Haul out the holly, grab your cocoa, and wrap yourself in the warm embrace of holiday programming.
TV Fanatic is creating a dedicated holiday page for you, and you can get your first glimpse of everything Hallmark offers for the upcoming season.
For 15 years, fans of heartwarming holiday fare have heated up the cocoa and cozied up on their couches as they flocked to Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas for their holiday movie fix.
The jingle bell juggernaut kicks off its 24/7 programming event on Friday, October 18, and gifts viewers yearning for yuletide tales with 40 new, original movies across Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Mystery.
Hallmark+, the recently launched, reimagined streaming service and membership rewards program, is throwing its own holiday party.
It is offering seven original merry movies and — for the first time ever — four seasonal series that are sure to make spirits bright.
Here are a few of the highlights from Hallmark.
WE STREAM YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS
Boasting the most robust library of holiday films filled with romance, family, humor, and heart,
Hallmark+ is home to the largest streaming catalog of original Christmas movies.
With nearly 600 hours of Hallmark original holiday content, The Very Merry Holiday Collection allows viewers to stream to their heart’s content whenever — and wherever — the holiday mood strikes.
Not only will Hallmark+ members have access to the very best movies of Christmases past — including the entire lineup of original movie premieres from 2023 — but the service is also serving up an exciting slate of new movies and series, both scripted and unscripted.
LONG-TIME FAMILY MEMBERS, FIRST NOEL CO-STARS
Fans will be treated to couplings of some of their Hallmark favorites who star together for the first
time this holiday season.
- Ashley Williams and Andrew Walker dash around the country together in Jingle Bell Run.
- Kimberley Sustad and Benjamin Ayres are running a school for would-be St. Nicks in The Santa Class.
- Over on Hallmark Mystery, This Time Each Year pairs Alison Sweeney and Niall Matter in a poignant and uplifting tale.
- And in Our Holiday Story, Nikki DeLoach and Warren Christie take a trip down memory lane.
THE MORE THE MERRIER – SEQUELS AND FRANCHISES
The Brenner brothers (Paul Campbell, Andrew Walker, Tyler Hynes) are back in Three Wiser Men
and a Boy, the follow-up to the #1 most-watched cable movie of 2022, Three Wise Men and a Baby.
This time, they find themselves having to step in to direct a Christmas play for Luke’s (Walker) son
and his class while the bonded brothers try to come to terms with their mom’s (Margaret Colin) new
romance.
In Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle, Rachel Boston stars as Mrs. Merkel in the
continuation of the popular franchise. In this latest tale, she uses her special brand of holiday magic
to help a family honor their late grandmother’s wish.
And it’s triple the tinsel with not one, but three new movies inspired by last year’s Christmas on Cherry Lane: Season’s Greetings from Cherry Lane, Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane, and Deck the Halls on Cherry Lane.
But don’t take our word for it. Check out our Christmas page and get the full rundown of all the programming for yourself!
