Lifetime Network Rolls Out Full 2023 Christmas Movies Lineup
Merry Magic Christmas
Many networks have shortened their slates of original Christmas movies this year because of the writers and actors strikes in Hollywood that effectively shut down production May. That being said, the list of Christmas movies is still quite nice. Lifetime network just released their schedule of all-new movies for 2023. The annual It's a Wonderful Lifetime Christmas movies list includes 12 new movies, plus Silent Night, Fatal Night, a chilling holiday thriller coming to LMN.
What is It's a Wonderful Lifetime?
It's a Wonderful Lifetime is Lifetime network's annual holiday movie event. Similar to Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas or UPtv's Most Uplifting Christmas lineups, It's a Wonderful Lifetime showcases fresh new holiday movies each year.
Related: Check Out UPtv's 2023 Most Uplifting Christmas Ever Schedule
When does It's a Wonderful Lifetime begin?
It's a Wonderful Lifetime's schedule of holiday movies begins rolling out Saturday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. ET with Christmas Plus One. New movies premiere each Saturday and Sunday through Saturday, Dec. 23.
How can I watch It's a Wonderful Lifetime?
The holiday movie premieres in the It's a Wonderful Lifetime list can be seen on Lifetime network. Movies will be made available the day after their premiere on TV Everywhere partners such as Philo or Frndly and also Video On Demand through your cable or satellite providers.
How many new movies will It's a Wonderful Lifetime have this year?
Lifetime will have 12 brand-new movie premieres during the It's a Wonderful Lifetime event. Another new holiday movie, Silent Night, Fatal Night will premiere on LMN, their sister network.
Related: Jingle Those Sleigh Bells! Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas List Is Here
How can I watch previous Lifetime Christmas movies?
Lifetime has curated some of their favorite and most popular Christmas titles for your viewing pleasure! From Oct. 13 through New Year's Day, 60 of their beloved holiday titles will be available to stream on Lifetime's website, mylifetime.com and app. Movies include Merry Liddle Christmas, Reindeer Games Homecoming and Santa's Boots. Lifetime Movie Club, the network's streaming subscription service, will offer 44 holiday titles commercial free. Plans start as low as $4.99/month.
Is there a trailer for It's a Wonderful Lifetime?
You bet! Lifetime released a trailer for It's a Wonderful Lifetime lineup when the dropped the full schedule in mid-October.
Lifetime Christmas movies 2023
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Christmas Plus One
Premieres Saturday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. ET
Stars Emily Alatalo and Corey Sevier
When sisters Cara (Emily Alatalo) and Amy (Vanessa Smythe) make a pact to find their soulmates by next Christmas, they’re not expecting anything to come from it. However, one year later, Amy’s winter wedding is approaching, and Cara finally finds her own perfect man, Chase (Andrew Bushell), who agrees to attend as her plus one. But after immediately losing his number, all hope is lost. Will she find him in time to make her Christmas wish come true? Or does love have other plans for Cara when magazine writer Michael (Corey Sevier) signs on to help her in her quest?
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Planes, Trains, and Christmas Trees
Premieres Sunday, November 19 at 8 p.m. ET
Stars Kathryn Davis and Olivier Renaud
During a business trip to Indiana, event planner Kayley (Kathryn Davis) and sports agent Brett (Olivier Renaud) find themselves unable to fly home for Christmas due to a terrible snowstorm. Determined to get back to New York by Christmas Eve, the two team up and try to make their own way home, but when the storm hits, they’re forced to seek refuge in the sleepy town of Redwood, Ohio; a place that ignites some much-needed Christmas magic in their hearts.
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Christmas at the Chalet
Premieres Saturday, November 25 at 8 p.m. ET
Stars Teri Hatcher and William DeVry
When ex TV host and socialite Lex (Teri Hatcher) finds herself faced with the possibility of spending Christmas sharing a luxury chalet with her son, ex-husband, and his new girlfriend, she volunteers to work in the chalet to avoid things getting too close to home, while documenting her every move for a new wave of followers who are loving this new chapter of her life.
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Laughing All the Way
Premieres Sunday, November 26 at 8 p.m. ET
Stars Paniz Zade and Jake Epstein
When ghostwriter and aspiring comedian Aubri Wilson (Paniz Zade) is placed in charge of the Christmas variety show, she worries she might not have what it takes to pull off this make-or-break moment in her career. With Christmas just weeks away, Aubri is in pursuit of the perfect headliner for the event. That is, until famous Hollywood comedian Mike Baxter (Jake Epstein) returns to the comedy club that launched his career. There, Mike rediscovers his stand-up roots, and Aubri shows the world her inner funny girl, and as their journeys collide, they fall hopelessly and hilariously in love, laughing all the way.
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Ladies of the ‘80s: A Divas Christmas
Premieres Saturday, December 2 at 8 p.m. ET
Stars Loni Anderson, Morgan Fairchild, Linda Gray, Donna Mills and Nicollette Sheriden
Five glamorous ‘80s soap opera stars reunite to share the spotlight to shoot the final Christmas episode of their long-running soap opera. The producer, Alex (Travis Burns) and director Nell (Taylor Ann Thompson), old college friends, do their best to keep things on the rails but as the ladies come together, old rivalries resurface that threaten to tear the whole production apart. With the show nearly canceled before it even begins due to the ladies' famous diva behavior, they reluctantly agree to set aside their differences and past secrets to "act" as if they all still love each other. When old sparks reignite between Alex and Nell, the ladies become eager to play cupid and conspire to bring the couple together. Along the way, the divas also discover that the love between them all is still very strong too.
Look for original music from 80s pop star Tiffany who sings the film's theme song.
Related: Meet the Stars of Lifetime's Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas
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Mistletoe Match
Premieres Sunday, December 3 at 8 p.m. ET
Stars Elena Juatco and Ryan Bruce
With the holiday season in full swing, Olivia Hayes (Elena Juatco) goes undercover to provide her readers with an in-depth and cynical look at the hugely successful annual Secret Santa for Singles event. There, she meets single dad and handsome widower Thomas (Ryan Bruce) who is just as skeptical about the program as she is. Sparks soon fly, but with a once in a lifetime promotion on the line, will she risk losing it all for the romance she never saw coming?
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A Cowboy Christmas Romance
Premieres Saturday, December 9 at 8 p.m. ET
Stars Jana Kramer and Adam Senn
One week before Christmas, a huge business deal sends real estate “closer” Lexie Crenshaw (Jana Kramer) back to a place she swore she’d never return to: her hometown of Tubac, Arizona. Back on the range, Lexie must convince Coby Mason (Adam Senn), a horse-whispering rancher, to part ways with his family's land, while navigating her relationship with her father (Bruce Thomas) and brothers she left behind, leading her to reconsider the life she gave up 10 years ago.
Look for new original music entitled, "All I Want Is You," by Max Ehrich.
A Cowboy Christmas Romance also stars Max Ehrich, Curt Mega, Lisa Lee, Mary-Margaret Humes and Cassie Randolph.
Fun fact: Actress Sarah Drew (Guiding Emily, Grey's Anatomy, How She Caught a Killer) wrote the script! This is her second Lifetime Christmas movie that she has written. The first was Reindeer Games Homecoming which she starred in opposite Justin Bruening.
Related: Check Out Lifetime's Ripped-From-the-Headlines Fall Lineup
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Yes, Chef! Christmas
Premieres Sunday, December 10 at 8 p.m. ET
Stars Tia Mowry, Buddy Valastro and Luke Humphrey
Alicia Gellar (Tia Mowry) is a culinary school instructor who has put both her true career aspirations and personal life on the back burner. But this holiday season, fate is on her side. She is invited to compete in the city’s annual Kringle Cook Off and learns a family secret that could change everything and be the big break she needs to become a respected chef like her former boss Bobby (Buddy Valastro). There to mentor her through the competition is the fiery chef and Kringle protégé, Logan (Luke Humphrey), who Alicia builds a real connection with, despite their rocky start. But can Alicia win the cook-off and prove to herself that she is the capable head chef that Logan believes her to be? And will she be accepted by the Kringles if she shares the truth with them? She will have to put it all on the line to find out.
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The Holiday Proposal Plan
Premieres Saturday, December 16 at 8 p.m. ET
Stars Tatyana Ali and Jesse Kove
Travel columnist Sonny Kravitz (Tatyana Ali) and her ex-boyfriend Kip (Jesse Kove) are forced to team up to help their best friends Bree (Whitney Able) and Jarod (Geovanni Gopradi) get engaged. To set the backdrop, the four return to Sonny’s parents’ snowy chalet and set up twelve holiday traditions that are celebrated around the world to nudge Jarod to ask Bree to be his wife. But it seems that the proposal plan doesn’t just reignite the love between the engaged couple. Will Sonny and Kip rekindle what they once had?
Fun fact: Ali performs a new original song in the film!
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A Christmas Intern
Premieres Saturday, December 16 at 10 p.m. ET
Stars Jackée Harry, Ciarra Carter and Vivica A. Fox
With the holidays approaching, Cecilia (Jackée Harry) discovers that retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, so she decides to make a surprise visit to her daughter Alexis (Ciarra Carter) who created and runs “Cyber Santa,” an online gift giving business. Seizing an opportunity to spend Christmas with her daughter and get back into the game, Cecilia becomes an intern at the start-up company and the two learn the importance of family during the most wonderful time of year, while also finding love.
A Christmas Intern also stars Doug Rogers, Jasmine Avialotis and Michael Paré.
Fun fact: Make sure to turn the sound up! The movie features an original song by Jackée Harry.
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Merry Magic Christmas
Premieres Sunday, December 17 at 8 p.m. ET
Starring Patricia Isaac and Andrew Dunbar
As Christmas nears, financial advisor Beth (Patricia Isaac) finds that her fortune is hinting all around her. She starts seeing a recurring number: 624, an angel number that will help make her heart’s secret wish come true. It mysteriously becomes the time she wakes up, how far she bikes and the countdowns she sets. Taking on a pro-bono financial case for the local children’s theatre, Beth meets Nate (Andrew Dunbar), whose financial inexperience may cause the theatre to shut down. The two must work together to raise money for the theatre and possibly find love along the way.
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Mom’s Christmas Boyfriend
Premiering Saturday, December 23 at 8 p.m. ET
Starring Jeananne Goossen and Zach Smadu
Precocious 10-year-old Lily Morgan (Ai Barrett) enters a writing contest about her Christmas wish. She wishes that her single mother, Emma (Jeananne Goossen), finds love and a father for Lily whom Emma adopted as an infant in China. After winning the contest, will Lily’s wish come true?
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Silent Night, Fatal Night (Premieres on LMN)
Premieres Thursday, December 7 at 8 p.m. ET
Stars Alex Camacho and Matthew Pohlkamp
Mallory Dearborn (Alex Camacho) is one of the best-selling mystery writers in the market. Against the wishes of her manager Michael (Matthew Pohlkamp), she’s decided to end her long-running detective franchise and focus on more personal matters. Desperate for a big payday, Michael takes her prisoner and, convincing the world she’s passed away, forces her to write a new, posthumous novel. Now, Mallory will spend the holidays writing her most thrilling story yet: her own escape.
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