2019 Hallmark Channel's 'Countdown to Christmas' movie preview
The holiday season is right around the corner - which means it’s time to bring out the decorations, decorate dozens of cookies and watch dozens of holiday movies on The Hallmark Channel.
Hallmark started celebrating the 10th anniversary of its now holiday staple Countdown to Christmas earlier this year, when it aired a Christmas movie every Friday evening throughout the year. And for this momentous 10th anniversary, the Hallmark Channel will air 24 new movies during its ‘Countdown to Christmas,’ with new movies airing Saturday and Sunday nights starting Oct. 26.
This year’s Hallmark holiday offerings include a long-awaited sequel to a ‘Countdown’ favorite, yet another return to the picturesque town of Evergreen, movies starring Hallmark faves Jodie Sweetin, Autumn Reeser and Rachel Boston — and more holiday delight than should be possible in a two-month long Christmas celebration!
Here’s a look at the 24 new movies premiering this season on Hallmark Channel’s “Countdown to Christmas”! (And more additional new holiday movies will also air on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries starting Oct. 25 and on Hallmark Movies Now.
Saturday, Oct. 26
’Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses’
Stars: Jill Wagner (“Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa”), Matthew Davis and Donna Mills (“Knots Landing”).
A wealthy businessman falls in love with a single mom who pursues her passion for interior design.
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Saturday, Nov. 2
’Merry & Bright’
Stars: Jodie Sweetin (“Finding Santa”), Andrew Walker (“Bottled with Love”) and Sharon Lawrence.
Kate (Sweetin) runs her family’s candy cane company and Gabe (Walker) is hired to make her company more profitable - a chilly partnership melts for holiday romance.
Sunday, Nov. 3
’Christmas Scavenger Hunt’
Stars: Kevin McGarry (“When Calls the Heart”) and Kim Shaw (“Saving Hope”)
Belinda (Shaw) returns to her hometown for the holidays - when she’s unexpectedly paired up with an old flame (McGarry) in the town’s annual Christmas scavenger hunt.
Saturday, Nov. 9
’Picture a Perfect Christmas’
Stars: Merritt Patterson (‘Christmas at the Palace’) and Jon Cor.
Photographer Sophie (Patterson) returns home to care for her injured grandmother, when she helps a neighbor (Cor) give his nephew a Christmas he’ll remember.
Sunday, Nov. 10
’The Mistletoe Secret’
Stars: Kellie Pickler (“Christmas at Graceland”), Tyler Hynes (“It’s Christmas, Eve”) and Patrick Duffy (“Dallas”).
Small town girl Aria (Pickler) convinces a famed travel writer to feature her Utah town - and she finds her heart torn between the travel expert and his ghost writer (Hynes).
Saturday, Nov. 16
’Christmas Under the Stars’
Stars: Jesse Metcalfe (‘Chesapeake Shores’) and Autumn Reeser (‘Love on the Menu‘).
A Christmas tree lot owner hires recently unemployed Nick (Metcalfe), who decides to help out the kindly tree salesman and Julie (Reeser).
Sunday, Nov. 17
’Write Before Christmas’
Stars: Torrey DeVitto (‘Best Christmas Party Ever’), Chad Michael Murray (‘Road to Christmas‘), Grant Show and Lolita Davidovich.
Jessica (DeVitto) decides to send five Christmas cards to the five most important people in her life.
Saturday, Nov. 23
’Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays’
Stars: Adrian Grenier (‘Entourage’), Kaitlin Doubleday (‘Nashville’), Priscilla Presley and Chase Bryant
Harper (Doubleday) is assigned the task of creating an Elvis exhibit at Graceland while career-focused single-father Owen (Grenier) aims to spend more time with this three children.
Sunday, Nov. 24
’Cherished Memories: A Gift to Remember 2’
Stars: Ali Liebert (‘Autumn in the Vineyard‘), Peter Porte (‘Rome in Love‘) and Tina Lifford.
In this Hallmark Channel sequel, Aiden (Porte) has fully recovered and is preparing to celebrate his relationship with Darcy.
Monday, Nov. 25
’A Christmas Duet’
Stars: Chaley Rose (‘Nashville’), Rome Flynn (‘How to Get Away with Murder‘) and Teryl Rothery.
A former music duo reunite for the holidays - after Averie (Rose) abandoned her music career to open a lodge and Jesse’s (Flynn) tour brings them back together.
Tuesday, Nov. 26
’Double Holiday’
Stars: Kristoffer Polaha (‘Mystery 101’) and Carly Pope (‘Suits’)
Workplace rivals Rebecca and Chris reluctantly collaborate on planning the company holiday party, an event that conflicts with Hanukkah.
Wednesday, Nov. 27
’The Christmas Club’
Stars: Cameron Mathison '(‘Home and Family’ co-host) and Elizabeth Mitchell (‘Once Upon a Time‘).
Strangers Olivia (Mitchell) and Edward (Mathison) help an elderly lady find her lost Christmas savings, and find love along the way.
Thursday, Nov. 28
’Check Inn to Christmas’
Stars: Rachel Boston (‘A Rose for Christmas‘) and Wes Brown (‘Christmas at Graceland‘).
After initially clicking on the train ride back home, Julia (Boston) and Ryan (Brown) discover they are members of competing Colorado innkeeper families.
Friday, Nov. 29
’Christmas at the Plaza’
Stars: Ryan Paevey (‘From Friend to Fiance‘) and Elizabeth Henstridge (‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’)
Jessica (Henstridge) is a historian researching the perfect Christmas display at the Plaza Hotel, when she teams up with decorator Nick (Paevey).
Saturday, Nov. 30
’Christmas in Rome’
Stars: Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls) and Sam Page (“The Bold Type”)
Recently fired tour guide Angela (Chabert) is hired by businessman Oliver (Page) to help him find “the heart and soul of Rome.”
Sunday, Dec. 1
’Christmas Town’
Stars: Candace Cameron Bure (‘Fuller House,’ ‘A Shoe Addict's Christmas‘), Tim Rozon (‘Schitt’s Creek’) and Beth Broderick.
Lauren (Cameron Bure) looks for a fresh start when an unplanned detour brings her to Grandon Falls and meets foster father Travis.
Saturday, Dec. 7
Hallmark Hall of Fame: ‘A Christmas Love Story’
Stars: Tony® and Emmy® Award winner Kristin Chenoweth (‘Pushing Daisies’) and Scott Wolf (‘Party of Five’).
Katherine (Chenoweth) must write a child’s choir song when a gifted new student joins her group - unbeknownst to his father Greg (Wolf ).
Sunday, Dec. 8
’Christmas at Dollywood’
Stars: Danica McKellar (“The Wonder Years”), Niall Matter (“Eureka”), and Dolly Parton (“Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors,” 9 to 5)
The 30th anniversary of Dollywood’s Smokey Mountain Christmas event brings together an event planner. Filmed at the iconic Dollywood and featuring the music legend herself, Dolly Parton.
Saturday, Dec. 14
’Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy’
Stars: Paul Greene (“When Calls the Heart”), Maggie Lawson (“Psych”), Barbara Niven (“Chesapeake Shores”), Holly Robinson Peete (“21 Jump Street”), Rukiya Bernard (“Van Helsing”), Colin Lawrence (“The Good Doctor”), Ashley Williams (“How I Met Your Mother”) and Jill Wagner (“Teen Wolf”)
The third film in the “Evergreen” series finds the idyllic small town preparing to celebrate the 50th annual Christmas fair, attracting a journalist (Lawson) to write about long-time celebration - but she’s met with resistance by Evergreen’s librarian (Greene)
Sunday, Dec. 15
’Holiday Date’
Stars: Brittany Bristow (‘Royal Matchmaker’) and Matt Cohen.
Brooke (Bristow) has told her family that she’s found the one - a guy who dumps her right before the holidays. She hires actor Joel (Cohen) to pose as her boyfriend.
Saturday, Dec. 21
’It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas’
Stars: Eric Mabius (“Ugly Betty”)
Sunday, Dec. 22
’A Cheerful Christmas’
Stars: TBA
Wednesday, Dec. 25
’When Calls the Heart Christmas’
Stars: Erin Krakow (“Army Wives”), Pascale Hutton (“Royal Pains”), Jack Wagner (“Melrose Place”), Kavan Smith (“Stargate: Atlantis”), Kevin McGarry (“Heartland”), Paul Greene (“Bitten”), Chris McNally (“Altered Carbon”), Martin Cummins (“Riverdale”) and Andrea Brooks (“Supergirl”)
The annual staple of the Countdown to Christmas is the ‘When Calls the Heart’ Christmas special, once again taking Hallmark audiences back to Hope Valley.
Saturday, Dec. 28
’New Year, New Me’
Stars: Aimee Teegarden
(Photo courtesy of The Hallmark Channel)
