It's the annual *Countdown to Christmas* Event on the Hallmark Channel for the 2020 Christmas Season!
This year the Hallmark Channel will premiere 23 all-new original Christmas Movies, including:
Jingle Bell Bride
Starring Julie Gonzalo and Ronnie Rowe
Premieres: Saturday, October 24, 2020
Wedding planner Jessica Perez (Gonzalo) travels to a remote town in Alaska to find a rare flower for a celebrity client and is charmed by the small town during Christmas, as well as the handsome local (Rowe Jr.) helping her.
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Chateau Christmas
Starring Merritt Patterson and Luke Macfarlane
Premieres: Sunday, October 25, 2020
Margot (Patterson), a world-renowned pianist, returns to Chateau Newhaus to spend the holidays with her family and is reunited with an ex (Macfarlane) who helps her rediscover her passion for music.
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One Royal Holiday
Starring Laura Osnes, Aaron Tveit and Krystal Joy Brown
Premieres: Sunday, October 31, 2020
When Anna (Osnes) offers a stranded mother (Clark) and son (Tveit) shelter in a blizzard, she learns that they are the Royal Family of Galwick. Anna shows the Prince how they do Christmas in her hometown, encouraging him to open his heart and be true to himself.
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On the 12th Date of Christmas
Starring: Mallory Jansen and Tyler Hynes
Premieres: Sunday, November 1, 2020
Two seemingly incompatible game designers team up to create a romantic, city-wide scavenger hunt themed for the “12 Days of Christmas.”
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Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater
Starring Ashley Williams and Niall Matter
Premieres: Saturday, November 7, 2020
Single mom Maggie (Williams) is facing Christmas alone until Lucas (Matter) crashes into her life and becomes an unexpected houseguest. Together they overcome Christmas while finding comfort in their growing bond.
Christmas With the Darlings
*NOT FAMILY-FRIENDLY - there is a subplot story with a same sex relationship in this movie.
I will NOT be promoting this film.
Christmas in Vienna
Starring Sarah Drew and Brennan Elliott
Premieres: Saturday, November 14, 2020
Jess (Drew), a concert violinist whose heart just isn’t in it anymore, goes to Vienna for a performance. While there, she finds the inspiration she has been missing, and a new love.
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A Timeless Christmas
Starring: Ryan Paevey and Erin Cahill
Premieres: Sunday, November 15, 2020
Charles Whitley (Paevey) travels from 1903 to 2020 where he meets Megan Turner (Cahill), a tour guide at his historic mansion, and experiences a 21st Century Christmas.
A Nashville Christmas Carol
Starring: Jessy Schram, Wes Brown, Wynonna Judd, Sara Evans, RaeLynn, Kix Brooks and Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Premieres: Saturday, November 21, 2020
Vivienne Wake (Schram), a workaholic television producer in charge of a country music Christmas special showcasing newcomer Alexis (Raelynn), never lets personal feelings get in the way of business. On the verge of accepting a job in LA, and with the return of Gavin Chase (Brown), her childhood sweetheart and manager to the special’s headliner, Belinda (Evans), she receives a visit from the ghost of her recently deceased mentor, Marilyn (Judd). Her mentor warns her current path leads to a dark future and has recruited both the Spirit of Christmas Past (Brooks) and the Spirit of Christmas Present (Williams-Paisley) to help her get back on track. The Spirits’ time-jumping adventures force Vivienne to take hold of her life.
The Christmas House
*NOT FAMILY-FRIENDLY - there is a same sex relationship in this movie.
I will NOT be promoting this film.
Heart of the Holidays
Starring: Vanessa Lengies and Corey Sevier
Premieres: Monday, November 23, 2020
Career-driven Sam returns to her hometown for the holidays where she comes face-to-face with her high school boyfriend, Noah. Together they rediscover what matters most in life.
A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado
*NOT FAMILY-FRIENDLY - there is a same sex relationship in this movie.
I will NOT be promoting this film.
Good Morning Christmas!
Starring: Alison Sweeney and Marc Blucas
Premieres: Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Two competing TV hosts (Sweeney and Blucas) are sent to a festive small town over Christmas. While pretending to get along for the sake of appearances, they discover that there’s more to
each other than they thought.
Christmas by Starlight
*NOT FAMILY-FRIENDLY - there is a same sex relationship in this movie.
I will NOT be promoting this film.
Five Star Christmas
Starring: Bethany Joy Lenz and Victor Webster
Premieres: Thursday, November 27, 2020
After moving back to her hometown, Lisa (Lenz) plots with her siblings and grandparents to help her father’s new bed and breakfast get a five-star review from an incognito travel critic (Webster), but ends up falling for him, not knowing he is the real critic.
Christmas Waltz
Starring Lacey Chabert and Will Kemp
Premieres: Saturday, November 28, 2020
After Avery’s (Chabert) storybook Christmas wedding is canceled unexpectedly, dance instructor Roman (Kemp) helps her rebuild her dreams.
If I Only Had Christmas
Starring Candace Cameron Bure and Warren Christie
At Christmas, a cheerful publicist (Bure) teams up with a cynical business owner (Christie) and his team to help a charity in need.
Premieres: Sunday, November 29, 2020
Christmas in Evergreen: Bells are Ringing (Movie #4)
Starring Holly Robinson Peete, Colin Lawrence, Rukiya Bernard, Antonio Cayonne and Barbara Niven
Premieres: Saturday, December 5, 2020
As Michelle’s (Peete) wedding approaches, Hannah (Bernard) steps up to help finish the launch of the new Evergreen museum while questioning her relationship and future with Elliot (Cayonne).
Christmas She Wrote
Starring: Danica McKellar and Dylan Neal
Premieres: Sunday, December 6, 2020
*NOTE: THIS MOVIE MAY NOT BE FAMILY-FRIENDLY; there appears to be a same sex relationship in this Christmas movie.
Until we know further infomation, I will NOT be promoting this film.
When Kayleigh (McKellar), a romance writer, has her column cancelled right before Christmas, she heads home to reconnect with her family. Kayleigh gets an unexpected visit from the man (Neal) who cancelled her column who fights not only to bring her back to the publisher but also for her heart.
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Love, Lights, Hanukkah!
Starring: Mia Kirshner, Ben Savage and Marilu Henner
Premieres: Sunday, December 12, 2020
As Christina (Kirshner) prepares her restaurant for its busiest time of year, she gets back a DNA test revealing that she’s Jewish. The discovery leads her to a new family and an unlikely romance over eight nights.
Christmas Comes Twice
Starring Tamera Mowry-Housley and Michael Xavier
Premieres: Sunday, December 13, 2020
Emily (Mowry-Housley) is a top newscaster who has achieved her career dreams but still has regrets about the guy (Xavier) who got away five years earlier. When the Christmas carnival comes to town, a ride around the carousel takes her magically back in time to the carnival five years before...giving her a second chance at love before she must return to Christmas present.
A Christmas Carousel
Starring: Rachel Boston and Neal Bledsoe
Premieres: Saturday, December 19, 2020
When Lila (Boston) is hired by the Royal Family of Marcadia to repair a carousel, she must work with the Prince (Bledsoe) to complete it by Christmas.
Cross Country Christmas
Starring Rachael Leigh Cook and Greyston Holt
Premieres: Saturday, December 20, 2020
Former classmates Lina (Cook) and Max (Holt) are traveling home for the holidays, until a storm hits and they have to work together to make it home in time, no matter the mode of transportation.
*Unfortunately, there will not be a "When Calls the Heart" Christmas movie this year; however, Hallmark is promising a special surprise on Christmas Day and 2 extra new episodes for Season 8.
I hope you find many Christmas movies you are looking forward to seeing during this Holiday Season! With some exceptions, I think my must-see watch list might just end up being as long as last year!
*I also want to include a *BIG* Caution here. At this point, we don't know which movies will be family-friendly. I'm hoping there will still be many, but at this time, we just don't know. Throughout the Christmas Season I will do my best to inform you if there is a storyline of concern, and if any of you who follow here catch something - please be sure to share in comments!
Joyous Christmas Blessings to You ~
All throughout the Year! Net
