Great American Family announces new Christmas films: schedule for 2024

Great American Media is back with its fourth annual Great American Christmas program. The network has built up both an extensive library of holiday content and new exclusive films.

“Great American Christmas,” featuring 16 new films, begins October 17 on Pure Flix and October 19 on Great American Family.

“Christmas is a time when we get back to what’s important,” said Bill Abbott, president and CEO of Great American Media, in a statement. “As a brand, Great American sets its holiday offering apart by evoking the nostalgia of holiday classics and why we love them. The timelessness of stories that affirm our faith, the love and joy of being with family and all those we love, and the hope that the holiday season makes us all our best selves. These values are at the heart of Great American Christmas, Christmas as it should be.”

On Thanksgiving night, GAF will host the linear premiere of the 2022 film “I Heard the Bells,” starring Stephen Atherholt, Jonathan Blair and Rachel Day Hughes. They will also host the 128th Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day starting at 8 a.m. ET.

During the holidays, GAF will also screen films from its library, including Candace Cameron Bure’s 2013 fan-favorite hit “Let It Snow” and the 2019 hit “When Hope Calls Christmas.”

The full list of new films can be found below:

Christmas in Scotland

Saturday, October 19 (8 p.m. ET)
Cast: Jill Winternitz and Dominic Watters
Summary: A New York installation designer helping a small Scottish community with their Christmas village is forced to work with a wealthy heir who doesn’t like Christmas.
A suggestion for a Christmas castle

Photo credit: Still photography by Vince Valitutti

Sunday, October 20 (8 p.m. ET)
Cast: Rhiannon Fish and Mitchell Bourke
Summary: A commoner and her boyfriend, Prince Alexander, travel to his family’s palace so that the two can spend their first Christmas together. Mishaps ensue.
A vintage Christmas

Photo credit: Still photography by Vince Valitutti

Saturday, October 26 (8 p.m. ET)
Cast: Merritt Patterson and Christopher Russell
Summary: “A dedicated preservationist fights against a developer’s ambitions to demolish a historic post office with ties to her family.”
The stuff Christmas is made of

Photo credit: Heather Pollock

Saturday, November 2 (8 p.m. ET)
Cast: Ferelith Young and Harmon Walsh.
Summary: A firefighter and a quilting teacher work together to create the perfect quilt for his sister’s Christmas wedding.
A royal Christmas ballet

Saturday, November 9 (8 p.m. ET)
Cast: Brittany Underwood and Jonathan Stoddard.
Summary: “A retired ballerina is pressed into service and teams up with a visiting team of royal ambassadors to put on the season’s production of ‘The Nutcracker.’ She finds herself at the center of an unexpected holiday romance.”
A less travelled Christmas

Saturday, November 16 (8 p.m. ET)
Cast: Candace Cameron Bure and Eric Johnson.
Summary: “A local business owner finds an audio cassette in the player of her recently deceased father’s classic red truck. The message prompts Desi to take a vacation trip down memory lane, where she meets a man who needs her help and offers to help her in return.”
A little women’s Christmas

Saturday, November 23 (8 p.m. ET)
Cast: Trevor Donovan, Jen Lilley, Jillian Murray, Laura Osnes, Julia Reilly, Jesse Hutch and Gladys Knight
Summary: This is a modern retelling of the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott.
Sleigh bells and sugar plums

Sunday, November 24 (8 p.m. ET)
Cast: Jill Wagner and Jesse Hutch
Summary: Searching for inspiration for her next project in her hometown, a historian befriends a local tour guide.
A Cinderella Christmas Ball

Friday, November 29 (8 p.m. ET)
Cast: Danica McKellar and Oliver Rice; Choreography: Gleb Savchenko
Summary: Determined to find her birth family, Chelsea travels to the royal village of Havenshire for Christmas. And yes, she storms a castle and teaches a stubborn prince to dance.
Wreath Maker Christmas

Saturday, November 30 (8 p.m. ET)
Cast: Kristin Wollett and Casey Elliott
Summary: After a wreath maker injures her arm, a selfless neighbor offers to help keep her business running during the holidays.
Sweet Christmas at home

Photo credit: GAC Media

Sunday, December 1 (8 p.m. ET)
Cast: Candace Cameron Bure and Cameron Mathison
Summary: Former childhood friends reunite after a death in the family and “leave them in charge of the future of his magical maple sugar farm.”
Once upon a Christmas wish

Saturday, December 7 (8 p.m. ET)
Cast: Mario Lopez and Courtney Lopez
Summary: “A local mayor discovers that his childhood Christmas wishes are coming true. Together with his childhood friend, the pair can inspire residents to showcase the town’s warmth and values while fending off a major developer’s desire to take the community in a different direction.”
Get it back for Christmas

Saturday, December 14 (8 p.m. ET)
Cast: Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega; special appearance by Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Mario Lopez, Victoria Jackson and Natasha Bure
Summary: “Bella has made it in music. Jack stayed behind in his hometown and worked at the Salvation Army to help his family after his father died. Bella returns home after a heartbreaking breakup with her successful singing partner and asks Jack to write the perfect song to win her boyfriend back.”
A shelter and happy holidays

Sunday, December 15 (8 p.m. ET)
Cast: Ash Tsai and Eric Guilmette
Summary: “Caleb is injured in the Army and recovers with the help of therapy dogs from the animal shelter. As a token of his gratitude, Caleb returns home to help Amber run the local animal shelter, only to discover that his feelings for Amber go beyond gratitude.”
Christmas by candlelight

Saturday, December 21 (8 p.m. ET)
Cast: Erin Agostino and Harmon Walsh
Summary: In order to get a promotion at work, Juliet advertises Christmas candles and enlists the help of a candle shop owner. Tom, initially reluctant, makes his Christmas wishes come true himself.
Together for Christmas

Sunday, December 22 (8 p.m. ET)
Cast: Sara Canning and Marcus Rosner
Summary: To win the love of their soul mate, two strangers pretend to be in a relationship.