Happy Tuesday, my fellow October travelers!
As promised, I have the information ready for you regarding Hallmark’s, (and Hallmark Movies and Mysteries’), upcoming Christmas movie schedule. You can actually watch a preview show this Saturday, October 21st at 10/9c on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. Guess I wasn’t too premature in getting this info out to you guys in October, after all. Check out the link below for more details:
The Most Wonderful Movies of Christmas Preview Show, (hosted by Holly Robinson Peete):
http://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/most-wonderful-movies-of-christmas-preview-show
You can download a printable version of the movie schedule toward the bottom of the page, from this link:
http://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/the-most-wonderful-movies-of-christmas/new-movies-2017
Sidebar: They even have Fall Harvest movies!!! I did not know this! They’ve been coming on since September 23rd. They were coming on every Saturday night at 8/9c. I’ve already missed four of the six new movies. Here’s the schedule for the two that are left:
A Wedding Harvest, Saturday, October 21st at 9/8c
Good Witch: Spellbound, Sunday October 22nd 9/8c
The above Harvest movies come on the “regular” Hallmark Channel.
Now for a breakdown of the new Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Upcoming Christmas movies:
THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS PRESENTStarring: Sam Page, Tara Holt
Premieres Saturday, November 4th at 9/8c
Tom Jacobs has built an entire business around helping clients find the perfect gift for their loved ones. Since his company’s busiest time of the year is the holidays, he’s earned himself the nickname Mr. Christmas. When Tom’s good friend Paul comes to him asking for help in finding a gift for his girlfriend, Jenny, Mr. Christmas finds himself in a bit of trouble. The more he learns about Jenny during his research, the more he likes her, and the guiltier he feels being caught between his heart and his best friend. With Christmas rapidly approaching, Tom dreads his encroaching deadline as it will mean an end to his time with Jenny and perhaps an end to his only chance at being with his one true love.
CHRISTMAS IN THE AIR
Premieres Sunday, November 5th at 9/8c
Stars: Catherine Bell, Eric Close
Lydia, a successful professional organizer, is constantly trying to grow her business, but even her ambition takes a back seat to love when she meets Robert, a frazzled widower with two young children. A toy inventor, Robert is asked to present his new Christmas toy line to a superstore. His challenge is he only has 12 days to get his life and his business in order. Talk about a Christmas rush! Lydia shows Robert that this task goes way deeper than messy junk drawers and encompasses every aspect of his life. While she’s intent on helping him straighten out details he had long ignored, Robert teaches the buttoned-up Lydia that messiness can be a delightful part of life.
A SONG FOR CHRISTMASStarring: Rebecca Tobin and Kevin McGarry
Premieres: Saturday, November 11th 9/8c
Pop superstar Adelaide Kay is so fed up with her controlling manager that she sneaks off the tour bus after their latest squabble. Though exhilarated to be free, she finds herself stranded in the freezing cold of a Pennsylvania winter, with no money and no plan. A local family, the Lapps, take her in. They know the true meaning of the season, even if they’re close to losing their dairy farm. No one in the family recognizes Adelaide except Dillon, the oldest son. He figures she’s the ticket to fast cash and plots to snap photos of Adelaide around the farm and sell them to the tabs. What he doesn’t plan, however, is their mutual attraction.
ENGAGING FATHER CHRISTMASStarring: Erin Krakow, Niall Matter and Wendie MalickPremieres: Sunday, November 12th 9/8c
It’s Christmas and Miranda (Krakow) leaves Seattle with a suitcase full of presents to join her long- lost family in Carlton Heath, where she will experience the joyful traditions she missed as a child. Last Christmas, Miranda fell in love with Ian (Matter), a local man who helped her as she searched for her father, James Whitcomb, a famous theatre actor she believed had a connection to the town. At his widow Margaret’s (Malick) request, Miranda agrees to keep it a secret to protect the family from scandal. This Christmas, she fears the warm welcome she received from the Whitcomb family will soon turn cold when Miranda receives an anonymous text from someone who threatens to expose her identity.
CHRISTMAS HOMECOMINGPremieres: Saturday, November 18th 9/8c
Starring: Julie Benz and Michael Shanks
A military widow (Benz), whose faith in Christmas has lapsed, rents an apartment to a handsome Army Captain, recovering from an injury in battle, and whose faith in Christmas is inspirational. As they team up to save the town’s military museum with a Christmas fundraising event, these two ‘wounded birds’ find themselves falling in love — and being healed by the magic of Christmas.
A BRAMBLE HOUSE CHRISTMASPremieres: Sunday, November 19th 9/8c
Starring: Autumn Reeser, David Haydn-Jones, Teryl Rothery
While settling his father’s estate, Finn Conrad becomes suspicious as to why the man left a nurse $50,000. His dad knew her for less than two months before he died. Just before Christmas, Finn wants what to reclaim what he considers his family’s money, going undercover to investigate the bed and breakfast the nurse has recently taken over. When Finn meets Willa, he discovers she’s not a conniving gold digger at all, but a woman in need who put the money to good use. When she discovers his true identity, will it keep Willa from ever trusting him again?
A JOYOUS CHRISTMASPremieres: Sunday, November 26th 9/8c
Joy may be down-on-her-luck, but her humanity is intact. She jumps to the aid of a stranger, rescuing the woman from a terrible accident. The woman who nearly died is quite successful and learns a great lesson from her accident: Helping others is the key to true success and could be the path to finding true love as well.
CHRISTMAS IN ANGEL FALLS
Premieres: Saturday, December 2nd 9/8c
Stars: Rachel Boston, Paul Greene
Official logline: “Angel Gabriel (Rachel Boston) – Gabby – gets a special assignment and is dispatched to the town of Angel Falls. The town has lost its Christmas spirit and Gabby is charged with the task of helping the residents recapture it. Along the way, she befriends Jack Avery (Paul Greene), the Volunteer Fire Chief, who’s initially skeptical about her plan to revive the local Yuletide cheer. Determined, Gabby takes a job at the local church as the volunteer coordinator and sets about her business of recruiting residents to get the town’s holiday back on track. In the process of bringing back beloved Angel Falls Christmas traditions, Gabby has a surprising revelation about herself and her own dreams that set her down an unexpected path.”
UNBRIDLED LOVEPremieres: Sunday, December 3rd 9/8c
Evil stepmothers don’t only lurk in castles, tormenting helpless children. Sometimes, they’re on ranches, tormenting adults. A year after her father died in a fire at their Oregon ranch — a fire accidentally caused by her stepmother, Mae — Sarah has finally found her footing, turning the family homestead into a successful dude ranch. Still, Mae is pushing to take it over, seeing it as a potential goldmine. Meanwhile, Graham, a Hollywood superstar, wants to use the ranch as the location of his next movie. Sarah isn’t inclined to allow it. During a long horseback ride through the moonlit mountains, Graham explains why this project is so dear to him. That and a soulful kiss make Sarah relent. But all does not run smoothly once the movie starts. Graham and his costar, Simone, had been involved; Sarah has fallen hard for the handsome star. Still, she won’t allow jealousy to cloud her professionalism. When Simone’s horse runs wild, Sarah saves her. And when Sarah’s evil stepmother, Mae, also runs wild — suing Sarah — Simone, in turn, saves Sarah.
WHEN GOD WINKS
Premieres: Saturday, December 9th
From Executive Producers Kathie Lee Gifford and Squire Rushnell. Based on the book by Squire Rushnell
This is about true stories demonstrating that God communicates with us, making incredible things happen in our lives every single day. As you read the riveting accounts of everyday and famous people, you will begin to recognize that God winks in your own life, both past and present. Through these tangible signposts from God, we receive personalized messages that reassure us, stop us from worrying, chart our path in life, and help us keep the faith.
THE CHRISTMAS COTTAGEPremieres: Sunday, December 10th 9/8c
Still only in her mid-twenties, Lacey Quinn has already given up on love. Her heart’s been broken too many times, and now she concentrates on her career as an interior designer in Raleigh, North Carolina. When BFF Ava Callahan asks Lacey to be her maid of honor, she must take on a few responsibilities, including making sure the Callahan family cottage is perfect for the honeymoon. Legend has it that if newlyweds spend their first night there, everlasting love and happiness follow. Lacey isn’t sure she buys into that notion. Still, when she finds herself snowed in there with Charlie, Ava’s brother, Lacey has to reconsider if the little house may hold some romantic magic after all — especially at Christmas.
KAREN KINGSBURY’S MAGGIE’S CHRISTMAS MIRACLEPremieres: Saturday, December 16th 9/8c
Megan spent one unforgettable summer with a boy when they were teens and she’s never forgotten his magical definition of love. Now a high-powered attorney in New York and a single mother, her young son unexpectedly connects them again.
There’s also 21 additional new Christmas movies on the regular Hallmark Channel, (the first one starts October 28th). I won’t list a synopsis for each one of these. You can check them out here:
http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/christmas/2017-holiday-movies-preview/1#listheader
Download and Print the Schedule for these 21 movies toward the bottom of the screen from this link:
http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/christmas/new-movies-countdown-to-christmas-2017
That’s it for now! Until our next post…
