Cable Nets, Streamers Ramp Up Holiday Films Lineup Leading Into Christmas
More than 50 Christmas-themed films set to debut over next 25 days
Cable networks and streaming services are entering the last phase of its nearly three-month run of original holiday films, with more than 50 movies scheduled to debut over the next 25 days from such cable services as Lifetime, Hallmark Channel, VH1, Great American Family and UPtv as well as streaming services BET Plus, HBO Max and Shudder.
Below is a partial list of remaining holiday-themed movies debuting on cable and streaming services, along with their premiere dates.
December 1
Rolling into Christmas (BET Plus)
Serving Up the Holidays (Lifetime)
A Hollywood Christmas (HBO Max)
December 2
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Christmas with the Campbells (AMC Plus)
A Big Fat Family Christmas (Hallmark Channel)
Cloudy With a Chance of Christmas (Lifetime)
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (Netflix)
Christmas in the Wilds (Uptv)
December 3
Christmas on Candy Cane Lane (Great American Family)
A Fabled Holiday (Hallmark Channel)
A New Orleans Noel (Lifetime)
The Great Holiday Bake War (OWN)
The Holiday Stocking (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
Christmas on the Slopes (UpTV)
December 4
B&B Merry (Great American Family)
Undercover Holiday (Hallmark Channel)
Merry Textmas (Lifetime)
Christmas on the Rocks (UPtv)
December 8
A Miracle Before Christmas (BET Plus)
Scentsational Christmas (Lifetime)
December 9
Aisle Be Home For Christmas (Great American Family)
The Most Colorful Time of the Year (Hallmark Channel)
A Recipe for Joy (Lifetime)
Something From Tiffany’s (Prime Video)
Christmas Bloody Christmas (Shudder)
December 10
Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas (Lifetime)
A Prince For the Holidays (Great American Family)
Christmas Class Reunion (Hallmark Channel)
The Gift of Peace (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
A Christmas Fumble (OWN)
A Royal Christmas Match (UPtv)
December 11
The Holiday Sitter (Hallmark Channel)
Single and Ready To Jingle (Lifetime)
Santa’s Got Style (UPtv)
A Christmas Prayer (TV One)
December 12
A Nashville Country Christmas (Paramount Network)
December 15
A Blackjack Christmas (BET Plus)
Record Breaking Christmas (Lifetime)
December 16
Holiday Heritage (Hallmark Channel)
A Christmas to Treasure (Lifetime)
The Apology (Shudder)
December 17
A Brush With Christmas Romance (Great American Family)
Five More Minutes: Moments Like These (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
The Holiday Dating Guide (Lifetime)
Sappy Holiday (UPtv)
December 18
The Art of Christmas (Great American Family)
Hanukkah on Rye (Hallmark Channel)
Wrapped Up in Love (Lifetime)
A Vintage Christmas (UPtv)
December 19
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (Hallmark Channel)
December 21
Fuhgeddabout Christmas (VH1)
December 22
A Christmas Gift (BET Plus)
December 24
The Snowball Effect (UPtv)
December 25
Christmas in Wolf Creek (UPtv)
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