How Hallmark Channel Stars Celebrate the Holidays and Christmas

Like in the movies? Hallmark Channel stars, including Alison Sweeney, Lacey Chabert as well as Jonathan Bennett told how they spend the holidays – and whether it is similar to any of their Christmas films. “I try to honor, for example, the day after Thanksgiving. [rule to decorating]” Sweeney said exclusively Us weekly in October 2022, when asked when she arranges her Christmas items. Magical Christmas Village The star admitted that she loves Halloween, so the neighbors see her holiday mood for the first time. “You have to give Halloween, it should,” she explained. “My favorite dish that I cook all year round is Thanksgiving. So I love Thanksgiving [because] a family [is together]. It’s like my favorite day.” Murder, she baked The actress, however, revealed that “the very next day” she goes into Christmas mode. “It’s time to go get a tree, or get your tree out, start putting on decorations, embellishments and lights, and get to work,” Sweeney said. Us. Later that month, soap opera star Us about which Hallmark movie look she likes the most — and that doesn’t include early embellishment. “I love skating. So Luke Macfarlane playing my love interest [in A Magical Christmas Village] “So good, so beautiful,” Sweeney said during the Christmas 2022 countdown celebration at Radio City Music Hall. “Of course we did a classic Christmas ice skating, like a clumsy character that has to fall, and it was so fun and funny and he helped me so well with that.”
[jwplayer 46YrVMWl-zhNYySv2]Bennett, who starred in his first Hallmark movie in 2010, spoke exclusively Us in October 2022 that he can’t get enough of “kissing on the verge of a miss” every season. “We do about six kisses on the verge of a miss in holiday babysitter. We give everyone whatever they want,” he said of his 2022 holiday film. “What’s so special about holiday babysitter Yes, it’s an LGBTQ+ movie, but it’s not just for LGBTQ+ people. holiday babysitter it’s a movie for everyone, just like the Hallmark Channel is for everyone. And Christmas is for everyone.”
Jordin Sparks, who debuted at Hallmark in 2021, agreed with Bennett. “The hallmark is the family,” she said exclusively Us in October 2021. “The hallmark is love.” Chabert, for his part, has admired the process of making films with Hallmark Media, having worked with the company since 2010. “It’s a real collaboration where everyone comes together and uses their talents to make it happen” Party of Five alum exclusively said Us in October 2021, referring to the 15-day turnover she had Christmas at Heart Castle. “I’m always excited.” Scroll down to see how Hallmark Channel stars past and present celebrate the holidays year after year:

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Alison Sweeney

“I guess we’re doing something like traditional traditions” Secrets of Hanna Swensen the star spoke exclusively Us in October 2022 “Decorating the Christmas tree together. I love stockings – pulling stockings and [then] they are carefully suspended from the chimney. “And we watch a bunch of Christmas movies at Christmas.”

Wedding Veil the trilogy actress showed what she thinks tenacious “be a Christmas movie”, but she also watches more traditional films, including Chrismas story as well as Alone at home.

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Jordin Sparks

“I love Christmas. I love Christmas” american idol alum exclusively said Us in October 2021, talking about his holiday film christmas treasure. “You know, I was born on December 22nd. So, Christmas mostly flows through my veins. And I just love this time of year.”

Sparks didn’t name a specific tradition, instead she talked about everything she celebrates in December. “You know, people have become a little kinder,” she explained. “A miracle in the eyes of children. Season. It feels like I just… I love everything about him.”

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Danica McKellar

“I write a bunch [Hallmark movies] and then I looked at the ones that my friends participate in, ”said the California native exclusively. Us in October 2021 while promoting his film You, me and the Christmas tree. “They’re all so funny it’s hard [watch them all]”.

Matchmaker Riddles the star noted that she would not be able to do “many other things” if she watched all the programs of the network. “It’s so great to have it when you’re cooking, when you’re, you know, wrapping presents,” McKellar added of her holiday tradition.

Love and sun In October 2021, the actress announced that she had signed an exclusive multi-film deal with Great American Media after six years with Hallmark Media.

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Tamera Mowry-Housley

“Lots of hot cocoa makes everything better,” the actress said exclusively. Us in November 2020, referring to how she keeps her kids in the holiday spirit. “Watch Christmas movies, Hallmark movies. My son wants to see what I just did [Christmas Comes Twice]”.

Surveillance of Santa Claus the star explained that “music, dancing, playing with toys” is all she does with her son Aden and daughter Aria every year. “We can only do what we can,” Mowry-Housley added. “And as long as my kids have a smile on their face, I’m doing everything right.”

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Lacey Chabert

“Every Christmas Eve, we all gather at my parents’ house for a White Elephant themed party.” Winter in Vail the actress spoke exclusively Us in 2019. “You have to put on your pajamas and we exchange these silly gifts and it ends up being a fun fight for the best one.”

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Ashley Green

“We’re sort of making up something,” charm bracelet the actress spoke exclusively Us in December 2019, noting that she “creates [traditions] active” with her husband, Paul Khoury, ahead of their second family Christmas. “I want to have a baking contest at our house, like a cookie baking contest. So that will be one of the things we do this year.”

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Candice Cameron Bure

“[On] We always serve at the homeless shelter on Christmas morning. We have been doing this for many years, ”the star of the Christmas Town shared. Us in November 2019. “We bring all the food, cook, and then sit down with the people who are staying there. Usually it’s families.”

The former Hallmark Channel Christmas queen explained that she later leaves for her brother, Kirk Cameronhome for family dinner. “We all cook, bring meals and sing hymns in the living room,” Cameron Bure added. “Usually we do, for example, a gift of a white elephant or something like that, but this is our traditional Christmas day: a lot of family and a lot of just good moments together.”

Fuller House In April 2022, the alum announced that she was moving to Great American Media after appearing in 10 Christmas movies with Hallmark in over 10 years with the network.

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Jonathan Bennett

“The traditions in my family were too crazy because my family was too crazy – and that’s why I like to act in Hallmark films,” Mean Girls the star spoke exclusively Usreferring to his 2018 film Christmas to order. “It gives you this fantasy of what the perfect family is and you can run into it.”

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Brooke Shields

“Everyone since Thanksgiving comes to my house in mid-December for Christmas dinner.” Flower Shop Mysteries the star spoke exclusively Us many months of holidays of her family. “I move furniture and feed them all and we all spend time in my house and we all toast and this year we chose each other without looking back, so instead of giving gifts to everyone, each of us received to one person. It was really good, so what I like the most is that in mid-December we all get together.”