(L-R) Ryan Paevey, Holly Robinson Peete & Ashley Greene. | Photos: Crown Media/Shutterstock

Grab a hot cup of cocoa, sit back and get cozy because… IT’S HERE!!

I’ve been waiting for this announcement for weeks, and it has finally arrived — the full movie lineup coming to Hallmark this holiday season — and it’s even bigger and more festive than ever before! This year, Hallmark Channel will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Countdown to Christmas with 24 original movies — including two with Hanukkah themes; Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will air 16 for Miracles of Christmas and Hallmark Drama will premiere two festive reality shows.

Many of your favorite stars are returning like Jill Wagner, Andrew Walker, Lacey Chabert, Candace Cameron Bure, Paul Greene, Kristoffer Polaha, Wes Brown, Kellie Pickler, Chad Michael Murray, Danica McKellar, Ryan Paevey, Nikki Deloach, Niall Matter, Holly Robinson Peete, Eric Mabius, Jesse Metcalfe and Alicia Witt — just to name a few.

There are also lots of amazing new faces: Dolly Parton, Kristin Chenoweth, Carly Pope, Matt Cohen, Scott Wolf, Elizabeth Mitchell, Chaley Rose, Rome Flynn and Twilight’s Ashley Greene!

The continuous Countdown to Christmas and Miracles of Christmas all-day-and-night holiday programming officially begins October 25th and will run until January 2020. (Update: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and Hallmark Drama began their programming early on October 18.)

Okay, enough of my festive babbling — check out the lineup below!

 

Special Note: Countdown to Christmas original movie premieres will be on Saturdays & Sundays on Hallmark Channel.  Originally the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Miracles of Christmas original movie premieres were to be on Thursdays & Fridays but, as of November 17th, they will also premiere on Saturdays & Sundays.

Updated 11/7/19: Several premiere dates have been changed and cast additions have been posted.

Updated 11/12/19: Formerly known as Alice in Christmasland, new casting information has been added to the newly re-titled Hallmark Channel movie, Alice in Winterland.

Updated 11/25/19: Added the synopsis for the When Calls the Heart Christmas Day movie!

Updated 12/18/19: Schedule change for A New Year’s Resolution!

Please find all updated information marked in green.  

 
HALLMARK CHANNEL | Movies air at 8pm ET / 7c on Saturdays & Sundays

Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses – October 26
Starring: Jill Wagner, Matthew Davis and Donna Mills

The movie centers around Abbey (Wagner), a single mom who takes a risk in following her true passion of interior designing. She is hired by a local businessman, Nick, (Davis) to decorate his estate by Christmas Eve. With the deadline in sight, Abbey must navigate her working relationship with Nick in hopes that this is just the start to a successful new career. The movie also stars Donna Mills as Nick’s mother, Caroline.

Merry and Bright – November 2
Starring: Jodie Sweetin, Andrew Walker and Sharon Lawrence

The story begins when 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. As Cate and Gabe begin to work together, they find ways to elevate the business and find that they have more in common than savvy business sense.

Christmas Scavenger Hunt – November 3
Starring: Kim Shaw and Kevin McGarry

When Belinda (Kim 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.

Picture a Perfect Christmas – November 9
Starring: 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?

The Mistletoe Secret – November 10
Starring: Kellie Pickler, Tyler Hynes, Patrick Duffy and Christopher Russell

We follow Aria (Pickler), owner of the Mistletoe Café and a huge fan of adventure and travel writer, Sterling Masters. She and her father (Duffy) find out that Sterling Masters is going to write all about the festive Christmas celebrations in their hometown of Midway, Utah but, little does she know that her favorite writer is not who she thinks he is.

THE MISTLETOE SECRET, Hallmark Channel (Crown Media)

Christmas Under the Stars – November 16
Starring: Jesse Metcalfe, Autumn Reeser and Clarke Peters

When Nick (Metcalfe) loses his high finance job right before the holiday season starts, he meets Julie (Reeser) whose son is having a hard time getting into the Christmas spirit. This is a heart-warming tale of two people rediscover the true meaning of Christmas.

FYI: This movie reunites Reeser and Metcalfe, who previously co-starred in Hallmark’s 2015 film A Country Wedding.

Write Before Christmas – November 17
Starring: Torrey DeVitto, Chad Michael Murray, Grant Show, Lolita Davidovich and Drew Seeley

The movie centers around a recently single Jessica (DeVitto) who sends Christmas cards to people who have impacted her life — the aunt (Lolita Davidovich) who raised her, her younger brother in the military, a popstar (Drew Seeley) who was part of the soundtrack of her life, the music teacher who inspired her, and the best friend who always tells the truth.

Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays – November 23
Starring: Adrian Grenier, Kaitlin Doubleday, Priscilla Presley and Chase Bryant

In this sequel to last year’s hit, an all-new holiday love story and cast comes to the iconic location of Graceland.  Harper (Doubleday) returns home to Memphis hoping to land her dream job when she meets Owen (Grenier), a singer father of three in desperate need of an au pair to get him through the holidays.

Cherished Memories: A Gift to Remember 2 – November 24
Starring: Ali Liebert, Peter Porte and Tina Lifford

Darcy (Liebert) and Aiden (Porte) celebrate their second Christmas together when an unexpected guest and a fight to save the beloved community center unites everyone for an unforgettable holiday

A Christmas Duet – November 25
Starring: Chaley Rose, Rome Flynn and Teryl Rothery

Well-loved music duo Averie and Jesse, famous for their duet “Wouldn’t Be Christmas,” haven’t played together since they went their separate ways years ago. Averie gave up music and opened a beautiful lodge in a snowy Vermont town – while Jesse still tours, struggling to find the same kind of success they had as a duo. When fate brings them together over the holidays at Averie’s lodge just in time for the annual Yuletide Festival, can the magic of Christmas help reunite them once again? The movie also stars fan-favorite Teryl Rothery, who plays a travel writer visiting Averie’s lodge.

Check Inn to Christmas – November 26
Starring: Rachel Boston and Wes Brown

Julia Crawley (Boston) and Ryan Mason (Brown) must unite their families during Crestridge’s Centennial Christmas celebration in order to save their family inns from a chain resort.

The Christmas Club – November 27
Starring: Cameron Mathison and Elizabeth Mitchell

Two busy strangers, Olivia Bennett (Mitchell) and Edward Taylor (Mathison), meet when they help an elderly woman find her lost Christmas savings. Thanks to fate and Christmas magic, they also find something they were both missing: true love. Based on the novel by Barbara Hinske.

Christmas at the Plaza – November 28
Starring: Ryan Paevey and Elizabeth Henstridge

When historian Jessica (Henstridge) is hired to create The Plaza’s Christmas display, she finds more than facts while teaming up with handsome decorator Nick (Paevey) to bring the display to life.

Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy – November 29
Starring: Paul Greene, Maggie Lawson, Barbara Niven, Holly Robinson Peete, Rukiya Bernard, Colin Lawrence, Ashley Williams and Jill Wagner

As the town prepares for its 50th anniversary Christmas fair, they find that their rumored time capsule is actually an advent calendar full of gifts. As a full month of celebrations kicks off, writer–and sometimes journalist, Katie (Lawson), arrives in Evergreen to write a story on the towns too good to be true Christmas fever. But, she’s immediately met with resistance from Ben (Greene), the town librarian.

The third installment of the beloved “Christmas in Evergreen” movie series.

Christmas in Rome – November 30
Starring: 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 Town – December 1
Starring: Candace Cameron Bure, Tim Rozon and Beth Broderick

Lauren Gabriel (Bure) leaves everything behind in Boston to embark on a new chapter in her life and career. But an unforeseen detour to the charming town of Grandon Falls has her discover unexpected new chapters – of the heart and of family – helping her to embrace, once again, the magic of Christmas.

A Christmas Love Story (Hallmark Hall of Fame) – December 7
Starring: 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 at Dollywood – December 8
Starring: Danica McKellar, Niall Matter and Dolly Parton

Rachel Lewis (McKellar) is a single mom and award-winning Broadway producer who learns investors have mismanaged her latest theatrical — a holiday extravaganza — into bankruptcy, forcing the show to close before it even opens. Dismayed, Rachel’s friend calls from Tennessee to tell her about an opportunity to produce a show for the 20th anniversary of the Smoky Mountain Christmas Festival at Dollywood. The only caveat? Rachel will have to work with Luke Hakman, Dollywood’s entertainment director who sees the holiday show as a stepping stone to become the park’s new general manager. As the pair make compromises to please their boss, Rachel and Luke realize love can come in the most unexpected of places.

Holiday Date – December 14
Starring: Brittany Bristow, Matt Cohen and Teryl Rothery

Brooke (Bristow) is a very inventive young woman who gets dumped right before the holidays but, of course, she’s already built up her now ex-boyfriend to her family as ‘Mr. Christmas’ and has no one to bring. That’s when Joel (Cohen), an actor, agrees to travel back with Brooke and pose as her boyfriend.

A Cheerful Christmas – December 15 (previously: The Christmas Coach)
Starring: Erica Deutschman and Chad Connell

Lauren and her best friend Colleen think they have landed their dream job – giving people the best and most magical Christmas ever as their personal ‘Christmas Coaches.’ This holiday season promises to be their biggest ever when they land a royal client, the Anderson family, who has moved from England. When Lauren meets James, the eldest son, he wants nothing to do with planning Christmas as he’s busy negotiating a big acquisition for his father’s company. But Lauren won’t be thwarted in helping this royal family embrace the true spirit of Christmas.

Double Holiday – December 21
Starring: Kristoffer Polaha and Carly Pope

Rebecca (Pope) must throw the company holiday party with office rival, Chris (Polaha). It coincides with Hanukkah, so she must juggle her work, family traditions, and nemesis to make the party a success.

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas – December 22
Starring: Eric Mabius and Tricia Helfer

When a New England Christmas decorating competition searches for the town with the most Christmas spirit, the Mayors of East and West Riverton go all out to get their towns to the top of the holiday heap.

When Calls the Heart: Home for Christmas – December 25
Starring: Erin Krakow, Pascale Hutton, Jack Wagner, Kavan Smith, Kevin McGarry, Paul Greene, Chris McNally, Martin Cummins and Andrea Brooks

As Christmas approaches in Hope Valley, Elizabeth (Krakow) prepares for Little Jack’s first Christmas and birthday, surrounded by her closest friends. Despite the friends that want to give Baby Jack a special Christmas, she misses Jack more than ever. Nathan (McGarry) receives a prestigious job offer in Union City but weighs the promotion against the downside of leaving Elizabeth and taking his niece away from Hope Valley. Lucas (McNally) holds a Christmas festival to bring some of his family’s traditions to Hope Valley…and to impress Elizabeth. Carson (Greene) and Faith(Andrea Brooks) face obstacles when they try to reconnect for Christmas, which leads Carson (Greene) to a stranger in need of his help. Meanwhile, Rosemary (Hutton) and Lee (Smith) search for the perfect gift for Little Jack, while Bill (Wagner) turns Hope Valley upside looking for a special gift that he misplaced.

A New Year’s Resolution – TBD (previously: New Year, New Me)
Starring: Aimeé Teegarden and Michael Rady

When a morning show producer (Teegarden) makes a New Year’s resolution to say yes more, she crosses paths with a confirmed Yes man (Rady) who just might hold the key to her biggest story and to her heart.

Alice in Winterland* – January 2020 (previously: Alice in Christmasland)
Starring: Chad Michael Murray, Italia Ricci and Jack Turner

*Note: This movie will now premiere during Winterfest 2020! Keep checking back for updates!

 

A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Crown Media)

HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES | Movies air at 9pm ET / 8c on Thursdays & Fridays

A Merry Christmas Match – October 25
Starring: 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.

Nostalgic Christmas – October 31
Starring: Brooke D’Orsay and Trevor Donovan

This Christmas, the miracles of the season take the form of sentimental, handcrafted wooden Santas in a small town toy store in North Bay, Maine. Anne Garrison (D’Orsay) seemed to have it all as a driven toy buyer in New York City, but her father’s retirement signaling the closing of the town’s beloved toy store brings the city girl back to her small town roots and perhaps her lost Christmas spirit in the process. While back in town she meets handsome widower, doting father and local mill manager, Keith McClain (Donovan). Through an unexpected turn of events Anne and Keith find themselves planning the town’s annual Christmas festivities together.

Two Turtle Doves – November 1
Starring: Nikki Deloach and Michael Rady

Named after a lyric from “The 12 Days of Christmas,” two strangers help each other overcome grief this holiday season. When Dr. Sharon Hayes (Deloach) searches for a beloved family heirloom in a small Christmas town, she unexpectedly discovers an adorable little girl and her disheartened father (Rady) and realizes that Christmas miracles really do happen.

A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas – November 7 (previously: The Christmas Bride)
Starring: Rachael Leigh Cook and Benjamin Ayres

Hotel manager Willow (Cook) returns to her stunning Virginia hometown to help her sister plan a Christmas wedding at the inn her family once owned. She must work with current owner and single dad David (Ayres), who wants to let go of the past.

Holiday For Heroes – November 8
Starring: Melissa Claire Egan, Marc Blucas and Patti Murin

After a year’s worth of letters exchanged between Audrey Brown (Egan) and soldier Matt Evans (Blucas), their worlds collide for the first time off the page. Will the spirit of the season bring Matt and Audrey’s love beyond their letters?

A Christmas Miracle – November 14
Starring: Tamera Mowry-Housley, Brooks Darnell and Barry Bostwick

Ever-optimistic single mom Emma Sanderson (Mowry-Housley) is looking for a Christmas miracle to write about for the lifestyle magazine at which she has landed a temporary job. While following her lead on the story, Emma discovers unexpected romance with a supportive colleague (Darnell) and takes it upon herself to bring about a Christmas miracle for a lonely street musician (Bostwick).

A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love – November 17
Executive Producers: Kathie Lee Gifford, SQuire Rushnell and Louise DuArt
Starring: Kathie Lee Gifford, Cindy Busby and Ben Hollingsworth

Multiple coincidences and a chance meeting bring Alice (Busby) and Jack (Hollingsworth), two strangers from very different family backgrounds, together for a weekend wedding celebration. Encouraged by her family, led by mom Olga (Gifford), Alice slowly lets go of her reservations about meeting someone new following a failed long-distance relationship. Meanwhile, more and more Godwinks – those coincidences that aren’t really coincidences at all – bring Alice and Jack closer as each attempts to balance the newfound attraction with their complicated professional lives.

Holiday Hearts – November 23 (previously: The Christmas Wish)
Starring: Ashley Williams and Paul Campbell

While planning an annual Christmas party, Peyton (Williams) is forced together with Ben (Campbell) to care for a friend’s daughter. While finding their Christmas spirit, will there be some romance along the way?

Our Christmas Love Song – November 24 (previously: Second Hand Santa)
Starring: Alicia Witt and Brendan Hines

When country star Melody Jones (Witt) is accused of plagiarizing her holiday single, she returns home to spend Christmas with her estranged family and old flame (Hines) and learns what is important in life.

Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen – November 30
Starring: Erin Krakow, Luke MacFarlane and Kimberley Sustad

The story follows Ella (Krakow), who runs an event planning company with her sister Marianne (Sustad), and Edward (MacFarlane) who is stepping into a new role of CEO of his retired father’s toy company. Can this Christmas enthusiast party planner help a not-so-jolly businessman rediscover his holiday spirit when she’s hired to plan his party?

A Homecoming for the Holidays – December 7 (previously: This Time of Year)
Starring: Laura Osnes and Stephen Huszar

Country singer Charlotte (Osnes) is home for the holidays and brother Ryan’s fellow ex-soldier Matt (Huszar) is in town. Writing her new album, Charlotte works with Matt to build a house for a friend in town.

Time for You to Come Home for Christmas – December 8
Executive Producer: Blake Shelton
Starring: Alison Sweeney and Lucas Bryant

When Katherine (Sweeney) returns home after her husband passed, she meets a veteran (Bryant) who is on his own holiday journey. As Christmas nears, they learn of a bond that may be the miracle they need.

Christmas in Montana – December 14
Starring: Kellie Martin and Colin Ferguson

Before the holidays, Sara (Martin) goes to Montana to help resistant Travis (Ferguson) save his ranch. Can time on the ranch help restore her faith in Christmas in time for a miracle?

Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday – December 15
Starring: Jen Lilley, Carlo Marks and Eric Close

Book editor Hannah (Lilley) must work with former rival Ryan (Marks) to help a potential writer find her way. Angel Anthony (Close) reminds them about Christmas spirit and the value of community.

Christmas On My Mind – December 21 (previously: An Unforgettable Christmas)
Starring: Ashley Greene, Andrew Walker, Jackée Harry, Preston Vanderslice and Donna Benedicto

When Lucy (Greene) wakes up with a wedding dress in hand, she believes that she is late to her wedding with her ex-boyfriend Zac. (Walker) However, she has no recollection of the past 2 years, including the fact that she is engaged to another man.

A Family Christmas Gift – December 22
Starring: Holly Robinson Peete, Patti LaBelle and Dion Johnstone

When Amber (Peete) spends the holidays with her Aunt Dora (LaBelle) and helps plan a fundraising Christmas Concert, it brings Amber closer to her aunt and a new love (Johnstone) into her life.

 

CHRISTMAS COOKIE MATCHUP, Hallmark Drama (Crown Media)

HALLMARK DRAMA | Reality Holiday Specials

Christmas Cookie Matchup – November 13 | 9pm/8c
Host: Jack Wagner
Judges: Chadwick Boyd and Emily Hutchinson
Cast: Erin Krakow, Pascale Hutton, Chris McNally, Paul Greene, Kavan Smith, Kevin McGarry, Andrea Brooks and a group of amateur bakers.

In this five-episode holiday show, skilled at-home bakers are paired with the cast of “When Calls the Heart” in a Christmas cookie baking competition for the ages. The bakers and their creations will be judged by a panel of well-known pastry chefs and hosted by WCTH star Jack Wagner.

Home & Family: A Very Merry Christmas – November 13 & 20 | 10pm/9c
Hosts: Debbie Matenopoulos and Cameron Mathison

A holiday lifestyle program that features favorite recipes and crafts to get viewers ready for the Christmas season.

Project Christmas Joy: Alabama – December 10 | 9pm/8c
In this all-new Christmas special, the town of Beauregard, Alabama will received an extreme Hallmark holiday transformation after experiencing two devastating EF-4 tornadoes earlier this year. The goal of this series is to spread a little cheer for a town that needs it the most during the season.

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I’m honestly so excited about this lineup, and it’s not even 100% complete; while there are air-dates and movie titles listed for a few features, we’re still waiting on casting news. As for the previously announced “The Christmas Company” and Amy Grant‘s “When I Think of Christmas”, it appears those titles might be skipping this year’s lineup.  I’ll keep you posted.

Don’t forget to DOWNLOAD the Hallmark Channel 10th Anniversary Countdown to Christmas Schedule and the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Miracles of Christmas Schedule!

Stay merry!