To Hallmark or Not to Hallmark? A month of all things Christmas starts June 29

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Are y’all as excited as we are?

We know, we know. We’ve seen the memes and have even LOL’d and shared a few. Sure, the plots, conflicts, and resolutions are first cousins who look like twins. Still, we can’t help but watch, right?

2020 has hit us with more than we could have imagined. These past six months have been more intense—and sometimes scarier—than the dangers found the thickest suspense thriller. Having somewhere to escape is refreshing. Scratch that. It’s needed!

Instead of focusing on the horrors of 2020, let’s grab our favorite warm (or not-so-warm) drink, a blanket, and nestle on the couch during our downtime.

We enjoy escaping the real world, trading adulting for snow-covered lodges, angsty couples, misunderstandings that will be resolved in less than 20 minutes, and a happily ever after.

Trade uncertainty and unrest for love and kindness… for an entire month!

Tools for being a Hallmark movie watching pro:

  1. DVR (optional but excellent for rewatching when a pick-me-up is needed)
  2. Favorite beverage (with plenty of refills)
  3. Comfy jammies/sweats/tshirt
  4. Comfy covers
  5. Comfy couch or bed
  6. A dog, cat, or significant other (preferred but optional)
  7. Box of tissues

Instructions (aka ways to make Christmas in July realistic)

  1. Crank the air down to 65
  2. Light a cinnamon, cloves, marshmallow, winter, or other nostalgic-type scented candle
  3. When you start to feel the chill in the air, wrap up in your chosen cover
  4. Start sipping your beverage (a warm drink like coffee of hot cocoa gives the full Christmastime effect)
  5. Stay in the same, warm spot for hours (you can get up for refills as needed; bathroom breaks recommended)
  6. Enjoy!

While we cry during most Hallmark movies, crying is optional. However, it is very cleansing.

-The Garage Girls

After each movie ends, you should feel a little (sometimes a lot) emotional but hopeful. Each movie transports us to a place where family, friends, and coworkers care about one another; where everyone learns from their mistakes and works to make the future better than the past; where couples work through the hard times; where small business owners see that miracles can and do happen; where parents actually parent; where children obey their parents (sometimes there will be a little mischief but lessons will be learned and retained); where love triumphs over hate; and where conflicts are temporary and kindness abounds.

If you don’t feel the full effect after movie #1, keep on. By movie #30, you’ll be emotionally spent but refreshed. Your outlook on the future and what is possible will be bright.

Sure, life is not a Hallmark movie, but you can write your own ending. It’s up to each of us to make our own lives better. In the meantime, just relax and enjoy the show. Better days are ahead.

XOXO

Hallmark’s Christmas in July Line Up

All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

MONDAY, JUNE 29

  • The Mistletoe Inn (5 p.m.)
  • Rocky Mountain Christmas (7 p.m.)
  • Christmas at Grand Valley (9 p.m.)

TUESDAY, JUNE 30

  • Karen Kingsbury’s Maggie’s Christmas Miracle (5 p.m.)
  • Once Upon a Christmas Miracle (7 p.m.)
  • Christmas with Holly (9 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1

  • A Christmas Melody (5 p.m.)
  • Northern Lights of Christmas (7 p.m.)
  • Holiday Hearts (9 p.m.)

THURSDAY, JULY 2

  • Christmas in Evergreen (5 p.m.)
  • Christmas in Montana (7 p.m.)
  • A Gingerbread Romance (9 p.m.)

FRIDAY, JULY 3

  • A Boyfriend for Christmas (5 p.m.)
  • Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas (7 p.m.)
  • Time for You to Come Home for Christmas (9 p.m.)

SATURDAY, JULY 4

  • Memories of Christmas (5 a.m.)
  • Journey Back to Christmas (7 a.m.)
  • The Christmas Note (9 a.m.)
  • Home for Christmas Day (11 a.m.)
  • Operation Christmas (1 p.m.)
  • Christmas Homecoming (3 p.m.)
  • A Veteran’s Christmas (5 p.m.)
  • A Homecoming for the Holidays (7 p.m.)
  • Holiday for Heroes (9 p.m.)

SUNDAY, JULY 5

  • ‘Tis the Season for Live (5 a.m.)
  • The Town Christmas Forgot (7 a.m.)
  • Magical Christmas Ornaments (9 a.m.)
  • A Family Christmas Gift (11 a.m.)
  • Family for Christmas (1 p.m.)
  • Christmas on my Mind (3 p.m.)
  • Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane (5 p.m.)
  • A Godwink Christmas (7 p.m.)
  • A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love (9 p.m.)

MONDAY, JULY 6

  • Looks Like Christmas (5 p.m.)
  • A Joyous Christmas (7 p.m.)
  • A Merry Christmas Match (9 p.m.)

TUESDAY, JULY 7

  • A Holiday Engagement (5 p.m.)
  • A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas (7 p.m.)
  • Christmas Everlasting (9 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 8

  • A Christmas Miracle (5 p.m.)
  • Nostalgic Christmas (7 p.m.)
  • Small Town Christmas (9 p.m.)

THURSDAY, JULY 9

  • Just in Time for Christmas (5 p.m.)
  • Romance at Reindeer Lodge (7 p.m.)
  • Our Christmas Love Song (9 p.m.)

FRIDAY, JULY 10

  • Hearts of Christmas (5 p.m.)
  • Christmas in Angel Falls (7 p.m.)
  • Angel Falls: A Novel Christmas (7 p.m.)

SATURDAY, JULY 11

  • The Christmas Train (5 a.m.)
  • Return to Christmas Creek (7 a.m.)
  • Debbie Macomber’s Dashing Through the Snow (9 a.m.)
  • Moonlight and Mistletoe (11 a.m.)
  • Northern Lights of Christmas (1 p.m.)
  • Matchmaker Santa (3 p.m.)
  • A Bramble House Christmas ( 5 p.m.)
  • Two Turtle Doves (7 p.m.)
  • Sense, Sensibility, and Snowmen (9 p.m.)

SUNDAY, JULY 12

  • Love Always, Santa (5 a.m.)
  • The Perfect Christmas Present (7 a.m.)
  • The Christmas Secret (9 a.m.)
  • A Christmas to Remember (11 a.m.)
  • A Boyfriend for Christmas (1 p.m.)
  • Hope at Christmas (3 p.m.)
  • Karen Kingsbury’s Maggie’s Christmas Miracle (5 p.m.)
  • Time for You to Come Home for Christmas (7 p.m.)
  • Once Upon a Christmas Miracle (9 p.m.)

Hallmark Channel’s Christmas in July 2020 Schedule

All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

FRIDAY, JULY 10

  • Christmas at Dollywood (12 p.m.)
  • Merry & Bright (2 p.m.)
  • Switched for Christmas (4 p.m.)
  • Write Before Christmas (6 p.m.)
  • Christmas Under Wraps (8 p.m.)
  • Crown for Christmas (10 p.m.)

SATURDAY, JULY 11

  • The Nine Lives of Christmas (12 a.m.)
  • The Sweetest Christmas (2 a.m.)
  • Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses (4 a.m.)
  • It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (6 a.m.)
  • Christmas Next Door (8 a.m.)
  • Welcome to Christmas (10 a.m.)
  • Miss Christmas (12 p.m.)
  • Double Holiday (2 p.m.)
  • Picture a Perfect Christmas (4 p.m.)
  • Christmas Town (6 p.m.)
  • Christmas at the Plaza (8 p.m.)
  • Check Inn to Christmas (10 p.m.)

SUNDAY, JULY 12

  • A Royal Christmas (12 a.m.)
  • My Christmas Dream (2 a.m.)
  • A Wish for Christmas (4 a.m.)
  • A Very Merry Mix-Up (6 a.m.)
  • Jingle Around the Clock (8 a.m.)
  • The Christmas Cottage (10 a.m.)
  • The Christmas Club (12 p.m.)
  • Christmas at Pemberley Manor (2 p.m.)
  • Snow Bride (4 p.m.)
  • Christmas Getaway (6 p.m.)
  • A Christmas Detour (8 p.m.)
  • Christmas Under the Stars (10 p.m.)

MONDAY, JULY 13

  • It’s Christmas Eve (12 a.m.)
  • With Love, Christmas (2 a.m.)
  • Christmas List (4 a.m.)
  • Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays (6 a.m.)
  • A December Bride (8 a.m.)
  • Christmas Joy (12 p.m.)
  • A Gift to Remember (2 p.m.)
  • Road to Christmas (4 p.m.)
  • Sleigh Bells Ring (6 p.m.)
  • Pride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe (8 p.m.)
  • Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses (10 p.m.)

TUESDAY, JULY 14

  • Christmas in Rome (12 a.m.)
  • Holiday Date (2 a.m.)
  • Hats Off to Christmas! (4 a.m.)
  • Christmas at the Palace (6 a.m.)
  • Christmas Scavenger Hunt (8 a.m.)
  • Picture a Perfect Christmas (12 p.m.)
  • A Dream of Christmas (2 p.m.)
  • A Christmas Duet (4 p.m.)
  • A Wish for Christmas (6 p.m.)
  • Reunited at Christmas (8 p.m.)
  • Switched for Christmas (10 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15

  • Write Before Christmas (12 a.m.)
  • A Cookie Cutter Christmas (2 a.m.)
  • On the Twelfth Day of Christmas (4 a.m.)
  • Enchanted Christmas (6 a.m.)
  • Cherished Memories: A Gift to Remember 2 (8 a.m.)
  • Let it Snow (12 p.m.)
  • 12 Gifts of Christmas (2 p.m.)
  • Christmas Made to Order (4 p.m.)
  • Christmas Land (6 p.m.)
  • The Sweetest Christmas (8 p.m.)
  • The Mistletoe Promise (10 p.m.)

THURSDAY, JULY 16

  • A Christmas Detour (12 a.m.)
  • Christmas Connection (2 a.m.)
  • Christmas Cookies (4 a.m.)
  • Crown for Christmas (6 a.m.)
  • A Royal Christmas (8 a.m.)
  • Christmas at the Plaza (12 p.m.)
  • Once Upon a Holiday (2 p.m.)
  • The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (4 p.m.)
  • It’s Christmas, Eve (6 p.m.)
  • Christmas Getaway (8 p.m.)
  • The Christmas Cottage (10 p.m.)

FRIDAY, JULY 17

  • Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa (12 a.m.)
  • A Cheerful Christmas (2 a.m.)
  • Christmas at Graceland (4 a.m.)
  • Christmas at Holly Lodge (6 a.m.)
  • Sharing Christmas (8 a.m.)
  • A Perfect Christmas (12 p.m.)
  • Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy (2 p.m.)
  • Christmas Town (4 p.m.)
  • The Mistletoe Secret (6 p.m.)
  • Mingle All the Way (8 p.m.)
  • Christmas Next Door (10 p.m.)

SATURDAY, JULY 18

  • A Christmas Love Story (12 a.m.)
  • Christmas Under the Stars (2 a.m.)
  • Christmas at Cartwright’s (4 a.m.)
  • Let it Snow (6 a.m.)
  • A Christmas Duet (8 a.m.)
  • Christmas Connection (10 a.m.)
  • Switched for Christmas (12 p.m.)
  • Reunited at Christmas (2 p.m.)
  • With Love, Christmas (4 p.m.)
  • Holiday Date (6 p.m.)
  • Write Before Christmas (8 p.m.)
  • Christmas in Rome (10 p.m.)

SUNDAY, JULY 19

  • A December Bride (12 a.m.)
  • Christmas Joy (2 a.m.)
  • Coming Home for Christmas (4 a.m.)
  • Merry & Bright (6 a.m.)
  • Picture a Perfect Christmas (8 a.m.)
  • Christmas at Dollywood (10 a.m.)
  • The Nine Lives of Christmas (12 p.m.)
  • Crown for Christmas (2 p.m.)
  • Christmas at the Plaza (4 p.m.)
  • Pride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe (6 p.m.)
  • Christmas Under Wraps (8 p.m.)
  • A Shoe Addict’s Christmas (10 p.m.)

MONDAY, JULY 20

  • A Dream of Christmas (12 a.m.)
  • Christmas in Love (2 a.m.)
  • Christmas Made to Order (4 a.m.)
  • My Christmas Dream (6 a.m.)
  • Christmas Getaway (8 a.m.)
  • On the Twelfth Day of Christmas (12 p.m.)
  • Jingle Around the Clock (2 p.m.)
  • Love You Like Christmas (4 p.m.)
  • A Christmas Detour (6 p.m.)
  • The Christmas Cottage (8 p.m.)
  • The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (10 p.m.)

TUESDAY, JULY 21

  • It’s Christmas, Eve (12 a.m.)
  • Christmas Scavenger Hunt (2 a.m.)
  • Once Upon a Holiday (4 a.m.)
  • Check Inn to Christmas (6 a.m.)
  • Christmas in Love (8 a.m.)
  • A Christmas Love Story (12 p.m.)
  • The Sweetest Christmas (2 p.m.)
  • The Mistletoe Secret (4 p.m.)
  • Christmas Next Door (6 p.m.)
  • Christmas Town (8 p.m.)
  • The Christmas Club (10 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22

  • A Perfect Christmas (12 a.m.)
  • Merry & Bright (2 a.m.)
  • It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (4 a.m.)
  • Hats Off to Christmas! (6 a.m.)
  • A Gift to Remember (8 a.m.)
  • Pride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe (12 p.m.)
  • Sleigh Bells Ring (2 p.m.)
  • Christmas at Pemberley Manor (4 p.m.)
  • Mingle All the Way (6 p.m.)
  • Christmas at the Plaza (8 p.m.)
  • Christmas Under Wraps (10 p.m.)

THURSDAY, JULY 23

  • Coming Home for Christmas (12 a.m.)
  • Double Holiday (2 a.m.)
  • Finding Santa (4 a.m.)
  • Cherished Memories: A Gift to Remember 2 (6 a.m.)
  • Miss Christmas (8 a.m.)
  • Welcome to Christmas (12 p.m.)
  • Marry Me at Christmas (2 p.m.)
  • Write Before Christmas (4 p.m.)
  • The Nine Lives of Christmas (6 p.m.)
  • Christmas in Rome (8 p.m.)
  • Reunited at Christmas (10 p.m.)

FRIDAY, JULY 24

  • A Christmas Duet (12 a.m.)
  • 12 Gifts of Christmas (2 a.m.)
  • My Christmas Love (4 a.m.)
  • Christmas Land (6 a.m.)
  • Christmas List (8 a.m.)
  • Christmas at the Palace (12 p.m.)
  • Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa (2 p.m.)
  • A Shoe Addict’s Christmas (4 p.m.)
  • Let it Snow (6 p.m.)
  • With Love, Christmas (8 p.m.)
  • Picture a Perfect Christmas (10 p.m.)

SATURDAY, JULY 25

  • A Wish for Christmas (12 a.m.)
  • Road to Christmas (2 a.m.)
  • My Christmas Dream (4 a.m.)
  • Mingle All the Way (6 a.m.)
  • The Christmas Club (8 a.m.)
  • Crown for Christmas (10 a.m.)
  • Check Inn to Christmas (12 p.m.)
  • Christmas Under the Stars (2 p.m.)
  • Christmas Under Wraps (4 p.m.)
  • The Christmas Cottage (6 p.m.)
  • Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays (8 p.m.)
  • Pride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe (10 p.m.)

SUNDAY, JULY 26

  • The Mistletoe Secret (12 a.m.)
  • Once Upon a Holiday (2 a.m.)
  • Christmas at Holly Lodge (4 a.m.)
  • A Royal Christmas (6 a.m.)
  • Christmas Cookies (8 a.m.)
  • Coming Home for Christmas (10 a.m.)
  • A Cheerful Christmas (12 p.m.)
  • The Mistletoe Promise (2 p.m.)
  • Christmas Town (4 p.m.)
  • A Christmas Love Story (6 p.m.)
  • Switched for Christmas (8 p.m.)
  • Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy (10 p.m.)

MONDAY, JULY 27

  • Holiday Date (12 a.m.)
  • Love You Like Christmas (2 a.m.)
  • Enchanted Christmas (4 a.m.)

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