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Big changes are coming to Hallmark+ in 2025. After just a few months since launching, the platform is making some adjustments to its strategy. Initially, Hallmark+ was planned to show separate content from the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Mystery Channel, but that’s all about to change.

Starting in 2025, all new Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Mystery original movies will be available to stream on Hallmark+ the day after they air on TV, as Variety reports.

To prepare for this shift, Hallmark added a dozen new holiday movies on December 17, and another 24 are scheduled for December 20. This gives Hallmark+ members access to over 40 holiday movies, including all the 2024 holiday content from Hallmark’s linear networks.

Right now, Hallmark has a deal with Peacock, which means movies from the ‘Countdown to Christmas’ event are available for streaming three days after airing. That’s why a movie like Trading Up Christmas (which airs December...

Hallmark+ is making some major changes, three months after its launch. The streaming platform was originally set to stream separate content from the Hallmark Channel/Hallmark Mystery debuts, but that will change heading into the new year.

Effective in 2025, all new Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Mystery original movie premieres will be streaming the next day on Hallmark+. A dozen were added on Dec. 17, with 24 more being added on Dec. 20.

Hallmark+ members will have access to over 40 Hallmark original holiday movies, including all 2024 holiday content from the linear networks. Hallmark currently has a deal with Peacock, in which original “Countdown to Christmas” movies are available to stream for three days after they air. (This is likely why “Trading Up Christmas” which airs Dec. 19 and is not hitting the app quite yet.)

In July, Lisa Hamilton Daly, EVP of programming at Hallmark Media, told Variety that “Countdown to Christmas” would remain a...

Hallmark’s at it again, this time with “Leah’s Perfect Gift,” a holiday movie that asks the age-old question: Can a Jewish woman truly find Christmas joy amidst a boyfriend’s WASPy family traditions? Let’s face it, the premise is rife with potential for both heartwarming sentiment and cringe-inducing awkwardness. Emily Arlook stars as Leah Meyer, a […]

Hallmark’s “Leah’s Perfect Gift” Premieres Sunday, December 8...

The Peacock Holiday 2024 lineup includes over 300 titles! Catch classics like Miracle on 34th Street, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, and A Christmas Carol, as well as hits like Christmas at Dollywood and Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story.

Peacock has the whole family covered with festive titles, like Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Peacock Original film Genie, and The Legend of Frosty the Snowman. Chilling thrillers like Krampus and Black Christmas are also available.

Stream into the spirit of the season with a wide array of holiday specials from familiar favorites like Parks and Recreation, New Girl, The Office and more to have you feeling merry and bright all month long. Peacock has an exclusive gift for fans of The Office when The Office Superfan Episodes Season 8 arrives on December 12.

Stuff your stocking with laughs before the New Year with a hilarious year-end recap when 2024 Back That...

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The latest in Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas 2024 is a rom-com starring Emily Arlook, Evan Roderick and Barbara Niven.

Leah’s Perfect Gift tells the story of a Jewish girl and her biggest dream – celebrating Christmas with her boyfriend’s family. Read on to find out more about the movie and its cast and watch a fun trailer.

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According to TV Insider, the Hallmark movie Leah’s Perfect Gift tells the story of Leah, a Jewish girl, who celebrates Hanukah with her family each year, but has always wanted to find out more about the Christmas holidays. She loves everything she has seen about Christmas, especially Christmas trees, decorated with sparkling ornaments.

Moreover, she finds she even enjoys eggnog and loves...

Hallmark’s Latest Countdown To Christmas movie is Leah’s Perfect Gift. This holiday romcom stars Emily Arlook, Evan Roderick, and Barbara Niven. This romantic comedy asks if there is a perfect Christmas.

“A Jewish girl, Leah, experiences her first Christmas With her boyfriend’s family, and it is not at all the cozy Christmas that she expected.”

Ready to learn more about this upcoming fun and romantic holiday movie?

Photo: Barbara Niven, Evan Roderick Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Allister Foster What Is Leah’s Perfect Gift About?

Hallmark’s Countdown To Christmas continues with Leah’s Perfect Gift starring Nobody Wants This star Emily Arlook, Aurora Teagarden star Evan Roderick, and Hannah Swensen star Barbara Niven. What is this holiday romcom about?

According to TV Insider, Emily loves everything Christmas. She enjoy the trees. In addition, she loves the sparkly ornaments. She loves the idea of decorating the Christmas tree.

From Netflix to Hallmark, these networks and streaming sites will release new holiday TV movies that will get anyone into the spirit! Netflix; Hallmark Mystery/YouTubeBET+BET+

BET+ will start its Yuletide season with A Christmas Miracle on November 7.

The streaming service will then drop a new film each week until Christmas Day, releasing Style Me For Christmas (November 14), A Wesley South African Christmas (November 21), The Day Before Christmas (November 28), Brewster's Millions: Christmas (December 5), Too Many Christmases (December 12), Queens of Christmas (December 19) and Blended Christmas (December 25).

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BYUtv will release its only holiday TV movie, The Primrose Railway Children, on December 8.

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Nugget Is Dead? A Christmas Story will air on CBS on November 21.

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On November 15, Disney+ will add the animated holiday film An Almost Christmas Story to its catalog.

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"Christmas is a time to reflect on what matters most,...