Photo: Lifetime via Mario Lopez

Last month it was announced that Jana Kramer and Mario Lopez would be co-starring in an upcoming dance-centric holiday movie for Lifetime‘s It’s A Wonderful Lifetime programming event later this year, and it looks like the two have been hard at work filming in Nashville, Tennessee.

The film is tentatively titled “Mr. Holiday” (Update 07/25/22: The working title is now “Steppin’ into the Holiday”!) as Mario plays the role of Billy Holiday, a former Broadway star, who meets Rae (Kramer), the charismatic owner of a local dance studio. After Billy volunteers to help Rae with a dance recital fundraiser, and the two enjoy working together, romantic sparks fly.

The two actors have been sharing photos from set as well as a ‘first look’ at the movie with official promotional photos, which you can check out below!

L-R: Pulliam, LaBelle, James & Reid (Photos: Courtesy)

We may be heading into March, but Christmas movie magic is in the air thanks to this latest announcement from Lifetime.  The network revealed three upcoming titles that will premiere during the It’s A Wonderful Lifetime holiday programming slate later this year.

Keshia Knight Pulliam will return for her fourth holiday movie alongside real-life husband Brad James in “A New Orleans Noel”, which will co-star Tim Reid and legendary entertainer, Patti LaBelle.  Pulliam will also executive produce alongside Whoopi Goldberg.

Network favorites Jana Kramer and Mario Lopez will star in a currently untitled dance-centric movie with comedian Cheri Oteri and Lopez’s real-life wife, Courtney Lopez. Finally, Brooke Elliott — who previously led the critically acclaimed Lifetime series Drop Dead Diva, returns to star in and executive produce “A Country Christmas Harmony”. The movie also stars Brandon Quinn and Danny Pintauro. Read more about each film below!

L-R: McPartlin, Ford Green, Kramer and Menounos on set. (Photo via @mariamenounos on IG)

This summer Jana Kramer and Ryan McPartlin linked up in Mystic, Connecticut to film a brand new Christmas movie for Lifetime!

Their new film, which just wrapped this week, is called “The Christmas Fix” and it’s directed by Brian Herzlinger, who previously worked on several holiday movies including Ryan’s 2019 film, “Twinkle All the Way” and Jana’s 2020 movie, “A Welcome Home Christmas” — both of which also premiered on the Lifetime Television network.

Jana Kramer on set! (Photo via @kramergirl on IG)

While the synopsis has not yet been revealed, judging by the set photos the cast posted throughout production, there seems to be a ‘fixer-upper’ renovation theme in regards to Jana’s character.

The movie also stars Maria Menounos and Brandon Ford Green.

Photo: Jana Kramer’s Instagram

Jana Kramer has been filming a new Christmas movie this month and she’s been documenting the production through her Instagram! The Country singer and former “One Tree Hill” actress is starring in “Welcome Home Christmas” alongside Brandon Quinn, who was recently seen in the Netflix film “Sweet Magnolias”.  As for their roles, it’s speculated that Jana will play the role of Chloe and Brandon will play a character named Michael.

Photos: Lifetime

Jana Kramer returned to Lifetime this holiday season to star in “Christmas in Louisiana” with Percy Daggs III. In the film, Kramer plays Sarah Winter who returns to her hometown for a milestone anniversary of the town’s Sugarcane Christmas Festival where she rekindles feelings for her former love, Luke (Daggs).  The two were previously Miss and Mister Christmas at the beloved festival.

Costume designer, Storey Wilson, gave me a little bit of a scoop on some of the fashion from the movie—including this minty green blouse from the promotional photos. Kramer, as Sarah, wore an Express ‘Portofino’ Shirt in Seafoam Green that’s currently on sale at Express.com.

THE CHRISTMAS CONTRACT (left), ROAD TO CHRISTMAS (right) | Photos: Lifetime/Crown Media

If you loved the It’s a Wonderful Lifetime movie lineup last year, you’ll be thrilled to learn that two of the films will be part of a DVD collection, set to be released in November!

Lifetime’s Down Home Christmas 5 Movie Collection will include “The Christmas Contract” (2019) — starring former “One Tree Hill” stars Hilarie Burton, Robert Buckley, Antwon Tanner and Danneel Ackles and “Hometown Christmas” (2019) — starring another OTH alum Stephen Colletti as well as “7th Heaven” star Beverley Mitchell.

Additionally, the set will include another Burton film 2013’s “Christmas on the Bayou” in which she stars opposite another OTHer Tyler Hilton, “Wish Upon A Christmas” (2015) — starring Larisa Oleynik, Aaron Ashmore, and Alan Thicke, and “Christmas in Mississippi” (2017) featuring yet another OTH alum Jana Kramer alongside Wes Brown.

(left) Kramer, (right) Daggs. | Photos: Sophie Dogg Records/IMDb

Louisiana’s largest daily newspaper, The Advocate, recently announced that production had begun in New Iberia for an upcoming Lifetime holiday movie, tentatively titled “Christmas on the River”. The festive flick will star former “One Tree Hill” star-turned-Country singer, Jana Kramer and Percy Daggs III from “Veronica Mars”.

Kramer’s character returns home to New Iberia for Christmas and attends the 50th annual Christmas Sugarcane Festival, where a young woman and man are traditionally crowned ‘King’ and ‘Queen’ of the event each year. For the milestone anniversary, all former ‘royalty’ return to celebrate — including Kramer and Daggs’ characters, which launches a holiday love story.