Hallmark Unveils Its 2025 'Countdown to Christmas'

Hallmark Channel has revealed its 2025 'Countdown to Christmas' schedule, kicking off on 17th October, with nearly three months of festive programming that include 24 new original holiday movies and several special series. Leading the way are returning favorites Lacey Chabert and Sarah Drew, along with Tyler Hynes, Nikki DeLoach, and numerous others. The slate features everything from mysteries, time-travel twists, and Christmas competitions to romantic comedies and royal getaways. 

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Premieres & Key Titles

'Mistletoe Murders,' starring Sarah Drew and Peter Mooney, will debut on Friday, 17th October at 8/7c. The show will air two episodes each week until 21st November. This marks the start of the 'Countdown to Christmas' for the year 2025.  

'A Royal Montana Christmas,' starring Fiona Gubelmann and Warren Christie, will be released the very next day, i.e. 18th October. It tells the tale of a princess who finds unexpected romance while searching for a simpler life in Montana. 

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'A Christmas Angel Match,' 'Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper!,' and 'Christmas On Duty' are some further early classics. With movies like 'Christmas Above the Clouds,' 'A Keller Christmas Vacation,' and 'Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story,' the programming carries over into the holiday season. Each show will add a unique twist to the holiday spirit.

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Returning Stars & Special Series

Lacey Chabert and Andrew Walker's 'She's Making A List,' their first Hallmark Christmas film together since 2018's 'My Secret Valentine,' is one of the most anticipated reunions. With his return to several holiday films and his role as executive producer, Chabert is particularly busy this season.

The second season of 'Mistletoe Murders,' which premieres in November, and the 'Christmas Mystery' series both include Sarah Drew's return. This year, there are more series offerings than ever before.

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27th October marks the return of 'Finding Mr. Christmas' Season 2, in which competitors compete to become the next Hallmark leading man. Along with giving warmth, family recipes, and festive delicacies, Tamera Mowry-Housley's baking competition, 'Baked With Love: Holiday,' also begins on the same day in October.

Themes & Fun Twists

Hallmark is adding a variety of mystery plots (as in Mistletoe Murders), time travel (A Newport Christmas spans ages), holiday matchmaking angels, glassblowing competitions, military love stories, and more to this year's program, which isn't only about sugar-sweet romances. Family rivalries, moral quandaries, and fanciful holiday enchantment are interwoven throughout, and the locales range from small-town Christmas customs to European-style royal getaways.

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