ION Television Home for the Holidays
ION Television’s lineup ranked #2 among networks airing holiday movies in 2019, averaging 919,000 households in primetime. Beginning Thanksgiving weekend, ION Television will once again be “Your Home for the Holidays.” Featuring a festive lineup of four all-new movie premieres and more than 30 returning favorites, ION is kicking off the holiday season in November 2021, with special holiday fare airing weekends in December through Christmas Day.
ION Christmas movies will begin November 2021
PLEASE NOTE: Date/times are subject to change (all times shown in Eastern)
**Page last updated on 12/05/21
Check back in for schedule updates throughout the holidays
Sunday, November 21, 2021
- 8:00am – Snowmance
- 10:00am – Holly’s Holiday
- 12:00pm – A Cinderella Christmas
- 2:00pm – A Snow White Christmas
- 4:00pm – A Beauty & the Beast Christmas
- 6:00pm – Best Christmas Ball Ever!
- 8:00pm – Christmas Down Under (2021)
- 10:00pm – Christmas Down Under (2021)
Monday, November 22, 2021
- 12:01am – Christmas Down Under (2021)
Sunday, November 28, 2021
- 8:00am – A Royal Christmas Ball
- 10:00am – A Prince for Christmas
- 12:00pm – A Christmas in Royal Fashion
- 2:00pm – A Royal Christmas Engagement
- 4:00pm – A Christmas Princess
- 6:00pm – A Christmas Mystery
- 8:00pm – A Christmas Witness (2021)
- 10:00pm – A Christmas Witness (2021)
Sunday, December 5, 2021
- 8:00am – A Husband for Christmas
- 10:00am – A Christmas Cruise
- 12:00pm – A Wedding for Christmas
- 2:00pm – Christmas Together
- 4:00pm – Christmas Matchmakers
- 6:00pm – A Christmas Witness (2021)
- 8:00pm – The Christmas Thief (2021)
- 10:00pm – The Christmas Thief (2021)
Sunday, December 12, 2021
- 8:00am – The Christmas Crush
- 10:00am – Christmas Down Under
- 12:00pm – A Christmas Kiss
- 2:00pm – A Christmas Kiss II
- 4:00pm – Merry Kissmas
- 6:00pm – A Christmas in Vermont
- 8:00pm – A New Lease on Christmas
- 10:00pm – A New Lease on Christmas
Monday, December 13, 2021
- 12:00am – A New Lease on Christmas
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I remember movies being all weekend during December and year by year there are less and less Christmas movies being shown. Is there a reason why? I know these movies are VERY popular, so why decrease their showings?
CK: Putting it mildly, I am a Christmas Movie enthusiast. I’m so serious that I do a checklist spreadsheet every year with all of the new movies across the various channels. I forgot ION this year for some reason. There are over 90 new movies combined on lifetime, hallmark channels and others. Family and friends laugh but stop laughing when they see, need or want my spreadsheet.lol If you type in 2021 new christmas movies, I believe you will find a checklist. Enjoy
In recent years it’s been Saturdays and Sundays, plus Christmas Eve. This years it’s just Sundays, plus it looks like ION hasn’t released their schedule and we have to wait until our DVR program guides get the latest update.
With fewer showings, some of the old favorites are bound to be left out.
2021 schedule
Sunday, Nov 21 8pm ET/PT Christmas Down Under, starring Paul O’Brien and Justine Kacir
Sunday, Nov. 28 8pm ET/PTA Christmas Witness, starring Arielle Kebbel and Colin Egglesfield
Sun Dec 5 8pm ET/PT The Christmas Thief, starring Michelle Borth and Vivica A. Fox
Saturday Dec 11 8pm ET/PT A New Lease on Christmas, starring Clair Coffee and Geoff Stults
Is the schedule up above all there is? Last year they showed them every Sunday till Christmas. I didn’t get to see all of Christmas down under and thanks to working evenings I’m not going to get to watch very many of their movies. I was hoping to maybe catch part or all of the new ones if I get lucky to have a Sunday off.
I would like ION to shows christmas movies 24/7 since Ionplustv is an longer available. I don’t get the Hallmark channels. Is there anyone else that would like to this also? Maybe if several people contact IOn television they might show movies 24/7. Let me know if there is anyone else. Sonja
I’d love it. The movies are great 👍
Yes. I am looking forward to the Christmas movies. Since ionplus is not available then ION needs to step up.
I would LOVE ION to show Christmas movies this upcoming season. I do not have cable, so I don’t get the Hallmark Channel and ION PLUS is gone. Thank you and Merry Christmas!!!!
I agree there should be Christmas movie on until day after Christmas 24/7
YES!! 24/7 holiday movies. Christmas comes once a year…let’s enjoy it!!
I enjoy the Christmas movies, but ION’s catalog is too small to show them every day without showing all of them over and over again.
I would be happy if they’d at least return to Saturday and Sunday like they’ve done the past few years. Some of the favorites aren’t going to make the lineup this year.
Movies: I am 87 , a veteran, and paralyzed. I watch and enjoy your movies, Can you schedule two Two Paul Neman movis “The Young Philadelphians” and the
“Verdict”? Many thanks.
Bob Lawrence
I too am sick of all these Christmas movies. Thats not why I watch and enjoy the regular ion shows. Christmas shows and movies are on every single channel this time of year. Adults like me want shows with subatance, not a bunch of cartoons and teenage tear jerkers.
You watch ION for shows with “substance?” LOL, Ok.
Iam so sick of all these CHRISTMAS MOVIES over n over n over!!!! Cannot wait for get back to “real” ion programming
Sappy CHRISTMAS MOVIES are absolutely ridiculous! Enough already!!!!!!
Well it’s just four weekends a year plus Christmas Eve. And the people obviously enjoy watching them since we get me ones each year plus the old favorites come back.
It’s sad they’re only showing “Christmas Mail” once. It’s the best one!
That one is good but I really like best Christmas ball ever
I like that one too.
I really like a Christmas Crush.
I watched this movie several times already.
I watched MY SANTA TWICE and I never do that and any of the Christmas movies they had with Dogs in them were great too.For some reason you can’t beat a new puppy at Christmas.
I really liked that MY SANTA movie they had where the girl that was on The O.C. meets a guy who thinks he is the SON OF SANTA.
What about A Christmas date???
Where is the movie “A mom for Christmas” with Olivia Newton John? Please please please add this movie to the line up! Its a PERFECT Christmas movie!
Rent an elf
What about A Christmas date???
Hello
I am looking forward to Christmas Movies on ION. I do not have cable TV and watch ION over the air, with an antenna.
Can you please provide a schedule of 2019 Christmas Movies for ION tv.
Thank You Very Much.
whatever channel has the ION shows (like Criminal Mind and Law and Order) will have the Christmas movies—I think till the end of the year–YAY!!!
Hi! When can we expect This year’s holiday movie line-up announcement? Wish you showed movies year round or at least on other holidays! Valentine’s, Thanksgiving, Halloween…. Etc…..! Thanks!
Thank you, Nicholas! I hadn’t noticed that that song was in another movie! How funny!
Nancy I realize it’s been two years, but I just discovered the same song, “Just One Dance”, as the final song in “A Royal Christmas Ball”. That makes four movies. (This was the “carriage ride song” that you mentioned elsewhere on this page.)
Why, oh why, is there no Golden Christmas movie 4? If you see a nother plea from me for this, I didn’t see it show up here, so writing this. I think, the older couple could be in it, with the man as a professor, as stated in 2, and the woman, retired and happy. The young girl could be all grown up, and the story could revolve around her. Possibly, a love story between her and another student at the college, the same one the professor is at. That way, he can give sage advice, when needed.
Ok? So, now, movie people, write this darn thing! We need a 4!
Love your Christmas movies on ION. However, every time I record your movies, the last 30-60 seconds are cut off so I miss the closing signoff of each movie. I watched ‘A CHRISTMAS IN ROYAL FASHION’ and when the closing captions were shown at the bottom of the screen as to what became of the leading characters in this movie, my DVR stopped recording because the cable TV guide showed your movie ending at 11 pm on December 16,2018. Apparently, it should have shown 11:01pm on the guide. Can anyone tell me what happened to the leading characters in this movie. I got as far as the little girl Amy before the DVR stopped recording
Amy “grew up to be a very successful young doctor . . .. and supervisor of the Edgemoor Children’s Health Foundation.”
Kristin and Patrick “found the true meaning of love . . . .and went on to plan their new life together . . . becoming dual citizens of Edgemoor and the United States. They spend their time promoting charitable fashion events. . . . . Living happily ever after.” (Hopefully that includes actually getting married.)
As for the timing – yes, Ion formats the movies so that the end of one runs right up to the beginning of the next. Best bet is just to have the DVR record an extra one minute at the end – all the DVRs I’ve seen have a setting for that.
Sorry, but I am tired of your goofy Christmas shows. 30 days of the same goofy ones over and over. Break it up with some of your regular programs.
It’s as bad as listening to Christmas music the day after Thanksgiving. Give us a break please.
They just run on the weekends, and then on Christmas Eve.
Plus, they’re charming, for the most part, rather than “goofy”.
The movies are only shown at Christmastime. Let people have their cheer – you can have your normal tv schedule the other 11 months of the year!
What happened to the movie where they travel across America with Scoots? I can’t remember the name.
A holiday roadtrip
A Holiday Road Trip was the first scheduled movie in 2017 and sadly has been omitted from the 2018 schedule.
It is far superior to the newer movies. Very disappointed. Patrick Muldoon is also in A Christmas Reunion. Another enjoyable movie.
I love you’re Christmas movies!!!
This year’s ION preview for the Christmas movies includes a short clip where a young woman says “I like traditions. They help keep us connected to the past.” Can anyone identify which movie that’s from?
Christmas in Vermont was the movie.
Thank you for this – just saw your reply. That will save me having to record all of them and fast forward trying to find that scene.
What’s interesting is that the scene I mentioned had a young woman wearing a blue ski cap. Pretty sure I saw that exact same ski cap worn by the lead character today in “Runaway Christmas Bride”. (Yes, I admit ski caps are pretty common . . . . )
I noticed yesterday, that the same little girl is on all 3 Golden Christmas movies. I think she plays different parts in them. She is so good! Two movies I didn’t see this year, are the one with the magic brooch a woman can read people’s thoughts with it, and “Christmas Town”, which is really cute. “Christmas Mail,” has only been shown about once.
Merry Christmas, everybody! Enjoy those movies!
She’s so charismatic. And since these movies are several years old, she’s probably a real cutie by now.
Okay, the movie I was looking for (“I like traditions . . “) was in The and the Pines. So now I can stop watching them all, except that I’m hooked.
Correct my typo – “The Spruces and the Pines”.
They sometimes use the same music in different movies. Last night, I noticed they have the same song during the carriage ride in both “A Prince for Christmas,” and “Christmas Kiss.” I couldn’t believe it! I guess they like that song for carriage rides! So, now I am looking for things! That’s when you know you’ve seen a movie more than 5 times.
Nancy, as I’m gradually clearing these movies off my DVR, I find that the same song you saw is also used in the final scene of “A Wedding for Christmas!” But I haven’t seen them as many times as you have.
Christmas movies from Hallmark on ion are the best include favorites
Me and my bond over the Christmas movies that come on 🎄🎄🎄🎄
I think A Prince for Christmas was brilliant. What a true “love story”, very inspiring and as said “fairy tales” do come true.
Me and my bond over the Christmas movies that come on 🎄🎄🎄🎄
I always get teary eyed at the end of that one!
Can you buy the Ion Christmas Movies anywhere?
I’m able to order ION & HALLMARK CHRISTMAS movies pretty cheap online from Wal-Mart. My only complaint is that they don’t come with Blu-ray and normal DVD’S. So I’m buying a Blu-ray for what I can buy for a Blu-ray and watch the others on my DVD PLAYER. The article above on the channel ION is on DISH is wrong. At least it is here in Amarillo Texas. I get ION on 250. The UP channel I have with DISH has really good movies too at Christmas. So does FREEFORM AND LIFETIME.
What about al the Golden Christmases????
They were on earlier today. I hope you didn’t miss them.
If missed any they do replay every so many Sundays.. I missed a couple and looked up in Christmas lineup and seen ones missed will be replaying… Yeaaaa
when will you air Christmas Belle on ION station again
I would like to see Christmas Eve. It is old – Don’ t know what years it was aired, but Lorretta Young starred in it. Don’t remember what channel it was on.
I think this person is is referring to a movie that I think was called It Happened One Night.
Her boyfriend died overseas & the female lead becomes very sick, it is pouring rain, Christmas Eve & she is at a church. The deceased boyfriend comes to her in the church.
Great movie!
Will you please show the Christmas movie starring Henry Winkler as the uncle who went to spend Christmas with his niece and her son and she fell in love with the man her uncle met in the airport.
Hi Sherell, the movie you are thinking of is called The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. It’s a Hallmark movie and has aired throughout the season on the Hallmark channel 🙂
That’s a hallmark channel movie called The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
It’s on Hallmark channel several times in the next week or so. Channel 312 if you have DirecTV. It’s called The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. One of my favorites. I found it on DVD at the grocery store for under $5.
That movie airs on the Hallmark Channel. It’s called The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. I love that movie too!! Check the Hallmark websites for showtimes.
Hallmark shows it every year like 15 times its “the most wonderful time of the year”
It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year.
I love that movie. I hope they show it.
Yessssss. I loved that movie too! He was handsome.
Can you PLEASE let me know your fall/winter Christmas line-up 2015; still looking for One Special Night with James Gardner and Julie Andrews. Thanks
That is a good one. The Hallmark Channel will often show it just before Thanksgiving.
CAUGHT THE END OF A CHRISTMAS MOVIE,SHE WAS EXPECTING AN ENGAGEMENT RING FOR XMAS BUT GOT A WEEKEND OR A WEEK IN ASPEN,SHE MOVED OUT OF THE APT CANNOT REMEMBER THE NAME OR TITLE .I WOULD LIKE TO BUY THE DVD BUT I NEED HELP TRYING TO FIND THE TITLE
Back to christmas is the name of movie
Caught the end of a movie on the 23rd. She seems to fear she will awake and her love will disappear but in the ending he is still there and she learns they have been married for years and in closing exchange presents. Didn’t see the name and can’t find the movie to watch from the beginning. Help
ITS LISTED AGAIN 12/25 AT NIGHT ON ION CHANNEL
I would love to see the movie about the single mom who is pursued by Santa’s son who has taken a job as Santa at some sort of outside mall. He’s accompanied by an adult size elf. I wasn’t able to see the whole movie and would love to see it. Of course I can’t remember the title. It aired sometime last year. I hope to you an figure out what I’m talking about and air it.
I found it! It’s ‘My Santa’. Please air this again for the 2014 season. Thanks!
Thanks! I see it’s scheduled to air on the 20th. I will be watching!
I would love to see Will You Merry Me starring Wendie Malick. Great movie to relax with, great for the season.
Will it run in 2014? Can’t find it ANYWHERE
Please run the movie “Borrowed Hearts” with Roma Downy this year at Christmas. Love this one.
Would like to see One Special Night with Julie Andrews and Jim Gardner this Christmas the best Christmas movie.
We bought the DVD on Amazon after waiting to see it On TV. We have also borrowed it from the local library to begin with.