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 fan favorites, ION is kicking off the holiday season in November 2023, with special holiday fare airing weekends in December through Christmas Day.
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2023 ION Television Christmas Movie Premieres
“Home for the Holidays” begins November 24th on ION Television.
2023 ION Home for the Holidays Schedule
PLEASE NOTE: Date/times are subject to change (all times shown in ET)
Airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times/dates can vary by TV provider.
Schedule last updated on 12/13/23
Friday, November 24, 2023
- 10:00am – A Royal Christmas Engagement
- 12:00pm – A Prince for Christmas
- 2:00pm – A Christmas Princess
- 4:00pm – A Prince and Pauper Christmas
- 6:00pm – A Christmas Witness
- 8:00pm – The Christmas Thief
- 10:00pm – The Case of the Christmas Diamond
Saturday, November 25, 2023
- 12:00am – The Search for Secret Santa
ION Holiday December Updates
No movies are currently scheduled through Monday, December 25th on the regular ION Television channel, we realize this is a huge disappointment for so many. Hopefully ION will reconsider and reverse this poor decision next year.
ION Plus TV will be airing holiday movies all day weekdays now through Christmas day. ION Plus is available to stream for free through Amazon Freevee.
What channel is ION Television?
- DirecTV – Channel 305
- DISH Network – Channel 216
Available on most cable networks. Check with your local provider for channel.
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ION Television Christmas Schedule Archives
- 2022 ION Television Home for the Holidays
- 2021 ION Christmas Movie Schedule
- 2020 ION Christmas Movie Schedule
- 2019 ION Christmas Movie Schedule
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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!