Hallmark Movies ❤️ comfort & joy

Imzadi, I have Christmas On Call set to record. I normally am not a fan of medical type shows but this premise sounds interesting. That said I enjoyed rewatching The Christmas Doctor. I loved Dr. Ray! I wish he were real. Even non doctor fan me would go see him. I wish he and his wife had been featured more in the story.

I'm trying to watch A Novel Noel and am not getting completely caught up in it. The constant sniping between Sawyer and Harper is very old only 15 minutes in. I also by choicr don't drink at all ever so the wine bar aspect of the bookstore does nothing for me. The best part so far was a bookstore customer coming in to find a how to write a book guide so she could share in print her grandparents love story. I would enjoy reading that. My own beloved late grandparents grew up togerher and were married 53 years. I may give this movie and pass or skip way ahead. I hope those of you who do watch, enjoy :)
 
On Great American Family this weekend:

🎄 A Little Women’s Christmas is on GAF at 8pm ET, 7CT.

Re-airs:
Sunday, November 24 at 6:00 PM
Tuesday, November 26 at 8:00 PM
Thursday, November 28 at 2:00 AM
Thursday, November 28 at 12:00 PM
Friday, November 29 at 6:00 PM

Starring: Trevor Donovan, Jillian Murray, Jen Lilley, Laura Osnes, Jesse Hutch, Julia Reilly and Gladys Knight.
Description: A Little Women’s Christmas is a contemporary retelling of the beloved classic novel, following the lives and loves of the March sisters in a small Tennessee town at Christmas. Jo March is played by Jillian Murray, Trevor Donovan is Friedrich “Fritz” Baehr, Meg March is played by Jen Lilley, Laura Osnes plays Beth March, Julia Reilly is Amy March, and John is played by Jesse Hutch. The one-and-only Gladys Knight performs “Joy.”

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On Sunday:
🎄 Christmas by Candlelight is on GAF at 8pm ET, 7CT.

Re-airs:
Tuesday, November 26 at 8:00 AM
Friday, November 29 at 3:55 AM

Starring: Erin Agostino and Harmon Walsh.
Description: Juliet pitches Christmas candles to her boss to earn a promotion and enlists the help of a candle store owner (Tom) who refuses at first but reluctantly agrees when he realizes the money will help make his daughter’s Christmas wish come true.

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On the Lifetime Channel this weekend:

On Saturday:
🎄Christmas in the Spotlight
is on Lifetime TV at 8pm ET/PT, 7CT and repeating 4 hours later at 12:01am ET.

Also Re-airs:
Sunday, November 24 at 6:00 PM
Friday, November 29 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 30 at 12:01 AM

Starring: Jessica Lord, Laith Wallschleger, Jeannie Mai and Haley Kalil.
Description: Lifetime's Holiday Rom-Com Inspired by Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.
Bowyn, a popular musician and celebrity, who despite always singing about love and relationships, hasn’t found Mr. Right yet. Her fame and busy recording schedule make it nearly impossible to date, but when she meets Drew, a pro football player, backstage at her show, there’s an undeniable spark between the two of them. When Drew publicly declares he has a crush on Bowyn, they decide to give dating a shot, much to the excitement of her manager Mira. With each passing day they spend together, their feelings grow stronger… but can it last in the limelight, especially when they both have such hectic schedules? With people questioning if their feelings for each other are real or just for show, the pressure mounts from the press, paparazzi, their fans and even their family. The pair has until the end of the holiday season to decide if they want to stay together, or let it go down in flames.

While the synopsis for Christmas in the Spotlight doesn't explicitly mention their names, there are significant parallels between the film's story line and Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's relationship.

Before Swift and Kelce went public with their romance, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end attended the singer’s Eras Tour concert at his home stadium. After the show, during an episode of his New Heights podcast with his brother Jason Kelce, he revealed that he had wanted to give Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number but couldn't do it.

Now, over a year since Swift and Kelce started dating, the cast of Christmas in the Spotlight are giving them subtle shout-outs on social media leading up to the movie's premiere.

When Lord (whose role mirrors Swift’s) expressed her excitement about her role on Instagram in September 2024, she tagged the singer and athlete in the post.

“Hands down one of the most fun roles I’ve had the honor to bring to life," the actress wrote. "This was a total dream and I cannot wait for you to meet Bowyn!”

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On Sunday:
🎄 Sincerely Truly Christmas
is on the Lifetime TV at 8pm ET/PT, 7CT and repeating 4 hours later at 12:01am ET.

Starring: Paula Brancati, Jake Epstein.
Description: When event planner Christina is fired just before Christmas, she makes a wish that magically comes true. Armed with the ability to hear what people want for Christmas, Christina learns that bringing reclusive one-hit-wonder Dan Copen out of retirement could help get her job back. But to get to Dan, she’ll need to go through handsome realtor Robert who needs help finding the perfect Christmas gift for his son.

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Christmas movies on other networks or streaming this week:

Hot Frosty (Netflix)​

Premieres Wednesday, Nov. 13 on Netflix

Dustin Milligan and Lacey Chabert, Hot Frosty


Is Lacey Chabert cheating on Hallmark by starring in a Netflix holiday film? :teleport:
Cast: Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan, Katy Mixon Greer, Lauren Holly.
Description: "Two years after losing her husband, Cathy magically brings a handsome snowman to life! Through his naïveté, the snowman helps Cathy to laugh, feel and love again, as the two fall for each other just in time for the holidays...and before he melts."

Unwrapping Christmas: Mia's Prince​

Premieres: Thursday, Nov. 14, Hallmark+

Unwrapping Christmas: Mia's Prince


Cast: Kathryn Davis, Nathan Witte
Official description: "Mia (Davis), an accountant at All Wrapped Up, is stunned when local celebrity Beau Cavannagh (Witte), who looks just like her favorite romance novel hero, enters her life. Despite her doubts, Beau, an heir to a wealthy family, proves his feelings for her are real, even as his family disapproves. Mia soon finds herself swept up in a fairytale romance that’s straight out of her dreams."

Style Me for Christmas (BET+)​

Premieres Thursday, Nov. 14 on BET+

Raven Goodwin and Mario, Style Me for Christmas


An R&B-singing lothario (Mario) in need of a PR shakeup gets into a fake relationship with a boutique owner (Raven Goodwin) at the suggestion of his manager, but wouldn't you know it? The fake relationship turns into real feelings!

An Almost Christmas Story (Disney+)​

Premieres Friday, Nov. 15 on Disney+

An Almost Christmas Story


Remember a few years ago when the tree that was brought to Rockefeller Center to be New York's big Christmas tree housed an unwitting transplant in a tiny owl? (Don't fret; it was ultimately released back into the wild.) That story serves as inspiration for An Almost Christmas Story, a short film about an owl who befriends a lost girl as the two search for their parents in the Big Apple. Jim Gaffigan, Phil Rosenthal, Natasha Lyonne, and John C. Reilly provide voices.

The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland (Prime Video and Hulu)​

Premieres Friday, Nov. 15 on Hulu and Prime Video

The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland


Like Alien vs. Predator before it, The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland knows a good mash-up when it sees it. The animated film, based on the book by Carys Bexington, takes the stories of Alice in Wonderland and 'Twas the Night Before Christmas and squishes them together to show what happens when jolly ol' Santa Claus (voiced by Gerard Butler) gets a letter from the grumpy Queen of Hearts (voiced by Emilia Clarke).

Jingle Bell Love (Roku Channel)​

Premieres Monday, Nov. 18 on the FREE Roku Channel
LINK for Jingle Bell Love on the Roku Channel:

https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/31aa9a1de59a85ba8429e5994b77f462/jingle-bell-love

Joey McIntyre, Jingle Bell Love


New Kids on the Block are now Old Men on the Clock, which is why falsetto "Please Don't Go Girl" singer Joey McIntyre is now playing a widowed dad in a Roku Channel Christmas film. Jack Cooper (McIntryre) visits his late wife's hometown, which for some reason his daughter thinks is a good place to find him a new wife, who happens to be the owner of a cafe that needs help to stay in business. Jack proposes a Christmas concert to raise some funds, which should give McIntyre a chance to show off those high notes again.

The Merry Gentlemen (Netflix)​

Premieres Wednesday, Nov. 20 on Netflix
Chad Michael Murray and Hector David Jr., The Merry Gentlemen


Cast: Britt Robertson, Chad Michael Murray, Marla Sokoloff, Beth Broderick, Michael Gross, Maxwell Caulfield, Hector David Jr., Colt Prattes, Marc Anthony Samuel.
Description: Sometimes, Christmas movies are about a family-owned bakery getting saved by a Christmas decorating contest. And sometimes, Christmas movies are about a family-owned bar getting saved by male strippers. Netflix's The Merry Gentlemen is the latter, with a woman (Britt Robertson) helping her mom's drinking establishment stave off bankruptcy by adding a Christmas-themed male revue, featuring half-naked men, one of whom is played by Chad Michael Murray.

Unwrapping Christmas: Lily's Destiny (Hallmark+ )​

Premieres: Nov. 21, on Hallmark+
Unwrapping Christmas: Lily's Destiny


Cast: Ashley Newbrough, Torrance Coombs
Official description: "Lily (Newbrough), the marketing guru of All Wrapped Up, believes the universe guides us to our destiny and it appears that it’s guiding her toward a celebrity realtor. However, when she feels an unexpected spark with journalist Sean Whitlock (Coombs) during an interview, her heart starts to question everything. As her chemistry with Sean grows, Lily begins to wonder if he's the true match she’s been waiting for all along."

A Wesley South African Christmas​

Premieres: Thursday, Nov. 21, on BET+

A Wesley South African Christmas


Cast: Dorien Wilson, Jasmine Guy, Terrence “TC” Carson, Jesse Suntele, Ayanda Banda-Ngubane, Kiki Haynes, Rolonda Rochelle, Judi Johnson, Novi Brown, Terayle Hill, Bheki Mkhwane, Baby Cele, Dineo Langa, Bohang Moeko, Trevor Gumbi, Nay Maps, Chazitear
Description: "When his international business venture comes to a screeching halt, Todd must stick around Durban, South Africa during the Christmas holiday to close the deal, but not without the Wesley family and all their holiday shenanigans."

Nugget Is Dead? A Christmas Story (CBS/Paramount+)​

Premieres Thursday, Nov. 21 at 8/7c on CBS and Paramount+

Vic Zerbst, Nugget Is Dead? A Christmas Story


Cast: Vic Zerbst
Description: "When her beloved family dog, Nugget, falls sick over Christmas, Steph Stool (Vic Zerbst) must abandon her very elegant holiday plans with her boyfriend’s family, and return instead to her small Australian coastal hometown to confront the chaos of her own…less elegant family. In the week leading up to Christmas, each member of the Stool family must grapple with the mortality of the one thing that unifies them."

Dear Santa (Paramount+)​

Premieres Monday, Nov. 25 on Paramount+

Jack Black and Robert Timothy Smith, Not Santa


Jack Black famously did battle with the Devil in Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, but he's going to the other side in Dear Santa. Black plays Satan in the family Christmas film about a boy who writes to Santa Claus, but because of the government's repeated reductions of public school funding (OK, that's me editorializing), he misspells the name of the letter's recipient, and the Cloven One shows up to grant his wishes — and steal his soul — instead.

Our Little Secret (Netflix)​

Premieres Wednesday, Nov. 27 on Netflix

Jon Rudnitsky, Lindsay Lohan, Katie Baker, and Ian Harding, Our Little Secret


Lindsay Lohan returns to Netflix for this holiday rom-com about a woman who spends Christmas with her new boyfriend's family, only to realize that her ex-boyfriend (Ian Harding) who proposed to her a decade ago is also spending Christmas there. Trying to impress her potential new in-laws, she begs her ex to keep their previous relationship secret. Something's gotta give here! Kristin Chenoweth also stars.
 
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Welcome indeed, JPPT1974.

Thank you as always Imzadi for all the information.

I rewatched and was very touched by Once Upon a Christmas Miracle. It's the true story of Heather and Chris Dempsey. What was extra meaningful was the real-life Dempseys were part of a crowd dancing scene near the end and shown in the credits.
 
I saw the premiere of Three Wise Men and a Boy on the Hallmark Channel Christmas Cruise. Not as good as the first one, but still sweet. This is them right before they did the dance from the movies at the cruise pajama party!
 

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Welcome to our merry and kind thread, Jeannie.

I really liked Christmas on Call. I could have done without some of the neighbor feud but the resolution was great. I cheered on all the main characters and loved Wes and Hannah. I would enjoy seeing a sequel with them and other characters from this movie.
 
I saw the premiere of Three Wise Men and a Boy on the Hallmark Channel Christmas Cruise. Not as good as the first one, but still sweet. This is them right before they did the dance from the movies at the cruise pajama party!

:welcome: to the thread @Jeannie ! I'd love to hear more about the Hallmark Cruise ❤️ if you interested in telling us any details. 🥰
 
Thumbs up to A Tiny Home Christmas. I love the idea of a small town community and a family construction business team up to build homes for people in need. I LOVED the end with Blair and Mason along with Blair's dad building homes for families year round. A TV network (fictional HGTV) will feature a new family each week and what they would most appreciate in a new home. The idea is to inspire the entire community and other towns to do the same. I am hoping for a sequel where we can meet some families and perhaps at least one of them can be from a real town.

On a completely different topic, I keep seeing commercials for the first ever Hallmark Christmas experience in Kansas. I would enjoy hearing about this event from any of yoi who attend :)
 
We just watched 'christmas at Plumhill manor' and my husband kept asking me to pause it when he left the room.

That's my bar, haha, does hubby not want to miss a minute!

It was really cute, a step up from some typical Hallmark movies and while I thought I had figured out the ending, I missed it! Defnitely recommend it!

We also tried to watch Hot Frosty and it was bad...so bad. The male character was not appealing to me at all and I had a hard time getting behind the story. When I turned it off after 15 minutes, my husband was so glad and said "FINALLY!!" Yeah, it was not watchable in my book

I'm glad folks are listing movies that aren't necessarily appearing on hallmark. Glad I didn't miss Plumhill. I would add The Christmas Candle to that list too. I watch it every year!
 
I laughed all the way through Hot Frosty, and DH was entertained as well. But he hates Hallmark Christmas movies. Different strokes for different folks...
 
:teacher: Roku is a device to attach to the TV for people who have older, non-smart TVs to be able to get some streaming services on their TV.

Roku also has a FREE Roku Channel. One does not need the device to watch the channel. You can also watch it on their website on your browser.

Roku has made their own "Roku Original" movie this season:

Jingle Bell Love
Premiered Monday, Nov. 18 on the FREE Roku Channel

LINK for Jingle Bell Love on the Roku Channel:
https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/31aa9a1de59a85ba8429e5994b77f462/jingle-bell-love


(Make sure your AdBlock app is turned off.)

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Description: Roku presents Joey McIntyre and Michelle Morgan in an all-new romantic comedy that will get you in the festive spirit: “Jingle Bell Love.” It feature a new original song performed by Joey McIntyre, (of New Kids on the Block,) titled “A Brand New Christmas.”

The movie follows Jack Cooper (McIntyre) as he visits his late wife’s hometown for Christmas and gets more than he bargained for, when his determined daughter decides to match him up with a charming local shop owner (Morgan).

“This movie has all the holidays feels you could hope for,” said Joey McIntyre. “It’s so special to play a dad to this amazing daughter, Delia Chambers, who keeps me on my toes and shows how to keep believing in the season of miracles.”

Michelle Morgan shared, “I still can’t believe I had the honor of performing alongside the legendary singer-songwriter Joey McIntyre! I know that our music will move audiences, especially Joey’s original song ‘A Brand New Christmas,’ and that ‘Jingle Bell Love’ will bring some real magic into people’s lives this Christmas.”


Some of Roku's other free holiday movies and specials:

https://therokuchannel.roku.com/bro...AMpu4PLY2bdldhMLlWloRkyT9x/seasons-streamings

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I'm glad folks are listing movies that aren't necessarily appearing on hallmark. Glad I didn't miss Plumhill. I would add The Christmas Candle to that list too. I watch it every year!

Here it is. @Hisgirl It sounds like a really interesting story.

The Christmas Candle

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Starring:
Hans Matheson and Samantha Barks
Description: The Christmas Candle is a timeless holiday film for the entire family. Deep in the heart of the English countryside lies the enchanting village of Gladbury. Legend has it every twenty-five years an angel visits the village candle maker and touches a single candle. Whoever lights the Christmas Candle will receive a miracle on Christmas Eve. But in 1890, at the dawn of the electric age, this centuries old legend may come to an end. David Richmond (Hans Matheson), a progressive young minister from London arrives in Gladbury and tries to abolish it. Now, the fiery candlemaker must fight to preserve the legacy of the Christmas Candle. From bestselling author, Max Lucado.

The Christmas Candle is on many free streaming services.



Tubi
Watch Free


Pluto TV
Watch Free


The Roku Channel
Watch Free


PLEX
Watch Free


Amazon Prime Video
Watch Free with Prime
 

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I will check out The Christmas Candle, thanks Hisgirl and Imzadi. I just enjoyed watching The Christmas Ring. I loved the love story of William and Pearl and how I believe God used them to bring together their great grandson Michael and Kendra. I also cheered that Michael and his brother Scott along with Scott's wife newspaper editor Trish, keep William and Pearl's general store. I would definitely enjoy browsing in there.
 
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