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       Today, Hallmark Channel announced that a sequel to its hit 2022 Countdown To Christmas movie, "Three Wise Men And A Baby", will be airing sometime later this year as part of its 2024 "Countdown To Christmas" programming.  The movie, titled "Three Wiser Men And A Boy", will see Tyler Hynes, Andrew Walker, and Paul Campbell reprise their roles as the Brenner brothers (Taylor, Luke, and Stephen) from the first movie. In addition, Margaret Collin will reprise her role as their mother Barbara from the first movie. The movie was co-written by Campbell, Kimberly Sustad (who had a cameo appearance in the first movie) and Russel Hainline.     The official summary for the movie, set five years after the first movie is as follows: "In a crazy turn of events, possibly brought on  accidentally by the brothers themselves, the director of Luke's son Thomas' (Miles Marthaller) school holiday musical steps down. Luke is desperate to to make his son&

 Hearties rejoice. Erin Krakow, who has played Elizabeth Thornton (nee Thatcher) on "When Calls The Heart" since Season One, and Daniel Lissing, who played Jack Thornton on the series from Seasons One to Five, are set to star in "Santa Tell Me", which will air as part of Hallmark Channel's 2024 Countdown To Christmas programming. It will be the first time that Krakow and Lissing have appeared in a Hallmark Channel production together since the latter left "When Calls The Heart" at the end of Season Five. "Santa Tell Me" will be Krakow's first Hallmark Christmas movie (not counting the "When Calls The Heart" Christmas movies) since 2019's "Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen" and the first for Lissing since 2018's "Christmas In Love".  Sources https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/when-calls-the-heart-erin-krakow-daniel-lissing-reunion-hallmark-christmas-movie-1235899730/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm400370

 Today, October 20, Hallmark Channel begins its annual "Countdown To Christmas" programming. To celebrate the occasion, I will list the top ten "Countdown To Christmas" movies I've seen based on each movie's rating by the Internet Movie Database (IMDB). The rankings are as follows. Three Wise Men And A Baby (7.7) My Christmas Family Tree (7.6) Ghosts Of Christmas Always (7.6) Hanukkah On Rye (7.3) A Holiday Spectacular (7.3) Christmas By Starlight (7.2) The Nine Lives Of Christmas (7.2) On The 12th Date Of Christmas (7.2) My Southern Family Christmas (7.1) A Kiss Before Christmas (7.1) Source https://www.imdb.com/list/ls098318024/?sort=user_rating,desc&st_dt=&mode=detail&page=1

 Today, September 19, Hallmark Channel released the schedule for its 2023 "Countdown To Christmas" programming. This year's schedule will feature 31 movies airing between Friday October 20 and Sunday December 17. With the exception of three nights of double features on Thanksgiving weekend, all movies will premiere at 8 PM ET. (The three double features will premiere at 6 PM and 8 PM ET, respectively). The 2023 "Countdown To Christmas" schedule is as follows. Friday October 20-"Checkin' It Twice" Saturday October 21-"Where Are You, Christmas Sunday October 22-"Under The Christmas Sky" Friday October 27-"Christmas By Design" Saturday October 28-"Mystic Christmas" Sunday October 29-"Joyeux Noel" Friday November 3-"Flipping For Christmas" Saturday November 4-"Never Been Chris'd Sunday November 5-"The Santa Summit" Friday November 10-"Everything Christmas" Saturday