![]() ![]() Plot: Directed by Melissa Joan Hart, the movie follows David Morales (Mario Lopez), an Arizona high school principal and single dad who has lost the holiday spirit after also losing his wife a few years ago during the Christmas season. Starring: Mario Lopez, AnnaLynne McCord, Paulina Chavez and Marycarmen Lopez With a threequel already greenlit (will there be four Vanessa Hudgens?!), the time is now to invest in this wacky Christmastime jaunt. But the adventure is oh so worth it in the end. Why we’re excited: If you thought two Vanessa Hudgens were enough, what about three? The premise for The Princess Switch is so ridiculous and out there that you just have to suspend your disbelief when you dive in. Throw in the unexpected arrival of Margaret's outrageous party girl cousin, Fiona (yup, Hudgens again), a third look-alike who has ambitions of her own, and you have the recipe for Christmas triple trouble! ![]() but the course of true love is complicated by the appearance of a handsome royal who's intent on stealing Margaret's heart. Plot: When Duchess Margaret (Hudgens) unexpectedly inherits the throne to Montenaro and hits a rough patch with boyfriend Kevin, it's up to her double, Princess Stacy of Belgravia (also Hudgens), to get these star-crossed lovers back together. Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Sam Palladio and Nick Sagar We all know how this story ends, but it’s all about the journey to love for these two scrooges that will have us pressing play at midnight. Why we’re excited: While the plot isn’t exactly original (strangers agreeing to be each other’s go-to dates is a tried-and-true movie formula), the stellar cast is the selling point here. However, as a year of absurd celebrations come to an end, Sloane and Jackson find that sharing everything they hate may just prove to be something they unexpectedly love. With a mutual disdain for the holidays, and assuring themselves that they have no romantic interest in the other, they make the perfect team. But when these two strangers meet one particularly bad Christmas, they make a pact to be each other’s “holidate” for every festive occasion throughout the next year. They constantly find themselves single, sitting at the kids table, or stuck with awkward dates. ![]() Plot: Sloane (Roberts) and Jackson (Bracey) hate the holidays. ![]() Starring: Emma Roberts, Kristin Chenoweth, Luke Bracey, Andrew Bachelor, Jessica Capshaw, Manish Dayal, Alex Moffat, Jake Manley, Cynthy Wu and Frances Fisher Here, Variety ranks the best Hallmark holiday movies to rewatch this year.Premieres: Wednesday, Oct. Bure stars in four of the 10 most-viewed Christmas movies on the network, which also include “Switched for Christmas,” “The Christmas Train” and “A Royal Christmas.” “Christmas Under Wraps,” starring Candace Cameron Bure and David O’Donnell, debuted in 2014 and still holds the record for Hallmark’s highest-ever broadcast premiere ratings. In 2013, Hallmark Movies and Mysteries rolled out their own version of “Countdown to Christmas” with “Miracles of Christmas” (originally “The Most Wonderful Movies of Christmas” and then “The Most Wonderful Miracles of Christmas”), airing at least 15 original movies during the same months. The channel first launched “Countdown to Christmas,” during which more than 20 new holiday movies premiere between October and December, in 2010. While there have been changes behind-the-scenes at the network, one thing remains the same: Their holiday cheer. It’s officially Christmas movie season - in fact, at the Hallmark Channel, it begins in October. ![]()
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