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Friday, December 16, 2022

🌟 How to Rent *Great American Family* Christmas Movies... 🌟 See Here:




Have YOU heard the news? In addition to watching on TV, now you can rent Great American Family Christmas movies, too!

Here are the details directly from Great American Media:

"Great American Christmas movies are now available to RENT for $7.99/each! FIRST, GO TO OUR WEBSITE: https://www.greatamericancommunity.com/movie to make your payment (follow prompts), then watch Commercial Free on the Great American Community app on any device! Rentals will be available for 48 hours from the time of payment."


Happy Christmas Movie Watching!
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Friday, December 2, 2022

🌟🎁 Unwrap NEW Christmas Movies on Great American Family, the Hallmark Channel, UPtv, Lifetime and More... All Weekend Long! 🎁🌟


It's the first weekend in December, so that means we have a sleigh-load of NEW Christmas movies coming our way this Saturday and Sunday! Set your DVRs now! You'll find listed below 11 all-new Christmas movies from Great American Family, UPtv, the Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, ION, CBS, and Lifetime!

Recently, I found myself caught up in a re-airing of "White Christmas" on AMC and the 1994 version of "Miracle on 34th Street" on Freeform. While I do, of course, like the new Christmas movies, there's nothing quite like catching a beloved, cherished Christmas classic, as well. There's just something about the nostalgia and familiarity that is so warm and comforting.

As for the new Christmas movies, it's always delightful to watch something brand new and instantly know it's one of the movies you will enjoy watching over and over again - for years to come. Maybe there will be one like that this weekend???

Whatever you watch this weekend, old or new, I sincerely hope you find something enjoyable to view - that uplifts your spirit and brightens your day!

See the NEW Christmas movie premieres below...



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Saturday, December 3, 2022:


Storyline: After a disappointing restaurant opening and an embarrassing break-up, a celebrity chef takes her first real Christmas vacation. When she wanders into the kitchen at a luxury resort and is mistaken for the sous chef by the handsome but grouchy, head chef, their chemistry sparks a holiday romance. But will everything blow up when the head chef learns the truth about her?

Premieres Saturday, December 3, 2022
at 7pm/6c. on UPtv


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Saturday, December 3, 2022:


Storyline: Ivy struggles with the long shadow cast by her late mother, Muriel, the darling of Icicle Falls; head of the Candy Cane Lane Lights Extravaganza, owner of The Christmas Haus, and a former TV star known adoringly as the “Christmas Maven.” This Christmas, a series of comical and mysterious events bring the town together in a masterstroke of perfection only the “Christmas Maven” herself could appreciate. A Candy Rock Entertainment production.

Premieres Saturday, December 3, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on Great American Family


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Saturday, December 3, 2022:


Storyline: “Talia and her childhood best friend Anderson unexpectedly reunite in a curiously familiar looking town full of Christmas spirit that restores its visitors when they need it most.”

Premieres Saturday, December 3, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel


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Saturday, December 3, 2022:


Storyline: “In this Hallmark Mahogany presentation, RJ is a new angel, who is given the chance to address his one regret, that he didn’t help his sisters reconcile while he was still alive. Returning to earth as a stranger, he gets each of them to revive The Holiday Stocking, their parent’s old tradition to encourage charity at Christmas.”

Premieres Saturday, December 3, 2022
at 10pm/9c. on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries


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Saturday, December 3, 2022:


Storyline: Grace Hill (Keshia Knight Pulliam) and Anthony Brown (Brad James) could not be more different. Despite having gone to college to study architecture together, their lives took them on completely separate paths. But when they’re both hired to work together on the home of Loretta Brown (Patti LaBelle)—a New Orleans praline icon—the two find themselves stuck working together at Christmas...and butting heads over more than just architecture. When Anthony and his family discover that Grace will be celebrating Christmas alone, they invite her to take part in their traditions and their celebrations. Soon, fiercely independent Grace begins to learn the importance of family and community, while modern Anthony learns to embrace tradition and the magic of Christmas. And when Grace is offered a new job far away from New Orleans, she’ll have to decide if she’ll leave or follow her heart.

Premieres Saturday, December 3, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on Lifetime


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Sunday, December 4, 2022:



A ski-lodge event manager's task of hosting a corporate Christmas party goes awry when the resort is cut off by a snowstorm and the hard-to-please CEO turns out to be an old flame.

Premieres Sunday, December 4, 2022
at 7pm/6c. on UPtv


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Sunday, December 4, 2022:

*Holiday Special


Hosted and Executive Produced by Inside Edition’s national correspondent and best-selling Author Megan Alexander, each episode takes viewers to a different small town around the country. Through food, drink, music, entertainment and faith, we will highlight local businesses and towns that are making Christmas special in their own unique way. This episode highlights the Christmas magic at Dollywood.

*Holiday Special
airs Sunday, December 4, 2022
at 9pm/8c. on UPtv


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Sunday, December 4, 2022:




Storyline: Renowned luxury travel blogger, Tracey Moore, is invited to a Christmastime getaway in exchange for a review of a smalltown B&B. Despite her initial reservations, she finds herself wanting to help the property… and falling for the owner’s handsome son, Graham, who helps her to learn that every experience can be five-star when shared with kindred spirits.

Premieres Sunday, December 4, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on Great American Family


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Sunday, December 4, 2022:


Storyline: “When returning home for the holidays, newly minted pop star Jaylen tells her protective family that Matt is her new beau, when in reality, he’s her overzealous security guard.”

Premieres Sunday, December 4, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel



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Sunday, December 4, 2022:


Storyline: This is the holiday tale of Audrey (Amanda Kloots of THE TALK), an enthusiastic Christmas-obsessed fitness instructor teaching classes at her beloved, financially beleaguered community center in quaint Mistletoe, Mont. She begins a holiday romance with a charming, mysterious businessman (Paul Greene), complicating his plans to turn the center into a more financially profitable resort property.

Premieres Sunday, December 4, 2022
at 8:30pm/7:30c. on CBS



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Sunday, December 4, 2022:


Storyline: Gaby Diaz (Ariana Ron Pedrique) is an app developer from Austin, Texas, and the last unmarried sibling in her very close and very traditional family. Every year, the Diaz family gathers at abuela's house in Oaxaca, Mexico, a town renowned for its "12 Challenges of Christmas," which playfully ignites the entire town's Christmas spirit. When Gaby accidentally adds Alex Alvarado (Rodrigo Massa), a handsome graphic designer who's lost touch with his own Mexican roots, to the family group chat, her well-meaning family decides to secretly invite him to join them in Oaxaca for Christmas. As they begin to play matchmaker for Gaby and Alex, can the Diaz family help Gaby and Alex recognize that each of them is actually the other's perfect Christmas present?

Premieres Sunday, December 4, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on Lifetime



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Sunday, December 4, 2022:




Storyline: "Cub reporter Sophia (Coyne) thinks she's found a Christmas story that will save her career when she discovers a long-lost, undelivered Secret Santa gift from 'Tony to Abigail.' But the mystery gets even juicier when she learns that the item – a priceless nutcracker – was in fact stolen years ago. With the help of a handsome and shady art dealer Jackson (Trumble), she sets off on a dangerous, romantic quest to match the Secret Santas and catch the thieves."

Premieres Sunday, December 4, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on ION


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Once again, it looks like there are plenty of interesting Christmas movie options this weekend! I'm planning to watch "Christmas on Candy Cane Lane" and "B&B Merry," and I'm hoping "A Fabled Holiday" and "Fit for Christmas" are also good. Be sure to share which ones you're looking forward to this Saturday and Sunday in comments below.

Movie Reviews:

If you'd like to check out the 2022 Christmas Movie Reviews shared by It's a Wonderful Movie family members and myself, please visit *here*.

Christmas Schedule:

To see more Christmas movies coming up, be sure to visit the Christmas Movie Schedule.

Disclaimer: Please know when I share a movie, this is NOT an endorsement of any of the actors involved, personally or professionally, with their other TV/film projects.

Please note: I haven't pre-screened the new Christmas movies airing this weekend. If you'd like to post a review on whether a film is family-friendly, please share in comments. Thank you so much to everyone who participates in this.

I pray you all have a joyous, wonderful weekend!

God Bless Us, Everyone!

Merry Christmas to You All!!! Net





"The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us.
We have seen His Glory, the Glory of the One and only Son,
who came from the Father, full of Grace and Truth."

~John 1:14



Thursday, September 15, 2022

🌟Candace Cameron Bure Presents: "Christmas on Candy Cane Lane" on Great American Family - starring Andrea Barber and Dan Payne🌟 SEE HERE:


More exciting CHRISTMAS MOVIE NEWS today from Great American Family! Candace Cameron Bure will be developing a new Christmas movie with her long-time friend (since their Full House days), Andrea Barber. If you ever watched the sitcom, Full House, then you know Andrea played D.J.'s (Candace's) best friend, Kimmy Gibbler. She always brought such fun energy and comedy to her role; I imagine Andrea will bring these same qualities to her new Christmas movie.

See all the details in Great American Media's press release below + keep on scrolling... I have even more delightful Great American Family Christmas movie news at the end of this post!


PRESS RELEASE:



CANDACE CAMERON BURE PRESENTS:
CHRISTMAS ON CANDY CANE LANE,
STARRING ANDREA BARBER AND DAN PAYNE,
AN ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS MOVIE
PREMIERING ON GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY

NEW YORK, NY – September 15, 2022 – Great American Family today announced production begins September 19 on the network’s original Christmas movie, Candace Cameron Bure Presents: Christmas on Candy Cane Lane, starring Andrea Barber (Full House, Fuller House) and Dan Payne (Virgin River), which premieres on the network this holiday. Developed as part of her Candy Rock Entertainment venture, Christmas on Candy Cane Lane is Bure’s second Christmas project with Great American Media for the 2022 season and the first produced under the banner Candace Cameron Bure Presents. The new film will be part of Great American Christmas, the network’s holiday programming franchise which returns on October 21 with a new slate of original holiday movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday and Christmas movies all day and all night through the end of 2022.

“Candace is a one-of-a-kind talent who helped elevate this genre to new heights through her deep understanding of the audience and her smart approach to creating content,” said Bill Abbott, President and CEO of Great American Media. “We’re incredibly proud to be launching the Candace Cameron Bure Presents franchise together with Candace and the Candy Rock Entertainment team, and we and look forward to inspiring and entertaining fans with her unique brand of heartwarming, family-friendly movies beginning with Christmas on Candy Cane Lane.”

“It brings me great joy to bring you the incredibly talented and funny Andrea Barber. Having a 30-year bestie friendship both on and off camera has allowed me to find the perfect project to introduce the Christmas genre audience to her brilliant comedic skills, her heartwarming authenticity and vulnerability that is a rare gem today. Just as I have, audiences will fall in love with Andrea’s warmth and relatability, and chuckle along with her all the way down Candy Cane Lane,” said Candace Cameron Bure.

In Candace Cameron Bure Presents: Christmas on Candy Cane Lane, Ivy Donaldson (Barber) is going through a transition in her life. Separated from husband, Rob (Payne), and putting on a brave face for her daughter, Ivy also struggles with the long shadow cast by her late mother, Muriel, the darling of Icicle Falls; head of the Candy Cane Lane Lights Extravaganza, owner of The Christmas Haus, and a former TV star known adoringly as the “Christmas Maven.” The shoes seem too big to fill. When obstacles reach a crescendo for Ivy, a series of comical and mysterious events bring neighbors of Icicle Falls, including Ivy’s entire family, together in a masterstroke of perfection only the “Christmas Maven” herself could appreciate

Candace Cameron Bure, Jeffery Brooks, Ford Englerth, Jim Head, and Gerald Webb are executive producers for the project on behalf of Candy Rock Entertainment. Executive producers on behalf of Motion Picture Corporation of America are Brad Krevoy, Eric Jarboe, Amanda Phillips, Lorenzo Nardini, Jimmy Townsend, Susie Belzberg Krevoy, and Doran S. Chandler. Catherine Kretz produces. Kay Metchie, Michael Shepard, Bradley M. Goodman, and Christie Will are supervising producers. Marlisa Fruehauf, Trudi Thorwaldson, Felicia Lee, and Alexandra Maslova are associate producers. Christie Will directs Christmas on Candy Cane Lane, an original screenplay written by Teena Booth. Based on the novel by Sheila Roberts.

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

ABOUT GREAT AMERICAN MEDIA:

Great American Media is home to the family-friendly portfolio of brands Great American Family, Great American Living and Great American Adventures. As the flagship service, Great American Family features family-friendly series, original holiday movies and seasonal rom-coms that celebrate faith, family, and country. Great American Living is the unscripted companion to Great American Family that celebrates family-friendly traditions every day and every season. As the company’s first FAST channel, Great American Adventures features scripted and unscripted content highlighting themes including cooking and DIY. The Great American Media portfolio of brands was established in June 2021 by Bill Abbott and a group of US-based family offices.

ABOUT CANDY ROCK ENTERPRISES:

Candy Rock Enterprises is a joint venture between award winning actress, producer and New York Times Best Selling Author Candace Cameron Bure and the full-service development and execution team behind Redrock Entertainment, Ford Englerth and Jeffery Brooks. Candy Rock’s Entertainment division develops and produces television projects, lifestyle programming and feature length films with an emphasis on family-friendly content.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Pam Slay
Network Program Publicity
818.415.3784
pamslay@gacmedia.com

Mead Rust
469.663.7717
meadrust@gacmedia.com

Candy Rock Entertainment:
Liza Anderson / James Weir
323-655-1008
agpr@andersongrouppr.com


********* End of Press Release *********


My *Quick* Take:

How fun to see Candace Cameron Bure and Andrea Barber working together again! As I mentioned above, Andrea was well known for her comedy on Full House and sometimes roping Candace's character D.J. into trouble. According to the press release above, "Christmas on Candy Cane Lane" will have "a series of comical and mysterious events," so that sounds like it will be right up Andrea's alley, or should I say... lane? haha!

I'm so delighted to see these two working together again. Plus, it looks like Lori Loughlin (Aunt Becky, Full House) will be returning to Great American Family this Christmas movie season, too!




Jen Lilley (Royally Wrapped for Christmas) shared this fun photo in her Insta-stories, while doing press-work with other stars for Great American Family! The actors and actresses featured in the photo are: Cameron Mathison (close-up), (left-to-right) Dan Payne, Lori Loughlin, Andrea Barber, Candace Cameron Bure, Debbie Matenopoulos, and Jen Lilley!

By the way, you may recognize Dan Payne from several Hallmark movie projects, including: Matchmaker Mysteries, Christmas Getaway, A Time to Dance, and All Yours.
 
I'm really looking forward to seeing Christmas on Candy Cane Lane this holiday season on Great American Family! How 'bout you? Please share in comments below.


Have a Merry Day! Net🌟