(L-R) Sarah Drew, Aaron Tveit & Holly Robinson Peete. | Photos: Crown Media

Ho! Ho! Ho! Major holiday movie news has arrived!

In just 100 days Hallmark will kick off their iconic end of the year holiday programming event, and to celebrate, Crown Media has announced that there are 40 original Christmas movies on the way! Hallmark Channel‘s Countdown to Christmas will premiere 23 all-new original films while Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is set to air 17 all-new original movies for the Miracles of Christmas lineup.

Familiar faces like Candace Cameron Bure (“A Shoe Addict’s Christmas”), Lacey Chabert (“Christmas in Rome”), Andrew Walker (“Christmas On My Mind”), Alicia Witt (“Our Christmas Love Song”), Brennan Elliott (“Christmas at Grand Valley”), Holly Robinson Peete (“Christmas in Evergreen”), Laura Osnes (“A Homecoming for the Holidays”), Nikki DeLoach (“Two Turtle Doves”), Tamera Mowry-Housley (“A Christmas Miracle”), Luke Macfarlane (“The Mistletoe Secret”), Mark Taylor (“Memories of Christmas”), Michael Rady (“Christmas at Pemberley Manor”), Rukiya Bernard (“Christmas in Evergreen”) and Tyler Hynes (“The Mistletoe Secret”) are among the fan-favorites set to return for festive films, but there will also be many new stars you won’t want to miss either.

Sarah Drew (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Aaron Tveit (“Graceland”), Krystal Joy Brown (“She-Ra and the Princesses of Power”), Janel Parrish (“Pretty Little Liars”), Jeremy Jordan (“Supergirl”), Alvina August (“Nancy Drew”), Lucia Micarelli (“Treme”), Marisol Nichols (“Riverdale”), Mallory Jansen (“Shooter”), Rochelle Aytes (“S.W.A.T.”) and Ronnie Rowe (“Star Trek: Discovery”) will join the Hallmark family to lead Christmas movies this year! I’m happy to see that there will be more diversity.

The 24-hour festive programming officially begins on Friday, October 23rd and between now and then, there will be many announcements. Keep checking back at LollyChristmas.com for movie updates and casting news as we get closer to ‘the most wonderful time of the year’!

Check out the slideshow below for a list of the announced movies!

Jingle Bell Bride

Premieres: October 24
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Julie Gonzalo and Ronnie Rowe Jr.
Image: Crown Media

Chateau Christmas

Premieres: October 25
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Merritt Patterson and Luke Macfarlane
Photo: Courtesy of Crown Media

One Royal Holiday

Premieres: October 31
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Laura Osnes, Aaron Tveit, Krystal Joy Brown, Victoria Clark and Tom McGowan
Photo: Courtesy of Crown Media

On the 12th Date of Christmas

Premieres: November 1
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Mallory Jansen and Tyler Hynes
Photo: Courtesy of Crown Media

Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater

Premieres: November 7
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Ashley Williams and Niall Matter
Photo: Courtesy of Crown Media

Christmas with the Darlings

Premieres: November 8
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Katrina Law and Carlo Marks
Photo: Courtesy of Crown Media

Christmas in Vienna

Premieres: November 14
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Sarah Drew and Brennan Elliott
Photo: Courtesy of Crown Media

A Timeless Christmas

Premieres: November 15
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Ryan Paevey and Erin Cahill
Photos: Courtesy of Crown Media

A Nashville Christmas Carol

Premieres: November 21
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Jessy Schram, Wes Brown, Wynonna Judd, Sara Evans, RaeLynn, Kix Brooks and Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Photos: Courtesy of Crown Media

The Christmas House

Premieres: November 22
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Robert Buckley, Jonathan Bennett, Ana Ayora, Treat Williams, Sharon Lawrence and Brad Harder
Photos: Courtesy of Crown Media

Heart of the Holidays

Premieres: November 23
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Corey Sevier and Vanessa Lengies
Image: Crown Media

A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado

Premieres: November 24
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Rochelle Aytes and Mark Taylor
Photo: Courtesy of Crown Media

Good Morning Christmas!

Premieres: November 25
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Alison Sweeney and Marc Blucas
Photo: Courtesy of Crown Media

Christmas by Starlight

Premieres: November 26
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Kimberley Sustad and Paul Campbell
Photos: Courtesy of Crown Media

Five Star Christmas

Premieres: November 27
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Bethany Joy Lenz and Victor Webster
Photos: Courtesy of Crown Media

Christmas Waltz

Premieres: November 28
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Lacey Chabert, Will Kemp and JT Church
Photos: Courtesy of Crown Media

If I Only Had Christmas

Premieres: November 29
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Candace Cameron Bure and Warren Christie
Photos: Courtesy of Crown Media

Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing

Premieres: December 5
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Starring: Holly Robinson Peete, Colin Lawrence, Rukiya Bernard, Antonio Cayonne and Barbara Niven
Photos: Courtesy of Crown Media

Christmas She Wrote

Premieres: December 6
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Danica McKellar, Dylan Neal and Dan Payne
Photos: Courtesy of Crown Media

Cross Country Christmas

Premieres: December 12
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Rachael Leigh Cook and Greyston Holt
Photo: Courtesy of Crown Media

Christmas Comes Twice

Premieres: December 13
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Tamera Mowry-Housley and Michael Xavier
Photo: Courtesy of Crown Media

A Christmas Carousel

Premieres: December 19
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Rachel Boston and Neal Bledsoe
Photos: Courtesy of Crown Media

Love, Lights, Hanukkah!

Premieres: December 20
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Mia Kirshner, Ben Savage and Marilu Henner
Photos: Courtesy of Crown Media

Christmas Tree Lane

Premieres: October 24
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Starring: Alicia Witt and Andrew Walker
Photo: Courtesy of Crown Media

Deliver by Christmas

Premieres: October 25
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Starring: Alvina August and Eion Bailey
Photo: Courtesy of Crown Media

Cranberry Christmas

Premieres: October 31
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Starring: Nikki DeLoach and Benjamin Ayres
Photo: Courtesy of Crown Media

Holly & Ivy

Premieres: November 1
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Starring: Jeremy Jordan, Janel Parrish and Marisol Nichols
Photo: Courtesy of Crown Media

The Christmas Ring

Premieres: November 7
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Starring: Nazneen Contractor and David Alpay
Photos: Courtesy of Crown Media

The Christmas Bow

Premieres: November 8
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Starring: Lucia Micarelli and Michael Rady
Photo: Courtesy of Crown Media

Meet Me at Christmas

Premieres: November 14
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Starring: Catherine Bell and Mark Deklin
Photos: Courtesy of Crown Media

The Christmas Doctor

Premieres: November 15
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Starring: Holly Robinson Peete and Adrian Holmes
Photo: Courtesy of Crown Media

The Angel Tree

Premieres: November 21
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Starring: Jill Wagner and Lucas Bryant
Photos: Courtesy of Crown Media

A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love

Premieres: November 22
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Starring: Brooke D’Orsay and Sam Page
Photos: Courtesy of Crown Media

USS Christmas

Premieres: November 28
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Starring: Jen Lilley, Trevor Donovan and Barbara Niven
Photos: Courtesy of Crown Media

A Little Christmas Charm

Premieres: December 5
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Starring: Ashley Greene and Brendan Penny
Photos: Courtesy of Crown Media

Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas

Premieres: December 6
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Executive Producer: Blake Shelton
Starring: Lacey Chabert and Stephen Huszar
Photos: Courtesy of Crown Media

A Glenbrooke Christmas

Premieres: December 12
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Starring: Autumn Reeser and Antonio Cupo
Photos: Courtesy of Crown Media

Unlocking Christmas

Premieres: December 13
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Starring: Taylor Cole and Steve Lund
Photos: Courtesy of Crown Media

Swept Up by Christmas

Premieres: December 19
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Starring: Lindy Booth and Justin Bruening
Images: Crown Media; IMDb

Project Christmas Wish

Premieres: December 20
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Starring: Amanda Schull and Travis Van Winkle
Images: IMDb; Crown Media

Updated 8/19/20: Added some movie descriptions, Will Kemp casting to “Christmas Waltz” and Erin Cahill and Ryan Paevey‘s new movie, “A Timeless Christmas” information.

Please find all updated information marked in green.  

HALLMARK CHANNEL

A Royal Holiday
Starring: Laura Osnes, Aaron Tveit and Krystal Joy Brown

Jingle Bell Bride
Starring: Julie Gonzalo and Ronnie Rowe

A Christmas Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Starring: Rochelle Aytes and Mark Taylor

If I Only Had Christmas
Starring: Candace Cameron Bure

Deliver by Christmas
Starring: Alvina August and Eion Bailey

On the 12th Date of Christmas
Starring: Mallory Jansen and Tyler Hynes

Christmas Waltz
Starring: Lacey Chabert and Will Kemp

Avery’s (Chabert) storybook Christmas wedding is canceled unexpectedly, dance instructor Roman (Kemp) helps her rebuild her dreams.

Christmas in Vienna
Starring: Sarah Drew and Brennan Elliott

Violinist Jess (Drew) travels to Vienna for a performance and discovers a inspiration in both romance and music, thanks to a little Christmas magic.

Christmas in Evergreen 4
Starring: Rukiya Bernard and Holly Robinson Peete

Chateau Christmas
Starring: Merritt Patterson and Luke Macfarlane

Cross Country Christmas
Starring: Rachael Leigh Cook

Christmas Carnival
Starring: Tamera Mowry-Housley

When Calls the Heart Christmas 2020
Starring: Erin Krakow, Pascale Hutton, Jack Wagner, Kavan Smith, Chris McNally, Kevin McGarry, Paul Greene, Andrea Brooks and Martin Cummins

HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES

Christmas Tree Lane
Starring: Alicia Witt, Andrew Walker and Drake Hogestyn

In the film, Meg Reilly (Witt) is a talented pianist, singer and songwriter who no longer performs but shares her love of music with the voice students she teaches in the loft above her father’s (Hogestyn) music store on Christmas Tree Lane. The businesses along Christmas Tree Lane have struggled over the years and the area is slated to be razed by a developer. Meg leads the effort with other business owners to save it from the wrecking ball by planning festive, holiday activities to draw in crowds, culminating with a holiday concert on Christmas Eve. As plans take shape, romance blossoms between Meg and Nate (Walker), a businessman who recently relocated to the area and has a surprising tie to the developer that could end up being the Christmas miracle they need.

Holly & Ivy
Starring: Janel Parrish, Jeremy Jordan, and Marisol Nichols

The Christmas Bow
Starring: Lucia Micarelli and Michael Rady

Cranberry Christmas
Starring: Nikki DeLoach and Benjamin Ayres

A Timeless Christmas
Starring: Erin Cahill and Ryan Paevey

Megan Turner (Cahill) is in love with the past. As a tour guide at a beautiful historic mansion, she tells visitors about its original owner, Charles Whitley (Paevey). An inventor and businessman in the early 1900s, he rose from poverty to wealth…only to disappear without a trace. Charles was always intrigued by the future. He just never expected to go there. But when he repairs a mysterious clock he bought on his travels, he’s transported to the twenty-first century, with his home decorated for Christmas and overrun by strangers. Charles is determined to find a way back to his own era, especially when he learns about what happened after he left. But as Megan introduces him to the wonders of smartphones, pizza, and modern holiday traditions, they both feel a once-in-a-lifetime connection. Could it be that, somewhere in time, they belong together?

Christmas Doctor
Starring: Holly Robinson Peete

You can look forward to Christmas programming on the Hallmark Drama network along with Movies & Mistletoe — the library of Christmas content that will be available on the streaming service Hallmark Movies Now later this year. Stay tuned for more on that in the coming months.

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Note: There is no official word on whether “A New Year’s Resolution”, starring Aimee Teegarden and Michael Rady, is set to air this December. The movie was filmed last year and slated for a 2019 premiere on Hallmark Channel, but was removed from the schedule shortly before it was due to air. Fingers crossed we will be able to watch it as we ring in 2021!

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Stay merry!