Hello Movie Friends! Another weekend is upon us with a fresh "sleigh"te of Christmas movie premieres!
A couple themes seem to be dominant in the new Christmas movie offerings this weekend... Mistletoe and Peppermint/Baking!
Get a taste of what you can expect to see in my post below, and after you've read through the choices, be sure to share your movie picks in the comment section beneath this post.
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Thursday, December 7, 2023:
Synopsis: A small-town photographer (Kimberley Sustad) saves the life of a mysterious man (Mark Ghanimé), who may just be in town to buy her family's parkland — which is also the location of the annual Christmas celebration.
Premieres Thursday, December 7, 2023
at 8pm/7c. on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
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Friday, December 8, 2023:
Synopsis: Harrington (Paul Campbell) is the author of a popular book series but commercial success has left him a bitter recluse. As he returns to his hometown for an annual Christmas festival celebrating his books, he's joined by April (Lyndie Greenwood), a publicist for the major publishing house he works with. April is there for damage control after Harrington's recent comments on social media have ruffled some feathers. But as she gets to know him better, hope springs that April can unlock Harrington's guarded heart and help him rediscover the spirit of the holiday.
Premieres Friday, December 8, 2023
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel
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Saturday, December 9, 2023:
Two rival realtors (Sarah Fisher and Simon Arblaster) are forced to work together to sell one special house before Christmas.
Premieres Saturday, December 9, 2023
at 8pm/7c. on Great American Family
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Sunday, December 10, 2023:
Synopsis: After leaving her Amish community in her youth, a New York book editor finds herself in desperate need of a new cookbook to save her job. With Christmas on the horizon Sarah heads back to her family farm and reconnect. But with the presence of a handsome local—an outsider, but one that is friendly with the Amish community—he and Sarah sense chemistry and work together to save her family’s Amish bakery (developing an Amish Christmas Cookbook in the process).
Premieres December 10, 2023
at 7pm/6c. on UPtv
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Sunday, December 10, 2023:
Synopsis: When a Christmas letter concerning her love life goes viral, one mom discovers that romance might be right at her door.
Premieres December 10, 2023
at 8pm/7c. on Great American Family
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Sunday, December 10, 2023:
Synopsis: Rachel's (Vic Michaelis) stuck in a time loop, reliving the night of her parents' Hanukkah party. Can Zach (Bryan Greenberg), the 'nice boy' Grandma's trying to set her up with, help her make it to tomorrow?
Premieres December 10, 2023
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel
UPDATE: JUST LEARNED FROM MY FRIEND, MARIA, THAT THIS FILM WILL INCLUDE A SAME-SEX COUPLE.
Please see more details at this link: https://www.businessinsider.com/hallmark-holiday-movies-hanukkah-round-and-round-2023-12.
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Sunday, December 10, 2023:
Synopsis: Alicia Gellar (Tia Mowry) is a culinary school instructor who has put both her true career aspirations and personal life on the back burner. But this holiday season, fate is on her side. She is invited to compete in the city’s annual Kringle Cook Off and learns a family secret that could change everything and be the big break she needs to become a respected chef like her former boss Bobby (Buddy Valastro). There to mentor her through the competition is the fiery chef and Kringle protégé, Logan (Luke Humphrey), who Alicia builds a real connection with, despite their rocky start. But can Alicia win the cook-off and prove to herself that she is the capable head chef that Logan believes her to be? And will she be accepted by the Kringles if she shares the truth with them? She will have to put it all on the line to find out.
Premieres December 10, 2023
at 8pm/7c. on Lifetime
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Weekend Christmas Programming Notes:
While Great American Family, the Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, UPtv, and Lifetime will have new and old Christmas movies airing all weekend long, here are some extra Christmas movies you may be interested in...
On Saturday night, December 9th, USA will air the beloved Christmas classic, It's a Wonderful Life, beginning at 9pm EST.
Hallmark Drama:
Catch some wonderful classic Christmas movies on Saturday and Sunday on Hallmark Drama, including Silver Bells, Christmas with Tucker, I'll be Home for Christmas, Naughty or Nice, Angels and Ornaments, and more!
UPtv:
On Saturday night at 7pm/6c., UPtv will have the broadcast premiere of the 2017 Christmas movie, Christmas Wedding Planner. (Rated TV-PG)
Starring: Jocelyn Hudon, Steven Huszar, Rebecca Dalton, Kelly Rutherford, Celeste Desjardins, and Joey Fatone.
Synopsis: When an event planner is asked to throw her cousin's extravagant wedding, her life is suddenly turned upside-down, when she falls in love with a handsome private investigator, who has been secretly hired to disrupt the nuptials.
FX:
On Saturday, you can see Miracle on 34th Street (1994) and Jingle All the Way, plus The Santa Clause and Home Alone movies!
Freeform:
See a Movie Marathon All Day Sunday of Home Alone and The Santa Clause!
TCM:
See these beloved Christmas classics...
Saturday - It Happened on 5th Avenue and Remember the Night
Sunday - In the Good Old Summertime and Christmas in Connecticut
ABC:
On Sunday night, you can see an evening of Christmas/Winter-themed entertainment starting at 7pm EST. with Mickey Saves Christmas, Olaf's Frozen Adventure, Frozen (the movie), and the Christmas Light Fight.
Hallmark Movies Now: (Streaming)
Beginning Thursday, December 7th, you can stream the all-new original movie, Rescuing Christmas, on Hallmark's streaming source, Hallmark Movies Now. The movie stars Rachael Leigh Cook and Sam Page.
Synopsis: In a world where Santa is real and wants to drum up some holiday spirit, two of Santa’s elves, Chuck and Debbie, devise a plan to grant one human on Earth three wishes to kickstart the holidays. Unfortunately, that human is Erin, who has lost all affection for the season. Even a blind date set up by her sister, with the affable and charming Sam, won’t change her mind about Christmas. But when she makes the mistake of wishing Christmas would “just disappear,” Erin wakes up to a world where the holiday never existed! Horrified, she realizes that she’s taken away everyone’s joy, so she enlists Sam to help her reinvent the festivities from scratch. In the process, Erin learns just how much this holiday and its traditions have meant to everyone around her - and how much Sam has come to mean to her.
TBS:
It's Thing One and Thing Two!
See TWO airings of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (cartoon) Sunday night, December 10th, at 7pm and 7:30pm EST.
AMC:
All weekend long, AMC will be airing Christmas movies and cartoons, including The Polar Express, To Grandmother's House We Go, Miracle on 34th Street (1947), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Elf, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, The Year Without a Santa Claus, etc...
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Please note: I haven't pre-screened the NEW Christmas movies listed above. If you'd like to post a review on whether a film is family-friendly, please share in comments.
My Weekend Christmas Movie Picks...
As I look back over the list of NEW Christmas movies above, I think there may be some fun, lighthearted, new Christmas movie options this weekend, minus the HMM movie, which has a somewhat mysterious air about it.
Both the new Great American Family movies look potentially good. My that Christopher Russell has been busy promoting his Christmas movies this holiday season, with 2 on GAF and another coming up next week on the Hallmark Channel! I'm hoping his Christmas movie premiering this Sunday night on Great American Family, Peppermint & Postcards, is just as cute as the title!
I'm also curious about UPtv's Christmas at the Amish Bakery and how accurately they will portray the Amish community. The story seems familiar with saving the family business and all, but I'm hoping it will also be heartwarming.
Plus, I don't know how many of the classics I'll squeeze into my schedule this weekend, due to plans with my family, but I'm always delighted to see movies like It's a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, Home Alone, The Santa Clause, It Happened on 5th Avenue, etc... and I'm hoping to catch some of those, here and there!
Please share your Christmas movie picks in the comments below...
SPECIAL LINKS:
Visit the *Christmas TV Schedule* for the dates and times of NEW Christmas movies airing in November and December.
You can find the NEW 2023 Christmas Movie Review post *here*.
God Bless Us, Everyone!
Praying for Peace on Earth,
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