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It may not even be Halloween yet, but The CW has already announced their upcoming holiday programming slate…and you don’t hear any complaints from me!

In the midst of their regular primetime offerings, The CW will also be airing many festive events and movies, including the animated classic “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,“ the specials “Penn & Teller: Merry Fool Us”, “The Christmas Caroler Challenge”, the annual iHeartRadio Jingle Ball concert, which will be a virtual event given the pandemic, and the all-new musical film documentary, “Silent Night – A Song for the World”, starring Kelly Clarkson, Joss Stone, David Foster, Kathrine McPhee, Randy Jackson, Josh Groban, and many more!

Get a full breakdown of what’s to come below!

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer | Friday, November 27 at 8-9 p.m.
Based on the hit song that became a worldwide holiday phenomenon, this goofy and heartwarming adventure features young Jake Spankenheimer on the quest of a lifetime to track his missing Grandma down on Christmas Eve to prove that Santa Claus is indeed real. Michele Lee (“Knots Landing”) provides the voice of Jake’s greedy Cousin Mel and recording artist Elmo Shropshire provides the narration. An encore presentation of GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER will air on Monday, December 21 (8:00-9:00pm ET).

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It was a weekend filled with Christmas cheer when Hallmark Channel aired the 2020 Countdown to Christmas Preview Special, hosted by Candace Cameron Bure, on Saturday before premiering the 2020 Miracles of Christmas Preview Special the next night on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.

“USS Christmas” stars, Jen Lilley and Trevor Donovan, took over hosting duties this time around and brought us several sneak peeks of festive and uplifting all-new original stories that are coming to the network this holiday season; they were even joined by Trevor’s three adorable dogs as the opened the envelopes that revealed the titles of each movie.

Check out the breakdown of the movies features in this year’s Miracles of Christmas special, and watch the show for yourself by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page, but hurry, the special won’t be running on the Hallmark website for too long.

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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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Jen Lilley and Trevor Donovan are leading the highly-anticipated movie, “USS Christmas”, for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries this November, and they reunited to usher in all of the original holiday movies premiering by hosting the 2020 Miracles of Christmas Preview Special!

The special, which airs on Sunday, October 18th at 11pm/10c, will give viewers a sneak peek of the all-new, original movie premieres offering inspiring stories of family, love and second chances that celebrate the heart and hope of the season.

Watch the promo ad below and tune in this Sunday night on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries!

Stay merry!

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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!

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!

(L-R) Donovan (Crown Media) and Lilley (Headshot)

Trevor Donovan announced that he’s filming a new Hallmark Christmas movie in Wilmington, N.C., which co-stars Jen Lilley, while doing a podcast interview with WECT 6 News.

“As for now the running title is U.S.S. Christmas,” he said. “I’m going to be playing a Navy pilot, working with an actress by the name of Jen Lilley, who I haven’t had the pleasure of working with yet but have heard nothing but great things about her.”

As Donovan said, the working title is “U.S.S. Christmas,“ but it’s very possible that title will change as we get closer to October 23rd, the kick-off of Hallmark’s annual Christmas programming. There’s no official word on which network it will air, but – despite not knowing much of the plot – I personally think we’re looking at a Miracles of Christmas story for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.

(Update: 9/20/20) — CelebratingTheSoaps.com reports that the plot is centered around a newspaper reporter (Lilley) – looking for a heartwarming story – who finds love while on an aircraft carrier with a U.S. Navy pilot (Donovan), who doesn’t have the Christmas spirit. In typical Hallmark fashion, we can expect love and a little bit of faith to bring us yet another holiday heartfelt movie.

(Update: 9/22/20) — Considering the duo will be hosting the 2020 Miracles of Christmas Preview Special on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries next month, I think it’s safe to say that’s the network this movie will premiere on.

Stay merry!

Photos: Graphic made by LollyChristmas.com with Crown Media images.

Hallmark is ‘bringing the yuletide poolside this July!’

It’s the ‘second’ most wonderful time of the year, and a cheerful pick-me-up might be needed now more than ever. Hallmark is here to lift our spirits with their annual Christmas in July programming event that spans two of their networks, Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries!

‘Gold Crown Christmas’ on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries begins Monday, June 29 at 5pm ET/PT where three festive favorites will air each night, and you can look forward to Double Feature Fridays with pairings of original movies from a franchise; “Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas” (2018) and “Time for You to Come Home for Christmas” (2019) on July 3rd and “Christmas in Angels Falls” (2017) and “Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday” (2019) on July 10th. Our country’s service men and women will be honored on Saturday, July 4th with a marathon of military-themed Christmas movies.

Hallmark Channel will join in on the joy when they present ‘Keepsake Christmas’, 17 days of original movies from Christmases past that begins on Friday, July 10th at Noon ET/PT. The holiday slate kicks off with “Christmas at Dollywood” (2019) starring Danica McKellar, Niall Matter and Dolly Parton.

Note: As for the annual Christmas: A First Look Preview Special that airs every July, Hallmark’s production schedule was halted due to the pandemic. I imagine the network will most likely wait until a later date, maybe September, for the first reveal. I’ll keep you posted.

Watch the promo and check out the full Christmas in July schedules below!

(Top L-R:) Write Before Christmas / A Shoe Addict’s Christmas (Bottom L-R:) A Christmas Love Story / Christmas at the Plaza
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We need a little Christmas right this very minute!

It’s no secret that we are feeling really anxious and uncertain as we’re all quarantined due to the Coronavirus pandemic that has swept the world.  While we stay home, and hopefully succeed in doing our part to #flattenthecurve, it would be really wonderful to have something to uplift our spirits — and Hallmark Channel is here to help deliver that to us! Many viewers have expressed their need for ‘a little Christmas’, so the network is giving viewers what they asked for with the We Need a Little Christmas Movie Marathon that will air throughout the weekend.

The festive favorites will run from Friday, March 20th at 12pm/11c through Sunday, March 22nd.

Here you will find a comprehensive list of all the holiday movies, specials and episodes that will be airing on US television during the Christmas season (and throughout the year!). Air dates are listed where possible, but if you see TBD (To Be Determined) then keep checking back to see when an air-date and time become available.

Please Note: This list will continue to be updated throughout the season, so please keep checking back!  Some networks (i.e. Hallmark, Lifetime & UPtv) will air their own original Christmas movies 24-hours a day with air-times that can change sporadically so, for those networks, I will include a link to their daily programming schedule to avoid making this post 3 miles long!

FYI: Christmas original movies from streaming services like Netflix are available 365 days a year, so keep in mind the films that premiered last year are *typically* still streaming!