There is something so comforting a few Hallmark Christmas Movie. Maybe it’s the final predictability of the plot, the necessary life lessons being imparted, or the wholesome overabundance of holiday spirit. But there’s nothing like pouring a glass of eggnog, possibly popping some rum in the mix, and sitting down to an immediate dose of romanticized merriment. The vacation film season appears to begin earlier every year, however you won’t hear me complaining over any sleigh bells. The post-Thanksgiving stretch is when Christmas actually takes full focus, though, allowing for ample time to plan for snow-covered viewings with our 2022 Hallmark movie schedule.
While a variety of different networks have thrown their hats into the vacation film ring – with some nice choices from Lifetime, Great American Family, Netflix and more – I’m limiting this specific listing to only Hallmark. Because if we’re being practical, there are solely so many hours in the day, and these folks wrote the guide on holiday fare. However, please be at liberty to go nuts with the full 2022 Christmas film schedule for TV and streaming, and see what quantity of you can examine off. Here are nine films from Hallmark’s 2022 Countdown to Christmas that ought to turn into prioritized viewing before 2023 arrives.
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A Cozy Christmas Inn
Taking actors from beloved TV collection of previous decades and giving them lead roles in holiday films continues to be a most genius advertising transfer, and it’s one that definitely works on me. Jodie Sweetin of Full House fame isn’t any newcomer to the holiday movie, and A Cozy Christmas Inn sounded like an cute story, with Jodie Sweetin’s Erika being by accident reunited with her ex, who runs the small-town Alaskan inn she’s tasked with purchasing for her massive developer boss. As it goes.
A Cozy Christmas Inn actually premiered on October 28, even earlier than Halloween arrived, however was I simply supposed to let it sit within the queue for a whole month? My expectations have been spot-on too, as a result of it’s perfectly charming, and Erika is the image of positivity, despite her boss transport her off to Alaska underneath the assumption she had no vacation plans. A Cozy Christmas Inn will reair at 6 p.m. ET Monday, November 28.
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All Saints Christmas
As somebody who lived in Louisiana for many of my life, I gravitate towards any Christmas film set within the South. All Saints Christmas, a narrative a few New Orleans family of jazz musicians, was a no-brainer for my watch record. The plot sounds super cute, too, as singer Lisette (Ledisi Young) is mistakenly thought to be engaged after her ex-boyfriend Matthew (Roger R. Cross) dropped to one knee on a crowded avenue while having a again spasm. The film premiered on November 6 and will air subsequent at 2 a.m. ET on Friday, December 1.
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Christmas at the Golden Dragon
The preview for Christmas at the Golden Dragon promises eight different tales in one acquainted place. It appears like we’ll get the familiar “family business is closing” plot with this one, and maybe with a Love Actually vibe, as presumably the stories will all maintain a connection to the Golden Dragon restaurant, permitting for super-heartwarming when the stories come collectively. Christmas on the Golden Dragon premiered on November 13 and can play once more at noon ET November 26.
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My Southern Family Christmas
While I’ve already said my love for Christmas films set within the South, nevertheless it was really the cast greater than the placement that attracted me to My Southern Family Christmas. Jaicy Elliot of Grey’s Anatomy fame co-stars with One Tree Hill’s Moira Kelly and horror icon Bruce Campbell, and that is actually all you needed to say to get me on board. Elliot joined Hallmark this yr, serving to to promote body positivity as an aspiring plus-size fashion designer in Romance in Style.
For My Southern Family Christmas, her character Campbell — under the guise of a journalist — meets her organic father for the primary time without him figuring out her identification. Will she select to reveal the truth? This movie premieres at 8 p.m. ET Thursday, November 24.
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#Xmas
I really feel like the hashtag in #Xmas’ title may be a love-it-or-hate-it choice with this year’s Hallmark viewers, but I’m all for any enjoyable, new twists on the standard Christmas fare. Rather than trying to enchantment to a younger demographic with this story about an influencer who should determine how trustworthy to be together with her followers, I really feel like this will nonetheless be geared to the older folks who, like Clare Bowen’s Jen, have seen the world turn out to be overtaken by social media, and may’t determine this dadgum TikTok.
#Xmas stars the aforementioned Nasville vet Clare Bowen, and Pretty Little Liars followers would possibly acknowledge Brant Daugherty from his function as Noel Kahn. Catch this one when it premieres at 6 p.m. ET Friday, November 25.
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Haul Out the Holly
I have two words that describe my cause for placing Haul Out the Holly on this list, and you knew they had been coming: Lacey. Chabert. Is it even Christmas on the Hallmark Channel if you’re not watching the Mean Girls alum’s annual offering? What’s more, this film looks like so much enjoyable, with Wes Brown issuing HOA violations to Chabert’s Emily for her lack of Christmas decor, leading to what seems like an epic battle between neighbors. HOA threats equal the opposite of merriment in actual life, but I’m pondering Haul Out the Holly is going to drag it off when it premieres at 8 p.m. ET Saturday, November 26.
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Undercover Holiday
Noemi Gonzalez performs newly minted pop star Jaylen in Undercover Holiday, who’s compelled to deliver her overprotective security guard Matt (Stephen Huszar) house for the vacations with her household. For causes that remain to be seen, she tells her of us that he is her new boyfriend, and I suppose everyone knows how this seems. Something one thing, safety guard of her coronary heart. I’m excited to see how, precisely, they get there though. Undercover Holiday premieres at 8 p.m. Sunday, December 4.
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Christmas Class Reunion
Aimee Teegarden (Friday Night Lights) stars in Christmas Class Reunion, which is in a position to heart on highschool classmates coming collectively after 15 years to reminisce about the previous, ignite unrequited love and ponder the place they’re in life. Has there ever been a foul highschool reunion movie? OK, in all probability plenty, but I’m feeling Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion vibes, or The Afterparty (presumably without the murder) and possibly somewhat Carrie? Count me in when this premieres at 8 p.m. ET Thursday, December 10.
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The Holiday Sitter
Hallmark is making historical past with its lineup this 12 months, offering its first Christmas film with a number one LGBTQ+ couple, and I couldn’t be extra excited to see Jonathan Bennett (Lacey Chabert’s Mean Girls co-star) and George Krissa in these roles. In The Holiday Sitter, Sam (Bennett) apparently finds himself overwhelmed when tasked with babysitting his niece and nephew, thus recruiting the help of neighbor Jason (Krissa). Bennett is a Hallmark mainstay, after a number of actors left for rival community GAF, and it’s nice to see him taking the lead after being so gratifying in his supporting function in The Christmas House and its sequel. The Holiday Sitter premieres at 8 p.m. ET Sunday, December 11.
Getting through your curated record of holiday choices from Hallmark and other networks is a process not for the faint of heart. So get able to adorn your most comfortable Christmas sweater and settle in under a heat blanket, as a outcome of this is our time, holiday movie fans! I wish you luck in your endeavors and, in fact, a predictably fortunately ever after.
