Friday, November 16, 2012

Hallmark Channel December Premieres And Highlights

Hallmark Channel has released a preview of its December premieres and other highlights including Help For The Holidays starring Eva La Rue, Dan Gauthier and John Brotherton. Check it out below:

A BRIDE FOR CHRISTMAS
Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, December 1 (8 p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Arielle Kebbel, Andrew Walker, Sage Brocklebank, Kimberly Sustad

After Jessie Patterson (Arielle Kebbel) calls off her third engagement - at the altar! - she swears off serious relationships until she finds the one. That is, until charming but chronically single Aiden MacTiernan (Andrew Walker) comes along. Unbeknownst to Jessie, Aiden has bet his friends that he can convince a woman to marry him by Christmas - which is only four weeks away - and Jessie is the target of his bet. As Aiden attempts to court Jessie by first hiring her to decorate his apartment, Jessie looks to her sister, roommate and interior design company partner, Vivian (Kimberly Sustad) as her closest confidant. Vivian advises her to keep it professional with Aiden. To complicate matters, Jessie is doggedly pursued by her most recent ex-fiancé, Mike (Sage Brocklebank), who still wants to marry her. Despite all this, Aiden manages to spend time with Jessie, win over her parents, and even convince her that he could be the one. Aiden surprises himself by falling for Jessie, too, leaving him to decide if he should call off the bet and go all out to truly pursue her.

THE CHRISTMAS HEART
Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Sunday, December 2 (8 p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Teri Polo, Tess Harper, Paul Essiembre, Ty Wood

The tight-knit neighbors on Arthur Avenue have proudly lit Christmas luminaries for 40 years, but that long-standing tradition is cancelled this year when Matt Norman (Ty Wood), a teenage boy in the neighborhood, is hospitalized in desperate need of a heart transplant. As his parents Ann (Teri Polo) and Mike (Paul Essiembre) anxiously pray by his bedside, a donor is found, while in Detroit, a mother (Tess Harper) is in anguish at her own sons bedside. The Life Flight team quickly gets the heart airborne on Christmas Eve, fighting a winter storm with no time left to lose. The neighborhood lights the luminaries in honor of Matt and his family, and are surprised to find their loving exhibition turns out to be the miracle that saves Matts life.

COME DANCE WITH ME
Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, December 8 (8 p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Andrew McCarthy, Stephanie Mills, Michelle Nolden, Chris Gillett, Jane Moffat

Jack (Andrew McCarthy) is an executive in a financial brokerage firm trying to impress the firms president, Drew Clayton (Chris Gillett), in hopes of a promotion. However, Jack is dating the fabulously rich and elegant Demi Clayton (Stephanie Mills), who happens to be Drews daughter. Although Demis mother Clarisse (Jane Moffat) doesnt necessarily approve of Jack and would prefer her daughter to date a man within their social circle, Jack still plans on proposing. Trying to create the perfect proposal, Jack signs up for dance lessons in preparation for his proposal to Demi at her fathers lavish annual Christmas Dance. But when sparks start to fly between Jack and his dance instructor, Christine (Michelle Nolden), Jack will have to make some important decisions before it is too late.

HELP FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Sunday, December 9 (8 p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Summer Glau, Eva La Rue, Izabela Vidovic, Mason Cook, Dan Gauthier, John Brotherton

Although she loves Christmas, Santas elf Christine (Summer Glau) wonders if there could be more to life than making toys in the North Pole. When Santa receives an emergency wish from a little boy in Los Angeles, he puts Christine on a special assignment, sending her to L.A. to give the VanCamp family—mom Sara (Eva La Rue), dad Scott (Dan Gauthier), and their two kids Ally (Izabela Vidovic) and Will (Mason Cook)—a holiday wake-up call. While Sara and Scott run their booming holiday store, Will and Ally are often left unsupervised. The kids long for a true family Christmas, with a tree and lights of their own instead of the holiday leftovers from their parents store. Christine quickly interviews to be the kids new nanny, hoping to secretly transform their sad Christmas spirit into a loving family celebration. With help from the kids Dave (John Brotherton), Christine thinks she has it all under control and might even be falling in love. But when Sara suspects her new nanny is interfering too much, she threatens to end Christines stay in L.A. Will Christine fail her assignment and be sent back to the North Pole for good, or will the VanCamps come to their senses about the meaning of Christmas?

BABYS FIRST CHRISTMAS
Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, December 15 (8 p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Casper Van Dien, Rachel Wilson, Natalie Lisinska, Noah Cappe, Ella Ballentine

Kyle Lockwood (Casper Van Dien) and Jenna Ford (Rachel Wilson) two lawyers at a prestigious law firm could not be more different.  Kyle, a designer clad conservative and Jenna, his global warming concerned liberal counterpart are constantly butting heads. After working at the same law firm for years, Jenna thought she finally rid herself of Kyle after moving to San Francisco.  However, when Jenna and Kyle
s siblings Trisha (Natalie Lisinska) and Jim (Noah Cappe) fall in love, it binds them together by default. When Jenna and Kyle visit them for Christmas, the couples immediately fly out the door and to the hospital as Jennas sister goes into labor.  As Jenna and Kyle watch over their niece, Karen (Ella Ballentine), they learn that their siblings have been experiencing severe financial problems and are facing foreclosure.  However, they are hoping to win the Christmas Baby radio contest and receive $25,000 dollars in prize money to help save their house and familys future.  While Trisha and Jim are at the hospital, Jenna and Kyle take a more practical approach and tackle the problem head on, agreeing to pay off the bills and split the cost.  After a round of botched attempts to help their siblings, Jenna, Kyle, and their niece Karen are forced to wait out a blizzard in a stable and sparks begin to fly between them.  Jenna and Kyle soon realize theyre going to need a Christmas miracle to save their siblings house and make to the hospital on time.

THE DOG WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS
Hallmark Channel Premiere
Tuesday, December 4 (8 p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Starring: Dean Cain, Gary Valentine, Joey Diaz, Mario Lopez (as the voice of Zeus)

Zeus (voice of Mario Lopez), a former police dog, has lost his bark after his barking ended a five-year investigation causing him to get shipped off to the pound.  When Zeus is adopted by George Bannister (Gary Valentine) as an early Christmas present for his family, George hopes the new addition to the family will keep his home safe from the recent burglaries in the neighborhood.  But Zeus is mischievous, rambunctious and worst of all he can
t even bark!  So when Zeus accidentally destroys the familys gingerbread house the Bannister family finally decides to send him back to the pound.  But they must wait till after Christmas Eve and while the family heads to Grandmas house, Zeus is locked in the attic.  When burglars Ted (Dean Cain) and Stewey (Joey Diaz) decide to break in with the family gone, Zeus realizes this is his chance to impress his new family.  His mission: to save the house at any cost!  

THE HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE
Hallmark Channel Premiere
Monday, December 10 (6 p.m. ET/PT, 5C)

This annual holiday event dates back to 1928.  In the beginning, the Hollywood Christmas Parade was called the Santa Claus Lane Parade and inspired crooner Gene Autry to co-write the tune Here Comes Santa Claus. (…right down Santa Claus Lane).  Since renamed, the grandeur of the mega-parade hasn
t changed one bit from the beginning.  More than a million people annually line up through Hollywood to catch a look at the dazzling procession of stars, marching bands, open-air antique cars, live cartoon characters, equestrian groups, and more.  The great thing about this parade is that you never really know who is going to show up.  Over the years, it has included everyone from Bing Crosby and Bob Hope to Jimmy Stewart, Sammy Davis Jr., Zsa Zsa Gabor, Betty White, Will Smith, Dick Van Dyke, Natalie Wood, and even Kathy Griffin.  So pull up a comfy chair and share in the magic of a dazzling Tinseltown tradition with this years Grand Marshall, Tony Award® and Emmy Award®-Winning Actor, Joe Mantegna.

12 NEW MOVIES OF CHRISTMAS
Hallmark Channel Original Movie Special Presentation
Tuesday, December 25 (from 6a.m. ET/PT, 5C - 6a.m. ET/PT, 5C)

A special Christmas Day presentation of Hallmark Channel's 12 New Movies of Christmas.
Babys First Christmas (6 a.m. ET/PT, 5C)
Christmas Song (8a.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Its Christmas, Carol! (10 a.m. ET/PT, 9C)      
Help for the Holidays (12 noon ET/PT, 11C)
Hitched for the Holidays (2 p.m. ET/PT, 1C)
Matchmaker Santa ( 4p.m. ET/PT, 3C)
Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade (6p.m. ET/PT, 5C)
A Bride for Christmas (8 p.m. ET/PT, 7C)
Naughty or Nice (10 p.m. ET/PT, 9C)
Come Dance with Me (Midnight ET/PT, 11C)
The Christmas Heart (2 a.m. ET/PT, 1C)
The Wishing Tree (4 a.m. ET/PT, 3C)

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