Great American Family Reveals Its 2023 Christmas Movie Schedule — and It Starts Tomorrow! (Exclusive)

Christmas is not only coming earlier this year. It’s mostly already here.

Although Great American Family previously announced Oct. 20 as the start date for its holiday lineup, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal that the elves have been working overtime there — and the season will begin a week early.

The network’s 24/7 Christmas programming now begins on Friday, October 13. And, as Candace Cameron Bure announces in the video above — the first of 20 new original Christmas movies debuts on Saturday, October 14th.

The season then continues with new movie premieres – starring the likes of Danica McKellar, Chad Michael Murray, Jen Lilley and Bura herself – every week until December 23rd.

Cameron Bure and Gabriel Hogan in Great American Family’s ‘My Christmas Hero’.

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Check out the full schedule — along with official network descriptions — below.

October 14 at 8:00 PM ET: Destined 2: Christmas Once Morestarring Shae Robbins and Casey Elliott — In this sequel, Theo (Elliott) still doesn’t have a relationship with his girlfriend Kim (Robbins) as he tries to propose to her on Christmas Day.

October 21 at 8:00 PM ET: That was the text before Christmasstarring Merritt Patterson and Trevor Donovan — An unexpected text message sent to the wrong number (Patterson) sets off a Christmas tradition with a new family (Donovan) over three different years.

October 28 at 8:00 PM ET: Bringing Christmas homestarring Jill Wagner and Paul Greene — A military history professor (Wagner) teams up with an antique store owner (Greene) to find the original owner of a historic World War II uniform and love letters left in her pockets.

Jill Wagner and Paul Greene in Great American Family’s ‘Bringing Christmas Home’.

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October 29 at 8:00 PM ET: A trip to Christmasstarring Ash Tsai and Joey Heyworth — While on a charity press tour, a model (Tsai) ends up stuck for time at the family home of the driver (Heyworth) she hired to help her for the week.

November 4th at 8:00 PM ET: Dash of Christmasstarring Laura Osnes and Christopher Russell — A marketing executive (Osnes) must learn a recipe to land her dream job and ends up going on a holiday baking trip with her dream baker (Russell).

November 5th at 8:00 PM ET: Our Christmas weddingstarring Holly Deveaux and Drew Seeley — The sequel reverses roles as Nicole’s boss plans the wedding of newly engaged Nicole (Deveaux) and Michael (Seeley) two weeks from Christmas.

November 11 at 8:00 PM ET: A Christmas memorystarring Jillian Murray and Daniel Lissing — A father (Lissing) bonds with his daughter and finds unexpected romance (Murray) while searching for the original owner of the Christmas time capsule.

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Merritt Patterson and Trevor Donovan in the Great American Family film ‘Twas the Text Before Christmas’.

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November 12 at 8:00 PM ET: Christmas blessingstarring Lori Loughlin, James Tupper and Jesse Hutch — A TV chef (Loughlin) is divinely inspired to take over her late aunt’s charity with the help of a new friend (Hutch) and a handsome business associate next door (Tupper).

November 18 at 8:00 PM ET: Santa, maybestarring Aubrey Reynolds — Can theater director Lila (Reynolds) rise to the challenge of putting on the perfect Christmas ballet while uncovering a secret Santa in her office?

November 19 at 8:00 PM ET: Paris Christmas Waltzstarring Jen Lilley and Matthew Morrison — A novice dancer (Lilley) is paired with a pro (Morrison) to enter a prestigious dance competition… in Paris!

Matthew Morrison returns to TV alongside Jen Lilley for Great American Family’s ‘Paris Christmas Waltz’

November 24 at 8:00 PM ET: My Christmas herostarring Candace Cameron Bure and Gabriel Hogan — A reserve medic (Bure) follows her family’s military history with the help of a new romance (Hogan).

Danica McKellar in ‘Royal Date for Christmas’ Great American Family.

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November 25 at 8:00 PM ET: A royal date for Christmas, starring Danica McKellar and Damon Runyan — When a European duke (Runyon) arrives in the US, he realizes his bags have been lost in transit. He has no choice but to be styled and finally inspired by Bella (McKellar), the owner of a local boutique.

November 26 at 8:00 PM ET: Christmas for the agesstarring Natasha Bure, Anna Ferguson, Kate Craven and Cheryl Ladd — Prompted by their youngest granddaughter (Bure), four generations celebrate family and what Christmas was like in the 40s, 60s, 90s and today.

December 2 at 8:00 PM ET: Christmas on the Windmill Roadstarring Christa Taylor Brown and Chad Michael Murray — To save her family’s heirloom windmill, a woman (Taylor Brown) must remind her ex-boyfriend (Michael Murray) of the best of their hometown.

Chad Michael Murray and Christa Taylor Brown in ‘Christmas at the Windmill’.

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December 3rd at 8:00 PM ET: Jinglebell Jubileestarring Erin Agostino and Marshall Williams — The city manager (Williams) enlists the help of a childhood friend (Agostino) in organizing a Christmas charity event in his town, while she and her close friend go to work arranging it.

December 9 at 8:00 PM ET: Meet me under the mistletoestarring Sarah Fisher and Simon Arblaster — Two rival realtors (Fisher and Arblaster) are forced to work together to sell a special house before Christmas.

December 10 at 8:00 PM ET: Peppermints and postcardsstarring Ella Cannon and Christopher Russell — When a Christmas letter about her love life goes viral, a mom discovers that romance could be just around the corner.

Anna Ferguson, Kate Craven, Natasha Bure and Cheryl Ladd in Great American Families’ A Christmas for the Ages.

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December 16 at 8:00 PM ET: Designing Christmas with youstarring Susie Abromeit and Liam McIntyre — with her career on the line, a decorator (Abromeit) must work with an unlikely partner (McIntyre) to present the house for the upcoming Christmas gala.

December 17th at 8:00 PM ET: 12 Christmas gamesstarring Johnny Ramey and Felisha Cooper — A group of old friends and neighbors are thrown into a Christmas-themed board game during a Christmas party.

December 23 at 8:00 PM ET: Royal Christmas holidays, starring Brittany Underwood and Jonathan Stoddard — In pursuit of her big break, a journalist (Underwood) arranges a Christmas interview with a European prince (Stoddard) who is visiting the United States. Will the journalist’s big story become her love story?

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The holiday cheer doesn’t end there. Great American Family is the exclusive cable television home of the 135th Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day.

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