Hallmark Christmas Movies Reviewed 2026

If it's October, it's Hallmark Countdown to Christmas! Countdown begins Friday, October 16th with Tis The Season For Set ups with Victor Webster, Barbara Niven and Amanda Schull as they navigate party planning, ski resort festivities with a little matchmaking thrown in the mix to keep ski resorts and holidays Hallmark festive.

Hallmark is again bringing over 30 new Christmas and holiday movies across the Hallmark network whether it be live or streaming.

Eagerly awaited and anticipated 2026 Hallmark Christmas movies are:

 

Holiday Touchdown A Bear's Love Story

Enjoy a superfans grandson mission to help celebrate his grandma's 500th game as a superfan with a little romance added for good Hallmark measure. Watch for appearances by the Bears' coach and players.

The first movie in collaboration with NFL was Holiday Touchdown: A Chief's Story which was Hallmark's number one movie. 

Last year the Bill's had their turn with Holiday Touchdown: A Bill's Love Story and this year its the Bears turn with the Bear's backdrop for holiday Hallmark + football with Lyndsy Fonseca, Robert Buckley and Marsha Mason.

 

Weekend Premieres

Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through the end of the year Hallmark will premiere a new movie.  A few double features weekend are sprinkled throughout the season too! 

 

A few to look forward to:

• A Grand BILTMORE Christmas which is a sequel with Niall Matter
• Return To Christmas with Paul Campbell and Rachel Boston
• Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True with Lacey Chabert 
• Christmas In Blue Dog Valley with Andrew Walker 

Air dates can be found on the Hallmark.com site along with the entire schedule for Christmas Countdown. 

 

Hallmark Christmas Movies To Bookmark And Watch Again

Three Wise Men And A Baby And Three Wiser Men And A Boy

These three Hallmark movies are the trifecta of quality holiday movies at Hallmark. The Hallmark A Team of  Andrew Walker, Tyler Hynes and Paul Campbell stars and their chemistry make these movies annual favorites and amongst the most popular in the Hallmark Christmas catalog. 

 

Three Wise Men And A Baby

Three Wiser Men And A Boy

Three Wisest Men

 

Christmas Under Wraps and Sequel A Cozy Christmas Inn

Jodie Sweetin (Full House) and David O'Donnell star in the sequel of old loves reuniting. Candace Cameron Bure starred in the first. Garland Alaska takes the center stage with new and old loves. Both movies are charming and also on the rewatch list when Hallmark Christmas movies begin. 

 

Favorite Holiday Royalty Movies (Also Most Watched )

A Royal Christmas with Lacey Chabert

Crown For Christmas with Danica McKellar 

 

 

A Merry Scottish Christmas 2023

This movie remains in the top tier of holiday movies with  Party of Five vets Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf play siblings on a family trip to Scotland. Family reunions and mysteries are on the travel agenda.. Filmed in Ireland and Scotland and the Duns Castle Estate is beautiful to watch 

 

Haul Out The Holly And Haul Out The Holly: Lit Up  Sequel 2022

Always worth rewatching and bring your of humor. Vintage Hallmark chemistry with Lacey Chabert  and Wes Brown. Mix a few inner Grinches plus the annual HOA competition for decorating to win the coveted prize! Enjoy these light hearted romcoms of Hallmark Christmas.

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