#ChristmasCountdown – Carolyn Hector

Christmas Movies II (you know… just checking it twice)

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Carolyn Hector

keepcalmchristmasmovies This list may be a little redundant but if you look closely, you’ll find some updates. Don’t forget to set your DVR! Of course I’ll send out reminders… I’m just #ChristmasGeeky like that!

Saturday November 3^rd

*8:00 pm Christmas Joy Festive. I give it 3 candy canes

Sunday November 4th

7:00 pm The Christmas Switch Up

*8:00 pm Road to Christmas Cute movie and a decent amount of diversity.

9:00 pm Marrying Father Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Saturday November 10^th

8:00 pm It’s Christmas, Eve Hallmark Channel

Sunday November 11^th

7:00 pm Chandler Christmas Getaway Up

8:00 pm Christmas in Love Hallmark Channel

9:00 pm A Soldier’s Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

(A Veteran’s Christmas)

Saturday November 17^th

8:00 pm Christmas at Graceland Hallmark Channel

9:00 pm A Godwink Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Sunday November 18^th

7:00 pm Christmas on the Coast Up

8:00 pm Christmas in Evergreen (Letters to Santa) Hallmark Channel

9:00 pm Return to Christmas Creek Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Monday November 19^th

9:00 pm Last Vermont Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Tuesday November 20^th

9:00 pm Hope at Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Wednesday November 21^st

8:00 pm My Christmas Inn Lifetime

Tia Mowry-Hardict, Rob Mayes, Jackée Harry, Tim Reid, Erin Gray

8:00 pm Christmas at Grand Valley Hallmark Channel

10:00 pm A Christmas Arrangement Lifetime

Thursday November 22^nd

8:00 pm Christmas at the Palace Hallmark Channel

8:00 pm The Christmas Contract Lifetime

10:00 pm ‘Tis the Season: One Tree Hill Lifetime

Friday November 23^rd

8:00 pm Poinsettias for Christmas Lifetime

8:00 pm Pride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe Hallmark Channel

10:00 pm Every Other Holiday Lifetime

Saturday November 24^th

8:00 pm Christmas Everlasting Hallmark Channel

Tatyana Ali, Dondre T. Whitfield

8:00 pm Every Day is Christmas Lifetime

Toni Braxton, Gloria Reuben, Towanda Braxton, Michael Jai White

9:00 pm Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

10:00 pm Christmas Harmony Lifetime

Sunday November 25^th

8:00 pm A Shoe Addict’s Christmas Hallmark Channel

8:00 pm Jingle Belle Lifetime

Tatyana Ali, Cornelius Smith Jr., Loretta Devine

Valarie Pettiford, Obba Babatunde,

Keshia Knight Pulliam & Tempestt Bledsoe

9:00 pm Welcome to Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Christmas bells 9:00 pm The Truth About Christmas Freeform

Kali Hawk

9:00 pm Christmas Cupid’s Arrow ION

10:00 pm Christmas Perfection Lifetime

Friday November 30^th

8:00 pm A Very Nutty Christmas Lifetime

Saturday December 1^st

8:00 pm Mingle All the Way Hallmark Channel

8:00 pm A Twist of Christmas Lifetime

Vanessa Lachey

10:00 pm Love for Christmas Lifetime

Sunday December 2^nd

7:00pm Christmas Catch Up

Yanic Truesdale

8:00 pm A Majestic Christmas Hallmark

Jerrika Hinton, Christian Vincent

8:00 pm The Christmas Pact Lifetime

Kyla Pratt, Jarod Joseph, Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy

9:00 pm Northern Christmas Lights Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

9:00 pm Life Size 2 Freeform

Christmas bells 9:00 pm A Wedding for Christmas Ion

Vivica Fox

10:00 pm A Star for Christmas Lifetime

Friday December 7^th

Christmas bells 8:00 pm Christmas Lost and Found Lifetime

Tiya Sircar

Saturday December 8^th

8:00 pm Santa’s Boots Lifetime

8:00 pm Homegrown Christmas Hallmark Channel

9:00 pm Memories of Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Christina Milian, Mark Taylor

9:00 Rent-an-Elf Ion

Sean Patrick Thomas, Debbie Morgan

Sunday December 9^th

7:00 pm Christmas with a Prince Up

8:00 pm Once Upon a Christmas Miracle Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

8:00 pm A Christmas in Tennessee Lifetime

8:00 pm Christmas Wonderland Hallmark Channel

9:00 pm A Snow White Christmas Ion

Monday December 10^th

9:00 pm No Sleep Til Christmas Ion

Friday December 14^th

8:00 pm Christmas Around the Corner Lifetime

Saturday December 15^th

Christmas bells 8:00 pm A Gingerbread Romance Hallmark Channel

Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Duane Henry

8:00 pm Christmas Pen Pals Lifetime

9:00 pm Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

9:00 pm A Country Christmas Album Ion

Sunday December 16^th

7:00 pm Christmas on Holly Lane Up

8:00 pm Hometown Christmas Lifetime

8:00 pm Entertaining Christmas Hallmark Channel

9:00 pm Reunited at Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

9:00 pm A Christmas in Royal Fashion Ion

Friday December 21^st

8:00 pm A Christmas Kiss Lifetime

Saturday December 22^nd

8:00 pm Christmas Copy Hallmark Channel

(Jingle Around the Clock)

8:00 pm A Golden Christmas Lifetime

9:00 pm Small Town Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Sunday December 23rd

7:00 pm Hometown Holiday Up

8:00 pm Christmas Made to Order Hallmark Channel

8:00 pm 3 Holiday Tails Lifetime

9:00 pm Christmas Bells are Ringing Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Tuesday December 25^th

8:00 pm When Calls the Heart Christmas Hallmark Channel

Saturday December 29^th

Christmas bells 8:00 pm Focus on Love Hallmark Channel

(A Midnight Kiss)

No Dates or Times for

Christmas bells Coins for Christmas TV One

Stephen Bishop, Essence Atkins

Christmas bells A Holiday Calendar Netflix

Kat Graham, Quincy Brown

A Christmas Prince (The Royal Wedding) Netflix

The Christmas Switch Netflix

Christmas in the Wind Netflix

For all things Christmas Movies

Cool Link for all things TV Christmas Movies

http://itsawonderfulmovie.blogspot.com/2014/09/christmas-movie-tv-schedule-hallmark-up.html

Lifetime Movies

https://deadline.com/2018/09/lifetime-decks-its-halls-with-23-holiday-themed-movies-more-cheer-1202469310/

Hallmark Channel

http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/christmas/new-movies-countdown-to-christmas-2018

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

http://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/miracles-of-christmas/new-movies-2018

Up TV

https://www.uptv.com/featured/christmas/page/2/

Freeform

Ion Television

https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a22515811/freeform-25-days-of-christmas-2018/

XOXO

Carolyn

DVR, Watch, or Pop Between the Shows?

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Carolyn Hector

Sunday November 4th

Let the Christmas Movie Games Begin! I think all of these movies are going to have to be DVR’d…. Why? Tonight is Rick Grimes’ last episode on The Walking Dead. Real Housewives of Atlanta returns. Outlander starts back up and of course there’s Ray Donovan. Fortunately for these cable shows, they’ll re-air at another time… And since I’m off work tomorrow I’ll be able to catch up on EVERYTHING! Let the popcorn popping begin!

7:00 pm The Christmas Switch Up

8:00 pm Road to Christmas Hallmark Channel

9:00 pm Marrying Father Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Would you eat the Reindeer Popcorn? Do you prefer a Nachos Navidad ? Or a Christmas mix?

Christmas snacks

UP’s version of A Christmas Switch 2018 kinda shares the title as a 2014 movie starring Robert Krause and Natasha Henstridge and the 2018 Netflix, The Christmas Switch, movie that may or may not be changed. These are not to be confused with TV One’s 2016 The Christmas Swap or Hallmark’s 2017 Switched for Christmas.

Hot Cocoa and Christmas Joy

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Carolyn Hector

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Today is November 3rd. Tonight’s movie is a book-to-TV. It reminds me of the cute gift idea with a spin on a classic, Hot Cocoa.,… don’t ask me why. There’s something about taking a classic idea (hot cocoa) and adding some simple ideas to make a decadent treat.

Here are a few cool recipes to follow. While you put these gifts together, you can watch tonight’s movie.

Hot cocoa with candy canes

White hot chocolate

Hot chocolate w/M&Ms

Peanut Butter hot chocolate

On deck for the Christmas movie tonight is Christmas Joy, starring in the movie is Danielle Panabaker… aka Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost if you’re a Flash fan. Of course I’ll watch this movie. As an author… at least for me, it has/is always a dream to have a book of mine turned into a TV Movie. I have Lace, Sidney Sheldon’s series, If Tomorrow Comes , and a ton of Sandra Brown and Danielle Steel to thank.

Christmas Joy…..the book is written by Nancy Naigle.

(From Amazon)

A heartwarming Christmas story about family, friendship and finding love in unexpected places.

Joy Holbrook might be all work and no play, but that changes when her Aunt Ruby takes a fall that lands her in a rehabilitation center before the holidays. Joy takes a leave of absence from her job as a market researcher to run the family farm, even though the timing may hinder her chance at garnering the promotion of her dreams.

Ben Andrews isn’t your average accountant. He also happens to be the handiest man in Crystal Falls. He’s helped his elderly neighbor, Ruby Johnson, decorate for the annual Christmas Home Tour—and win—the last several years. He’s not about to let some drop-in niece break their winning streak.

Ruby seems overly concerned about Joy being able to handle Molly. Under the impression she’s referring Molly the bunny that is one of the menagerie of animals, Joy’s not worried at all until the next morning when a little girl named Molly shows up. For the sake of her aunt, Joy is forced to partner with Ben while Ruby is on the mend to help with preparation for the Christmas tour and, in the process finds her career-focused heart dreaming of a family.

Will the magic of Christmas help her to open her heart and find her everlasting joy?

From the IMDB Summary

She’s a corporate market researcher, gunning for a promotion within her firm. Just as her company’s CEO is taking notice, Joy finds out her Aunt Ruby has broken her ankle and will be undergoing surgery. Despite the less than opportune timing, Joy makes her way back home to Crystal Falls, NC to be with her Aunt. Stars seem to be aligned as Joy sees her former crush, Ben Andrews, while at the hospital. At first, Joy is focused solely on helping her Aunt heal; even taking over her position as chair of the local Cookie Crawl competition. Eventually, she begins to let Ben in and remembers there’s no place like home for the holidays. The pair work together on the Cookie Crawl to make the event a success.

Let’s see how #Hallmark makes this classic book into a visually cheerful TV movie.

Happy Gift Making & Merry Watching

XOXO

Your #ChristmasGeek, Carolyn

PS…. There are 51 days left until Christmas!

Christmas Shenanigans

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Carolyn Hector

Christmas Bingo (1)

Tonight is the 2018 Christmas Movie Kickoff!

8:00 pm Christmas at Pemberley Manor Hallmark Channel

Summary….

As Christmas approaches, Elizabeth Bennett (Lowndes), a New York event planner, is sent to a quaint, small town to organize their holiday festival. When she arrives, she finds William Darcy (Rady), a high-profile billionaire lacking in holiday spirit, in the process of selling the charming estate she hoped to use as a venue. Determined to make her event a success, Elizabeth persuades the reluctant Darcy to let her hold the festival on the historical estate once known for its holiday cheer. When they wind up working together to arrange the festivities, the unlikely pair begins falling for each other. But when complications arise and the festival is unexpectedly shut down, the couple parts ways and Darcy moves forward with his plans to sell the estate. On the night before Christmas, a wistful Elizabeth hopes for a Christmas miracle to revive the festival, save the estate and rekindle her holiday romance. Starring Jessica Lowndes and Michael Rady.

What other Christmas movies has Jessica been in? 2017-Hallmark Magical Christmas Ornaments. 2016-Hallmark, A December Bride. 2015-Hallmark, Merry Matrimony

What other Christmas movies has Michael Rady been in? 2017- Hallmark, A Joyous Christmas. 2016-Hallmark Christmas in Homestead.

In case you missed my tv list last week… here it is again https://carolynhector.com/2018/10/19/watch-dvr-or-save-for-later-your-guide-to-2018-christmas-movies/

Here’s a game of bingo one can play while watching. I swear just from the trailer alone I hit bingo!

Watch, DVR, or Save for Later…Your Guide to 2018 Christmas Movies

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Carolyn Hector

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Here’s a Christmas Game to play that I like to call ..Watch, DVR, Save for a snowy Rainy Day (’cause this is Florida and it’s more likely to rain). I am such a Christmas Geek.Here’s my handy guide for 2018 Christmas Movies to help me keep track of the new movies….At least these are the ones I found far. I hope they help you.

I love love love holiday movies. Last year I was bothered because a particular channel had a total white-out … but they’ve stepped up their game. So I ~~stalked~~ combed through… yeah.. uh, combed through the websites and compiled a list to help me figure out what game to play. I put a little string of lights by the movies with POC characters that are the main characters.

Saturday November 27^th

8:00 pm Christmas at Pemberley Manor Hallmark Channel

Saturday November 3^rd

8:00 pm Christmas Joy Hallmark Channel

Sunday November 4th

7:00 pm The Christmas Switch Up

8:00 pm Road to Christmas Hallmark Channel

9:00 pm Marrying Father Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

9:00 pm My Santa Up

Saturday November 10^th

8:00 pm It’s Christmas, Eve Hallmark Channel

Sunday November 11^th

7:00 pm Chandler Christmas Getaway Up

8:00 pm Christmas in Love Hallmark Channel

9:00 pm A Soldier’s Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

(A Veteran’s Christmas)

Saturday November 17^th

8:00 pm Christmas at Graceland Hallmark Channel

9:00 pm A Godwink Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Sunday November 18^th

7:00 pm Christmas on the Coast Up

8:00 pm Christmas in Evergreen (Letters to Santa) Hallmark Channel

9:00 pm Return to Christmas Creek Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Monday November 19^th

9:00 pm Last Vermont Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Tuesday November 20^th

9:00 pm Hope at Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Wednesday November 21^st

8:00 pm My Christmas Inn Lifetime

Tia Mowry-Hardict, Rob Mayes, Jackée Harry, Tim Reid, Erin Gray

8:00 pm Christmas at Grand Valley Hallmark Channel

10:00 pm A Christmas Arrangement Lifetime

Thursday November 22^nd

8:00 pm Christmas at the Palace Hallmark Channel

8:00 pm The Christmas Contract Lifetime

10:00 pm ‘Tis the Season: One Tree Hill Lifetime

Friday November 23^rd

8:00 pm Poinsettias for Christmas Lifetime

8:00 pm Pride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe Hallmark Channel

10:00 pm Every Other Holiday Lifetime

Saturday November 24^th

8:00 pm Christmas Everlasting Hallmark Channel

Tatyana Ali, Dondre T. Whitfield

8:00 pm Every Day is Christmas Lifetime

Toni Braxton, Gloria Reuben, Towanda Braxton, Michael Jai White

9:00 pm Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

10:00 pm Christmas Harmony Lifetime

Sunday November 25^th

8:00 pm A Shoe Addict’s Christmas Hallmark Channel

8:00 pm Jingle Belle Lifetime

Tatyana Ali, Cornelius Smith Jr., Loretta Devine

Valarie Pettiford, Obba Babatunde,

Keshia Knight Pulliam & Tempestt Bledsoe

9:00 pm Welcome to Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

9:00 pm The Truth About Christmas Freeform

10:00 pm Christmas Perfection Lifetime

Friday November 30^th

8:00 pm A Very Nutty Christmas Lifetime

Saturday December 1^st

8:00 pm Mingle All the Way Hallmark Channel

8:00 pm A Twist of Christmas Lifetime

Vanessa Lachey

10:00 pm Love for Christmas Lifetime

Sunday December 2^nd

7:00pm Christmas Catch Up

Yanic Truesdale

8:00 pm A Majestic Christmas Hallmark

Jerrika Hinton, Christian Vincent

8:00 pm The Christmas Pact Lifetime

Kyla Pratt, Jarod Joseph, Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy

9:00 pm Northern Christmas Lights Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

10:00 pm A Star for Christmas Lifetime

Friday December 7^th

8:00 pm Christmas Lost and Found Lifetime

Tiya Sircar

Saturday December 8^th

8:00 pm Santa’s Boots Lifetime

8:00 pm Homegrown Christmas Hallmark Channel

9:00 pm Memories of Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Christina Milian, Mark Taylor

Sunday December 9^th

7:00 pm Christmas with a Prince Up

8:00 pm Once Upon a Christmas Miracle Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

8:00 pm A Christmas in Tennessee Lifetime

8:00 pm Christmas Wonderland Hallmark Channel

Friday December 14^th

8:00 pm Christmas Around the Corner Lifetime

Saturday December 15^th

8:00 pm A Gingerbread Romance Hallmark Channel

Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Duane Henry

8:00 pm Christmas Pen Pals Lifetime

9:00 pm Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Sunday December 16^th

7:00 pm Christmas on Holly Lane Up

8:00 pm Hometown Christmas Lifetime

8:00 pm Entertaining Christmas Hallmark Channel

9:00 pm Reunited at Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Friday December 21^st

8:00 pm A Christmas Kiss Lifetime

Saturday December 22^nd

8:00 pm Christmas Copy Hallmark Channel

(Jingle Around the Clock)

8:00 pm A Golden Christmas Lifetime

9:00 pm Small Town Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Sunday December 23rd

7:00 pm Hometown Holiday Up

8:00 pm Christmas Made to Order Hallmark Channel

8:00 pm 3 Holiday Tails Lifetime

9:00 pm Christmas Bells are Ringing Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Tuesday December 25^th

8:00 pm When Calls the Heart Christmas Hallmark Channel

Saturday December 29^th

8:00 pm Focus on Love Hallmark Channel

(A Midnight Kiss)

No Dates or Times for

Life Size 2 Freeform

No Sleep ‘Til Christmas Freeform

A Christmas Prince (The Royal Wedding) Netflix

The Christmas Switch Netflix

Christmas in the Wind Netflix

Coins for Christmas TV One

For all things Christmas Movies

Cool Link for all things TV Christmas Movies

http://itsawonderfulmovie.blogspot.com/2014/09/christmas-movie-tv-schedule-hallmark-up.html

Lifetime Movies

https://deadline.com/2018/09/lifetime-decks-its-halls-with-23-holiday-themed-movies-more-cheer-1202469310/

Hallmark Channel

http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/christmas/new-movies-countdown-to-christmas-2018

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

http://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/miracles-of-christmas/new-movies-2018

Up TV

https://www.uptv.com/featured/christmas/page/2/

Freeform

https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a22515811/freeform-25-days-of-christmas-2018/

XOXO

Carolyn

And yes… I know we ought to get through Halloween and Thanksgiving first .. but as you know…there are two types of Christmas people.

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Oh yeah! And to kick off a holiday book… My friend Vanessa Riley is having a #TheButterflyBride #Giveaway #Christmas #Contest … Look at all the goodies you could win by entering. Click here

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Amazon Kindle https://amzn.to/2CC0by3

Harlequin http://bit.ly/2O2m5vy

IndieBound http://bit.ly/2NZnsLD

Kobo http://bit.ly/2QUDzv0

Google http://bit.ly/2oZIxLf

BAM http://bit.ly/2pVXrSY

Target http://bit.ly/2Qcbe3I

Walmart ebook http://bit.ly/2QeAk1T

Walmart book http://bit.ly/2MYt2kV

B&N paperback http://bit.ly/2O2bAbP

In the Mood…for the holidays?

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Carolyn Hector

There are 87 days before Christmas…64 days until you can get your hands on Her Mistletoe Bachelor but 0 days to wait to pre-order it! What are you doing to get into the mood…. for the holidays (besides celebrating Halloween & Thanksgiving)?

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HMB countdown

Oh The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry! The 1st time I recalled a romantic Christmas story. How about you? Do you have a favorite Christmas book old or new? Let me pass out a few good names!

The Firefighter’s Christmas Reunion Christy Jeffries and The Maverick’s Christmas to Remember

Their Mistletoe Baby by Karin Baine

The Butterfly Bride by Vanessa Riley follow her #ButteflyBride contest

Diamonds for the Holidays by Nicki Night

A Perfect Holiday Fling by Farrah Rochon

All He Wants for Christmas by Elle Wright

A Chase for Christmas by Candace Shaw

A Very Merry Romance by Brenda Jackson

Little Secrets : Holiday Baby Bombshell by Karen Booth

The Perfect Present featuring Rochelle Alers, Cheris Hodges, Pamela Yaye

A Wedding One Christmas by Therese Beharrie

So do you love Christmas movies?

Before I started writing, I loved (and still love) watching movies. I always dreamed of having one of my books played on TV. So here’s a list did giving you a view of some of the diverse Christmas/Holiday movies….some I’ve seen, some I look forward to watching. Tell me about your favorites. Let me know if I missed your favorite diverse holiday movies.

Also! Make sure you come back… I plan on giving you a guide to help out your holiday TV movies!

2018	Coins for Christmas	TV One	Essence Atkins, Stephen Bishop
2018	My Christmas Inn	Lifetime	Tia Mowry-Hardict, Rob Mayes, Jackée Harry, Tim Reid, Erin Gray
2018	Christmas Everlasting	Hallmark Channel	Tatyana Ali, Dondre T. Whitfield
2018	Every Day is Christmas	Lifetime	Toni Braxton, Gloria Reuben, Towanda Braxton, Michael Jai White
2018	Jingle Belle	Lifetime	Tatyana Ali, Cornelius Smith Jr.
2018	A Majestic Christmas	Hallmark Channel	Jerrika Hinton, Christian Vincent
2018	A Twist of Christmas	Lifetime	Vanessa Lachey
2018	The Christmas Pact	Lifetime	Kyla Pratt, Jarod Joseph, Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy
2018	Christmas Lost and Found	Lifetime	Tiya Sircar
2018	Memories of Christmas	Hallmark Movies & Mysteries	Christina Milian, Mark Taylor
2018	A Gingerbread Romance	Hallmark Channel	Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Duane Henry
2018	Focus on Love	Hallmark Channel
2018	The Truth About Christmas	Freeform	Kali Hawk
2018	Life Size 2	Freeform	Tyra Banks, Francia Raisa
2018	No Sleep ‘Til Christmas	Freeform	Odette Annable
2018	The Christmas Switch	Netflix	Vanessa Hudgens
2018	Coins for Christmas	TV One	Essence Atkins, Stephen Bishop
2017	Enchanted Christmas		Alexa Penavega
2017	Almost Christmas	movie	Danny Glover, Gabrielle Union, Monique
2017	Miss Me This Christmas	Netflix	Erica Ash, Redaric Williams
2017	You Can’t Fight Christmas	Netflix	Brely Evans, Andra Fuller
2017	A Christmas Cruise	Ion	Vivica A. Fox, Kristoff St. John
2017	Second Chance Christmas	TV One	McKinley Freeman
2017	Wrapped Up in Christmas	Lifetime	Tatyana Ali
2016	The Mistle-Tones	ABC FAMILY	Tia Mowry-Hardrict
2016	Merry Christmas, Baby	Up Network	Malinda Williams, Karon Riley
2016	A Husband for Christmas	Hallmark	Vivica Fox
2016	The Christmas Swap	TV One	Christian Keyes and Dondre Whitfield
2015	A Baby for Christmas	Up Network	Malinda Williams, Karon Riley
2015	A Royal Family Christmas	TV One	Tichina Arnold
2014	Marry Us for Christmas	Up Network	Malinda Williams, Karon Riley
2014	Seasons of Love	Lifetime	Letoya Luckett, Cleo Anthony
2014	An Envogue Christmas	Lifetime	EnVogue
2013	Christmas Bounty	ABC FAMILY	Francia Raisa
2013	A Snow Globe Christmas	Lifetime	Donald Faison, Christinia Milian
2013	Marry Me for Christmas	TV One	Malinda Williams, Karon Riley
2013	A Christmas Blessing	TV One	Omari Hardwick
2013	Dear Secret Santa	Lifetime	Tatyana Ali
2013	The Best Man Holiday	movie	Morris Chestnut
2013	A Very Larry Christmas	movie	Tatyana Ali, DeRay Davis
2013	Black Nativity	movie	Jennifer Hudson and Forest Whitaker
2012	Christmas in Compton		Keith David, Omar Gooding
2012	Hitched for the Holidays	Lifetime	Incorporates Hanukka
2011	A Very Harold And Kumar 3D Christmas	movie
2011	Deck the Halls	Lifetime	Kathy Najimy
2010	Christmas Cupid	ABC FAMILY	Christina Milian
2009	The Christmas Hope		Madeline Stowe
2008	Nothing Like the Holidays	movie	John Leguizamo, Freddy Rodriguez, Elizabeth Peña, Luis Guzmán, Jay Hernandez, and Melonie Diaz
2007	Holiday In Handcuffs	ABC FAMILY	Mario Lopez
2007	SnowGlobe	ABC FAMILY	Christina Milian
2007	This Christmas	movie	Idris Elba
2007	A Perfect Christmas	movie	Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut
2006	The Last Holiday	movie	Queen Latifah, LL Cool J
2006	6 Hours to Christmas	movie	Damilola Adegbite, Chris Attoh
2004	Christmas at Waters Edge	movie	Keshia Knight Pulliam, Pooch Hall
2002	Eight Crazy Nights	movie	Adamn Sandler
2001	The Kudzu Christmas		John Lawhorn, Chrystale Wilson
2001	Call Me Claus	movie	Whoopi Goldberg
2000	Holiday Heart	movie	Alfre Woodard, Ving Rhames
2000	A Diva’s Christmas Carol	VH1	Vanessa Williams
1999	¡Feliz Christmas, Merry Navidad!	movie	Carlos Soriano
1996	The Preacher’s Wife	movie	Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston
1990	The Kid Who Loved Christmas	movie	Vanessa Williams, Michael Warren

Don’t worry.. I’ve rationalized why it’s okay to watch the Christmas movies… I’m not weird.

Posted on November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 by Carolyn Hector

Image result for holiday popcorn Yes.. I will shamefully hang my head and admit that I love Christmas movies. Some of these movies I can justify watching without feeling too guilty. I’ve followed this genius’s list and made my own notes and comments on whether or not I will watch it/maybe watch it/hands down gotta watch. Also… because we all know that during the holidays on TV it is truly a Image result for white christmas land out there.. I’ve put in a couple of POC alerts (persons of color… if I missed someone… or outed them…let me know) .. also… Rumor Has It… Hallmark is open to submissions. SUBMIT YOUR STORY

Grab your favorite snack food and let’s get on with this list. Image result for holiday nachos Image result for cookie butter snacks Related image

November 11th (my B-day btw)

8:00 pm Hallmark The Sweetest Christmas starring Lacey Chabert, Lea Coco and Jonathan Adams

9:00 pm HMM A Song for Christmas starring Becca Tobin & Kevin McGarry.

November 12th

7:00 pm Up A Very Country Christmas starring Greyson Holt…. I’ll watch because he was totally hot in Bitten

(yes, I am shallow)

8:00 Hallmark Enchanted Christmas starring Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega

So I’ll watch this because, yay, POC! And also.. because I watched these kids grow up via my kids. So I’ll cry in my popcorn and feel old and cry because I love holiday movies and happy endings.

9:00 HMM Engaging Father Christmas starring Erin Krakow, Niall Matter, and Wendie Malick

This is the follow up to Image result for silver spoons erin grey Erin Krakow reminds me of Kate (Erin Gray) from Silver Spoons and so yep.. that’s justifiable reason enough to watch this movie.

November 18th

8:00 Hallmark Channel Coming Home for Christmas starring Danica McKeller. I’ll watch because I am secretly waiting for Kevin to show up and sweep her off her feet. Yeah, I don’t care what Daniel Stern said at the end of the series. Image result for winnie and kevin

9:00 HMM Christmas Homecoming starring Julie Benz Image result for darla and angel gif

November 19th

8:00 Hallmark A Gift to Remember …. yeah… a bookstore worker… I like books. That’s reason enough!

9:00 HMM A Bramble House Christmas this was a book by a fellow Harlequin author, CJ Carmichael (although this book is not under them.. but if you didn’t know already, I write for Harlequin.. at least for now ->see me

November 22nd

8:00 Hallmark With Love, Christmas

November 23rd

8:00 Hallmark The Mistletoe Inn Alicia Witt plays an aspiring ROMANCE NOVELIST HELLOOOOOOOOO that’s totally me! And her character’s last name is Rossi.. could it be.. as in Mr. and Mrs. Rossi (Special Tasks Bureau Series) by [Hector, Carolyn] .. just kidding! I kid! I kid! Unless you are interested, it’s available for your kindle at any of the following fine places

Amazon http://amzn.to/2cwSxpf

Barnes and Noble http://bit.ly/2cZZMYr

KOBO Books http://bit.ly/2djXvb2

iTunes http://apple.co/2cRcc4j

Google Play http://bit.ly/2dhAdzu

The Wild Rose Press http://bit.ly/2d4O3sO

Okay.. back to rationalizing why it is okay for me to watch these new Christmas movies.

8:00 PBS Umm,… I hate to be the ignorant one.. but I never read a single page of these books. But I think it’s because in my building where I used to live, there was a girl with parents going through a divorce and everyone thought I needed to be nice to her and all she could talk about was this book while she had a bird she let fly around free in her bedroom as if it was a normal thing—which it’s not. Image result for the birds gif

*deep breath, Carolyn*

November 24th

8:00 Hallmark The Christmas Train POC Alert! Danny Glover. And Dermot Mulroney is in here. How dare he still be sexy! I remember his 1st movie Sin of Innocence Poster Sin of Innocence which starred Megan Follows.. who was also in the early versions of Anne of Green Gables

8:00 Hallmark Finding Santa this stars Jodie Sweetin. I didn’t like her on Full House but I love her on Fuller House. So.. I feel like I owe it to her to watch this.

November 25th

8:00 Lifetime Wrapped Up in Christmas POC Alert!!!! Tatyana Ali aka Little Ashley Banks ..Brendan Fehr, Kim Fields, JASMINE GUY Joseph Marcell, JASMINE GUY, Dan Lauria, Jackee Harry, JASMINE GUY, and Mindy Sterling, AND JASMINE GUY

November 26th

7:00 UP Christmas Solo POC Alert!! Nakia Toussaint is in this.

8:00 Hallmark Switched for Christmas — twin sisters swap places. Twice the DJ Tanner?

8:00 Lifetime A Very Merry Toy Store Can I say POC Alert? Mario Lopez. Melissa Joan Hart stars in this… and I can almost give her a pass for maybe about everything because she did a movie already with Mario called Holiday in Handcuffs and she did Drive Me Crazy.

9:00 ION The name of the movie is SNOWMANCE! WTF did I think of that name?! Now I HAVE to see it.

December 2nd

8:00 Hallmark Christmas in Evergreen POC Alert!!! Holly Robinson-Pete. whhhat?

8:00 Lifetime Four Christmases and a Wedding..this stars Arielle Kebbel… I can watch this because I am mature and I can overlook the fact that she was the mean girl in Aquamarine (don’t judge.. I have kids, remember)… because she was the super cool BFF in Vampire Diaries. Image result for arielle kebbel vampire diaries

10:00 Lifetime –Lifetime seems to be doing these mini-movies. I have to mention this one The Ugly Christmas Sweater… only because in there’s an Ugly Christmas Sweat Party. If you haven’t read it…of course you should.. and you can get it at these fine places….

Amazon http://amzn.to/2cjSZHX

Barnes & Noble http://bit.ly/2cRNkaO

BAM! http://bit.ly/2d9kMZL

KOBO Books http://bit.ly/2d4LarL

Indie Bound http://bit.ly/2d4LE0Y

iTunes http://apple.co/2cL253p

Google Play http://bit.ly/2dbsrex

Harlequin http://bit.ly/2dbtSK2

December 3rd

8:00 Hallmark Christmas at Holly Lodge ehhhhhhh? it has POC i n it? Sheryl Lee Ralph

8:00 Lifetime My Christmas Prince Eh, we’ll see if I watch it. The title reminds me of this new book by Alyssa Cole. PrincessInTheory HiRes

9:00 ION The Spruces and the Pines? We’ll see.

December 9th

8:00 Hallmark Christmas Encore

8:00 Lifetime Christmas in Mississippi starring Jana Kramer. Hated her in One Tree Hill until the last season.. so I may watch.

9:00 ION Runaway Christmas Bride. It stars the girl who played in Unleashing Mr. Darcy… and that movie was cute. So… we’ll see.

December 10th

7:00 UP Christmas Princess — all I could find was ….Storyline Against the backdrop of Christmas in Southern California comes Christmas Princess, a heart-warming story inspired by true events about one brave high school girl who overcomes her difficult past to become one of the elite princesses in the world-renowned royal court of the Tournament of Rose Parade.

8:00 Sharing Christmas

9:00 ION A Royal Christmas Ball .. a 39 year old hero.. and a heroine with a 17 year old… might just check it out!

December 16th

8:00 Hallmark Father Christmas

8:00 Lifetime Snowed-Inn Christmas um yeah.. so it has One Tree Hill’s Haley… Bethany Joy Lenz So I kinda gotta watch.

9:00 HMM Unbridled Love

9:00 ION A Christmas Cruise POC Alert!!! Vivica A Fox and Kristoff St. John (are y’all watching Queen Sugar? Doesn’t the son remind you of Kristoff? I would totally cast them)

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December 17th

9:00 Fox A Christmas Story Live! Love the movie.. POC Alert.. Maya Rudolph!

December 18th

8:00 The Great Christmas Light Fight I’ll watch.. and maybe channel in my Christmas competitiveness… which I so won’t have because I am not about to let my electric bill get any higher!

December 23rd

8:00 Hallmark Christmas Getaway

December 25th

7:00 Up Winter Wedding – or is the title Wedding Wonderland?

When Hallie and Lucas get engaged, they quickly begin planning the tropical beach wedding of their dreams. But the happy couple starts to get caught in family drama when both sets of parents can’t seem to agree on anything. Adding to the turmoil, their destination is completely booked and the next available spot is over a year away. Not wanting to wait, they decide to have their ceremony at Lucas’ mountain lodge in the snow. Their love is tested when the stress of keeping everyone happy gets to be too much.

December 30th

8:00 Lifetime A ROYAL NEW YEAR’S EVE