There are still months to go until Christmas and the holidays, but the festive spirit is already in the air. And like every year, Hallmark will begin celebrating the holidays a little early in October with its annual event. 

For the past 16 years, the Hallmark Channel has been airing festive and Christmas movies weeks ahead of the holiday season. During this time, the channel broadcasts both classic favorites and original movies and shows. And this year, Hallmark is bringing 34 original movies and shows to its holiday lineup. 

So, here is a closer look at the lineup of movies and shows.

‘Tis the Season for Setup (October 16): Amanda Schull, Victor Webster, Barbara Niven

Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story (October 17): Lyndsy Fonseca, Robert Buckley, Marsha Mason, Barbara Alyn Woods, and Khary Payton 

Mr. & Mrs. Christmas (October 18): Brendan Penny, Pascale Hutton

Winter Wonderlanes (October 23): Ashley Newbrough, Franco Lo Presti

Forgotten Holiday (October 24): Janel Parrish, Daniel Lissing

What if Christmas (October 25): Lori Loughlin, Tom Cavanagh

Who’s Coming for Christmas? (October 30): Rhiannon Fish, Jake Foy, Mila Morgan

Adopting St. Nick (October 31): Amy Groening, Michael Rady

A Danish Christmas (November 1): Emilie Ullerup, Corey Sevier

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Mistletoe Murders Season 3 (November 5): Sarah Drew and Peter Mooney, with Catherine Bell

Merry Memories (November 6) : Lindura, Brendan Morgan

Holiday Unplugged (November 7) : Nikki DeLoach, Juan Pablo Di Pace

A Season of Promises (November 8) : Brooke D’Orsay, Ali Liebert, James Denton

My Christmas Cowboy: (November 13): Amy Acker, Luke Macfarlane, Sara Canning

The Nights Before Christmas (November 14) : Tyler Hynes, Laci J Mailey

Mistletoes and Mimosas (November 15): Tamera Mowry-Housley, Kristoffer Polaha, Jennifer Robertson

Our Holiday Playbook (November 20) : Taylor Cole, Charles Michael Davis

Christmas in Blue Dog Valley (November 21): Erin Cahill, Andrew Walker

Double Booked for the Holidays (November 22): Rachael Leigh Cook, Owain Yeoman, Stephen Hagan

Christmas Delivered (November 26) : Autumn Reeser, Wes Brown

The Christmas Eve Feast (November 27):  Daniella Monet, Kevin McGarry; executive produced by Giada DeLaurentiis

Return to Santa (November 27): Paul Campbell, Rachel Boston

The Most Wonderful Secret (November 28) : Tammin Sursok, Peter Porte

Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True (November 28): Lacey Chabert, Travis Van Winkle, Richard Kind, Christy Carlson Romano, Bryce Durfee, Taegen Burns

Eight Nights for Love (November 29): Hunter King, Dan Jeannotte

Miles to Christmas (November 29): Ashley Williams, Steve Lund, Alison Sweeney

The Snowflake Effect (December 4) : Heather Hemmens, Mark Ghanimé

A Grand Biltmore Christmas (December 5): Holland Roden, Niall Matter, Andie MacDowell, James Trevena, Jonathan Frakes, Rachel Boston, Wes Brown

An Angel in My Stocking (December 6): Fiona Gubelmann, Marco Grazzini, Nancy Robertson

Christmas in Canterbury (December 11) : Jessy Schram, Will Kemp

Snow Globe Town (December 12) : Kimberley Sustad, Scott Michael Foster

Noelle Nomads (December 13) : Benjamin Ayres, Torrey DeVitto

Hearts All Aglow (December 18) : Mishael Morgan, B.J. Britt, Holly Robinson Peete

Barking All the Way (December 19) : Ian Harding, Tori Anderson

Save the Date for Christmas (December 20) : Jonathan Bennett, Italia Ricci

With 34 original movies, there will be plenty of festive romances, family stories, returning favorites, classics, and much more. Hallmark is bringing plenty of holiday cheer to viewers this year with a promising lineup that features both familiar faces and new talent. So, there will be plenty in store to get viewers into the festive mood for the holidays. Until then fans can binge-watch some of the best Hallmark Christmas movies. 

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