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It’s been quite the holly jolly Christmas on Hallmark this year!  With 41 all-new original movies spanning Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and Hallmark Movies Now, there was no shortage of festive cheer (or something to watch) as we counted down the days until Christmas.

All of the movies have made their debut and Christmas is this weekend, so to help celebrate, cast members of “When Calls the Heart” is set to host Hallmark Channel’s 2021 Holiday Movie Weekend!  Kicking off on Christmas Eve, tune in for a marathon of all of the latest holiday movies — and behind the scenes surprises!

Watch the preview below!

Stay Merry,

Ryan Paevey in COYOTE CREEK CHRISTMAS (Photo: Crown Media)

The LollyChristmas.com team recently caught up with actor Ryan Paevey to chat about his all-new Hallmark Channel original holiday movie, Coyote Creek Christmas, which is premiering this weekend as part of the network’s iconic Countdown to Christmas lineup!

Read on to learn more about the movie, what it was like working with Janel Parrish and on-screen son Azriel Dalman, his ultimate holiday destination, and more!

You have a brand new Christmas movie premiering on Hallmark Channel called Coyote Creek Christmas. Can you talk more about the film and your character, Dylan?

Sure! I play Dylan Bailey of the Bailey Brothers Development Firm; a single dad–I’m kind of like the wandering salesman for my family.  It’s me and my kid [played by Dalman] on the road all the time, kind of just doing what the business needs, and my son and I had holiday plans that–I don’t want to say ‘get derailed’, but ‘delayed’, shall we say?  The business catches wind of a new project that they can work on called the Coyote Creek Inn, and so on our little road trip, we make a little detour there to take a look at it as a possible acquisition–kind of a turn and burn thing.  We get there and it’s nice; there’s this pretty girl [played by Parrish], and the family’s lovely, and they’re doing a Christmas thing… and maybe I don’t wanna steamroll the place.  Maybe I want to keep it the same, you know, hang out with the girl–my kid likes her, and that’s always good.

L-R, Top-Bottom: Osnes, Selig, Lopez and Monahan. Photos: Crown Media

Hallmark Channel has announced that one of the films on their upcoming Countdown to Christmas roster this year was inspired by the Grammy-winning band, Train, and will feature lead singer Pat Monahan alongside Laura Osnes (“Raise a Glass to Love,” “One Royal Holiday”), Kyle Selig (“Madam Secretary”), and George Lopez (“George Lopez”)!

Inspired by Train’s album, and sharing its title, “Christmas in Tahoe” will also feature songs by the band performed by Monahan, including “Shake Up Christmas” with Selig, and the new song, “Mittens”.

In “Christmas in Tahoe”, Claire (Osnes) is an aspiring talent booker, who is about to be offered a prestigious job with a big Vegas venue when the Christmas Eve show that she put together at her family’s hotel and casino in Lake Tahoe suddenly loses their big act! Her best friend and concierge Jackson (Monahan) reminds her that she knows someone famous. Claire’s ex-boyfriend Ryan (Selig), the lead guitarist of the hugely popular band Wild Lynx, offers to help her find replacement acts. He’s on break from his tour and spending the holidays back in Tahoe with his family. Though Claire helped the band break out initially, she and Ryan haven’t spoken since they cut her loose in favor of a bigger management company. While trying to prove she has put the past behind her, feelings come back to the surface and they both realize they may need each other more than they remembered.

“Ever since having made our Christmas album, Christmas in Tahoe, it’s been a dream of mine to bring it to life on the screen,” says Monahan in a Crown Media statement. “Hallmark has now made that dream a reality. I loved being able to not only act but also perform “Shake Up Christmas” and our new original song, “Mittens” in the movie. I know that everyone is going to feel the love and warmth of the holiday season when they see this heartfelt film.”

Robert Lieberman directed from a story by Nina Weinman.

“Christmas in Tahoe” will premiere on Sunday, November 28 at 6pm/5c on Hallmark Channel.

Stay Merry,

Tamera Mowry-Housley (left) and Danica McKellar (right) | Photos: Crown Media

To celebrate the kick-off of Countdown to Christmas, Hallmark Channel will be giving us sneak peeks at the first two movies that will be premiering next weekend on the network — hosted by the stars!

Tamera Mowry-Housley, star of “The Santa Stakeout” (premieres Sun, Oct. 24th at 8pm/7c), and Danica McKellar, star of “You, Me & the Christmas Trees” (premieres Fri, Oct. 22nd at 8pm/7c), will give us sneak peeks of both movies during the premiere of “Advice to Love By” on Saturday, October 16th at 9pm/8c.

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Christmas movies begin premiering on Hallmark next weekend so, naturally, there are some key art/posters coming out to promote the new original movies coming to Countdown to Christmas and Miracles of Christmas this year.  So far, we have four posters debuted, which is actually kind of a small amount compared to what we usually have this close to kick-off.

Hatcher (left), Denton (center), Henner (right) | Photos: Crown Media

Today we bring you long-awaited Christmas movie news… “A Kiss Before Christmas” will finally premiere on Hallmark Channel during this year’s Countdown to Christmas lineup!

Last year James Denton (The Good Witch) did an interview with Hallmark Channel’s Bubbly Sesh Podcast and talked about a holiday movie he had in development called “A Kiss Before Christmas,” but unfortunately, it did not premiere with last year’s holiday offering.

Hallmark Channel confirmed today that not only would the movie be ready for this year’s slate, but Denton will also be reuniting with former “Desperate Housewives” co-star Teri Hatcher for the film. This will mark the first time the two have worked together since the iconic series ended in 2012, and it will be the first on-screen reunion of any cast members from the hit series.

Photos Courtesy of Crown Media

It’s a *Merry First Day of Fall* because Hallmark has announced their upcoming holiday lineup! 🎄

It may not be time to deck the halls quite yet, but after reading this movie announcement, I’m sure you’ll want to! In honor of the iconic holiday programming event kicking off next month, Hallmark has unveiled the first batch of all-new original Christmas movies set to premiere during Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ Miracles of Christmas slate. 

This year the holiday cheer will be overflowing as the network celebrates 12 years of Christmas with 41 original premieres, and for the first time ever, there will be a premiere for the Movies & Mistletoe event on the Hallmark Movies Now streaming service — and it all kicks off Friday, October 22nd!

Get ready to see some of your favorite returning stars, including: Holly Robinson Peete, Ryan Paevey, Luke Macfarlane, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Lacey Chabert, Bethany Joy Lenz, Kimberley Sustad, Nikki Deloach, Andrew Walker, Robert Buckley, Trevor Donovan, Jonathan Bennett, Paul Campbell, Danica McKellar, Kristoffer Polaha, Taylor Cole, Janel Parrish and Brennan Elliott — as well as some new faces to the network, including: Jordin Sparks, Ashleigh Murray, Olivia Washington, Catherine Haena Kim, Luke James, Nik Sanchez, Inbar Lavi, Loretta Devine, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Lyndsy Fonseca, Julian Morris, Brittany Ishibashi, Caroline Rhea, Stuart Townsend, and Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child!

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To enhance our excitement of the upcoming slate of new Christmas movies this year, Hallmark Channel has released a new promo ad to celebrate the Countdown to Christmas programming event!

Holiday movies will air all day and all night beginning on Friday, October 22nd, and for what I believe to be the first time, the promo ad pokes fun about the fact that the movies air before Halloween.

It was a fun ad despite not showing any of the new movies. Check it out below!

Lenz (left) and Hynes (right) | Photos: Crown Media

Hallmark Channel announced today that Bethany Joy Lenz (One Tree Hill, Five Star Christmas) and Tyler Hynes (Roadhouse Romance, On the 12th Date of Christmas) will lead An Unexpected Christmas, an all-new original holiday movie that is set to premiere as part of the network’s iconic Countdown to Christmas programming event this holiday season!

I know I’m not alone with being excited to finally have confirmation on this movie; Joy posted a video from her heading off to film the movie back in August, and I’ve been eager to learn more ever since!

In An Unexpected Christmas, Jamie (Hynes) hasn’t told his family that he and his now ex-girlfriend Emily (Lenz) broke up. After an inopportune run-in with Emily at the train station in his hometown, Jamie convinces her to pretend they’re still a couple to avoid ruining Christmas for his family.

Paevey (left) and Parrish (right) | Photos: Crown Media

We finally have details on the brand new Hallmark Channel holiday movie, Coyote Creek Christmas, starring Ryan Paevey and Janel Parrish that I told you about last month.

The network confirmed that the all-new original movie is set to premiere for the annual Countdown to Christmas programming event this fall… and gave us more information about the storyline.

In the movie, Paige (Parrish) offers to plan the annual holiday party at her parent’s hotel in the Rockies, the Coyote Creek Inn, which will surely help her score a promotion at the upscale event planning company she works for. She decides on a “Christmas around the world” theme, to showcase the universal magic of the season through the diverse Christmas traditions of the Inn’s guests.