Hallmark Channel’s COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS November TV Premieres

It seems Hallmark Channel has been nearly as busy preparing for the Christmas Holidays as Santa and his eleves.  They have a huge list of original holiday made for tv movies lined up that will keep you and your DVR busy all season long!

On our "must see" list for November is the animated Christmas original "Jingle All The Way".  See our list below for the November listings and check back for another huge list for December.

A CHRISTMAS WEDDING TAIL
Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, November 19 (6p.m. ET/PT, 5C)
Starring: Jennie Garth, Jay Mohr, Nikki Cox, Brad Rowe, Tom Arnold, Catherine Hicks

It’s puppy love at first sight when Rusty the Labrador (Mohr) and Cheri the Poodle (Cox) meet one day while jogging in the park.  Even better, their owners fall in love too, but love is more complicated for the humans.  Susan (Garth) and Jake (Rowe) marry and combine their large family of five children.  With kids fighting and a household in complete chaos, it’s up to the dogs to keep the family together and perform a Christmas Day miracle.

THE CASE FOR CHRISTMAS
Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, November 19 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Dean Cain, Rachel Blanchard, George Buza

Michael Sherman (Cain), an up-and-coming attorney and single father is about to take on a case that will either make or break his career…and Christmas!  Santa (Buza) is in trouble—everyone is losing faith in him, and he’s being sued for ruining Christmas by wealthy businessman, Braxton Bennett (Flatman).  When it comes out that the lawsuit is all for Braxton’s own financial gain, Michael helps save Christmas and finds love along the way with his good friend, Lauren (Blanchard).

A CHRISTMAS WISH
Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Sunday, November 20 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Kristy Swanson, Tess Harper, Edward Herrmann

Martha (Swanson), a down-and-out mom finds herself in need of a miracle, when her no good husband abandons her a week before Christmas, taking all her cash and leaving her homeless with her two young daughters and stepson.  Martha is desperate as she looks for a job and a motel she can afford in a sleepy rural town.  After café owner Trudy (Harper) gives Martha a waitressing job, and she finds a room in a rundown motel, she meets some warm-hearted people including grumpy old’ Les (Herrmann), who come to the rescue to give her a holiday she can never forget.

JINGLE ALL THE WAY
Hallmark Channel Original Animated Special World Premiere
Friday, November 25 (7p.m. ET/PT, 6C)

A spirited Husky puppy looking for a home at a Christmas tree farm instantly bonds with Andrew, a young boy visiting with his parents.  As the boy rides away, unable to keep him, the pup escapes and embarks on a snowy journey to find his friend again.  Guided by a wise cardinal and the sound of jingling bells, he eventually receives the help he needs from a big man in a red suit just in time for Christmas morning.

DEBBIE MACOMBER’S TRADING CHRISTMAS
Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, November 26 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Ed Cavanagh, Faith Ford, Gil Bellows, Gabrielle Miller

Emily (Ford) misses her daughter Heather (Lahana) who is attending college in Boston.  Since her father died, Heather is sensitive to her mom’s dependence on long-standing holiday traditions.  This Christmas, Heather has planned a trip to Phoenix with her boyfriend, but tells her mother she is staying on campus to study.  After arranging a house-swap with Charles (Cavanagh), an English professor from Boston who wants Washington State’s solitude in order to finish his novel, Emily hops on a flight to Boston to surprise Heather for Christmas.  Unaware of the house swap, Emily’s best friend, Faith (Miller) walks in on Charles at Emily’s house and in Boston, Ray, Charles’ brother (Bellows) responds to a 911 call only to find Emily at Charles’ condo.  Will Christmas travel calamities lead to cross-country romances?  Or have there been one too many surprises already?

HOLIDAY ENGAGEMENT
Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Sunday, November 27 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Shelley Long, Bonnie Somerville, Jordan Bridges, Haylie Duff, Sam McMurray, Carrie Wiita

Jilted by her high-powered fiancé just before Thanksgiving, and terrified of disappointing her demanding mother (Long), Hillary Burns (Somerville) hires David (Bridges), an unemployed artist to pretend to be her fiancé over the holiday weekend.  She soon discovers however, that the hired replacement may not be a replacement after all – but the real thing.