DENVER — Thanksgiving may be a month away, but we can all be thankful for 40 new Hallmark Christmas movies coming this holiday season.
"Hallmark Channel" and "Hallmark Movies & Mysteries" have revealed a schedule of brand-new Christmas movies for 2023.
Hallmark Channel will debut 31 new "Countdown to Christmas" originals and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will debut nine new movies in their "Miracles of Christmas" lineup.
Faces familiar to Hallmark fans pop up throughout the Christmas schedule this year including legends Lacey Chabert and Luke Macfarlane.
New movies air every Friday, Saturday and Sunday on Hallmark, while Hallmark Movies & Mysteries debuts new flicks on Thursday nights.
Hallmark and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries begin their around-the-clock Christmas schedule on Friday, Oct. 20.
Here are some of the 40 new Christmas movies you'll be watching this season:
Countdown to Christmas
Hallmark Channel
Checkin' It Twice
- Kim Matula, Kevn McGarry
- Friday, Oct. 20
- A journeyman hockey player falls for a real estate agent in a career crisis when he's traded to her hometown and moves into the cottage in her hockey-loving family's backyard.
Where Are You, Christmas?
- Lyndsy Fonseca, Michael Rady, Jim O'Heir, Julie Warner
- Saturday, Oct. 21
- When Addy wishes for a year without Christmas, she wakes up in a world of black and white. She must work together with the town mechanic to restore Christmas.
Under the Christmas Sky
- Jessica Parker Kennedy, Ryan Paevey
- Sunday, Oct. 22
- Kat is an esteemed astrophysicist, who is scheduled for her first trip into space next year until an accident grounds her. While on leave, coming to terms with the reality that her dream of being an astronaut is over, she volunteers at the local planetarium. There, she is paired up with by-the-book David to work on an exhibit opening right before Christmas. Will the stars align to bring these two together at the holidays?
Christmas by Design
- Rebecca Dalton, Jonathan Keltz
- Friday, Oct. 27
- A fashion designer gets accepted into a Christmas challenge to create a new holiday-themed collection and not only finds the inspiration for her next line but decides to redesign her approach to what's most important in life.
Mystic Christmas
- Jessy Schram, Chandler Massey, Patti Murin, William R. Moses
- Saturday, Oct. 28
- Juniper travels to Mystic, Connecticut during the holidays to work at the rehabilitation center and aquarium. She reconnects with Sawyer, the owner of the pizza shop.
Joyeux Noel
- Jaicy Elliot, Brant Daugherty
- Sunday, Oct. 29
- When a romantic painting of a Christmas market captures the imagination of copy editor Lea, she is sent to France with pragmatic reporter Mark to uncover the mystery behind the artist.
Flipping for Christmas
- Ashley Newbrough, Marcus Rosner
- Friday, Nov. 3
- It's almost Christmas when busy realtor Abigail agrees to help her sister with the "simple flip" of a recently inherited home. Unfortunately, co-beneficiary Bo has other plans in mind.
Never Been Chris'd
- Janel Parrish, Pascal Lamothe-Kipnes, Tyler Hynes
- Saturday, Nov. 4
- Home for the holidays, BFFs Naomi and Liz reconnect with high school crush Chris Silver. A complex love triangle forms, forcing them to take stock of their lives and find the value of friendship.
The Santa Summit
- Hunter King, Benjamin Hollingsworth
- Sunday, Nov. 5
- It's time for the annual Santa Summit, in which revelers put on Santa suits and hop around designated locations in town to eat, drink, and be merry.
Everything Christmas
- Katherine Barrell, Cindy Busby, Corey Sevier, Matt Wells
- Friday, Nov. 10
- Lori Jo's love for Christmas takes her on a road trip with her roommate to Yuletide Springs, where Christmas is celebrated year-round, to participate in a longstanding town tradition to honor her late grandmother.
Christmas Island
- Rachel Skarsten, Andrew Walker
- Saturday, Nov. 11
- When a snowstorm diverts Kate's first private flight en route to Switzerland to Christmas Island, she must team up with an air traffic controller to secure her dream job as the family's pilot.
A Heidelberg Holiday
- Ginna Claire Mason, Frederic Brossier
- Sunday, Nov. 12
- Heidi Heidelberg receives the dream opportunity to sell her beautiful, handmade glass ornaments at the prestigious Heidelberg Christmas Market in Germany. While there, she meets Lukas, a local artisan who helps her reconnect with her lost heritage.
Navigating Christmas
- Chelsea Hobbs, Stephen Huszar
- Friday, Nov. 17
- Recently divorced Melanie and her son Jason visit a remote island for Christmas, only to find themselves running a real working lighthouse where she connects with the curt but cute owner.
A Merry Scottish Christmas
- Lacey Chabert, Scott Wolf
- Saturday, Nov. 18
- When estranged siblings Lindsay and Brad Morgan travel to Scotland at Christmas to reunite with their mother Jo, a big family secret is revealed.
Holiday Hotline
- Emily Tennant, Niall Matter
- Sunday, Nov. 19
- After leaving London, Abby connects with an anonymous caller while working at a cooking hotline. The caller is single dad "John" who Abby unknowingly has become smitten with in real life.
Catch Me If You Claus
- Italia Ricci, Luke Macfarlane
- Thursday, Nov. 23
- Avery Quinn is an aspiring news anchor who's finally getting her big break on her station's Christmas morning newscast. But that's put in jeopardy when she captures an intruder in her home wearing a red suit claiming to be Chris, Santa's son, who is on his first mission.
Letters to Santa
- Katie Leclerc, Rafael de la Fuente
- Friday, Nov. 24
- When young siblings receive a magic pen from Santa that appears to be granting wishes, they request a Christmas gift they want more than anything – for their separated parents to reunite.
Holiday Road
- Sara Canning, Warren Christie
- Friday, Nov. 24
- When bad weather leaves each of them stranded at the airport for the holidays, a tech entrepreneur, a travel writer, a devoted mother and her son, a stubborn senior, an enigmatic woman with a hint of mystery a couple traveling from Hong Kong and a social media influencer all agree to rent a shared van to embark on a road trip to Denver.
Christmas in Notting Hill
- Sarah Ramos, William Moseley
- Saturday, Nov. 25
- Famous soccer star Graham Savoy has always been too busy for love, but when he comes home to Notting Hill for Christmas, he changes his mind after meeting Georgia – a visiting American and the one person who has no idea who he is.
Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up
- Lacey Chabert, Wes Brown, Stephen Tobolowsky
- Saturday, Nov. 25
- As the holidays approach, Emily and Jared are looking forward to celebrating together again, this time as a couple. Emily, now embracing Evergreen Lane's uniquely festive spirit, is ready to work with Jared, Ned, Mary Louise and Pamela to make this year's Christmas celebrations the best yet — even if being the HOA president's girlfriend doesn't stop those dreaded decorating citations.
Our Christmas Mural
- Alex Paxton-Beesley, Dan Jeannotte
- Sunday, Nov. 26
- Olivia is a single mom who returns home for Christmas. Her mom secretly enters her into a mural contest; she wins but partners with teacher Will to create a Christmas masterpiece.
A Biltmore Christmas
- Bethany Joy Lenz, Kristoffer Polaha, Jonathan Frakes
- Sunday, Nov. 26
- Lucy Hardgrove is a screenwriter who lands the job of a lifetime when she's hired to pen the script for a remake of the beloved holiday movie classic "His Merry Wife!" which was filmed in 1947 at beautiful, historic Biltmore House. When the head of the studio isn't satisfied with the ending Lucy wrote because it deviates from the original's feel-good conclusion, he sends Lucy to Biltmore Estate for research and inspiration.
My Norwegian Holiday
- Rhiannon Fish, David Elsendoorn
- Friday, Dec. 1
- JJ, grieving the loss of her grandmother and seeking dissertation inspiration, stumbles upon an unexpected holiday destiny. Meeting Henrik, a Norwegian from Bergen, their connection deepens when he discovers she has a troll figurine from his hometown.
A Not So Royal Christmas
- Brooke D'Orsay, Will Kemp
- Saturday, Dec. 2
- Tabloid journalist Charlotte attempts to land an interview with a reclusive count. In response, the royal family has a groundskeeper pose as the count since the real one fled years ago.
Christmas with a Kiss
- Mishael Morgan, Ronnie Rowe Jr., Jamie M. Callica
- Sunday, Dec. 3
- A woman returns home to help with her family's Christmas Carnival and romance ignites. A photojournalist curates a surprise reunion.
Magic in Mistletoe
- Lyndie Greenwood, Paul Campbell
- Friday, Dec. 8
- Harrington is the author of a popular book series but commercial success has left him a bitter recluse. As he returns to his hometown for an annual Christmas festival celebrating his books, he's joined by April, a publicist for the major publishing house he works with. April is there for damage control after Harrington's recent comments on social media have ruffled some feathers. But as she gets to know him better, hope springs that April can unlock Harrington's guarded heart and help him rediscover the spirit of the holiday.
Christmas on Cherry Lane
- Catherine Bell, Jonathan Bennett, John Brotherton
- Saturday, Dec. 9
- A young couple preparing to welcome their first child; an empty-nester and her fiancé ready to start a new chapter; and a couple who unexpectedly have the chance to expand their family on Christmas Eve celebrate the holiday as they navigate these turning points in their lives.
Round and Round
- Vic Michaelis, Bryan Greenberg, Rick Hoffman
- Sunday, Dec. 10
- Rachel's stuck in a time loop, reliving the night of her parents' Hanukkah party. Can Zach the "nice boy" Grandma's trying to set her up with, help her make it to tomorrow?
The Secret Gift of Christmas
- Meghan Ory, Christopher Russell
- Friday, Dec. 15
- Bonnie is a personal shopper who helps her new, widowed client Patrick reconnect with his young daughter. Though Bonnie and Patrick's ideas of shopping couldn't be more different, she is determined to get Patrick and his daughter everything on their wish list.
Sealed with a List
- Katie Findlay, Evan Roderick
- Saturday, Dec. 16
- This holiday season, festive Carley sets out to conquer her list of abandoned resolutions from last year. Aided by coworker Wyatt, she finds love and the confidence to chase her dreams.
Friends & Family Christmas
- Humberly Gonzalez, Ali Liebert
- Sunday, Dec. 17
- Daniella has recently moved to New York to pursue an art career and decides to stay in town to share the holidays with her circle of artist friends, instead of going home to see her sweet, if overbearing, parents. Amelia is a talented entertainment lawyer trying to stay focused on her work after a broken engagement.
Miracles of Christmas
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Mr. Christmas Comes to Town
- Erica Durance, Brennan Elliott, Barbara Niven
- Thursday, Oct. 26
- A shopping channel host known as Ms. Christmas receives a terminal diagnosis, which inspires a multi-city excursion set to spread Christmas cheer before her farewell broadcast.
My Christmas Guide
- Amber Marshall, Ben Mehl
- Thursday, Nov. 2
- After losing his eyesight, a college professor adopts a seeing eye dog from a guide dog trainer. As they all begin to spend time together, his confidence returns and his heart begins to open.
Mystery on Mistletoe Lane
- Erica Cerra, Victor Webster
- Thursday, Nov. 9
- New to town, Heidi Wicks and her kids discover a Christmas mystery in their historic home. Local handyman and historian David helps along the way, finding his own surprising connection.
A World Record Christmas
- Nikki DeLoach, Lucas Bryant, Aias Dalman
- Thursday, Nov. 16
- Charlie is an autistic boy determined to set a Guinness World Record by stacking 1400 Jenga blocks. His mother Marissa and stepfather Eric encourage him to reach for his dream and they all celebrate when he gets the good news that he'll have get his chance on Christmas Eve.
A Season for Family
- Brendan Penny, Stacey Farber
- Wednesday, Nov. 22
- Maddy's adopted son Wesley has just one Christmas wish — to meet his brother Cody, who was adopted into a different family. Cody's father Paul is a widower who is not ready to have this conversation with his son, so he turns down a meeting. However, circumstances bring the two brothers unknowingly together and they become fast friends, while sparks fly between Maddy and Paul.
Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas
- Shenae Grimes-Beech, Chris Carmack, Grace Leer
- Thursday, Nov. 30
- Facing her first Christmas without her mother and looking to avoid loneliness, Carly heads to a quaint town to lead the church choir at Christmas. Once there, Carly meets Matthew, a man back in town after serving in the army.
To All a Good Night
- Kimberley Sustad, Mark Ghanime
- Thursday, Dec. 7
- A small-town photographer saves the life of a mysterious man, who may just be in town to buy her family's parkland – which is also the location of the annual Christmas celebration.
Heaven Down Here
- Krystal Joy Brown, Tina Lifford, Juan Riedinger
- Thursday, Dec. 14
- Inspired by Mickey Guyton's song of the same name, "Heaven Down Here" tells the story of four disparate people who find themselves stranded in a local diner on Christmas Eve when a snowstorm hits the town.
Miracle in Bethlehem, PA
- Laura Vandervoort, Benjamin Ayres
- Thursday, Dec. 21
- Successful and fiercely independent, Mary Ann Brubeck adopts a baby girl to raise on her own just before Christmas. Due to the weather, she and the baby get stuck in Bethlehem, PA for the holidays.
To see the complete Hallmark Christmas schedule, and watch previews for the festive flicks, visit HallmarkChannel.com/Christmas.
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