Christmas Movies 2024: Full TV Schedule for Hallmark, Lifetime and More
It’s officially the holiday season. Beginning Oct. 12, Great American Family kicked off their Great American Christmas 2024 event, while Hallmark Channel will start to roll out their new movies, as part of the 15th annual Countdown to Christmas event, on Oct. 18.
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This year, across the channel, Hallmark Mystery and Hallmark+, the company is rolling out seven more than last year with 47; Great American Family has four less than last year with 16, while Lifetime has the same as last year’s 12. BET+ has eight this year, while Netflix has five, UPtv has four and OWN and Hulu each have announced three. BYUtv has one.
More movies will likely be announced — since it’s not yet Halloween at the time of publishing this — but bookmark this page. We’ll continue to update as more are announced. Below is your official guide to all the new, original holiday movies coming this season:
Friday, October 18
“’Twas the Date Before Christmas,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Robert Buckley, Amy Groening
Saturday, October 19
“Holiday Crashers,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Lyndsy Fonseca, Daniella Monet, Chris McNally, Jag Bal
“Christmas in Scotland,” Great American Family, 8 p.m.
Cast: Jill Winternitz and Dominic Watters
Sunday, October 20
Scouting for Christmas,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Tamera Mowry-Housley, Carlo Marks, Marci T. House
“A Christmas Castle Proposal,” Great American Family, 8 p.m.
Cast: Rhiannon Fish and Mitchell Bourke
Thursday, October 24
“This Time Each Year,” Hallmark Mystery, 8 p.m.
Cast: Alison Sweeney, Niall Matter
Saturday, October 26
“The Christmas Charade,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Rachel Skarsten, Corey Sevier
“A Vintage Christmas,” Great American Family, 8 p.m.
Cast: Merritt Patterson and Christopher Russell
Sunday, October 27
“The 5-Year Christmas Party,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Katie Findlay, Jordan Fisher
Thursday, October 31
“My Sweet Austrian Holiday,” Hallmark Mystery, 8 p.m.
Cast: Brittany Bristow, Will Kemp
Friday, November 1
“A Carol for Two,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Ginna Claire Mason, Jordan Litz, Charlotte D’amboise
“Christmas on the Ranch,” Hulu
Cast: Jade Harlow, Houston Rhines
Saturday, November 2
“Our Holiday Story,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Nikki DeLoach, Warren Christie
“The Fabric of Christmas,” Great American Family, 8 p.m.
Cast: Ferelith Young and Harmon Walsh
Sunday, November 3
“Holiday Mismatch,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick
Wednesday, November 6
“Meet Me Next Christmas,” Netflix
Cast: Christina Millian, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola Matt Sallee, Kofi Siriboe, Kalen Allen
Thursday, November 7
“Five Gold Rings,” Hallmark Mystery, 8 p.m.
Cast: Holland Roden, Nolan Gerard Funk
“Unwrapping Christmas: Tina’s Miracle,” Hallmark+
Cast: Natalie Hall, Alec Santos
“A Christmas Miracle,” BET+
Cast: Noree Victoria, Blue Kimble, Victoria Rowell, Nadia Simms, Aaron D. Spears, Marc Jones, Javon Johnson, Cayen Martin, Tiffany M. Show, Kenneth Okolie, Addie “The Bam” Benson, Michelle Lamb, Lennox Simms, Cayen Martin, Christopher A. Nolen
Friday, November 8
“Trivia at St. Nick’s,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Tammin Sursok, Brant Daugherty
Saturday, November 9
“Santa Tell Me,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, Benjamin Ayres, Christopher Russell, Kurt Szarka
“A Royal Christmas Ballet,” Great American Family, 8 p.m.
Cast: Brittany Underwood and Jonathan Stoddard
Sunday, November 10
“‘Tis the Season to Be Irish,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Fiona Gubelmann, Eoin Macken
Wednesday, November 13
“Hot Frosty,” Netflix
Cast: Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan, Craig Robinson, Joe Lo Truglio, Katy Mixon, Lauren Holly, Chrishell Stause
Thursday, November 14
“Unwrapping Christmas: Mia’s Prince,” Hallmark+
Cast: Kathryn Davis, Nathan Witte
“A Reason for the Season,” Movies & Mysteries
Cast: Taylor Cole, Kevin McGarry
“Style Me for Christmas,” BET+
Cast: Raven Goodwin, Pretty Vee, Mario
Friday, November 15
“Christmas with the Singhs,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Anuja Joshi, Ben Hollingsworth
“An Almost Christmas Story,” Disney+ (short)
Cast: Cary Christopher, Estella Madrigal, Jim Gaffigan, Mamoudou Athie, Alex Ross Perry, Gianna Joseph, Phil Rosenthal, Natasha Lyonne and John C. Reilly; story by Alfonso Cuarón
Saturday, November 16
“Jingle Bell Run,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Ashley Williams, Andrew Walker
“Christmas at Plumhill Manor,” Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Cast: Maria Menounos, Kyle Pryor
“A Christmas Less Traveled,” Great American Family, 8 p.m.
Cast: Candace Cameron Bure and Eric Johnson
Sunday, November 17
“Confessions of a Christmas Letter,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Angela Kinsey, Alec Santos, cameo by Brian Baumgartner
“Holiday in Happy Hollow,” Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Cast: Tamara Almeida and Cody Ray Thompson
Monday, November 18
“Jingle Bell Love,” The Roku Channel
Cast: Joey McIntyre, Michelle Morgan, Yanna McIntosh, Delia Chambers, Al Goulem
Wednesday, November 20
“The Merry Gentlemen,” Netflix
Cast: Chad Michael Murray, Britt Robertson, Marla Sokoloff, Beth Broderick, Michael Gross, Maxwell Caulfield, Hector David Jr., Colt Prattes, Marc Anthony Samuel
Thursday, November 21
“Unwrapping Christmas: Lily’s Destiny,” Hallmark+
Cast: Ashley Newbrough, Torrance Coombs
“A Novel Noel,” Hallmark Mystery, 8 p.m.
Cast: Julie Gonzalo, Brendan Penny
“A Wesley South African Christmas,” BET+
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
“Nugget Is Dead? A Christmas Story,” CBS, 8 p.m.
Cast: Vic Zerbst
Friday, November 22
“Christmas on Call,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Sara Canning, Ser’Darius Blain, cameo by Donna Kelce
Saturday, November 23
“Three Wiser Men and a Boy,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Paul Campbell, Tyler Hynes, Andrew Walker, Margaret Colin
“Christmas in the Spotlight,” Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Cast: Jessica Lord, Laith Wallschleger, Jeannie Mai, Haley Kalil
“A Little Women’s Christmas,” Great American Family, 8 p.m.
Cast: Trevor Donovan, Jen Lilley, Jillian Murray, Laura Osnes, Julia Reilly, Jesse Hutch and Gladys Knight
Sunday, November 24
“To Have and to Holiday,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Madeleine Arthur, Robert Bazzocchi, Eric Close
“Sincerely, Truly Christmas,” Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Cast: Paula Brancati, Jake Epstein and Howard Hoover
“Sleigh Bells and Sugarplums,” Great American Family, 8 p.m.
Cast: Jill Wagner and Jesse Hutch
“Festival of Trees,” UPtv, 7 p.m.
Cast: Kate Miner, Greg Perrow, Josie Davis
Wednesday, November 27
“Christmas Under the Lights,” Hallmark Mystery, 8 p.m.
Cast: Heather Hemmens, Marco Grazzini
“Our Little Secret,” Netflix
Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Ian Harding, Tim Meadows, Jon Rudnitsky, Henry Czerny, Judy Reyes, Chris Parnell and Kristin Chenoweth, Dan Bucatinsky, Katie Baker, Jake Brennan, Ash Santos, Brian Unger
Thursday, November 28
“Unwrapping Christmas: Olivia’s Reunion,” Hallmark+
Cast: Cindy Busby, Jake Epstein
“Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Rachel Boston, Pascal Lamothe-Kipnes, Tanner Novlan, Matthew James Dowden, Max Lloyd-Jones
“The Day Before Christmas,” BET+
Cast: Tristan Wilds, Candace Maxwell, Finn Maloney, Ava Marie Threat, Gerard Catus, Palmer Williams Jr., Ashley Forrestier, Perri L. Camper, Trell Woodberry, Heiress Harris, Ace Tucker, Joyce Glenn, Towanda Braxton, Chinai Routte, Darren Brand
Friday, November 29
“Nutcrackers,” Hulu
Cast: Ben Stiller, Linda Cardellini, Edi Patterson, Tim Heidecker, Toby Huss, and Homer, Ulysses, Atlas, and Arlo Janson
“A ’90s Christmas,” Hallmark Channel, 6 p.m.
Cast: Eva Bourne, Chandler Massey, Katherine Barrell
“Deck the Walls,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Ashley Greene, Wes Brown, Danny Pellegrino
“A Cinderella Christmas Ball,” Great American Family, 8 p.m.
Cast: Danica McKellar and Oliver Rice; choreographed by Gleb Savchenko
Saturday, November 30
“Believe in Christmas,” Hallmark Channel, 6 p.m.
Cast: Meghan Ory, John Reardon
“Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Hunter King, Tyler Hynes, Ed Begley Jr., Richard Riehle, Diedrich Bader, Christine Ebersole, Megyn Price; cameos by Donna Kelce, Jenna Bush Hager, Coach Andy Reid; and players Trey Smith, Mecole Hardman Jr., Clyde Edwards-Helaire and George Karlaftis
“BeBe Winans’ We Three Kings,” Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Cast: BeBe Winans, Bethany Brown, Lisa Berry, Faith Wright, Romeo Miller, Deborah Joy Winans
“Wreathmaker Christmas,” Great American Family, 8 p.m.
Cast: Kristin Wollett and Casey Elliott
Sunday, December 1
“The Finnish Line,” Hallmark Channel, 6 p.m.
Cast: Kim Matula, Beau Mirchoff, Nichole Sakura
“The Christmas Quest,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Lacey Chabert, Kristoffer Polaha
“Make or Bake Christmas,” Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Cast: Vivica A. Fox, Jackée Harry, Jasmine Aivaliotis, Landon Moss, Corin Nemec
“Home Sweet Christmas,” Great American Family, 8 p.m.
Cast: Candace Cameron Bure, Cameron Mathison
“A Bluegrass Christmas,” UPtv, 7 p.m.
Cast: Amanda Jordan, David Pinard, Shaun Johnston
Thursday, December 4
“That Christmas,” Netflix
Cast: Brian Cox, Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker, Lolly Adefope, Alex Macqueen, Katherine Parkinson, Sindhu Vee, India Brown, Zazie Hayhurst, Sienna Sayer, Jack Wisniewski, Rosie Cavaliero, Paul Kaye, Guz Khan, Andy Nyman, Kuhu Agarwal, Bronte Smith, Freddie Spry, Ava Talbot, with Bill Nighy and Rhys Darby
Thursday, December 5
“Season’s Greetings from Cherry Lane,” Hallmark+
Cast: Jonathan Bennett, Annabelle Bourke, Corey Cott, Sarah Dugdale, Shannon Kook, Vincent Rodriguez III
“A Dance in the Snow,” Hallmark Mystery, 8 p.m.
Cast: Erica Cerra, Mark Ghanimé, Vanessa Burghardt, Dorian Giordano
“Brewster’s Millions: Christmas,” BET+
Cast: China Anne McClain, Romeo Miller, Richard Pryor Jr., Rain Pryor, Telma Hopkins, Tequan Richmond, Sierra McClain
Friday, December 6
“Private Princess Christmas,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Ali Skovbye, Derek Klena, Erica Durance
Saturday, December 7
“Sugarplummed,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Maggie Lawson, Janel Parrish
“A Very Merry Beauty Salon,” Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Cast: Tia Mowry, RonReaco Lee, Donna Biscoe, Cocoa Brown, Ashli Auguillard
“Once Upon a Christmas Wish,” Great American Family, 8 p.m.
Cast: Mario Lopez, Courtney Lopez
“A Season to Remember,” OWN, 9 p.m.
Cast: Michele Weaver and Nathan Owens
Sunday, December 8
“Leah’s Perfect Gift,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Emily Arlook, Evan Roderick, Barbara Niven
“How to Fall in Love by Christmas,” Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Cast: Teri Hatcher, Dan Payne
“The Primrose Railway Children,” BYUtv, 9:15 p.m.
Cast: Kevin McKidd
Thursday, December 12
“Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane,” Hallmark+
Cast: Benjamin Ayres, Catherine Bell, James Denton, Erica Durance, Julie Gonzalo, Ryan Rottman
“All I Need for Christmas,” Hallmark Mystery, 8 p.m.
Cast: Mallory Jansen, Dan Jeannotte
“Too Many Christmases,” BET+
Cast: Denzel Whitaker, Porscha Coleman, Jackie Harry, Michael Colyar, Valarie Pettiford, Adele Givens, DeShawn Bowens, Juhahn Jones, Russell G. Jones, Willie C. Carpenter, Jordan Babbs, Ratoya Banks, Jonath Davis
Friday, December 13
“Hanukkah on the Rocks,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Stacey Farber, Daren Kagasoff, Marc Summers
Saturday, December 14
“The Santa Class,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Kimberley Sustad, Benjamin Ayres
“The Holiday Junkie,” Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Cast: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Brian Hallisay
“Get Him Back for Christmas,” Great American Family, 8 p.m.
Cast: Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega; special appearance by the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Mario Lopez, Victoria Jackson and Natasha Bure
“Mistletoe & Matrimony,” OWN, 9 p.m.
Cast: Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Etienne Maurice
Sunday, December 15
“Following Yonder Star” (A DaySpring movie), Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Brooke D’Orsay, John Brotherton
“A Shelter and Season’s Greetings,” Great American Family, 8 p.m.
Cast: Ash Tsai and Eric Guilmette
“A Novel Christmas,” UPtv, 7 p.m.
Cast: Brigitte Kingsley, Landy Cannon, Alys Crocker
Thursday, December 19
“Deck the Halls on Cherry Lane,” Hallmark+
Cast: John Brotherton, Erin Cahill, Brooke D’Orsay, Chelsea Hobbs, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Sam Page, Matt Dusk
“Trading Up Christmas,” Hallmark Mystery, 8 p.m.
Cast: Italia Ricci, Michael Xavier
“Queen of Christmas,” BET+
Cast: Terri J. Vaughn, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Essence Atkins, Hannah Whitley, Tyler Whitley, Aasha Davis, Gary Budoff, Bear Jackson, Isaiah Romain, Carl Gilliard
Saturday, December 21
“Happy Howlidays,” Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Cast: Jessica Lowndes, the to-be-announced winner of “Finding Mr. Christmas”
“Christmas by Candlelight,” Great American Family, 8 p.m.
Cast: Erin Agostino and Harmon Walsh
“24-Karat Christmas,” OWN, 9 p.m.
Cast: Samantha Marie Ware, Curtis Hamilton
Sunday, December 22
“Coupled Up for Christmas,” Great American Family, 8 p.m.
Cast: Sara Canning and Marcus Rosner
“North by North Pole: A Dial S Mystery,” UPtv, 7 p.m.
Cast: Abby Ross, Joey Scarpellino, Andrea Reindel
Wednesday, December 25
“Blended Christmas,” BET+
Cast: Jennifer Freeman, Anthony Dalton, Dream Doll, Victoria Rowell
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