Matthew Morrison and Emma Bunton with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. (Photo: Matt Stroshane/Disneyland Resort)

The Christmas season is a time for holiday magic, and no one does that quite like Disney!

If celebrating the joy of the season with the ‘happiest place on Earth’ is a festive tradition in your home, then you’re going to want to check out the lineup for all THREE of the Disney Parks Christmas specials that are coming to ABC and Disney Channel!

The celebration specials will transport the magic of Disney Parks and Disney Cruise Line to viewers with merry performances and lots more! You will also get an exclusive look at upcoming Disney Parks attractions — including Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, opening soon at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at both Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California.

Check out the lineup and schedule for all three specials below!

FAMILY MATTERS | Photo: Warner Bros.

Is there such thing as watching too many Christmas movies during the holiday season? I don’t think so, which is why I’m thrilled to announce the next network getting into the festive spirit with a block of holiday programming full of cheer.  TV One is gearing up for the holiday season with a programming slate filled with original movies, specials and marathons of your favorite shows, including “Family Matters”, which kicks it all off with a special Thanksgiving marathon.

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the beloved sitcom, the cast of “Family Matters” will reunite for vignettes throughout the Family Matters ‘Turkel’ Marathon that kicks off on November 28th, Thanksgiving Day, from 6am ET through Saturday, November 30th at 6am ET*.

For the December slate, TV One will premiere the original film “Dear Santa, I Need A Date” starring Ray J, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Anne-Marie Johnson, and Reginae Carter along with holiday movie favorites and the original special, African Pride Gospel Superfest Holiday.

Check out the full lineup below!

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Nickelodeon is getting into the holiday spirit by announcing a brand new original festive reality competition that will have you cozying up in front of the television with your little ones this season!

The network announced the series premiere of “TOP ELF”, an original competition series that includes five one-hour episodes of seven kid ‘Elf-testants’ with extraordinary building and design skills that will compete in holiday challenges with the goal of becoming Santa’s ‘Top Elf’. The winner will have their wish lists granted, but not for themselves — for good causes in their hometowns.

Tommy Snider and Samantha Turrett will star as Santa and Ms. Jingles, respectively, as celebrity guests help out the judging process each week–including: Frankie Grande, Amirah Kassem, Peyton List, Alex Wassabi and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy.

Photos: All photos belong to LollyChristmas.com except the Christmas Con Logo (That’s 4 Entertainment).

There are many things I love to do at Christmas every year; I love the Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Preview weekends, decorating in early November, when the Starbucks red cup comes out and they drop the menu of festive drinks, looking at the Christmas lights around my town, seeing the decorations in the department stories, watching Christmas movies, listening to music – and most of all, spending time with my family. Imagine my absolute joy when I found out there was a way I could do nearly all of that in one place… enter the first annual CHRISTMAS CON!

That’s 4 Entertainment created the first ever 3-day winter wonderland convention of fun where you can shop for gifts, window shop decor, listen to music and engage with your favorite stars from beloved Christmas made-for-television films that help make your seasons bright every year.  The event, which was held November 8-10th at the NJ Convention and Expo Center in Edison, NJ, was then sponsored by the Hallmark Channel, which resulted in even more promised holiday magic!

When my daughters and I originally heard about the convention a few months ago, we knew it was going to be something we had to be apart of — I mean, this lineup was insane, we’re talking appearances from stars like: Chad Michael Murray, Melissa Joan Hart, Holly Robinson Peete, Lacey Chabert, Alicia Witt (who also performed!), Andrew Walker, Cameron Mathison, Ryan Paevey, Jackée Harry, Nikki DeLoach, Erin Krakow, Paul Greene, Melissa Claire Egan, Rachel Boston, Danica McKellar, Jack Wagner, Jesse Metcalfe, Ashley Williams and Jonathan Bennett, who also served as the M.C.

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The holidays are filled with tradition, and one of the biggest annual events during the season is when the giant Christmas tree lights up for the first time at Rockefeller Center in New York City! NBC revealed a star-studded slate of celebs that will take part in the beloved “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” special this year, and I have the scoop for you below!

(L-R) Murray, Ricci and Turner. | Photos: Crown Media

When the Hallmark holiday movie lineup was announced back in September, you may remember seeing the title “Alice in Christmasland” included… and then it moved around the schedule before finally disappearing altogether. Well–it’s back, and with a little bit of a title change!

Chad Michael Murray announced in an Instagram post this morning that he began production on Alice in Winterland alongside Italia Ricci (Rome in Love) and Jack Turner (One Winter Weekend, One Winter Proposal, One Winter Wedding).

There is still a little bit to learn about this particular film project because, we don’t know the plot, if it’s staying on Hallmark Channel or heading to Hallmark Movies & Mysteries–or if it’s slated to premiere this holiday season or next year. In fact, the script might have even been reworked to premiere during the Winterfest 2020 lineup, which kicks off in January, considering the title change.

In the meantime, make sure you tune in for Murray’s film, Write Before Christmas when it premieres on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, November 17th.  If Alice in Winterland should premiere this holiday season, it would mean that Murray is the third actor to star in two holiday movies for Hallmark this season following Andrew Walker (Merry & Bright, Christmas On My Mind) and Michael Rady (Two Turtle Doves, A New Year’s Resolution).

Update 11/20/19: This movie has been confirmed for the Winterfest 2020 lineup with yet another title change! The current working title is Winter Inn Love.

I vote Alice Inn Winterland as the final title but, that’s just me.

Stay merry!

Photos: The CW

Much like every other network, The CW has announced their seasonal slate of upcoming holiday specials to celebrate the ‘most wonderful time of the year’! Among the line up, a Penn & Teller magical special, iHeartRadio’s annual Jingle Ball concert, the 2019 Hollywood Christmas Parade, holiday-themed episodes of the network’s top shows, and of course, a re-airing of the animated classic, “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer”. Check out the full lineup below!

Dynasty | Friday, Friday, November 22, 9-10 p.m.
“Shoot from the Hip”: As the family prepares for their Thanksgiving celebration, Blake (Grant Show) asks that Adam (Sam Underwood) and Cristal (Daniella Alonso) put an end to their constant bickering; Fallon (Elizabeth Gillies) focuses on her new project; Culhane (Robert Christopher Riley) wants Dominique (Michael Michele) to disclose important information.

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer | Friday, November 29, 8-9 p.m.
Based on the hit song that became a worldwide holiday phenomenon, this goofy and heartwarming adventure features young Jake Spankenheimer on the quest of a lifetime to track his missing Grandma down on Christmas Eve to prove that Santa Claus is indeed real. Michele Lee (“Knots Landing”) provides the voice of Jake’s greedy Cousin Mel and recording artist Elmo Shropshire provides the narration. An encore presentation of GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER will air on Wednesday, Dec. 18 (8:00-9:00pm ET).

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Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away, which is pretty much kicks off the holiday season for many households and, to make the occasion extra-joyous, each year Hallmark celebrates with a full week of movie premieres! Cozying up to a festive movie with family is such a nice way to ring in the season.

Candace Cameron Bure will host Hallmark Channel’s 7 Night Thanksgiving Movie Event, a week-long celebration that begins on Monday, November 25th with the premiere of “A Christmas Duet” before concluding on December 1st with the premiere of Bure’s film, “Christmas Town”.

Legend and Clarkson pose together at her talk show, THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW. | Photo: NBC

Last year, Natasha Rothwell released his first Christmas album, A Legendary Christmas, which became an instant holiday classic–at least in my household–and now, the award-winning singer is prepping to re-release it as a special deluxe edition!

Not only will you find all of the tracks originally featured on the record, but Legend has added four more: “This Christmas”, “My Favorite Things”, “Christmas in New Orleans”, and “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” — a collaboration with his fellow The Voice coach, Kelly Clarkson.

Legend and comedian Natasha Rothwell put a spin on the controversial classic duet by changing up the lyrics a bit in light of the #MeToo movement.

The new lyrics are featured below:

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I’ve been awaiting the NBC holiday programming lineup for months now, and my interest increased when I learned that superstar siblings Derek and Julianne Hough would host their first Christmas special on the network.

This morning NBC revealed their “Oh, What Fun” lineup, which included “Holiday with the Houghs” along with spectacular perennial and annual specials like the iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, National Dog Show, a Dolly Parton concert event, beloved classics like “It’s a Wonderful Life” and Dr. Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, and the annual New Year’s Eve event before closing out on January 1, 2020 with the Tournament of Roses Parade.

Check out the holly jolly lineup below!