Christmas Movies 2022: Full TV Schedule for Hallmark, Lifetime More
The holidays are upon us, beginning Friday, Oct. 21 — and this year, there’s more places than ever to find content. In addition to Hallmark, Lifetime, Great American Family and UpTV, this year features original holiday movies on BET+, Discovery+, CBS, Netflix, OWN, Hulu and ION, among others.
More from Variety
'Fall of the House of Usher' Rails Against AI Writing Movies and TV Shows
Holiday TV Movies Will Fully Move Forward Despite Hollywood Strike
Hallmark, which consists of both Hallmark Channel and Movies & Mysteries, leads the pack with 40 new films this years and brings back the tradition of festive movies airing 24 hours a day, seven days a week beginning on Friday. For the first time, the network has a holiday movie featuring an LGBTQ couple as the focus in “The Holiday Sitter,” starring Jonathan Bennett and George Krissa.
Lifetime’s slate, which debuts Nov. 5, includes many reunions: “Grey’s Anatomy” stars Sarah Drew and Justin Bruening are back together in “Reindeer Games Homecoming,” while “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” co-stars Joe Lando and Jane Seymour reunite for “A Christmas Spark.”
Great American Family, under the eye of former Hallmark CEO Bill Abbott, will roll out 18 movies this year, including one with Candace Cameron Bure both starring and executive producing. Paul Greene, Daniel Lissing, Merritt Patterson, Jill Wagner, Cameron Mathison, Jen Lilley, Danica McKellar and Neal Bledsoe will all appear on the network.
UpTV is close behind Great American Family with 17 originals, while streaming services BET+ has 10. Netflix, HBO Max, Discovery+ and VH1 have four original films, each. CBS will air three originals while while Comedy Central, Paramount Network, Fox Nation, Amazon Freevee, Roku, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Disney+, Bounce, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, ION and NBC have one each.
Scroll down for the full schedule of the 140+ holiday TV movies this year.
Friday, Oct. 21
“Noel Next Door”
Cast: Natalie Hall, Corey Sevier
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 22
“Destined at Christmas”
Cast: Shae Robins and Casey Elliott
Great American Family, 8 p.m.
“We Wish You a Married Christmas”
Cast: Marisol Nichols, Kristoffer Polaha
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“We Need a Little Christmas”
Cast: Erica Durance, Patrick Sabongui, Lynn Whitfield
Movies & Mysteries, 10 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 23
“A Kismet Christmas”
Cast: Sarah Ramos, Carlo Marks, Marilu Henner
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 28
“A Cozy Christmas Inn”
Cast: Jodie Sweetin, David O’Donnell
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 29
“Catering Christmas”
Cast: Merritt Patterson and Daniel Lissing
Great American Family, 8 p.m.
“Jolly Good Christmas”
Cast: Reshma Shetty, Will Kemp
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“Christmas Bedtime Stories”
Movies & Mysteries, 10 p.m.
Cast: Erin Cahill, Steve Lund, Charlie Weber
Sunday, Oct. 30
“Ghosts of Christmas Always”
Cast: Kim Matula, Ian Harding, Beth Leavel, Lori Tan Chinn, Reginald VelJohnson
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 1
“Another Christmas”
Cast: Sheena Faust, Ryan Toby, Malik Brazil
The Roku Channel
“Meeting Mr. Christmas”
Cast: Greta Carew-Johns, Madison Smith, Jaime Callica, Eileen Pedde, Laura Mitchell
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Thursday, Nov. 3
“A Wesley Christmas”
Cast: Dorien Wilson, Jasmine Guy, Terrence Carson, Loren Lott, Terayle Hill, Mike Merrill
BET+
Friday, Nov. 4
“Unperfect Christmas Wish”
Cast: Alys Crocker, David Pinard
UPtv, 7 p.m.
“A Magical Christmas Village”
Cast: Alison Sweeney, Luke Macfarlane, Marlo Thomas
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 5
“Christmas in the Pines”
Cast: Jillian Murray, Dean Geyer
UPtv, 7 p.m.
“A Royal Christmas on Ice”
Cast: Anna Marie Dobbins and Jonathan Stoddard
Great American Family, 8 p.m.
“Lights, Camera, Christmas!”
Cast: Kimberley Sustad, John Brotherton
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“Merry Swissmas”
Cast: Jodie Sweetin, Tim Rozon, Mikaela Lily Davies, David Pinard, Jane Wheeler
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
“A Maple Valley Christmas”
Cast: Peyton List, Andrew Walker
Movies & Mysteries, 10 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 6
“Christmas Masquerade”
Cast: Erin Agostino, David Lafontaine
UPtv, 7 p.m.
“Love At the Christmas Contest” (wt)
Cast: Samantha Cope and Ross Jirgl
Great American Family, 8 p.m.
“All Saints Christmas”
Cast: Ledisi, Roger Cross
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“Well Suited for Christmas”
Cast: Mercedes de la Zerda, Franco Lo Presti
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 10
“The First Noelle”
Cast: Novi Brown, LaLa Milan, Todd Anthony
BET+
“Falling for Christmas”
Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Chord Overstreet, George Young, Jack Wagner
Netflix
“Christmas on Mistletoe Lake”
Cast: Genelle Williams, Corey Sevier
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 11
“A Christmas Open House”
Cast: Katie Stevens, Victor Rasuk, Ben and Erin Napier
Discovery+
“Designing Christmas”
Cast: Marco Grazzini, Jessica Szohr, Mykee Selkin, Hilary Farr
Discovery+
“A Gingerbread Christmas”
Cast: Tiya Sircar, Sugith Varughese, Ktana Teresa, Duff Goldman, Marc Bendavid
Discovery+
“One Delicious Christmas”
Cast: Vanessa Marano, Kathy Maloney, Bobby Flay, Alex Mallari, Jr.
Discovery+
“The Christmas Retreat”
Cast: Rhiannon Fish, Clayton James
UPtv, 7 p.m.
“In Merry Measure”
Cast: Patti Murin, Brendan Penny, Jennifer Robertson
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“The Dog Days of Christmas”
Cast: Georgia Flood, Ezekiel Simat
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 12
“A Tiny Home Christmas”
Cast: Rebecca Dalton, Christopher Seivright
UPtv, 7 p.m.
“A Merry Christmas Wish”
Cast: Jill Wagner and Cameron Mathison
Great American Family, 8 p.m.
“The Royal Nanny”
Cast: Rachel Skarsten, Dan Jeannotte, Greta Scacchi
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“Reindeer Games Homecoming”
Cast: Sarah Drew, Justin Bruening
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
“Our Italian Christmas Memories”
Cast: Sarah Power, Beau Bridges
Movies & Mysteries, 10 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 13
“The Picture of Christmas”
Cast: Chelsea Hobbs, Giles Panton
UPtv, 7 p.m.
“My Best Friend’s Christmas”
Cast: Breanne Hill and Colton Little
Great American Family, 8 p.m.
“Christmas at the Golden Dragon”
Cast: Kara Wang, Osric Chau, Sara Canning, Antonio Cupo, Barbara Niven
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“Six Degrees of Santa”
Cast: Kathryn Davis, Steve Lund
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 17
“Christmas Party Crashers”
Cast: Skye Townsend, Jaime Callica, Cocoa Brown
BET+
“Christmas With You”
Cast: Aimee Garcia and Freddie Prinze Jr.
Netflix
“A Christmas Story Christmas”
Cast: Peter Billingsley, Erinn Hayes, Julianna Layne, River Drosche
HBO Max
“Sweet Navidad”
Cast: Camila Banus, Mark Hapka
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 18
“Spirited”
Cast: Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, Patrick Page
Apple TV+
“Inventing the Christmas Prince”
Cast: Tamera Mowry-Housley, Ronnie Rowe Jr.
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“A Country Christmas Harmony”
Cast: Brooke Elliott, Brandon Quinn
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 19
“The Holiday Switch” (wt)
Cast: Alex Paxton-Beesley, Morgan David Jones
UPtv, 7 p.m.
“Christmas At Pine Valley”
Cast: Kristina Cole and Andrew Biernat
Great American Family, 8 p.m.
“Three Wise Men and a Baby”
Cast: Paul Campbell, Tyler Hynes, Andrew Walker, Margaret Colin
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“Santa Bootcamp”
Cast: Emily Kinney, Patrick Cassidy Rita Moreno
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
“Long Lost Christmas”
Cast: Taylor Cole, Benjamin Ayres
Movies & Mysteries, 10 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 20
“Christmas Lucky Charm”
Cast: Sugenja Sri, Adrian Spencer
UPtv, 7 p.m.
“My Favorite Christmas Tree”
Cast: Emma Johnson and Giles Panton
Great American Family, 8 p.m.
“When I Think of Christmas”
Cast: Shenae Grimes-Beech, Niall Matter, Beth Broderick
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“A Show-Stopping Christmas”
Cast: Jamie Perez, Thomas McDonnell
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
“The Case of the Christmas Diamond”
Cast: Kelly Daly, Billy Baldwin
ION, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 24
“The Christmas Clapback”
Cast: Nadine Ellis, Porscha Coleman, Candace Maxwell, Kara Royster, Eltony Williams, Brandon Sutton, Lisa Arrindell
BET+
“Holiday Hideaway”
Cast: Camille Winbush, Vivica A Fox, Leonard Earl Howze, Rodney Van Johnson
BET+
“The Sound of Christmas”
Cast: Ne-Yo, Serayah, Draya Michele, Michael Bless, Alijah Kai
BET+
“Christmas at The Greenbrier”
Cast: Alicia Leigh Willis and Josh Murray
Fox Nation
A Christmas Mystery
Cast: Violet McGraw, Eddie Cibrian, Christoph Sanders, Drew Powell
HBO Max
Holiday Harmony
Cast: Annelise Cepero, Jeremy Sumpter, Carla Jimenez, Sisanie
HBO Max
“The Noel Diary”
Cast: Justin Hartley, Barrett Doss, Essence Atkins, Bonnie Bedelia, James Remar
Netflix
“My Southern Family Christmas”
Cast: Jaicy Elliot, Bruce Campbell, Ryan Rottman, Moira Kelly, Brian McNamara
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“Baking All the Way”
Cast: Cory Lee, Yannick Bisson
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 25
“The Hip Hop Nutcracker”
Cast: Allison Holker Boss, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, Rev Run, Caché Melvin
Disney+
“#Xmas”
Cast: Clare Bowen, Brant Daugherty
Hallmark Channel, 6 p.m.
“Christmas at the Drive-In”
Cast: Danica McKellar and Neal Bledsoe
Great American Family, 8 p.m.
“A Royal Corgi Christmas”
Cast: Hunter King, Jordan Renzo
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“Steppin’ Into the Holiday”
Cast: Mario Lopez, Jana Kramer, Courtney Lopez
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 26
“A Tale of Two Christmases”
Cast: Kat Barrell, Chandler Massey, Evan Roderick
Hallmark Channel, 6 p.m.
“I’m Glad It’s Christmas”
Cast: Jessica Lowndes, Paul Greene and Gladys Knight
Great American Family, 8 p.m.
“Haul Out the Holly”
Cast: Lacey Chabert, Wes Brown, Ellen Travolta, Peter Jacobson, Melissa Peterman
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“The 12 Days of Christmas Eve”
Cast: Kelsey Grammer, Spencer Grammer
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
“Faith Heist: A Christmas Caper”
Cast: Jonathan Langdon
Bounce, 8 p.m.
“Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas”
Cast: Holland Roden, Tyler Hynes, Tenille Townes (Executive Producer: Blake Shelton)
Movies & Mysteries, 10 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 27
“A Christmas Cookie Catastrophe”
Cast: Rachel Boston, Victor Webster
Hallmark Channel, 6 p.m.
“Candace Cameron Bure Presents: A Christmas…Present”
Cast: Candace Cameron Bure and Marc Blucas
Great American Family, 8 p.m.
“A Holiday Spectacular”
Cast: Ginna Claire Mason, Derek Klena, Eve Plumb, Ann-Margret; featuring the Radio City Rockettes
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“A Christmas Spark”
Cast: Jane Seymour, Joe Lando (Executive producer Toni Braxton)
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
“Dognapped: Hound for the Holidays”
Cast: Sara Ball, Noah Fearnley, Vivica A. Fox
ION, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 30
“Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding”
Cast: Keri Hilson, Ne-Yo, Terrence J, Serayah, Cassie, MC Lyte, Redman, Valarie Pettiford, Shad “Bow Wow” Moss
VH1, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 1
“Dolly Parton’s Magic Mountain Christmas”
Cast: Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus
NBC, 8 p.m.
“Rolling Into Christmas”
Cast: Rhyon Nicole Brown, Donny Carrington, Brandee Evans, Gary Dourdan
BET+
“A Hollywood Christmas”
Jessika Van, Anissa Borrego, Josh Swickard, Riley Dandy
HBO Max
“Serving Up the Holidays”
Cast: Britt Irvin, Zach Roerig
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 2
“Scrooge: A Christmas Carol”
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Luke Evans, Olivia Colman, Johnny Flynn
Netflix
“Hotel for the Holidays”
Cast: Madelaine Petsch, Mena Massoud
Amazon Freevee
“Christmas in the Wilds”
Cast: Kaitlyn Leeb, Victor Zinck Jr.
UPtv, 7 p.m.
“A Big Fat Family Christmas”
Cast: Shannon Chan-Kent, Shannon Kook, Tia Carrere, Jack Wagner
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“Cloudy with a Chance of Christmas”
Cast: Valery Ortiz, Brandon Quinn, Nicole Bilderback
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3
“Christmas on the Slopes”
Cast: Olivier Renaud, Soma Chhaya
UPtv, 7 p.m.
“Christmas on Candy Cane Lane”
Cast: Andrea Barber and Dan Payne
Great American Family, 8 p.m.
“A Fabled Holiday”
Cast: Brooke D’Orsay, Ryan Paevey
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“A New Orleans Noel”
Cast: Keshia Knight Pullman, Brad James, Patti LaBelle
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
“The Holiday Stocking”
Cast: Nadine Ellis, B.J. Britt, Karon Riley, Tamala Jones, Mykelti Williamson
Movies & Mysteries, 10 p.m.
“The Great Holiday Bake War”
Cast: LeToya Luckett, Finesse Mitchell
OWN, 9 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 4
“Christmas on the Rocks”
Cast: Lyla Porter-Follows, Jon McLaren
UPtv, 7 p.m.
“B&B Merry”
Cast: Jen Lilley and Jesse Hutch
Great American Family, 8 p.m.
“Undercover Holiday”
Cast: Noemi Gonzalez, Stephen Huszar
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“Merry Textmas”
Cast: Ariana Ron Pedrique, Rodrigo Massa
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
“The Search for Secret Santa”
Cast: Skye Coyne, Alex Trumble
ION, 8 p.m.
“Fit for Christmas”
Cast: Amanda Kloots, Paul Greene
CBS, 8:30 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT
Wednesday, Dec. 7
“All I Didn’t Want For Christmas “
Cast: Gabourey Sidibe, Loretta Devine, Kel Mitchell, Karen Knox, Andrew Bushell
VH1, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 8
“A Miracle Before Christmas”
Cast: LeToya Luckett, Romeo Miller, Keith David, Demetrius Shipp Jr, Paula Jai Parker and Porscha Coleman
BET+
“Scentsational Christmas”
Cast: Nanzeen Contractor, Mykee Selkin
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 9
“Something From Tiffany’s”
Cast: Zoey Deutch, Kendrick Smith Sampson, Ray Nicholson, Shay Mitchell
Amazon Prime Video
“It’s a Wonderful Binge”
Cast: Eduardo Franco, Dexter Darden, Zainne Saleh, Marta Piekarz, Kaitlin Olson, Danny Trejo
Hulu
“Big Box Christmas” (wt)
Cast: Jennifer Freeman and Garrett Watson
Great American Family, 8 p.m.
“The Most Colorful Time of the Year”
Cast: Katrina Bowden, Christopher Russell
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“A Recipe for Joy”
Cast: Erin Agostino, Dillon Casey
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10
“A Royal Christmas Match”
Cast: Jordana Largy, Matthew MacCaull
UPtv, 7 p.m.
“A Prince for the Holidays” (wt)
Cast: Cindy Busby and Jilon VanOver
Great American Family, 8 p.m.
“Christmas Class Reunion”
Cast: Aimee Teegarden, Tanner Novlan
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas”
Cast: Naturi Naughton, Lorea Turner, Luke James, Kirk Franklin
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
“A Christmas Fumble”
Cast: Eva Marcille, Devale Ellis
OWN, 9 p.m.
“The Gift of Peace”
Cast: Nikki Deloach, Brennan Elliott
Movies & Mysteries, 10 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 11
“Santa’s Got Style”
Cast: Franco Lo Presti, Kathryn Davis
UPtv, 7 p.m.
“A Belgian Chocolate Christmas”
Cast: Jaclyn Hales and Zane Stephens
Great American Family, 8 p.m.
“The Holiday Sitter”
Cast: Jonathan Bennett, George Krissa, Chelsea Hobbs
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“Single and Ready to Jingle”
Cast: Natasha Wilson
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
“A Prince and Pauper Christmas”
Cast: Brittany Underwood
ION, 8 p.m.
“Must Love Christmas”
Cast: Liza Lapira, Neal Bledsoe
CBS, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 14
“A New Diva’s Christmas Carol”
Cast: Ashanti, Vivica A. Fox, Eva Marcille, Robin Givens, Mckenzie Small, and Mel B
VH1, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 15
“A Blackjack Christmas”
Cast: Dawnn Lewis, Charmin Lee, Adam Lazarre-White
BET+
“Record Breaking Christmas”
Cast: Michelle Argyis, Andrew Bushell
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 16
“Holiday Heritage”
Cast: Lyndie Greenwood, Brooks Darnell, Holly Robinson Peete
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“A Christmas to Treasure”
Cast: Taylor Frey, Kyle Dean Massey
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 17
“Sappy Holiday”
Cast: Vanessa Sears, Jon McLaren
UPtv, 7 p.m.
“A Brush with Christmas Romance” (wt)
Cast: Jillian Murray and Joseph Cannata
Great American Family, 8 p.m.
“’Twas the Night Before Christmas”
Cast: Torrey DeVitto, Zane Holtz
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“The Holiday Dating Guide”
Cast: Maria Menounos, Brent Bailey
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
“Five More Minutes: Moments Like These”
Cast: Ashley Williams, Lucas Bryant
Movies & Mysteries, 10 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 18
“A Vintage Christmas”
Cast: Hannah Gallway, Jeremy Walmsley
UPtv, 7 p.m.
“The Art of Christmas”
Cast: Brigitte Kingsley and Joe Towne
Great American Family, 8 p.m.
“Hanukkah on Rye”
Cast: Jeremy Jordan, Yael Grobglas, Lisa Loeb
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
“Wrapped Up in Love”
Cast: Brittany Bristow, Olivier Renaud
Lifetime, 8 p.m.
“When Christmas Was Young”
Cast: Karen David, Tyler Hilton
CBS, 8:30 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT
Wednesday, Dec. 21
“Fuhgeddabout Christmas”
Cast: Justina Valentine, DC Young Fly, Conceited, Vinny Guadagnino, Vincent Pastore, Renee Graziano, Perez Hilton, Teresa Giudice, Fetty Wap, Sway, Nick Cannon
VH1, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 22
“A Christmas Gift”
Cast: Blue Kimble, Noree Victoria, Javon Johnson, Victoria Rowell, Aaron D Spears, Nadia Simms, Tiffany Snow, Marc Jones, Cayen Martin
BET+
Saturday, Dec. 24
“The Snowball Effect”
Cast: Anjali Khurana, Landon Moss
UPtv, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 25
“Christmas in Wolf Creek”
Cast: Nola Martin, Tim Rozon
UPtv, 7 p.m.
December, date TBD
“Reno 911!: It’s a Wonderful Heist”
Cast: Thomas Lennon, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Cedric Yarbrough, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Niecy Nash-Betts, Carlos Alazraqui, Mary Birdsong, Ian Roberts, Joe Lo Truglio
Comedy Central
“A Nashville Country Christmas”
Cast: Tanya Tucker, Keith Carradine, Ana Ortiz, Olivia Sanabia
Paramount Network
Best of Variety
