Our 2025 chef's choice baker's dozen Countdown to Christmas favorites

We return with a new Nelly Knows Mysteries installment, "All Manners of Murder." We also talk about the new shows coming to Hallmark including the "When Calls the Heart" prequel, "Hope Valley, 1874" and the new Lacey Chabert limited series, "Paris is Always a Good Idea." As promised, your table is ready!

We're back in The Hallmark Cafe with two new Hallmark "Lovuary" movies. First, we take a subway to love with Kim Matula and Aaron O'Connell in, "The Way to You." We continue our journey with a field trip to Carbondale, Illinois to catch the solar eclipse with Sarah Drew and Matt Long in, "The Stars Between Us." Join us at the table where the subject is love by chance on this edition of The Hallmark Cafe!

We wrap up Winter Escape 2026 with the final three movies. "Missing the Boat" does not disappoint with Emilie Ullerup and Kristoffer Polaha missing their cruise ship ride but finding love on the run. "Caught by Love" teams Rachael Leigh Cook with Luke MacFarlane in sunny Malta with a mystery to solve. We wrap up our adventures looking for "Love on the Amazon." Its's an international feast on this week's edition of The Hallmark Cafe!

It's time for a Winter Escape with two new Hallmark movies. "Lost in Paradise" finds Lacey Chabert and Ian Harding waiting to be rescued from a beautiful tropical Island while at the same time getting to know each other in true Hallmark style. "A Melbourne Match" finds Mallory Jansen heading down under for adventure and romance in the beautiful city of Melbourne, Australia. Join us for some fine international movie dining on this edition of The Hallmark Cafe!.

For our final podcast for 2025, we invited Executive Producers and screen writers Erin Rodman and Davah Avena of "Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas" to take us behind the scenes of this excellent original series. We deep dive into the development and realization of the series and get some first hand insight into the characters and the actors who played them. Join us at the table for our 2025 closer!

Countdown to Christmas 2025 is officially over so we present our annual baker's dozen of our favorite movies from this years selections. That's thirteen of this years movies that made the final menu here in The Hallmark Cafe. Are you ready to compare yours with ours? Join us, your table is ready!

We wrap up Countdown to Christmas 2025 with two menu pleasers. In the "The Christmas Baby," Ali Liebert and Katherine Barrell receive an unexpected gift that changes their lives forever. And the finale of "Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas" does not disappoint with laughs and tears that left us wanting more of this unique series. Join us at our special Hallmark Cafe holiday table!

On this edition of The Hallmark Cafe we book "A Suite Holiday Romance," a classic Christmas love story starring Jessy Schram and Dominic Sherwood. Then we check out the limited series "Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas" starring Mae Whitman, Julian Morris, Jane Seymour and Mary McDonnell. Join us, your table is ready!

The busy season continues with "Single on the 25th" and "Oy to the World." Both movies easily made the menu this week. We also wrap up our thoughts on "Finding Mr. Christmas" and "Baked With Love." Another fantastic week in the cafe. Join us!

We're joined in The Cafe by real life couple Veronica Brown and Joey DePaolo to learn how this clever movie went from the page to the screen. Veronica and Joey share the meaning behind the story and talk about everything from casting to production in Vancouver. Join us at the table for an insightful and fun conversation with four people who love movies!