(Top L-R) Anthony “Spice Adams” and Emma Bunton, (Bottom L-R) Paul Hollywood and Sherry Yard (2018).

ABC officially announced today that reality competition series, “The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition” will return to the network this holiday season with hosts, Spice Girl and television personality, Emma Bunton and former NFL Chicago Bears defensive tackle, Anthony “Spice” Adams.

The series, which is based on the U.K hit “The Great British Baking Show,”will once again showcase bakers from around the country putting their best sweet and savory creations forward as they compete in holiday-themed challenges and eliminations all hoping to be named “America’s Best Amateur Baker.”

The fifth season will also see the return of Award-winning pastry chef Sherry Yard and expert baker Paul Hollywood as the two judge the delicious and festive treats the baking contestants will create while also providing advice and commentary on the technique and skill.

The new season of “Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition” will air in December, however an exact date has yet to be confirmed.

Stay merry!

(left) Sarah Drew; (right) Ryan McPartlin. | Photos: IMDb

It’s only the first day of August, and we already have news on FOUR upcoming Christmas movies! Earlier today I told you about Ryan Paevey, Paul Greene, Autumn Reeser and Jesse Metcalfe‘s latest holiday films, and now I have one more festive flick for you from “Grey’s Anatomy” alum Sarah Drew and Ryan McPartlin (“L.A.’s Finest”).

For the past week, the two actors have been posting photos from the Toronto set of their Christmas movie, “Twinkle All the Way”, which can be seen later this year on the Lifetime network as one of the 28 original premieres coming to their annual It’s A Wonderful Lifetime holiday programming.

Photos: Crown Media/Sony Music

Mariah Carey and Christmas music go together like peppermint and hot cocoa, let’s be real. The instant-classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You”, an extremely festive pop song co-written and produced by Carey from her 1994 “Merry Christmas” album, is a staple during the holiday season; it reclaims at top spot on the music charts, it’s played in nearly every department store, it’s on heavy radio rotation, it’s a top karaoke number at any holiday party, and it just happens to be one of the best selling Christmas songs of all time.

This year marks 25 years since the release of “Merry Christmas”, a milestone anniversary that’s also the same date of Christmas Day — which has lead to much speculation that the singer will release a new album or, at least, new holiday music to celebrate this year.

Additionally, Carey has been posting photos recently on Instagram from her time at the recording studio. I haven’t actually seen a confirmation anywhere online (or in an interview), but I have seen comments from members of “The Lambily” (that’s what M.C. nicknamed her fanbase) stating that she’s recording a new festive record.

Could it just be wishful thinking? Maybe. Although, I really do hope it’s true.

In the meantime, if you have plans to head to Las Vegas, Nevada this fall, make sure you scoop up a pair of tickets to see Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” Concert, which are currently on sale at MariahCarey.com/tour. She’ll perform five shows between November 22nd – November 30th at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

Stay merry!

Paevey (left) in 2018’s Hope at Christmas; Greene (right) in 2016’s “A Wish for Christmas”. | Photos: Crown Media

Word on the street is that two of our favorite Hallmark actors are coming back home to the network for the holiday season in all new original movies!

Ryan Paevey is set to co-lead “Christmas at the Plaza”, which will be directed by Ron Oliver with production beginning in September. The announcement came during Crown Media’s Summer 2019 TCA press event last Friday.

Reeser (left) in 2017’s A Bramble House Christmas; Metcalfe (right) in 2017’s Christmas Next Door. | Photos: Crown Media

If you were a fan of the chemistry between Autumn Reeser and Jesse Metcalfe‘s characters in the 2015 Hallmark Channel movie, “A Country Wedding”, you’ll be excited to know that the two are reuniting for a Christmas movie on the network!

In a now deleted Instagram Story (they only last for 24 hours!), Metcalfe posted a photo of their “A Country Wedding” poster with a Santa Claus emoji covering his face and the message “We have a little surprise for you this Christmas!”. Additionally, a video of Reeser on set of the movie was posted on Instagram where it was mentioned that the name of the film is “Christmas Under the Stars”.