Christmas Movies on the small screen.
So, Thanksgiving is over, and it’s time for hot chocolate and Christmas movies. I can’t tell you how much I love this time of year with the snow on the ground, the tree lights shining, and all the delicious smells of goodies baking.
Below is a list of Christmas Movies that will play in December on Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas, Hallmark Movies and Mysteries’ Miracles of Christmas, Lifetime’s It’s a Wonderful Lifetime, and ION Televisions’ Holiday Movies.
To see Netflix’s Christmas Movies go to Christmas Movies in November 2018.
I just wanted to say that I don’t guarantee that these movies will be on the nights that I stated they would be or even the network. The two Hallmark channels have moved some shows around, probably due to production reasons. I honestly don’t know so check your guides. I think the Lifetime movies are still correct, but…Hallmark does have an app available for Android and Apple. Look for Countdown to Christmas Checklist in your device’s app store.
I will update the movie posters as I find they are available.
Christmas Movie December 2018
Saturday, December 1
8 pm
MINGLE ALL THE WAY
Network: Hallmark
Stars: Jen Lilley, Brant Daugherty, Lindsay Wagner
Mingle All the Way is a new networking app designed to pair busy professionals together for upcoming events, without long-term romance. Molly (Lilley), founder of the app, is determined to prove to her family that it is a success. Therefore, she joins the app, and meets another busy professional, Jeff (Daugherty).
When Molly and Jeff are matched, they are both horrified to realize they’ve already had not one, but two disastrous previous encounters. Nevertheless, they agree to stay matched for all their respective upcoming holiday engagements. As the pair gets closer, perhaps their business arrangement might turn into something more this holiday season.
A TWIST OF CHRISTMAS
Network: Lifetime
Stars: Vanessa Lachey, Brendon Zub, Christian Convery
In the frenzy before Christmas, two single parents— busy working mom Abby (Lachey) and her son, and overwhelmed lawyer Ryan (Zub) and his daughter, accidentally mix up their toys at a crowded department store. As a result, both of their Christmases appear to be ruined.
Although the two can’t stand each other, the only way to get things back on track is to help each other salvage their holiday plans – not realizing they’re falling for each other in the process.
9 pm
CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Stars: Emily Osment, Ryan Rottman
Heidi (Osment), who initially left her small town of Pleasant Valley with the dream of one day becoming a successful painter, has put her own art on hold to excel as an art gallery curator. Now, a week before the gallery’s big Christmas party, she must return home to watch her niece and nephew.
She comes face to face with her high school love, Chris, now a teacher, who is in over his head after he must find a new last-minute location for the Christmas dance. Heidi offers to help him and together they discover a beautiful place for the dance, perfectly capturing the Christmas spirit, called Wonderland Farms.
The more time Heidi spends in Pleasant Valley decorating for the Christmas SnowBall, the more she finds herself inspired to start painting again. With Christmas fast approaching, Heidi soon becomes torn between the life she built in the city and the life she is surprisingly charmed by back in Pleasant Valley, embracing her true passion.
Sunday, December 2
8 pm
A MAJESTIC CHRISTMAS
Network: Hallmark
Stars: Jerrika Hinton, Christian Vincent
Christmas in the charming town of Briar Falls will be bittersweet this year when architect Nell (Hinton) goes back to her hometown having been given the job of turning the historic Majestic Playhouse into a modern multiplex, much to the town’s objections. The Playhouse has been home to their annual Christmas tableaux, which will now have to end after a long and historic tradition to the town.
This job is Nell’s first promotion, and one she wishes she hadn’t been chosen for, especially when she meets the new owner of the theater, Connor (Vincent), whose vision and ideas clash with Nell’s. Since Connor hasn’t had much experience celebrating Christmas, Nell hopes that if she can give him a crash course in Christmas during the town’s Twelve Day Festival, that he might just change his mind about modernizing the Majestic.
THE CHRISTMAS PACT
Network: Lifetime
Stars: Kyla Pratt, Jarod Joseph, Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy
Can best friends fall in love? That’s the question next door neighbors Sadie (Pratt) and Ben (Joseph) will answer as they keep the spirit of Christmas and the magic of their childhood pact alive! When they were eight years old, they planted a scrawny 3-foot tall Christmas tree behind their church and the Christmas Pact began. But as life gets in the way the pact is threatened to be broken.
Ben and Sadie need some Christmas Magic to recommit to each other and promise to keep their special holiday traditions. With each Christmas that passes by, Ben and Sadie’s Christmas tree grows taller and stronger; and so does their love.
The pact bearing fruit to the magic of Christmas and the undeniable answer. Yes, friends can fall in love!
9 pm
CHRISTMAS CUPID’S ARROW
Network: ION Television
Stars: Elisabeth Harnois, Jonathon Togo, Chad Michael Collins, Sasha Jackson
Holly, a professor at a small college, has had a long history of finding the wrong guy. She’s accomplished quite a bit in her life, but after her younger sister announces she is pregnant, Holly decides she is going to make an effort to meet Mr. Right. Meanwhile, David, another professor, is a single father, very smart and kind, but not the type that Holly takes notice of when the two are assigned to plan the Christmas Formal.
At the insistence of her best friend, Holly signs up for the dating website “Cupid’s Arrow,” where she meets Josh, an attorney just hired by the school. He’s everything she wants on the surface, but has little to say beyond his work and good looks. Josh and David were roommates in college, so Josh recruits David to write poetic messages in an attempt to win Holly over.
Eventually, Holly notices that Josh’s spoken words don’t match the glowing, beautifully written texts and emails she’s grown to adore. After confronting Josh, she begins to realize that the man she fell in love with may just be the one who wrote those words to her.
ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Stars: Aimee Teegarden, Brett Dalton
Told she would have less than a few months to live without a liver transplant, Heather Krueger’s time was running out when a kind stranger, Chris Dempsey, heard of her plight and discovered he was a perfect match. The two met and before long a friendship developed into romance. The movie follows Heather and Chris’ journey over three Christmases as his selfless gesture leads to a Christmas miracle for everyone involved. Based on a true story.
Monday, December 3
8 pm
Amy Grant’s Tennessee Christmas
Network: Hallmark
Join Amy Grant, Vince Gill, and Kellie Pickler as they shine a light on the true spirit of Christmas with heartfelt stories, favorite family holiday memories, and unforgettable musical performances.
Friday, December 7
8 pm
CHRISTMAS LOST AND FOUND
Network: Lifetime
Stars: Tiya Sircar, Ed Ruttle, Diane Ladd
After years of missing family gatherings, New York City event planner Whitney Kennison (Sircar) is off to Chicago to spend Christmas with Grandma Frances (Ladd). Excited that her granddaughter is finally home for the holidays, Frances decides to bestow Whitney with the precious Kennison family Christmas ornaments.
But when Whitney mistakenly throws out the box of ornaments, Grandma Frances must stealthily devise a fun Christmas scavenger hunt to remind Whitney what the holiday is all about. It’s a race against time as Whitney reclaims the family ornaments, finds romance and learns the lesson Grandma Frances imparts.
Saturday, December 8
8 pm
HOMEGROWN CHRISTMAS
Network: Hallmark
Stars: Lori Loughlin, Victor Webster
After stepping down as CEO of her dream job, Maddie (Loughlin) heads home for the holidays to gain perspective. She finds herself running into her old high school sweetheart Carter (Webster), and tensions quickly arise. When forced to put together a Christmas dance for the local high school, Carter and Maddie find themselves putting their differences aside and rediscover what made them fall in love all those years ago.
SANTA’S BOOTS
Network: Lifetime
Stars: Megan Hilty, Noah Mills, June Squibb
When Holly (Hilty) returns home for Christmas expecting the same as any other year, she’s blindsided to learn her family’s department store is on the brink of foreclosure. To keep the business going, Holly fills in as Santa’s Helper and meets the surprisingly young and handsome Nick (Mills), who has been hired to play Santa at the store this year.
Their undeniable chemistry and charisma draw in big crowds, until suddenly, Nick disappears. As Christmas day inches closer, Holly scrambles to find Nick with only one clue – his misplaced black boot.
9 pm
RENT-AN-ELF
Network: ION Television
Stars: Kim Shaw, Sean Patrick Thomas, Nicholle Tom, Yahonace Biagas-Bey, Zakai Biagas-Bey, Debbi Morgan, Luke Jones
Type-A personality, Ava, owns “Rent-an-Elf,” a business in which she sets up memorable Christmas for busy families. This year, she’s hired by the newly-single Liam and falls for him and his adorable son, Nathan. But, just as Ava thinks she’s found her match, Liam’s ex-wife returns, wanting to patch things up. Even though Ava decides to put Liam and Nathan’s happiness above her own, she’s still determined to give them the best Christmas ever, and maybe even hope for a Christmas miracle or two.
MEMORIES OF CHRISTMAS
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Stars: Christina Milian, Mark Taylor
Noelle (Milian) was raised by the queen of Christmas. When she inherits her late mother’s house, she finds out that her mother had been hiring someone to decorate it — Dave (Taylor). The deal is off, but Dave convinces Noelle to let him carry on the tradition. As the display goes up, Noelle’s defenses start to come down. She embraces the town’s Christmas gala that was her mother’s legacy, finds unexpected love, and develops a joy for the holidays that she never thought possible.
Sunday, December 9
8 pm
WELCOME TO CHRISTMAS
Network: Hallmark
Stars: Jennifer Finnigan, Eric Mabius
Resort developer Madison Lane (Finnigan) is tasked with finding a location for a new ski resort. While she’s prepared to recommend the resort be placed in Mountain Park, her boss tells her to take a trip to Christmas, Colo., to consider the location and the incentive package they’re offering.
On her way into town to meet with the mayor, Madison has a minor fender-bender with the town’s welcome sign. Town Sheriff Gage McBride (Mabius) gives Madison a ride into town so she can attend the meeting while the car is towed and repaired. Little does Madison know that the town is on a mission to convince Madison that Christmas is the best place for the new ski resort.
While stranded, Madison grows to love the community and the spirit of Christmas that runs throughout. Is a resort really the right move for Christmas? Or would the town be better off keeping its charm and traditions intact?
A CHRISTMAS IN TENNESSEE
Network: Lifetime
Stars: Rachel Boston, Andrew Walker, Caroline Rhea, Patricia Richardson
Allison Bennet (Boston), along with her daughter Olivia and mother Martha (Richardson), run a bakery in the small mountain town of White Pines, Tennessee. When Matthew (Walker), a charming real estate developer, tries to buy the town for a corporate ski resort, Allison and the townspeople must work together to prevent that from happening.
And just when the Bennet ladies seem out of luck, an unexpected visitor—with a well-known sweet tooth for cookies and milk—comes to the bakery and may in fact be the key to solving everything.
9 pm
A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS
Network: ION Television
Stars: Carolyn Hennesy, Michelle Randolph, Liam McNeill, Colt Prattes, Rich Barnes
When Blanca Snow is faced with spending Christmas with her dastardly stepmother, Victoria, she attempts to fulfill her late father’s wishes and create new memories as a family. However, Victoria plots to edge Blanca out of her father’s inheritance and keep the money and his mansion, for herself. She plans to renovate the house by hiring a talented designer, Lucas Prince, but when he falls in love with Blanca, Victoria is jealous and outraged.
With the help of her assistant, Zane, Victoria has Blanca hypnotized, so she will forget everyone and everything about her father’s will. When Blanca wakes up in a quaint motor lodge out of town with severe amnesia, she receives the help of seven quirky friends, the Holly Jollies, to help her figure out her life.
While attempting to regain her memory, she finds herself the object of affection to both house painter Hunter, and Lucas Prince. But, who can she trust? And will she finally remember her past, and stop Victoria from stealing everything her father built?
TIME FOR ME TO COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Stars: Josh Henderson, Megan Park
Based on the song by Blake Shelton and the book by Dorothy Shakleford and Travis Thrasher.
It’s the last Friday before Christmas in New York
City and a massive storm is brewing.
Small-town business woman Cara Hill is meeting with her banker while country music star Heath Sawyer is playing Madison Square Garden. When the flight to Tulsa they’re both booked on is canceled, this unlikely pair of strangers winds up traveling together.
Each has a secret — Heath hasn’t written a song since his father died, and Cara’s mother recently passed and her family’s jam business is failing. Will Christmas provide a miracle — and a chance at love?
Friday, December 14
8 pm
CHRISTMAS AROUND THE CORNER
Network: Lifetime
Stars: Alexandra Breckenridge, Jamie Spilchuk, Jane Alexander
Claire (Breckenridge), a savvy venture capitalist from New York City, escapes to a quaint town in Vermont for the holidays and becomes a guest of the Fortenbury Bookstore. Upon arrival, Claire finds Christmas celebrations have been canceled by the town after a flood and the bookstore is in a dire state of disrepair.
She immediately takes on the challenge to revitalize the store, but clashes with the owner, Andrew (Spilchuk), who initially rejects all her proposed improvements. Eventually, sparks fly as the two begin a budding romance, and Claire’s infectious optimism inspires Andrew to join her in reviving the yuletide spirit.
But everything comes to a screeching halt when Claire discovers that Andrew is planning to sell the bookstore in the New Year. Will the spirit of Christmas be enough to change Andrew’s mind and encourage him to follow his heart?
Saturday, December 15
8 pm
ENTERTAINING CHRISTMAS
Network: Hallmark
Stars: Jodie Sweetin, Brendan Fehr
Claire is a cookbook author, crafting expert, and television personality whose name is synonymous with perfection. As she contemplates retirement, her daughter Candace (Sweetin) is poised to become the new face of the Livingston brand. The only trouble is, Kara can’t cook. Or sew. Or do any of the signature things her mother is known for.
When a young girl posts a video online requesting Claire help welcome her deployed father home for Christmas, Candace is sent in her place in an effort to prove herself a worthy successor to the board of directors and win the job.
As Candace does her best to make a good impression, she gets more than she bargained for when the young girl’s uncle Joe turns out to be a reporter for the local paper, looking for his next story.
CHRISTMAS PEN PALS
Network: Lifetime
Stars: Niall Matter, Sarah Drew, Michael Gross
Following an unexpected breakup weeks before Christmas, Hannah (Drew), tech wiz and creator of the dating app, Perfect One, heads home for the holidays, challenged to save her failing business by re-conceiving a new romantic dating model.
Upon her return she runs into her high school boyfriend, Sam (Matter) who she has carefully avoided for years and reluctantly makes a deal with her dad, Ted (Gross) to sign up for the town’s Christmas Cupid, an anonymous holiday pen pal service. As the season progresses, Hannah is smitten by each beautifully written letter she receives and starts to believe that her Christmas pen pal could be her soul mate.
It’s not until Christmas Eve that everyone must reveal their true identities to their pen pals, even if it means coming face to face with the last person they ever expected.
9 pm
COUNTRY CHRISTMAS ALBUM
Network: ION Television
Stars: Hannah Barefoot, Evan Gamble, Taylor Bedford. Alexander Kane, Kevin Crowley, Will Blagrove
After country music starlet Tess Stapleton’s album sales keep dropping, her label forces her to record a Christmas album with ex-teen heartthrob and pop-star, Derek Copeland, in an attempt to resurrect each’s career. Reluctantly, Tess agrees. At first, they appear to be polar opposites; clashing over song styles and irritated that they were forced together.
However, to their combined surprise, as the album shapes up, they find themselves growing closer over their shared love of music. As they finish the album sparks begin to fly and love blooms just in time for Christmas.
NORTHERN LIGHTS OF CHRISTMAS
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Stars: Ashley Williams, Corey Sevier
When pilot Zoey Hathaway (Williams) inherits her uncle’s ranch in Alaska, plans to sell the place and buy her own plane go out the window after she meets the ranch’s handsome ranch hand, Alec Wynn (Sevier), along with the ranch’s resident reindeer, Holly and Palmer.
Sunday, December 16
8 pm
A GINGERBREAD ROMANCE
Network: Hallmark
Stars: Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Duane Henry
With Christmas just weeks away, the architecture firm Taylor works for enters her in a contest in which the teams will design and build life sized gingerbread houses. After the contest, Taylor will likely be getting a promotion to a position in another city.
The firm teams her up with Annabelle, a renowned French pastry chef with whom Taylor instantly locks horns. When Annabelle backs out, Taylor stumbles into a local bakery and meets Adam, a baker and single dad.
In an act of desperation, Taylor convinces Adam to partner with her for the contest, arguing that winning would give the bakery and his designs much needed exposure. For years Taylor has been resistant to call anywhere “home” for fear it will only be temporary.
But the time she spends with Adam and his daughter Brook in their cozy home, decorating for Christmas, and exploring Philadelphia at Christmas, fills her with a longing for a place to call home.
HOMETOWN CHRISTMAS
Network: Lifetime
Stars: Beverley Mitchell, Stephen Colletti, Melissa Gilbert, Danny Boaz
Back in Louisiana for Christmas, Noelle Collins (Mitchell) has big plans to resurrect the town’s live nativity, a beloved tradition that her late mother used to put on. Things become complicated, however, when Noelle runs into her high school sweetheart, Nick Russell (Colletti), a rising baseball star also back home due to a recent injury.
Still feeling the burn from their senior year break-up, their lives are pushed together even further when they learn their parents share an attraction and want to be more than just friends.
When things begin to fall apart with the live nativity, Nick and Noelle reluctantly team up to pull off the show and find themselves growing close, uncovering a hometown love for each other and the joy of Christmas that both never really faded away.
9 pm
A CHRISTMAS IN ROYAL FASHION
Network: ION Television
Stars: Cindy Busby, Diamaid Murtagh, Michael Pare
Kristin Cooper, a talented assistant for a global PR firm, is put in charge of the annual Christmas fashion show and auction for clothing entrepreneur, Mr. Carson. A handsome young royal, Prince Patrick, is dispatched by his father, the King of Edgemoor, to be the face of the family co-sponsored event.
Upon his arrival to Beverly Hills, Patrick meets Kristin and is instantly smitten with her, mistakenly thinking she is actually her boss, Melanie. While Patrick and Kristin spend the Christmas season together in California, she wonders if Patrick would have still fallen for her if he knew she was an assistant, and not the boss.
CHRISTMAS AT GRAND VALLEY
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Stars: Danica McKellar, Brennan Elliott
Burned out from the hubbub of the Chicago gallery world, artist Kelly (McKellar) returns home to the picturesque Grand Valley just in time for Christmas. Maybe her favorite town’s shining season will reinvigorate her love of art and guide her down her next path.
Leo (Elliott), businessman and all-star dad to his children, struggles to balance his time this holiday season. When he is assigned to review a hotel in Grand Valley for its value, he sees this as the perfect opportunity for a Christmas family vacation.
It isn’t long until Kelly and Leo’s worlds collide. As Kelly re-experiences her favorite Grand Valley traditions with Leo and his children, she begins to find her way back to her passion for art.
Saturday, December 22
8 pm
JINGLE AROUND THE CLOCK
Network: Hallmark
Stars: Brooke Nevin, Michael Cassidy
When Elle Bennet (Nevin) decides to reunite her college friends for a special Christmas celebration, her plans are thwarted by an opportunity at work she can’t pass up — spearheading a Christmas campaign relaunch to prove she’s ready for a career-altering promotion.
Much to her surprise, she’s forced to team up with advertising campaign ‘fixer’ Max (Cassidy), who has a completely different take on the Holidays. But as Elle and Max work together and learn more about each other’s Christmas traditions, they unexpectedly find themselves falling for each other.
With the help of a little Christmas magic, will Elle pull off the perfect Christmas reunion and find the love she’s been searching for?
9 pm
SMALL TOWN CHRISTMAS
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Stars: Kristoffer Polaha, Ashley Newbrough
Author Nell Phillips’ first book has become a surprise best-seller of the Christmas season. Nell’s last stop on a nationwide book tour takes her to the town of Springdale, the hometown of Emmett Turner, a young man she met over five years ago while both were junior copy editors at a New York publishing company.
Nell was hurt when Emmett stood her up for a dinner date and then disappeared from New York without any explanation. As Nell is quick to admit, Emmett’s colorful, nostalgic anecdotes about Springdale inspired her to write this book that is shaping her life and especially this holiday season.
Sunday, December 23
8 pm
CHRISTMAS MADE TO ORDER
Network: Hallmark
Stars: Alexa PenaVega, Jonathan Bennett
When architect and Christmas amateur Steven finds himself hosting his family for Christmas, he recruits holiday coordinator Gretchen to bring holiday joy to his home.
Gretchen’s expert Christmas spirit brings Steven’s family together, but neither expected it to bring them closer to each other. After a great opportunity presents itself to Gretchen, she and Steven must decide what’s really important in life.
9 pm
CHRISTMAS BELLS ARE RINGING
Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Stars: Emilie Ullerup, Josh Kelly
Samantha, a freelance photographer, is returning to Cape Cod for the first time since the death of her mother years earlier. She’s going to celebrate her father’s Christmas Eve wedding but is anxious to revisit past memories.
On a deadline for a big Christmas spread that could ignite her career, she enlists the help of her childhood friend, Mike, to show her around. In the time she spends in Cape Cod, she realizes that Christmas is wherever your family is.
Tuesday, December 25
8 pm
WHEN CALLS THE HEART CHRISTMAS
Network: Hallmark
Stars: Erin Krakow, Lori Loughlin, Jack Wagner, Pascale Hutton, Kavan Smith, Paul Greene
When a group of orphans become stranded in Hope Valley for Christmas, their caretakers — sisters who have a mysterious backstory — lead Bill (Wagner) to investigate the circumstances of their arrival. He discovers the sisters and their orphanage are in jeopardy, so Abigail (Loughlin) and the other residents rally to make it a Christmas to remember for the orphans.
Elizabeth (Krakow), who is preparing for the birth of her child, organizes her students to engage in selfless gift-giving. That, along with a Christmas miracle, help bring wonder, hope, joy, and love to all this Christmas season.
Saturday, December 29
8 pm
A MIDNIGHT KISS
Network: Hallmark
Stars: Carlos PenaVega, Adelaide Kane
With only one week to prepare, Lisa Patterson and her family of party planners are given the biggest job in their company’s history: a New Year’s Eve party for tech entrepreneur Megan Clark. But when her brother breaks his leg and her parents head off on a planned vacation, Lisa must reluctantly enlist the help of her brother’s visiting college buddy, David Campos, to help her pull off the event which just so happens to fall on her favorite day of the year.
But what Lisa didn’t plan on was falling in love in the process.
Where to find out more:
If you want to check out more of the Hallmark Channel Christmas Movies, you can do so here. Countdown to Christmas These are the light romantic type of Christmas Movies.
Perhaps the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries is more your choice. Miracles of Christmas Movies on this network are the more sappy, find the reason for Christmas time. In other words get your tissue.
If you like the Lifetime Christmas Movies or you want to check out the One Tree Hill cast reunion. It's a Wonderful Lifetime
We also have ION Television’s Holiday Movies. Holiday Movies on ION
Looking for non-cable movies check out Netflix. There is a membership fee, but you should be able to find something to go with the Christmas Movies. Netflix
What did you think of the Christmas Movies December 2018?
Did you watch these new movies or were you drawn to your old favorites? After you have seen some shows drop a comment below to tell me what you think, perhaps we can compare notes.
Check out the Christmas Movies in November 2018.
Thank you for stopping by to check out the Christmas Movies December 2018. Have a joyous holiday season.
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