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Today marks #4MonthsUntilChristmas, and we’re very excited about it in this household… and super overwhelmed because we moved this year and have a lot of our Christmas decorations in storage. We need to make a game plan of what will be taken out and what we will need for our new place!

We kinda feel like that one scene from “Home Alone” where Kevin is running around his house screaming. 😂 Wish us some merry luck!

Stay Merry,

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Last year we posted about Emma Roberts’ upcoming holiday movie, “About Fate,“ and now there’s finally an official trailer for it!

The romantic comedy tells the story of two people who believe in love, but are never able to find its true meaning. Roberts plays Margot while Thomas Mann (“The Chariot”) stars as Griffin and Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”) plays Griffin’s girlfriend, Clementine.

In a wild twist of events, fate puts each in the other’s path on a stormy New Year’s Eve and comedy and chaos ensue. Britt Robertson and Cheryl Hines also star. “About Fate” is written by Tiffany Paulsen and directed by Marius Balchunas. Check out the trailer below!

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It’s August 25th, which means there are only 4 MONTHS UNTIL CHRISTMAS DAY! When you think about how fast this summer is flying by, it should give you an idea of how soon it will be that we’ll be in the midst of the holiday season.

It’s now the perfect time to start preparing plans for the upcoming season, if you haven’t already, and we hope you stay merry every step of the way.

We’re looking forward to the lineup being announced next month of upcoming holiday movies on Hallmark and Lifetime before their October programming kickoff events. It’s so exciting! 🎁✨🎄

Stay Merry,

Top-Bottom (L-R): Northpole; Enchanted Christmas; Christmas Everlasting (Photos: Crown Media)

If you’re anything like us, you’re both missing Christmas in July and anxiously awaiting the holiday season this fall to get into full-swing of the Christmas feeling.  We can’t speed up time, but we will let you know that you can fill your August with the spirit of the season thanks to Hallmark!

If you visit the Watch Hallmark TV!, there is a selection of free original Countdown to Christmas and Miracles of Christmas movies that you can enjoy all month long.  All you need is a cable provider, that’s listed on the compatible list to watch, to login with and you’re good to go.

Check out a list of currently available titles:

Available Until September 1, 2022
• A Majestic Christmas
• Christmas Everlasting
• Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing
• Enchanted Christmas
• The Christmas Train

Available Until October 1, 2022
• A Nutcracker Christmas
• Christmas in Conway
• Lucky Christmas
• Northpole
• The Town Christmas Forgot

You can find more Christmas movies by subscribing to the Hallmark Movies Now streaming service, or watching Christmas Friday’s on Hallmark Channel every week at 8pm/7c.

Stay Merry,

L-R: Drew and Bruening (Photos: Courtesy)

Christmas in July just ended, but the holiday season pregaming continues with the official detailed announcement of two more movies that are coming to Lifetime‘s beloved It’s A Wonderful Lifetime programming event, which is set to return in October.

For Sarah Drew‘s (Amber Brown) previously announced “Reindeer Games Homecoming”, Lifetime has revealed that the actress will reunite with her former “Grey’s Anatomy” co-star, Justin Bruening (Sweet Magnolias). Drew penned the script for this film, and will also serve as executive producer!

Lifetime’s own ‘Queen of Christmas’, Melissa Joan Hart, will direct “Santa Bootcamp”, her fourth directed picture for the network, which will reunite her with Tony® award winner Marissa Jaret Winokur (Hairspray); the two co-starred in 2018’s “A Very Nutty Christmas”.  The movie will also star Emily Kinney (The Walking Dead), Justin Gaston (Nashville), Patrick Cassidy (Castle) and EGOT award winner Rita Moreno (West Side Story).

“I have always been a holiday person… particularly Christmas. The idea that I’m actually going to participate in this wonderful Lifetime Christmas movie, Santa Bootcamp, just tickles me to no end,” said Moreno. “I have been known, at Christmas time, to decorate anyone in my house who happens to stand still for more than a minute. I will decorate anyone and anything because I turn into a child. Therefore, what a treat for me! Thank you Lifetime. My grandchildren are already celebrating!”

According to a press release from Lifetime, ‘Santa Bootcamp will also showcase the network’s commitment to diversity and inclusivity, as deaf actors Deanne Bray and Zyra Singleton will be joining the cast.’  Read more about the movies below!

Williams (left) and Williams-Paisley (right) – Photos: Crown Media

We’ve been hearing about a double Christmas movie starring real-life sisters (and Hallmark faves!) Ashley Williams (“Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater”) and Kimberly Williams-Paisley (“Darrow Mysteries,” Father of the Bride) since, at least 2018, and now it’s officially in the works with air-dates set for this holiday season!

Crown Media announced today that the sisters have teamed up to executive produce two all-new original holiday movies movies, “Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday” and “Sister Swap: Christmas in the City,“ premiering this year during the annual (and iconic) Countdown to Christmas programming event on Hallmark Channel.

In the movies, Jennifer (Williams-Paisley) and Meg Swift (Williams) are sisters who couldn’t be closer despite living hours apart. Jennifer is in Salt Lake City, running a successful restaurant she started with her late husband and raising her teenaged son Simon (Jacob Buster, “Christmas Wonderland,” “Ballers”). Meg stayed in their hometown of Hazelwood, helping their parents run the local bakery. This Christmas is the family’s first since the passing of Uncle Dave (Kevin Nealon, “Man with a Plan,” “Weeds”) who owned the town’s beloved theater, The Madison, where many memories were made over the years.

Photo via @thepioneerwoman on Twitter

Ree Drummond, host of Food Network’s “The Pioneer Woman,“ will be taking her first step into the acting field when she stars in “Candy Coated Christmas,“ the first original scripted movie to air on Discovery Plus.  Variety reported today that Discovery Plus and Food Network are exploring new territory by getting into the holiday movie business, and this seemed like the ‘sweetest’ route.

The network plans to host festive content surrounding the release of the movie, including recipes and other material for The Food Network.

Directed by Ellie Kanner, “Candy Coated Christmas” tells the story of a young woman (Molly McCook) who returns to her mother’s home town of Peppermint Hollow after her plans to launch a business are derailed by circumstance. Drummond plays the owner of a bakery who befriends the woman and introduces her around town.

Read more about the movie and the network’s plans for the holiday season by clicking here!

Stay merry!

Sevier and Nevin. (Photos: Crown Media)

Corey Sevier will be directing his second holiday movie, in which he also stars, this year with “It Takes a Christmas Village”. Sevier will star alongside Brooke Nevin (“Crashing Through the Snow”).

When construction on Main Street threatens to put the town’s shops out of business, mayor Alex Foster (Nevin) decides to throw a Christmas market to boost sales. To do it though, she’ll have to convince the reclusive Darcy Hawkins (Sevier) to host it at his family’s old mill, bringing up old family feuds and sparking romance in the process.

This will also mark the second movie Sevier has worked on with writer Kate Pragnell; they previously wrote and directed last year’s “Heart of the Holidays,” which premiered during Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas programming event.

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Today Marks 4 Months Until Christmas Day!

I really enjoy counting down until Christmas because it allows me to not only carry the spirit all year long, but I also get to share my excitement of the upcoming season with all of you!

The summer has really flown by; it both feels like forever since Christmas in July and also like I blinked and the entire summer flew by. In fact, next month we will reach the 100 Days Until Christmas mark! I’m excited for Christmas, but I also wish time would slow down just a little bit so I could get all of my holiday planning in order.

Parrish (left) and Paevey (right) | Photos: Crown Media

Production will soon wrap on the Vancouver set of Hallmark’s upcoming holiday film, Coyote Creek Christmas, which stars Janel Parrish (Holly & Ivy) and Ryan Paevey (Hope at Christmas, Christmas at the Plaza, A Timeless Christmas).

The two have been sharing Instagram photos as they film the movie, which is set to wrap up filming this week. While it’s unclear when exactly the movie will premiere, and if it will air on Hallmark Channel or its sister network Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, one thing is for sure — these are two very good leads. I’m excited to see Ryan and Janel work together!

Ryan will be playing the role of Dylan Bailey while Janel will star as Paige Parker. Hopefully we will get a synopsis soon, and when we do, I will update this post with more information.

Stay merry!