My prayer for you all on this Thanksgiving week - is that you will have joy in your heart and good health. I am so grateful to the Lord above for salvation, precious family, dear friends, a warm home, and love beyond measure. I pray you feel the same.
Every Thanksgiving my heart ponders about the Pilgrims who crossed an ocean to an unknown land - seeking and yearning for religious freedom. How brave and courageous those men and women were... who endured through sickness, bitter cold, and hunger. Through all their many hardships and losses, they leaned on their faith in God and gave thanks on that first Thanksgiving for all of their blessings of coming to this new land, America. May we never forget the sacrifices our ancestors made - so we can be free today!
Happy Thanksgiving, dear friends!
I am grateful for each of you who visit here.
God's Blessings to You All!
Here are the new movies airing this Thanksgiving week and weekend! It's quite a long list, so you'll have to pace yourself and save room for leftovers! Enjoy!
Thursday, November 25, 2021:
Firefighter Zachary (Routh) and veterinarian Marilee (Sustad) are thrown back together at Christmas when they’re tasked with finding homes for a litter of adorable kittens.
The Nine Kittens of Christmas premieres
Thursday, November 25, 2021
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel
Friday, November 26, 2021:
Ally (JessicΠ° Lowndes), is Π° workΠ°holic doctor who breΠ°ks up with her boyfriend just before ChristmΠ°s. However, Π° chΠ°nce encounter with Π° hΠ°ndsome bΠ°ristΠ° (ChΠ°d MichΠ°el MurrΠ°y) mΠ°y be just whΠ°t she needs to shΠ°ke her holidΠ°y blues.
Angel Falls Christmas premieres
Friday, November 26, 2021
at 8pm/7c. on GAC Family
Friday, November 26, 2021:
Years after their personal and professional breakup, the singing duo of Georgia (Reba McEntire) and Joe Winter (John Schneider) agree to reunite after their daughter, Belle (Candice King), asks them to participate in a Christmas Charity concert, only to find themselves getting back in tune on stage and off.
Reba McEntire's Christmas in Tune premieres
Friday, November 26, 2021
at 8pm/7c. on Lifetime
Friday, November 26, 2021
A small toy company CEO gets a once in a lifetime offer to merge with a mega toy company but will need her estranged ex-business partner's signature to seal the deal. What he helps her rediscover will change both of their lives.
Christmas CEO premieres
Friday, November 26, 2021
at 6pm/5c. on the Hallmark Channel
Friday, November 26, 2021
A writer convinces his ex-girlfriend to pose as a couple for Christmas.
An Unexpected Christmas premieres
Friday, November 26, 2021
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel
Saturday, November 27, 2021
In “Royally Wrapped for Christmas,” Lindsay Peterson (Lilley) of Brooklyn, NY, heads up one of the most successful chapters of the Festive Heart Foundation, a philanthropic organization dedicated to underserved children and founded by the Royal Family of Veronia. The foundation will commemorate its centennial this holiday and Lindsay is summoned to the kingdom to plan the celebratory gala. Before she embarks to Veronia, Lindsay meets the charity’s President, Willard, and a pleasant man, Aiden (Fehr), who Lindsay mistakenly believes is the organization’s accountant. Willard persuades Lindsay to join him and two other organizers from the global charity in Veronia. It is there Lindsay discovers the “accountant” is really Crown Prince Aiden who is to ascend the throne after his mother, Queen Rayna. Committed to the mission of the charity, Lindsay proposes a new idea based on a tradition she learned from her grandmother: each Christmas, two gifts must be given. One to keep, one to give. Veronia’s Parliament enthusiastically accepts Lindsay’s proposal for the charity, vowing to change the world in the kindest way. Now Prince Aiden must decide if the commoner from New York who has helped so many may have just stolen his heart.
Royally Wrapped for Christmas premieres
Saturday, November 27, 2021
at 8pm/7c. on GAC Family
Saturday, November 27, 2021:
The son & daughter of rival holiday decorating families help mend their fathers' decades-old feud, finding romance along the way as they compete in the town's holiday decorating contest.
Making Spirits Bright premieres
Saturday, November 27, 2021
at 6pm/5c. on the Hallmark Channel
Saturday, November 27, 2021:
This holiday, the Liddles have much to be merry about! Jacquie Liddle (Kelly Rowland) and her husband Tyler (Thomas Cadrot) are preparing for the arrival of their first baby. Meanwhile, Jacquie’s sister Treena (Latonya Williams) and her husband Julian (Jaime M. Callica) are thinking about adopting a baby themselves, and spirited, fashionista sister Kiera’s (Bresha Webb) relationship with Chris (Nathan Witte) is heating up. With their family expanding in ways they could never have expected, the Liddles are headed for a crazy Christmas filled with merry mayhem and lots of love and laughter.
Merry Liddle Christmas Baby premieres
Saturday, November 27, 2021
at 8pm/7c. on Lifetime
Saturday, November 27, 2021
Brooke Bennett (Lacey Chabert) goes to Ireland for Christmas to search for her Irish roots. While there, she meets Aiden Hart, Earl of Glaslough (Stuart Townsend). Mistaken for an elite event planner, she’s hired to host his castle’s majestic Christmas party.
Christmas at Castle Hart premieres
Saturday, November 27, 2021
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel
Saturday, November 27, 2021:
During the holidays, a woman with amnesia catches a ride with her handsome nurse to investigate the only clue to her identity: a newspaper clipping for a Christmas Festival with a cryptic invitation.
Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas premieres
Saturday, November 27, 2021
at 10pm/9c on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Sunday, November 28, 2021:
To save her family hotel's Christmas show, talent booker Claire must ask for help from her ex-boyfriend Ryan, the lead guitarist of a now-famous band that fired her as their manager years ago.
Christmas in Tahoe premieres
Sunday, November 28, 2021
at 6pm/5c. on the Hallmark Channel
Sunday, November 28, 2021:
Years after Emma left her first love, Tyler, to pursue her dreams of becoming a singer, the two are reunited in their hometown for the holidays. Emma, now an assistant, must convince Tyler, now a famous popstar, to sign with her record company, while also trying to save the town’s Christmas Caroling Celebration.
Christmas is You premieres
Sunday, November 28, 2021
at 8pm/7c. on GAC Family
Sunday, November 28, 2021:
Set in 1933 Depression Era, times are tough for the Walton family but to make matters worse, it looked to be the Waltons’ first Christmas without John Sr. When Olivia receives a letter that John Sr. is planning to make it home for Christmas after all, the family is thrilled and prepares for his homecoming. But when a storm threatens his Christmas Eve arrival, and John Sr. is nowhere to be found, Olivia sends John Boy out into the night to find his daddy – a journey that will change John Boy’s life forever.
The Waltons’ Homecoming (remake) premieres
Sunday, November 28, 2021
at 8pm/7c. on the CW
Sunday, November 28, 2021:
Amber Dupont (Tia Mowry) bites off more than she can chew when she takes charge of her church’s annual Christmas pageant and inadvertently promises to deliver a special performance by Motown Legend Smokey Robinson. When her best friends secretly enlist Amber’s former flame Eddie (Mark Taylor) to help – the pair reconnect in a quest to find Smokey and convince him to appear. With the clock ticking, family, friends, and superstar Smokey Robinson come together to stage the most special pageant yet.
Miracle in Motor City premieres
Sunday, November 28, 2021
at 8pm/7c. on Lifetime
Sunday, November 28, 2021:
Exes Lara (Candace Cameron Bure) and Ben (John Brotherton) compete in a Christmas contest to win money for the charity of their choosing. The city watches them battle and chooses what is more important, victory or love.
The Christmas Contest premieres
Sunday, November 28, 2021
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel
More Notable Programming Thanksgiving Week:
Wednesday, November 24, 2021:
The Waltons - The Thanksgiving Story ... INSP ... 3 PM
Thursday, November 25, 2021:
Happy Thanksgiving!
The 95th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ... NBC ... 9 AM *NEW
Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS ... CBS ... 9 AM *NEW
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story ... INSP ... 3 PM
A Christmas Story ... Cartoon Network ... 6 PM
Home Alone ... Freeform ... 6 PM
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ... Freeform ... 8:30 PM
Friday, November 26, 2021:
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town ... ABC ... 8 PM
NBC Specials : How the Grinch Stole Christmas ... NBC ... 8 PM
Frosty the Snowman ... CBS ... 8 PM
Frosty Returns ... CBS ... 8:30 PM
NBC Specials : Five More Sleeps 'Til Christmas ... NBC ... 8:30 PM
NBC Specials : Trolls Holiday in Harmony ... NBC ... 9 PM
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer ... the CW ... 9 PM
Saturday, November 27, 2021:
A Very Corgi Christmas ... BYU ... 4 PM
The Santa Clause ... Freeform ... 5:10 PM
A Christmas Tail ... BYU ... 6 PM
The Santa Clause 2 ... Freeform ... 7:20 PM
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire ... CBS ... 8 PM
Robbie the Reindeer: Legends of the Lost Tribe ... CBS ... 8:30 PM
The Story of Santa Claus ... CBS ... 9 PM
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause ... Freeform ... 9:50 PM
Sunday, November 28, 2021:
Christmas with The Chosen ... BYU ... 4 PM
Christmas in the Smokies ... INSP ... 8 PM
The Great Christmas Light Fight (season premiere) ... ABC ... 9 PM
*NEW
Christmas Jars ... BYU ... 10 PM
You may have noticed in the list above, I did not include the movie: A Christmas Witness, which is also premiering Sunday night on ION. I have decided not to promote this movie based on it's rating: TV-PG D,L,S,V. The movie includes dialogue, language, sex and violence. Needless to say, it doesn't sound like a wholesome family film, so I'll be skipping this one.
There are several, however, I am looking forward to seeing: The Nine Kittens of Christmas, Angel Falls Christmas, Reba McEntire's Christmas in Tune, Royally Wrapped for Christmas, Christmas at Castle Hart, Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas, Christmas is You and The Christmas Contest! And more!
I'm kinda on the fence about The Waltons’ Homecoming (remake), but I'm curious, too. It's so hard to top the original, which I love! Plus, they actually removed one of the children - Ben! I personally feel that was a big mistake. On a brighter note, I have heard they created this specifically with the idea of keeping the family and faith elements of The Waltons' series from the 1970's intact - so that is positive news. Hopefully, this movie will compliment the original drama. In case you are not able to watch it on TV, the new remake movie The Waltons: Homecoming 2021 is now available to order on DVD at Amazon. (By the way, the original, The Homecoming: A Christmas Story, is available on DVD, too - click here!)
Please share which movies you are looking forward to seeing this Thanksgiving week in comments below. Hopefully, you can catch some wonderful, cherished classics and some festive new ones!
*Please note- I have NOT pre-screened these NEW Christmas movies listed above. If you happen to watch one of the new Christmas movies this week and want to share whether or not it is a family friendly movie, please stop back by and leave a review.
See the 2021 Christmas Movie Review page - *here*!
You can also check out the Christmas TV Movie Schedule - *here*, which includes NEW Christmas Movie Premieres.
Have a Blessed and Happy Thanksgiving! Net
SHINING HIS LIGHT:
"Give thanks to the LORD,
for He is good;
His love endures forever."
~1 Chronicles 16:34
"Devote yourselves to prayer,
being watchful and thankful."
~Colossians 4:2
"Enter His gates with thanksgiving
and His courts with praise;
give thanks to Him and praise His name."
~Psalm 100:4
