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We’re reaching the halfway mark of the summer season, which means we’re getting closer to 24/7 holiday programming from our favorite networks.  Hallmark Channel is ready for their iconic slate of festive movies with the Countdown to Christmas event, which returning this October!

Hallmark promises that it’s going to be ‘sweater than ever’, and we can’t wait!

Check out the first look promo video below.

Photo via Marisol Nichol’s Official Instagram

To celebrate the Christmas in July event on Hallmark Channel, the network has been doing things a little differently this year and giving us a more in-depth peek at the original holiday movies coming to the Countdown to Christmas lineup later this year! We don’t usually get a first look at the movies while they’re in production, so this is exciting.

On their official YouTube channel, Hallmark went on set of “A Christmas Disconnect” with its stars Marisol Nichols and Kristoffer Polaha as they shared a bit about the storyline behind their film.

Directed by Paul Ziller from a screenplay by Nicole Baxter, “A Christmas Disconnect” tells the story of a married couple (Nichols, Polaha) having a hard time connecting, so they check into a cozy inn a small town called Gracious, Vermont during the holiday season to try and reconnect.

THE SANTA CLAUSES (Photo Courtesy of Disney+)

Here is your first look at the cast of “The Santa Clauses”!

Earlier this year, it was announced that Tim Allen would once again put on the iconic red Santa Claus suit for the Disney+ Original limited series, “The Santa Clauses”, based off the beloved Walt Disney Pictures’ “The Santa Clause” movie franchise that followed Scott Calvin (Allen) as he took on the unexpected role of Santa Claus.  The story started with 1994’s “The Santa Clause” before expanding to two sequels, 2002’s “The Santa Clause 2” and 2006’s “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause.”

For the Disney Original Series, Scott Calvin is on the brink of his 65th birthday and realizing that he can’t be Santa forever. He’s starting to lose a step in his Santa duties, and more importantly, he’s got a family who could benefit from a life in the normal world, especially his two kids who have grown up at the Pole. With a lot of elves, children, and family to please, Scott sets out to find a suitable replacement Santa while preparing his family for a new adventure in a life south of the pole.

Elizabeth Mitchell will reprise her role as Mrs. Claus (Carol) while Austin Kane and Elizabeth Allen Dick (Allen’s real-life daughter) will join the cast playing the roles of Santa and Mrs. Claus’ children, Cal and Santa.

Kal Penn will play the role of Simon Choksi, an ambitious game inventor and product developer who is a single dad to the Christmas-loving Grace (Rupali Redd), and the two will visit the North Pole for a grand adventure.  Devin Bright plays Noel, Santa’s trusted right-hand elf and Matilda Lawler takes on the role of Santa’s demanding Chief of Staff, Betty.

Unfortunately, there’s no word on whether Eric Lloyd who played the role of Santa’s son, Charlie, in the movies will make a cameo at all in the series.

We’ll keep you updated as more information, including the release date, is announced.

Stay Merry,

Images: Hallmark Media

We are still a few months away from the grand reveal of all the new movies coming to Hallmark this holiday season, but Christmas is coming a little early this year – we’re being gifted three all-new original holiday movies for Hallmark Channel’s Christmas in July celebration!

“My Grown-Up Christmas List” (starring Kayla Wallace and Kevin McGarry), “Campfire Christmas” (starring Tori Anderson, Corbin Bleu and Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman) and “Christmas in Toyland” (starring Vanessa Lengies and Jesse Hutch) are on the lineup this year, and with them come these super festive keyart posters that we had to share!

Check them out in the slideshow below and stay tuned for more posters later in the year when the lineups of the iconic Countdown to Christmas and Miracles of Christmas events are announced.

Graphic by LollyChristmas.com with Crown Media images.

The most highly anticipated part of summer, at least for us, is returning to Hallmark Channel very soon… Christmas in July!

Following a Merry Movie Week on the sister channel Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, the merriment will extend to Hallmark Channel on July 1st — July 31st where viewers can enjoy holiday films from 10 a.m. – Midnight every day. The event kicks off with a 4-day Christmas Fan Favorites Marathon.

This year the network is gearing up to add maximum holiday cheer to your primetime viewing with three all-new original Christmas movies led by some of your favorite network stars, including When Calls the Heart alums Kayla Wallace and Kevin McGarry who will star alongside each other in “My Grown-Up Christmas List”.

Tori Anderson (Return to Christmas Creek, Spotlight on Christmas) and Corbin Bleu (Love, for Real) will lead Hallmark’s very first Christmas in July-themed movie, “Campfire Christmas” while Vanessa Lengies (Heart of the Holidays) and Jesse Hutch (Chateau Christmas, Let It Snow) star in a race-to-save-Christmas story, “Christmas in Toyland”.

Get more information on the upcoming premieres below – as well as the printable primetime movie guide – for the very merry month-long event!

Graphic by LollyChristmas.com with Crown Media images.

It’s that time of year again! As we inch closer to the month of July, we are entering the second ‘most wonderful time of the year’ – Christmas in July, and one of the best ways to celebrate every summer is with the annual holiday programming slate from Hallmark!

To kick things off, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will be hosting a MERRY MOVIE WEEK starting Thursday, June 23rd at 6:00pm ET/PT through the morning of Friday, July 1st. Get ready to jingle away the day as you tune into some of your favorite holiday original movies, such as A Glenbrooke Christmas, Two Turtle Doves,  A Homecoming for the Holidays, The Christmas Bow, The Christmas Doctor, Journey Back to Christmas, Christmas in Evergreen, Christmas Tree Lane, and more!

When the programming event ends, you’ll be able to head over to Hallmark Channel to continue the merriment with a month-long merry-thon. So, basically, you’ll be able to get into the festive mood all month long and then some!

Photo: Lifetime via Mario Lopez

Last month it was announced that Jana Kramer and Mario Lopez would be co-starring in an upcoming dance-centric holiday movie for Lifetime‘s It’s A Wonderful Lifetime programming event later this year, and it looks like the two have been hard at work filming in Nashville, Tennessee.

The film is tentatively titled “Mr. Holiday” (Update 07/25/22: The working title is now “Steppin’ into the Holiday”!) as Mario plays the role of Billy Holiday, a former Broadway star, who meets Rae (Kramer), the charismatic owner of a local dance studio. After Billy volunteers to help Rae with a dance recital fundraiser, and the two enjoy working together, romantic sparks fly.

The two actors have been sharing photos from set as well as a ‘first look’ at the movie with official promotional photos, which you can check out below!

L-R, Top-to-Bottom: Mason, Klena, Ann-Margret, Radio City Rockettes & Plumb (Photos: Courtesy)

We could not be more excited to share the latest Hallmark Channel holiday movie news with you!

The network has revealed that a Christmas movie featuring the Radio City Rockettes will be premiering later this year, as part of the 2022 Countdown to Chritsmas programming event!  Actors of the stage and screen are set to star “A Holiday Spectacular”, which will be filmed partially on the iconic Radio City Music Hall in New York City, including Ginna Claire Mason (Wicked), Tony Award-nominated Derek Klena (Jagged Little Pill), Academy Award-nominated entertainer Ann-Margret (Carnal Knowledge), and Eve Plumb (The Brady Bunch).

The story is set in 1958 when a Philadelphia heiress named Maggie (Mason) puts her high-society wedding plans, to a man she doesn’t love, on hold in order to sneak up to New York City and make her secret dream come true: dancing live on stage in the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall. While her family thinks she’s staying in New York City with an “approved” friend from boarding school, Maggie is living a completely different life than she’s ever known. She falls in love with New York and dancing with the Rockettes. Maggie soon feels caught between two worlds, made even more complicated by her chance encounter with young U.S. Navy photographer John (Klena). Will Maggie find the courage to tell her family what she wants for her future instead of accepting the future that was decided for her?

The Rockettes were choreographed by their director and choreographer, Julie Branam, who works with them for the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, and the dancers will also appear throughout the film in various performance numbers and speaking roles.

L-R: Pulliam, LaBelle, James & Reid (Photos: Courtesy)

We may be heading into March, but Christmas movie magic is in the air thanks to this latest announcement from Lifetime.  The network revealed three upcoming titles that will premiere during the It’s A Wonderful Lifetime holiday programming slate later this year.

Keshia Knight Pulliam will return for her fourth holiday movie alongside real-life husband Brad James in “A New Orleans Noel”, which will co-star Tim Reid and legendary entertainer, Patti LaBelle.  Pulliam will also executive produce alongside Whoopi Goldberg.

Network favorites Jana Kramer and Mario Lopez will star in a currently untitled dance-centric movie with comedian Cheri Oteri and Lopez’s real-life wife, Courtney Lopez. Finally, Brooke Elliott — who previously led the critically acclaimed Lifetime series Drop Dead Diva, returns to star in and executive produce “A Country Christmas Harmony”. The movie also stars Brandon Quinn and Danny Pintauro. Read more about each film below!

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There’s nothing quite like closing out the year and welcoming a new one for a Christmas lover like a weekend filled with romantic, original Christmas movies from Hallmark Channel!

The network will be running a Christmas Rom-Com-a-Thon all weekend long, kicking off on New Year’s Day – Saturday, January 1st. There will be brand new films from this past holiday season as well as long-time favorites.

Check out the preview below and enjoy your first weekend of 2022 in merriment!

Stay Merry,