L-R: Kyla Pratt, Katie Leclerc, Ryan Cooper, Jesse Hutch & Tia Mowry-Hardrict. | Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lifetime

I guess it’s Christmas in August because, the full line-up for Lifetime’s holiday programming event, It’s A Wonderful Lifetime, has officially been released!   The network is kicking off Christmas earlier than ever before by giving us all-day holiday programming every day starting on October 25 and running through December 25 -aka- Christmas Day.

Not only can you look forward to continuous festive programming, but Lifetime will also premiere 30 original movies and a brand new holiday special, “Battle of the Christmas Movie Stars”!   Some of your favorite stars are returning for Christmas films, including: Melissa Joan Hart, Kyla Pratt, Hilarie Burton, Tatyana Ali, Tia Mowry-Hardict, Sarah Drew, Megan Hilty, Kelly Rowland, Loretta Devine, Jesse Hutch, Tyler Hilton, Patrick Duffy and Marcus Rosner.

Much like last year, Burton and Hilton will reunite with more of their “One Tree Hill” costars for “A Christmas Wish” while other former OTH-ers, Jana Kramer and Moira Kelly, will star in “Christmas in Louisiana”.   I guess these are the gifts that keep giving for all the OTH fans out there!

Get the scoop on each film and find out when they premiere below and in the featured slideshow!

L-R: Melissa Joan Hart, Marie Osmond, Marla Sokoloff & Keshia Knight Pulliam | Photos: Lifetime

Lifetime has been increasing their Christmas cheer little by little each year, and it looks like they’re officially hit peak holiday spirit because we’ll be getting non-stop festive programming this year…starting in October!

The network’s annual holiday programming slate, It’s A Wonderful Lifetime, which usually doesn’t begin until after Thanksgiving, will kick off on October 25 and run through December 25 – aka – Christmas Day with a record-setting 28 original movies. You’ll also be able to enjoy those premieres plus old favorites 24-hours a day, seven-days-a-week, throughout the season.

Lifetime has released information on 6 out of the 28 original films — including another movie featuring a mini-“One Tree Hill” reunion, which was a hit last year, as well as more fan-favorites: Melissa Joan Hart, Tia Mowry-Hardict, Marie Osmond and Keisha Knight Pulliam, for starters.

Get the scoop below!

L-R: DeVitto and Murray | Photos: Crown Media

Last holiday season was quite the fête for “One Tree Hill” fans when several former cast members of the long-running drama appeared in four festive movies on Lifetime, and Chad Michael Murray, who starred in the series made his Hallmark Channel Christmas movie debut in “Road to Christmas”!

Well, now it’s just the gift that keeps on giving because we’re getting another mini reunion this year during the 10th anniversary of Hallmark’s holiday programming event, Countdown to Christmas.

Murray will join forces with former OTH co-stars Torrey DeVitto (“Best Christmas Party Ever”) and Drew Seeley (“A Christmas for the Books”) for a new movie, “Five Cards for Christmas” (w/t).

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As one of the highly anticipated movies (oh, hello mini “One Tree Hill” cast reunion!) of the holiday season, Lifetime’s “The Christmas Contract” did not disappoint. Hilarie Burton leads the film as Jolie, who returns home to Louisiana for Christmas with a faux boyfriend (Robert Buckley) after learning that her ex and his new girlfriend will also be back home for the holiday.

In one of the first scenes, we see Jolie throwing a holiday party with her friends where she’s dressed in a lovely emerald ALYX Satin Ruffled Blouse. Sadly, this top is sold out.

Photo: NBC/Universal

It was quite the treat to see a few of the original “One Tree Hill” cast members reunite on NBC’s “Kathie Lee & Hoda TODAY” this morning to talk about their new Lifetime movie, “The Christmas Contract” — aka — an ultimate Tree Hill reunion holiday film that every OTH fan didn’t know they needed until now.

Hilarie Burton, Danneel Ackles and Antwon Tanner sat down with Kathie Lee Gifford & Hoda Kotb to discuss the new movie and how they’ve remained close friends.

Watch the interview below!

Stay merry!

L-R: Antwon Tanner, Danneel Ackles, Hilarie Burton & Robert Buckley. | Photo: Lifetime

The Lifetime network is going to be a very special place for fans of the hit television series “One Tree Hill” this holiday season! The long-running series had its finale in 2012, but clearly it’s the show that keeps giving even long after its ended and, this year, its former stars are spreading some yuletide cheer! Not only will five cast members reunite for “The Christmas Contract” airing on Thanksgiving, but their former co-star Bethany Joy Lenz will premiere her movie “Poinsettias for Christmas” the following night along with another OTH-er, Sharon Lawrence!

More ‘OTH family’ members, as fans of the show refer to them, Stephen Colletti (“Hometown Christmas”), Daphne Zuniga (“A Christmas Arrangement”), and Shantel VanSanten (“Love for Christmas”) will also have movies part of the “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” holiday programming.

[ Get the Scoop on Lifetime’s Holiday 2018 Movie Premiere Line-Up! ]

But, wait, there’s more!

Hilarie Burton, Tyler Hilton, Danneel Ackles, Antwon Tanner (“The Christmas Contract”) and Stephen Colletti are all set to host “‘Tis the Season: A One Tree Hill Cast Reunion”, a one-hour special following the premiere of “The Christmas Contract” on November 22nd at 10pm EST/PST.

The special also promises a few surprise special guests! I can’t wait to find out who they are!

Stay merry!

L-R: Barry Watson, Hilarie Burton, Robert Buckley & Toni Braxton. | Photos: Lifetime

Are you ready for another week of holiday surprises? Lifetime just revealed the line-up for their “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” holiday programming, and let’s just say…it ‘sleighs’.

In addition to 14 all-new original premieres, 9 acquired films will be airing throughout the holiday season. Not only will Lifetime have some serious yuletide cheer, but the films also feature many stars that will be bringing you some nostalgic holiday vibes this year–including that major “One Tree Hill” movie reunion I told you about this summer with Hilarie Burton, Danneel Ackles, Robert Buckley, Antwon Tanner and Tyler Hilton, and even more OTH stars in separate films–including Bethany Joy Lenz, Sharon Lawrence, Daphne Zuniga, Stephen Colletti and Shantel VanSanten.

The OTH cast members will also sit down for a festive holiday special with surprise guests!

Stars from “The Cosby Show” (Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam), “Sister, Sister” (Tia Mowry-Hardict, Jackée Harry, Tim Reid) and “A Different World” (Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy) reunite for movies and “7th Heaven” (Barry Watson, Beverley Mitchell), “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” (Melissa Joan Hart, Carolina Rhea) and “Grey’s Anatomy” (Chandra Wilson, Sarah Drew, Loretta Devine) alums will be featured in solo films along the way — along with more big names like Toni Braxton, Tatyana Ali, Cheryl Ladd, June Squibb, Megan Hilty, and John Schneider among others!

When does it start? November 21 with new movies every Friday, Saturday and Sunday!  To help kick off the line-up, Melissa Joan Hart will host the “It’s A Wonderful Lifetime Preview Special” on November 17th.  Get more information the movies below and in the featured slideshow.

Left: Chad Michael Murray, Right: Jessy Schram / Photos: Crown Media/IMDb

In addition to Hilarie Burton, Danneel Harris, Robert Buckley, Tyler Hilton and Antwon Tanner heading to Lifetime with “The Christmas Contract”, and Bethany Joy Lenz  starring in “Poinsettias for Christmas” with Sharon Lawrence, it seems that yet another “One Tree Hill” alum will be headlining a new television movie this holiday season — Chad Michael Murray!

The former OTH star, who made his Hallmark Channel debut this past spring in “The Beach House”, will be returning to the network for the Countdown to Christmas 2018 line-up in “The Wise Men”, alongside Jessy Schram who starred in 2017’s “Royal New Year’s Eve”.

Left: Hilarie Burton, Right: Danneel Ackes, Top-Bottom: Robert Buckley, Antwon Tanner, Tyler Hilton / Photos: Lifetime/IMDb

Christmas is coming early – and right on time – for “One Tree Hill” fans! In addition to former OTH stars Bethany Joy Lenz and Sharon Lawrence starring in a new Lifetime movie together this holiday season, five more members of the OTH alumni are heading to the network to spread some Yuletide cheer!

There had been a little mystery surrounding a project between Hilarie Burton, Danneel Ackles, Robert Buckley and Antwon Tanner, but Entertainment Weekly revealed today that they’re all working on a new movie, “The Christmas Contract”! Musician Tyler Hilton, who appeared in four seasons of the hit CW drama series, will also have a musical appearance in the movie.

You may remember a post from a few weeks ago about former “One Tree Hill” costars Bethany Joy Lenz and Sharon Lawrence starting production on an upcoming movie titled “Poinsettias for Christmas” (formally “Poinsettia”), well, there weren’t many details at the time — but, now that production is wrapping up, there’s a lot more to tell.

The holiday film, which is set to air on the Lifetime network later this year for their “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” lineup, will star Lenz as Ellie Palmer and Lawrence as Katherine Palmer, and will also feature John Schneider (“The Dukes of Hazzard”, “Smallville”), Lauren London (“The Game”), Marcus Rosner (“When Calls the Heart”) and Rhonda Dent (“The Mistletoe Inn”).