They're here! They're here! CHRISTMAS MOVIES are FINALLY HERE!!! Grab a cozy blanket and settle in for 5 All New Christmas Movie Premieres from Great American Family, the Hallmark Channel, and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries this weekend + a non-holiday rom-com premiere on UPtv!
Check out details on all of the New Movies below, plus see the Christmas TV Schedule for even more NEW Christmas movie premieres.
Let's go dashing through the snow! Ready or not, here we go...
Friday, October 21, 2022:
Storyline: “A hard-working, single mom gets into a war of words with a neighbor who she feels is ruining Christmas, only to find that this misunderstood grouch just may steal her heart.”
Premieres Friday, October 21, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel
Saturday, October 22, 2022:
Storyline: Kim and Theo meet amid Black Friday shopping madness but there’s a definite spark between them. When a power outage causes some panic at a store, the couple gets separated. With Christmas coming, there should be plenty of distractions, but neither Kim nor Theo can forget the other. Both yearn to find each other but how with so little information to go on? It’ll take a little Christmas magic and destiny to bring them back together.
Premieres Saturday, October 22, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on Great American Family
Saturday, October 22, 2022:
Storyline: “Becca and Robby are a married couple having a hard time connecting with each other as the holidays approach. Just before Christmas, they head to a cozy Vermont inn at the advice of their marriage coach so they can recharge. Their weekend away gets unexpectedly extended when a mishap puts their car out of commission and just may put them on the road to a very happily married Christmas.”
Saturday, October 22, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel
Saturday, October 22, 2022:
Storyline: “Julie is adjusting to being a single mother to a grieving child while facing her first Christmas without her husband when she develops an unexpected friendship with her older neighbor Irene.”
Saturday, October 22, 2022
at 10pm/9c. on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
*Note: The poster above says 9pm, but this Christmas movie will premiere at 10pm/9c. Unfortunately, Hallmark did not release this poster on their press site with the correct time.
Sunday, October 23, 2022:
Storyline: After a disagreement between her son and another student, single-mother Piper is teamed up with that student’s handsome single-father to stage the school play, Romeo and Juliet. Piper must get past her ego, face her feelings, and figure out how to operate a hot-glue gun – all before opening night!
Premieres Sunday, October 23, 2022
at 7pm/6c. on UPtv
Note: See my movie review of "Star-Crossed Romance" in my closing comments below...
Sunday, October 23, 2022:
“Sarah is a children’s book author who returns to her hometown, where she reconnects with her family and Travis, her teenage crush. She soon discovers that a long-held family legend might actually be true.”
Sunday, October 23, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel
What a fun weekend ahead for Christmas movies! I'm looking forward to Great American Family's premiere, Destined at Christmas, and two of Hallmark's look potentially good to me... Noel Next Door and A Kismet Christmas!
Destined at Christmas looks intriguing since it centers around Black Friday shopping and falling in love! I'm curious to see how these two people will search for one another after their chance meeting.
Noel Next Door is giving me and I'm sure many of you, too, vibes of Christmas Next Door, but the male lead seems even Grinchier. That's a word, right? Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing Natalie Hall and Corey Sevier paired together again. They had such great chemistry in Road Trip Romance, even if the story faltered in a few places.
Then, the last movie I'm excited about is... A Kismet Christmas! I was instantly drawn to the images where they dress up in Victorian-style costumes. I also love that the lead role is a children's book author. It looks like a sweet one, and it's nice to see the young actress from last year's GAC Family premiere, A Christmas Miracle for Daisy.
*Be sure to note... the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries NEW Christmas movie, We Need a Little Christmas, premieres on SATURDAY night at 10pm/9c. I know we are used to most premieres on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries on Sunday evening. This movie looks good to me, too, but I know it may also be a little sad, as well.
Last, but not least, for the Christmas movies... Kristoffer Polaha's all new Christmas movie, We Wish You a Married Christmas, premieres this weekend! Don't get me wrong, I really him, but I'm not too sure about this story with the quarreling spouses. Plus, some of the other characters seem to be a bit over-the-top with their silliness in the commercial promo, but we'll see.
In non-holiday movie news... I pre-screened the new UPtv movie, Star-Crossed Romance...
Movie Review:
Star-Crossed Romance is mostly family-friendly, with a few cautions... God's name is used in vain, at least twice, and the drama teacher, who is one of the side characters, acts VERY, VERY Strange. He has a fairly large stomach and he often rubs it and rolls around to get on the stage. My eyebrows were raised more than a few times. The chemistry between the leads was lacking, in my opinion, and some of the acting was sub-par. I never quite understood why the parents were punished to work on the school play's set after their children, who are portraying a modern (very odd) re-telling of Romeo and Juliet, got in a fight. Near the end, there was a nice moment when the two single parents and their children enjoyed a family dinner, but even that was spoiled when Piper, the mother, asks if they say grace, and the father and daughter, say “yeah,” and they simply say “grace” loudly in unison. They all laugh and begin to eat. So… praying is essentially laughed at. I could go on, but I'll just say it has a happy ending where family is put first before work, but the movie is definitely not a keeper for me. ~Net
If you'd like to share your thoughts on the new movies or anything else... please leave a response in comments below.
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. For those of you who may be curious... yes, I will be creating a posting with movie reviews from all of the Christmas movies - as soon as they come in. Thank you to everyone who participates in this. You are very much appreciated!
Joyous Blessings to You All, Net
🌟 SHINING HIS LIGHT 🌟
"And she shall bring forth a son,
and thou shalt call His name JESUS:
for He shall save His people from their sins."
~Matthew 1:21 (KJV)
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