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This holiday season is shaping up to be quite the busy one for Lea Michele as she’ll already be spreading joy with an upcoming Christmas album, but today it was announced that Michele is set to star in the upcoming Freeform Studios film, “Same Time, Next Christmas”, which will premiere on the ABC Network later this year.

Michele has starred on Broadway, had a breakout role on FOX’s “Glee”, co-lead the short-lived comedy “The Mayor” for ABC and had a part in the 2011 festive film “New Year’s Eve”, but this will be her first Christmas-centered movie.

She will play the lead role of Olivia Henderson, a young woman who met her childhood sweetheart during her family’s annual Christmas visit to Hawaii. After being separated by distance and years, the two reunite at the same Hawaii resort years later and the old chemistry between them flares up anew – but circumstances conspire to keep them apart.

“This holiday season holds special importance to me as I get to celebrate both my role in this film and my first-ever holiday album,” said Lea Michele. “I’m honored to return to ABC with this movie event, and I am excited to share the holidays with everyone.”

Here’s hoping some of that music will serve as a merry backdrop to a few scenes!

“Same Time, Next Christmas” is executive produced by EveryWhere Studios’ Tom Mazza and David Calvert Jones, while Stephen Herek (“Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors,” “Mr. Holland’s Opus” and “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure”) is set to direct. There’s no current air date set yet, but keep in mind that ABC programming can also be viewed on ABC.com, the ABC app and Hulu.

Stay merry!