It's a(nother) record-breaking year for Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries — together the two networks will air 36 sugar-crusted, gooey-middled, it-all-somehow-magically-works-out-in-the-end TV movies, with the first one debuting on... Oct. 27. (Eat it, Halloween!)
Don’t worry, there are plenty of familiar Hallmark holiday faces on the holiday horizon. (Candace Cameron Bure! Lacey Chabert! Lori Loughlin! Danica McKellar! Daniel Lissing!) And make room on the sled for some new ones. (Chad Michael Murray! LeAnn Rimes! Christina Milian!)
Here, is the news on which movies are being stuffed into your stocking — and when you can watch them. (Some of the films are still in production with no confirmation of plotlines or stars, by the way... )
Christmas at Pemberley Manor (Oct. 27 on Hallmark Channel)
- CONTAINS: Attractive billionaire, estate in jeopardy ...(Do the character names "Elizabeth Bennet and William Darcy" seem familiar?!?! Hmm...)
Christmas Joy (Nov. 3 on Hallmark Channel)
- CONTAINS: Homecoming, reignition of old flames, intense baking competition
Road to Christmas (Nov. 4, Hallmark Channel)
- CONTAINS: Secret plan, family reunion, Vermont
Marrying Father Christmas (Nov. 4, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
- Contains: Search for biological father, mysterious visitor, wedding drama
It’s Christmas, Eve (Nov. 10, Hallmark Channel)
- STARS: LeAnn Rimes, Tyler Hines
- CONTAINS: Multiple Rimes performances, school budget trims, internet crowdfunding
Christmas in Love (Nov. 11, Hallmark Channel)
- CONTAINS: Quaint bakery, threat of layoffs and automation
A Soldier’s Christmas (Nov. 11, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
CONTAINS: Small-town stranding, possible reunion with a canine, likely romance between decorated war vet and judge
Christmas at Graceland (Nov. 17, Hallmark Channel)
- CONTAINS: Kelly Pickler, reunion of old flames, Memphis Blues
A Godwink Christmas (Nov. 17, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
- Contains: Multiple trips to Nantucket, an engagement that doesn't feel right, and Kathie Lee Gifford (without Hoda!)
Mingle All the Way (Nov. 18, Hallmark Channel)
- Contains: Dating app, super-busy professionals, unexpected romance
Return to Christmas Creek (Nov. 18, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
- Contains: Holiday homecoming, family fued, romance with childhood friend, and unconventional toy deliveries
Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane (Nov. 19, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
- Stars (one of Debbie's faves!) Alicia Witt
- Contains: Sibling reunion, digging through dead parents' belongings
Hope at Christmas (Nov. 20, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
- Contains: Inheritance book store, town Santa (and hunkie actor Ryan Paevey from "Unleashing Mr. Darcy"& General Hospital)
Christmas at the Palace (Nov. 21, Hallmark Channel)
- Contains: Lots of ice skating, a king who is skating on thin ice falling for his daughter's instructor
Christmas at Grand Valley (Nov. 22, Hallmark Channel)
- Stars: Danica McKellar, Brennan Elliot
- Contains: Holiday homecoming, artist rediscovering her passion in more ways than one
Pride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe (Nov. 23, Hallmark Channel)
- Stars: Lacy Chabert
- Contains: Holiday homecoming, reconciliation with parent, old rivalry becoming romantic
Christmas Everlasting (Nov. 24, Hallmark Channel)
- Contains: Family funeral, surprise inheritance, re-ignition of old flames
Welcome to Christmas (Nov. 25, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
- Contains: Car accident, small town charm in jeopardy
A Shoe Addict’s Christmas (Nov. 25, Hallmark Channel)
- Stars (another of Debbie's favorites...): Candace Cameron Bure
- Contains: Department store stranding, guardian angel, hot firefighter neighbor
Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa (Dec. 1, Hallmark Channel)
- Contains: Save the general store campaign, undelivered letter to Santa, hot contractor
A Majestic Christmas (Dec. 2, Hallmark Channel)
- Contains: Holiday homecoming, job promotions stress, a plan to save town's playhouse
Northern Lights of Christmas (Dec. 2, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
- Contains: Aspiring pilot, surprise inheritance, reindeer, handsome ranch hand
Homegrown Christmas (Dec. 8, Hallmark Channel)
- Contains: Lori Loughlin, Holiday homecoming, re-ignition of old romance, Christmas dance
Memories of Christmas (Dec. 8, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
- Contains: Inheritance, pressure to carry on mother's traditions, a lot of decorating
Once Upon a Christmas Miracle (Dec. 9, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
- Contains: One organ transplant, not one---but three Christmases
Christmas Wonderland (Dec. 9, Hallmark Channel)
- Contains: Holiday homecoming, artist rediscovering passion (in more ways than one), Christmas dance
A Gingerbread Romance (Dec. 15, Hallmark Channel)
- Contains: Gingerbread House contest, single-dad baker
Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas (Dec. 15, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
- Contains: cancelled flight due to snowstorm, traveling companions bond over professional struggles related to dead parents
Reunited at Christmas (Dec. 16, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
- Contains: Writer's block, holiday homecoming, wise deceased grandmother
Entertaining Christmas (Dec. 16, Hallmark Channel)
- Contains: Talk of the family "brand", journalist falling in love with his story, Vermont
Christmas Copy (Dec. 22, Hallmark Channel)
Small Town Christmas (Dec. 22, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
Christmas Made to Order (Dec. 23, Hallmark Channel)
- Contains: Family reunion, event planner falling for client
Christmas Bells are Ringing (Dec. 23, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
When Calls the Heart Christmas (Dec. 25, Hallmark Channel)
- Stars: Erin Krakow, Lori Loughlin, Jack Wagner, Pascale Hutton, Kavan Smith, Paul Greene
- Contains: Holiday stranding, plans to save the town's orphanage, baby on the way....
Focus on Love (Dec. 29, Hallmark Channel)
- Contains: Frantic party planning, unexpected romance, New Year's Eve to remember