Hallmark Announces Countdown to Christmas 2025

by Sean P. Aune | September 19, 2025

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Hallmark has unveiled the lineup for the Countdown to Christmas 2025.

Hallmark has announced the festivities will kick off on Oct. 17 with new premieres throughout the holiday season.

Here’s the lineup of the new movies for the main Hallmark Channel. Seeing as I finally went down the rabbit hole of Hallmark Christmas Movies, I’m sure I’ll be checking out some of this year’s offerings as well.

Hallmark October 2025

Friday, October 17

Mistletoe Murders Season 1 – Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Two episodes continuing each week through Friday, Oct. 31 (Halloween)
Starring Sarah Drew (Grey’s Anatomy) and Peter Mooney (Rookie Blue)

Saturday, October 18

A Royal Montana Christmas
Starring Fiona Gubelmann (The Good Doctor) and Warren Christie (Happy Town)

Sunday, October 19

A Christmas Angel Match
Starring Meghan Ory (Chesapeake Shores) and Benjamin Ayres (Saving Hope)

Saturday, October 25

Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper!Starring Robert Buckley (Chesapeake Shores) and Kimberley Sustad (The Santa Class)

Monday, October 27

Finding Mr. Christmas Season 2 – premieres at 8 p.m. ET/PT
New episodes continuing each week through Monday, Dec. 15
Hosted by Jonathan Bennett (Mean Girls) with Lead Judge Melissa Peterman (Reba)
Baked With Love: Holiday – Series Premiere @ 9 p.m. ET/PT
New episodes continuing each week through Monday, December 15
Hosted by Tamera Mowry-Housley (Scouting for Christmas) with Guest Judges Chef Anna Haugh (MasterChef: The Professionals) and NYT Cooking producer Vaugh Vreeland (NYT Cooking)

HALLMARK NOVEMBER 2025

Saturday, November 1

Christmas On Duty
Starring Janel Parrish (Pretty Little Liars) and Parker Young (Enlisted)

Sunday, November 2

A Newport Christmas
Starring Ginna Claire Mason (A Holiday Spectacular), Wes Brown (Haul out the Holly: Lit Up)

Monday, November 3

Finding Mr. Christmas
Baked With Love: Holiday

Friday, November 7

Mistletoe Murders Season 2 – premieres @ 8 p.m. ET/PT
New episodes continuing each week through Friday, November 21
Starring Sarah Drew (Grey’s Anatomy) and Peter Mooney (Rookie Blue)

Saturday, November 8

Christmas Above the Clouds
Starring Erin Krakow (When Calls the Heart) and Tyler Hynes (The Groomsmen trilogy)

Sunday, November 9

A Keller Christmas Vacation
Starring Jonathan Bennett (Mean Girls), Brandon Routh (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) and Eden Sher (The Middle)

Monday, November 10

Finding Mr. Christmas
Baked With Love: Holiday

Friday, November 14

Mistletoe Murders

Saturday, November 15

Three Wisest Men
Starring Paul Campbell (The Cases of Mystery Lane, Tyler Hynes (The Groomsmen Trilogy), Andrew Walker (Curious Caterer Mysteries, Margert Colin (Veep)

Sunday, November 16

Tidings For the Season
Starring Tamera Mowry-Housley (Scouting for Christmas), B.J. Britt (The Groomsmen) and Elijah-Justus Lewis (Adults)

Monday, November 17

Finding Mr. Christmas
Baked With Love: Holiday

Friday, November 21

Mistletoe Murders
SEASON FINALE

Saturday, November 22

Holiday Touchdown: A Bills love Story
Starring Holland Roden (Teen Wolf), Matthew Daddario (Shadownhunters), Joe Pantoliano (The Sopranos), Tracy Pollan (Law & Order: SVU), Caroline Aron (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Steve Schirripa (The Sopranos) and Patti Murin (Mystic Christmas)

Sunday, November 23

Melt My Heart This Christmas
Starring Laura Vendervoort (Smallville) and Stephen Huszar (The Jane Mysteries)

Monday, November 24

Finding Mr. Christmas
Baked With Love: Holiday

Thursday, November 27

We Met in December – 6 p.m. ET/PTStarring Autumn Reeser (Junebug) and Niall Matter (This Time Each Year)

Friday, November 28

The Snow Must Go On
Starring heather Hemmens (Christmas Under the Lights) and Corey Cott (Season’s Greetings from Cherry Lane)
The More the Merrier – 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Rachel Boston (Adventures in Love & Birding) and Brendan Penny (Chesapeake Stories)

Saturday, November 29

An Alpine Holiday
Starring Ashley Williams (To Barcelona, Forever), Laci Mailey (The Perfect Setting) and Julien Samani (Holidate)
A Grand Ole Opry Christmas
Starring Nikki Deloach (Curious Caterer Mysteries), Kristoffer Polala (A Biltmore Christmas), Rob Maye (Lioness), Eliza Maher (Haul Out the Holly: Lit UP), Luke Benward (Miss Valentine), Sharon Lawrence (Joe Pickett) and James Denton (Desperate Housewives)

Sunday, November 30

The Christmas Cup – 6 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Rhiannon Fish (A Prince in Paradise) and Ben Rosenbaum (When Calls the Heart)
Christmas at the Catnip Café – 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Erin Cahill (Holidazed) and Paul Campbell (Three Wise Men and a Baby)

HALLMARK DECEMBER 2025

Monday, December 1

Finding Mr. Christmas
Baked With Love: Holiday

Friday, December 5

Twelve Dates ‘Til Christmas – Series Premiere @ 8 p.m. ET/PT
New episodes continuing each week through Friday, Dec. 19 (series finale)
Starring: Mae Whitman (Good Girls), Julian Morris (The Morning Show), Toby Sandeman (Running Point), Nathaniel Parker (Midsomer Murders) Jane Seymour (Harry Wild), Lucy Eaton (Murder Maps), Mary McDonnell (Battlestar Galactica)

Saturday, December 6

She’s Making A List
Starring Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls) and Andrew Walker (Curious Caterer Mysteries)
Hallmark Christmas Experience Special

Sunday, December 7