Happy Christmas Movie Weekend, Friends!🎄✨
'Tis the Season for our first *BIG* weekend of Christmas premieres!
On Friday night, catch the cable premiere of the holiday mystery series, "Mistletoe Murders," plus three brand-new Christmas movies debuting Saturday through Sunday!
*Great American Christmas* is keeping the festive spirit going with Christmas movies playing 24/7, and now *Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas* also joins the fun 24/7 with holiday movies on both the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Mystery.
(Note: All *NEW* Hallmark Christmas movies will premiere exclusively on the Hallmark Channel.)
Meanwhile, if you're looking for a little variety, Hallmark Family is airing lots of Fall-favorite films over the weekend, and UPtv is offering a faith-filled new non-holiday romantic comedy premiere.
Scroll down for all the new premiere details...
Friday, October 17, 2025:
Poison in a Pear Tree - Part 1
Christmas shop owner Emily Lane uses secret skills to investigate a murder when a poisoned cookie links her to the crime. Detective Sam Wilner navigates the holidays with his daughter, Violet.
Poison in a Pear Tree - Part 2
With time running out to prove her friend's innocence, Emily puts her own secret past on the line to find the real tree farm killer, raising suspicion from Detective Sam Wilner.
Airs Friday, October 17, 2026
at 8pm/7c on the Hallmark Channel
*Two back-to-back episodes!
Reviews:
(*Note: The reviews below are from those of us who streamed this series last Christmas on Hallmark+)
🎄 Mistletoe Murders is family friendly (1st episode) and liking it so far. -Elizbeth
🎄 Mistletoe Murders - Okay, so I decided to get Hallmark+ for the Christmas season. I’ve watched the first two episodes of “Mistletoe Murders,” and it is a cozy sort of mystery.
Sarah Drew (“Guiding Emily”) is the lead and she is good in this genre. Her character, Emily Lane, owns and runs a Christmas shop, but she also has a covert mysterious past.
The show has a sort of “Murder, She Baked” vibe to it with all the community involvement in Fletcher’s Grove, and Emily has two adorable cats. Sarah Drew’s opposite is Peter Mooney (“Fly Away with Me”), who plays local police officer, Sam Wilner. He is a single divorced father with a daughter in high school, who also works with Emily at her Christmas shop.
I won’t give any of the mystery away, but one of the suspects is an unmarried pregnant woman. There is some mystery as to who the father is of her unborn baby. Another male suspect is referred to as her (and I quote) “Baby Daddy.” Due to that and some violence centered around the murder, the episodes are best-suited for a mature audience.
Thus far, “Mistletoe Murders” is an intriguing mystery series. ~Net
🎄 I’ve been watching the Mistletoe Murders Mystery series and so far it’s pretty good. I just finished the first half of episode 2 and so far it’s been family friendly. ~Abigail
🎄 So I started a 7 day free trial of Hallmark + last night because I wanted to watch the Mistletoe Murders and I watched the first movie (episode 1 &2 as it breaks it up into 2 episodes I don’t know why) and it was surprisingly good! I personally don’t care for Sarah Drew, never cared for any of the movies she did, but this one surprised me! I think she was good in the sleuthing role and I’m excited to watch the other 2 mistletoe Murder movies. The only thing I don’t care for is how she narrates in the movie. I’m okay with that in the beginning to set the stage but she does it throughout the entire movie and it is kind of distracting to my own thoughts when I watch a mystery movie. I want to dissect it in my own mind and her narration is distracting. ~Paula
Saturday, October 18, 2025:
Storyline: "In A Christmas Prayer, Natalie (Robins), a weary children's book illustrator, rediscovers her creativity and faith when she secretly fulfills the heartfelt prayer-list of a little girl, unknowingly becoming the answer to the girl's father's (Russell) Christmas wish for love, healing, and hope."
Premieres Saturday, October 18, 2025
at 8pm/7c on Great American Family
Saturday, October 18, 2025:
Storyline: "Overwhelmed by her royal duties during the Christmas season, Princess Victoria of Zelarnia (Gubelmann) is ready for a change of pace. Looking to decompress in the days leading up to Christmas, she decides to take a vacation to Peaceful Pines Ranch in Montana, where she celebrated Christmas as a child with her late father. Upon arrival, she meets her dashing guide, Huntley Blaylock (Christie), who presents her and the other guests at the ranch with a rustic experience that is far from the royal treatment. This Christmas, Huntley must decide if he wants to step into a leadership role and carry on the family ranch's legacy as his parents, the owners, approach retirement. Unaware of her status as a princess, Huntley puts Victoria through the rigors of a Montana ranch experience. Victoria also plans to help Huntley revive the ranch's Christmas Holly-Day Dance. Victoria finds herself charmed by both Huntley and this different pace of life. As the two start to fall for each other, things get complicated when Huntley discovers Victoria is a princess. As Christmas approaches and her time at the ranch comes to an end, Victoria must decide if she should return to her royal life or stay in Montana with Huntley and the ranch she has grown so fond of."
Premieres Saturday, October 18, 2025
at 8pm/7c on the Hallmark Channel
*There's a royal-themed Christmas movie marathon leading up to this premiere... and a few royal movies afterward, too!
Sunday, October 19, 2025:
Storyline: "Monica (Ory) and Michael (Ayres) are Christmas Angels tasked with bringing destined soulmates together during the most magical season of all. Typically, Angels work alone, but when the Christmas Connection Department faces the threat of downsizing, Monica and Michael are unexpectedly paired to ensure Daisy and Patrick fall in love before Christmas. The partnership isn't without its challenges: Monica is a by-the-book traditionalist who follows every heavenly rule, while Michael embraces spontaneity and delights in earthly joys like hot chocolate, snowball fights, and holiday dancing. Their clashing styles – and the undeniable spark growing between them – complicate their mission. As Christmas Eve draws near, Monica and Michael worry that their differences will keep them from completing their mission in time. But just when it seems all hope is lost, a surprising turn of events changes everything — leading to a Christmas connection no one saw coming."
Premieres Sunday, October 19, 2025
at 8pm/7c on the Hallmark Channel
Sunday, October 19, 2025:
Storyline: Hattie, a happily single children’s author receives a subscription to an online dating app for her birthday, resulting in a series of hilarious mismatches and convincing her more than ever she’s meant to be single. That is, until she meets a widower named Henry who insists it’s impossible to really get to know someone until you’ve had a least five dates.
Premieres Sunday, October 19, 2025
at 7pm/6c. on UPtv
Saturday, October 18, 2025, and Sunday, October 19, 2025:
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.
This Weekend Only
Saturday, October 18, 2025,
and Sunday, October 19, 2025
Here we go… I’m so excited to really kick off this joyful time of year this weekend and watch the brand-new Christmas movie premieres right along with all of you!
Just a quick note: I haven’t pre-screened the NEW movies mentioned above, so if you watch and would like to share your thoughts, please stop back by and leave a review in the comments. I always love hearing what you think! The Movie Review post is coming soon!
You can find the lineup of new premieres and air times on the *Christmas TV Schedule*.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend filled with lots of cozy moments! Happy movie-watching!
Joyous Christmas Blessings,
Net🌟
SHINING THE LIGHT
OF CHRISTMAS
Christ Born of Mary
"Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly.
But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying:
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” "
Matthew 1:18-22
