When to Watch Hallmark’s New 2017 Holiday Movies
Nicole Villeneuve
Nicole Villeneuve
Nicole is an entertainment and lifestyle writer covering pop culture, news, and cool women doing cool things. She likes yard sales, MTV's Teen Mom, and putting too many memes in the group chat. She lives in Toronto.
It might seem like you've barely scratched the surface on getting your fall outfits together, but the Hallmark Channel is already gearing up for its annual Countdown to Christmas movie extravaganza. That's right — the holiday movies are coming. And SOON.
This year, the Hallmark Channel and its sister network, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, are bringing us more than 30 new warm and fuzzy holiday originals — and that's not even counting the other original titles from past years that they'll be adding into the mix as well. The new roster of films star beloved celebs including Lacey Chabert, Danica McKellar, Autumn Reeser, and lots more.
The Countdown to Christmas (Hallmark) and Most Wonderful Movies of Christmas (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) start on October 28 — yep, before Halloween — so get out your planner and pen, and start marking these dates and times down. We have everything you need to know about the first 34 movies on the schedule! (Photos via RIcardo Hubbs/Crown Media + Christos Kalohoridis/Crown Media)
Marry Me at Christmas
(October 28, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel): Rachel Skarsten and Trevor Donovan star in this movie about bridal boutique owner and wedding planner Madeline Krug, who is swept off her feet by her client's movie-star brother. Can she tame his Hollywood ways? (Photo via Ricardo Hubbs/Crown Media)
Christmas Festival of Ice (November 4, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel): Busy lawyer Emma (Taylor Cole) feels compelled to save her hometown's Christmas festival after it's canceled due to a lack of funding. She convinces Nick (Damon Runyan), a Christmas tree farmer with a secret talent for ice sculpting, to compete, which brings them closer than they ever expected. (Photo via Petr Maur/Crown Media)
The Perfect Christmas Present (November 4, 9pm ET, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries): Tom Jacobs (Sam Page) helps clients find the perfect gifts for their loved ones — and has become known as Mr. Christmas because of it. But when his good friend asks for help picking something for his girlfriend (Tara Holt), Tom finds himself in a sticky situation as he starts to fall for her. (Photo via MarVista/Crown Media)
Miss Christmas (November 5, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel): Chicago's Miss Christmas, Holly Khun (Brooke D'Orsay), is responsible for finding the perfect tree for the Radcliffe Center's holiday tree lighting ceremony. She finds it, but it's on land owned by an attractive single father named Sam McNary (Marc Blucas), who isn't exactly big on holiday spirit. (Photo via Ricardo Hubbs/Crown Media)
Christmas in the Air
(November 5, 9pm ET, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries): Lydia Evans (Catherine Bell) is a professional organizer who shows up in the nick of time to help widowed father-of-two Robert Trent (Eric Close) pitch his Christmas toy invention to a superstore. Along the way, they teach each other a lot about the importance of life outside of work. (Photo via Ricardo Hubbs/Crown Media)
The Sweetest Christmas (November 11, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel): Lacey Chabert plays Kylie, a struggling pastry chef who reconnects with her high school sweetheart, Nick (Lea Coco), as she prepares for a big Christmas gingerbread bakeoff. Everyone around them can see their chemistry — but will they figure it out for themselves? (Photo via Ricardo Hubbs/Crown Media)
A Song for Christmas
(November 11, 9pm ET, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries): When country star Adelaide Kay (Becca Tobin) breaks free of her manager en route to Philadelphia for a talk-show appearance, a local family shows her the true meaning of the season by taking her in when she finds herself stranded. She forms a musical connection with the family's oldest son, Dillon (Kevin McGarry) — but their bond soon becomes more. (Photo via Christos Kalohoridis/Crown Media)
Enchanted Christmas (November 12, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel): Laura Trudeau (Alexa PenaVega) is a young widow, a mom, and a project manager, who, weeks before Christmas, is sent to her hometown of Rosemont, Utah, to remodel a landmark hotel. While there, she reunites with Ricardo Archuleta (Carlos PenaVega), her ex-love and former dance partner — and sparks fly on and off the dance floor. (Photo via Fred Hayes/Crown Media)
Engaging Father Christmas (November 12, 9pm ET, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries): Miranda Chester (Erin Krawkow) is on her way to the town of Carlton Heath to spend Christmas with her love, Ian McAndrick (Niall Matter), and her long-lost relatives. But there's more to this family's story than meets the eye, and Miranda risks losing everything when someone threatens to expose their secrets. (Photo via Kailey Schwerman/Crown Media)
Coming Home for Christmas (November 18, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel): Danica McKellar stars as Allie Richfield, whose life changes when she lands a job as house manager for the amazing Ashford Estate in Virginia. While planning one final Christmas Eve gala at the home (which the Marleys intend to sell), she finds herself at the center of a broken family — and torn between two brothers, Robert (Neal Bledsoe) and Kip (Andrew Francis). (Photo via Ryan Plummer/Crown Media)
Christmas Homecoming
(November 18, 9pm ET, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries): Julie Benz plays the widow of a war hero who takes in an injured soldier (Michael Shanks) just back from battle. Her Christmas spirit is lacking, but his is undeniable, and as they team up to save the town's military museum with a Christmas fundraiser, they begin to heal each other's (literal and figurative) wounds. (Photo via Ricardo Hubbs/Crown Media)
A Gift to Remember
(November 19, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel): Darcy Archer (Ali Liebert) has a very specific idea of what she wants in love — but it may not be what she needs. One day, while riding her bike, she accidentally crashes into a handsome pedestrian (Peter Porte), who loses his memory as a result of the accident. As she tries to help him remember who he is, she learns more about who she is too. (Photo via Daniel Power/Crown Media)
A Bramble House Christmas (November 19, 9pm ET, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries): When Finn Knightly (David Haydn-Jones) discovers that his estranged, recently deceased father left his nurse, Willa Fairchild (Autumn Reeser), a large sum of money in his will, he assumes she manipulated the older man and sets out to track her down. But when he finds her, she isn't what he expects. (Photo via Ricardo Hubbs/Crown Media)
With Love, Christmas (November 22, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel, 8/7c): Melanie Walsh (Emilie Ullerup) is stumped for ideas when she gets her coworker Donovan (Aaron O'Connell) in the office-wide Secret Santa. She comes up with a plan to anonymously find out more about him, all while working alongside him on a new ad campaign for the holiday season. (Photo via Ryan Plummer/Crown Media)
The Mistletoe Inn (November 23, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel): Aspiring romance novelist Kim Rossi (Alicia Witt) tries to mend her broken heart by attending a writing retreat at a quaint Vermont Inn shortly before Christmas. There, she's assigned to be class partners with Zeke (David Alpay). They butt heads at first, but their annoyance with each other soon gives way to something else. (Photo via Kailey Schwerman/Crown Media)
Finding Santa (November 24, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel): Grace (Jodie Sweetin) needs a Santa Claus replacement for her New England town's Christmas Day parade — and fast. She sets out in search of the original Santa's son, Ben (Eric Winter), who never wanted to follow in his dad's footsteps. Though reluctant, Ben finds the spirit of Christmas — and a potential new love — in his new gig. (Photo via Ryan Plummer/Crown Media)
The Christmas Train (November 25, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel): Based on author David Baldacci's New York Times bestseller, this story follows a journalist (Dermot Mulroney) who takes a cross-country train ride at Christmas, only to end up on an equally compelling emotional journey as he rediscovers the human spirit, holiday magic, and an old love (Kimberly Williams). Danny Glover and Joan Cusack also star. (Photo via Ryan Plummer/Crown Media)
Switched for Christmas (November 26, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel):Fuller House's Candace Cameron Bure plays estranged twin sisters who get together before Christmas, a year after their mother's death.Though neither's life is going great, each is envious of the other, so they decide to swap lives until Christmas Day. (Photo via Jeremy Lee/Crown Media)
A Joyous Christmas (November 26, 9pm ET, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries): When Rachel Kennedy (Natalie Knepp) returns to her hometown to promote her new book, she forms unexpected bonds with her producer (Michael Rady) and a selfless stranger (Bonnie Bedelia), who are connected in ways that will change all of their lives. (Photo via Bettina Strauss/Crown Media)
Christmas In Evergreen (December 2, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel): Allie (Ashley Williams) is en route to spend the holidays with her boyfriend in Washington, D.C, when she runs into car trouble — and single father Ryan (Teddy Sears) and his daughter, Zoe, who makes a wish on a snow globe at a diner in Evergreen, Vermont, that leads to a magical Christmas for all. (Photo via Ryan Plummer/Crown Media)
Christmas in Angel Falls
(December 2, 9pm ET, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries): When the town of Angel Falls loses its Christmas spirit, a guardian angel name Gabby (Rachel Boston) is sent to help them find it again. Along the way, she befriends the volunteer fire chief (Paul Greene) — the biggest skeptic of them all. As she teaches him to rediscover the magic of the holidays, she discovers some surprising things about herself, too. (Photo via Shane Mahood/Crown Media)
Christmas at Holly Lodge (December 3, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel): Sofie Bennet (Alison Sweeney) spends every Christmas at Holly Lodge, which she inherited from her parents. When real estate investor Evan Hunter (Jordan Bridges) arrives for the holidays, she's instantly drawn to him — but will the reason for his visit keep them apart? (Photo via Ricardo Hubbs/Crown Media)
Magical Christmas Ornaments (December 3, 9pm ET, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries): When Marie (Jessica Lowndes) loses her Christmas spirit after a bad breakup, her mother begins sending her ornaments from her childhood. Each one brings a new blessing — including a new romance with her neighbor Nate (Brendan Penny). (Photo via Shane Mahood/Crown Media)
The Christmas Cottage (December 9, 9pm ET, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries): When Lacey Quinn (Merritt Patterson) serves as maid of honor for her BFF, she finds herself snowed in with her bestie's brother (Steve Lund) at the cottage where the newlyweds plan to spend their honeymoon — a cottage that is said to bring true love to its guests. (Photo via Ricardo Hubbs/Crown Media)
Christmas Encore (December 9, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel): A struggling actress (Maggie Lawson) is about to give up her dream and move home when she lands a role in a modern version of A Christmas Carol. When unexpected attraction to her director (Brennan Elliot) fills her with a newfound passion for her craft and the city, it might already be too late — the historic theater loses its lease. The Christmas Carol cast needs to pull off a Christmas miracle. (Photo via Shane Mahood/Crown Media)
Sharing Christmas (December 10, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel): Soon after Stephanie Nichols (Ellen Hollman) takes over her parents' Christmas shop, a real estate developer buys the building and announces it is terminating her family's lease. A customer, Michael Kilpatrick (Bobby Campo), offers to help — only to find out later that his company is the one that bought the building. (Photo via Fred Hayes/Crown Media)
Karen Kingsbury's Maggie's Christmas Miracle (December 10, 9pm ET, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries): After her husband leaves her and her son, Jordan, Maggie (Jill Wagner) unexpectedly reconnects with a boy (Luke McFarlane) from her childhood. Is there more to their youthful romance from long ago? (Photo via Bettina Strauss/Crown Media)
Christmas Next Door (December 16, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel): When Eric Redford (Jesse Metcalfe) takes in his young niece and nephew a week before Christmas, he has to move past his dislike of the holiday and deck the halls for the kids. To help, he calls on his next-door neighbor, April (Fiona Gubelmann), who teaches him about the magic of the season. (Photo via Ben Mark Holzberg/Crown Media)
Christmas Connection (December 17, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel): Sydney (Brooke Burns) is a flight attendant with big plans to spend the holidays in some dreamy tropical locale. But her plans get derailed when she has to help an unaccompanied minor get home to her dad, Jonathan (Tom Everett Scott). (Photo via Steven Ackerman/Crown Media)
Christmas Connection (December 17, 9pm ET, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries): When Molly Clark (Nicky Whelan) takes a rare vacation to travel to Jamaica for Christmas, she butts heads with a fellow guest, Jared Davis (Josh Kelly). But things change as they get to know each other. (Photo via Giovanni Rufino/Crown Media)
Rocky Mountain Christmas (December 22, 9pm ET, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries): When movie star Graham (Kristoffer Polaha) visits the family dude ranch where Sarah (Lindy Booth) was raised, they find unexpected common ground. (Photo via Ryan Plummer/Crown Media)
Christmas Getaway (December 23, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel): When a reservation mixup forces Emory Blake (Bridget Regan) to share a cabin with widower Scott Hayes (Travis Van Winkle) and his young daughter, sparks fly. (Photo via Kailey Schwerman/Crown Media)
When Calls the Heart: The Christmas Wishing Tree (December 25, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel): The hit Hallmark series returns with another Christmas special that finds Elizabeth’s fiancé, Jack, returning home to surprise her. (Photo via Bettina Strauss/Crown Media)
Royal New Year's Eve (December 30, 8pm ET, Hallmark Channel): Aspiring fashion designer Caitlyn (Jessy Schram) gets the opportunity of a lifetime when Lady Isabelle, the presumed future fiancée of Prince Jeffrey (Sam Page), hires her to design a dress for the royal New Year's Eve ball. (Photo via Ricardo Hubbs/Crown Media)
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Nicole Villeneuve
Nicole is an entertainment and lifestyle writer covering pop culture, news, and cool women doing cool things. She likes yard sales, MTV's Teen Mom, and putting too many memes in the group chat. She lives in Toronto.