Holly and jolly, certainly! Great American Media is able to put viewers within the vacation spirit with its second annual Great American Christmas lineup.
The community, which has been competing with Hallmark Media since its 2021 launch, has slowly rolled out its festive film slate since mid-2022. In June, Us Weekly shared an unique first take a look at Great American Family’s A Merry Christmas Wish, which is able to premiere later this 12 months.
The vacation movie stars Cameron Mathison (as Dylan) and Jill Wagner (as Janie), each of whom had lengthy careers with Hallmark Channel earlier than teaming up for this 2022 Christmas story. “I play Dylan. I think people are going to love Dylan mostly because he loves Christmas,” Mathison mentioned in Us’ unique behind-the-scenes look of the charming story.
The former Home and Family cohost additionally gushed about why followers will get pleasure from Wagner’s character, saying, “Because you make her so authentic and likable and sweet and sensitive and also at the same time, conflicted.”
In the film, Janie returns to her small hometown of Woodland Falls after her nice uncle’s dying. Much to her shock, her uncle left her his farm and, in his will, requested that she host the annual Winter Wonderland competition, noting that farmhand Dylan, who’s obsessive about Christmas, shall be there to assist.
A Merry Christmas Wish shall be certainly one of many new movies featured within the Great American Christmas programming, which kicks off with new motion pictures on Saturday, October 21. Some of the opposite contemporary movies — which is able to premiere each Saturday and Sunday up till Christmas — embrace Candace Cameron Bure’s A Christmas … Present and Jen Lilley’s Stay for Christmas.
Cameron Bure’s Great American Family movie shall be her first mission for the community since asserting in April that she had signed an unique take care of the corporate. The former queen of Hallmark Christmas motion pictures is certainly one of many stars who has adopted former Hallmark CEO Bill Abbott to the contemporary community in current months.
“Candy Rock Entertainment’s mission is to bring to life compelling stories that the entire family can enjoy while feeling a sense of togetherness and connection,” the Full House alum mentioned in a September press launch whereas asserting her first vacation movie for the model. “I’m so proud of the first of these projects because they are exactly that.”
The firm introduced on October 6 that 18 new motion pictures shall be airing on Great American Family each weekend from Friday, October 21 by means of Sunday, December 18.
Scroll all the way down to see Great American Media’s full Great American Christmas lineup:
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Great American Media’s 2022 Holiday Movie Lineup: A Complete Guide to the 2nd Annual Great American Christmas Slate
Holly and jolly, certainly! Great American Media is able to put viewers within the vacation spirit with its second annual Great American Christmas lineup.
The community, which has been competing with Hallmark Media since its 2021 launch, has slowly rolled out its festive film slate since mid-2022. In June, Us Weekly shared an unique first take a look at Great American Family’s A Merry Christmas Wish, which is able to premiere later this 12 months.
The vacation movie stars Cameron Mathison (as Dylan) and Jill Wagner (as Janie), each of whom had lengthy careers with Hallmark Channel earlier than teaming up for this 2022 Christmas story. “I play Dylan. I think people are going to love Dylan mostly because he loves Christmas,” Mathison mentioned in Us’ unique behind-the-scenes look of the charming story.
The former Home and Family cohost additionally gushed about why followers will get pleasure from Wagner’s character, saying, “Because you make her so authentic and likable and sweet and sensitive and also at the same time, conflicted.”
In the film, Janie returns to her small hometown of Woodland Falls after her nice uncle’s dying. Much to her shock, her uncle left her his farm and, in his will, requested that she host the annual Winter Wonderland competition, noting that farmhand Dylan, who’s obsessive about Christmas, shall be there to assist.
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A Merry Christmas Wish shall be certainly one of many new movies featured within the Great American Christmas programming, which kicks off with new motion pictures on Saturday, October 21. Some of the opposite contemporary movies — which is able to premiere each Saturday and Sunday up till Christmas — embrace Candace Cameron Bure’s A Christmas … Present and Jen Lilley’s Stay for Christmas.
Cameron Bure’s Great American Family movie shall be her first mission for the community since asserting in April that she had signed an unique take care of the corporate. The former queen of Hallmark Christmas motion pictures is certainly one of many stars who has adopted former Hallmark CEO Bill Abbott to the contemporary community in current months.
“Candy Rock Entertainment’s mission is to bring to life compelling stories that the entire family can enjoy while feeling a sense of togetherness and connection,” the Full House alum mentioned in a September press launch whereas asserting her first vacation movie for the model. “I’m so proud of the first of these projects because they are exactly that.”
The firm introduced on October 6 that 18 new motion pictures shall be airing on Great American Family each weekend from Friday, October 21 by means of Sunday, December 18.
Scroll all the way down to see Great American Media’s full Great American Christmas lineup:
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OCTOBER LINEUP
‘Destined at Christmas’
Stars: Shae Robins and Casey Elliott
Premiere Date: Saturday, October 22 (8 p.m. ET)
Logline: “Kim Fenech (Robins) and Theo Hall (Elliott) meet amid Black Friday shopping madness but there’s a definite spark between them. When a power outage causes some panic at a store, the couple gets separated. With Christmas coming, there should be plenty of distractions, but neither Kim nor Theo can forget the other. Both yearn to find each other but how with so little information to go on? It’ll take a little Christmas magic and destiny to bring them back together.”
‘Catering Christmas’
Stars: Merritt Patterson and Daniel Lissing
Premiere Date: Saturday, October 29 (8 p.m. ET)
Logline: “A fledgling caterer, Molly Frost (Patterson), is hired by Jean Harrison, the perfectionistic director of the renowned Harrison Foundation, to cater this year’s annual Christmas Gala dinner. Things get complicated when Molly falls for Jean’s nephew, Carson (Lissing), a photographer with no desire to take over the family’s foundation — until his aunt assigns him to the task of making sure the catered dinner goes perfectly.”
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NOVEMBER LINEUP
‘A Royal Christmas on Ice’
Stars: Anna Marie Dobbins and Jonathan Stoddard
Premiere Date: Saturday, November 5 (8 p.m. ET)
Logline: “Looking to escape his Royal life, a dashing prince (Stoddard) comes to the United States to start a business in a small town in upstate New York and winds up falling for a former Olympic ice skater (Dobbins).”
‘Love At the Christmas Contest’
Stars: Samantha Cope and Ross Jirgl
Premiere Date: Sunday, November 6 (8 p.m. ET)
Logline: “For as long as she can remember, Angie’s (Cope) favorite part of Christmas has been the Christmas Eve tree lighting in town square. But this Christmas, her first without her mom, Angie doesn’t feel much like celebrating … until she learns her mom had always dreamed of winning the annual tree decorating contest and seeing her tree lit up in town square. Angie realizes winning the contest and decorating the town’s tree is the perfect way to honor her mom. What Angie isn’t expecting is her high school sweetheart David (Jirgl) and his adorable daughter Gabby to enter the contest, too.”
‘A Merry Christmas Wish’
Stars: Jill Wagner and Cameron Mathison
Premiere Date: Saturday, November 12 (8 p.m. ET)
Logline: “An NYC advertising executive (Wagner) returns to her hometown to sell the family farm, but instead reconnects with her childhood friend (Mathison) and gets involved with organizing the yearly Winter Wonderland, which takes place on the property.”
‘Christmas Sweethearts’
Stars: Breanne Hill and Colton Little
Premiere Date: Sunday, November 13 (8 p.m. ET)
Logline: “When a woman returns home to find her ex in a relationship, she enlists her best friend to act as her fake boyfriend for the holidays.”
‘Christmas At Pine Valley’
Stars: Kristina Cole and Andrew Biernat
Premiere Date: Saturday, November 19 (8 p.m. ET)
Logline: “Natalie (Cole) is the owner of a successful farm and home goods store that garners the attention of a major magazine. The magazine sends a reporter named Josh (Biernat) to profile Natalie’s company thinking it’s a family-run business. Little does he know that Natalie’s business is run by her with the help of longtime family friends. Knowing how much the article will help struggling farm, Natalie must convince Josh that her ‘family’ and Christmas traditions are all real.”
‘My Favorite Christmas Tree’
Stars: Emma Johnson and Giles Panton
Premiere Date: Sunday, November 20 (8 p.m. ET)
Logline: “Kyla (Johnson) is a skilled genealogy researcher who’s made a thriving business of putting together family trees. When she comes across new information regarding her mother’s mysterious extended family, Kyla and her sister travel to the charming town of Conifer, hoping to piece together their ancestry. The search leads Kyla to a generations-old Christmas tree farm, its stubborn, handsome owner — and potentially, love.”
‘Christmas at the Drive-In’
Stars: Danica McKellar and Neal Bledsoe
Premiere Date: Friday, November 25 (8 p.m. ET)
Logline: “A property lawyer (McKellar) works to prove that her town’s Drive In Theater, a local institution is not closed down at the holidays, finding romance with the very person who is trying to sell the property, childhood sweetheart, Holden (Bledsoe).”
‘I’m Glad It’s Christmas’
Stars: Jessica Lowndes, Paul Greene and Gladys Knight
Premiere Date: Saturday, November 26 (8 p.m. ET)
Logline: “An aspiring Broadway singer (Lowndes) is convinced to participate in a small-scale production for her local Christmas celebration. Along the way, she finds hope and unexpected mentorship towards her dream career. But will her professional success come at the cost of her chance at love?”
‘A Christmas … Present’
Stars: Candace Cameron Bure and Marc Blucas
Premiere Date: Sunday, November 27 (8 p.m. ET)
Logline: “Maggie (Cameron Bure) and Eric (Blucas) are busy parents of teenagers who embark on a trip to the home of Maggie’s widowed brother to celebrate Christmas. Everyone has different expectations of the perfect holiday. Through a series of transformative events, Maggie learns to embrace the season.”
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DECEMBER LINEUP
‘Christmas on Candy Cane Lane’
Stars: Andrea Barber and Dan Payne
Premiere Date: Saturday, December 3 (8 p.m. ET)
Logline: “Ivy (Barber) struggles with the long shadow cast by her late mother, Muriel, the darling of Icicle Falls — head of the Candy Cane Lane Lights Extravaganza, owner of The Christmas Haus and a former TV star known adoringly as the ‘Christmas Maven.’ This Christmas, a series of comical and mysterious events bring the town together in a masterstroke of perfection only the ‘Christmas Maven’ herself could appreciate.”
‘B&B Merry’
Stars: Jen Lilley and Jesse Hutch
Premiere Date: Sunday, December 4 (8 p.m. ET)
Logline: “Renowned luxury travel blogger, Tracey Moore (Lilley), is invited to a Christmastime getaway in exchange for a review of a small town B&B. Despite her initial reservations, she finds herself wanting to help the property … and falling for the owner’s handsome son, Graham (Hutch), who helps her to learn that every experience can be five-star when shared with kindred spirits.”
‘Aisle Be Home for Christmas’
Stars: Jennifer Freeman and Garrett Watson
Premiere Date: Friday, December 9 (8 p.m. ET)
Logline: “Two exes finally reconnect when a snowstorm leaves them stranded in a superstore (without cell service or Wi-Fi) just before Christmas.”
‘Crown Prince of Christmas’
Stars: Cindy Busby and Jilon VanOver
Premiere Date: Saturday, December 10 (8 p.m. ET)
Logline: “Madison (Busby), an aspiring musician, jokingly tells her overbearing family that she is dating the prince of a small European nation. The joke goes too far as her friend and coworker Sebastian (VanOver) is roped into impersonating the prince while visiting her family in New Jersey. Little does Madison know that Sebastian happens to be hiding a royal secret.”
‘A Belgian Chocolate Christmas’
Stars: Jaclyn Hales and Zane Stephens
Premiere Date: Sunday, December 11 (8 p.m. ET)
Logline: “A photographer (Hales) takes her best friend’s place at a Belgian culinary school at the holidays and connects with the chocolatier (Stephens) leading the class. As romance begins to bloom, the only problem is a case of mistaken identity.”
‘Crafting Christmas’
Stars: Jillian Murray and Joseph Cannata
Premiere Date: Saturday, December 17 (8 p.m. ET)
Logline: “Over the week leading up to Christmas, Charlotte (Murray) tries to capture her own unique style in the local art scene while also helping her mother run the family restaurant. Disheartened and struggling to find time for her art, Charlotte throws out her latest painting, only to discover that it has been anonymously submitted to the Christmas art festival. It turns out that Wyatt (Cannata), a visiting artist, stumbled upon her discarded work and is now using the festival’s exposure to find its mysterious creator who has stolen his heart with her craft.”
‘The Art of Christmas’
Stars: Brigitte Kingsley and Joe Towne
Premiere Date: Sunday, December 18 (8 p.m. ET)
Logline: “After her latest gallery exhibition literally goes up in flames, struggling artist Liv James (Kingsley) accepts a teaching job at a local elementary school to make ends meet. Through this reluctant career move she discovers her true self, a new sense of purpose and a surprising romance.”
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