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There are various debates as to when the Christmas season officially begins. In the US, traditionalists and other right-thinking individuals put it on the Friday after Thanksgiving, introduced by the appearance of Santa Claus at the end of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. (For those in countries where “color” has an extra vowel, this all takes place on the Friday after the fourth Thursday in November – let’s just say it’s “late November” to make things easy). The Christmas season then runs until Epiphany Eve (the night before the Feast of the Epiphany), better known as 12^th Night, from which we get the 12 days of Christmas.[1] (Christmas’ twelve days don’t build up to Christmas, but actually start with Christmas on December 25^th and run through January 5^th.)[2] On religious calendars, the period before Christmas is Advent, which runs from the fourth Sunday before Christmas through Christmas Eve.[3]
 

All of this is by way of background, because if you’re a television executive, the Christmas season began at 12:01am on October 25 when Lifetime kicked off their 2019 Christmas programming by airing Dear Santa (2011), the first of 125 Christmas movies they will play this year. All told, Lifetime will present 1,000 hours of holiday programming including 30 new Christmas movie premiers. Not to be outdone, Hallmark also started their Christmas programming on October 25 with the premiere of A Merry Christmas Match, the first of 40 new Christmas movies they’ll be presenting this year split between the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. They also have several new Christmas specials, including A Very Happy & Friends Yule Log – three hours of Happy Cat and Happy Dog on Christmas Eve in front of (what one presumes will be) a Happy Fire.
 

Netflix and UPtv enter the hunt for your holiday binge watching attention with at least nine new Christmas programs each, including Let It Snow, which features the most inclusive Christmas pageant since Love, Actually. And, of course, there are several new Christmas movies playing in theaters this year, led by Last Christmas, which features Emilia Clarke in her most un-Khaleesi role since Game of Thrones, playing a department store elf in a Christmas romantic comedy. Rounding out the pack are OWN with three entries, Freeform with two, and ABC, Disney+, ION, and TVOne with one new Christmas movie each.
 

So, if you’re the sort who can’t get enough Christmas, we invite you to check our list of 2019’s Christmas originals and challenge you to see how many you can see this year.

2019’s Original Christmas Shows

Title	Service	EIDR ID
A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas	Hallmark	10.5240/C33A-2A9A-3CDC-79AA-7959-A
A Cheerful Christmas	Hallmark	10.5240/FE0E-C6DC-5EF5-81D4-7A0D-N
A Christmas Duet	Hallmark	10.5240/C47F-E87E-670E-249E-576E-H
A Christmas Miracle	Hallmark	10.5240/D6A5-F82E-E099-22A5-193B-U
A Christmas Movie Christmas	UPtv	10.5240/6678-F7C8-5186-2D07-B402-9
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby	Netflix	10.5240/319C-8FC2-7518-E3F9-3E58-L
A Christmas Princess	ION	10.5240/6646-69F1-0D6C-46BA-F593-V
A Christmas Recipe for Romance	UPtv	10.5240/C818-492A-B10C-6995-4249-H
A Christmas Winter Song	Lifetime	10.5240/BCC8-9290-62BD-6E35-71C7-D
A Christmas Wish	Lifetime	10.5240/7B77-8A43-B0BE-785D-915B-Z
A Cinderella Story: A Christmas Wish	Netflix	10.5240/F9BD-B9AF-29D5-5F7B-B2E4-P
A Date by Christmas Eve	Lifetime	10.5240/5E0D-B4DF-E4FD-A23F-6B38-H
A Family Christmas Gift	Hallmark	10.5240/719C-7637-997B-927C-BDD0-X
A Family Reunion Christmas	Netflix	10.5240/8986-0311-6B79-8484-FF5D-D
A Godwink Christmas: Meant For Love	Hallmark	10.5240/EA71-ABAA-5700-B997-F7D6-T
A Homecoming for the Holidays	Hallmark	10.5240/3492-7F44-BEDA-A73D-B6CD-W
A Kitten Christmas	Hallmark	10.5240/2574-D222-F488-76BD-9DAD-3
A Merry Christmas Match	Hallmark	10.5240/A372-4F4C-1991-5282-5325-A
A Puppy Christmas	Hallmark	10.5240/0E67-CF39-C51B-6A81-BFA3-9
A Storybook Christmas	Lifetime	10.5240/184A-62F6-8F86-34B1-8577-0
A Sweet Christmas Romance	Lifetime	10.5240/AD0D-90A6-A31E-355F-72E2-K
A Very Happy & Friends Yule Log	Hallmark	10.5240/3621-9148-27D0-7165-975A-H
A Very Vintage Christmas	Lifetime	10.5240/8ECA-7542-A09D-B362-81F4-J
Alice in Christmasland	Hallmark	10.5240/9626-A2F2-F3EC-03C3-D285-X
Always and Forever Christmas	Lifetime	10.5240/BF0C-7FB7-D828-BDDA-EB6C-E
Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday	Hallmark	10.5240/12C2-A788-CFEC-C9D7-C3D2-E
Baby in a Manger	UPtv	10.5240/D25A-5E4D-09A0-BD65-4C89-4
Baking Christmas	OWN	10.5240/0023-FD3A-45D9-9486-B9BA-7
Black Christmas	Theatrical	10.5240/3F51-C460-1C86-E00B-2772-Q
Carole’s Christmas	OWN	10.5240/57DC-5B0E-5823-7F5D-4CF3-1
Check Inn to Christmas	Hallmark	10.5240/E5A1-FCF6-A7E4-4425-74D6-O
Cherished Memories: A Gift to Remember 2	Hallmark	10.5240/299E-0577-8445-99BE-4137-8
Christmas 9 to 5	Lifetime	10.5240/880D-F6D0-69CF-0531-0A3E-C
Christmas A La Mode	Lifetime	10.5240/0760-637B-4A7F-FFCF-E00B-Q
Christmas at Dollywood	Hallmark	10.5240/F9DB-A196-5D3C-B566-87E9-N
Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays	Hallmark	10.5240/9D10-424D-5710-F262-18E3-Y
Christmas at the Plaza	Hallmark	10.5240/7806-7B36-A19C-E36A-4022-X
Christmas Chalet	UPtv	10.5240/F850-F333-1AF1-5E67-7872-L
Christmas In Evergreen: Tidings of Joy	Hallmark	10.5240/721D-32E3-0CE7-7FD4-7039-L
Christmas in Louisiana	Lifetime	10.5240/1C99-BF4A-9428-0599-9202-O
Christmas in Montana	Hallmark	10.5240/BC50-CAD0-D59D-F0D7-2F28-D
Christmas in Paris	UPtv	10.5240/6FF4-6B62-E641-2423-4BDD-V
Christmas In Rome	Hallmark	10.5240/4520-C00B-2648-B985-FF8C-7
Christmas Love Letter	Lifetime	10.5240/4B13-0058-7143-6A97-E471-U
Christmas on Chestnut Street	Hallmark	10.5240/B19C-03A3-2523-A1C5-53DE-3
Christmas On My Mind	Hallmark	10.5240/7C88-0B74-11BA-2103-B3D1-D
Christmas Reservations	Lifetime	10.5240/8653-9E17-6359-3AB1-9D6B-V
Christmas Scavenger Hunt	Hallmark	10.5240/CC45-11A9-ABB3-73A5-5A2F-J
Christmas Stars	Lifetime	10.5240/1531-0B62-FFCB-E418-4DED-W
Christmas Town	Hallmark	10.5240/E5B8-0366-C7C3-A4A4-A9E4-K
Christmas Under the Stars	Hallmark	10.5240/DFD8-DDCB-CFD6-406E-9035-W
Christmas Unleashed	Lifetime	10.5240/AECD-7846-56F1-6EF3-9CCA-0
Christmas Wedding Runaway	UPtv	10.5240/FFC2-1F2F-E46F-1F6B-8F57-6
Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses	Hallmark	10.5240/C06C-402A-ED70-C112-A93F-0
Christmas with a Prince: Becoming Royal	UPtv	10.5240/9D8C-12F1-CF6B-17D4-1319-L
Dear Santa, I Need a Date	TVOne	10.5240/7F96-609C-80BE-1EE4-AA0B-V
Double Holiday	Hallmark	10.5240/0D62-2F5F-5CA8-EE91-3812-T
Feast of the Seven Fishes	Theatrical	10.5240/B5D5-28FC-19EF-95A6-734A-6
Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas	Freeform	10.5240/0AC1-9263-F09B-E4C5-8045-P
Grounded for Christmas	Lifetime	10.5240/8FC7-1277-72CA-7CCF-DB32-A
Hallmark Channel’s Christmas Concert	Hallmark	10.5240/38C0-0AD9-9C0D-E2BC-186E-T
Holiday Date	Hallmark	10.5240/1783-E740-1DC7-1ADB-921A-1
Holiday for Heroes	Hallmark	10.5240/0A70-F990-39F8-2426-7F60-C
Holiday Hearts	Hallmark	10.5240/28CC-EF07-2656-57C2-153C-N
Holiday in the Wild	Netflix	10.5240/E7FA-20E0-9D39-5DE6-9FA5-M
Holiday Rush	Netflix	10.5240/E6B5-56D2-5781-2BBE-AE83-O
Holly’s Holiday	Hallmark	10.5240/3081-0C5A-DA21-EDD3-3A4C-4
Hollywood Christmas Parade	Hallmark	10.5240/681D-4305-F0A0-C736-362C-I
Home for Christmas	Hallmark	10.5240/D1D9-F4A7-91CA-4276-19C3-Q
How Sarah Got Her Wings	Hallmark	10.5240/CDED-A1D5-CC47-87E2-843F-C
It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas	Hallmark	10.5240/DA4B-4E86-9978-7ACC-659E-K
Klaus	Netflix	10.5240/4837-928C-F13D-AEB0-2C13-A
Last Christmas	Theatrical	10.5240/0931-C9BE-79EC-E101-0E09-R
Let it Snow	Netflix	10.5240/2931-D549-7687-1D68-B861-T
Matchmaker Christmas	Lifetime	10.5240/F58B-9794-513C-D2AD-78BF-E
Merry & Bright	Hallmark	10.5240/FE04-80C9-91F3-FDA7-8EFE-M
Merry Happy Whatever	Netflix	10.5240/B42F-57F3-7B9B-FC69-A662-Z
Merry Kissmas	Hallmark	10.5240/FD20-439E-99B1-B817-127E-3
Merry Liddle Christmas	Lifetime	10.5240/9CED-82CD-C910-AE58-0BF3-K
Mistletoe & Menorahs	Lifetime	10.5240/42C1-8067-E294-38B5-ACF7-S
My One Christmas Wish	Hallmark	10.5240/125D-F62B-5B92-FF62-9CD9-3
New Year, New Me	Hallmark	10.5240/A7B2-2387-A93E-7818-6ADE-B
No Time Like Christmas	Lifetime	10.5240/BBC4-71D8-4783-C98A-7E88-W
Noelle	Disney+	10.5240/DD61-B077-9BF4-3B9E-93B3-2
Nostalgic Christmas	Hallmark	10.5240/BE11-96E7-E446-210B-1831-X
One Fine Christmas	OWN	10.5240/7BE7-1D1E-9C9E-16C7-07E9-Y
Our Christmas Love Song	Hallmark	10.5240/7647-A008-A996-E82E-7C07-8
Picture a Perfect Christmas	Hallmark	10.5240/C2DD-9048-DF27-911A-31C2-4
Project Christmas Joy	Hallmark	10.5240/A963-896F-B77D-7DD9-121C-E
Radio Christmas	Lifetime	10.5240/D24D-F8D6-72A0-66BA-62FF-3
Random Acts of Christmas	Lifetime	10.5240/0C19-41A2-134A-08A4-6BD2-T
Rediscovering Christmas	Lifetime	10.5240/B823-398B-3228-F569-6A4F-I
Rock N’ Roll Christmas	UPtv	10.5240/EDD9-5B0F-0944-613C-618D-M
Same Time, Next Christmas	ABC	10.5240/AA31-CFE8-B6DE-3E55-C9A4-K
Santa Girl	Netflix	10.5240/48C8-E995-73D4-DEAD-D915-D
Sense, Sensibility and Snowmen	Hallmark	10.5240/B7EA-19A0-FC9D-88F0-3F5B-7
Snowbound for Christmas	UPtv	10.5240/CE56-3994-543F-9F2A-429E-E
Staging Christmas	Lifetime	10.5240/1C72-0B7D-C315-B886-F52F-9
Sweet Mountain Christmas	Lifetime	10.5240/12D3-5F37-05C8-7346-7DF1-L
The Christmas Club	Hallmark	10.5240/6EA5-0ED2-C268-319E-2D3F-8
The Christmas Hotel	Lifetime	10.5240/94BC-CBDE-92A5-6A4C-110B-3
The Christmas Song	Hallmark	10.5240/ACAD-37B1-E148-83BB-F3C5-I
The Christmas Temp	Lifetime	10.5240/D50E-CDA8-F15F-9FAF-A9C8-Z
The Knight Before Christmas	Netflix	10.5240/1AB8-AEE3-BEFC-2EBD-8DBD-W
The Magical Christmas Shoes	Lifetime	10.5240/22D9-70F4-30AB-DDB3-2AEC-4
The Mistletoe Secret	Hallmark	10.5240/F47C-6E2A-F914-B50F-1AEF-E
The Road Home for Christmas	Lifetime	10.5240/A53E-0638-C122-DBC0-714E-Y
Time for You to Come Home for Christmas	Hallmark	10.5240/63A7-05B3-3735-213B-A2D5-4
Turkey Drop	Freeform	10.5240/60F4-F726-5577-ADE2-7E0B-Y
Twinkle All the Way	Lifetime	10.5240/99EA-FFDF-283B-8D2A-352F-Z
Two Turtle Doves	Hallmark	10.5240/E5E8-8DAB-3DA9-CBC1-E2FE-T
Write Before Christmas	Hallmark	10.5240/B92C-E228-AB02-D63E-9859-G
You Light Up My Christmas	Lifetime	10.5240/CB20-BD7F-0332-4B00-4A4F-P

 

[1] Since 1984, PNC has calculated the cost of giving the “12 gifts of Christmas” as referenced in the traditional Christmas carol. For 2019, it will set you back $38,993.59 US to buy all the referenced gifts at brick-and-mortar retail outlets – or $42,259.91 US if you buy them online due to the added costs of shipping.

[2] Some think that 12 Night is January 6, but they’re just wrong.

[3] This means Advent has a variable number of days each year – to simplify things, the makers of Advent calendars use a fixed number of days counting from December 1st. The exact number of days varies between 24 and 24, depending on if you count Christmas Day itself.