Don't Have the Hallmark Channel? You Can Still Watch Their Christmas Movies
The Hallmark Channel's Christmas movie lineup kicked off in late October, and will continue running through December, with 40 brand new films being aired.
Don't have the Hallmark Channel? You can still watch the movies.
This year's crop of films feature stars like Lacy Chabert, Tamera Mowry-Housley, and Holly Robinson Peete.
This year's Hallmark Channel Christmas movie slate promises to be one you don't want to miss, featuring the return of stars like Lacey Chabert, Candace Cameron Bure, and Chaley Rose, as well as a prominent LGBTQ+ storyline in the movie The Christmas House. But with more people cutting the cord on cable subscriptions, some may think that this staple of the yuletide season is out of reach.
Luckily, there are plenty of ways to watch Hallmark's Christmas movies even if you don't have cable. Hallmark has gotten into the mobile game with its own series of apps. Plus, plenty of other services can provide access to the vast Hallmark catalog, albeit for a monthly fee.
The 2020 Hallmark Christmas season began with the release of Jingle Bell Pride on October 24, and by the time December 25th arrives, there will have been 23 new movies aired on the Hallmark Channel and another 17 on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
To help you get ready to hunker down for the holidays (and destress at the end of a chaotic year), here are all the ways that you can watch Hallmark's Christmas films without a traditional cable package.
You can watch the 2020 Hallmark Christmas movies through several different streaming services.
Many popular streaming options allow users to watch Hallmark features. These include Sling, which provides access to the Hallmark Channel for $35 a month, as well as Philo, which has the three Hallmark channels at a rate of $20 a month.
The recently-debuted Frndly TV emphasizes content for all ages, and has all three Hallmark channels as well, starting at $5.99 a month, albeit with fewer additional programming options than more established networks. Fubo TV is a pricier option, with its main plan running $64.99 for month, but it offers nearly 120 channels, including all three Hallmark options.
Older Hallmark films are a bit harder to find.
Few streaming services carry Hallmark movies from previous years, and while several can be found in places like Amazon Prime, your best bet is the newly released Hallmark Movies Now, which we'll touch on below.
Hallmark has several apps for mobile, and now its own streaming service.
Hallmark has its own series of apps, including Hallmark TV in the Google Play store, and the aforementioned Hallmark Movies Now, which is the best bet for passionate Hallmark fans. There are two payment plans available for their service. The first is a $59.99 annual plan (which balances out to $4.99 a month but requires upfront payment) or a $5.99 monthly plan. Both options come with a seven-day free trial.
HMN not only has new Christmas movies, but hundreds of older films and television shows that the channel has created. It includes content from all three networks (Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, and Hallmark Hall of Fame). It costs $4.99 a month with their annual plan.
Netflix doesn't carry Hallmark movies, but there's a way to get them on Amazon Prime Video.
Perhaps because Netflix has been throwing its hat into the original Christmas programming arena, the service presently doesn't have any Hallmark holiday movies available. But we've got plenty of Netflix movie holiday suggestions that scratch a similar itch—whether you're looking for something the kids will love or a classic you may remember from your own childhood—including The Princess Switch, Christmas Wedding Planner, and The Holiday Calendar.
An Amazon Prime subscription by itself won't get you access to its vast archive of Hallmark movies, but if you pair it with the $5.99 a month Hallmark Movies Now subscription then you can watch everything, including the 2020 releases, through Prime.
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