Get ready for the most cheerful holiday season yet! Lifetime announces its largest holiday movie slate ever for the network’s annual It’s a Wonderful Lifetime programming event. Once the Thanksgiving feast is over and for the first time ever, Lifetime will premiere 30 new movies, in 30 days, with a new movie EVERY DAY from November 26 through December 25. As the #1 destination for holiday movies, Lifetime’s 2021 It’s a Wonderful Lifetime slate will feature over 1000 hours of holiday movie programming.
But you don’t have to wrap your brain around all 30 movies at one time. Spectacular Magazine will provide you with details of the movies week by week.
Here are the movies scheduled to premiere Nov. 26 – Dec. 2:
Reba McEntire’s Christmas in Tune
Starring Reba McEntire, John Schneider, Candice King & Justin David
11/26 at 8pm / 7c
Years after their personal and professional breakup, the singing duo of Georgia (Reba McEntire) and Joe Winter (John Schneider) agree to reunite after their daughter, Belle (Candice King), asks them to participate in a Christmas Charity concert, only to find themselves getting back in tune on stage and off.
Reba McEntire’s Christmas in Tune is produced by Hartbreak Films with Paula Hart, Reba McEntire, and Melissa Joan Hart serving as executive producers. Emily Moss Wilson directs from a script by Juliet Giglio and Keith Giglio.
Merry Liddle Christmas Baby
Starring Kelly Rowland, Thomas Cadrot, Bresha Webb,
Latonya Williams, Jaime M. Callica & Nathan Witte
11/27 at 8pm / 7c
This holiday, the Liddle’s have much to be merry about! Jacquie Liddle (Kelly Rowland) and her husband Tyler (Thomas Cadrot) are preparing for the arrival of their first baby. Meanwhile, Jacquie’s sister Treena (Latonya Williams) and her husband Julian (Jaime M. Callica) are thinking about adopting a baby themselves, and spirited, fashionista sister Kiara’s (Bresha Webb) relationship with Chris (Nathan Witte) is heating up. With Jacquie’s family expanding in ways she could never have expected, the Liddle’s are headed for a crazy Christmas filled with merry mayhem and lots of love and laughter.
Merry Liddle Christmas Baby is produced by Liddle Road Productions III Ltd and Charles Cooper. Kelly Rowland, Loretha Jones, Tim Weatherspoon, and Denielle Jackson serve as executive producers. Allen Lewis and Bianca Versteeg serve as supervising producers. Kelly Fyffe-Marshall directs from a script by Andrea Stevens.
Miracle in Motor City
Starring Tia Mowry, Mark Taylor & Smokey Robinson
11/28 at 8pm / 7c
Amber Dupont (Tia Mowry) bites off more than she can chew when she takes charge of her church’s annual Christmas pageant and inadvertently promises to deliver a special performance by Motown Legend Smokey Robinson. When her best friends secretly enlist Amber’s former flame Eddie (Mark Taylor) to help – the pair reconnect in a quest to find Smokey and convince him to appear. With the clock ticking, family, friends, and superstar Smokey Robinson come together to stage the most special pageant yet.
Miracle in Motor City is produced by Cineflix Media with Tia Mowry, Charles Tremayne, and Jeff Vanderwal serving as executive producers. Gaylyn Fraiche consults on behalf of Tia Mowry. Alfons Adetuyi directs from a script by Rhonda Baraka.
Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion
Starring Michelle Argyris, Alonzo B. Slater & Asia’h Epperson
11/29 at 8pm / 7c
Event planner Amy (Michelle Argyris) helps rising singer Tiffanie Christmas (Asia’h Epperson) plan her holiday family reunion. Along the way, Amy must navigate some challenging family dynamics, especially amongst Tiffanie’s aunts as well as her own growing feelings for Tiffanie’s cousin, Calvin (Alonzo B. Slater). Will she be able to pull off an amazing Christmas family reunion? Vanessa Williams, Wendy Raquel Robinson, and Catherine Haena Kim co-star.
Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion is produced by The Ninth House and Nicely Entertainment. Feras Khatib, Raed Odeh, Vanessa Shapiro, and Melody Tsai serve as executive producers. Jake Helgren writes and directs.
Saying Yes to Christmas
Starring Erika Prevost & Romaine Waite
11/30 at 8pm / 7c
A magical Christmas wish makes a career-obsessed June (Erika Prevost) say “Yes” to every invitation while she’s home for the holidays. But when an old flame, Blake (Romaine Waite) joins her hectic schedule of Christmas activities, past feelings are reignited. June must choose between saying yes to her career and life in the city or to her heart in her hometown.
Saying Yes to Christmas is produced by Champlain Media. Laurence Braun, Barbara Fisher, Tom Berry, and Suzanne Chapman serve as executive producers. Graeme Campbell directs from a script by John Dion.
Match Made in Mistletoe
Starring Natalie Lisinska & Damon Runyan
12/1 at 8pm / 7c
When talented interior designer Emily Barnes (Natalie Lisinska) is hired by a foreign embassy in DC to decorate for their annual holiday charity ball, the newly appointed ambassador Magnus Andersson’s (Damon Runyan) “minimalist” approach creates a roadblock between them. As Emily’s undeniable love for the holiday season begins to thaw his heart, an unexpected romance begins between the two.
Match Made in Mistletoe is produced by Champlain Media. Suzanne Chapman, Laurence Braun, and Tom Berry serve as executive producers. Adrian Langley directs from a script by Jennifer Edwards, Jennifer Miller, and Shannon Latimer. Story by Jennifer Edwards and Amy Taylor.
A Christmas Village Romance
Starring Jake Epstein, Jeni Ross & Oliver Renaud
12/2 at 8pm / 7c
When romance novelist Diana (Jeni Ross) learns that Maple Creek, a charming pioneer village, is struggling to stay afloat, she uses her notoriety to help generate interest in the town by sponsoring a Christmas gala. Diana rallies her family and friends to pitch in, but she’s challenged at every turn by the village blacksmith and town historian, Carter (Jake Epstein). Sparks fly as the two must work together to save the village in time for Christmas. But when her gorgeous cover model and secret crush, Greg (Olivier Renaud), surprises Diana the night before the big Christmas gala, she’s torn on who to choose and must take a page out of her novels to figure out her true happily ever after.
A Christmas Village Romance is produced by Neshama Entertainment and MarVista Entertainment. Marly Reed, Marianne C. Wunch, and Arnie Zipursky serve as executive producers. Max McGuire directs from a script by Scotty Mullen.
Watch out for the details of the next seven Lifetime movies coming next week.
