Hallmark Channel Crowns Its 15 Best Christmas Movies of 2024, Ranked
NEW YORK – December 20, 2024 – As the final snowflakes of the holiday season settle, Hallmark Channel has released its official ranking of the 15 most popular and critically-acclaimed Christmas movies of 2024, offeringโฃ a definitive guide for festive viewing even after the holidays have passed. The network’s 2024 lineup continued its โฃtradition of โขheartwarming stories, charming characters, and, ofโฃ course, happily-ever-afters, drawingโ record viewership throughout November and December.
Here’s โa look at theโฃ top 15, as persistent by a combination of nielsen ratings, social mediaโ engagement, and Hallmark’s internalโค viewer data:
1.We Met in December (November 27) – โฃAnnie (Autumn Reeser) and Dave (Niall Matter) experience a magical meet-cute at a holiday hotel, โonly to fumbleโข the exchange of contact information. โtheir subsequent, often hilarious,โฃ attempts to reconnect form the core of this classic Hallmark tale, โคexploring self-revelation andโ holiday values.
2. A Newport Christmas (November 2) – This time-travelโ romance transports โขviewers to 1905 Newport,Rhode Island,were socialite Ella (Ginna Claireโข Mason) wishes for a โคdifferentโ life. Awakening in 2025,she finds love with a sailor and historian,but ultimately must return โto herโฃ own time to safeguard Newport’s historical path.
3.A Grand Ole Opry Christmas (November 29) – Gentry (Nikki DeLoach) confronts her past and rekindles her dreams as she returns โto the Grand Ole Opry decades afterโข her father’s accident. A journey โback to โ1995, accompanied byโฃ a lifelong friend (Kristoffer Polaha), allowsโ her to find closure and rediscover her passion.
4. A Make or Break Holiday (December 20) – Liv (Hunter โขKing) and Daniel (Evan Roderick) attempt toโ salvageโ their relationship by feigning โฃhappiness duringโค theโ holidays โฃwhile their families are in town. Pretending reignites their โold feelings, forcing them โto confrontโข theโข issuesโ driving themโค apart.
5.Oy to the World (December 14) – Hallmark expanded its holiday offerings withโ this Hanukkah-themed romance. Whenโ a water pipe bursts at a local temple on โChristmas Eve/the finalโค night โขof Hanukkah, members must collaborate with a nearby church, bringing together former rivals Nikki (Brooke D’Orsay) and Jake (Jake Epstein) – the choir leaders – and sparking unexpected romance.
6. Christmas atโค the catnip Cafe (Novemberโ 30) – Olivia โค(Erin Cahill) inherits a cat cafรฉ and plans โขto sell it to finance a new condo. Though, her plansโ are complex by Ben (Paulโฃ Campbell), the โขveterinarian who co-owns theโค business and wantsโ to keep it running, leading Olivia to discover the joy of the special place.
7.A Biltmore Christmas โข (November 24) – Lucy (Bethany Joy Lenz) is โpreparing forโ her first Christmas without her โฃhusband when sheโข meets a mysterious man (Kristoffer polaha) who seems strangely familiar.
8. Christmas Island (November 17) – โคA woman (Kendall Long) returns to her family’s Christmas tree farm โฃand reconnects with a childhood friend (Andrew Walker).
9.โ Navigating Christmas โค (November โฃ10) – A single mom (Chelsea Hobbs) โenlists the help of a โhandsome โฃpilot (William Baldwin) โขto get home for Christmas.
10.A Heidelberg Holiday (november 3) – A woman (Ginny Mason) travels to Heidelberg, Germany, and discovers โฃa family secret.
11. Holiday Hotline (November 23) – Sam (Jill Wagner) takes over the family’s Christmas hotline and findsโฃ love with a charming caller (Matthew Davis).
12. Round and Round (November 16) โข- A woman (Vanessa Lengies) relives the same day overโค andโข over again until she learns to appreciate what she โhas.
13. Where Are you, Christmas? (November 9) – A woman (lindsey Shaw)โฃ loses her Christmas spirit and โembarks on a journey to find it again.
14. Christmas with a Kiss (November 2) – Aโ woman (Jenna Stone) receives a magical kiss that allows herโข to hear what peopel are really thinking.
15. A Royal Christmas Holiday (November 15) – A woman (Laura Osnes) falls in love withโ a prince (Jonathan Rhys โคMeyers) โขduring the holidays.
Hallmark Channel’s continued โคsuccess demonstrates theโข enduring appeal of feel-good holiday stories, offering viewers a comforting escape andโ a reminderโ of โthe season’s magic.โ The network