Chenoweth with Santa Claus at the premiere of Hallmark’s A Christmas Love Story in 2019. | Photo: Crown Media

We need a little Christmas, and Kristin Chenoweth has a special delivery of it on the way!

The acclaimed singer and actress (and Broadway icon!) has announced that she will release her new Christmas album, Happiness Is… Christmas! on October 22nd and gave us a sneak peek with one song from the record (click here to pre-order).

The song, which is also the title track, “Happiness (Is Christmas)” is also very special for fans of Chenoweth and Peanuts because it’s a reworked version of “Happiness” from the Broadway musical, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, and “Christmas Time Is Here” from the Peanuts holiday classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas. In fact, Chenoweth actually won a Tony Award for her work as Sally in the musical revival back in 1999.

CHRISTMAS AT DOLLYWOOD (left) / CHRISTMAS IN EVERGREEN: BELLS ARE RINGING (right) | Photos: Crown Media

There are several Hallmark Christmas movies from recent years past that have made their way to DVD, and I try to share the latest releases whenever possible.  Quite a few that debuted on the network between 2017-2020 started releasing on DVD between October and December, with a few on their way in June. Check out the list of movies below and see which ones you need to add to your movie collection right away!

We may get ’round-the-clock holiday films at the end of the year, but it’s never too early to enjoy your festive favorites. Which ones are you most excited about?!

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Tony Award-winner Kristin Chenoweth will star in her first Hallmark holiday movie this year with the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of “A Christmas Love Story,“ in which she leads alongside Scott Wolf. In the film, she plays a youth choir director who needs to write a song for the Christmas Eve show. You can expect a lot from this movie–Christmas spirit, a romantic love story, beautiful music, and if these early released production stills are any indication–a plethora of stylish holiday outfits!

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Lacey Chabert brought the spirit of Christmas into the summer season by celebrating Christmas in July and hosting Hallmark Channel’s “Christmas: A First Look” Preview Special. The annual sneak peek show gave us a look at some of the original movies coming to the network during the 10th Anniversary of Countdown to Christmas, which officially kicks off on Friday, October 25th!

During the special, Chabert was joined by network pet ambassador, Happy the Dog, and “Home & Family” pet rescue expert Larissa Wohl — who brought along some kittens and puppies as she explained Hallmark Channel’s pet rescue initiative, “Adoption Ever After”. Learn more here!

Read on to check out the movies that were spotlighted during the special!