L-R: Durance and Elliott (Photos: Hallmark Media)

Erica Durance and Brennan Elliott are making another Christmas movie together!

A superfan of Brennan shared a tweet recently of the two actors on set of an upcoming Christmas movie, and he retweeted it… and we’re so excited!

The working title of the movie is It Happened at Christmas, and is believed to be scheduled for a premiere on either Hallmark Channel or Hallmark Movies & Mysteries later this year during the beloved holiday programming slates. The two previously co-starred in “Open by Christmas” for the Hallmark Channel network back in 2021.

L-R: Cahill and Harding (Photos: Hallmark Media)

It seems that the Hallmark Christmas event will only get bigger this year as the network tries something new with a holiday series! That’s right, Erin Cahill (“A Timeless Christmas”) and Ian Harding (“Ghosts of Christmas Always”) are reportedly starring in the upcoming show, Holidazed.

The series will follow five families living on the same Oak Bay, Oregon cul-de-sac as they celebrate the holiday season. “Holidazed,” which was filmed in British Colombia will also star Lillian Lim (“A Big Fat Family Christmas”), Barry Levy (“Christmas at Dollywood”), Tim Perez and Jacob Insley.

Stay tuned for the official air-date!

Stay Merry,

L-R: Bethany Joy Lenz, Kristoffer Polaha (Photos: Hallmark Media)

Hallmark Channel has officially ‘unwrapped’ their first Christmas movie of 2023, and it stars network favorites Bethany Joy Lenz (An Unexpected Christmas) and Kristoffer Polaha (We Wish You a Married Christmas)!

Production will begin next month for A Biltmore Christmas, which will be part of Hallmark Channel’s iconic Countdown to Christmas lineup next holiday season. The movie will be filmed in Asheville, North Carolina at the historic Biltmore Estate, renowned for its classic holiday traditions since 1895. Although this National Historic Landmark has been home to many productions over the years, this movie marks the first time Biltmore Estate itself serves as the setting.

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You can finally find more Hallmark Christmas movies on DVD!  Nearly all of your favorites from last year’s Hallmark Channel: Countdown to Christmas and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries: Miracles of Christmas lineups are now available to own as well as some others from recent years, and we’ve compiled a list of them to make it easier to find if your sought after title is among them.

There are many single movie DVDs, but there are a few double-feature and triple-feature collections—the more the merrier, we say!

Sure, a lot of these movies are now airing in rotation given the fact that we’re in the midst of the holiday season, but it’s always nice to be able to pop on your favorite festive tale whenever the spirit of the season grabs you! Which movies are you most excited about?!

(L-R): Paevey and D’Orsay; Walker, Hynes and Campbell (Photos: Hallmark Media; RomaDrama)

To all of our festive friends in Chicago, get your Christmas sweaters ready because RomaDrama Christmas 2022 is coming in December! The convention announced their holiday event for the weekend of December 2-3 where you can mix and mingle (and jingle all the way) with some of your favorite rom-com stars.

As a special holiday gift to all attendees from the Hallmark Channel, there will be viewings of two new Countdown to Christmas movies, “Three Wise Men and a Baby” featuring Paul Campbell, Tyler Hynes, and Andrew Walker, and “A Fabled Holiday” starring Ryan Paevey and Brooke D’Orsay. There will be post screening Q&As with the casts, a live panel, and lots more!

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Spend your Thanksgiving with Hallmark Channel this year as Lacey Chabert hosts the annual Merry Thanksgiving Weekend celebration! Starting Thanksgiving night (Thursday, November 24), Lacey will help usher in the premieres of seven holiday movies all weekend long—including her own movie, “Haul Out the Holly”, which will premiere on Saturday night. Watch the promo here!

Hallmark Channel’s Merry Thanksgiving Weekend Lineup:

THURSDAY

My Southern Family Christmas — November 24 at 8p ET/PT
Starring: Jaicy Elliot, Bruce Campbell, Ryan Rottman, Moira Kelly and Brian McNamara

Under the guise of a journalist, Campbell has a chance to get to know her biological father for the first time – without him ever knowing who she really is. As she spends time with him and his family, as well as with the town’s record keeper, she realizes that families are messy, wonderful things. In the end, Campbell must decide if she’s going to keep her identity a secret or reveal the truth to her father – a decision that will change their family Christmas forever.

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Hallmark Media and Peacock officially announced today that they were entering a partnership for live streaming and on-demand programming this holiday season as part of a first-of-its-kind linear plus SVOD deal. Starting Wednesday, November 2nd, viewers will be able to watch Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and Hallmark Drama Christmas movies, including the original premieres from this year’s Countdown to Christmas and Miracles of Christmas slate.

This hub on the Peacock streaming service, which you can sign-up for free with, will feature live simulcasts of all three channels with current season programming available live and on-demand next day as well as a robust library of movies within the Hallmark library.

“As we continue to make Peacock a premium streaming destination, Hallmark is exactly the type of brand we want to align with,” said Kelly Campbell, President of Peacock, and Direct-to-Consumer, NBCUniversal. “Through this groundbreaking partnership, we’re giving Hallmark viewers a unique viewing experience while continuing to grow our audience, boosting engagement across both brands.”

“We’re proud to enter this partnership with Peacock and bring our widely beloved Hallmark content to their subscribers,” said Wonya Lucas, President & CEO, Hallmark Media. “The opportunity to provide our devoted fanbase access to all three of Hallmark’s linear networks will allow our audience to continue to grow and connect in meaningful ways.”

In addition to the live Hallmark channels, Peacock subscribers have access to Hallmark content on demand, including live and next-day access to series like “When Calls the Heart,” plus the new, original primetime series “Ride” and “The Way Home,” premiering in 2023. The Hallmark-branded hub will also include a VOD collection containing new premiere movies and dozens of Hallmark movie classics all included with a Peacock Premium subscription.

This is such exciting news! Will you be streaming Hallmark holiday movies on Peacock?

Stay Merry,

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The complete lineups for Hallmark‘s Countdown to Christmas and Miracles of Christmas holiday events are officially here, and the movies will start premiering on Friday, October 21st, which means the key art posters are slowly rolling out!

Check out the festive movie posters in the slideshow below. They’re extra magical this year, we think these might be some of our favorite designs yet!

The first batch of posters include “Noel Next Door” (starring Natalie Hall and Corey Sevier), “We Wish You a Married Christmas” (starring Marisol Nichols and Kristoffer Polaha), “We Need a Little Christmas” (starring Erica Durance, Patrick Sabongui, Azriel Dalman and Lynn Whitfield), “A Cozy Christmas Inn” (starring Jodie Sweetin and David O’Donnell), “Christmas Bedtime Stories” (starring Erin Cahill, Steve Lund and Charlie Weber), “Ghosts of Christmas Always” (starring Kim Matula, Ian Harding, Beth Leavel, Lori Tan Chinn and Reginald VelJohnson).

(L-R top to bottom: Mowry-Housley, Rowe Jr., Birch, Sustad, Brotherton, Dowden, Bennett, Chabert, Brown, Tarasiuk and Wang.)
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Haul out the holly, the merriest lineup of the year has officially been announced!

On this first day of autumn, Hallmark delivered yuletide cheer with the unveiling of their highly anticipated holiday programming events, the Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas iconic slate and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ Miracles of Christmas celebration — kicking off on Friday, October 21st with 40 all-new original movie premieres on the way!

Returning to lead the fête is huge roster of fan-favorites, including Alison Sweeney, Andrew Walker, Ashley Williams, Barbara Niven, Brennan Elliott, Brooks Darnell, Erin Cahill, Holly Robinson Peete, Jonathan Bennett, Kristoffer Polaha, Luke Macfarlane, Marilu Henner, Nikki DeLoach, Paul Campbell, Rachel Boston, Ryan Paevey, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Taylor Cole, Tyler Hynes, Victor Webster, Wes Brown, Will Kemp, and Lacey Chabert who will star in her record-breaking twelfth Christmas movie for the network!

Viewers will also be treated to some new faces joining the Hallmark holiday family, such as Marlo Thomas, Ann-Margret, Ellen Travolta, Greta Scacchi, Kara Wang, Ledisi, Lynn Whitfield, Lisa Loeb, Margaret Colin, Moira Kelly, Mykelti Williamson, Reginald VelJohnson, Reshma Shetty, Stephen Tobolowsky, Tamala Jones, Tia Carrere and Yael Grobglas.

This lineup is particularly exciting as it includes many firsts for the network, including their first Kwanzaa-focused movie and LGBTQ couple led story. There are so many movies we’re already adding to our must-see list, but don’t take our word for it, keep reading to get the scoop on what type of seasonal cheer is in store for you and your family this year.

Check out the full lineup below — including movie details and air-dates!

Top-Bottom (L-R): Northpole; Enchanted Christmas; Christmas Everlasting (Photos: Crown Media)

If you’re anything like us, you’re both missing Christmas in July and anxiously awaiting the holiday season this fall to get into full-swing of the Christmas feeling.  We can’t speed up time, but we will let you know that you can fill your August with the spirit of the season thanks to Hallmark!

If you visit the Watch Hallmark TV!, there is a selection of free original Countdown to Christmas and Miracles of Christmas movies that you can enjoy all month long.  All you need is a cable provider, that’s listed on the compatible list to watch, to login with and you’re good to go.

Check out a list of currently available titles:

Available Until September 1, 2022
• A Majestic Christmas
• Christmas Everlasting
• Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing
• Enchanted Christmas
• The Christmas Train

Available Until October 1, 2022
• A Nutcracker Christmas
• Christmas in Conway
• Lucky Christmas
• Northpole
• The Town Christmas Forgot

You can find more Christmas movies by subscribing to the Hallmark Movies Now streaming service, or watching Christmas Friday’s on Hallmark Channel every week at 8pm/7c.

Stay Merry,