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OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is your ‘OWN for the Holidays’ this year with three heartwarming all-new Christmas movies that are sure to get you and your family in the spirit this season!

Continuing its holiday tradition of original festive programming, the lineup includes films lead by Vivica A. Fox, Jackée Harry, Morgan Dixon, Meagan Holder, Tonea Stewart, Idara Victor, and network stars, including Greenleaf‘s Lamman Rucker, Jen Harper, Laparee Young, Lindsey Amani Blackwell from David Makes Man, and Queen Sugar‘s Amanda Tavarez.

“Following the overwhelming success of our inaugural holiday movie slate last year, we’re excited to announce all-new movies with heartwarming storylines the whole family can enjoy,” said Tina Perry, president, OWN. “We hope that viewers will continue to make watching our movies together a part of their ongoing holiday traditions.”

Additionally, to kick off the month of December, OWN will air Our OWN Christmas — a music special hosted by Meagan Good and DeVonFranklin featuring gospel, hip-hop and R&B artists from across the country as they celebrate the holidays in their “OWN” unique ways!

Read more about each movie below!

Our OWN Christmas

Premieres: December 1
Hosted by: Meagan Good and DeVonFranklin
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A Christmas For Mary

Premieres: December 8
Starring: Vivica A. Fox, Jackée Harry and Morgan Dixon
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Cooking Up Christmas

Premieres: December 15
Starring: Meagan Holder, Donovan Jackson, Jen Harper, Laparee Young and Lindsey Amani Blackwell
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First Christmas

Premieres: December 22
Starring: Idara Victor, Tonea Stewart, Samantha Smith, Mason Beauchamp, Peyton Jackson and Amanda Tavarez
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Our OWN Christmas – December 1 at 9pm EST/PST
Hosted by: Meagan Good and DeVonFranklin

This one-hour long special will feature festive collaborations, uplifting holiday moments, surprise acts of giving, and a whole lot of inspiration to help spread the holiday cheer this season. Viewers will enjoy magical performances of Christmas classics ranging from “Oh Holy Night” to “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” to get them in the holiday spirit right at home.

The special will feature performances from music’s most celebrated artists including Grammy-Award winners and iconic gospel singers Kierra Sheard, Erica Campbell, Tasha Cobbs-Leonard, Lalah Hathaway and Le’Andria Johnson and collaborations with singer-songwriter Ne-Yo, BJ The Chicago Kid, Grammy-award winning singer and record producer PJ Morton as well as legendary award-winning gospel group The Clark Sisters, Boyz II Men and A capella groups Shelby 5 and The Walls Group.

A Christmas For Mary – December 8 at 9pm EST/PST
Starring: Vivica A. Fox, Jackée Harry and Morgan Dixon

A holiday tale of rediscovery and renewal when up-and-coming journalist Lena Jones (Dixon) is tasked with delivering a story by Christmas that will wow her boss, magazine editor Vivian Vaye (Fox), who is dangling a promotion to head writer over Lena’s head. Intrigued by a portrait of a mysterious woman painted by her late grandfather, Lena journeys to the small town of Pineville, where with her mother, Deborah’s (Harry) blessing and support, Lena uncovers a long-ago forgotten tale of young love that not only uncovers cherished memories of the past, but also inspires Lena to follow her heart and find her own true love … and her perfect Christmas story.

Cooking Up Christmas – December 15 at 9pm EST/PST
Starring: Meagan Holder, Lamman Rucker, Jen Harper, Laparee Young and Lindsey Amani Blackwell

Meagan Holder (“Pitch”) stars in this family-centric holiday story as Chloe, an Atlanta-based chef at a fine dining restaurant who gets fired just weeks before Christmas and reluctantly takes a job with pro baseball player Donovan Jackson (Rucker), who is a single dad of three needing a live-in-chef to get him through the holidays with the kids. Chloe only takes the job in order to save up enough capital to live out her dream of opening her own restaurant, but soon finds herself caught up in the ups and downs of the Jacksons encounter during her residency. Throughout the holiday season in the Jackson household the importance of family and Chloe’s good Southern cooking are two constants that remain. As Christmas comes to an end, Chloe discovers that her lifelong dream might finally come true… and that her heart has a mind of its own. 

First Christmas – December 22 at 9pm EST/PST
Starring: Idara Victor, Tonea Stewart, Samantha Smith, Mason Beauchamp, Peyton Jackson and Amanda Tavarez

Given up for adoption and placed in foster care at a young age, writer Halle Downing (Victor) receives the blessing of a lifetime when she is invited to spend Christmas in New Orleans with the biological family she never knew she had – The Moores. Halle’s grandmother “Memaw” (Stewart) welcomes the young woman with open arms, completely overwhelming Halle with emotion at the significance of finally finding her family. Extremely excited to meet her twin siblings Tiffany (Smith) and Glenn (Beauchamp) along with younger brother Drew (Jackson) for the first time, Halle soon faces the hard reality that finding her place in this close-knit family is going to take longer than she thought, something that becomes particularly evident when she witnesses Tiffany’s apprehension about introducing her new girlfriend Paris (Tavarez) to the family for the first time. However, as Christmas approaches, Halle begins to gain perspective on the Moore family dynamic and ultimately comes to embrace and celebrate her first family holiday with a special gift that tells her she is right where she is supposed to be.

Stay merry!