Great American Family unveils 2023 holiday lineup starring Candace Cameron Bure, Chad Michael Murray, and more
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Break out your favorite ugly Christmas sweater, make some hot cocoa, and prepare to get extra cozy, because Great American Family has officially declared that the holiday season begins this weekend.
The cable network unveiled its full holiday lineup on Thursday, presenting 20 brand new yuletide films that will instantly transport viewers into a winter wonderland of their very own. The network's festivities will kick off on Saturday with the release of the highly-anticipated sequel Destined 2: Christmas Once More, starring Shae Robins and Casey Elliott, and will continue to spread holiday cheer each weekend with new movies until Dec. 23.
Among those joining in on this year's jollities include Full House alums Candace Cameron Bure and Lori Loughlin, plus Chad Michael Murray, Laura Osnes, Danica McKellar, and Matthew Morrison. Bure will star as an army reserve doctor attempting to track down her family's military history in My Christmas Hero, while her daughter, Natasha Bure, headlines the holiday retrospective film A Christmas for the Ages. Elsewhere, Murray plays an ex-boyfriend who must help rescue a local windmill and Glee star Morrison heads to the city of (Christmas) lights for a dance competition in A Paris Christmas Waltz. Talk about some seriously starry nights!
Find out more about Great American Family's full slate below.
Great American Family 'Destined 2: Christmas Once More'
Destined 2: Christmas Once More
Premieres: Oct. 14, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cast: Shae Robins, Casey Elliott
Official description: "In this sequel, Theo (Elliott) continues to miss connecting with his girlfriend, Kim (Robbins) as he attempts to propose at Christmas."
Great American Family ''Twas The Text Before Christmas'
'Twas the Text Before Christmas
Premieres: Oct. 21, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cast: Merritt Patterson, Trevor Donovan
Official description: "An unexpected text message sent to the wrong number (Patterson) sets into motion a Christmas tradition with a new family (Donovan) over three separate years."
Bettina Strauss/Great American Family 'Bringing Christmas Home'
Bringing Christmas Home
Premieres: Oct. 28, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cast: Jill Wagner, Paul Greene
Official description: "A professor of military history (Wagner) teams with an antique store owner (Greene) to track down the original owner of a historic WWII uniform and the love letters left in its pockets."
Great American Family 'Journey to Christmas'
Journey to Christmas (working title)
Premieres: Oct. 29, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cast: Ash Tsai, Joey Heyworth
Official description: "While on a charity press tour, a model (Tsai) ends up stranded by the weather at the family home of the driver (Heyworth) she hired to assist her for the week."
Great American Family 'A Dash of Christmas'
A Dash of Christmas
Premieres: Nov. 4, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cast: Laura Osnes, Christopher Russell
Official description: "A marketing exec (Osnes) must learn a recipe to get her dream job and ends up entered in a holiday bakeoff with a dream baker (Russell)."
Great American Family 'Our Christmas Wedding'
Our Christmas Wedding
Premieres: Nov. 5, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cast: Holly Deveaux, Drew Seeley
Official description: "In the sequel, roles reverse as Nicole's boss plans newly engaged Nicole (Deveaux) and Michael's (Seeley) wedding in two weeks at Christmas."
Great American Family 'Christmas Keepsake'
Christmas Keepsake (working title)
Premieres: Nov. 11, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cast: Jillian Murray, Daniel Lissing
Official description: "A father (Lissing) bonds with his daughter and stumbles upon an unexpected romance (Murray) while tracking down the original owner of a Christmas time capsule."
Great American Family 'A Christmas Blessing'
A Christmas Blessing
Premieres: Nov. 12, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cast: Lori Loughlin, James Tupper, Jesse Hutch
Official description: "A TV chef (Loughlin) is divinely inspired to take over her late aunt's charity with help from a new friend (Hutch) and handsome business associate next door (Tupper)."
Great American Family 'Santa Maybe'
Santa, Maybe (working title)
Premieres: Nov. 18, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cast: Aubrey Reynolds
Official description: "Can theater director Lila (Reynolds) rise to the challenge of putting on the perfect Christmas ballet, while also discovering her office Secret Santa in the process?"
Great American Family 'A Paris Christmas Waltz'
A Paris Christmas Waltz
Premieres: Nov. 19, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cast: Jen Lilley, Matthew Morrison
Official description: "A novice dancer (Lilley) pairs with a professional (Morrison) to enter a renowned dance competition… in Paris! The next story in The Christmas Waltz universe, the highest-rated Christmas rom com of 2020, from Michael Damian and Janeen Damian."
Great American Family 'My Christmas Hero'
My Christmas Hero
Premieres: Nov. 24, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cast: Candace Cameron Bure, Gabriel Hogan
Official description: "An army reserve doctor (Bure) tracks down her family's military history with the help of a new romance (Hogan)."
Great American Family 'A Royal Date for Christmas'
A Royal Date for Christmas (working title)
Premieres: Nov. 25, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cast: Danica McKellar and Damon Runyan
Official description: "When a European Duke (Runyon) arrives in the US, he realizes that his bags have been lost in transit. He has no choice but to be styled, and ultimately inspired, by Bella (McKellar) the owner of a local boutique."
Great American Family 'A Christmas for the Ages'
A Christmas for the Ages
Premieres: Nov. 26, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cast: Natasha Bure, Anna Ferguson, Kate Craven, Cheryl Ladd
Official description: "Prompted by their youngest granddaughter (Bure), four generations celebrate family and what Christmas was like in the '40s, '60s, '90s, and present day."
Great American Family 'Christmas on Windmill Way'
Christmas on Windmill Way
Premieres: Dec. 2, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cast: Christa Taylor Brown, Chad Michael Murray
Official description: "To save her family's legacy windmill, a woman (Taylor Brown) must remind her ex-boyfriend (Michael Murray) of the best of their hometown."
Great American Family 'The Jinglebell Jubilee'
The Jinglebell Jubilee (working title)
Premieres: Dec. 3, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cast: Erin Agostino, Marshall Williams
Official description: "A city manager (Williams) recruits the help of a childhood friend (Agostino) in setting right his town's Christmas Charity event, while she sets to work setting him up with her close friend."
Great American Family 'Meet Me Under the Mistletoe'
Meet Me Under the Mistletoe
Premieres: Dec. 9, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cast: Sarah Fisher, Simon Arblaster
Official description: "Two rival realtors (Fisher and Arblaster) are forced to work together to sell one special house before Christmas."
Great American Family 'Peppermints & Postcards'
Peppermint & Postcards
Premieres: Dec. 10, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cast: Ella Cannon, Christopher Russell
Official description: "When a Christmas letter concerning her love life goes viral, one mom discovers that romance might be right at her door."
Great American Family 'Designing Christmas With You'
Designing Christmas With You (working title)
Premieres: Dec. 16, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cast: Susie Abromeit and Liam McIntyre
Official description: "With her career on the line, a decorator (Abromeit) must work with an unexpected partner (McIntyre) to showcase a house for an upcoming Christmas gala."
Great American Family '12 Games Of Christmas'
12 Games of Christmas
Premieres: Dec. 17, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cast: Johnny Ramey, Felisha Cooper
Official description: "A group of old friends and neighbors are transported into a Christmas-themed board game during a Christmas party."
Great American Family 'A Royal Christmas Holiday'
A Royal Christmas Holiday
Premieres: Dec. 23, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Cast: Brittany Underwood, Jonathan Stoddard
Official description: "In search of her big break, a reporter (Underwood) arranges a Christmas interview with a European Prince (Stoddard) visiting the states. Will the reporter's big story become her love story?"
Check out Great American Family's schedule below.
Great American Family Great American Family Christmas Schedule
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