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  • Rachael Leigh Cook and Sam Page race to save the holidays in Rescuing Christmas

    Rachael Leigh Cook and Sam Page race to save the holidays in Rescuing Christmas

    Rachael Leigh Cook stars as a woman who wishes away Christmas — and then must try to bring it back — in the new Hallmark romance movie Rescuing Christmas. Grey’s Anatomy star Sam Page plays the acquaintance who gets roped into helping her.
     
     
    “I have the perfect antidote to this heatwave, it’s an extra magical @hallmarkchannel Christmas movie,” Rachael Leigh Cook wrote in an Instagram post to promote the movie. “My character Erin wishes away Christmas and has to somehow bring it back. Imagine cold-pitching Christmas traditions to people, you’d sound insane, it’s so fun. I LOVE this movie and everyone who made it.”
     

    Hallmark romance movie

     
    In Rescuing Christmas, Rachael Leigh Cook stars as Erin, a freelance photographer who is still reeling from a bad breakup that happened at Christmas the previous year. As the holiday approaches, she becomes more and more annoyed by all the reminders of her breakup and wishes that Christmas didn’t exist.
     
    Unbeknownst to her, Santa is listening in and grants her wish. In a panic, Erin realizes she wants Christmas back and tries to figure out how to “remind” everyone about the holiday. She enlists the help of a recent blind date (played by Sam Page) to help her convince friends and family to celebrate this thing called Christmas.
     

    Rachael Leigh Cook movies and TV

     
    Minnesota native Rachael Leigh Cook had her breakthrough role in the 1999 hit movie She’s All That. She has appeared on the TV shows Dawson’s Creek, Criminal Minds, The Outer Limits, Psych, and Ghost Whisperer.
     
    She has starred in the Hallmark romance movies Summer Love (2016), Autumn in the Vineyard (2016), Summer in the Vineyard (2017), Frozen in Love (2018), Valentine in the Vineyard (2019), Cross Country Christmas (2020),  and ’Tis the Season to be Merry (2021).
     

    Sam Page movies and TV

     
     
    Sam Page played Brad Sanders on the TV series Seventh Heaven. He has also appeared in Grey’s Anatomy, Mad Men, CSI: Miami, Point Pleasant, Desperate Housewives, Gossip Girl, Castle, House of Cards, Scandal, and The Mindy Project.
     
    He has starred in the Hallmark romance movies All Things Valentine (2016), Walking the Dog (2017), The Perfect Christmas Present (2017), Royal New Year’s Eve (2017), The Story of Us (2019), My One & Only (2019), Christmas in Rome (2019), A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love (2020), One Summer (2020), and Joy for Christmas (2021).
     
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  • Everything to watch during Hallmark Channel’s Christmas in July

    Everything to watch during Hallmark Channel’s Christmas in July

    Two new movies and a host of old favorites will air during Hallmark Channel’s Christmas in July programming event. Among the new films to hit the small screen will be an extended cut of the Hallmark favorite Three Wise Men and a Baby.
     
    This is the 12th year Hallmark has aired Christmas movies during June and July. The network is asking fans to vote for their favorite movies on social media. The winning titles will air during the “Fan Favorite” portion of the event.
     
    “Take part in the #ChristmasInJuly Fan Favorite marathon and help pick which Hallmark holiday classic to air this summer!” reads one post on Instagram.

    Hallmark Channel’s Christmas in July

     
    The event kicks off on Friday, June 28 with the start of a round-the-clock Christmas movie marathon.
     
    The first of the new titles to air will be Falling Like Snowflakes starring Rebecca Dalton and Marcus Rosner.
     
    In the movie, Dalton plays a photographer determined to capture the beauty of a 12-sided snowflake on camera. She enlists the help of a childhood friend (played by Marcus Rosner) and the two set out on an adventure.
     
    The second of the new movies will be A Very Vermont Christmas starring Katie Leclerc and Ryan McPartlin. Leclerc plays a champion skier who teams up with a Vermont brew master (McPartlin) to create a seasonal microbrew beer in order to save her family’s business by Christmas. 
     

    New-to-TV movies

     
    Hallmark Channel will also air several titles that have been available on its streaming platform, Hallmark Movies Now, but not on network TV.
     
    The first is Three Wise Men and a Baby: Extended Cut, which includes never-before-seen footage of the 2022 hit, which starred Andrew Walker, Tyler Hynes, and Paul Campbell.
    The stars (and co-writer) of Three Wise Men and a Boy pose for a photo. The Three Wise Men and a Baby sequel is coming to Hallmark Channel during the 2024 Countdown to Christmas lineup. (Image: Instagram/@paulcampbellofficial)

    RELATED NEWS: Hallmark to release a sequel to Three Wise Men and a Baby

    Next is Rescuing Christmas starring Rachael Lee Cook and Sam Page. Cook plays a woman who wishes that Christmas would cease to exist. To her surprise, her wish comes true. To get the world back to normal she asks for the help of a handsome suitor (played by Page).
     
    Finally, An Ice Palace Romance will premiere during the last weekend of July. In the movie, Celeste Desjardins plays a journalist who returns to her hometown to write about a local ice rink. She soon finds herself drawn to the rink’s handsome owner (played by Marcus Rosner).
     
    Falling Like Snowflakes will air on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, June 29 at 8/7c.
     
    Three Wise Men and a Baby: Extended Cut will air on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, July 6 at 8/7c.
     
    Rescuing Christmas will air on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, July 13 at 8/7c.
     
    A Very Vermont Christmas will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, July 20 at 8/7c.
     
    An Ice Palace Romance will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, July 27 at 8/7c.
     
          

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  • My Grown-Up Christmas List will debut during Hallmark’s Christmas in July 2022

    My Grown-Up Christmas List will debut during Hallmark’s Christmas in July 2022

    The original movie My Grown-Up Christmas List will premiere during Hallmark’s Christmas in July 2022 lineup. Starring real-life couple and When Calls the Heart co-stars Kayla Wallace and Kevin McGarry, it is the first of three new Christmas movies to debut this month on Hallmark.

    My Grown-Up Christmas List is based on a song written by Amy Grant and David Foster. In the movie, Wallace plays a journalist Taylor Nichols and McGarry plays Luke Malone, who is in the military. According to a synopsis from the network, the movie follows “the special bond that grows between them over the course of several Christmases spent together and apart.”

    Christmas in July 2022

    This is the second movie that Wallace and McGarry have starred in together. In March, the pair headlined the romantic comedy Feeling Butterflies. Wallace played Emily, a lepidopterist (the scientific name for a butterfly expert) trying to build a business that releases butterflies at birthday parties and weddings.

    “Which is an actual, popular thing,” Wallace said during an appearance on the Everything About Hallmark podcast. “I had no idea.”

    She is hired to do a release at a birthday party for a little girl named Amanda (played by Alyssa Gervasi). Emily connects with both the birthday girl and her handsome, widowed father, Garrett (played by McGarry).

    Through Garrett’s connections, she gets the opportunity to do a release at a socialite’s wedding, an event that could bring her business the publicity it desperately needs. Garrett and Amanda agree to help her get ready, and as Garrett and Emily spend more time together, she develops feelings for him. Things become complicated when Garrett’s ex-girlfriend shows up, and Garrett contemplates moving to New York City.

    About the stars

    A native of Canada, Wallace got her break on the Disney TV movie Descendants as a member of the chorus. She had parts on the TV shows Ice, The Good Doctor, and Breckman Rodeo. Wallace also starred in the TV movies Once Upon a Prince, Terrified at 17, and Undercover Cheerleader. She joined the cast of Hallmark’s hit series When Calls the Heart in 2019, playing Fiona Miller.

    McGarry is also a native of Canada. He played Mitch Cutty on the series Heartland from 2015 to 2021. He also had parts in the Hallmark movies Love at First Bark, Autumn Stables, and Winter Castle. He joined the cast of When Calls the Heart in 2019 as Mountie Nathan Grant.

    The pair have recently been sharing photos from a trip to Italy on social media, where they have been joined by co-stars Erin Krakow and Ben Rosenbaum. She posted a photo when the cast got the news that When Calls the Heart had been renewed for a 10th season.

    “News just reached Italy🇮🇹 Mamma Mia! Here we go again!” she wrote on Instagram.

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  • Three new Hallmark Christmas movies will air during the Christmas in July lineup

    Three new Hallmark Christmas movies will air during the Christmas in July lineup

    Three new Hallmark Christmas movies will have their premiere in July, including a romantic comedy that stars real-life couple and When Calls the Heart cast mates Kayla Wallace and Kevin McGarry. My Grown-Up Christmas List, Campfire Christmas, and Christmas in Toyland will air as part of Hallmark’s Christmas in July lineup.

    The event will start early this year. On June 24, Hallmark Movies and Mysteries will begin a week-long Christmas movie marathon, airing holiday-themed movies round-the-clock.

    Hallmark Channel will take over on July 1, airing winter favorites from 10/9c in the morning until midnight every day. Fans themselves can influence the lineup by voting for their favorites on the Hallmark Movie Checklist app.

    “Viewers will be able to retreat from the hot summer sun and transport themselves to the snowy scenes of holiday movies,” according to a statement from Hallmark Channel.

    Hallmark stars are available for personalized video messages on a new app. (Image: Hallmark Media)
    Kevin McGarry and Kayla Wallace in My Grown-Up Christmas List (Image: Crown Media)

    Three new Hallmark Christmas movies

    The first of the new films to air will be My Grown-Up Christmas List, which stars real-life couple and When Calls the Heart castmates Kayla Wallace and Kevin McGarry. The romantic comedy is based on the hit song of the same name by Amy Grant and David Foster. A synopsis from the network reads as follows:

    “Taylor (Wallace), a journalist, and Luke (McGarry), in the military, share a special bond that grows between them over the course of five Christmases that they spend together and apart.”

    Next up is Campfire Christmas. Starring Tori Anderson and Corbin Bleu, the movie tells the story of a woman named Peyton (Anderson) who finds romance when her parents throw a Christmas-themed reunion at the summer camp they own and run.

    Finally, Christmas in Toyland will premiere on July 23. The romantic-comedy stars Vanessa Lengies and Jesse Hutch. According to a description from the network, Lengies plays a data analyst and Hutch a toy store owner, who come together before Christmas to try to save hundreds of jobs.

    The schedule

    The movies will premiere on Saturday nights on Hallmark Channel.

    My Grown-Up Christmas List will air on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, July 9 at 8/7c.

    Campfire Christmas will air on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, July 16 at 8/7c.

    Christmas in Toyland will air on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, July 23 at 8/7c.