Great American Family Reveals 2024 Holiday Movie Slate Featuring Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Mario Lopez and Danica McKellar

Mar. 15, 2025

Eric Johnson (left) and Candace Cameron Bure inA Christmas Less Traveled.Photo:Great American Media

Great American Media

Great American Familyhas a special present for holiday movie fans!

On Wednesday, Aug. 28, the channel unveiled a first look at their 2024 lineup of Christmas movies, which includes new festive films starringCandace Cameron Bure,Mario Lopez,Danica McKellarandCameron Mathison. Beginning Oct. 17, Great American Family will kick off its fourth year of Great American Christmas with 24/7 holiday movies airing through December.

The event culminates on Jan. 1 with the 138th Tournament of Roses Parade, broadcast live from Pasadena, Calif.

In between, the channel will air at least 16 new Christmas films featuring royal holiday antics, seasonal weddings and even a magical maple syrup farm. Previous Great American Family favorites starringChad Michael Murray,Jennie Garthand Daniel Lissing will also debut on the channel’s companion streaming service Pure Flix.

“Great American Christmas has quickly become a highly valued holiday tradition,” said Bill Abbott, President & CEO of Great American Media in a statement. “Our early success is owed to our incredible family of talent and a commitment to storytelling that embodies the true spirit of Christmas — the holiday as it’s meant to be celebrated. Stories about love, faith, hope, and joy set us apart from others simply making movies in holiday settings.”

See the channel and Pure Flix’s holiday lineups — including the official descriptions — below. Premiere dates for Great American Family’s Christmas slate will be announced at a later time.

Mitchell Bourke (left) and Rhiannon Fish inA Christmas Castle Proposal.Great American Media

Christmas in Scotland, starring Jill Winternitz and Dominic Watters:A New York installation designer helps a small Scottish community create a dazzling light display to win “Best Christmas Village” festival. The designer is forced to work with a wealthy heir who doesn’t like Christmas, though feelings may change if the pair succeeds in creating joy for the community.

A Vintage Christmas, starring Merritt Patterson and Christopher Russell:A dedicated preservationist battles a developer’s ambitions to tear down a historic post office with ties to her family. The choice of old versus new threatens to divide the small town unless there is a solution for the greater good of all concerned.

Brittany Underwood (left) and Jonathan Stoddard inA Royal Christmas Ballet.Great American Media

The Fabric of Christmas, starring Ferelith Young and Harmon Walsh:Firefighter Liam and quilting teacher, Amy, come together to make the perfect quilt for Liam’s sister’s Christmas wedding. Two headstrong people discover the importance of putting personal differences aside to create what is most important at Christmas.

A Royal Christmas Ballet, starring Brittany Underwood and Jonathan Stoddard:A retired ballerina is pressed into service working with a visiting team of royal ambassadors to put on the season’s performance of “The Nutcracker” and finds herself center stage in an unexpected Christmas romance.

A Christmas Less Traveled, starring Candace Cameron Bure and Eric Johnson:A local business owner finds an audio cassette in the player of her recently departed dad’s classic red truck. The message instructs Desi to go on a holiday road trip down memory lane where she meets a man who needs her help and who offers help in return.

A Little Women’s Christmas, starring Trevor Donovan, Jen Lilley, Jillian Murray, Laura Osnes, Julia Reilly, Jesse Hutch, and Gladys Knight:A modern retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel.

Oliver Rice (left) and Danica McKellar inA Cinderella Christmas Ball.Great American Media

A Cinderella Christmas Ball, starring Danica McKellar and Oliver Rice:With only the Internet, a plane ticket and a lifelong determination to find her birth family Chelsea travels to royal hamlet, Havenshire, at Christmas. Along the way, Chelsea sneaks into a castle, teaches a stubborn Prince how to dance, and looks to be in the perfect place when the bells toll Christmas Eve.

Wreathmaker Christmas, starring Kristin Wollett and Casey Elliott:A wreathmaker slips on ice and injures her arm which puts her holiday wreath deliveries in jeopardy until a selfless neighbor steps up to keep her business afloat.

Home Sweet Christmas, starring Candace Cameron Bure and Cameron Mathison:Two former childhood friends reunite after a beloved family members passes, leaving the future of his magical maple sugar farm in their hands.

Candace Cameron Bure (left) and Cameron Mathison.Great American Media

Once Upon a Christmas Wish, starring Mario Lopez and Courtney Lopez:A local mayor discovers his childhood Christmas wishes are coming true. With his childhood friend, the pair can inspire residents to showcase the town’s warmth and values while pushing back a major developer’s desire to take the community in a different direction.

Sleigh Bells and Sugar Plums, starring Jill Wagner and Jesse Hutch:A historian seeks inspiration for her next project in her family’s hometown of Aurora, which is famous for experiencing the Northern Lights. While there, she bonds with a local tour guide who shows her the town’s Christmas traditions and witnesses a harbinger of miracles to come.

A Shelter and Season’s Greetings, starring Ash Tsai and Eric Guillmette:Caleb is injured in the Army and recovers through help from shelter therapy dogs. As a sign of thanks, Caleb returns home to help Amber run the local shelter and, in the process, discovers his feelings for Amber go beyond gratitude.

Coupled Up for Christmas, starring Sara Canning and Marcus Rosner:Two heartbroken strangers pretend to be dating others to win the affection of their true soulmates.

Merritt Patterson (left) and Christopher Russell inA Vintage Christmas.Great American Media

Pureflix Premieres:

A Paris Christmas Waltz, starring Jen Lilley and Matthew Morrison:A novice dancer, Emma encounters professional dancer Leo whose love for competitive dance is diminishing until a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity presents itself for the dancer and his beloved choreographer to take Emma’s dancing to next level.

A Hot Cocoa Christmas, starring Susie Abromeit and Torrance Coombs:The modern-day reimagining of William Shakespeare’s beloved classic “Much Ado About Nothing” set at Christmas.

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Christmas Time Is Here, starring Rukiya Bernard and Dewshane Williams:Nia hopes to save her father’s beloved inn and is initially excited to meet Julian who she believes will help her only to discover Julian’s first thought was to change the legacy property.

A Kindhearted Christmas, starring Jennie Garth and Cameron Mathison:A small business owner gets inspired to donate to the town anonymously which has everyone in the community following suit all while a local reporter tries to find out who the secret Santa is.

Christmas in Maple Hills, starring Emily Alatalo, Bukola Ayoka, Ayinde Blake:A charismatic veterinarian needs to track down the enigmatic owner of her family’s land to preserve its legacy.

Casey Elliott (left) and Kristin Wollett inWreathmaker Christmas.Great American Media

Angel Falls Christmas, starring Chad Michael Murray and Jessica Lowndes:A devoted doctor with little time for Christmas works a miracle for her patient and finds acceptance and love in the unlikeliest of places.

Catering Christmas, starring Merritt Patterson and Daniel Lissing:A struggling catering business lands the Christmas event of the year but will have to cater to the whims of the town’s top socialite.

Christmas at the Drive-In, starring Danica McKellar and Neal Bledsoe:A property lawyer works to prove her local drive-in is an institution and cannot be closed and then meets the proposed seller, who happens to be the heir to the property.

Dominic Watters (left) and Jill Winternitz inChristmas in Scotland.Great American Media

A Christmas Miracle for Daisy, starring Jill Wagner and Nick Bateman:An interior designer scores a landmark property remodel before discovering the new owner is someone special from her past life who is now parent to an adopted daughter.

Courtney (left) and Mario Lopez inOnce Upon a Christmas Wish.Great American Media

A Christmas Star, starring Sara Canning and Daniel Lissing:An astronomer predicts a new meteor shower will appear above a town and needs to convince locals not to light an annual tree to see the phenomenon.

I’m Glad It’s Christmas, starring Jessica Lowndes, Paul Green, and Gladys Knight:A salesclerk dreaming of an opportunity on Broadway encounters a jingle writer also in need of a professional miracle. Little do the pair realize, an angel of a business owner has divine plans for everyone this Christmas.

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Great American Christmas begins Oct. 17 on Great American Family.

source: people.com