Hallmark Channel’s COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS December TV Premieres

We watched several of the November Hallmark Movie Premieres including "A Christmas Wedding Tale" with Jennie Garth, "A Christmas Wish" with Kristy Swanson, and Jingle All the Way.  I think "A Christmas Wish" was the favorite among the adults and I know "Jingle All the Way" was a huge hit with my twins.  That scene with the little cardinal at the end .... ohhhhhhh!  Here's what's coming in December.

A PRINCESS FOR CHRISTMAS

Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, December 3 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Sir Roger Moore, Katie McGrath, Sam Heughan, Travis Turner, Leilah De Meza

Sir Roger Moore triumphantly returns to television in “A Princess For Christmas” as Edward, Duke of Castlebury, a reclusive grandfather who lets go of years of hurt in order to welcome his grandchildren to their ancestral home at Christmas.  After a tragic accident takes the lives of Edward’s oldest son and daughter-in-law, Edward hopes to reunite with his American grandchildren Maddie (Meza) and Milo (Turner) and invites them along with their aunt and legal guardian, Jules (McGrath) to spend the holidays at Castlebury Hall.  Jules tries to give the children a memorable Christmas in spite of the class difference and strained ties that separate the family.  As kinships form between them, the family won’t lament what has been lost, but will celebrate all that has been found!

ANNIE CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, December 10 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Maria Thayer, Vivica A. Fox, Vicki Lawrence, Sam Page  

Santa’s daughter Annie (Thayer) takes her first trip away from the North Pole during the Christmas season hoping to find adventure and love in sunny Los Angeles.  She soon feels at home when she befriends her landlady Lucy (Fox) and local toyshop owner Ted (Page), who is struggling to keep his business afloat during the holidays.  But when Annie is duped into falling for a charming actor, she risks losing her family, friends and a shot at true love.

THE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Sunday, December 11 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Melissa Gilbert, Robert Mailhouse, Ed Herrmann, Lennon Wynn

When Vera Parks (Gilbert), an overly intense and demanding Broadway director, gets fired from yet another job, she is left with no choice but to take a gig directing a small town Christmas pageant in upstate New York.  Stunned at how basic the production is, Vera attempts to back out, but the warmth and charm of the small town grows on her.  And when she reconnects with Jack Harmon (Mailhouse), an old flame with the matchmaking help of his daughter (Wynn), Vera learns there can be much more to life than her career.

CHRISTMAS COMES HOME TO CANAAN
Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, December 17 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Billy Ray Cyrus, Gina Holden, Matt Ward, Jacob Blair, Emily Tennant, Liam James

Billy Ray Cyrus reprises his role as Daniel Burton in the sequel to “Christmas in Canaan,” a heartwarming story of a small Texas town breaking down racial barriers in the 1960s.  When Daniel takes his young son (James) to California for an experimental surgery to help him walk again, he falls for his son’s gifted rehabilitation doctor Briony Adair (Holden) and invites her to spend Christmas in Canaan.  But when she arrives, Daniel struggles to incorporate her into his family and has to learn how to let himself find happiness again.

CHRISTMAS MAGIC
Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Sunday, December 18 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Lindy Booth, Paul McGillion, Derek McGrath, Kieara Glasco 

Carrie Bishop (Booth) is a successful New York City event planner whose life changes in an instant after a car accident leaves her unconscious.  Before Carrie can “pass over” to Heaven and earn her wings, she is tasked with one more earthly mission.  She must help Scott Walker (McGillion), a single dad and struggling restaurateur, who is depressed because his restaurant is weeks away from shutting its doors.  But time isn’t on Carrie’s side.  She has until midnight Christmas Eve to turn the eatery around.  As a close friendship grows with Scott and his daughter Abby (Glasco), Carrie struggles to keep her heavenly mission separate from her earthly desires.