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Candance
Cameron Bure just whet our appetite with a sneak peek of all 24 new Christmas
movie premieres that will be kicking off October 26 on the Hallmark
Channel. The 16 movies airing on the
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries were not included.
Did you
watch the Countdown to Christmas 10th
Anniversary Preview Special?
My Top Five Hallmark Christmas Movie
Picks
I’m sure we’ll
be enthralled with all the new debuts, but I was looking for themes and story lines
we haven’t already seen scores of times.
1.
Christmas in Rome
Lacey
Chabert, one of Hallmark’s top darlings, is an American tour guide in Rome who
is fired right before Christmas. She is
hired by an American businessman to be his personal guide in the city. Sam Page plays an executive trying to buy an
Italian ceramics company, but the owner won’t sell until Sam grasps the heart
and soul of Rome.
2.
Christmas Town
Candace
Cameron Bure will undoubtedly wow us in this story about a young woman who has
never experienced “home.” She grew up in
foster care and longs for roots and a family.
This movie
is based on the 2016 bestseller of the same name by Donna VanLiere.
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While some
Hallmark characters have suffered the loss of one or both parents or on rare
occasion become estranged, this may be the first one to incorporate foster care
into the story.
In true
Hallmark style, the viewer will feel deeper empathy for those who haven’t had
the happy childhoods most of us take for granted.
3.
Check-Inn to Christmas
This movie
breaks from the Hallmark mold. It’s
about two local inns in the Rockies that have competed against each other for
years. To prevent a chain resort from
swallowing them up, both families must unite to protect their inns.
We also get
to fixate on Wes Brown’s strikingly handsome face the entire time. Win-win!
4.
Write Before Christmas
After
becoming single, a young woman writes letters to the five people who have
impacted her life the most. In turn, the
recipients are inspired to make their own lives better.
How often do
we let people know how much we appreciate the influence and support they’ve
been in our lives? Liberally doling out
words of affirmation creates a chain reaction of positivity.
I have a
feeling we will be stirred to action after seeing this movie.
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5.
Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy
This will be
the third installment in the Christmas in
Evergreen series.
While we are
used to Hallmark leading actors and actresses pairing off in different
combinations for the movies, this one is interesting because it blends all the
same couples together we have gotten to know in the first two episodes in just
one town.
While the
focus will be on new central characters, it will be neat to bump into our
familiar favorites.
Hallmark Honorable Mentions
The Christmas Club features a face you’ve seen before—Elizabeth
Mitchell. She was Mrs. Claus in Tim
Allen’s Santa Claus movies. She’s still been acting, but not in anything
I’ve seen. She shines brightest in
Christmas movies!
Christmas at Dollywood holds promise. Dolly Parton will make an appearance, and she
is a person who sparkles inside and out.
Niall
Matter, the guy from both Father
Christmas movies, is always a charming leading man.
In three new Hallmark Christmas movies (I'll let it be a surprise which ones), you will see appearances by Patrick Duffy, Bruce Boxleitner, and Priscilla Presley! If you are too young to know who those people are, Google it!
Hallmark Adds Diversity to Line-Up
Double Holiday is a story that incorporates the
celebration of both Christmas and Hanukkah.
A Christmas Duet will feature an African-American
couple in leading roles.
A Christmas Scavenger Hunt boasts a charming and new plot we
haven’t seen previously, but the romance takes place between an average-looking
male and an ugly female. Come on,
Hallmark! Leave these people in
secondary roles! Leading roles should
only be filled with attractive people!
In the same
vein, much hype surrounds A Christmas
Love Story with Kristin Chenoweth. On
one hand, it’s nice that Hallmark features love stories between older couples;
on the other hand, eww. I can’t pull my
eyes away from her expansive forehead, and her screechy mouse-voice is like
nails on a chalkboard. Sorry if I offend
her fans with that remark, but I’ll bet I’m not the only one who feels that
way!
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Been There, Done That
It must be
very challenging to crank out scores of new Christmas movies year after year,
so it’s understandable that the same story gets repackaged with different
couple combinations and background scenery now and again.
The Hallmark
Christmas movies this season featuring familiar stories include:
Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses
Merry & Bright
Picture Perfect Christmas
Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays
Christmas at the Plaza
Holiday Date
It’s okay—we
will watch and love them anyway!
Get the Hallmark Movie Checklist App
The Crown Productions checklist app allows you to track
movies you want to see or have already seen. Watch them, and then check them off! The app
also allows you to watch trailers and set reminders. You can receive alerts when your movies are
starting.
Once you download the app, you select your zip code so the
app can assess your time zone. You also
tap your TV service provider (Dish, U-Verse, etc.). You can even allow the app to add movies to
your phone’s calendar!
There’s no reason to miss any of the upcoming Hallmark
Christmas movies!
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Which Hallmark Channel Christmas Movie Do You Want to See Most?
Take the survey below, and we'll see which movie gets the most votes!
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