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Calling all Funko addicts!

If you’re counting down the days until Disney’s “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” hits theaters this November, you’re going to love the brand new Pop! collectibles for Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy (played by Mackenzie Foy and Keira Knightley in the film) that have officially been released.

Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy are currently available at Walmart.

Stay merry!

L-R: Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Jackée Harry & Tim Reid | Photo: Jackee Harry’s Official Instagram

Like the cast of “One Tree Hill”, the cast of the “Sister, Sister” is joining in on the reunion fun for a Christmas television movie this year!

Jackée Harry, who starred on the comedy sitcom that ran from 1994-1999, posted an Instagram photo of her and former costars Tia Mowry-Hadrict and Tim Reid on the set of their new holiday film. “Sister, Sister” told the story of twins separated at birth as they finally meet and move in together with each of their single adoptive parents (Harry, Reid).

I watched the show when it originally aired, so I’m pretty excited to see these stars back together for such a festive occasion. The only one missing is Tia’s real-life twin Tamera Mowry-Housley, who starred on the series alongside her.

I’ll be sure to post an update when I have a little more information on the movie.

Stay merry!

L-R: Jerrika Hinton & Christina Milian | Photos: Crown Media, IMDb

Can you handle more Hallmark Christmas movie news?! I hope so, because we’re really getting spoiled lately with all the casting and film announcements.

According to a new report from Entertainment Tonight, we will be getting movies from Christina Milian, Ryan Paevey, and former “Grey’s Anatomy” star, Jerrika Hinton. Sean Faris and Eloise Mumford, who starred together in Hallmark’s 2012 film “Christmas with Holly”, are reuniting in a new movie as well. I’ve included a breakdown of what we now know about each film below!

L-R: Nikki Deloach and Jen Lilley | Photos: Crown Media

We’re only seven weeks away from the kick off to Hallmark’s Christmas programming so, naturally, I have more movie news for you!

Network favorites Nikki DeLoach and Jen Lilley are returning this holiday season to star in in a few festive movies and, according to this exclusive scoop from ET, I think ‘yule’ love what’s in store.

Title: “Christmas Reunited”
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Cast: Nikki Deloach and Mike Faiola

Synopsis: Samantha (DeLoach), a frazzled novelist struggling with writer’s block, heads home to her late grandmother’s home — alongside her boyfriend — to spend Christmas there. While at home with family, her grandmother’s wise words reveal the true meaning of Christmas to Samantha at a time when she most needs encouragement.

DeLoach, who previously starred in “Christmas Land” (2015) and “A Dream of Christmas” (2016), will also serve as an executive producer on the film.

Title: “Mingle All the Way”
Network: Hallmark Channel
Cast: Jen Lilley, Brant Daugherty and Lindsay Wagner

Synopsis: Molly (Lilley) is determined to prove to her family that it is a success. Therefore, she joins the ‘Mingle All the Way’ networking app, and meets another busy professional, Jeff (Daugherty). When Molly and Jeff are matched, they are both horrified to realize they’ve already had not one, but two, disastrous previous encounters. Nevertheless, they agree to stay matched for all their respective upcoming holiday engagements. As the pair gets closer, perhaps their business arrangement might turn into something more this holiday season.

Stay merry!

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If you have a good memory for Christmas movie announcements, you’ll recall that last year author SQuire Rushnell and his wife Louise DuArt appeared on the NBC TODAY show with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb to discuss their “Godwink” book series. During the segment they announced that a film series was in development with Hallmark, and that Gifford would be starring in them.

Fast-forward over a year later and “A Godwink Christmas” is set to debut during Hallmark’s holiday programming this fall! Whether it’s for Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas or Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ Miracles of Christmas line-up remains to be seen, but I believe it will be the latter considering the theme of the movie.

Fan favorite Paul Campbell has been posting some photos from set along with costars Kimberley Sustad and, as mentioned, Gifford. Watch the announcement and see photos from the set below!

L-R: Beverley Mitchell & Stephen Colletti | Photo: Stephen Colleti’s Official Instagram

I was scrolling through my Instagram timeline today when I saw a photo of former “7th Heaven” star Beverley Mitchell and former “Laguna Beach”/”One Tree Hill” actor Stephen Colletti chillin’ among Christmas decor. When I read the caption and saw other recent photos, I gathered that they had just concluded production on a new Christmas movie!

I wasn’t able to gather much else about the movie other than the fact that it must take place in Louisiana, where they were filming and that it’s for the Lifetime network.

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Countdown to Christmas viewers who fell in love with the movie, “Christmas in Evergreen” when it premiered last year on the Hallmark Channel will be happy to know that a sequel is in the works—and it’s premiering this year!

“Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa” is set to debut during the networks holiday programming this holiday season, and several of the stars of the first film will be back–including: Ashley Williams, Holly Robinson Peete, and Barbara Niven as well as new faces Jill Wagner and Mark Deklin.

Country Living reports that the sequel will take us back to the fictional small town of Evergreen as we follow Lisa (Jill Wagner), who is busy repairing the community’s abandoned General Store ahead of the holidays. With a little help from the rest of the townspeople, she’ll deliver a special, lost letter to the North Pole while trying to restore the Christmas spirit in her Vermont village. The inspiration of Evergreen, Vermont is based on Hallmark artist Geoff Greenleaf‘s Christmas illustrations.

Stay merry!

Essence Atkins (left) & Candace B. Harris (right)

There’s nothing like starting your week off with some Christmas movie news, amiright?!

As I was browsing Instagram this morning, I discovered photos of actress Candace B. Harris (“Gifted”) on the set of a new Christmas movie entitled, “Coins for Christmas”. Considering I hadn’t heard about this film in the midst of all the latest movie news, I decided to do a little digging and found out that it’s an upcoming film for the TV One network also starring Essence Atkins (“Marlon”)!

Synopsis: Single mom Madison (Atkins) finds herself scraping pennies together two weeks before Christmas after the IRS freezes her bank account, her ex fails to come through with any help and her boss fires her. Desperate to pay bills and buy gifts for her teenage children, Madison jumps into the ever-popular “gig economy.” That’s when she meets and eventually gets hired by obnoxious, sidelined former pro football player Alec Darby (Stephen Bishop), also secretly on the verge of going broke. This odd couple butts heads time and time again, but they eventually forge a friendship. And, to their surprise, they learn a lot about themselves and teach one another how to be better people.

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Last night, Hallmark Channel aired a sneak peek of the movies making their way to our television screens this holiday season with the “Christmas: A First Look” preview special hosted by Lacey Chabert alongside Hallmark Channel pet ambassador, Happy the Dog.

On the special, Lacey–clad in a fabulous red dress by The Kooples, talked about some of the new movies that will be premiering on Hallmark Channel’s “Countdown to Christmas” and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ “Miracles of Christmas” holiday programming.

Check out what festive stories you can expect to see later this year–the countdown is on!

Left: Chad Michael Murray, Right: Jessy Schram / Photos: Crown Media/IMDb

In addition to Hilarie Burton, Danneel Harris, Robert Buckley, Tyler Hilton and Antwon Tanner heading to Lifetime with “The Christmas Contract”, and Bethany Joy Lenz  starring in “Poinsettias for Christmas” with Sharon Lawrence, it seems that yet another “One Tree Hill” alum will be headlining a new television movie this holiday season — Chad Michael Murray!

The former OTH star, who made his Hallmark Channel debut this past spring in “The Beach House”, will be returning to the network for the Countdown to Christmas 2018 line-up in “The Wise Men”, alongside Jessy Schram who starred in 2017’s “Royal New Year’s Eve”.