Hallmark Holiday TV by the Numbers: A Look Back at 232 Original Movies

Meaghan Darwish October 22, 2018, 4:00 pm

Joy Holbrook is an intuitive market researcher in DC who has captured the attention of the accounts CEO and is about to get a sweet promotion, just in time for the holidays. She receives an urgent phone call from home and she rushes back to Crystal Falls, NC to help her Aunt recover from surgery and is reunited with her former crush, Ben. To keep her Aunt focused on healing, Joy volunteers to take Rubys place with the towns legendary baking competition, the Cookie Crawl, much to the amusement of Ben who knows Joy has absolutely no idea of the Herculean task before her. Though Joy initially refuses Bens attempts to co-captain, she begins to soften and let him in, all the while remembering that there truly is no place like home. Photo: Danielle Panabaker, Matt Long Credit: Copyright 2018 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Eike Schroter — Copyright 2018 Crown Media United States LLC/Eike Schroter

It’s every Hallmark lover’s favorite time of year as the network prepares its annual Countdown to Christmas programming beginning Friday, October 26.

The event will span all the way through December 25 with 22 all-new, original movie premieres set to take place. Following the launch of Countdown to Christmas on the Hallmark Channel, Miracles of Christmas programming will begin Sunday, November 4, on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.

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Miracles of Christmas will include 15 additional brand-new holiday films, airing throughout the holiday. As for the stars, Hallmark is recruiting some new faces this season with names like LeAnn Rimes, Tatyana Ali, Josh Henderson, Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Christina Milian, Kellie Wu, Kellie Pickler, Dennis Haysbert, Dondre Whitfield, Aimee Teagarden, Mark Taylor, Emily Osment, Mike Faoila, Ryan Rottman, and the one and only Patti LaBelle.

Of course, some familiar faces will also make appearances with stars such as Candace Cameron Bure, Lori Loughlin, Lacey Chabert, Danica McKellar, Taylor Cole, Jen Lilley, as well as Alexa and Carlos PenaVega. With plenty of familiar faces and exciting additions, the holidays are sure to be a great time for Hallmark viewers.

If that seems like a lot, these names and films are just a small part of the network’s history in holiday programming. With 232 films over 17 years, Hallmark has created a trove of holiday content. In anticipation of the new slate, find the numbers that have gone into all of those films below:

2 Happy Shelter Pets

3 Ice Sculpting Artists

4 Queens of Christmas

5 Santa’s Workshops

6 Nativity Scenes

7 Royal Weddings

8 Rambunctious Reindeer

9 Snowbound Couples

10 Life-Sized Gingerbread Houses

13 Flight Cancellations

18 North Pole Sleigh Rides