Hallmark Christmas Movies 2026: The Complete New Movie Schedule

Cancel your sensible weekend plans: Hallmark has 34 new holiday movies ready to compete for your attention in 2026, and this lineup goes well beyond small-town mistletoe. There are time travelers, football rivalries, a magical menorah, a cursed snowflake and even a Christmas getaway complicated by a disastrous first date.

The annual Countdown to Christmas celebration began October 16 and continues through December 20. Here’s your date-by-date guide to the romances, reunions and festive chaos worth putting on your calendar.

Hallmark Is Going Bigger Than Ever This Christmas

Across nine weeks, Hallmark is rolling out a record 34 new holiday films. That ambitious schedule follows a season when Countdown to Christmas reached 38 million unique viewers.

This year brings a third installment of the Holiday Touchdown series and a movie inspired by a Brad Paisley song. But the real attention-grabber is the variety. Familiar second-chance romances share space with alternate realities, memory mysteries and Christmas wishes arriving decades late.

October 16–November 1: Football, Family and a Reality-Changing Ornament

• October 16: An organized party planner and an easygoing ski instructor play matchmaker for their single parents, only to discover chemistry of their own.
• October 17: Reporter Avery returns to Chicago to profile Bears superfan Darlene Donnelly before her 500th game, finding an appealing connection with Darlene’s grandson.
• October 18: A newly relocated single dad gets help from a local woman while creating Christmas magic for his daughters at a small-town market.
• October 23: A pop-up restaurateur comes home for Thanksgiving to save her grandfather’s bowling alley, Wonderlanes, with help from her high school boyfriend.
• October 24: An antiques buyer must help her newly engaged boyfriend rediscover their relationship after a car wreck erases his romantic memories and love of Christmas.
• October 25: A magical ornament gives Erin an alternate life as a successful fashion designer, but professional fulfillment comes with a lonely Christmas.
• October 30: Julie sets her Christmas Eve table for eight using inherited pieces from her grandmother, even though she doesn’t have any guests lined up.
• October 31: A retirement community’s Christmas Companions program connects a single mother with a jolly man who looks remarkably like Santa.
• November 1: Hoping to save her family’s Copenhagen inn, Marie gives a handsome guest the ultimate Danish holiday experience after mistaking him for a travel writer.

November Delivers the Most Deliciously Complicated Setups

If your ideal holiday movie needs a fake relationship, an inconvenient rival or a little supernatural interference, November has you covered. There’s room, too, for quieter stories about grief, family responsibilities and starting over.

November 6–22: Fake Dating Meets a Christmas Time Loop

• November 6: Rigid accountant Michaela helps her nephew create a holiday scrapbook for his deployed mother, accepting guidance from a free-spirited teacher.
• November 7: After a server wipes out treasured photos of her late husband, Sally searches for the original tapes with a charming expert.
• November 8: Two sisters prepare their single father to date again before Christmas while discovering unexpected joy in their own lives.
• November 13: A TV host retreats to Texas after an on-camera gaffe and relearns cowboy skills from a news producer with an old grievance.
• November 14: A man caught in a holiday time loop tries to charm a journalist who forgets him every morning.
• November 15: A businesswoman inherits her uncle’s Christmas bar, The Tipsy Reindeer, and faces festive challenges against a rival owner to determine its future.
• November 20: Lexi recruits a former football star as her pretend boyfriend and teammate for her family’s annual Christmas flag football showdown.
• November 21: A Hollywood veterinarian takes over a small-town clinic and falls for both the community and an unexpectedly charming resident.
• November 22: Identical twins Abigail and Charlie run a Welsh bookshop for Christmas, where mistaken identities complicate two promising romances.

The Thanksgiving stretch turns the festive dial up another notch. Several dates have two premieres, so this is the part of the schedule most likely to overwhelm your watchlist.

November 26–29: Disney World, Childhood Wishes and Eight Pivotal Memories

• November 26: Kimberly puts her tech expertise to work saving a local tree farm while visiting her grandmother, sparking romance with the owner.
• November 27: Disillusioned executive chef Silvy returns for her family’s Feast of the Seven Fishes dinner and reconnects with cooking through an unexpected romance.
• November 27: Jake’s long-misplaced letter to Santa finally gets results, bringing childhood wishes into his adult life alongside the return of best friend Julie.
• November 28: A burned-out art teacher joins a town’s Secret Norma scavenger hunt, helps revive its Christmas block party and falls for an electrician.
• November 28: Lindsey’s family holiday at Disney World gets awkward when her hotel neighbor turns out to be a recent disastrous first date.
• November 29: An antique menorah transports a woman to eight important moments in her life, helping her recognize buried feelings for best friend Ethan.
• November 29: A snowstorm sends Cassidy on an airport-bound road trip with two free-spirited siblings. Unexpected feelings emerge along the way.

December Saves Some of the Wildest Twists for Last

December brings a run of magical complications, from a White Elephant curse to a romance spanning centuries. If supernatural matchmaking isn’t your thing, there are also choirs, camping adventures and longtime friends reconsidering love.

December 4–20: Cursed Gifts, Guardian Angels and One Very Helpful Dog

• December 4: Tanya accidentally triggers an antique snowflake’s bad-luck curse at a White Elephant party. She recruits a laid-back shop clerk to help reverse it.
• December 5: Transported from 1895 to the modern world, Elizabeth discovers that childhood friend Michael is a time traveler. Now she has to choose between two lives.
• December 6: Stranded with her ex-husband in a snowbound Vermont town, Amanda gets help from a guardian angel and another chance at love.
• December 11: American choir director Rose takes over a children’s choir in Canterbury, England. She competes for a place in the cathedral’s Christmas Eve concert.
• December 12: While vacationing in proposal-famous Pine Grove, Emily teams up with skeptical journalist Bert for the town’s couples-only events.
• December 13: A fender-bender upends Joseph and his daughter’s Hawaiian holiday plans. A free-spirited woman introduces them to the joys of camp life.
• December 18: A music historian and a big-city attorney team up at a Christmas gala, both hoping to connect with the same legendary musician.
• December 19: An overworked real estate agent agrees to watch a chaotic but lovable dog. The dog reunites her with her high school sweetheart.
• December 20: Friends Susie and Alec put their break from wedding attendance on hold for her sister’s last-minute Christmas ceremony. Along the way, they find a fresh appreciation for love and marriage.

The toughest decision may be where to start. Whether you’re into fake dating, festive travel or impossible second chances, Hallmark’s holiday schedule offers plenty of chances to find your next seasonal favorite.

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