The Complete 2025 Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas Schedule Is Here
The merriest time of the year is nearly here. Hallmark Channel has revealed the complete schedule for 2025’s Countdown to Christmas. This year’s festive lineup includes 20 new movies featuring stars like Meghan Ory, Erin Krakow, Tyler Hynes, and Jonathan Bennett.
Highlights include Hallmark’s second NFL-themed Christmas movie, Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story, and A Grand Ole Opry Christmas, featuring new music from Brad Paisley. Viewers will also find something extra in their stocking thanks to two unscripted series. Jonathan Bennett returns to search for Hallmark’s next leading man in season 2 of Finding Mr. Christmas. It premieres Monday, October 27 at 8 p.m. It’s followed by the all-new competition series Baked With Love: Holiday with host Tamera Mowry-Housley.
Sleuthers will also get their fill this holiday season. Countdown to Christmas kicks off on Friday, October 17 with the first season of Mistletoe Murders ahead of the season 2 premiere on November 7. Then, on Friday, December 5, tune in to the limited series Twelve Dates ‘Til Christmas, based on the book by Jenni Bayliss. It stars Mae Whitman as a Savile Row textile pattern designer living in a quaint English village who winds her way through 12 yuletide dating experiences.
And of course, there are new royal Christmas romances, small-town meet-cutes, and more to look forward to this season. Keep reading for details about all the new Christmas movies airing this year on Hallmark Channel.
All movies premieres at 8 p.m. ET/PT unless otherwise noted. Original movies and series stream the next day on Hallmark+.
Hallmark Channel’s October 2025 Countdown to Christmas schedule
Saturday, October 18: A Royal Montana Christmas
Overwhelmed by her duties during the Christmas season, Princess Victoria of Zelarnia (Fiona Gubelmann) decides she needs a vacation. She travels to Peaceful Pines Ranch in Montana, where she celebrated Christmas as a child with her late father. Upon arrival, she meets her dashing guide Huntley Blaylock (Warren Christie). He presents her and the other guests at the ranch with a rustic experience that is far from the royal treatment.
Sunday, October 19: A Christmas Angel Match
Christmas angels Monica (Meghan Ory) and Michael (Benjamin Ayres) are tasked with bringing destined soulmates together during the holiday season. Typically, Angels work alone. But when the Christmas Connection Department faces the threat of downsizing, Monica and Michael are unexpectedly paired to ensure Daisy and Patrick fall in love before Christmas. Their clashing styles – and the undeniable spark growing between them – complicate their mission.
Saturday, October 25: Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper!
Weatherman Ted Cooper (Robert Buckley) loves Christmas, but the past three have been terrible. This year, Ted is determined that things will turn around. But his relentless optimism is tested as he faces a litany of injuries and obstacles on a holiday visit to his hometown. During a trip to urgent care, he reconnects with the charming Hope Miller (Kimberley Sustad) – now Dr. Hope Miller – his high school crush. Ted is optimistic that this budding romance is the beginning of his Christmas comeback. But his looming holiday bad luck still has a few curveballs in store for him.
Hallmark Channel’s November 2025 Countdown to Christmas schedule
Saturday, November 1: Christmas On Duty
Blair (Janel Parrish) and Josh (Parker Young) have been bitter rivals ever since they both graduated at the top of their class from The Basic School in Quantico. After graduation, Blair got Josh’s dream job, and they haven’t spoken since. Three years later, their paths cross at the base holiday party. After an argument, they’re both assigned to Christmas Duty as punishment. When a snowstorm prevents Christmas presents from being delivered to base, they team up for a special mission to save the holiday.
Sunday, November 2: A Newport Christmas
Newport socialite Ella (Ginna Claire Mason) dreams of using her wealth to start a foundation to help others. After learning her father plan for her to marry a man she’s never met, she goes for a sail and wishes for a different life. Suddenly, she discovers finds Nick (Wes Brown), a sailor and local Newport historian, aboard. She accuses him of being a stowaway but eventually realizes that she’s traveled from 1905 to 2025. As she gets a glimpse at what her future in 1905 appears to be, she becomes reluctant to return, especially since she and Nick have grown close. But remaining the present puts her past legacy at risk.
Saturday, November 8: Christmas Above the Clouds
When workaholic CEO Ella Neezer (Erin Krakow) tries to skip Christmas by flying to Australia, she ends up haunted by her past, present and future, forced to confront the choices that led to her success yet left her flying solo. With the help of three quirky spirits and a surprise reunion with her ex (Tyler Hynes), she might just rediscover the magic of Christmas – and the love she thought she’d lost.
Sunday, November 9: A Keller Christmas Vacation
Christmas this year is going to be a little different for the Keller family. Parents Anne and Ben have bought their three adult children – Cal (Brandon Routh), Dylan (Jonathan Bennett) and Emory (Eden Sher) – a river cruise down the Danube. The problem? The siblings, who are each going through their own personal life challenges. They aren’t thrilled with the idea of spending 10 days cooped up together. But the trip turns out to be a glorious once-in-a-lifetime experience, complete with a secret that brings them all together in time for Christmas.
Saturday, November 15: Three Wisest Men
The Brenner family is back! Luke (Andrew Walker) is expecting twins. Taylor (Tyler Hynes) is debating a monumental job opportunity out-of-state. And Stephan (Paul Campbell) is attempting to plan for his upcoming nuptials. Everyone’s stress heightens when their mom (Margaret Colin) reveals she’s put their childhood home up for sale. The trio must learn to once again lean on one another to rise to the needs of their growing family, conquer the newest challenges in their lives and, most crucially, have the best Christmas EVER!
Sunday, November 16: Tidings For the Season
Serious newscaster Adam Kade’s (B.J. Britt) life takes an unexpected turn when he meets 10-year-old Robbie (Elijah-Justus Lewis), his biggest fan. Robbie wants his favorite reporter to talk about more than just what’s going wrong in the world. Adam takes this question to heart as the holidays approach. He starts covering feel-good stories about hometown heroes. Meanwhile, a romance develops between Adam and Robbie’s mom, Lucy (Tamera Mowry-Housley). But when Adam’s reporting leads to bigger opportunities, he must decide what matters most this holiday season.
Saturday, November 22: Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
Pediatric doctor Morgan Quinn (Holland Roden) and the Buffalo Bills’ VP of Stadium Development Gabe DeLuca (Matthew Daddario) are lifelong friends who grew up in the shadow of Highmark Stadium. Gabe has always held a torch for Morgan, which is obvious to everyone they meet. When Morgan learns from her Uncle Tommy (Joe Pantoliano) that he’s had an anonymous Christmas benefactor for the past six decades, she and Gabe work together to unwrap the gifter’s identity. Along the way, Gabe’s love for Morgan deepens. In turn, she begins to see him in a new light.
Sunday, November 23: Melt My Heart This Christmas
Holly James (Laura Vandervoort), a passionate glassblower, secretly displays her own art under a pseudonym at the Fern Grove Fair after her work is rejected by Jack Dubois (Stephen Huszar), who oversees the entries. Holly also assists legendary glassblower Bianca Bonhomme, who is in a creative slump. When Holly’s work starts to overshadow Bianca’s she does everything she can to help Bianca without giving away her identity while also growing closer to Jack.
Thursday, November 27: We Met in December
On an unexpected layover, Annie Lane (Autumn Reeser) and Dave Weeks (Niall Matter) meet as strangers in a beautiful hotel all decorated for the holidays. It’s love at first sight. But they fail to exchange numbers and miss each other the next morning. Annie and Dave fly back to Chicago with no easy way to track the other one down. The only clues they have are those shared about plans for the upcoming holiday season. With little to go on, the pair two embark on separate quests to find one another.
Friday, November 28: The Snow Must Go On (6 p.m. ET/PT)
Isaiah Heyward’s (Corey Cott) career has stalled since he last appeared on Broadway almost 10 years ago. To escape the grind and re-evaluate his life, he heads home to visit his family for the holidays. But his yuletide respite is interrupted when he decides to step in as the director of his niece’s high school Christmas musical. As opening night approaches, Isaiah finds some Christmas surprises of his own. He stumbles upon an unexpected romance with the school’s guidance counselor Lilly-Anne Brigent (Heather Hemmens), creates an unanticipated bond with his students, and reassesses his priorities.
Friday, November 28: The More the Merrier (8 p.m. ET/PT)
Alice (Rachel Boston), an ER doctor at a small, rural hospital, always volunteers to work the Christmas Eve overnight shift. She goes the extra mile to make the holiday merry and bright for patients and staff. When the hospital gets snowed in, Alice and Brian (Brendan Penny), the new cardiologist, find themselves in the middle of a bona fide baby boom when three women – including the only OBGYN for miles around – go into labor on the rarest birthday of the year.
Saturday, November 29: An Alpine Holiday (6 p.m. ET/PT)
A grandmother’s last wish brings two estranged sisters Faith (Ashley Williams) and Kelly (Laci Mailey), back together to travel to the French Alps for Christmas to recreate her first trip there with their grandfather. Facing all the challenges and wonder this unique holiday adventure brings, they learn to cherish their sisterhood above all. They also make room for romance to blossom between Kelly and their French mountaineer guide, Frederic (Julien Samani).
Saturday, November 29: A Grand Ole Opry Christmas (8 p.m. ET/PT)
Gentry Wade (Nikki DeLoach) is the daughter of late country music icon Jett Wade (Rob Mayes). She abandoned her dream of a songwriting career following his tragic accident 30 years prior. When the Grand Ole Opry invites her to represent her dad at their centennial celebration at Christmas, she reluctantly visits the Opry and is suddenly transported to 1995. Meanwhile, Gentry’s lifelong friend Mac (Kristoffer Polaha) finds himself in 1995 as well. Thanks to some Christmas magic, Gentry gets precious time with her father. She also gets creative inspiration to finish the song she began decades earlier as a teen and learns surprising answers to questions about her father.
Sunday, November 30: The Christmas Cup (6 p.m. ET/PT)
After a knee injury threatens to cut her career short, Staff Sergeant Kelly Brandt (Rhiannon Fish) returns home in low spirits for the holidays. With her family’s encouragement, she agrees to lead the team in the annual Christmas Cup against the rival town, while still hoping she’ll be cleared to return to serve. With the help of fire captain Quinn Stokley (Ben Rosenbaum), she gets the group competition ready. Sparks begin to fly with Quinn. But when she receives the call she has been waiting for, it’s not what she expects. She soon realizes there’s more than one way to serve a community.
Sunday, November 30: Christmas at the Catnip Café (8 p.m. ET/PT)
Marketing exec Olivia Pierce (Erin Cahill) is close to realizing her dream of purchasing a condo, but she’s a bit short on the down payment. When she learns that her late great aunt left her half of a cat café in upstate New York she thinks it’s the Christmas miracle she needed. She just needs to sell and close the deal before the holidays. But the café’s co-owner, veterinarian Dr. Ben Kane (Paul Campbell), has no intention of letting go of the business, which helps homeless cats find forever homes.
Hallmark Channel’s December 2025 Countdown to Christmas schedule
Saturday, December 6: She’s Making A List
With the number of kids worldwide skyrocketing, Santa has outsourced the job of deciding who’s on the naughty or nice list. Consulting firm The Naughty or Nice Group has developed an airtight formula to determine a child’s niceness. Isabel (Lacey Chabert) is a top inspector with the group who is used to making tough calls about the kids on her list. But things get complicated when she is assigned 11-year-old Charlie Duncan. Isabel unexpectedly falls for Charlie’s widowed father, Jason (Andrew Walker). As a result, she begins to question the rigid rules of her job.
Sunday, December 7: Single on the 25th
For Nell Duke (Lyndsy Fonseca), nothing is worse than being single during the holiday. After deciding to spend the week of Christmas having fun on her own, she crosses paths with her neighbor Cooper (Daniel Lissing), a financial analyst who prides himself on being happily unattached. He notices Nell struggling with being alone and decides to share tips on how to keep the holidays festive. In the fun partnership that forms, the friendly singles’ Christmas together starts to feel like something more.
Saturday, December 13: A Suite Holiday Romance
It’s Christmas week when struggling writer Sabrina Post (Jessy Schram), arrives at the NYC’s iconic Grand Fairbanks Hotel. She’s ready to accept the ghostwriting position for the memoir of famous art dealer Grayson Westcott. But what promises to be a perfect week is complicated when Sabrina meets Ian Turner (Dominic Sherwood), a handsome British visitor, at the hotel bar. When Ian assumes Sabrina is another wealthy guest at the hotel, she doesn’t correct him. It’s a decision she doesn’t regret after learning that Ian is a member of the British aristocracy. As the week unfolds, Sabrina shows Ian Christmas in New York and the two start to fall for each other.
Sunday, December 14: Oy to the World!
When water lines break at Temple Beth Am, St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church across the street is quick to open its doors and offer shared space for the holidays. The reverend and rabbi choose to offer a joint service for their congregations, which means the church’s youth choir director Nikki Roberts (Brooke D’Orsay) must team up with her old high school rival Jake Cohen (Jake Epstein), the temple’s substitute youth choir director, and put on a single music program. Nikki and Jake have to put aside their differences and learn how to work together. In doing so, they discover teamwork can move mountains and open hearts.
Saturday, December 20: A Make Or Break Holiday
Liv (Hunter King) and Daniel (Evan Roderick) are hosting their families for the first time this Christmas. Stress is at an all-time high. When unspoken irritations finally reach a boiling point, Liv and Daniel decide they need to take a break. However, neither wants to ruin Christmas with bad news. So, they decide to play the role of a happy couple while everyone is under one roof. As they work together to create a holiday celebration they’ll all remember, Liv and Daniel begin to rediscover what they love about each other.
Sunday, December 21: The Christmas Baby
When a baby boy shows up on their doorstep days before Christmas with a note written specially for them, Erin (Ali Liebert) and Kelly (Katherine Barrell) must learn how to navigate their new relationship and career dynamics while unexpectedly caring for a newborn. The couple spends more time with the baby as a temporary solution until he can be placed permanently or they can find his mother. Gradually, they realize that they want to adopt him themselves. That leads them to navigate the complicated world of fostering to adopt.
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