Posted on 09/23/2020 7:48:07 AM PDT by EdnaMode
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — and, at least for one night, Hanukkah — at Hallmark Channel.
The basic cable network has unveiled its slate of 40 (!) original holiday movies airing in 2020, including The Christmas House, starring Mean Girls‘ Jonathan Bennett as one-half of a gay couple looking to adopt their first child. The lineup also includes Love, Lights, Hanukkah!, a Hanukkah-themed flick featuring Star Trek: Discovery‘s Mia Kirshner and Boy Meets World‘s Ben Savage.
The three dozen-plus films feature a plethora of network vets, including Candace Cameron Bure (in her ninth Hallmark Christmas movie), Danica McKellar (in her sixth Hallmark movie overall), Catherine Bell, Alison Sweeney and Tamera Mowry-Housley, as well as Lacey Chabert and Holly Robinson Peete — both of whom appear in two original movies this year.
New to the Hallmark family in 2020 are Aaron Tveit (Grease Live), Janel Parrish (Pretty Little Liars), Jeremy Jordan (Supergirl), Marisol Nichols (Riverdale), Mallory Jansen (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Rochelle Aytes (S.W.A.T.), among others.
“Our holiday table is bigger and more welcoming than ever,” Hallmark Channel’s EVP of programming Michelle Vicary said in a statement. “This year’s movies reflect our most diverse representation of talent, narratives, and families, including The Christmas House, featuring a storyline about a gay couple looking to adopt their first child, and starring Jonathan Bennett in an ensemble cast. Our movies are rooted in warmth and positivity, meaningful connections, family gatherings, and seasonal traditions — a winning formula we hope will bring our millions of viewers much-needed levity and holiday cheer at the end of a tough year.”
Added Crown Media President and CEO Wonya Lucas, “For more than a decade, Hallmark holiday movies have represented the gold standard that many aspire to replicate. What we bring to the table and what truly sets us apart is an immersive holiday experience that has become a pop culture phenomenon for millions of fans… We have created a destination that evokes the spirit and feeling of the season in a way that is uniquely Hallmark.”
Hallmark’s “Countdown to Christmas” slate begins rolling out on Friday, Oct. 23. Scroll down for a complete list of this year’s holiday movies, then hit the comments and tell us which of the following flicks pique your interest.
My BIL is a big Hallmark fan. This cannot be making him happy
I’ll stick with classic Christmas movies and cartoons for my holiday viewing. Everything the left touches turns to crap.
Actors doing minimum wage work.
Watch nothing new.
Find older flicks with solid messages and storylines.
Pass.
Catherine Bell. Raised Muslim. Now a bigtime Scientologist. Plays a witch on TV.
My brother looked at that and said “Can’t this woman get a REAL religion?”
I do watch many of the Hallmark Christmas movies during the season, but they already go to a lot of trouble to leave Christ out of Christmas. The best we can hope for is maybe a Christmas carol In the background once in a while.
Despicable writing to equate a beautiful Jewish holiday with debauched child abuse practices.
I had no idea she was raised Muslim. She is a crappy actress and I’m glad I am on the British entertainment wave.
Way to ruin your channel
Pockmark Charnel
Next up
RBG’s Dying Kwanzaa Wish
I hope at a minimum they are mixed race and ethnicity
I watch KDramas.
My wife told me to cancel her/our Hallmark payments.
She did the same when HBO’s new Perry Mason showed Della as a horny old lesbian making love to a younger lesbian.
My Christmas Movie Line Up:
Holiday Inn
Elf
The Santa Clause
The Muppet Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (Patric Stewart version)
Die Hard (It’s a THING!)
It’s a Wonderful Life (On the Big Screen; ‘vintage’ theater)
White Christmas
A Christmas Story (”You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out!”)
What am I missing? (Not Hallmark!)
Holiday Inn
Elf Love, Actually
The Santa Clause
The Muppet Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (Patric Stewart version)
Die Hard (It’s a THING!)
It’s a Wonderful Life
White Christmas
A Christmas Story
Regards,
“RBG’s Dying Kwanzaa Wish”
LOL!
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