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Candace Cameron Bure is back to host Hallmark Channel’s 7 Night Thanksgiving Movie Event, the annual week-long tradition beginning Monday, November 23rd with an all-new original holiday movie airing every evening for seven consecutive nights that will, once again, conclude with the premiere of Bure’s latest Christmas offering.

This year’s lineup sounds pretty thrilling, so I think we’re going to be in for a real treat. Check out the movies to look forward to, and watch the promo below!

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Gwen Stefani surprised fans when she announced yesterday that she was releasing a brand new holiday song, “Here This Christmas”, which would be part of a special reissued edition of her 2017 album, You Make It Feel Like Christmas.

The festive tune, which is co-written and produced by Grammy®-Award winning recording artist Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, also serves as the official Countdown to Christmas theme for Hallmark Channel this year!  “Here This Christmas” is available on all music services, including Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also listen to it from Stefani’s YouTube page below!

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It may be October, but haul out the holly because Christmas has officially hit the Hallmark Channel!

Candace Cameron Bure hosted the annual Countdown to Christmas Preview Special last night where she gave viewers a super sneak peek at some of the movies premiering during the 2020 Countdown to Christmas lineup, and guess what, the holiday programming begins NEXT WEEK! You read that right, Hallmark Channel will kick off their festive slate on Friday, October 23rd with the first premiere, “Jingle Bell Bride” starring Julie Gonzalo and Ronnie Rowe Jr., rolling out on Saturday, October 24th at 8pm/7c!  Candace will also star in a brand-new movie, “If I Only Had Christmas” that premieres during the 7 Night Thanksgiving Event, which she will host as well.

The elegantly decorated location for the special was gorgeous, and Candace looked stunning in her red half-bow dress (get more details on her Festive Fashion here). I also really loved the way she introduced each film by picking up a giant ornament featuring the move title written on the bauble, and then placed it on the tree. So sweet. Check out the movies Candace previewed for us below!

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Candace Cameron Bure will return as a host the annual Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas Preview Special this weekend, and her holiday spirit was evident in the festive fashion she’s wearing to perform hosting duties!

The network fan-favorite, who’s starring in this year’s “If I Only Had Christmas” alongside Warren Christie, wore a beautiful red Alexia María ‘Estelle’ Mini Dress featuring an oversized half bow with pleated sash that was reminiscent of a holiday gift package!  Candace’s exact dress is available in many colors (including red!) for $795 at AlexiaMaria.com.

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We’re getting closer to the kick off of Christmas programming on the Hallmark Channel because we’ll finally get to see Candace Cameron Bure host the 2020 Countdown to Christmas Preview Special!

This one-hour special will offer viewers a sneak peek at original holiday movies that are part of the network’s Countdown to Christmas slate this year!  The promo for the special included little clips of the upcoming movies “One Royal Holiday”, “A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado”, “The Christmas House”, and “Jingle Bell Bride”, so maybe those are a few of the movies we’ll get a closer look at!

Watch the promo advertisement below and tune in this Saturday, October 17th at 11pm/10c on Hallmark Channel to get into the holiday spirit with Candace!

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We’re just weeks away from the kickoff of Hallmark’s highly-anticipated holiday programming, which is set to premiere 40 all-new original Christmas movies for Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ Miracles of Christmas events. So far, sneak peek previews have been airing on the networks during fall movie premieres, production stills are emerging, and the gorgeous digital keyart posters are beginning to release online.

Top-Bottom, L-R: Ryan Paevey, Candace Cameron Bure, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Jonathan Bennett, Bethany Joy Lenz and Ben Savage.
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The wait is over, Hallmark has released their highly-anticipated 2020 Christmas movie lineup!

There was a time this year where I wasn’t sure if we would get any Christmas movies, but I’m thrilled to announce that Crown Media has unveiled their list of 40 new festive films that will premiere during Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ Miracles of Christmas all-day-and-all-night continuous holiday programming, which runs from October 23rd through January 2020. Are you as excited as I am?!

Get ready to see all-new heartwarming stories starring Candace Cameron Bure, Ryan Paevey, Lacey Chabert, Andrew Walker, Jonathan Bennett, Bethany Joy Lenz, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Laura Osnes, Brennan Elliott, Niall Matter, Holly Robinson Peete, Danica McKellar, Jill Wagner, Sam Page and many more fan-favorites.

Aaron Tveit, Krystal Joy Brown, Robert Buckley, Sarah Drew, Wynonna Judd, Sara Evans, Rochelle Aytes, Jeremy Jordan, Janel Parrish, Marisol Nichols and Lucia Micarelli are among the actors making their Hallmark Christmas movie debuts!  Twilight star Ashley Greene, who starred in her first film for the network last December, will return in a new feature. Hallmark premiered two Hanukkah-themed movies last year for an extra helping of cheer, and they’re doing it again with Love, Lights, Hanukkah! starring Mia Kirshner, Ben Savage and Marilu Henner.

Check out the full lineup for both networks below, and keep checking back for additional movie news, photos and more as we get closer to the kick off!

Photo: Candace Cameron Bure (Crown Media)

Due to the unprecedented year we’ve been having, and the altered schedules, we didn’t have our usual Christmas: A First Look Preview Special on Hallmark back in July during Christmas Keepsake Week, so it’s certainly been a question of when we’d finally get that official first look. Hallmark movies have been in production for a few weeks now, so it was anticipated we’d get a preview special closer to the kickoff of the holiday programming on October 23rd, and if what I stumbled across on the Hallmark website is correct…we will be.

According to Hallmark’s website, Candace Cameron Bure will host the 2020 Countdown to Christmas Preview Special, a one-hour preview of Hallmark Channel’s upcoming Countdown to Christmas holiday movies on Saturday, October 17th at 11pm/10c.

2020 Miracles of Christmas Preview Special, a first look at the upcoming Miracles of Christmas original holiday movies on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, will air the following evening on Sunday, October 18th at 11pm/10c. The host is currently listed as TBA (To Be Announced).

(Update: 9/22/20) — The 2020 Miracles of Christmas Preview Special will be hosted by Jen Lilley and Trevor Donovan as they have an upcoming Christmas movie together!

It could end up being like last year where Candace hosted both specials — time will tell — but it’s nice to see a little bit of our festive routine back. I’ll keep you posted on further details.

Stay merry!

Photos: Laura Osnes’ Official Instagram

Laura Osnes and Aaron Tveit are filming a new Christmas movie for Hallmark called “A Royal Holiday”, and now there are officially some photos from set thanks to Laura’s latest Instagram post!

It’s going to be one festive holiday for theater fans because, not only are Aaron and Laura known for their history on the stage, but they will be joined in the movie by Victoria Clark who has a long list of Broadway credits as well, including “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”, “The Light in the Piazza”, “Sister Act” and “Cinderella”, in which she starred in alongside Laura in 2013.

L-R: Jessica Lowndes and Chad Michael Murray (Photos courtesy of Crown Media)

It looks like Jessica Lowndes and Chad Michael Murray are your next Christmas movie dynamic duo! The two actors popped up on Jessica’s Instagram story this week from the set of their new festive feature, which is supposedly titled “Too Close for Christmas”.

Considering their filmography history with the Hallmark networks, I believe this movie is set to premiere this holiday season for either Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas lineup, or on its sister network, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries for the Miracles of Christmas event.