A Canadian Guide for Hallmark Movies
Prime Video is bringing more holiday cheer to Canada! A number of 2023 Christmas movies from Reel One Entertainment have recently been added to Prime’s streaming catalogue. These movies were all released last year in the US or abroad but are only making their way to Canada this year. Some of these titles were available in Canada through Plex Live TV or Xumo Play during “Christmas in July” but a few international releases are just now premiering in both Canada and the US:
CTV Life hasn’t announced its December premieres but Bell’s streaming service Crave has released its December lineup and included are four brand new holiday movies: Renovation Romance from Hulu, The Holiday Junkie and A Merry Beauty Salon from Lifetime, and A ’90s Christmas from Hallmark Channel. It’s likely these movies will also air on CTV Life so stay tuned for any confirmed premiere dates. Here are the details for when these movies are available to stream on Crave:
Hallmark has announced that the much-anticipated new season of The Way Home will debut on Hallmark+ on January 2, 2025. Season 3 of the series is also scheduled to air on Hallmark Channel where it began two seasons ago, but not until the fall of 2025.
Here in Canada, we know that Season 3 will air on W Network in the new year, as per a press release from Corus, but unfortunately, there is no news yet of when exactly in 2025 that will be.
CBC has released its holiday television schedule for 2024 and new this year is the Canadian premiere of Jingle Bell Love, a new Roku original movie which stars Michelle Morgan from Heartland and New Kids on the Block singer Joey McIntyre. The movie just debuted on the Roku Channel in the US earlier this week on Monday and is set to premiere here in Canada on CBC on Thursday, December 5th at 8pm. It will also be available to stream on CBC Gem which is free to sign up for.
Unfortunately, there is still no official holiday lineup for CTV Life this year but here’s a quick update of what will air this weekend and the next based on listings. Now set to air on Saturday night is Lifetime’s Christmas in the Spotlight, new this year, followed by Christmas with the Foxes, a 2023 movie from Fox Nation. Next Saturday, Great American Family’s 2022 movie Christmas in Pine Valley is scheduled to air, followed by Operation Mistletoe, a new 2024 movie that debuted on Hulu at the start of November. See below for more details:
W Network revealed through their newletter the extended cut of 2022’s hit movie Three Wise Men and a Baby will be airing tonight at 9pm ET/PT! The extended version debuted in the US this past summer as part of “Hallmark Channel’s Christmas in July” but will be new for viewers here in Canada. Enjoy a little extra of the Brenner brothers just in time for the premiere of Three Wise Men and a Boy next weekend on Saturday, November 23rd!
