What's On Hallmark Today? 27 Christmas Movies To Watch During Coronavirus Crisis
Turn your coronavirus self-quarantine into a holiday getaway with Hallmark. The network has scheduled a Christmas movie marathon to add some cheer to help viewers get through the isolated weekend.
According to a press release, the marathon kicks off Friday at 12 p.m. EDT and will come to an end by 6 p.m. EDT on Sunday. The marathon will consist of 27 original "Countdown to Christmas" holiday films.
Here’s the full Hallmark Channel lineup (all times EST) for the weekend:
Friday, March 20:
12:00 p.m.: “A Christmas Detour”
- “Two New York City-bound travelers find themselves inextricably linked when a snowstorm reroutes them to an airport hotel in Buffalo.”
- Starring Candace Cameron-Bure and Paul Greene
2:00 p.m.: “Holiday Date”
- “Brooke is dumped right before Christmas and enlists the help of actor Joel to play the role of her boyfriend for the holidays.”
- Starring Brittany Bristow and Matt Cohen.
4:00 p.m.: “A Christmas Love Story"
- “A youth choir director who needs to write a big song for a Christmas Eve show... is distracted from her task when a boy with a golden voice joins her choir, which comes as a surprise to his widowed father…”
- Starring Kristin Chenoweth and Scott Wolf
6:00 p.m.: “Mingle All the Way”
- "‘Mingle All the Way’ is a new networking app designed to pair busy professionals together for upcoming events, without long-term romance. When Molly and Jeff are matched, they are both horrified to realize they’ve already had not one, but two disastrous previous encounters.”
- Starring Jen Lilley, Brant Daugherty and Lindsay Wagner
8:00 p.m.: “Christmas Under Wraps”
- A third-year surgery resident, Lauren, gets waitlisted for a hospital fellowship she temporarily moves to Garland, Alaska. Once there she is immediately charmed by Andy, whose father has a secret.
- Starring Candace Cameron-Bure, David O’Donnell, Brian Doyle-Murray and Robert Pine
10:00 p.m.: “Crown for Christmas”
- “After getting fired from her job as a maid at a ritzy New York City hotel, Allie reluctantly accepts a temp gig as the governess to a young girl who is part of a powerful family in Europe that lives in an actual castle.” Allie ends up making a connection with her father Maximillian, the King of Winshire, who is set to marry someone else.
- Starring Danica McKellar and Rupert Penry-Jones
Saturday, March 21:
12:00 a.m.: “The Christmas Cottage”
- “Still only in her mid-twenties, Lacey Quinn has already given up on love.” That is until she gets snowed in with her best friend’s brother at his family’s hopelessly romantic cottage.
- Starring Merritt Patterson and Steve Lund
2:00 a.m.: “A Royal Christmas”
- “As the only daughter of an expert tailor in Philadelphia, Emily Corrigan is a kindhearted young woman proud of her blue-collar background. She is a devoted seamstress at the family business and madly in love with her doting European boyfriend, Leo. But as their first Christmas together approaches, Leo drops a bombshell on his unsuspecting girlfriend: he is actually Prince Leopold, heir to the throne of Cordinia, a small sovereign country.”
- Starring Lacey Chabert, Stephan Hagan and Jane Seymour
3:30 a.m.: “Marry Me at Christmas”
- “Organizing a Christmas wedding is a true treat for bridal boutique owner Madeline Krug...What Madeline didn’t expect was to be swept off her feet by the bride’s gorgeous brother, movie star Jonny Blaze.”
- Starring Rachel Skarsten and Trevor Donovan
5:00 a.m.: “A Very Merry Mix-Up”
- “Shop owner Alice Chapman (Alicia Witt) is nervous to meet her future in-laws at Christmas, especially because she is arriving ahead of her new fiancé, Will Mitchum (Scott Gibson).”
- Starring Alicia Witt and Mark Wiebe
7:00 a.m.: “Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays”
- “World-traveler Harper returns to Memphis for the holidays and nannies for wealthy widower Owen while awaiting news about a job overseas.”
- Starring Adrian Grenier, Kaitlin Doubleday, Priscilla Presley and Chase Bryant
9:00 a.m.: “Snow Bride”
- "As a tabloid reporter at "Pulse! Gossip" in Los Angeles, it's [Greta Kaine's] job to expose the rich and famous for the entertainment of the magazine's readers. So when word gets out that one of the late Senator Tannehill's two sons might be proposing marriage at the family's Big Bear compound during Christmas, Greta and her chief rival Wes (Tom Lenk) are challenged by their old-school editor to get the scoop.
- Starring Katrina Law, Jordan Belfi, and Patricia Richardson
11:00 a.m.: “Switched for Christmas”
- “When identical twin sisters are stuck planning their respective Christmas parties, they're convinced the grass is greener on the other side. Deciding to swap lives for the holiday, the lessons they learn along the way may turn out to make this the best Christmas ever.”
- Starring Candace Cameron-Bure, Eion Bailey, Mark Deklin and Natasha Bure
1:00 p.m.: “Christmas at Dollywood”
- “When an NYC event planner returns to Tennessee to plan the Christmas celebration at Dollywood, she's paired with the head of operations who thinks he can handle the party just fine on his own.”
- Starring Danica McKellar, Niall Matter and Dolly Parton
3:00 p.m.: “The Nine Lives of Christmas”
- “Fireman Zachary Stone (Routh) is a confirmed bachelor who doesn’t believe in love or commitment. When a stray tabby cat named Ambrose shows up at his door, Zachary takes him in and slowly starts to see that a little companionship might not be so bad after all. [His] commitment to solitude is further challenged when he meets Marilee (Sustad), an animal lover and veterinary student who teaches Zachary how to care for his new feline roommate.”
- Starring Brandon Routh and Kimberley Sustad
5:00 p.m.: "Christmas at the Plaza"
- “Jessica, an archival historian enmeshed in a declining romantic relationship, is hired to create an exhibition honoring the history of Christmas at The Plaza Hotel. There, she meets Nick, a handsome decorator who’s been commissioned to deck out the iconic landmark.”
- Starring Ryan Paevey and Elizabeth Henstridge
7:00 p.m.: “Christmas Town”
- “Lauren Gabriel leaves everything behind in Boston to embark on a new chapter in her life and career. But an unforeseen detour to the charming town of Grandon Falls has her discover unexpected new chapters – of the heart and of family – helping her to embrace, once again, the magic of Christmas.”
- Starring Candace Cameron-Bure, Tim Rozon and Beth Broderick
Sunday, March 22:
12:00 a.m.: "Picture a Perfect Christmas"
- "The movie centers around a photographer who returns home for the holiday to look after her grandmother and ends up lending a helping hand to a neighbor who needs assistance watching his nephew."
- Starring Merritt Patterson and Jon Cor
2:00 a.m.: "The Sweetest Christmas"
- "[A] struggling pastry chef Kylie Watson (Chabert) learns she’s made it to the finals of the American Gingerbread Competition... and hopes the publicity will help her jumpstart her new café. There’s just one problem — the oven she’s supposed to use breaks down right before the contest. Determined to enter, she reaches out to Nick Mazannti (Coco), her old boyfriend from culinary school who gave up his dream of being a pastry chef to take over his family’s pizzeria."
- Starring Lacey Chabert and Lea Coco
4:00 a.m.: “Coming Home for Christmas”
- Lizzie Richfield lands a job as house manager for the exclusive Ashford Estate in the Virginia countryside. She throws a final Christmas Eve gala for the Marley family, who is moving out, and finds herself at the center of a love triangle.
- Starring Danica McKellar, Neal Bledsoe and Andrew Francis
6:00 a.m.: "Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses"
- "Weeks before Christmas, Abbey is hired to decorate the estate of businessman Nick. She must break down the wall between her and Nick, all while keeping the holiday spirit alive."
- Starring Jill Wagner, Matthew Davis and Donna Mills
8:00 a.m.: "Pride, Prejudice & Mistletoe"
- "Darcy (Chabert) has always worked hard to prove herself and be successful on her own terms, even choosing to start her own company, rather than work with her father. Returning to her hometown for Christmas, Darcy reconnects with an old rival, restaurant owner Luke (Penny), and they are forced to plan a charity event together."
- Starring Lacey Chabert and Brendan Penny
10:00 a.m.: "Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy"
- "As the town searches for a rumored Christmas Time Capsule, a skeptical writer arrives in Evergreen to get the story on the town's 'too-good-to-be-true' Christmas-fever."
- Starring Paul Greene, Maggie Lawson, Barbara Niven, Holly Robinson Peete and Rukiya Bernard
12:00 p.m.: "A Shoe Addict’s Christmas"
- "As Christmas approaches, Noelle (Bure) is at a crossroads in her life when it seems that love, a connection with her father, and her dream career are out of reach."
- Starring Candace Cameron Bure, Luke Macfarlane and Jean Smart
2:00 p.m.: "Christmas Under the Stars"
- "When Nick, a career-focused investment banker, is fired from his high-powered firm at Christmastime, he takes a job at a Christmas tree lot owned by a warmhearted widower. There, he meets Julie, an astronomy teacher who’s always looked to the stars for hope."
- Starring Jesse Metcalfe, Autumn Reeser and Clarke Peters
4:00 p.m.: "Write Before Christmas"
- "The movie centers around a recently single Jessica who sends Christmas cards to people who have impacted her life -- the aunt who raised her, her younger brother in the military, a pop star who was part of the soundtrack of her life, the music teacher who inspired her, and the best friend who always tells the truth."
- Starring Torrey DeVitto and Chad Michael Murray.
6:00 p.m.: "Christmas in Rome"
- "[Angela] crosses paths with an American executive named Oliver (Page), who wants to buy a high-end Italian ceramics company. Oliver hires Angela to be his tour guide around the Eternal City, as the owner of the ceramics company won’t sell it to him until he learns “the heart and soul of Rome.”
- Starring Lacey Chabert and Sam Page
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