New Lifetime Christmas 2022 Movies Schedule: 'It's A Wonderful Lifetime' Lineup

The holiday season will soon be rung in on Lifetime, with the network unveiling a large new lineup of Christmas movies, starting in November.

This year's event will see the premiere of 26 new movies, as well as a full slate of programming that includes holiday-related movies 24/7 from Nov. 5 all the way through Christmas Day. After an event that saw five films premiere ahead of Thanksgiving and 30 straight nights of new premieres thereafter in 2021, the network is returning to its roots somewhat, giving fans four new films every weekend, with premieres Thursday-Sunday.

In addition, Sarah Drew will be getting fans in the spirit with the "It's a Wonderful Lifetime Holiday Movie Preview" event, which will premiere on Lifetime Video on Demand on Oct. 27.

So if you're looking for some holiday spirit and are planning to get all cozy underneath a blanket for some serious Christmas movie vibes, be sure to check out all the new films that will be airing this year (Schedule is subject to change).

"Merry Swissmas" -Premieres Saturday, Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. EDT

Alex (Jodie Sweetin) has wonderful memories of Christmas with her best friend Beth until Beth starts dating Alex's ex, Jesse. Because she has missed the last few Christmases with family due to her demanding job as an architect, Alex is excited to spend the holidays with her mother, Caroline, who is opening an inn in Switzerland. Much to her dismay, she learns that Jesse and Beth are also visiting for the inn's opening. When Alex meets Liam (Tim Rozon), a single father and the manager of her mother's inn, Liam attempts to show her all the Christmas traditions and culture of Switzerland. Mikaela Lily Davies, David Pinard and Jane Wheeler also star.

"Well Suited for Christmas"- Premieres Sunday, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. EDT

Fashion designer Rachel Rocca (Mercedes de la Zerda) lands a spot in a design competition to create a tuxedo for one of the city's most eligible bachelors, Brett Stone (Franco Lo Presti), for a Christmas charity gala. As Rachel begins to unthread his well-spun public image, she discovers the true reason behind his Christmas charity.

"Christmas on Mistletoe Lake"- Premieres Thursday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. EDT

Every Christmas, Reilly Shore (Genelle Williams picks a random spot on the map to take an adventurous trip. This year, that destination is the quaint hamlet of Mistletoe Lake. As she arrives, Reilly discovers the town's lone bed and breakfast is full due to the town's annual Christmas Harbor Festival. When twelve-year-old Emma invites Reilly to stay on her dad's boat, she learns that Emma's dad Raymond Mitchell (Corey Sevier) is selling his boat and can't participate in the festival. Hattie Kragten also stars.

"The Dog Days of Christmas"- Premieres Friday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. EDT

While visiting her family during Christmastime, Annie Blake (Georgia Flood) decides to help three stray dogs get adopted before heading back into her career working for a global nonprofit. But when she runs into local veterinarian Dylan Hawkes (Ezekiel Simat), her old high school debate partner, they team up to save an animal rescue.

"Reindeer Games Homecoming"- Premieres Saturday, Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. EDT

MacKenzie Graces (Sarah Drew) is a brilliant, competitive, crossword-puzzle-loving biology teacher in Vermont, who recently lost her father, beloved fire chief and the heart of the town's holiday fundraising tradition "The Reindeer Games." Every year since his death, she competes with her dad's former team, a group of colorful retired firefighters, to win the Games and keep his tradition alive. This holiday, however, her world is rocked when fading Hollywood star, and Mac's high school crush, Chase Weston (Justin Bruening), comes home for Christmas to visit his pregnant sister and nephew and is begrudgingly roped into participating in the Games. When the opportunity to compete against her former megacrush arises, Mac is determined to show him up and win the Kris Kringle Cup at all costs.

"Six Degrees of Santa"- Premieres Sunday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. EDT

Christmas enthusiast and single mom Harper (Kathryn Davis) has created a program, Six Degrees of Santa, in which anonymous "Santas" give a gift and set of instructions to be passed along, temporarily enjoyed, and re-gifted, indefinitely. Her goal is to create a Christmas experience that's real-life, magical and unexpected. When Harper's own gift lands in the hands of a leading internet entrepreneur, Jason (Steve Lund), he's convinced that the original Santa might be his soulmate.

"Sweet Navidad"- Premieres Thursday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. EDT

Lovable pastry chef Carmen (Camila Banus) dreams of opening her own Puerto Rican-influenced bakery—like the one her family owned on the island. In the meantime, she showcases her treats at a local coffee shop. When hotel owner Victor Flores discovers Carmen's talents, he invites her to apply for a position as pastry chef for his hotel's holiday gala. Knowing other applicants will have culinary-school backgrounds, as opposed to her homegrown skills, Carmen reluctantly applies. When she is accepted, she's paired with Chef Jax (Mark Hapka) to curate the perfect holiday menu. But the two do not mix well. David Fumero also stars.

"A Country Christmas Harmony"- Premieres Friday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. EDT

Before Chrissy Kessler's (Brooke Elliott) meteoric rise to fame, the country music superstar was just a small-town girl with dreams of the big time. Now, with her record sales on a rapid decline, Chrissy is strong-armed by an unrelenting record executive to return to the hometown she left behind to perform a live Christmas concert. Luke Covington and Danny Pintauro also star.

"Santa Bootcamp"- Premieres Saturday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. EDT

When event planner Emily Strauss (Emily Kinney) is hired by mall magnate Ed Mancini to stage the ultimate Christmas Gala for his most important investors, Emily finds herself being sent to bootcamp—Santa Bootcamp—to find the perfect Santa and the inspiration she will need to make the evening a success. Patrick Cassidy, Rita Moreno, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Justin Gaston, John Schuck, Deanne bray and Zyra Singleton also star.

"A Show-Stopping Christmas"- Premieres Sunday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. EDT

Riley Burdett (Jamie Perez) is the artistic director of the Onota Theatre in Western Massachusetts. When Regina, the Scrooge-like owner of the theatre, breaks the news that she's preparing the sell the property before the holiday performance, Riley must call upon the ghosts of Regina's past, present and future to change her mind. Meanwhile, a big TV star, Sam Palmer (Thomas McDonnell) has moved to the area to escape the craziness of Hollywood.

"Baking All the Way"- Premieres Thursday, Nov. 24 at 8 p.m. EDT

Julia Wilson (Cory Lee), an accomplished pastry chef from Chicago, heads to a small-town bakery famous for its gingerbread to complete her Christmas cookbook. There she finds herself at odds with kris Thompson (Yannick Bisson), the bakery's charming but private owner, who is ambivalent about sharing his secret recipe.

"Steppin' Into the Holiday"- Premieres Friday, Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. EDT

Former Broadway star Billy Holiday (Mario Lopez) returns to his hometown for Christmas after being abruptly fired as the host-producer-judge of the hit TV series "Celebrity Dance Off." While there, he encounters Rae (Jana Kramer), the charismatic owner of the local dance studio, where Billy's 12-year-old nephew is her standout student. Cheri Oteri, Mario Cantone and Courtney Lopez also star.

"The 12 Days of Christmas Eve"- Premieres Saturday, Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. EDT

Brian Conway (Kelsey Grammer) is a successful businessman whose relationships with those around him have really suffered. While this Christmas season has been the most successful for his business, he's divorced, his relationship with his daughter Michelle (Spencer Grammer) is strained and he doesn't have a meaningful connection with his only granddaughter. After Brian gets into a car accident on Christmas Eve, Santa gives him twelve chances to re-do the day and repair the relationships in his life to find the true meaning of Christmas.

"A Christmas Spark"- Premieres Sunday, Nov. 27 at 8 p.m. EDT

Recently widowed Molly (Jane Seymour) has lost her zest for life and has given up on ever finding love again. But when she decides to visit her daughter for Christmas, she has no idea what holiday magic is in store for her. A former drama teacher, Molly reluctantly takes on the job of directing the town's Christmas pageant and soon finds herself falling for her leading man, Hank (Joe Lando).

"Serving Up the Holidays"- Premieres Thursday, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. EDT

Scarlett (Britt Irvin) is an incredible chef and co-owner of an upscale restaurant. But every year, her too-sophisticated and unique holiday dishes never sell because they are not considered festive enough. To shake things up this year, her best friend and co-owner buys her a ticket to a holiday cooking getaway in a beautiful villa where Scarlett will re-learn festive cooking from the bottom up. Zach Roerig also stars.

"Cloudy with a Chance of Christmas"- Premieres Friday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. EDT

Bridget Torres (Valery Ortiz) is a prominent national news weather forecaster who comes to the magical, wintry town of Leavenworth, Washington, where Christmas traditions prevail each holiday season. This year, Bridget has been asked by her network to announce a special "snow-cast" at the annual Christmas Eve festival and has brought her boss Lisa along with her. Bridget's plans to shine are foiled when a talk show host from her network arrives to join her for the broadcast. Nicole Bilderback and Brandon Quinn also star.

"A New Orleans Noel"- Premieres Saturday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. EDT

Grace Hill (Keshia Knight Pulliam) and Anthony Brown (Brad James) could not be more different. Despite having gone to college to study architecture together, their lives took them on completely separate paths. But when they're both hired to work together on the home of Loretta Brown (Patti Labelle) --a New Orleans praline icon—the two find themselves stuck working together at Christmas...and butting heads over more than just architecture. Tim Reid also stars.

"Merry Textmas"- Premieres Sunday, Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. EDT

Gaby Diaz (Ariana Ron Pedrique) is an app developer from Austin, Texas, and the last unmarried sibling in her very close and very traditional family. Every year, the Diaz family gathers at Abuela's house in Oaxaca, Mexico, a town renowned for its "12 Challenges of Christmas," which playfully ignited the entire town's Christmas spirit. When Gaby accidentally adds Alex Alvarado (Rodrigo Massa), a handsome graphic designer who's lost touch with his own Mexican roots, to the family group chat, her well-meaning family decides to secretly invite him to join them in Oaxaca for Christmas.

"Scentsational Christmas"- Premieres Thursday, Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. EDT

Bright-eyed beauty and perfumer Ellie Reddy (Nanzeen Contractor) is tasked by her boss to create a holiday scent that will impress, so she decides to return to her quaint and festive family home for Christmas to find inspiration. There she meets handsome yet bookish writer, Logan Osborne (Mykee Selkin), who is staying with her father at the family's historic property, which includes her mother's former candle-making cottage.

"A Recipe for Joy"- Premieres Friday, Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. EDT

When ambitious food correspondent, Carly Hayes (Erin Agostino) gets a shot at her own TV show, nothing goes as planned. Dillon Casey also stars.

"Kirk Franklin's The Night Before Christmas"- Premieres Saturday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. EDT

Caught in a blizzard on Christmas Eve, estranged mother and daughter Journee (Naturi Naughton) and Nia (Lorea Turner) are forced to take refuge inside a church where a handful of also-trapped parishioners are reeling from the cancellation of their annual holiday concert. The spirit of the season takes hold as Journee and Nia weather the wintry storm together with the other churchgoers, including handsome youth pastor Adam (Luke James) and a heavenly music teacher (Kirk Franklin), who motivate the mother and daughter to reconcile their differences through music, faith and love.

"Single and Ready to Jingle"- Premieres Sunday, Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. EDT

Emma Warner (Natasha Wilson) feels like she lives Christmas year-round. As the SVP of a successful toy company in Chicago, she spends 12 months a year focusing on Christmas, leaving no time for dating...or much of anything else. By the time the actual holiday rolls around, she has had enough. She asks her assistant and friend Lucy to find a tropical singles resort—somewhere she can find a guy and not think of Christmas.

"Record Breaking Christmas"- Premieres Thursday, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m. EDT

Leah Hoffman (Michelle Argyris), an adjudicator for the World Record Bureau, draws the short straw and is forced to travel to a small town just before Christmas to investigate its plans to break multiple holiday world records. Andrew Bushell also stars.

"A Christmas Treasure"- Premieres Friday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. EDT

The passing of beloved Ms. Marley reunites six estranged friends for one final hometown holiday treasure hunt. As the search unfolds and fond childhood memories are relived, sparks fly between Austin Craig (Taylor Frey) and his former best friend Everett Matthews (Kyle Dean Massey).

"The Holiday Dating Guide"- Premieres Saturday, Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. EDT

Dating coach and aspiring book author Abigale Slater (Maria Menounos) is close to making her lifelong dream come true. She has completed her first book—a how-to guide for dating in today's modern world—and is now more than ready to become a published author. However, after reading the book, her publisher Jack won't proceed with the deal without knowing that her dating advice actually works. Before he has a chance to say no, Abigale proposes that she prove the rules work by using them herself and making a man fall for her by Christmas Eve in 12 days. Brent Bailey also stars.

"Wrapped Up in Love"- Premieres Sunday, Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. EDT

Ashley Mackenzie (Brittany Barstow) has always been the preeminent "Christmas Queen" in town. From making hand-crafted decorations for the office to hosting the town's annual Christmas sweater competition, she loves everything about the holiday...that is, until she meets her match in Ben Williams (Olivier Renaud).