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Twenty-four out of forty new Christmas movies in Hallmark’s annual Countdown to Christmas and Miracles of Christmas, filmed in or are about to be filmed in Vancouver.
The Countdown starts October 23rd on its channels.
Chateau Christmas was one of the first in production, shooting at Chateau Whistler in July.
Regular Hallmark stars like Candace Cameron Bure aka the Queen of Christmas, Lacey Chabert, Nikki DeLoach, Ashley Greene, Alison Sweeney, Bethany Joy Lenz, Holly Robinson Peete, Danica McKellar returned to Vancouver to film one or two holiday movies.
And did the 14-day self-quarantines for cast outside of Canada.
Masked crew at Hallmark’s A Christmas Tree Grows in Brooklyn shoot in Hope, B.C. Image by Barry Chou/@BarryChou.
Hallmark promised more diversity in this Countdown to Christmas and it’s starting to deliver. In The Christmas House, filming in Vancouver right now, Jonathan Bennett is one-half of a gay couple looking to adopt their first child.
And this holiday season will mark Hallmark’s first Hanukkah movie Love, Lights, Hanukkah!, starring Mia Kirshner, Ben Savage and Marilu Henner. It begins filming this October in Vancouver.
24 New Hallmark Christmas movies filmed in Vancouver:
Jingle Bell Bride
Cast: Julie Gonzalo and Ronnie Rowe Jr.
Wedding planner Jessica Perez travels to a remote town in Alaska to find a rare flower for a celebrity client and is charmed by the small town during Christmas, as well as the handsome local helping her.
Director: Allan Harmon from Vancouver.
Filming Dates: July 16th to August 3rd.
Premiere Date: Saturday, October 24th on Hallmark.
Chateau Christmas
Cast: Merritt Patterson and Luke Macfarlane.
Margot, a world-renowned pianist, returns to Chateau Newhaus to spend the holidays with her family and is reunited with an ex who helps her rediscover her passion for music.
Director: Michael Robison from Toronto.
Filming dates: July 6th to 25th.
Chateau Christmas filmed at the Chateau Whistler
Christmas in July.
Chateau Christmas starts filming at the Chateau Whistler today with Christmas decorations, warmly dressed backgrounders & social distancing. #COVID19
(https://t.co/O6AaitfCAA) pic.twitter.com/RjLYsBlbzm— Hollywood North Buzz – YVRShoots (@yvrshoots) July 6, 2020
Premiere Date: Sunday, October 25th on Hallmark.
Deliver by Christmas
Cast: Alvina August and Eion Bailey.
Bakery owner Molly meets Josh, a widower who recently moved to town with his young son, but she is also charmed by a mysterious client whom she’s never met in person and she doesn’t realize that they’re the same man.
Director: Terry Ingram from Vancouver.
Filming dates: July 13th to August 1st.
Premiere Date: Sunday, October 25th on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
Cranberry Christmas.
Cast: Nikki DeLoach and Benjamin Ayres.
Director: Linda-Lisa Hayter.
Filming dates: July 27th to August 17th.
Premiere date: Saturday, October 31st on Hallmarkk Movies & Mysteries.
Never Kiss A Man in a Christmas Sweater
Cast: Ashley Williams and Niall Matter.
Single mom Maggie is facing Christmas alone until Lucas crashes into her life and becomes an unexpected houseguest. Together they overcome Christmas while finding comfort in their growing bond.
Director: Allan Harmon.
Filming dates: September 8th to 28th.
Never kiss a man in a Christmas sweater filming today but what if I want to kiss a man in a Christmas sweater? 😂 @WhatsFilming @yvrshoots @SleepyKittyPaw #hallmarkchristmasmovie pic.twitter.com/YP3zchEVe0
— ChefB (@chefbk11) September 21, 2020
Premiere date: Saturday, November 7th on Hallmark.
The Christmas Ring
Cast: Nazneen Contractor and David Alpay.
A reporter searches for the love story behind an antique engagement ring. With the help of the ring’s owner’s grandson, they learn the legacy his grandparent’s left behind.
Filming dates: August 25th to September 15th.
Premiere date: Saturday, November 7th on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
Timeless Christmas.
Cast: Ryan Paevey and Erin Cahill.
Charles Whitley travels from 1903 to 2020 where he meets Megan Turner, a tour guide at his historic mansion, and experiences a 21st Century Christmas.
Director: Ron Oliver
Filming dates: August 17th to September 14th
Premiere Date: Sunday, November 15th on Hallmark.
The Christmas Doctor
Cast: Holly Robinson Peete and Adrian Holmes.
A week before Christmas, Dr. Alicia Wright is offered an assignment away from home. A mysterious man from her past journeys to find her before Christmas and brings with him a revelation that could change Alicia’s life forever.
Director: Kevin Fair
Filming dates: September 21st to October 9th.
Premiere date: Sunday, November 15th on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
A Little Christmas Charm (Working Title)
Cast: Ashley Greene and Brendan Penny,
Holly, a jewelry designer finds a lost charm bracelet and teams up with investigative reporter Greg in hopes of finding the owner and returning it by Christmas Eve.
Director: Rich Newey.
Filming dates: September 29th to October 16th.
Premiere: Saturday, November 21st on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
The Christmas House
Cast: Robert Buckley, Jonathan Bennett, Ana Ayora, Treat Williams, Sharon Lawrence and Brad Harder.
Working through some difficult decisions, Mitchell family matriarch Phylis (SharonLawrence) and patriarch Bill (Treat Williams), have summoned their two grown sons – TV star, Mike Mitchell (Robert Buckley) and Brandon Mitchell (Jonathan Bennett) – home for the holidays. It is their hope that bringing the family together to recreate the Christmas house, will help them find resolution and make a memorable holiday for the entire family and community. As Brandon and his husband Jake (Brad Harder) make the trip home, they are anxiously awaiting a call about the adoption of their first child. Meanwhile, Mike reconnects with Andi (Ana Ayora), his high school sweetheart.
Director: Michael Grossman
Filming dates: September 14th to October 2nd.
Premiere date: Sunday, November 22nd on Hallmark.
A Christmas Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Cast: Rochelle Aytes and Mark Taylor.
Erin is planning the town’s Christmas celebration and must win over firefighter Kevin in order to obtain the beautiful spruce tree from his property for the celebration.
Director: Jason Bourque from Vancouver.
Filmed in Hope.
Filming dates: July 20th to August 11th.
Premiere date: Tuesday, November 24th on Hallmark.
The Angel Tree
Cast: Jill Wagner and Lucas Bryant.
A writer seeks the identity of the person who helps grant wishes that are placed upon the angel tree, and in the process, reconnects with her childhood friend.
Director: Jessica Harmon.
Filming dates: September 28th to October 19th.
Shooting in Kelowna.
Premiere date: Sunday, November 22nd on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
A Bright and Merry Christmas
Cast: Alison Sweeney and Marc Blucas.
Two competing TV hosts are sent to a festive small town over Christmas. While pretending to get along for the sake of appearances, they discover that there’s more to each other than they thought.
Director: Paul Ziller
Filming dates: September 14th to October 2nd.
Premiere date: Wednesday, November 25th on Hallmark.
Five Star Christmas
Cast: Bethany Joy Lenz and Victor Webster.
After moving back to her hometown, Lisa plots with her siblings and grandparents to help her father’s new bed and breakfast get a five-star review from an incognito travel critic, but ends up falling for him, not knowing he is the real critic.
Filming dates: October 5th to 22nd.
Premiere Date: Thursday, November 26th on Hallmark.
A Christmas Waltz
Cast: Lacey Chabert, Will Kemp and JT Church.
After Avery’s storybook Christmas wedding is canceled unexpectedly, dance instructor Roman helps her rebuild her dreams.
Director: Michael Damian Weir
Filming dates: September 8th to 26th.
Premiere Date: Saturday, November 28th on Hallmark.
If I Only Had Christmas
Cast: Candace Cameron Bure and Warren Christie.
At Christmas, a cheerful publicist teams up with a cynical business owner and his team to help a charity in need.
Director: David Weaver.
Filming dates: August 6th to 27th.
Premiere date: Sunday, November 29th on Hallmark.
Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing
Cast: Holly Robinson Peete, Colin Lawrence, Rukiya Bernard, Antonio Cayonne and Barbara Niven.
As Michelle’s (Holly Robinson Peete) wedding approaches, Hannah (Rukiya Bernard) steps up to help finish the launch of the new Evergreen museum while questioning her relationship and future with Elliot (Antonio Cayonne).
Director: Linda-Lisa Hayter.
Filming dates: October 3rd to 31st.
Premiere date: Saturday, December 5th on Hallmark.
Time for Us To Come Home For Christmas
Director: David Winning.
Filming dates: September 28th to October 16th.
Super Producers @blakeshelton & ORLY ADELSON. I’m returning for Part Three TIME FOR US TO COME HOME. Also reuniting finally with the wonderful Ms. @IamLaceyChabert. Shoots in October … COMING TO @hallmarkchannel DECEMBER 5 🎥🌲❤️ WE’RE BACK! @yvrshoots @setlife #director pic.twitter.com/nWQWslbVT2
— David Winning (@DirectedByDW) September 24, 2020
Premiere date: Saturday, December 5th on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
Christmas She Wrote
Cast: Danica McKellar and Dylan Neal.
When Kayleigh, a romance writer, has her column cancelled right before Christmas, she heads home to reconnect with her family. Kayleigh gets an unexpected visit from the man who cancelled her column who fights not only to bring her back to the publisher but also for her heart.
Director: Terry Ingram
Filming dates: Fall.
Premiere date: Sunday, December 6th on Hallmark.
A Godwink Christmas: First Loves, Second Chances
Cast: Brooke D’Orsay and Sam Page.
After 15 years, Pat moves home from Hawaii with his two sons and through a series of coincidences, or Godwinks, ends up stuck in traffic next to his high school sweetheart, Margie, at Christmas.
Director: Heather Hawthorn Doyle.
Filming dates: September 28th to October 18th,
Premiere date: Sunday, December 6th on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
Cross-Country Christmas
Cast: Rachael Leigh Cook and Greyston Holt.
Former classmates Lina and Max are traveling home for the holidays, until a storm hits and they have to work together to make it home in time, no matter the mode of transportation.
Director: Catherine Cyran.
Filming dates: October 5th to 26th.
Premiere Date: Saturday, December 12th on Hallmark.
A Glenbook Christmas
Cast: Autumn Reeser and Antonio Cupo.
As Christmas nears, heiress Jessica Morgan seizes what seems like her last chance to experience a relaxed Christmas and heads off to the small town of Glenbrooke, where she meets a handsome fireman.
Director: David Strasser.
Filming dates: October 8th to 28th.
Premiere date: Saturday, December 12th on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
Christmas Comes Twice (aka Christmas Carnival)
Cast: Tamera Mowry-Housley and Michael Xavier.
Emily is a top newscaster who has achieved her career dreams but still has regrets about the guy who got away five years earlier. When the Christmas carnival comes to town, a ride around the carousel takes her magically back in time to the carnival five years before…giving her a second chance at love before she must return to Christmas present.
Director: Michael M. Scott
Filming dates: October 3rd to 31st.
Premiere date: Sunday, December. 13th.
Love, Lights, Hanukkah!
Cast: Mia Kirshner, Ben Savage and Marilu Henner.
As Christina prepares her restaurant for its busiest time of year, she gets back a DNA test revealing that she’s Jewish. The discovery leads her to a new family and an unlikely romance over eight nights.
Director: Mark Jean.
Filming dates: October 7th to 28th.
Premiere date: Sunday, December 20th on Hallmark.