Great American Family has announced its full holiday movie slate. With two more films than last year, their 2023 slate includes 20 new films as part of the annual “Great American Christmas.”
The event, featuring family-friendly and religious films, kicks off a week earlier than planned, starting on Friday, October 13, with holiday films airing 24/7. The first new holiday movie of the season debuts Saturday, October 14th, with original movie premieres every weekend beginning through December 23rd.
Great American Christmas Original Movies starring Candace Cameron Bure, Danica McKellar, Lori Laughlin, Jill Wagner, Merritt Patterson, Chad Michael Murray, Matthew Morrison, Trevor Donovan, Paul Green and other holiday favorites.
Viewers can find Great American Family by texting CHRISTMAS to 877-999-1225.
See the full schedule below.
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Destined 2: Christmas Once More
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Date: Saturday, October 14 (8 p.m. ET)
Starring: Shay Robbins and Casey Elliott
Synopsis: “In this sequel, Theo (Elliott) continues to miss his relationship with his girlfriend Kim (Robbins) as he tries to propose on Christmas Day.” -
This was the text before Christmas
Date: Saturday, October 21 (8 p.m. ET)
Starring: Merritt Patterson and Trevor Donovan
Synopsis: “An unexpected text message sent to the wrong number (Patterson) starts a Christmas tradition with a new family (Donovan) for three separate years.” -
Bringing Christmas home
Date: Saturday, October 28 (8 p.m. ET)
Starring: Jill Wagner and Paul Green
Synopsis: “A military history professor (Wagner) teams up with an antique store owner (Greene) to track down the original owner of a historic World War II uniform and the love letters left in her pockets.” -
Journey to Christmas (wt)
Date: Sunday, October 29 (8 p.m. ET).
Starring: Ash Tsai and Joey Hayworth
Synopsis: “While on a charity drive, a model (Tsai) finds herself time-locked in the family home of the driver (Hayworth) she hired to help her for the week.” -
Christmas
Date: Saturday, November 4 (8 p.m. ET)
Starring: Laura Osnes and Christopher Russell
Synopsis: “A marketing executive (Osnes) must learn a recipe to land her dream job and ends up participating in a holiday bake-off with a dream baker (Russell).” -
Our Christmas wedding
Date: Sunday, November 5 (8 p.m. ET)
Starring: Holly Devoe and Drew Seeley
Synopsis: “In the sequel, roles are reversed as Nicole’s boss plans the wedding of newly engaged Nicole (Devo) and Michael (Seeley) two weeks from Christmas.” -
Christmas Memory (wt)
Date: Saturday, November 11 (8 p.m. ET)
Starring: Gillian Murray and Daniel Lissing
Synopsis: “A father (Lissing) bonds with his daughter and stumbles upon an unexpected love affair (Murray) while searching for the original owner of a Christmas time capsule.” -
Christmas blessing
Date: Sunday, November 12 (8 p.m. ET)
Starring: Lori Laughlin, James Tupper and Jesse Hutch.
Synopsis: “A TV chef (Loughlin) is divinely inspired to take over his late aunt’s charity with the help of a new friend (Hutch) and a handsome business partner next door (Tupper).” -
santa claus maybe (wt)
Date: Saturday, November 18 (8 p.m. ET)
Starring: Aubrey Reynolds
Synopsis: “Can theater director Lila (Reynolds) rise to the challenge of putting on the perfect Christmas ballet while discovering her secret Santa in her office?” -
Paris Christmas Waltz
Date: Sunday, November 19 (8 p.m. ET)
Starring: Jen Lilley and Matthew Morrison
Synopsis: “A budding dancer (Lilley) is paired with a pro (Morrison) to enter a famous dance competition…in Paris!”
Note: This is the next story in the Christmas Waltz universe. -
My Christmas hero
Date: Friday, November 24 (8 p.m. ET)
Starring: Candace Cameron Bure and Gabriel Hogan
Synopsis: “An Army reservist (Bure) traces his family’s military history with the help of a new novel (Hogan).” -
Royal Meeting for Christmas (wt)
Date: Saturday, November 25 (8 p.m. ET)
Starring: Danica McKellar and Damon Runyan
Synopsis: “When a European duke (Runyon) arrives in the United States, he discovers that his bags have been lost in transit. He has no choice but to be styled and ultimately inspired by Bella (McKellar), the owner of a local boutique.” -
Christmas for the ages
Date: Sunday, November 26 (8 p.m. ET)
Starring: Natasha Bure, Anna Ferguson, Kate Craven and Cheryl Ladd.
Synopsis: “Prompted by their youngest granddaughter (Bure), four generations celebrate family and what Christmas was like in the 40s, 60s, 90s and today.” -
Christmas on the Windmill Road
Date: Saturday, December 2 (8 p.m. ET)
Starring: Krista Taylor Brown and Chad Michael Murray
Synopsis: “To save her family’s inherited windmill, a woman (Taylor Brown) must remind her ex-boyfriend (Michael Murray) of the best of their hometown.” -
The Jubilee Jinglebell (wt)
Date: Sunday, December 3 (8 p.m. ET)
Starring: Erin Agostino and Marshall Williams
Synopsis: “A city manager (Williams) enlists the help of a childhood friend (Agostino) to organize his city’s Christmas charity event, while she sets about arranging it with her best friend.” -
Meet me under the mistletoe
Date: Saturday, December 9 (8 p.m. ET)
Starring: Sarah Fisher and Simon Arblaster
Synopsis: “Two rival realtors are forced to work together to sell a special house before Christmas.” -
Mints and postcards
Date: Sunday, December 10 (8 p.m. ET)
Starring: Ella Cannon and Christopher Russell
Synopsis: “When a Christmas letter about her love life goes viral, a mother discovers that romance may be right outside her door.” -
Designing Christmas With You (wt)
Date: Saturday, December 16 (8 p.m. ET)
Starring: Susie Abromate and Liam McIntyre
Synopsis: “With his career on the line, a decorator (Abromeit) must work with an unexpected partner (McIntyre) to show a house for an upcoming Christmas gala.” -
12 games of Christmas
Date: Sunday, December 17 (8 p.m. ET)
Starring: Johnny Ramey and Felicia Cooper
Synopsis: “A group of old friends and neighbors are transported into a Christmas-themed board game during a Christmas party.” -
Royal Christmas holiday
Date: Saturday, December 23 (8 p.m. ET)
Starring: Brittany Underwood and Jonathan Stoddard
Synopsis: “In search of her big break, a reporter (Underwood) arranges a Christmas interview with a European prince (Stoddard) who is visiting the states. Will the reporter’s big story become her love story?’