The holidays are well underway at Great American Family. The faith-based cable network began rolling out its annual “Great American Christmas” slate on Oct. 9, and will continue to premiere new movies — including a yet-to-be-announced surprise film — every weekend through Dec. 21.
This year, there are 19 family-friendly holiday premieres to look forward to — up from 16 last year — and it’ll be a family affair for Candace Cameron Bure and Mario Lopez. Bure stars alongside her daughter, Natasha Bure, in Timeless Tidings of Joy (Nov. 15), while Lopez’s son Dominic Lopez co-stars in Mario Lopez Presents: Chasing Christmas (Dec. 21), which the Access Hollywood host produces.
Two holiday movies will launch exclusively on Great American Family’s on-demand subscription streaming service Pure Flix: Sara Canning and Marcus Rosner’s Coupled Up for Christmas (Dec. 12), and the previously mentioned surprise film. Some of Great American Family’s original premieres will get an early streaming preview on Pure Flix before debuting on the network and GFam+, a 24/7, commercial-free live feed.
Familiar faces headlining new Christmas films include Danica McKellar, Cindy Busby, Paul Greene, Katie Leclerc, Sam Page, Jill Wagner, Greer Grammer, and Trevor Donovan.
Check out the full “Great American Christmas” lineup below, and see which Christmas films you’ll be adding to your viewing calendar this holiday season.
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“Great American Christmas” Movie Schedule
Premiere times are 8 p.m. ET/PT
Saturday, Oct. 11
A Wisconsin Christmas Pie
Stars: Katie Leclerc, Ryan Carnes
Logline: Available Oct. 9 on Pure Flix. A pastry chef (Leclerc) returns home to Door County, Wisc., for Christmas and finds that saving her family’s orchard — and her heart — may depend on the perfect pie and a second chance at love (Carnes).
Saturday, Oct. 18
A Christmas Prayer
Stars: Shae Robins, Christopher Russell
Logline: Available Oct. 16 on Pure Flix. Natalie (Robins), a weary children’s book illustrator, rediscovers her creativity and faith when she secretly fulfills the heartfelt prayer-list of a little girl, unknowingly becoming the answer to the girl’s father’s (Russell) Christmas wish for love, healing, and hope.
Saturday, Oct. 25
A Royal Icing Christmas
Stars: Ellise Roth, Callum Buckley
Logline: Available Oct. 23 on Pure Flix. Princess Charlotte (Roth) of Marovia, a duty-bound princess, escapes to a New England town at Christmas, where a secret baking contest — and an unexpected romance (Buckley) — teach her that love may be life’s true crowning achievement.
Saturday, Nov. 1
Christmas in Midnight Clear
Stars: Alicia Josipovic, Jon McLaren
Logline: Available Oct. 30 on Pure Flix. A high-powered real estate developer (Josipovic), burdened by a costly setback, arrives in the struggling town of Midnight Clear just before Christmas where she meets a local pastor (McLaren) and learns saving the community may require opening her heart as much as her checkbook.
Saturday, Nov. 8
Merry Mystery Christmas (working title)
Stars: Brittany Bristow, Oliver Renaud
Logline: A rising star reporter (Bristow) must solve the mystery of missing Christmas displays across the city and the person responsible for the mystery (Renaud).
Sunday, Nov. 9
Christmas of Giving
Stars: Ash Tsai, Marshall Williams, Julia Reilly
Logline: Available Nov. 6 on Pure Flix. When a weary non-profit director (Tsai) faces dwindling donations and perceives she may be replaced just days before Christmas, the return of an old love (Williams) and a new and unexpected ally (Reilly) teach her that letting go may be the only way to save both her mission and her heart.
Saturday, Nov. 15
Timeless Tidings of Joy
Stars: Candace Cameron Bure, Natasha Bure, Paul Greene
Logline: Available Nov. 13 on Pure Flix. Encore broadcast Nov. 29 on Great American Family. When Ally (Candace Cameron Bure) returns home to sell her grandmother’s (Natasha Bure) letterpress shop — long seen as a burden — she meets an old soul (Greene) determined to preserve its legacy, and together they discover that faith, sacrifice, and love can rewrite both the shop’s fate and their own.
Sunday, Nov. 16
Creating Christmas (working title)
Stars: Greer Grammer, Jason Cermak
Logline: Harper (Grammer), an aspiring illustrator, and her demanding author Caleb (Cermak), rediscover the spirit of Christmas while working on their latest creation in a nostalgic small town.
Saturday, Nov. 22
Christmas on Every Page
Stars: Rose Reid, Jake Allyn
Logline: Available Nov. 20 on Pure Flix. An advertising executive (Reid) returns to her hometown to help save her family’s struggling bookstore. While there, she partners with a local craftsman (Allyn) to design and paint a Christmas mural that not only brings the community together but also rekindles her own sense of creativity and connection.
Sunday, Nov. 23
Christmas North of Nashville
Stars: Emily Alatalo, Jonathan Stoddard
Logline: After losing her big-city job, Jules (Alatalo) returns home to save her family’s Christmas carnival, rediscovering love, community, and holiday spirit.
Friday, Nov. 28
The Christmas Spark
Stars: Mario Lopez, Ali Cobrin
Logline: Available Nov. 26 on Pure Flix. At Christmastime, a passed-over corporate lawyer (Lopez) joins his small town’s fire department, where he competes with a fallen hero’s son – and finds unexpected sparks with his widowed mom (Cobrin).
Sunday, Nov. 30
There’s No Place Like Christmas
Stars: Cindy Busby, Sam Page
Logline: A big city realtor (Busby) returns to her hometown to lead the local real estate office during its most crucial revenue season. But when she clashes with a charming photographer (Page), she must decide if success means chasing her career — or following her heart.
Saturday, Dec. 6
Cranberries and Carols
Stars: Jill Wagner, Trevor Donovan
Logline: Available Dec. 4 on Pure Flix. When a devoted café owner (Wagner) returns home to help her family host the town’s cherished Yuletide Potluck, she unexpectedly reunites with the man from a disastrous blind date 20 years ago — a military engineer (Donovan) — only to discover that Christmas may serve them both with a second chance at love.
Sunday, Dec. 7
Christmas at Mistletoe Manor
Stars: Madeleine Coghlan, Lior Selve
Logline: When Alice (Coghlan), a spirited East Coast cooking show influencer, journeys to a centuries-old English castle to honor a WWII nurse by laying her remains in the castle gardens, she finds herself swept into the castle’s holiday magic — and the unexpected warmth of its charming proprietor.
Friday, Dec. 12
Coupled Up for Christmas – STREAMING PREMIERE
Stars: Sara Canning, Marcus Rosner
Logline: Pure Flix exclusive premiere. Two heartbroken singles (Canning, Rosner), desperate to win back their exes, hatch a scheme to pretend they are madly in love — only to discover that the real sparks flying may be between them.
Saturday, Dec. 13
Have We Met This Christmas?
Stars: Danica McKellar, Jesse Hutch
Logline: Available Dec. 11 on Pure Flix. After a car accident leaves ambitious real estate executive Katie Sloan (McKellar) with amnesia at a cozy mountain inn, she unexpectedly falls for the innkeeper’s son (Hutch) from her forgotten past — while helping his family fight to save their beloved lodge before her memory returns and threatens their second chance at love.
Sunday, Dec. 14
A Royal Christmas Tail
Stars: Jonathan Stoddard, Brittany Underwood
Logline: When a dashing prince (Stoddard) trades a glass slipper for a dog tag, he embarks on a heartwarming Christmas quest to find the mysterious woman (Underwood) — and her adorable pup — who captured his heart in one magical holiday moment.
Thursday, Dec. 18
Surprise Christmas Original Film – STREAMING PREMIERE
Stars: TBA
Logline: Pure Flix exclusive premiere. Airs Dec. 20 on Great American Family. Details TBA.
Sunday, Dec. 21
Mario Lopez Presents: Chasing Christmas
Stars: Jillian Murray, Trevor Donovan, Dominic Lopez
Logline: Available Dec. 19 on Pure Flix. A wish tree unites a morning show host (Donovan) and an artist (Murray) as they race across Buffalo with the host’s daughter and the artist’s son, (Lopez) to find the season’s hottest toy — discovering love and family along the way.
