On December 14, the Lifetime movie The Holiday Junkie will debut at 8 PM
The movie follows the decorating and planning service company run by Andie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and her mother Mimi. After Mimi passes away, Andie is forced to face her first Christmas without her mother and carry The Holiday Junkie torch on her own. Despite the challenges, Andie may also find some love at Christmas along the way with the handsome house manager, Mason (Brian Hallisay, Hewitt’s real-life husband), who has his own holiday secrets.
The holiday movie The Santa Class will debut on the Hallmark Channel on December 14 at 8 PM.
Kate North (Kimbereley Sustad) finds herself reluctantly taking over her father’s once acclaimed and now struggling Santa School. In the weeks leading up to Christmas and the school’s next session, Kate and her new co-worker Dan (Benjamin Ayres) discover who they believe to be the real Santa Claus, lost and without his memories after his sled steered off course and crashed near the school.
They decide to help him remember who he is by inviting him to participate in the intense Santa training program. There’s a lot at stake this year with Kate’s school needs in order to best the rival St. Nicholas School or be forced to close their doors, and Nick (Santa Claus) needs to remember who he is or the fate of Christmas might be at stake.
On December 14, the Great American Family holiday movie Get Him Back for Christmas will debut at 8 PM.
Bella (Alexa PenaVega) made it big in music. Jack (Carlos PenaVega, Alexa’s real life husband) stayed behind in his hometown working at The Salvation Army to help his family after his dad passed away.
Bella returns home after a heartbreaking split with her chart-topping singing partner and asks Jack to write the perfect song to get her boyfriend back.
On December 12, the BET+ movie Too Many Christmases will debut online.
Jerome and Kayla (Denzel Whitaker and Porscha Coleman respectively) are excited to spend their first Christmas together as husband and wife. The only problem is that they’ve never celebrated Christmas without their respective families. This Christmas, instead of deciding on one event, they agree to attend two at the same time, to appease their families.
The ensemble cast includes Jackie Harry, Valarie Pettiford and Willie C. Carpenter.
On December 13, the Hallmark Channel movie Hanukkah on the Rocks will debut at 8 PM.
One week before Hanukkah, corporate lawyer Tory (Stacey Farber) finds herself unexpectedly unemployed and questioning the career she’s dedicated years to. As she helps her Bubby prepare for the holiday, she embarks on a quest across Chicago to find the last box of coveted Hanukkah candles. Her search leads her to Rocky’s, an Old Town bar, where she encounters Jay (Daren Kagasoff), a charming doctor from Florida, his grandfather Sam (Marc Summers) and a cast of quirky regulars who make her rethink everything.
Torn between keeping her job loss a secret and embracing a newfound sense of belonging, Tory ends up bartending at Rocky’s, transforming it into the vibrant “Hanukkah on the Rocks” celebration. Through festive food, drinks, and games, she revitalizes the bar, bonds with Jay, and finds the courage to pursue her true calling. As Tory navigates the holiday, she learns that sometimes a detour can lead you exactly where you’re meant to be, lighting the way to a future filled with joy, romance, and self-discovery.
The Hallmark+ movie Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane will debut online on December 12.
In 1960, Eli (Benjamin Ayres) and Penny (Erica Durance) take in Eli’s curmudgeonly father, Walter (Serge Houde), and are forced to navigate some tricky family waters to get through the holidays while also working on a Christmas themed time capsule for son Alex’s school project.
In 1998, we see Regina (Catherine Bell) and Nelson’s (James Denton) first meeting: stuck together when a blizzard strands Nelson in Regina’s home on Christmas Eve.
In 2015, Jessie (Julie Gonzalo) faces a big challenge while planning her sister’s last-minute Christmas Eve wedding – the officiant is Tim (Ryan Rottman), her high school sweetheart, whom she hasn’t seen in almost 20 years.
There is, unfortunately, no trailer for Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane.
On December 12, the Hallmark Mystery holiday movie All I Need for Christmas will debut at 8 PM.
Maggie (Mallory Jansen) has been trying for years to break in as a singer/songwriter. Now faced with challenges of new apps and social media, Maggie fears she’s outdated and unable to compete in a tech-savvy world. While helping her parents on their farm at Christmastime, she meets Archer (Dan Jeannotte), an entrepreneur who has come back to town to spend the holidays alone. Archer is developing large-scale apps and is a tech enthusiast.
At first, Maggie blames him for all of her songwriting woes. To her surprise, he encourages her to get back in touch with music that really matters and write from the heart; tech can be used in a supportive role to help her achieve her dreams without replacing the art of songwriting. Archer is dealing with loss of family, and through her tight family bonds, Maggie helps Archer find ways of moving beyond years of family feuding.
The box office movie Maria will debut online on Netflix on December 11.
This is a biographical psychological drama film about opera singer Maria Callas (Angelina Jolie and played by Aggelina Papadopouou as young Maria). It is reportedly set during Callas’ final years in the 1970s when she was living in Paris.
On December 8, the Hallmark Channel movie Leah’s Perfect Gift will debut at 8 PM.
Leah Meyer (Emily Arlook) is a bonafide lover of Christmas – the trees, the ornaments, the eggnog, but she has always admired the holiday from afar because she’s Jewish. Though her family celebrates Hanukkah, Leah has longed to experience a traditional Christmas. When her boyfriend Graham (Evan Roderick) invites her to spend the holidays with his classic Connecticut family, she eagerly accepts. Excited to dive into the quintessential Christmas she’s always dreamed of, Leah quickly discovers that fitting in with Graham’s uptight family and his not-so-welcoming mom (Barbara Niven) is easier said than done. As holiday traditions clash and awkward moments pile up, it is not quite the cozy Christmas that she expected.
The Lifetime movie How to Fall in Love By Christmas will debut on December 8 at 8 PM.
Nora Winters (Teri Hatcher), the fiercely talented writer-turned-CEO of her own lifestyle brand, PRISM, finds herself in a tight spot when the company’s future hangs in the balance. In a desperate attempt to save her business through a partnership with the popular dating app, Take To Heart, she discovers an unexpected twist! The only way to win them over is to write a column on falling in love by Christmas with the help of Jack (Dan Payne), a charismatic photographer who has been assigned to the piece.
Here is a trailer for How to Fall in Love By Christmas:
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