See first photos of 42 new Hallmark Christmas movies (Entertainment Weekly) - Hallmark Channel Part 1
Checkin' it Twice
Premieres: Oct. 20, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Kim Matula, Kevin McGarry
Contains: Ice sports, new neighbors
Official description: "A journeyman hockey player (McGarry) falls for a real estate agent (Matula) in a career crisis when he's traded to her hometown and moves into the cottage in her hockey loving family's backyard."
Where Are You, Christmas?
Premieres: Oct. 21, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Lyndsy Fonseca, Michael Rady, Jim O'Heir, Julie Warner
Contains: A sprinkle of holiday magic, unexpected consequences, Garry Jerry Lenny Larry Terry Gergich
Official description: "Addy (Fonseca) wishes for a year without Christmas and she wakes up in a world of black and white. She must work together with the town mechanic (Rady) to restore Christmas."
Under the Christmas Sky
Premieres: Oct. 22, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Jessica Parker Kennedy, Ryan Paevey
Contains: A life-altering accident, an out-of-this-world romance
Official description: "Kat (Kennedy) is an esteemed astrophysicist, who is scheduled for her first trip into space next year until an accident grounds her. While on leave, coming to terms with the reality that her dream of being an astronaut is over, she volunteers at the local planetarium. There, she is paired up with by-the-book David (Paevey) to work on an exhibit opening right before Christmas. Will the stars align to bring these two together at the holidays?"
Christmas By Design
Premieres: Oct. 27, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Rebecca Dalton, Jonathan Keltz
Contains: Christmas couture, learning what matters most
Official description: "A fashion designer (Dalton) gets accepted into a Christmas challenge to create a new holiday-themed collection and not only finds the inspiration for her next line but decides to redesign her approach to what's most important in life."
Mystic Christmas
Premieres: Oct. 28, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Jessy Schram, Chandler Massey, Patti Murin, William R. Moses
Contains: Mystic Pizza-adjacent, fish friends, Mystic, Conn.
Official description: "Juniper (Schram) travels to Mystic, Connecticut during the holidays to work at the rehabilitation center and aquarium. She reconnects with Sawyer (Massey), the owner of the pizza shop."
Joyeux Noel
Premieres: Oct. 29, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Jaicy Elliot, Brant Daugherty
Contains: France, a mysterious artist, an editor and reporter on the case
Official description: "When a romantic painting of a Christmas market captures the imagination of copy editor Lea (Elliot), she is sent to France with pragmatic reporter Mark (Daugherty) to uncover the mystery behind the artist."
Flipping for Christmas
Premieres: Nov. 3, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Ashley Newbrough, Marcus Rosner
Contains: Real estate agents, a supposedly simple house renovation
Official description: "It's almost Christmas when busy realtor Abigail (Newbrough) agrees to help her sister with the 'simple flip' of a recently inherited home. Unfortunately, co-beneficiary Bo (Rosner) has other plans in mind."
Never Been Chris'd
Premieres: Nov. 4, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Janel Parrish, Pascal Lamothe-Kipnes, Tyler Hynes
Contains: Reunited BFFs, a reignited high school love triangle
Official description: "Home for the holidays, BFFs Naomi (Parrish) and Liz (Lamothe-Kipnes) reconnect with high school crush Chris Silver (Hynes). A complex love triangle forms, forcing them to take stock of their lives and find the value of friendship."
The Santa Summit
Premieres: Nov. 5, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Hunter King, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Amy Groening, Stephanie Sy
Contains: A Santa convention, chasing down a lost Claus
Official description: "Jordin (King), Ava (Groening) and Stella (Sy) are three best friends who head out for a night on the town to take part in the annual Santa Summit, an event where revelers don Santa suits and visit local spots on the circuit to eat, drink and be merry in true holiday fashion… and set out to find a secret Santa (Hollingsworth) Jordin connected with at the start of the night's festivities."
Everything Christmas
Premieres: Nov. 10, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Katherine Barrell, Cindy Busby, Corey Sevier, Matt Wells
Contains: Holiday road trip, unforeseen circumstances
Official description: "Lori Jo's (Busby) love for Christmas takes her on a road trip to Yuletide Springs with her roommate Tori (Barrell), where Christmas is celebrated year-round, to participate in a longstanding town tradition to honor her late grandmother. Along the way, the friends meet Carl (Sevier) and Jason (Wells), and the foursome make stops during their journey to enjoy more small-town Christmas attractions. But when a series of events puts a damper on their plans, a little Christmas magic may put this trip back on the right path."
Christmas Island
Premieres: Nov. 11, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Rachel Skarsten, Andrew Walker
Contains: Inclement weather, a career on the line
Official description: "When a snowstorm diverts Kate's (Skarsten) first private flight en route to Switzerland to Christmas Island, she must team up with an air traffic controller (Walker) to secure her dream job as the family's pilot."
A Heidelberg Holiday
Premieres: Nov. 12, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Ginna Claire Mason, Frédéric Brossier
Contains: Germany, a holiday market, getting in touch with one's roots
Official description: "Heidi Heidelberg (Mason) receives the dream opportunity to sell her beautiful, handmade glass ornaments at the prestigious Heidelberg Christmas Market in Germany. While there, she meets Lukas (Brossier), a local artisan who helps her reconnect with her lost heritage."
Navigating Christmas
Premieres: Nov. 17, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Chelsea Hobbs, Stephen Huszar
Contains: A divorcée, ringing in the holidays on a remote island, a hot lighthouse operator
Official description: "Recently divorced Melanie (Hobbs) and her son Jason visit a remote island for Christmas, only to find themselves running a real working lighthouse where she connects with the curt but cute owner (Huszar)."
A Merry Scottish Christmas
Premieres: Nov. 18, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Lacey Chabert, Scott Wolf
Contains: A Party of Five reunion, a brother-and-sister duo, Scotland, hidden secrets
Official description: "When estranged siblings, Lindsay (Chabert) and Brad (Wolf) Morgan travel to Scotland at Christmas to reunite with their mother Jo, a big family secret is revealed."
Holiday Hotline
Premieres: Nov. 19, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Emily Tennant, Niall Matter
Contains: London, love at first phone call, a secret connection
Official description: "After leaving London, Abby (Tennant) connects with an anonymous caller while working at a cooking hotline. The caller is single dad 'John' (Matter) who Abby unknowingly has become smitten with in real life."
Catch Me If You Claus
Premieres: Nov. 23, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Italia Ricci, Luke Macfarlane
Contains: An ambitious news anchor, a home intruder purporting to be Santa's son, a high-stakes Christmas caper
Official description: "Avery Quinn (Ricci) is an aspiring news anchor who's finally getting her big break on her station's Christmas morning newscast. But that's put in jeopardy when she captures an intruder in her home wearing a red suit claiming to be Chris (Macfarlane), Santa's son, who is on his first mission. A night of adventure ensues as they find themselves being pursued by the police as well as some shady characters. Along the way, they connect over living in the shadow of their parents and inspire each other to go after their dreams."
Letters to Santa
Premieres: Nov. 24, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Katie Leclerc, Rafael de la Fuente
Contains: A wish-granting pen, children of divorce
Official description: "When young siblings receive a magic pen from Santa that appears to be granting wishes, they request a Christmas gift they want more than anything – for their separated parents (Leclerc, de la Fuente) to reunite."
Holiday Road
Premieres: Nov. 24, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Warren Christie, Sara Canning
Contains: Inspired by real events, canceled flights, unexpected allies, holiday road trip
Official description: "When bad weather leaves each of them stranded at the airport for the holidays, a tech entrepreneur (Christie), a travel writer (Canning), a devoted mother (Enid-Raye Adams) and her son (Kiefer O'Reilly), a stubborn senior (Trevor Lerner), an enigmatic woman with a hint of mystery (Brittany Willacy), a couple traveling from Beijing (Sharon Crandall, Ryan Mah) and a social media influencer (Princess Davis) all agree to rent a shared van to embark on a road trip to Denver. When their unexpected journey brings them into uncharted territory, they navigate a series of misadventures together and form a deeper bond that just might change the trajectories of each of their lives. Inspired by true events."
Christmas in Notting Hill
Premieres: Nov. 25, 6 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Sarah Ramos, William Moseley
Contains: Haddie Braverman and Peter Pevensie, London, a famous footballer, an American on holiday
Official description: "Famous soccer star, Graham Savoy (Moseley), has always been too busy for love, but when he comes home to Notting Hill for Christmas, he changes his mind after meeting Georgia (Ramos) – a visiting American and the one person who has no idea who he is."
Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up
Premieres: Nov. 25, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Lacey Chabert, Wes Brown, Stephen Tobolowsky, Melissa Peterman, Ellen Travolta, Seth Morris, Jennifer Aspen
Contains: A sequel, new neighbors, lots and lots of holiday decorations
Official description: "As the holidays approach, Emily (Chabert) and Jared (Brown) are looking forward to celebrating the holidays together again, this time as a couple. Emily, now embracing Evergreen Lane's uniquely festive spirit, is ready to work with Jared, Ned (Tobolowsky), Mary Louise (Travolta) and Pamela (Peterman) to make this year's Christmas celebrations the best yet – even if being the HOA president's girlfriend doesn't stop those dreaded decorating citations. When a house on the block goes up for sale, it causes quite a stir with residents. When the soon-to-be neighbors turn out to be holiday royalty (Morris, Aspen), it looks like this year's competition is about to heat up. As the welcoming committee prepares for the new arrivals, only one thing is certain – this Christmas, Evergreen Lane is going to sleigh!"
Our Christmas Mural
Premieres: Nov. 26, 6 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Alex Paxton-Beesley, Dan Jeannotte
Contains: Home for the holidays, single mother, a holiday art contest
Official description: "Olivia (Paxton-Beesley) is a single mom who returns home for Christmas. Her mom secretly enters her into a mural contest; she wins but partners with teacher Will (Jeannotte) to create a Christmas masterpiece."
A Biltmore Christmas
Premieres: Nov. 26, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Bethany Joy Lenz, Kristoffer Polaha, Jonathan Frakes, Robert Picardo
Contains: Star Trek and One Tree Hill stars, the Biltmore Estate, a screenwriter penning a classic holiday film reboot, time travel, a 1940s film star, a time paradox
Official description: "Lucy Hardgrove (Lenz) is a screenwriter who lands the job of a lifetime when she's hired to pen the script for a remake of the beloved, holiday movie classic, His Merry Wife!, which was filmed in 1947 at the beautiful, historic Biltmore House. When the head of the studio isn't satisfied with the ending Lucy wrote because it deviates from the original's feel-good conclusion, he sends Lucy to Biltmore Estate for research and inspiration. While there, she unwittingly discovers the ability to travel to the 1947 set of His Merry Wife! through the help of an hourglass. While on set, she and Jack Huston (Polaha), one of the film's stars, spend time together and become close. But her sudden appearance has set off a chain of events that put the production in jeopardy. Before she can return to the present, Lucy must make things right or threaten to alter the future forever."
My Norwegian Holiday
Premieres: Dec. 1, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Rhiannon Fish, David Elsendoorn
Contains: Christmas in Norway, a mysterious connection, troll history
Official description: "JJ (Fish), grieving the loss of her grandmother and seeking dissertation inspiration, stumbles upon an unexpected holiday destiny. Meeting Henrik (Elsendoorn), a Norwegian from Bergen, their connection deepens when he discovers she has a troll figurine from his hometown. To explore the troll's history and her grandmother's ties, JJ agrees to join Henrik on a journey to Norway. In Bergen, they're drawn into Henrik's family Christmas and wedding traditions, with his sister's wedding the day before Christmas Eve. JJ embarks on a holiday adventure, uncovering the troll's origins and finding her own path to healing, love and family."
A Not So Royal Christmas
Premieres: Dec. 2, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Brooke D'Orsay, Will Kemp
Contains: A journalist tracking down a story, a hidden identity, missing royalty
Official description: "Tabloid journalist Charlotte (D'Orsay) attempts to land an interview with a reclusive Count. In response, the royal family has a groundskeeper (Kemp) pose as the Count since the real one fled years ago."
Christmas With a Kiss (working title)
Premieres: Dec. 3, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Mishael Morgan, Ronnie Rowe Jr., and Jaime M. Callica
Contains: Home for the holidays, a family-run Christmas carnival
Official description: "A Mahogany presentation. A woman (Morgan) returns home to help with her family's Christmas Carnival and romance ignites. A photojournalist (Rowe) curates a surprise reunion."
Magic in Mistletoe
Premieres: Dec. 8, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Lyndie Greenwood, Paul Campbell
Contains: A curmudgeonly author who sparks backlash online, his well-meaning publicist, and a Christmas festival
Official description: "Harrington (Campbell) is the author of a popular book series but commercial success has left him a bitter recluse. As he returns to his hometown for an annual Christmas festival celebrating his books, he's joined by April (Greenwood), a publicist for the major publishing house he works with. April is there for damage control after Harrington's recent comments on social media have ruffled some feathers. But as she gets to know him better, hope springs that April can unlock Harrington's guarded heart and help him rediscover the spirit of the holiday."
Christmas on Cherry Lane
Premieres: Dec. 9, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Cast: Catherine Bell, Jonathan Bennett, John Brotherton, Erin Cahill, James Denton, Vincent Rodriguez III
Contains: Aaron Samuels, a neighborhood coming together for the holidays
Official description: "A young couple preparing to welcome their first child (Brotherton, Cahill); an empty-nester (Bell) and her fiancé (Denton) ready to start a new chapter; and a couple (Bennett, Rodgriquez III) who unexpectedly have the chance to expand their family on Christmas Eve celebrate the holiday as they navigate these turning points in their lives."
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