Lifetime’s 2023 Christmas Movie Lineup Stars Tia Mowry, Teri Hatcher, Jana Kramer and More (Exclusive)

Christmas movie season is upon us, and for the folks who’ve been tracking the TV schedules like many are tracking Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s every move, one big player has yet to share its starting lineup — until now.

PEOPLE can exclusively reveal Lifetime’s full “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” slate — and it’s chock full of festive surprises.

In addition to the already hotly anticipated Ladies of the ’80s: A Divas Christmas starring Donna Mills, Loni Anderson, Linda Gray, Morgan Fairchild and Nicollette Sheridan, the network will be rolling out another 11 new original movies starting Nov. 18.

Stars including Tia Mowry, Jana Kramer, Teri Hatcher, Vivica A. Fox, Buddy Valastro, Jackée Harry and Tatyana Ali will be making sure the twinkle lights are installed en masse and the stockings are hung by the chimneys with care this season.

Jackée Harry in Lifetime’s ‘A Christmas Intern’.

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Harry, Ali and Max Ehrich will all be singing new, original songs in their respective movies, and ’80s pop sensation Tiffany will be providing the theme song for Ladies of the ’80s.

And it wouldn’t be Lifetime without a little mystery, so this year, LMN is launching its own debut thriller in December called, of course, Silent Night, Fatal Night.

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Get the scoop on all 12 new, original It’s a Wonderful Lifetime movies — and their premiere dates! — below. (All movies premiere at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Lifetime unless otherwise noted.)

Corey Sevier and Emily Alatalo in Lifetime’s ‘Christmas Plus One’.

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Saturday, Nov. 18: Christmas Plus One, starring Emily Alatalo, Corey Sevier, Vanessa Smythe and Andrew Bushell — When sisters Cara (Alatalo) and Amy (Smythe) make a pact to find their soulmates by next Christmas, they’re not expecting anything to come from it. However, one year later, Amy’s winter wedding is approaching, and Cara finally finds her own perfect man, Chase (Bushell), who agrees to attend as her plus one. But after immediately losing his number, all hope is lost. Will she find him in time to make her Christmas wish come true? Or does love have other plans for Cara when magazine writer Michael (Sevier) signs on to help her in her quest?

Kathryn Davis and Olivier Renaud in Lifetime’s ‘Planes, Trains and Christmas Trees’.

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Sunday, Nov. 19: Planes, Trains, and Christmas Trees, starring Kathryn Davis and Olivier Renaud — During a business trip to Indiana, event planner Kayley (Davis) and sports agent Brett (Renaud) find themselves unable to fly home for Christmas due to a terrible snowstorm. Determined to get back to New York by Christmas Eve, the two team up and try to make their own way home, but when the storm hits, they’re forced to seek refuge in the sleepy town of Redwood, Ohio; a place that ignites some much-needed Christmas magic in their hearts. 

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Teri Hatcher and William DeVry in Lifetime’s ‘Christmas at the Chalet’.

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Saturday, Nov. 25: Christmas at the Chalet, starring Teri Hatcher and William DeVry — When former TV host and socialite Lex (Hatcher) finds herself faced with the possibility of spending Christmas sharing a luxury chalet with her son, ex-husband and his new girlfriend, she volunteers to work in the chalet to avoid things getting too close to home, while documenting her every move for a new wave of followers who are loving this new chapter of her life.

Paniz Zade and Jake Epstein in Lifetime’s ‘Laughing All the Way’.

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Sunday, Nov. 26: Laughing All the Way, starring Paniz Zade and Jake Epstein — When ghostwriter and aspiring comedian Aubri Wilson (Zade) is placed in charge of the Christmas variety show, she worries she might not have what it takes to pull off this make-or-break moment in her career. With Christmas just weeks away, Aubri is in pursuit of the perfect headliner for the event. That is, until famous Hollywood comedian Mike Baxter (Epstein) returns to the comedy club that launched his career. There, Mike rediscovers his stand-up roots, and Aubri shows the world her inner funny girl, and as their journeys collide, they fall hopelessly and hilariously in love, laughing all the way.

Linda Evans, Donna Mills, Loni Anderson, Nicollette Sheridan and Morgan Fairchild in Lifetime’s ‘Ladies of the ’80s: A Divas Christmas’.

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Saturday, Dec. 2: Ladies of the ‘80s: A Divas Christmas, starring Loni Anderson, Morgan Fairchild, Linda Gray, Donna Mills and Nicollette Sheridan — Five glamorous ‘80s soap opera stars reunite to share the spotlight to shoot the final Christmas episode of their long-running soap opera. The producer, Alex (Travis Burns) and director Nell (Taylor Ann Thompson), old college friends, do their best to keep things on the rails but as the ladies come together, old rivalries resurface that threaten to tear the whole production apart. With the show nearly canceled before it even begins due to the ladies’ famous diva behavior, they reluctantly agree to set aside their differences and past secrets to “act” as if they all still love each other. When old sparks reignite between Alex and Nell, the ladies become eager to play cupid and conspire to bring the couple together. Along the way, the divas also discover that the love between them all is still very strong too. Featuring a theme song written by Steve Dorff and Michael Jay, produced by Dorff and performed by Tiffany.

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Elena Juatco and Ryan Bruce in Lifetime’s ‘Mistletoe Match’.

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Sunday, Dec. 3: Mistletoe Match, starring Elena Juatco and Ryan Bruce — With the holiday season in full swing, Olivia Hayes (Juatco) goes undercover to provide her readers with an in-depth and cynical look at the hugely successful annual Secret Santa for Singles event. There, she meets single dad and handsome widower Thomas (Bruce) who is just as skeptical about the program as she is. Sparks soon fly, but with a once-in-a-lifetime promotion on the line, will she risk losing it all for the romance she never saw coming?

Alex Camacho and Matthew Pohlkamp in LMN’s ‘Silent Night, Fatal Night’.

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Thursday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on LMN: Silent Night, Fatal Night, starring Alex Camacho and Matthew Pohlkamp — Mallory Dearborn (Camacho) is one of the best-selling mystery writers in the market. Against the wishes of her manager Michael (Pohlkamp), she’s decided to end her long-running detective franchise and focus on more personal matters. Desperate for a big payday, Michael takes her prisoner and, convincing the world she’s passed away, forces her to write a new, posthumous novel. Now, Mallory will spend the holidays writing her most thrilling story yet: her own escape.

Jana Kramer in Lifetime’s ‘A Cowboy Christmas Romance’.

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Saturday, Dec. 9: A Cowboy Christmas Romance, starring Jana Kramer, Adam Senn, Mary-Margaret Humes, Cassie Randolph, Curt Mega, Bruce Thomas, Lisa Lee and Max Ehrich and written by Sarah Drew — One week before Christmas, a huge business deal sends real estate “closer” Lexie Crenshaw (Kramer) back to a place she swore she’d never return: her hometown of Tubac, Arizona. Back on the range, Lexie must convince Coby Mason (Senn), a horse-whispering rancher, to part ways with his family’s land, while navigating her relationship with the father (Thomas) and brothers she left behind, leading her to reconsider the life she gave up 10 years ago.

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Tia Mowry in Lifetime’s ‘Yes, Chef! Christmas’.

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Sunday, Dec. 10: Yes, Chef! Christmas, starring Tia Mowry, Buddy Valastro and Luke Humphrey — Alicia Gellar (Mowry) is a culinary school instructor who has put both her true career aspirations and personal life on the back burner. But this holiday season, fate is on her side. She is invited to compete in the city’s annual Kringle Cook-Off and learns a family secret that could change everything and be the big break she needs to become a respected chef like her former boss Bobby (Valastro). There to mentor her through the competition is the fiery chef and Kringle protégé, Logan (Humphrey), whom Alicia builds a real connection with, despite their rocky start. But can Alicia win the cook-off and prove to herself that she is the capable head chef that Logan believes her to be? And will she be accepted by the Kringles if she shares the truth with them? She will have to put it all on the line to find out.

Tatyana Ali and Jesse Kove in Lifetime’s ‘The Holiday Proposal Plan’.

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Saturday, Dec. 16: The Holiday Proposal Plan, starring Tatyana Ali, Jesse Kove, Geovanni Gopradi and Whitney Able — Travel columnist Sonny Kravitz (Ali) and her ex-boyfriend Kip (Kove) are forced to team up to help their best friends Bree (Able) and Jarod (Gopradi) get engaged. To set the backdrop, the four return to Sonny’s parents’ snowy chalet and set up 12 holiday traditions that are celebrated around the world to nudge Jarod to ask Bree to be his wife. But it seems that the proposal plan doesn’t just reignite the love between the engaged couple. Will Sonny and Kip rekindle what they once had?

Vivica A. Fox in Lifetime’s ‘A Christmas Intern’.

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Saturday, Dec. 16 at 10 p.m. ET/PT: A Christmas Intern, starring Jackée Harry, Ciarra Carter, Vivica A. Fox, Doug Rogers, Jasmine Avialotis and Michael Paré — With the holidays approaching, Cecilia (Harry) discovers that retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, so she decides to make a surprise visit to her daughter Alexis (Carter) who created and runs “Cyber Santa,” an online gift giving business. Seizing an opportunity to spend Christmas with her daughter and get back into the game, Cecilia becomes an intern at the start-up company and the two learn the importance of family during the most wonderful time of year, while also finding love. Featuring an original song by Jackée Harry.

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Patricia Isaac and Andrew Dunbar in Lifetime’s ‘Merry Magic Christmas’.

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Sunday, Dec. 17: Merry Magic Christmas, starring Patricia Isaac and Andrew Dunbar — As Christmas nears, financial advisor Beth (Isaac) finds that her fortune is hinting all around her. She starts seeing a recurring number: 624, an angel number that will help make her heart’s secret wish come true. It mysteriously becomes the time she wakes up, how far she bikes and the countdowns she sets. Taking on a pro-bono financial case for the local children’s theatre, Beth meets Nate (Dunbar), whose financial inexperience may cause the theatre to shut down. The two must work together to raise money for the theatre and possibly find love along the way.

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Jeananne Goossen, Zach Smadu and Ai Barrett in Lifetime’s ‘Mom’s Christmas Boyfriend’.

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Saturday, Dec. 23: Mom’s Christmas Boyfriend, starring Jeananne Goossen, Ai Barrett and Zach Smadu — Precocious 10-year-old Lily Morgan (Barrett) enters a writing contest about her Christmas wish. She wishes that her single mother, Emma (Goossen), finds love and a father for Lily whom Emma adopted as an infant in China. After winning the contest, will Lily’s wish come true? 

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