Ah, the holidays: Time with family and friends, cozy pajamas, warm blankets — and, of course, movies, preferably watched while snuggled up with family and friends in cozy pajamas under warm blankets. Hallmark just announced 40 new Hallmark holiday movies to be released starting in late October, so if you’re looking for something warm and fuzzy to watch, there will be no shortage of options starting in just over a month.
The Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas series includes 24 original films, and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will also drop 16 new movies as part of a Miracles of Christmas event. In other words, you’ll have dozens of movies to choose from, starring Lacey Chabert, Kristin Chenoweth, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Ashley Greene, Dolly Parton, Adrian Grenier, Kathie Lee Gifford, Jesse Metcalfe and many (many) other actors.
Some films will ostensibly be a chance to take a mini holiday with the cast. For example, Chabert told People that her upcoming movie, Christmas in Rome (her eighth holiday feature for the channel), was “one of the most exciting movies I’ve made because of the opportunity to film in the gorgeous locations of Rome, Italy,” adding that she hopes viewers will “feel like they traveled there along with us!” Hey, it’s cheaper than a round-trip ticket to Italy.
Scroll down for the full lineup — the Hallmark Channel’s movies are first, followed by Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
Countdown to Christmas on the Hallmark Channel (all premiere at 8 p.m. ET/PT):
Saturday, October 26
Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses
Stars: Jill Wagner, Matthew Davis and Donna Mills
Saturday, November 2
Merry & Bright
Stars: Jodie Sweetin, Andrew Walker and Sharon Lawrence
Sunday, November 3: Christmas Scavenger Hunt
Stars: Kevin McGarry and Kim Shaw
Friday, November 8: Write Before Christmas
Stars: Torrey DeVitto (Chicago Med), Chad Michael Murray (Riverdale), Grant Show (Dynasty), Lolita Davidovich (How to Get Away with Murder) and Drew Seeley (Glory Daze)
Saturday, November 9: Christmas at the Plaza
Stars: Ryan Paevey (General Hospital) and Elizabeth Henstridge (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Saturday, November 9: A Christmas Duet
Stars: Chaley Rose, Rome Flynn and Teryl Rothery
Sunday, November 10: The Mistletoe Secret
Stars: Kellie Pickler, Tyler Hynes and Patrick Duffy
Saturday, November 16: Double Holiday
Stars: Kristoffer Polaha and Carly Pope
Sunday, November 17: The Christmas Club
Stars: Elizabeth Mitchell and Cameron Mathison
Saturday, November 23: Picture a Perfect Christmas
Stars: Merritt Patterson and Jon Cor
Sunday, November 24: Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays
Stars: Adrian Grenier, Kaitlin Doubleday, Priscilla Presley and Chase Bryant
Monday, November 25: Check Inn to Christmas
Stars: Rachel Boston and Wes Brown
Tuesday, November 26: A Gift to Remember 2
Stars: Ali Liebert, Peter Porte and Tina Lifford
Wednesday, November 27: Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen
Stars: Erin Krakow, Luke Macfarlane and Kimberley Sustad
Saturday, November 30: Christmas in Rome
Stars: Lacey Chabert and Sam Page
Sunday, December 1: Christmas Town
Stars: Candace Cameron Bure, Tim Rozon and Beth Broderick
Saturday, December 7: Hallmark Hall of Fame A Christmas Love Story
Stars: Kristin Chenoweth, Scott Wolf, Keith Robinson and Kevin Quinn
Sunday, December 8: Christmas at Dollywood
Stars: Danica McKellar, Niall Matter and Dolly Parton
Saturday, December 14: Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy
Stars: Paul Greene, Maggie Lawson, Barbara Niven, Holly Robinson Peete, Rukiya Bernard, Colin Lawrence, Ashley Williams and Jill Wagner
Sunday, December 15: Alice in Christmasland
Stars: TBD
Saturday, December 21: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Stars: Eric Mabius
Sunday, December 22: Holiday Date
Stars: Brittany Bristow and Matt Cohen
Wednesday, December 25: When Calls the Heart Christmas
Stars: Erin Krakow, Pascale Hutton, Jack Wagner, Kavan Smith, Kevin McGarry, Paul Greene, Chris McNally, Martin Cummins and Andrea Brooks
Saturday, December 28: New Year, New Me
Stars: TBD
Miracles of Christmas on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (all premiere at 8 p.m. ET/PT):
Friday, October 25: A Merry Christmas Match
Stars: Ashley Newbrough and Kyle Dean Massey
Thursday, October 31: Nostalgic Christmas
Stars: Brooke D’Orsay and Trevor Donovan
Friday, November 1: Two Turtle Doves
Stars: Nikki DeLoach and Michael Rady
Thursday, November 7: A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas
Stars: Rachael Leigh Cook and Benjamin Ayres
Friday, November 8: Holiday for Heroes
Stars: Marc Blucas, Melissa Claire Egan and Patti Murin
Thursday, November 14: A Christmas Miracle
Stars: Tamera Mowry-Housley, Brooks Darnell and Barry Bostwick
Friday, November 15: A Godwink Christmas: Meant For Love from executive producers Kathie Lee Gifford, Squire Rushnell and Louise DuArt
Stars: Kathie Lee Gifford, Cindy Busby and Ben Hollingsworth
Thursday, November 21: Our Christmas Love Song
Stars: Alicia Witt
Friday, November 22: Christmas Under the Stars
Stars: Jesse Metcalfe, Autumn Reeser and Clarke Peters
Friday, November 29: The Christmas Wish
Stars: Ashley Williams and Paul Campbell
Thursday, December 5: This Time of Year
Stars: Laura Osnes and Stephen Huszar
Friday, December 6: Time for You to Come Home for Christmas from executive producer Blake Shelton
Stars: TBD
Thursday, December 12: Christmas in Montana
Stars: TBD
Friday, December 13: Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday
Stars: Jen Lilley and Carlo Marks
Thursday, December 19: An Unforgettable Christmas
Stars: Ashley Greene
Friday, December 20: A Family Christmas Gift
Stars: Holly Robinson Peete, Patti LaBelle and Dion Johnstone