It was an exciting day at Disney’s annual D23 Expo! Along with the official trailer for “Noelle”, the House of Mouse also premiered the trailer for the upcoming live-action version of the beloved 1955 animated feature, “Lady and the Tramp”, about a pampered house dog and a tough but lovable stray who embark on an unexpected adventure and, despite their differences, grow closer and come to understand the value of home.

“Lady and the Tramp” will premiere on the upcoming streaming service Disney+ on November 12th.

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I’m so excited about today’s Christmas movie news because, it’s a film I’ve been waiting on news for since 2017! Disney’s holiday comedy “Noelle” starring Anna Kendrick was originally slated for a theatrical release but switched gears to debut on the upcoming online streaming service, Disney+.

Official Synopsis: In “Noelle”, Kendrick stars as Kris Kringle’s daughter who is full of Christmas spirit and holiday fun, but wishes she could do something “important” like her beloved brother Nick (Bill Hader), who will take over from their father this Christmas. When Nick is about to crumble like a gingerbread cookie from all the pressure, Noelle suggests he take a break and get away…but when he doesn’t return, Noelle must find her brother and bring him back in time to save Christmas.

Shirley MacLaine, Michael Gross and Billy Eichner also star.

During Disney’s annual D23 Expo, which was held today in Anaheim, California, the official poster and trailer was released. Check it out below!

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If you tuned into the Christmas in July event on Hallmark this summer, you may have caught Lacey Chabert giving us a sneak peek at some of the movies coming to the network this holiday season. It was so nice to see what’s ahead, but Hallmark has over 40 movies planned so one sneak peek just isn’t enough — and that’s why Andrew Walker and Jill Wagner are set to host Hallmark Channel’s “Christmas: A Second Look” Preview Special next month!

In the special, Walker and Wagner will give us a first look at more of the new, original holiday movies premiering during Hallmark Channel’s upcoming Countdown to Christmas and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ Miracles of Christmas programming events.

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Martina McBride has turned her The Joy of Christmas Tour into a holiday tradition — she’s bringing the show back on the road for its ninth season this fall with 14 stops across the country!

“This show is so much fun to do,” McBride said in the official press release. “We have everything from classic hymns like ‘O Holy Night’ to fun, big band swing classics like ‘Winter Wonderland’ and ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town.’  It’s all a very visual, the songs are well-loved, and you leave with a warm feeling. I love to think of entire families, from grandparents to grandchildren, enjoying The Joy Of Christmas. It’s really a show for the whole family.”

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Legendary rock band, Chicago, are gearing up for the holiday season by planning the release of their upcoming album, CHICAGO CHRISTMAS!

The Christmas album will be the band’s 37th album — and the fourth in their holiday collection. You can find a tracklist below, which will include classics like “Sleigh Ride” (previously heard on 2011’s Chicago XXXIII: O Christmas Thee) and “Here We Come A Caroling” as well as original songs: “All Over the World”, “(Because) It’s Christmastime”, and “I’m Your Santa Claus”. The album also features R&B and ballad versions of “Merry Christmas, I Love You,” a song that founding member Lee Loughnane wrote with John Durrill of The Ventures.

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For the fifth installment in the “A Cinderella Story” movie series, we’re heading into the holiday season for a modern retelling of the classic fairytale with an enchanting festive twist, “A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish”!

Laura Marano (Disney’s “Austin and Ally”, “The Perfect Date”) stars as Kat Decker, an aspiring singer-songwriter with big dreams of a successful career, but her goals are stalled by her stepmother and two stepsisters. While Kat works a seasonal job as a singing elf at a Christmas fair, she finds herself falling for the handsome Dominic ‘Nick’ Wintergarden (Gregg Sulkin, “Marvel’s Runaways”, “Faking It”) — who takes on the job of Santa Claus at the local Christmas tree lot.

(left) Kramer, (right) Daggs. | Photos: Sophie Dogg Records/IMDb

Louisiana’s largest daily newspaper, The Advocate, recently announced that production had begun in New Iberia for an upcoming Lifetime holiday movie, tentatively titled “Christmas on the River”. The festive flick will star former “One Tree Hill” star-turned-Country singer, Jana Kramer and Percy Daggs III from “Veronica Mars”.

Kramer’s character returns home to New Iberia for Christmas and attends the 50th annual Christmas Sugarcane Festival, where a young woman and man are traditionally crowned ‘King’ and ‘Queen’ of the event each year. For the milestone anniversary, all former ‘royalty’ return to celebrate — including Kramer and Daggs’ characters, which launches a holiday love story.

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Earlier this month, BroadwayWorld.com announced the possibility that an adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens’ tale, “A Christmas Carol”, would be coming to the Broadway stage this holiday season — and now, it’s official!

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If you’ve been following this holiday blog along for awhile, then you might remember reading about the upcoming holiday rom-com “Last Christmas” — starring Henry Golding (“Crazy Rich Asians”) and Emilia Clarke (HBO’s “Game of Thrones”), and co-starring Michelle Yeoh and Emma Thompson.

Official Synopsis: Kate (Emilia Clarke) harumphs around London, a bundle of bad decisions accompanied by the jangle of bells on her shoes, another irritating consequence from her job as an elf in a year-round Christmas shop. Tom (Henry Golding) seems too good to be true when he walks into her life and starts to see through so many of Kate’s barriers. As London transforms into the most wonderful time of the year, nothing should work for these two. But sometimes, you gotta let the snow fall where it may, you gotta listen to your heart … and you gotta have faith.

(left) Davis, (right) Greenberg. | Photos: Courtesy/ABC

I saw a tweet the other day from Bryan Greenberg (“The Mindy Project”, “One Tree Hill”) about filming in Oahu, Hawaii for a month, and it didn’t take long to find out what project it is that he’s working on… it’s a Christmas movie!

Deadline announced yesterday that both Greenberg and Charles Michael Davis (“Younger”, “For the People”, “The Originals”) will join Lea Michele in the upcoming ABC holiday movie, “Same Time, Next Christmas” — which is currently filming in Hawaii.