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The Last Sunday of Advent fell on Christmas Eve, and even though I didn't get the chance to share it with you all on that day, I didn't want the Christmas season to end without including it here.
The fourth Sunday of Advent celebrates God's faithfulness and love in sending Jesus Christ.
Great American Pure Flix recently posted this inspiring Advent Devotional (below) with actress Danica McKellar (A Royal Date for Christmas, Crown for Christmas).
In the final week of Advent, Danica McKellar dives into Philippians to talk about how we can experience true joy...
Recently, in an interview with TBN, alongside Great American Media CEO Bill Abbott, Danica freely shared with exuberant joy how she discovered her faith in Jesus when her friend and fellow actress Candace Cameron Bure invited her to Easter services at her church in April of 2022. The Passion Play was performed that Sunday and the whole experience awakened Danica's spirit to discover her faith. This year, she shared how she is reading (or listening to, in this case) the entire Bible with the podcast “The Bible Recap.”
As we reflect back on the Christmas season, we rejoice together that God sent His Son, Jesus, as a newborn baby to ultimately be our Savior!
The true meaning and spirit of Christmas is about the birth of God's Son, Jesus, and how He came to earth to give us love, joy, hope, and peace!
That gift doesn't change the day (or days) after Christmas! For those who know Jesus, we continue to celebrate in our hearts the fact that we are loved and have hope for the future.
Just as children are still playing with the presents they received on Christmas Day, we can continue to unwrap the Greatest Gift every day!
Even when the Christmas lights, trees, and all the holiday decor come down, Jesus will still be here. We are never alone.
Christ loved us so much - He came to earth as a little baby and ultimately, died on the Cross for us!
If you ask Jesus into your heart and ask forgiveness of your sins, you will receive the ultimate Gift, eternal life with Him!
May we all continue to seek Him each day, just as the Shepherds followed the star until they found the Christ Child.
Sinner's Prayer:
"Oh God, I know I am a sinner.
I believe Jesus was my substitute when He died on the Cross.
I believe His shed blood, death, burial, and resurrection were for me.
I now receive Jesus as my Savior.
I thank You for the forgiveness of my sins,
the gift of salvation and everlasting life,
because of Your merciful grace.
In Jesus name, I pray...
Amen."
Happy day and days after Christmas, everyone!
God's Blessings to you all!
Net
Oh, what a wonderful Christmas Season this has been at *It's a Wonderful Movie* once again!
I hope many of you have enjoyed the friendships you've made here and all the numerous movie reviews, too, whether it be of inspiring new Christmas movies, Christmas comedies, or rom-coms throughout the year!
I'm so glad to know each of you! I consider you all to be dear members of this It's a Wonderful Movie family! It truly blesses my heart the way you all share with, pray for, and encourage one another! Thank you all, my dear friends!
As Christmas Day draws near... may our hearts continue to prepare Him room and our homes radiate His love and light!
This is my Christmas Card to you, plus (see below) the last (yes, the very last) of the NEW Christmas movie premieres...
Please turn up your volume and hit the play button to watch this special video. This beautiful song, A Hallelujah Christmas by Cloverton, has especially touched me and my family this Christmas; I just had to share it with you. The lyrics are revised from the original rendition in such an amazing, moving way that tells the Christ Child's birth.
Synopsis: A new DaySpring movie. Successful and fiercely independent, Mary Ann Brubeck (Vandervoort) adopts a baby girl to raise on her own just before Christmas. Due to weather, she and the baby get stuck in Bethlehem, PA for the holidays. When there is no room at the inn, her only option is to stay with the innkeeper's brother Joe (Ayres), a quintessential bachelor who lives in a house that he treats like a barn. As Mary Ann learns the value of community by spending time with Joe's family and participating in the local church's Christmas events, Joe starts getting his act together with new motivation…and the two begin to see each other in a new light.
Synopsis: When couple Jack (Justin Long) and Caroline (India Mullen) travel to Caroline's native Ireland for Christmas, they find themselves at a crossroads in their marriage: Jack is ready for kids, and Caroline isn't. Will spending Christmas with Caroline's big Irish family make them realize they're ready for a family of their own? Or will it scare them away from the idea of having kids altogether?
Synopsis: In search of her big break, a reporter (Underwood) arranges a Christmas interview with a European Prince (Stoddard) visiting the States. Will the reporter’s big story become her love story?
Synopsis: Precocious 10-year-old Lily Morgan (Ai Barrett) enters a writing contest about her Christmas wish. She wishes that her single mother, Emma (Jeananne Goossen), finds love and a father for Lily whom Emma adopted as an infant in China. After winning the contest, will Lily’s wish come true?
Synopsis: A Christmas Letter is a modern love story meets epic adventure that ultimately brings a family together, with an uplifting, feel-good look at how the spirit of the holidays – and help from some pro hockey players – can unite a community and new-found friendships. This is a tale of how love, compassion, and a little Christmas sparkle can bring us together when we need it the most.
*This is the cable movie premiere of this movie from Incendo; it is also available to view via streaming sources, including UP Faith & Family.
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🎄 Notable Christmas Programming: 🎄
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NBC:
Friday, December 22nd:
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors
Sunday, December 24th:
It's a Wonderful Life
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E! Network:
Binge Watch All Day...
Monday, December 25th:
It's a Wonderful Life
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ABC:
Friday, December 22nd:
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Sunday, December 24th:
Home Alone
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CBS:
Friday, December 22nd:
The 25th Annual A Home for the Holidays
Fit For Christmas (2022 movie)
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Hallmark Channel:
Enjoy special airings of Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel:
Saturday, December 23rd:
Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas - 6pm
Mystery on Mistletoe Lane - 8pm
Sunday, December 24th:
A Veteran's Christmas - 6pm
My Christmas Guide - 8pm
*Note: 2 more Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Christmas movies will air on the Hallmark Channel before the year ends...
Saturday, December 30th:
*New Years Eve - Eve!*
Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas - 6pm
Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas - 8pm
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Hallmark Drama:
Monday, December 25th:
One Christmas Eve
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Love Always, Santa
Window Wonderland
Angels and Ornaments
and more!
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TBS:
Friday, December 22nd:
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (cartoon)
Sunday, December 24th & Monday, December 25th:
A Christmas Story (movie marathon)
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TNT:
Sunday, December 24th & Monday, December 25th:
A Christmas Story (movie marathon)
Monday, December 25th:
A Christmas Story Christmas (2022)
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INSP:
Sunday, December 24th:
Christmas in the Rockies
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UPtv:
Among UPtv's Christmas movie marathon this weekend, see encore showings of these two Christmas musical programs...
Sunday, December 24th:
Home for the Holidays: A Christmas Homecoming
Josh Turner: King Size Manger
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Great American Family:
Christmas Eve Schedule:
(all times below in Eastern Standard Time)
🌟GENTRI's "Finding Christmas" - 2pm
🌟A Silent Night at Museum of the Bible - 3pm
🌟Nativity - The Art of Maltese Crib-Making - 4pm
🌟Yule Log marathon on Christmas Eve - 5pm-12am
Christmas Day Schedule:
🌟Yule Log marathon on Christmas Day - 12am-12pm
🌟Christmas Movie Countdown on Christmas Day - beginning at 12 noon
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Freeform:
Friday through Monday:
See encore airings of...
Home Alone
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause 2
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Frosty the Snowman
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
and more!
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BYU:
Friday through Monday:
See encore airings of...
Christmas Jars
Christmas Oranges
A Very Corgi Christmas
Shoelaces for Christmas
and more!
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TCM:
See beloved classics Friday through Monday:
The Shop Around the Corner
In the Good Old Summertime
Love Finds Andy Hardy
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Meet Me in St. Louis
Christmas in Connecticut
Holiday Affair (1949)
A Christmas Carol (1938)
and more!
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AMC:
See encore airings of...
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
White Christmas
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (PG-13)
Christmas with the Kranks
The Polar Express
The Year Without a Santa Claus
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
and more!
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I love this image of the Carolers singing around this lovely Christmas tree; it makes me think of sweet memories of Christmas tree lightings and the Dickens Christmas carolers I've seen. I can just imagine the carolers singing... O Come Let Us Adore Him!
I hope it brings to mind wonderful memories for you, too!
This year, it has been a blessing to see how the true meaning of Christmas and faith has been incorporated more meaningfully in more Christmas films. I hope this is a trend that continues; I'm beyond grateful Great American Family is embracing more and more of this in their programming and movies.
Be sure to stay tuned for more news on TV Movies and Christmas Movies throughout the Year in 2024!
Thank You to ALL of my dear friends and loyal blog followers who visit regularly and share uplifting comments and movie reviews here with us! I appreciate each and every single one of you! And even though we may be miles apart, I feel with our shared values and faith in The Lord, we are close in heart!
"GILDED NEWPORT MYSTERIES: MURDER AT THE BREAKERS," PREMIERING FEBRUARY 2 ON HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES
Nathan Witte also stars
STUDIO CITY, CA - December 21, 2023 - A society page writer in 1895 Rhode Island witnesses a murder while attending a ball at the Vanderbilt mansion and is drawn into the investigation when her brother is arrested. Starring Ali Skovbye ("Firefly Lane") and Danny Griffin ("Fate: The Winx Saga") "Gilded Newport Mysteries: Murder at the Breakers," a new, original premiering Friday, February 2 (9 p.m. ET/PT), on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is coming back in 2024 with a fresh slate of all new mysteries. "Gilded Newport Mysteries: Murder at the Breakers" takes viewers behind the scenes of the East Coasts high society. Introducing Hallmark's newest "family" members Ali Skovbye and Danny Griffin along with returning favorite Nathan Witte. This all-new mystery is set to become a network favorite with the period costumes and the mysterious ups and downs. Leading viewers to question who could possibly be responsible for this murder and will the suspect be found before they can strike again.
It's July 1895 and the New York elite have decamped to Newport, Rhode Island for a summer of balls, garden parties, and yacht races. Covering these events for the women's pages of the Newport Observer is Emma Vanderbilt-Cross, (Skovbye) a fearless twenty-one-year-old writer with family ties to the wealthy Vanderbilt family. But writing articles about food and fashion is the last thing on Emma's mind when her half-brother Brady Cross (James Drew Dean, "Marry Go Round") is arrested for the murder of Goddard, (Cesare Scarpone, "The Bold Type") long-time Vanderbilt business advisor. She decides to take matters into her own hands and sets out to prove her half-brother's innocence, discovering Goddard had more than his fair share of enemies. As Emma investigates with the help of police detective and crush Jesse Whyte, (Griffin) housekeeper Nanny O'Neal (Gillian Barber, "Chesapeake Shores") and coroner's assistant Harriet Rice, (Amira Anderson, "Foragers") she's plunged into a word of intrigue and danger - while attracting the attention of the town's new mysterious stranger. (Witte) As Emma grows closer to the truth, Goddard's true murderer goes on the offensive, willing to stop at nothing to keep their identity a secret.
"Gilded Newport Mysteries: Murder at the Breakers" is a Newport Road Productions Ltd. and Front Street Pictures Inc. production. John Cassini, Allen Lewis, Sunta Izzicupo, James Walsh, Michael Shepard served as executive producers along with producer Charles Cooper. Terry Ingram directed from a script written by Keri Ferencz, based off a book series written by Alyssa Maxwell.
Just a quick little note today... to wish you all a Very, Very, Merry and Happy ONE WEEK AWAY from CHRISTMAS DAY!!!
I'll have my official *Merry Christmas* post coming soon, but I didn't want to miss highlighting this momentous day with all of you as we Countdown to Christmas!!!
Our weatherman said a week or so ago we would most likely have unseasonably warm weather this week before Christmas, but guess what? We have SNOW!!! And it's very cold, too! Mind you, it's only a dusting of snow, and likely, it will not last until Christmas day, but it's delightful to see the snowfall today, even if it lasts a short while. I love the feeling of living in a Snow Globe!
Oh what *JOY* this Christmas season brings! I'm holding onto it ALL as tight as I can!
I also wanted to share with you all Great American Pure Flix's 3rd Sunday of Advent with writer Karen Kingsbury:
The theme of the 3rd Advent Sunday is the joy of the shepherds seeing the newborn Christ!
All who visited the Child were blessed, overjoyed, and filled with peace - because they knew God had fulfilled His prophesied promise to send a Savior!
Our purest joy doesn't come from Christmas presents or tangible things here on earth, but from the first Gift of Christmas - Jesus!
I pray you will know that Special Joy this Christmas! The Shepherds followed that big, beautiful, bright star 🌟 until they found the Christ Child lying humbly in a manger.
May we all continue to seek the Light of Jesus daily in our lives - this Christmas and beyond!
Hello Blog Friends & Followers! My Nickname is Net and more than Anything, I love my Savior, Jesus, and my precious Family! It's my joy to share and review Movies here on this Blog ~ that the entire Family can watch together on TV! Thank YOU so much for stopping by, Please leave a Comment... I enjoy hearing from You! ~ Net
