.
Premieres Saturday, October 19, 2024
at 8pm/7c. on Great American Family
Saturday, October 19, 2024:
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Storyline: Best friends Toni (Lyndsy Fonseca) and Bri (Daniella Monet) have worked at the same card shop for more years than they should as both struggle to find their true life's path. This holiday season, Toni and Bri decide to shake up their humdrum world by creating new identities to crash the amazing Christmas parties from the shop's confidential invitations. All harmless fun! Until Toni gets mistaken for a lawyer, which isn't too far off the mark since she did finish law school...just never completed the bar exam. Toni and Bri are then whisked away to a fancy corporate Christmas retreat in the snowy Vermont mountains by handsome business mogul, Justin (Chris McNally), whose crush on Toni is real even if her legal career isn't. And Bri is along for the ride as she has eyes for Vinny (Jag Bal), a valet who may have a secret of his own. Can a distraction help Bri find what path in life she's supposed to follow? Will Toni end up with the guy of her dreams or in a blizzard of trouble? This fun Christmas crashing romp will either end in disaster or two happily-ever-afters!
Premieres Saturday, October 19, 2024
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel
Find Lyndsy Fonseca's festive fashion from Holiday Crashers on my Sister's blog, It's a Wonderful Lifetstyle.
Saturday, October 19 - Sunday, October 20, 2024:
"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"
Reminder: This weekend, Saturday, October 19, 2024, and Sunday, October 20, 2024, you can stream "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" for FREE on Apple TV+!
Join the Peanuts gang for a timeless adventure as Charlie Brown preps for a party, Snoopy sets his sights on the Red Baron, and Linus patiently awaits a pumpkin patch miracle.
For additional free times to stream Peanuts Holiday Classics, see here!
Or, if you don't want to rely on Apple+ to stream, the Peanuts holiday classics are available on DVD - click here.
Sunday, October 20, 2024:
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Storyline: Angela (Tamera Mowry-Housley) has been a busy realtor since her amicable divorce a couple of years ago to Dakota (James Paladino, Lucky Hank), a paleontologist whose adventures kept him anywhere but home. Now, she is a devoted if often harried, single mom to a smart and loving 10-year-old girl, Brooklyn (Audrey Wise Alvarez). Angela's busy schedule makes it hard for her to find time for much of anything... or anyone... else. As it is, she can barely get Brooklyn to her scout meetings on time, much to the disapproval of the other mothers. When Brooklyn gets the idea to have William (Carlo Marks), the owner of her favorite bakery, cater her scout troop's posh annual holiday event, she asks Angela to work with him on pitching the idea to the moms in charge. Despite sensing that her daughter might be trying to play cupid, she agrees to help and finds herself enjoying time with him, but is reluctant to open her heart and life to someone new. When Dakota returns, missing her, Angela must decide what is best for her daughter and best for her heart.
Premieres Sunday, October 20, 2024
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel
I hope you all enjoy many of the new Christmas movies and great classics airing this weekend! I'm looking forward to reading all of your reviews and sharing mine, as well.
The storyline in A Vintage Christmas has a "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" lost letter feel, so I'm most definitely intrigued by this new premiere on Great American Family.
I'm also excited that Amy Groening, a wonderful comedic actress, is finally the lead in a Christmas movie! The fake boyfriend trope is still one of my all-time favorites.
Please Note: I have not seen the new movies listed above. If you would like to share a review, please do so in the comments below.
See the 2024 Christmas Movie Review page (click here) and the 2024 Christmas Schedule (click here).
May Your Weekend
Be Merry and Bright!
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SHINING HIS LIGHT:
"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."
~Romans 12:2
