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Checkin’ It Twice, Mystic Christmas, Bringing Christmas Home, A Dash of Christmas Hallmark(2) ; Great American Family(2)
Every year the holidays seem to come a little faster — and that is partly thanks to all the festive films that begin airing on TV months before the season really starts.
Hallmark Channel movies often stick to a formula — and when it comes to similar character jobs, fans have noticed. “More than once, I’ve been a pastry chef or a chef,” Lacey Chabert exclusively told Us Weekly in October 2021. “So people always ask me like, ‘Do you like to cook?’ I actually, genuinely, love […]
Scroll down to see every holiday movie — including Lifetime, Prime Video and Netflix projects — coming to TV for the 2023 season:
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A Guide to Every Holiday Movie on TV This 2023 Season: Hallmark, Great American Family and More
Every year the holidays seem to come a little faster — and that is partly thanks to all the festive films that begin airing on TV months before the season really starts.
Hallmark Media, for example, will kick off its annual “Countdown to Christmas” on Hallmark Channel on Friday, October 20, this year. Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will begin its “Miracles of Christmas” programming on Thursday, October 26.
Brennan Elliott and Nikki DeLoach described this year’s lineup as “the perfect holiday treat … when you’re craving something sweet.” The twosome then twirled around a candy-coated sweet shop, worthy of being in a Hallmark film.
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Great American Media surprised fans by moving up its Great American Christmas premiere date one week to Friday, October 14, with the first new feature beginning the following day. “YOU are invited to the MOST heartwarming holiday experience on television!” Candace Cameron Bure teased via Instagram on Thursday, October 12, while announcing the date change.
Scroll down to see every holiday movie — including Lifetime, Prime Video and Netflix projects — coming to TV for the 2023 season:
Credit: Hallmark(2) ; Great American Family(2)
A Guide to Every Holiday Movie on TV This 2023 Season: Hallmark, Great American Family and More
Every year the holidays seem to come a little faster — and that is partly thanks to all the festive films that begin airing on TV months before the season really starts.
Hallmark Media, for example, will kick off its annual “Countdown to Christmas” on Hallmark Channel on Friday, October 20, this year. Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will begin its “Miracles of Christmas” programming on Thursday, October 26.
Brennan Elliott and Nikki DeLoach described this year’s lineup as “the perfect holiday treat … when you’re craving something sweet.” The twosome then twirled around a candy-coated sweet shop, worthy of being in a Hallmark film.
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Great American Media surprised fans by moving up its Great American Christmas premiere date one week to Friday, October 14, with the first new feature beginning the following day. “YOU are invited to the MOST heartwarming holiday experience on television!” Candace Cameron Bure teased via Instagram on Thursday, October 12, while announcing the date change.
Scroll down to see every holiday movie — including Lifetime, Prime Video and Netflix projects — coming to TV for the 2023 season:
Credit: Hallmark 2023
October
Saturday, October 14:
Destined 2: Christmas Once More, starring Shae Robbins, Casey Elliott (Great American Family, 8 p.m. ET)
Friday, October 20:
Checkin’ It Twice, starring Kim Matula, Kevin McGarry (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET)
Saturday, October 21:
‘Twas the Text Before Christmas, starring Merritt Patterson, Trevor Donovan (Great American Family, 8 p.m. ET)
Where Are You, Christmas?, starring Lyndsy Fonseca, Michael Rady, Jim O’Heir, Julie Warner (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET)
Sunday, October 22:
Under the Christmas Sky, starring Jessica Parker Kennedy, Ryan Paevey (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET)
Thursday, October 26:
Ms. Christmas Comes to Town, starring Erica Durance, Brennan Elliott, Barbara Niven (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 8 p.m. ET)
Friday, October 27:
Christmas by Design, starring Rebecca Dalton, Jonathan Keltz (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET)
Saturday, October 28:
Bringing Christmas Home, starring Jill Wagner, Paul Greene (Great American Family, 8 p.m. ET)
Mystic Christmas, starring Jessy Schram, Chandler Massey, Patti Murin, William R. Moses (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET)
Sunday, October 29:
Journey to Christmas (Working Title), starring Ash Tsai, Joey Heyworth (Great American Family, 8 p.m. ET.)
Dashing Through the Snow, starring Lil Rel Howery, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Teyonah Parris, Madison Skye Validum, Oscar Nuñez, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Ravi V. Patel (Disney+)
Saturday, November 18:
A Merry Scottish Christmas, starring Lacey Chabert, Scott Wolf (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET)
The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday, voiced by Michael Godere, Ezekiel Ajeigbe, Raul Ceballos, Chris Diamantopoulos, Mallory Low, Zehra Fazal, Keith Silverstein, Kari Wahlgren (Netflix)
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December Part 1
Friday, December 1:
My Norwegian Holiday, starring Rhiannon Fish, David Elsendoorn (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET)
Candy Cane Lane, starring Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Ken Marino, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede, Chris Redd, Genneya Walton, Madison Thomas, D.C. Young Fly (Prime Video)
The Sacrifice Game, starring Mena Massoud, Olivia Scott Welch (Shudder, AMC+)
Saturday, December 2:
A Not So Royal Christmas, starring Brooke D’Orsay, Will Kemp (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET)
Christmas on Windmill Way, starring Christa Taylor Brown, Chad Michael Murray (Great American Family, 8 p.m. ET)
Ladies of the ‘80s: A Divas Christmas, starring Loni Anderson, Morgan Fairchild, Linda Gray, Donna Mills, Nicollette Sheridan (Lifetime, 8 p.m. ET)
Yuletide the Knot, starring Mary Antonini, Peter Porte, Kelley Jakle, Kelsey Scott, Melissa Peterman (UPtv, 7 p.m. ET)
Mistletoe Match, starring Elena Juatco, Ryan Bruce (Lifetime, 8 p.m. ET)
Christmas With a Kiss, starring Mishael Morgan, Ronnie Rowe Jr., Jaime M. Callica (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET)
The Jinglebell Jubilee (Working Title), starring Erin Agostino, Marshall Williams (Great American Family, 8 p.m. ET)
Thursday, December 7:
To All a Good Night, starring Kimberley Sustad, Mark Ghanimé (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 8 p.m. ET)
Silent Night, Fatal Night, starring Alex Camacho, Matthew Pohlkamp (Lifetime Movie Network, 8 p.m. ET)
Never Alone for Christmas, starring Mignon Von, Allen Maldonado, Macy Gray (BET+)
Friday, December 8:
Magic in Mistletoe, starring Lyndie Greenwood, Paul Campbell (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET)
Merry Little Batman, voiced by Yonas Kibreab, Luke Wilson, James Cromwell, David Hornsby (Prime Video)
Saturday, December 9:
Christmas on Cherry Lane, starring Catherine Bell, Jonathan Bennett, John Brotherton, Erin Cahill, James Denton, Vincent Rodriguez III (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET)
Meet Me Under the Mistletoe, starring Sarah Fisher, Simon Arblaster (Great American Family, 8 p.m. ET)
A Cowboy Christmas Romance, starring Jana Kramer, Adam Senn, Bruce Thomas, Max Ehrich, Curt Mega, Lisa Lee, Mary-Margaret Humes (Lifetime, 8 p.m. ET)
Christmas of Yes, starring Michele Weaver, Jeff Pierre (OWN, 9 p.m. ET)
Sunday, December 10:
Christmas at an Amish Bakery, starring Alexandra Harris, Sean Koetting (UPtv, 7 p.m. ET)
Yes, Chef! Christmas, starring Tia Mowry, Buddy Valastro, Luke Humphrey (Lifetime, 8 p.m. ET)
Peppermints & Postcards, starring Ella Cannon, Christopher Russell (Great American Family, 8 p.m. ET)
Round and Round, starring Vic Michaelis, Bryan Greenberg, Rick Hoffman (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET)
Credit: Great American Family
December Part 2
Thursday, December 14:
Heaven Down Here, starring Krystal Joy Brown, Tina Lifford, Juan Riedinger, Richard Harmon, Phylicia Rashad (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 8 p.m. ET)
Christmas Rescue, starring Robin Givens, Raven Goodwin, Donny Carrington, Catfish Jean, Mario Van Peebles, Cameron Bailey, Samantha Neyland Trumbo (BET+)
Favorite Son Christmas, starring Tank, Darrel Walls, Loren Lott, Serayah, Lisa Arrindell, MC Lyte, Jekalyn Carr, Anthony Evans (BET+)
Friday, December 15:
The Secret Gift of Christmas, starring Meghan Ory, Christopher Russell (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET)
Saturday, December 16:
Designing Christmas with You (Working Title), starring Susie Abromeit, Liam McIntyre (Great American Family, 8 p.m. ET)
Sealed With a List, starring Katie Findlay, Evan Roderick (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET)