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Lacey Chabert brought the spirit of Christmas into the summer season by celebrating Christmas in July and hosting Hallmark Channel’s “Christmas: A First Look” Preview Special. The annual sneak peek show gave us a look at some of the original movies coming to the network during the 10th Anniversary of Countdown to Christmas, which officially kicks off on Friday, October 25th!

During the special, Chabert was joined by network pet ambassador, Happy the Dog, and “Home & Family” pet rescue expert Larissa Wohl — who brought along some kittens and puppies as she explained Hallmark Channel’s pet rescue initiative, “Adoption Ever After”. Learn more here!

Read on to check out the movies that were spotlighted during the special!

“Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses”
Premieres: October 26, 2019*
Network: Hallmark Channel
Cast: Jill Wagner, Matthew Davis and Donna Mills

A single mother and aspiring interior decorator named Abbey (Wagner) lands a possible career-advancing job decorating the estate of a local businessman, Nick Sinclair (Davis), which needs to be completed by Christmas Eve. As sparks fly between the two, Abbey must find a balance between the fast-approaching holiday and project deadline.

“Merry and Bright”
Premieres: November 2, 2019*
Network: Hallmark Channel
Cast: Jodie Sweetin and Andrew Walker

Cate (Sweetin), CEO of the Merry & Bright Candy Cane Company, meets Gabe (Walker) during the busy Christmas season. She assumes Gabe is the suitor her well-meaning mother is trying to set her up with when in reality, he works for Empire Corporate Recovery, which has been hired to take a closer look at Merry & Bright’s operation and find ways to make the company more profitable.

“Picture a Perfect Christmas”
Premieres: November 23, 2019* (Updated: 9/4/19)
Network: Hallmark Channel
Cast: Merritt Patterson and Jon Cor

Extreme sports photographer (Patterson) heads home for the holidays to tend to her injured grandmother and ends up lending a helping hand to a neighbor (Cor) who needs assistance watching his nephew. Could this be a picture perfect Christmas for the new neighbors?

“Christmas in Rome”
Premieres: November 30, 2019* (Updated: 9/4/19)
Network: Hallmark Channel
Cast: Lacey Chabert and Sam Page

Angela (Chabert), an independent-minded American tour guide who is fired from her job in Rome just before Christmas and ends up crossing paths with Oliver (Page), an American executive, who wants to buy a high-end Italian ceramics company. Oliver hires Angela to be his guide around the city because the owner of the company won’t sell to him until he learns ‘the heart and soul of Rome’. But, Oliver might just win the heart of more than just Rome.

“Christmas Scavenger Hunt”
Premieres: November 3, 2019* (Updated: 9/4/19)
Network: Hallmark Channel
Cast: Kim Shaw and Kevin McGarry

When Belinda (Shaw) heads back to her hometown for the holidays, things get complicated when she is forced to team up with her ex, Dustin (McGarry), at the town’s annual Christmas scavenger hunt.

“Write Before Christmas”
Premieres: November 28, 2019* (Updated: 9/4/19)
Network: Hallmark Channel
Cast: Chad Michael Murray and Torrey DeVitto

This holiday season, Jessica (DeVitto), a music store owner and trained cellist, mails out Christmas cards to people who have impacted her life. When the son (Murray) of her former music teacher receives one of the cards while his mother is out of the country, the spirit of the season brings the two together.

“A Christmas Love Story”
Premieres: December 7, 2019* (Updated: 9/4/19)
Network: Hallmark Channel
Cast: Kristin Chenoweth, Scott Wolf and Kevin Quinn

Youth choir director (Chenoweth) needs to write a big song for a Christmas Eve show but is distracted when a boy with a golden voice (Quinn) joins her choir, which comes as a surprise to his widowed father (Wolf).

“Christmas Town”
Premieres: December 1, 2019*
Network: Hallmark Channel
Cast: Candace Cameron Bure and Tim Rozon

The story of Lauren (Bure) who leaves Boston behind to embark on a new chapter of her life. When an unforeseen detour takes her to the charming town of Grandon Falls, Lauren meets Travis (Rozon) who, with the help of the welcoming town locals, helps Lauren embrace the magic of Christmas, family and love.

“A Merry Christmas Match”
Premieres: October 25, 2019* (Updated: 9/4/19)
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Cast: Ashley Newbrough and Kyle Dean Massey

A young woman named Corey (Newbrough), a resident of a ski village, works in her mother’s antique shop and puts on the annual children’s Christmas pageant in honor of her late father. When a man named Ryder (Massey) visits her store, Corey wonders if she should have left town and followed her dreams of becoming a theater director.

*Dates subject to change.
 

Watch the full special on HallmarkChannelEverywhere.com! (expires 01.01.2020)

Stay merry!