The 27 Best Hallmark Christmas Movies of 2020

The Christmas House (2020): Best LGBT Hallmark Christmas Movie With Trademark Family Drama

On the way to visit his family for the holidays, Brandon (Jonathan Bennett) and his husband are eagerly waiting for news about their adopted child. Meanwhile, his brother reunites with an old flame, igniting controversy in their hometown.

The Christmas House premiers on the Hallmark Channel on Sunday, November 22, at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

On the 12th Date of Christmas (2020): Best Holiday Romance Movie for Gamers

A couple of misfit video game designers team up to create a scavenger hunt as a way to spread Christmas cheer. Their game brings the whole town together, and they eventually find what they had been looking for all along in one another.

On the 12th Date of Christmas premiers on the Hallmark Channel on Sunday, November 8, at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater (2020): Sweetest Unexpected Love Story

Single mom Maggie (Ashley Williams) is prepared to spend Christmas alone, but she gets an unexpected visitor. Through her new budding relationship with Lucas (Niall Matter), Maggie gains a new appreciation for the holidays.

Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater premiers on the Hallmark Channel on Saturday, November 7, at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

Best Alaskan Christmas Movie: Jingle Bell Bride (2020)

To obtain a rare flower for a celebrity client, a wedding planner (Julie Gonzalo) travels to a remote part of Alaska just before the holidays. During her trip, she becomes enamored with the town's holiday spirit, as well as a charming young man (Rowe Jr.) who offers to help her find what she's looking for.

Jingle Bell Bride debuts on the Hallmark Channel on Saturday, October 24, at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

Most Rockin' Holiday Special: Chateau Christmas (2020)

A celebrated pianist named Margot (Merrit Patterson) returns to her family home, Chateau Newhaus, for the holidays. When her ex-bandmate and ex-boyfriend Jackson (Luke Macfarlane) hears that Margot is back in town, he wants to bring the band back together for one more show.

Chateau Christmas debuts on the Hallmark Channel on Sunday, October 25, at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

Most Charming Holiday Romance Story: One Royal Holiday (2020)

When they're stranded during a terrible blizzard, a mother (Victoria Clark) and her son (Aaron Tveit) are taken in by a kind woman named Anna (Laura Osnes). Anna soon discovers that she's housing the Royal Family of Galwick, and she finds herself falling for the Prince, who is intrigued by her small town's Christmas traditions.

One Royal Holiday debuts on the Hallmark Channel on Saturday, October 31, at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

Best Spin-Off of the Classic Grinch Story: Christmas Cookies (2016)

When an out-of-town corporation tries to buy out Aunt Sally's Christmas Cookie Company, the whole town of Cookie Jar comes together to save their local business. At first, corporate representative Hannah (Jill Wagner) is unsympathetic to the company's owner (Wes Brown). However, that changes when they fall for each other. Consider it a retelling of the classic Grinch story with a romantic twist.

Best Royal Wedding Movie: A Royal Christmas (2014)

Small-town seamstress Emily Corrigan (Lacey Chabert) already adores her boyfriend Leo (Stephen Hagan). However, she's thrown for a loop when Leo reveals that he's been hiding a secret: He's the prince of a small European country. For Christmas, the couple visits his royal parents, who seem determined to sabotage their relationship.

Best Small-Town Feel-Good Movie: Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa (2018)

To her disappointment, professional designer Lisa (Jill Wagner) returns home for Christmas to find the town's old general store abandoned. Determined to restore the historic building, she reaches out to a local contractor named Kevin (Mark Deklin), and the two become business partners. As their relationship evolves, Lisa begins to question whether she wants to leave her hometown.

Sweetest Feel Good Family Holiday Movie: Picture a Perfect Christmas (2019)

In this heart-warming story, a photographer (Merritt Patterson) must take time off from work to care for her grandmother during the holidays. She quickly strikes up a friendship with her neighbor David (Jon Cor), who needs help caring for his family. Brought together by less-than-ideal circumstances, they ultimately end up having a genuinely picture-perfect Christmas.

Best Modern Take on A Christmas Carol: A Shoe Addict's Christmas (2018)

After a falling out with her family, Noelle (Candace Cameron Bure) isn't too down about accidentally getting trapped inside a shoe store on Christmas Eve. Things get weird when a mysterious woman appears who claims to be her guardian angel, and the two visit Christmases past, present, and future. In the end, Noelle discovers that nothing is more important than family.

Best Holiday Abroad Movie: Christmas in Rome (2019)

An American tour guide (Lacey Chabert) living in Rome loses her job just before the holidays. She gets a stroke of luck when she meets an American entrepreneur named Oliver (Sam Page) looking to purchase an Italian ceramics company. As she guides him through the ancient city streets, the two discover more and more about each other.

Best Christmas Classic for Cat Lovers: The Nine Lives of Christmas (2014)

A single fireman (Brandon Routh) who gave up on companionship finds it in an unexpected place: on his front doorstep. After taking in a stray cat, his newfound feline friend leads him to meet a veterinary student named Marilee (Kimberley Sustad). By Christmas, the three strangers become a family. This movie is a must-watch for lovers of cats and the holidays.

Most Unlikely Holiday Romance: Christmas at Pemberley Manor (2018)

When an event planner from New York named Elizabeth (Jessica Lowndes) takes a job organizing a Christmas festival for a small town, she runs into opposition from a billionaire (Michael Rady) who wants to sell her chosen venue. They eventually decide to work together, and their professional partnership turns romantic.

Best Sci-Fi Christmas Fantasy: Christmas Town (2019)

After deciding to ditch everything and leave Boston for a fresh start, Lauren Gabriel (Candace Cameron Bure) takes an unexpected trip to a quaint town called Grandon Falls. She slowly discovers that there's more to the snowy village than meets the eye. Plus, she learns a few lessons about family and the meaning of Christmas along the way.

Best Christmas Movie Set in a Theme Park: Christmas at Dollywood (2019)

If you've never been to Dollywood, you can get a glimpse of the amusement park in Christmas at Dollywood. When an event planner (Danica McKellar) from Tennessee returns home from up north to organize the theme park's Christmas festivities, she bumps heads with the local manager (Niall Matter) on every detail. Is it any surprise that they fall in love?

Best Music-Inspired Christmas Story: Christmas at Graceland (2018)

Christmas at Dollywood isn't the only Tennesse themed holiday movie on the Hallmark Channel. In this one, Laurel (Kellie Pickler) meets her ex-boyfriend (Wes Brown) while on a trip to Memphis. The ex-lovers are also ex-bandmates, and their mutual love for music brings them back together in the City of Blues.

Best Holiday Bake-Off Movie: Cookie Cutter Christmas (2014)

Lifelong rivals Christie (Erin Krakow) and Penny (Miranda Frigon) compete in the most brutal contest: a Christmas cookie bake-off. Christie is at a distinct disadvantage since she can't cook, but her luck turns around when she meets James, a single baker (David Haydn-Jones). Before he knows it, James finds himself in the middle of a love triangle.

Most Charming Home-for-the-Holidays Movie: Christmas Scavenger Hunt (2019)

Belinda (Kim Shaw) and her ex Dustin (Kevin McGarry) parted ways on bad terms. It was so bad that she moved away from her hometown. When she returns home for Christmas one year, she's appalled to find that she's paired with Dustin for the town's Christmas scavenger hunt. Will they reconcile?

Best Jane Austin-Inspired Christmas Film: Pride, Prejudice & Mistletoe (2018)

Despite being offered a job with her father's company, Darcy (Lacey Chabert) decides to move away from home and start her own business. When she comes home to plan a Christmas charity event, she reunites with an old friend (Brendan Penny) who convinces her to reconnect with her dad. An adaptation of a book by Melissa de la Cruz, this movie is the perfect family film for the holidays.

Best Christmas Movie About Twins: Switched for Christmas (2017)

Have you ever wanted to switch lives with someone else? It's not so hard if you have an identical twin. Two sisters decide to trick their friends and family for the holidays, trading places and planning each other's respective Christmas parties. As they try to keep up the charade, they gain a stronger appreciation for each other.

Best Christmas Movie Sequel: Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays (2019)

In this sequel to Christmas at Graceland, Harper (Kaitlin Doubleday) goes home to Memphis to be a nanny for a widower named Owen (Adrian Grenier). The two become friends and begin to bring out the best in each other, and Harper finds herself questioning if she wants to leave home after the holidays are over.

Best Christmas Romantic Comedy: Very Merry Mix-Up (2013)

On her way to meet her future in-laws for Christmas, Alice (Alicia Witt) loses her luggage and phone at the airport. By chance, she runs into her future brother-in-law (Mark Wiebe) at the baggage claim, and he offers her a ride to his parents' house. Alice quickly falls in love with her new family, but did she pick the wrong brother to marry?

Best Christmas Movie About Being Trapped at an Airport: A Christmas Detour (2015)

A snowstorm brings two strangers together at an airport hotel in New York. Paige (Candace Cameron Dure) is desperate to meet her future in-laws before her wedding, so she seeks help from fellow traveler Dylan (Paul Greene) to get home for the holidays. Dylan is heartbroken from a recent breakup, so he turns to the bride-to-be for a rebound.

Best Movie About Christmas Trees: Miss Christmas (2017)

Miss Christmas is about a woman (Brooke D'Orsay) whose job is to find the perfect tree for Chicago's Radcliffe Christmas Tree lighting. She receives a letter from a boy who says he has the perfect tree in his yard, but his father (Marc Blucas) isn't willing to give it up. Can she charm the single dad into giving her what she wants?

Best Hanukkah-Christmas Crossover: Double Holiday (2019)

In Double Holiday, Hanukkah and Christmas go hand-in-hand. Rebecca (Carly Pope) has to cancel her Hanukkah plans when she gets roped into organizing a Christmas party with her annoying co-worker Chris (Kristoffer Polaha). The two learn how to get along until they find out that they're competing for the same promotion.