L-R: Kyla Pratt, Katie Leclerc, Ryan Cooper, Jesse Hutch & Tia Mowry-Hardrict. | Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

I guess it’s Christmas in August because, the full line-up for Lifetime’s holiday programming event, It’s A Wonderful Lifetime, has officially been released!   The network is kicking off Christmas earlier than ever before by giving us all-day holiday programming every day starting on October 25 and running through December 25 -aka- Christmas Day.

Not only can you look forward to continuous festive programming, but Lifetime will also premiere 30 original movies and a brand new holiday special, “Battle of the Christmas Movie Stars”!   Some of your favorite stars are returning for Christmas films, including: Melissa Joan Hart, Kyla Pratt, Hilarie Burton, Tatyana Ali, Tia Mowry-Hardict, Sarah Drew, Megan Hilty, Kelly Rowland, Loretta Devine, Jesse Hutch, Tyler Hilton, Patrick Duffy and Marcus Rosner.

Much like last year, Burton and Hilton will reunite with more of their “One Tree Hill” costars for “A Christmas Wish” while other former OTH-ers, Jana Kramer and Moira Kelly, will star in “Christmas in Louisiana”.   I guess these are the gifts that keep giving for all the OTH fans out there!

Get the scoop on each film and find out when they premiere below and in the featured slideshow!

 

Sweet Mountain Christmas

Premieres: October 25
Starring: Megan Hilty and Marcus Rosner
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

The Road Home for Christmas

Premieres: October 26
Starring: Marla Sokoloff, Rob Mayes and Marie Osmond
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

No Time Like Christmas

Premieres: October 27
Starring: Kyla Pratt, Ed Ruttle, Rachael McLaren and Jim O'Heir
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

Christmas Reservations

Premieres: November 2
Starring: Melissa Joan Hart, Ricardo Chavira, Ted McGinley, Michael Gross and Markie Post
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

Always and Forever Christmas

Premieres: November 3
Starring: Lexi Lawson, Mark Ghanimé and Beth Broderick
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

Radio Christmas

Premieres: November 9
Starring: Keshia Knight Pulliam, Michael Xavier, Tim Reid and Belinda Montgomery
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

A Sweet Christmas Romance

Premieres: November 10
Starring: Adelaide Kane, Greyston Holt and Loretta Devine
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

Christmas a la Mode

Premieres: November 15
Starring: Katie Leclerc, Ryan Cooper, Jennifer Ellis, Caroline Keeler and Kathy Harum
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

Christmas in Louisiana

Premieres: November 16
Starring: Jana Kramer, Percy Daggs III, Moira Kelly, Brian McNamara,
Dee Wallace and Barry Bostwick
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

Random Acts of Christmas

Premieres: November 17
Starring: Erin Cahill, Kevin McGarry, Patrick Duffy and Jaclyn Smith
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

The Magical Christmas Shoes

Premieres: November 22
Starring: Erin Karpluk and Damon Runyan
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

Twinkle All the Way

Premieres: November 23
Starring: Sarah Drew, Ryan McPartlin and Lesley Ann Warren
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

Christmas 9 to 5

Premieres: November 24
Starring: Tiya Sircar and George Wendt
Photo: Lifetime

A Very Vintage Christmas

Premieres: November 27
Starring: Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Jesse Hutch and Patricia Richardson
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

A Christmas Wish

Premieres: November 28
Starring: Hilarie Burton, Tyler Hilton, Megan Park, Cristian de la Fuente and Pam Grier
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

Staging Christmas

Premieres: November 29
Starring: Soleil Moon Frye, George Stults and Jaleel White
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

Merry Liddle Christmas

Premieres: November 30
Starring: Kelly Rowland and Thomas Cadrot
Photo Credit: Courtesy

You Light Up My Christmas

Premieres: December 1
Starring: Kim Fields, Adrian Holmes, Lisa Whelchel and Mindy Cohn
Photo: Lifetime

A Storybook Christmas

Premieres: December 6
Starring: Ali Liebert, Jake Epstein and Habree Larratt
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

Mistletoe & Menorahs

Premieres: December 7
Starring: Kelley Jakle and Jake Epstein
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

Christmas Unleashed

Premieres: December 7
Starring: Vanessa Lachey and Christopher Russell
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

Grounded for Christmas

Premieres: December 8
Starring: Julianna Guill and Corey Sevier
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

Christmas Stars

Premieres: December 13
Starring: Erica Durance and J.T. Hodges
Photo: Lifetime

Matchmaker Christmas

Premieres: December 14
Starring: Corey Sevier and Emily Rose
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

A Christmas Winter Song

Premieres: December 14
Starring: Ashanti, Stan Shaw and Sashani Nichole
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

Rediscovering Christmas

Premieres: December 15
Starring: Jessica Lowndes and BJ Britt
Photo: Lifetime

The Christmas Temp

Premieres: December 20
Starring: Sara Canning
Photo: Lifetime

Christmas Love Letter

Premieres: December 21
Starring: Ashley Newbrough, Tilky Jones, Chanté Bowser and Izzy Herbert
Photo: Lifetime

The Christmas Hotel

Premieres: December 21
Starring: Tatyana Ali, Sean Patrick Thomas, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Telma Hopkins
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

Battle of the Christmas Movie Stars

Holiday Special
Premieres: December 21
Photo: Lifetime

A Date By Christmas Eve

Premieres: December 22
Starring: Vanessa Lengies, Evan Williams, Katherine Bailess and Morgan Fairchild
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

 
Updated 9/15/19: There have been some movie titles and schedule changes as well as the addition of another movie, “Christmas Love Letter”. (Thanks to Hotline to Hallmark for spotting that new gem!)

Updated 10/3/19: Added a NEW MOVIE, “A Date by Christmas Eve”! Read more below.

Updated 10/18/19: Added a TWO NEW MOVIES, “Mistletoe & Menorahs” and the Ashanti lead “A Christmas Winter Love Song”! Read more below.

Updated 12/3/19: Added more cast information for “Christmas Hotel”.

Updated information is marked in green.  

Original Movie Premieres & Holiday Specials

Sweet Mountain Christmas – October 25 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Megan Hilty and Marcus Rosner

Country music star Laney Blu (Hilty) hasn’t been back to her Tennessee hometown in years. It wasn’t the kindest place to grow up, so when her career skyrocketed at seventeen she was happy to leave it behind. Though she’s set to headline a Christmas concert in NYC, Laney decides to make a quick pit-stop to see her family. When a freak snowstorm hits, she finds herself stranded in the town, and is roped into taking part in a local Christmas concert. As Laney spends more time in her hometown, it becomes less and less like she remembered it. She begins to fall in the love with the people, place and just maybe, a handsome snowplow driver named Robbie (Rosner). When the storm lets up, will Laney head off to NYC or will home be where her heart is?

The Road Home for Christmas – October 26 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Marla Sokoloff, Rob Mayes and Marie Osmond

Two rival musicians, Lindsay (Sokoloff) and Wes (Mayes), who perform in a dueling piano show, suddenly find themselves without a gig on Christmas Eve and decide to road trip to their neighboring hometowns together. During the drive, the mismatched pair find themselves surrounded by Santa conventioneers, saving a Christmas nativity play, performing onstage in Nashville with music royalty (Osmond), and braving a massive snowstorm which just may lead them to making sweet music together.

No Time Like Christmas – October 27 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Kyla Pratt, Ed Ruttle, Rachel McLaren and Jim O’Heir

After Emma (Pratt) finds her college boyfriend’s engraved watch at a vintage jewelry shop, her sister Bronwyn (McLaren) believes it is a sign, and decides to secretly play cupid by sending Emma to the same bed and breakfast in Vermont that Fletcher (Ruttle) is staying at one week before Christmas. However, upon arrival, Emma is not only shocked to bump into her first love after all these years, but also his vivacious daughter. Throughout the week, the two fight their feelings for one another as they plan a Christmas Eve show in hopes of saving the local theater.

Christmas Reservations – November 2 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Ricardo A. Chavira, Michael Gross, Markie Post and Ted McGinley

It’s Christmas at the Treeline Ski Resort, where Holly (Hart) is the event coordinator at her family lodge. She plans every event and keeps all the guests happy. But when her college sweetheart, (Chavira) now widowed with two children, checks in, Holly discovers she has her own reservations about life and love.

Melissa Joan Hart and Michael Gross in CHRISTMAS RESERVATIONS. | Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime 

Always and Forever Christmas – November 3 at 8pm EST/PST  (previously: “Forever Christmas”)
Stars: Lexi Lawson, Mark Ghanimé and Beth Broderick

When marketing exec Lucy (Lawson) learns that she’s inherited her grandfather’s year-round Christmas store, “Forever Christmas,” she makes a trip back home to support the store during its final Christmas season before she sells it to a hip athletic leisurewear company. But once she is back in Vermont, she begins to understand why her grandfather’s shop is so special with the help of local diner owner, Scott (Ghanimé) and the magic of a Christmas stranger from the north (Broderick).

Radio Christmas – November 9 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Keshia Knight Pulliam, Michael Xavier, Tim Reid and Belinda Montgomery

When her Philadelphia radio station is closed for repairs during the holidays, DJ Kara Porter (Pulliam) is forced to broadcast from the small town of Bethlehem. Desperate to increase her numbers and get promoted outside of Radio Christmas – a year-round Christmas station, Kara seeks to uncover the identity of the town’s Secret Santa, an anonymous benefactor that saved all of Bethlehem’s Christmas festivities. Along the way, she discovers the true meaning of family, community, love and of course, Christmas.

A Sweet Christmas Romance – November 10 at 8pm EST/PST (previously: “A Sweet Christmas”)
Stars: Adelaide Kane, Greyston Holt and Loretta Devine

When food stylist Holly (Kane) returns home for Christmas, she learns that Loretta (Devine), the elderly owner of her favorite childhood bakery, is retiring and has started a contest to give the bakery away to whoever can recreate her famous 12 Days of Christmas recipes. Holly enters, despite not being much of cook. When a local baker named Brad (Holt) also enters the contest, the two adversaries end up cooking up something special together for the holidays.

Christmas à La Mode – November 15 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Katie Leclerc, Ryan Cooper, Jennifer Ellis, Caroline Keeler and Kathy Harum

Since her father passed away, Emily (Leclerc) has been running her family’s dairy farm with the help of her mother and best friend. But this Christmas, the farm has fallen on hard times so Emily’s sister, Dorothy (Ellis)–who is part owner with Emily–and her handsome business partner, Charlie (Cooper) – show up with a proposition to sell the farm. Emily comes up with an ingenious plan to buy out her sister’s shares and hold an online holiday ice cream flavor contest that goes viral with the help of a key ingredient, Charlie’s amazing apple pie. Christmas à la Mode ice cream is born! Still as the Christmas Eve deadline for the buyout approaches, Emily needs a Christmas miracle to save the farm and her father’s legacy in time for a happy Christmas.

Christmas in Louisiana – November 16 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Jana Kramer, Percy Daggs III, Moira Kelly, Brian McNamara, Dee Wallace and Barry Bostwick

The Winter Family is Christmas royalty in New Iberia, Louisiana, and Sarah Winter (Kramer), a successful lawyer and former Miss Christmas, is no exception. When she returns home to celebrate the anniversary of the town’s Sugarcane Christmas Festival with her mother (Kelly) and her grandparents (Wallace and Bostwick), she rediscovers the magic of the season–and a little romance– with her former Mister Christmas, Luke (Daggs III).

Random Acts of Christmas – November 17 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Erin Cahill, Kevin McGarry, Patrick Duffy and Jaclyn Smith

While uncovering who is behind the random acts of Christmas popping up around her city, investigative journalist, Sydney (Cahill) meets a competing reporter, Cole (McGarry), who ignites her Christmas spirit and captures her heart, but may not be the man he claims to be.

The Magical Christmas Shoes – November 22 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Erin Karpluk and Damon Runyan

A pair of magical shoes step into Kayla Hummel’s (Karpluk) holiday season, allowing her to rediscover her Christmas spirit and find love too.

Twinkle All the Way – November 23 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Sarah Drew, Ryan McPartlin and Lesley Ann Warren

To pull off a spectacular Christmas themed wedding at the exclusive Snowview Lodge, wedding planner, Cadence Clark (Drew) – joins forces with Henry Harrison (McPartlin), co-owner of a family-run Christmas decoration and house-lighting company. Cadence and Henry, both single parents of young daughters, grow closer as they contribute to each others’ projects – Cadence with the wedding and Henry with his high-profile client, Mrs. Sutton (Warren), and her annual VIP Christmas Eve party. However, a snow storm threatens to wreak havoc on the wedding. But with help from Henry, family, and some holiday magic, Cadence may just be able to pull off the wedding and perhaps fall in love along the way.

Christmas 9 to 5 – November 24 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Tiya Sircar and George Wendt

Jennifer (Sircar) is a tough crime beat reporter who gets the assignment of her life: to find the true meaning of Christmas. When she goes undercover in a department store as a 9 to 5 sales clerk from Black Friday to Christmas Eve, she finds her true calling and meets the man of her dreams. It’s a Christmas she will never forget.

A Very Vintage Christmas – November 27 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Jesse Hutch, Patricia Richardson

Every December in the small town of Ponchatoula, Louisiana a wooden wishing box is placed in the park as a Christmas tradition. People write down their true heart’s desire on a slip of paper and place it in the box in hopes that their wish will be granted. After a night out together, Maddie (Park) encourages her sister Faith (Burton) to put a wish in the box – a wish to experience true love for the first time. Faith and Maddie are surprised the next day when she meets the very handsome and eligible Andrew (de la Fuente). At first, Faith thinks that her Christmas wish has come true. But as Christmas nears, Faith begins to wonder if Andrew is really perfect for her, or if the wish is leading her to her best friend, Wyatt (Hilton).

Note: This movie will reunite former “One Tree Hill” costars Burton and Hilton — as well as more of their OTH show-mates, including: Antwon Tanner, Lee Norris, Barbara Alyn Woods, Colin Fickes.  This marks the second year in a row that Lifetime includes a film with a mini OTH reunion!

Staging Christmas – November 29 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Soleil Moon Frye, George Stults and Jaleel White

Lori (Moon Frye) stages homes for a living and her busiest season is Christmas! Though she normally only stages homes that are for sale, she’s intrigued when a wealthy widower named Elliot (Stults) asks her to stage his home for the holidays to cheer up his daughter, Maddie. As Lori starts remaking Elliott’s home, she finds that Maddie isn’t the only one in desperate need of the Christmas spirit. As Lori spends more and more time with Elliot and Maddie, she starts to feel like part of the family. While she was initially hired to simply stage the perfect Christmas in their house, she ends up creating it for the father and daughter in every way imaginable.

Merry Liddle Christmas – November 30 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Kelly Rowland, Thomas Cadrot, Latonya Williams and Jaime M. Callica

Inspired by her own recent Christmas catastrophe, Rowland plays Jacquie Liddle– a successful, super-together single tech entrepreneur whose messy family descends on her gleaming new dream home for the holidays. Christmas traditions collide and family drama ensues as she struggles to keep her house together in time for a glossy video shoot of “the perfect Christmas.” On top of that, the possibility of romance with a new neighbor has Jacquie questioning all her dating rules, so even though this isn’t the Christmas she envisioned, it might just be the most magical one yet.

You Light Up My Christmas – December 1 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Kim Fields, Adrian Holmes, Lisa Whelchel and Mindy Cohn

Inspired by true events, Emma (Fields) returns to her hometown built around her family’s pioneer Christmas Light Factory two weeks before Christmas. However upon Emma’s return, she discovers the lights have gone dim in the once festive town, prompting her to reconnect with an old flame to set their hearts and the town ablaze with light again.

Note: Fields will reunite with her former “The Facts of Life” costars Whelchel and Cohn!

Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields and Mindy Cohn in YOU LIGHT UP MY CHRISTMAS. | Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime 

A Storybook Christmas – December 6 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Ali Liebert, Jake Epstein and Habree Larratt

If event planner Celeste Everett (Liebert) is going to save her business and give her niece a happy Christmas season, she is going to need help. When the nanny she hires turns out to be a man (Epstein), Celeste surprisingly realizes she may have also found Christmas love for herself.

Mistletoe & Menorahs – December 7 at 6pm EST/PST
Stars: Kelley Jakle and Jake Epstein

When a determined toy company executive, Christy (Jakle), must learn about Hanukkah in a hurry in order to land a big account, she enlists the help of her co-worker’s friend Jonathan (Epstein), who happens to also be in desperate need of turning his bachelor pad into a Christmas Wonderland to impress his girlfriend’s father. After butting heads, they realize they need each other’s holiday expertise and quickly appreciate one another’s cultures and each other. As they spend more time together, they realize they have more in common and a holiday romance lights up.

Christmas Unleashed – December 7 at 8pm EST/PST  (previously: “A Doggone Christmas”)
Stars: Vanessa Lachey and Christopher Russell

When Marla’s (Lachey) dog runs away on Christmas Eve, she must team up with her ex-boyfriend Max (Russell) to find him. As the pup leads the exes on an all-day-and-night search through their North Carolina hometown, they revisit people, places and things that remind them of the Christmas pasts they spent together.

Grounded for Christmas – December 8 at 8pm EST/PSTStars: Julianna Guill and Corey Sevier

When a winter storm hits Cleveland and grounds flights, the nearby hotels quickly fill up with stranded travelers. Nina (Guill), a pilot, reluctantly agrees to let her arrogant but charming fellow pilot, Brady (Sevier), stay at her nearby parents’ home. But when they discover her family is hosting a tree trimming party that night and that her ex will be there, Brady pretends to be her boyfriend to help her out. When the snowstorm continues, their ruse snowballs as Nina and Brady are stuck attending holiday events together. But as Christmas nears, these two opposites begin to realize the best gift they could ever receive, is perhaps, each other.

Christmas Stars – December 13 at 8pm EST/PST (previously: “A Christmas Melody”)
Stars: Erica Durance and J.T. Hodges

When aspiring R&B artist Layla (Durance) crosses paths with amateur songwriter Spence (Hodges), she thinks she’s found her shot at finally getting a record deal. But as the holidays approach, the fast-paced, high stakes music business threatens to change their sound and relationship – especially when the label executives begin to see Spence as the real star.

Matchmaker Christmas – December 14 at 6pm EST/PST
Stars: Corey Sevier, Emily Rose and Melanie Nelson 

As the Christmas party for a book publishing company approaches, editor Maggie (Rose) volunteers to help her boss Amanda (Nelson) find a date. Matchmaking is a bit of a hobby for Maggie, but she is thrown off her game when Jaxson (Sevier), her old boyfriend from her college years, shows up at her work—as a newly signed, successful author. Maggie would love to deny she feels anything for him still, but Jaxson isn’t making it easy. She’ll have to face her decisions of the past, along with Amanda eyeing Jaxson, to bring together the perfect matches at Christmas.

A Christmas Winter Song – December 14 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Ashanti, Stan Shaw and Sashani Nichole

Clio (Ashanti), a Christmas shop owner, forms a special musical bond with Fred (Shaw), a former jazz singer down on his luck. Having just lost her own father, Clio helps Fred reconnect with his own daughter and grandchildren, just in time for the town’s annual Christmas concert. Ashanti also serves as executive producer.

Rediscovering Christmas – December 15 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Jessica Lowndes, Mark Famiglietti, BJ Britt, Jessica Walter and Justine Cotsonas

Mia (Lowndes) is a window dresser in a big city department store, living and breathing Christmas for months to get the store ready for the holidays. But now that the season is actually near, she’s a little burned out on holly, sugarplums and Santas of all shapes and sizes. All she wants is a tropical beach getaway with her sister Sara. But, plans change when Sara begs for Mia’s help putting on the annual Snowflake festival in their home town in Vermont. Just when she thought she was out – Santa pulls her back in!

The Christmas Temp – December 20 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Sara Canning and Robin Dunne

An out of work artist discovers a special Christmas temp agency that matches her with a handful of festive jobs, but falls into a creative rut while juggling holiday preparations and feelings for the agency’s HR manager.

Christmas Love Letter – December 21 at 6pm EST/PST (previously: “Christmas Card”)
Stars: Ashley Newbrough, Tilky Jones, Chanté Bowser and Izzy Herbert

When relationship advice columnist Amalie Hess (Newbrough) receives an unsigned love letter in a Christmas card, she returns to her hometown to solve the mystery of who sent it and maybe find true love.

The Christmas Hotel – December 21 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Tatyana Ali, Sean Patrick Thomas, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Telma Hopkins

Erin (Ali) grew up in the small town of Mt. Holly but always dreamt of living in a big city. Her first job – working the desk at the Mt. Holly Inn – started her on a path to New York where she now works at the prestigious Windsor Hotel. When her boss tells her she will receive a promotion if she can pull off a big project, she is thrilled – until she realizes the project is in her hometown. Erin returns home to discover that the locals don’t appreciate their precious Mt. Holly Inn being bought out by a big corporation. And heading up the charge? Erin’s ex-boyfriend Conner. But when several hotel staff members come down with the flu, Erin is forced to enlist Conner’s help with hotel’s Christmas events. As they two re-establish their relationship, Erin has to figure out if what she really wants is a promotion or to be home again.

Battle of the Christmas Movie Stars – December 21 at 11am EST/PST
Holiday Special

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…and to celebrate, we are putting the stars of our Christmas movies to the test with holiday inspired challenges to determine who will be the king or queen of Lifetime Christmas as chosen by the experts…our fans! Our stars will compete against their fellow cast mates in DIY challenges, from gift wrapping a co-star to decorating an ugly Christmas sweater. We will determine which of our stars has the most holiday spirit, all while recapping all the highlights of the movies that have aired on Lifetime throughout the holiday season. Let the reindeer games begin!

A Date by Christmas Eve – December 22 at 8pm EST/PST
Stars: Vanessa Lengies, Evan Williams, Katherine Bailess and Morgan Fairchild

When Chelsea Simms (Lengies), the good-hearted brand strategist for the popular dating app The Nice List, discovers the app has granted her magical powers, she uses her newfound ability to make all of the ‘naughty’ people in her life learn how to be good again. But when her plans go awry and Fisher (Williams), the kindly neighbor who has always carried a torch for Chelsea, is magically added to the naughty list by mistake, Chelsea must race against time to set things right before Christmas Eve.

Stay merry!