It's the most wonderful time of the year! And by that, I mean it is time for Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas!
To me, there is no better way to get myself into the holiday spirit than by watching the new Christmas movies on Hallmark Channel. I'll have them on while I decorate the house, write Christmas cards, wrap gifts – anything.
What I also like is that while my husband tries to pretend he isn't into them, every time one is one and he comes into the room for more than 3 minutes he automatically gets hooked. Even if he doesn't stay to watch it right away, you better believe he hits record on the DVR!
For 2018 there are 22 new original movies premiering through the #CountdownToChristmas. To enjoy them all, you can use the new Hallmark Movie Checklist app to can create reminders, watch trailers and stay up to date on all the exciting new movies coming this Christmas on Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries!
This Sunday night's movie is “Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa” and I'll be watching! I loved last year's “Christmas in Evergreen” starring Jill Wagner, Mark Deklin, Holly Robinson-Peete and Barbara Niven, and I'm looking forward to seeing what happens with the characters this year.
About Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa:
When Lisa (Wagner) takes a last-minute Christmas trip to her hometown of Evergreen, she finds that the historic general store has been closed. Using her skills as a professional retail designer, Lisa decides to keep local tradition alive and help the good people of Evergreen bring the store back to life. As Lisa charms a local contractor named Kevin (Deklin) into working with her, the pair find themselves facing one surprise after another as they restore the store to its former glory. When the staff at the Kringle Kitchen temporarily accept the store’s beloved ‘Mailbox to Santa’ for safekeeping, the townspeople find and rally around a mysterious 25-year-old letter that never made it to the North Pole. As old traditions are made new again, Lisa finds herself falling for Kevin, the traditions, and the town of Evergreen.
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Adrienne Gordon says
I love seeing my family.
Kenneth Helmick says
I can’t name “one” thing. Christmas specials, cookies, presents, family. It’s all good.
Edye says
I love the family time and food!
shannon fowler says
I love seeing all the decorations and spending time with my family.
Julie Tardi says
I love all the rushing around lights, excitments. and love that everyone feels
Katherine S says
I love being with my family. I enjoy cutting down our tree and decorating it together
mami2jcn says
I love the Christmas decorations.
Bill Norris says
Friends Family and Food.
Lauren says
I like the extended family time.
Ann Fantom says
I like the holidays because I get to spend time with family members who live out of state that I don’t get to see very often.
Stephanie Grant says
I love spending extra time with my son and husband. My husband works a lot so it’s nice to have him all to ourselves for a couple of days.
Jennifer Hess says
My favorite is a heated blanket and the Hallmark Channel! 24/7 if I could.
Heather smith says
I love snow days in with my husband and kids cuddled up watching movies
Linda G says
I like spending time with my out of state and in state family!
HS says
I love food and get together with my family.
Will G says
Celebrating Jesus’ birth.
Rachel says
I like spending time with family.
Mary Cloud says
Getting to spend time with friends and family
Alexandra Y says
My favorite part of the holidays is getting the family all together.
Kimberly Gifford says
All the yummy food and spending time with friends and family.
Jackie says
One of my favorite things about the holidays is spending time with my family. I also love watching the Hallmark movies!
monique s says
Seeing distant family members is my favorite part
Danielle Evans says
Being with family
Kelsey Vinson says
I love seeing family and spending time together
Jonathan Flores says
very cool!
Margot S. says
I love spending time with family and eating lots of special treats!
Joanna Peter says
The lights, the colors, the smells, the food!
Tracy Shafer says
All the fun family time! From baking cookies to all the board games we play!
MaryBeth says
Time with family
Jason Lawless says
I love this time of year because getting to see family and having time off to enjoy that time with family.
shelly peterson says
I like the time with family and good food.
Abigail Gibson says
I enjoy the food and the cooler weather as the holiday season approaches.
Robin Wolfe says
I enjoy the baking and company visiting – and the tree – brings back so many fond memories
aaron reck says
I like this and am excited to see my brother and his family. I’m going to be seeing my aunts earlier in the next year and am excited.
Luis A says
My favorite thing about the holiday season is spending time with my family and making new memories.
Julie says
I love getting to spend time with my family.
Donna Clifford says
the feeling of love and giving that is in the air. I really like seeing all the Christmas lights too.
Wanda Banks says
My favorite part is spending quality time with my family.
Sara Perrera says
I love decorating and baking
Verónica says
Celebrating every thing & everyone is the best part about the Christmas season & coming after Thanksgiving is just perfect to continue immense gratitude &love for all we have been blessed with.
Melissa says
i love the food, decorations and family time! 🙂
Dan Dykstra says
For Thanksgiving and Christmas time I love the family gatherings. And all the good food!
Azeem Isaahaque says
I Enjoy seeing family I haven’t seen in a long time
Janet W. says
I love putting up decorations!! That’s my favorite part of the holiday season and gets me excited for actual Christmas Day to come!
Bernie Wallace says
My favorite things about the holiday season are the holiday decorations and spending time with my family.
April says
I love putting up the Christmas tree, listening to music, and making cookies with my twins!
Cynthia C says
I enjoy doing the baking at holiday time.
Michael Bratek says
I love everything about it! The music, the beautiful lights, holiday spirits, festive events, giving, family gatherings, and bonus buys at the stores! Most of all though, i love the time when all the family gets together and shares stories and laughter, its amazing.
Peter G says
The decorations, especially the lights. The food, family and friends all in a festive mood and enjoying the holidays.
Ladonna Wilson says
Would love to win this awesome prize pack!
Kelly D says
I enjoy seeing family, enjoying the food and the seeing the decorations.
McKim says
One of my favorite things is getting cards and pictures from friends and family that I haven’t heard from in some time.
Jenny Q. says
I love the extra time with my family. It is also a lot of fun decorating the Christmas tree with my kids.
Jessica Gronau says
Spending extra time with family
Julie Waldron says
I love the movies, music, food, decorations but mostly I love seeing it through the eyes of children.j
Nickie says
Spending time with family
SLS says
Joy and gratitude to be with my family that I rarely get to see!
Donna Mains says
I love spending time with Family and Friends
Terry Cross says
I love the decorations and spending time with my family
Antoinette M says
I love the family time, food & fun!
Gina G says
I love reflecting with family and friends and appreciating all our blessings!
Sara Zielinski says
One of my favorite things about the holiday season is putting up the Christmas Tree!
Nicole D. says
I love watching my kids excitement on Christmas morning. 🙂
Linda Lansford says
I love being with family and friends
Kayte CookWatts says
I love surprising people with treats and gifts!
Daniel M says
all the christmas lights and decorations
Kayley says
I love spending time with family!
beth shepherd says
I love spending time with my family and friends
Robert Shook says
My favorite is getting together with family for dinner!
Paula says
I love baking Christmas cookies
mike braman says
Hanging with my sno-dog, he loves to see who’s in town.
ELIZABETH C. says
Being with family, opening gifts & sharing all the yummy food!
Cindy Merrill says
I love the lovely Christmas decorations, which were up in the stores the same week as Halloween.
Susan Smith says
I love, spending time with our families, talking and eating.
julie donley says
i love winning prizes!
Deborah Cochran says
Since our family lives so far away from each other and can’t always get together for the holidays, my favorite part is video chat with my kids and grandkids. We’re always together even if not physically.
Carol says
I love the Christmas decorations.
Priscilla S. says
I love Christmas decorations/lights and all the yummy treats.
Margaret Vasut says
Decorating, family, food and crisp air!
Angela Thorpe says
I love spending time with my family and baking!!! 🙂
Danielle Lindquist says
Definitely the magic in my kids/families eyes when they see all the fun stuff and open gifts on Christmas morning!
Tom Bellamy says
My favorite is the holiday get togethers with family and friends.
Tabitha Menzdorf says
I love spending time with my family.
Patricia Parsons says
I love seeing all the houses decorated for Christmas and hearing holiday music on the radio 🙂
Brigette says
Seeing my son so excited for the holidays.
Sharon C says
I love the celebration of the birth of Jesus.
John Dickson says
Family.
Kayla Bennett says
I love giving gifts and spending time with my family!
Duane says
Happy Holidays!!!
John Smith says
“Let us know one of your favorite things about the holiday season.” Drinking mugs of hot cocoa!
Angelica Dimeo says
I love spending time with family, seeing all the Christmas lights.
Anne Higgins says
Visitors (family and friends), decorating for smiles, cooking lots of great food – and partaking in all kinds of great activities
Jessica Justice says
I enjoy all the decorations and spending the extra time with my family.
Sharon Schoepe says
I love spending time with my family
Jenny S says
I love the food and decorations.
Karla R. says
My favorite part of the holidays is spending time with the family.
Monica M says
I love everything about the holidays! Spending time with my family, decorating the house, Christmas music, baking cookies, shopping, etc
Karen A. says
My favorite thing about Christmas is watching the children’s eyes light up with joy at the magic of the season.
B.J. Bernal says
I love all the beautiful Christmas decorations!
Terry says
I love all of the Christmas lights everywhere you go.
athena graeme says
One of my favorite things about the holidays is baking cookies with my daughter.
Jessica Walker says
Decorating my home and awaiting the arrival of our Elf!
SHAYNA says
I LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH MY KIDS, DECORATING THE TREE AND JUST SEEING THEIR EXCITEMENT 🙂
Peggy Johnson says
I love having my kids and their families home for Christmas
Marilyn Nawara says
I enjoy holiday parties with family and friends.
Diane Wolf says
Other than the family and friends, cookies and parties….I love the smell of my Christmas tree and soooo look forward to it every year!
kerry Paul says
My favorite part of the holidays is spending time and giving gifts to family members.
Meredith Brooks says
I always love watching “Elf” white decorating the Christmas tree! Thanks for the giveaway!
Marian says
I love the decorations and spending time with family.
Elicia P says
There is only one thing that I love about the season and that is the joy that my son gets for this season. He loves everything Christmas. He gets so excited in seeing and hearing Christmas anything. That warms my heart.
Hesper Fry says
I enjoy spending quality time with my family and enjoying all the delicious food that is prepared.
Char says
I love being with my family, thank you so much!!
Jascha G. says
I love being with my family during the holidays, and especially the hot cocoa!!
Destiny Brown says
One of my favorite things is about the holiday is to rake the leaves then let the children fall in them
Jill Rivera says
I love the color in the dead of winter.
Lisa says
I love all the decorations.
brenda boone says
getting together with family and friends
Kim Henrichs says
Getting to spend time with family! and mini candy canes!
Ann Hoag says
I like the tree and all the decorations.
Beth Hern says
I love this time of year to visit with family and friends. Love seeing all the decorations and loves all the baking.
Maryssa T says
My favorite thing is spending time with family.
Tiffany Schantzenbach says
My favorite thing about the holidays is spending time with family.
Mary Gardner says
My favorite part about the holidays is having the family all together.
Andrea P. says
I love the decorating, the traditions and time with family!
Rebecca C says
I love gathering with my family, drinking hot chocolate, and just enjoying each other’s presence. It’s also amazing to have time off work!!
Margaret Geiger says
Well I love the good food and my Moms stuffing that she only makes on Thanksgiving and to spend time with family and friends I am truly blessed
Liz Kilcher says
being with friends and family
Isra says
the lights all around the neighborhood!
Robin says
I like spending time with my family over the holiday season.
Natalie says
I love baking cookies with my mom, giving gifts to family and friends and Christmas songs!
Rosey says
One of my favorite things about the holidays is I get time off that is paid, which allows me to sit back a bit and enjoy my children.
Lisa V. says
I enjoy decorating the tree with family.
JASON JENNINGS says
being with family
Stephanie Liske says
I love spending the time w/ my kids.
Stephanie Larison says
Spending time with family we don’t get to see very often.
Christine Burd says
I love giving out the presents to the family
Taryn T says
I love the traditions, they are my most favorite thing about the season. From the Elf on the Shelf, to Christma pajamas, they make the season special.
Linda K says
I am able to see family that I only get to see once a year at the holidays.
heather padilla says
Family,friends, food ,and the lights
Kim Barnes says
I love being with family for the holidays
John Dickson says
family
Wendy R. says
It’s so enjoyable to enjoy all the light displays during the Christmas season.
Mendy Dinsmore says
I love all the different displays of lights. Going to festivals and walking trails.
Kayla Klontz says
I most love all of the extra family time.
Cheryl Repeta says
I love decorating the tree!
Rebecca W says
I love that I get to spend Christmas with my sister’s family this year. I love getting together with all of our friends and family!
Stephanie Shipley says
I love all the fun holiday movies, food, and spending more time with my family.
heather s says
I love putting up decorations and spending time with family
Jennifer Reed says
My favorite thing about the holidays are the decorations.
Donna L says
My favorite part of the holiday season is spending time with family and friends.
Erin says
I love seeing friends and family that I don’t get to see very often.
Lauren Becker says
I love the atmosphere, the events, being with friends and family.
Jen Rodrigues says
Favorite thing about the holidays are Christmas Movies, music, cookies, and decorations.
james jenkins says
Crass, but walking back late Black Friday , with the lots lighted and filled.
Janice B says
My favorite thing about the holidays is taking my son to various Christmas displays and events. We like driving around Christmas Eve looking at the decorations and then going for dessert.
Lance M says
Spending time with family.
Pat B says
I love buying gifts and watching Hallmark movies while I wrap them.
Debbi Wellenstein says
I like hanging out with family and friends.
Jessica w. says
My favorite things about the holiday season are cooler weather, pumpkin spice and hanging out with family.
Michelle C says
I love spending time with my family!
Jaye Smith says
I love it when the Christmas lights go up.
kathy pease says
I love spending time with my loved ones
Marissa Bennett says
Being with family
Tina D Reynolds says
I love all the extra time I get to spend with all my family. Its the best gift
Rita A says
Bringing out my family favorite Holiday Decorations!
Sheryl Flickinger says
My favorite thing about the holidays is the music. Traditional Christmas songs celebrating the birth of our Lord & Savior is the most beautiful music ever written.
Ashley C says
I love spending time with family
Virginia H says
Teaching my twins gratitude. We volunteer at the local food banks and also go through toys and clothing of our own to give to others in need. This is the one thing parents can hide from their children or make it a teaching moment and help them understand how sometimes people can fall on bad times. I believe if we teach our children what it means to be grateful this time of year and throughout the whole year the world becomes alot more friendlier. We are excited to see Hallmark Channel’s original movie, “Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa” tonight. My girls are 12 and still believe even though there have been a few Christmas situations where we had tough times. It’s not always about gifts you can see.
Lisa says
I love the snow and wrapping gifts.
Vicki D. says
I love being together with family, sitting around the table for visiting and a great feast, and yes, I also enjoy the gifts.
If I won this, I would give this to my niece and her 5 year old twins for a Christmas present.
Sonya Allstun says
I love the family time and food of course and that its the season for giving just wish more would remember tha t
Elizabeth Ray says
Nostalgia of sharing favorite old movies with the family. (Of course, new movies can become favorites too!)
Francine Anchondo says
Spending time with family
Amber Cheras says
My favorite part about the holidays is getting to spend time with family.
Leah Shumack says
I love all the Christmas lights and the food!
Kari Bellinger says
Countdown to Christmas is the best!
Molly says
I love spending time with my family.
Anita Jude says
love the family time
Sarah Cool says
I love decorating my home and I’ll even help my friends decorate for the holidays
Ed says
Mom’s Christmas Cookies!
Amanda Justice says
The holiday atmosphere, being around friends and family, and the Christmas joy brought from children.
Danielle Garcia says
I love seeing people trying to make others happy.
Julieh says
My favorite thing is spending quality time with my family.
Shawn A says
My favorite thing is having my daughter home for Christmas and getting to spend time with her.
Emily Benzing says
My favorite thing about the holiday season is the decorations and how cozy everything feels. It just makes me warm inside! I love the vibe of the holiday season!
Trisha Musgrave says
I love being able to see my family and friends that I don’t normally get to!
Susan Marina Brown Lane says
My favorite is getting to see my family and FOOD!
donna porter says
My favorite things about the holiday season are spending quality time with family and enjoying good food.
julie Redden says
spending time with my family
Buddy Garrett says
I like spending time with family and friends.
Ae Minx says
I love being with my family and baking yummy holiday treats
Paula S. says
I love all of the holiday decorations, especially the lights. It is magical when the Christmas tree and all of the lighted garlands are the only lights in the room at night. It is very peaceful and just so beautiful!
BIRDIE SKOLFIELD says
I love watching my grandaughters wrap all the packages for their grandfather
Neiddy Ruiz says
Being a blessing, Sharing our Lord’s love and goodness with those around us is my favorite. Thanks for the chance to win
Elizabeth Miller says
My favorite thing about the holiday season is that in general most people are in a happy, outgoing, and friendly mood and everything is so upbeat around us.
mell says
I love spending time with my family. It is the one time of year that almost all of my immediate family is present
Kimberly says
Spending time with my loved ones and making, baking special memories.
Sandra says
The best part of the holidays for me is having family come home!
Angela heerde says
my favorite thing about this holiday season is family friends and Jesus Christ birthday and I am thankful for that.
Alena svetelska says
My favorite thing about holidays is getting together with friends and family
Breanne says
I like spending time with family.
Leela says
Being together with family.
Anna Nguyen says
so excited for this movie. i can’t wait to celebrate christmas with the whole family too.
Elsie Mangeri says
Family, food and the holiday decorations!
Samantha says
Honestly I look forward to being with family. I love everyone spending time together in peace.
Sherry Bracy says
I like baking with the grandkids!
Jenny Ham says
Family and friends getting together more
krystal wethington says
I love the decorations.
Dana says
I love everything-seeing my family, buying gifts, the decorations!
Tonya Flores says
I love seeing all of my family, decorations and kiddos playing.
Beverly Metcalf says
I love seeing all my family and friends and all the pretty Christmas decorations.
Jamie Martin says
Hanging with my family!
Susan Christy says
Seeing my family that visits from out of town.
Joanna Kay says
I enjoy finding fun small gifts and cooking and baking
Betty Curran says
I love the extra time I have with extended family.
Roberta Thompson says
I love being in the kitchen with my family making a huge feast.
Ruth A Hill says
I’m a Christmas movie junkie. Love all the new movies of the season
Jerry Marquardt says
I will be getting together with my whole family on the Holiday this year to have a nice baked ham and serve up some gifts.
Trisha McKee says
I love being with friends and family and that overall warm, excited feeling! There is nothing like the holidays!
Janine says
I love Christmas cookies!
Vikki L Billings says
One of my favorite things about Christmas is Christmas lights! I Love Christmas lights!
Sand says
I like baking and spending time with my family.
Katie Sexton says
seeing family who we have not seen all year and catching up!
Seyma Bennett Shabbir says
I love spending time with family and being able to sleep in!
Nicole Byer says
Spending time with friends and family
joe c says
Great Channel and shows
AEKZ2 says
I love that I’m able to spend more time with my children during the holidays.
Renee G says
I love decorating the house and baking cookies.
Merchdope says
Love spending time with my family, watching good Christmas movies, eating delicious food and drinking hot chocolate!