Hallmark Channel's 12 New Movies of Christmas!

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Hallmark Channel's 12 New Movies of Christmas

 

  I know it is hard to believe that Christmas is just around the corner...all the hustle and bustle, picking out the right gifts, baking all the goodies, wrapping all of the presents...it can really leave a person drained.  Well how about relaxing with a nice Christmas themed movie.  Hallmark has that covered with their 12 New Movies of Christmas.

 

Schedule:

‘ONE STARRY CHRISTMAS’
A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, November 1 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Sarah Carter, Damon Runyan, George Canyon, Paul Popowhich
It seems like star-crossed travel for aspiring astronomy professor Holly when the bus taking her to surprise her boyfriend and parents for Christmas breaks down.  The unlucky bus ride, however, leads her to share a ride with a charming rodeo cowboy.  After forming an instant connection with Holly, the cowboy and his brother join her, along with her family and materialistic boyfriend, for the holidays.  As sparks fly between Holly and the cowboy, she must decide whether to play it safe and stay with her boyfriend, or let the Christmas cowboy wrangle her heart.

‘THE NINE LIVES OF CHRISTMAS’
A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, November 8 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Brandon Routh, Gregory Harrison, Kimberley Sustad
Based On Sheila Roberts’ Bestselling Novel The Nine Lives of Christmas
Fireman Zachary Stone is a confirmed bachelor who doesn’t believe in love or commitment. When a stray, tabby cat named Ambrose shows up at his door, Zachary takes him in and slowly starts to see that a little companionship might not be so bad after all. Zachary’s commitment to solitude is further challenged when he meets Marilee, an animal lover and veterinary student who teaches Zachary how to care for his new feline roommate. Chemistry immediately develops between the two, but Marilee has vowed not to date until she graduates and Zachary is not ready to jeopardize his independence, though he senses Marilee is special. The film “The Nine Lives of Christmas” is based on Sheila Roberts’ bestselling novel of the same name.

‘A COOKIE CUTTER CHRISTMAS’
A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Sunday, November 9 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Erin Krakow, Alan Thicke, David Haydn-Jones, Miranda Frigon
Two longtime rivals and elementary school teachers duke it out during the holidays in a Christmas cookie bake-off, but their real feud ignites over a shared interest in a handsome single dad.  With both determined to win the prize and the romance, their competitiveness could jeopardize what matters most this Christmas season.

‘NORTHPOLE’
A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, November 15 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Tiffani Thiessen, Josh Hopkins, Bailee Madison, Max Charles, Candice Glover, Robert Wagner, Jill St. John
Northpole, the magical city where Santa and his elves live and work is in trouble.  Families around the globe have gotten too busy to enjoy the season together, and Northpole depends on their holiday happiness to keep running.  In the hopes of turning things around, a determined young elf befriends a little boy with a lot of spirit.  His skeptical journalist mom doesn’t have room in her heart for anything but the facts, so it’s going to take a little nudge from his charming teacher to create an unbeatable Christmas team to turn around this town and share the importance of the season with the whole world.

‘ANGELS AND ORNAMENTS’
A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Sunday, November 16 (8 p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Jessalyn Gilsig, Sergio Di Zio, Graham Abbey
Although she is still upset from a recent breakup, Corrine happily prepares for her favorite holiday: Christmas!  A gifted musician, Corrine auditions for a solo in a community Christmas concert and plays Christmas carols on the piano to patrons of the music store where she works with childhood friend Dave. Her holiday season gets an unexpected dose of romance, when Harold, a mysterious new coworker, tries to form a love connection between Corrine and Dave. With Harold’s help, Corrine begins to view Dave in a new light, though she questions Harold’s intense interest in her love life.  Unbeknownst to Corrine, Harold is on a Christmas Eve deadline from a higher power to fulfill this holiday fairytale!  As the clock ticks down to Harold’s fairytale mission deadline, Corrine must decide if she will open up to Christmas love.

 
‘A ROYAL CHRISTMAS’
A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, November 22 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Lacey Chabert, Jane Seymour, Stephen Hagan, Katherine Flynn
A young working girl with a blue-collar background is surprised when her new fiancé announces he is actually a prince of a small sovereign country in Europe.  After the couple quickly takes off to spend the holidays at his family’s sprawling, royal castle, she must work hard to win over her disapproving and unaccepting future mother-in-law—the Queen—and find out if love truly can conquer all.

‘THE CHRISTMAS SHEPHERD’
A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Sunday, November 23 (8 p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Teri Polo, Martin Cummins, Jordyn Olson, Ace
Children’s book author and illustrator, Sally Browning, is devastated when her beloved German Shepherd, Buddy, runs away during a thunderstorm.  Buddy miraculously ends up in Boston with Mark Green and his teenage daughter Emma.  They are struggling to put their lives back together after losing his wife and her mother three years ago.  Buddy wins their hearts and heals their souls just in time for the holidays.  Sally’s journey to find Buddy eventually connects her to Mark and Emma, and everyone is given the best Christmas present possible, the gift of love.

‘CHRISTMAS UNDER WRAPS’
A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, November 29 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Candace Cameron-Bure, Brian Doyle-Murray, Robert Pine
When Lisa, who has her entire life planned out, loses her boyfriend and residency at a top Seattle hospital on the same day – she reluctantly takes a residency position in Alaska. That’s where she meets Andy and his father, and she slowly begins embracing her simpler (unplanned) life in Alaska. But as luck would have it she gets the position she originally hoped for, and now she must choose between the life she always wanted or her new life in Alaska.

‘DEBBIE MACOMBER’S MR. MIRACLE’
A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, December 6 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Rob Morrow, Michelle Harrison, Britt Irvin, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Andrew Francis
Based on the novel Mr. Miracle by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Debbie Macomber
Heavenly angel Harry Mills is sent to Earth on a trial assignment to intervene in the life of a woman who needs help getting her life on track after the death of her father.  With a deadline of Christmas day, he attempts to help her heal in order to embrace a new future, and an unexpected love, just in time to celebrate the miracle of the holiday season. “Debbie Macomber’s Mr. Miracle” is based on the novel Mr. Miracle by #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.

‘Christmas At Cartwright’s’
A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Sunday, December 7 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Alicia Witt, Wallace Shawn
A romantic comedy about a likable, relatable single mom, who unfortunately is down on her luck and desperate to find a job during the holiday season. Through a series of odd misunderstandings she gets a job as a department store Santa masquerading as a man. Unbeknownst to her, she is aided in this charade by an angel and many complications ensue, including meeting the love of her life.

‘BEST CHRISTMAS PARTY EVER’
A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, December 13 (8 p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Torrey DeVitto, Steve Lund, Linda Thorson, Harmon Walsh
With the holidays approaching, a young party planner arranges a special Christmas party for a New York City toy store. When a powerful corporation threatens to shut her down, she decides to follow her heart, moving forward with the party plans and finding true love in time for Christmas.

‘THE CHRISTMAS PARADE’
A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Sunday, December 14 (8 p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: AnnaLynne McCord, Jefferson Brown, Drew Scott
A popular network morning host already short on Christmas spirit, finds herself humiliated on the air by her fiancé and runs away to a small town.  While hiding from her life, she befriends a budding artist and helps him save the community art center for the town’s kids, by helping them build their float for the annual Christmas Parade. Along the way, she finds a way to heal her broken heart and revive her Christmas spirit.