(L-R) Murray, Ricci and Turner. | Photos: Crown Media

When the Hallmark holiday movie lineup was announced back in September, you may remember seeing the title “Alice in Christmasland” included… and then it moved around the schedule before finally disappearing altogether. Well–it’s back, and with a little bit of a title change!

Chad Michael Murray announced in an Instagram post this morning that he began production on Alice in Winterland alongside Italia Ricci (Rome in Love) and Jack Turner (One Winter Weekend, One Winter Proposal, One Winter Wedding).

There is still a little bit to learn about this particular film project because, we don’t know the plot, if it’s staying on Hallmark Channel or heading to Hallmark Movies & Mysteries–or if it’s slated to premiere this holiday season or next year. In fact, the script might have even been reworked to premiere during the Winterfest 2020 lineup, which kicks off in January, considering the title change.

In the meantime, make sure you tune in for Murray’s film, Write Before Christmas when it premieres on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, November 17th.  If Alice in Winterland should premiere this holiday season, it would mean that Murray is the third actor to star in two holiday movies for Hallmark this season following Andrew Walker (Merry & Bright, Christmas On My Mind) and Michael Rady (Two Turtle Doves, A New Year’s Resolution).

Update 11/20/19: This movie has been confirmed for the Winterfest 2020 lineup with yet another title change! The current working title is Winter Inn Love.

I vote Alice Inn Winterland as the final title but, that’s just me.

Stay merry!

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Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away, which is pretty much kicks off the holiday season for many households and, to make the occasion extra-joyous, each year Hallmark celebrates with a full week of movie premieres! Cozying up to a festive movie with family is such a nice way to ring in the season.

Candace Cameron Bure will host Hallmark Channel’s 7 Night Thanksgiving Movie Event, a week-long celebration that begins on Monday, November 25th with the premiere of “A Christmas Duet” before concluding on December 1st with the premiere of Bure’s film, “Christmas Town”.

Andrew Walker in MERRY & BRIGHT (Photo: Crown Media)

One—or many—could say that Andrew Walker is the ‘Prince of Hallmark,’ and that might be why he has not one, but two new Christmas movies spanning both of Hallmark’s top networks this holiday season!  I chatted with Andrew about Merry & Bright, in which he co-stars with Jodie Sweetin and Sharon Lawrence, as well as his surprising second festive film alongside Ashley Greene; his outlook on acting, holiday traditions, and lots more!

Your new movie, “Merry and Bright”, premieres this weekend on Hallmark for the 10^th Anniversary of Countdown to Christmas. Can you tell me a bit about that?

Sure! It’s about a girl (Jodie Sweetin) who inherits a candy cane company from her grandfather, and the business has not been doing too well; she’s been struggling to keep it afloat and to grow it.  I represent an investment group that comes in to turn the business around.  I’ve been assigned by the investors to go in to, basically, just dismantle things and help her grow the business, and obviously she’s a very proud woman and she’s a very proud business owner, and she doesn’t feel like she needs my help so, she’s kind of giving me some pushback on that. Ultimately, we end up finding a common ground and, along the way, we end up falling for each other.

Grenier and Doubleday for CHRISTMAS AT GRACELAND: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS | Photos and screengrabs: Crown Media

Hallmark is heading back to Graceland for an all-new holiday story and cast of characters for the 10th Anniversary of Countdown to Christmas — Kaitlin Doubleday and Adrian Grenier star in “Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays”, which will premiere on Hallmark Channel.

We still have a little bit of time before we get to see this movie and delve into the festive fashion from it but, I noticed that Doubleday, playing the role of Harper, will wear a gown in the film that is also featured in another film on the 2019 Countdown to Christmas lineup!

In the early promos for the movie, we see Harper in the Betsy & Adam ‘Ellie’ Scuba Crepe Long Gown in Red, an elegant off-the-shoulder design with cascading ruffle detail down the back. This gown also comes in Pine Green, which is worn by Jill Wagner in “Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses”!

The gown is available for $279 at BetsyandAdam.com.

(Updated: 12/10/19) For more fashion from the movie, read on…

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Chaley Rose and Rome Flynn star in the new Hallmark Channel movie, “A Christmas Duet”, as a former music group (and couple!) who are reunited at Christmas years after ending their relationship.

Averie Davis (Rose) wears a beautiful burgundy Burberry ‘Gibbsmoore’ Funnel Collar Trench Coat with cool grommet belt detail at the waist and wrists.  Unfortunately, this coat is sold out, but I found a cool lookalike with this Michael Kors look.

(Updated on 12/11/19) I caught up with the costume designer, Barbara Gregusova, who shared the scoop on some other items worn in the movie that I’ve worked into this post!

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Jill Wagner and Matthew Davis will kick off the new movies coming to Hallmark Channel’s 10th Anniversary of Countdown to Christmas with the premiere of “Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses”. In the heart-warming romantic tale, Wagner plays Abbey, a single mom and interior designer who is hired by Nick (Davis) to decorate his estate by Christmas Eve.

When Hallmark went behind the scenes of the movie and Wagner talked about Abbey’s gorgeous gown in the movie, I knew I had to find it — and I did!  Abbey wears a striking off-the-shoulder deep green creation with ruffles traveling down the back making it the ultimate Christmas Eve gown!

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Hallmark Channel aired the 10th Anniversary of Countdown to Christmas Preview Special last night, and it didn’t hold back on the holiday cheer! Candace Cameron Bure took on hosting duties to give us all an epic sneak peek at nearly every single movie coming to the network for the iconic holiday programming event — and she even threw in another look at Hallmark Drama‘s two special original premieres, Christmas Cookie Matchup and Project Christmas Joy.

I really enjoyed the ambiance filled with Christmas decor from Balsam Hill, which further helped me get into the spirit–not that I needed an actual boost. Home & Family‘s animal expert Larissa Wohl, once again, made an appearance to talk about Hallmark’s Adopt-a-Pet initiative, Adoption Ever After.

Check out the details of the movies that were shared throughout the special below. You can also watch the full show — details at the bottom of the post!

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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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We are still a couple of weeks away from the Hallmark Channel premiere of “Merry & Bright” starring Jodie Sweetin and Andrew Walker, which is set to be one of the first new original movies to kick off the 10th Anniversary of Countdown to Christmas programming event!

Hallmark released a slew of sneak peek photos at the movie, so I wanted to get a jump start on the fashion moments. Check them out below!

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One of the movies set to premiere during Hallmark Channel’s 10th Anniversary of Countdown to Christmas celebration this year is “Picture a Perfect Christmas”, which stars Merritt Patterson and Jon Cor. The movie is about a photographer (Patterson) who returns home to care for her ailing grandmother, and gets involved with her neighbor (Cor) who is looking after his nephew.

During the preview I’ve seen courtesy of Hallmark’s preview specials, I can say that I’m already interesting in finding a lot of the cozy sweaters Merritt will wear in the movie–but, I couldn’t resist posting early because I recognized her red blouse from the production stills and had to share the info!