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Photo: Kevin McGarry, Taylor Cole

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Airing as part of the Miracles of Christmas programming event on Hallmark Mystery A Reason For The Season stars Taylor Cole and Kevin McGarry in the lead.

When Calls the Heart fans will no doubt be thrilled to see Kevin McGarry leading the new Hallmark Mystery movie, A Reason For The Season. Premiering as part of the Miracles of Christmas programming event, this movie takes us closer to the holidays. Read on to find out more about the movie and its cast.

A Reason For The Season to Premiere on Hallmark Mystery. Photo: Taylor Cole

Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: David Owen Strongman

According to TV Line, A Reason For the Season tells the story of Evie (Cole). In order to earn her trust fund, she is tasked with granting Christmas wishes to the people who saved her life on the night of her birth.

There's nothing like decorating the tree with "Home Alone" or "The Santa Clause" playing in the background, or gathering around the TV for both versions of "Miracle on 34th Street." These films are well-worn and comfortable, already popular for decades. But while friends and families may appreciate these ubiquitous favorites, they likely watch a few hidden gems every season, too -- those films that, while they may not dominate the airwaves, are considered classics by the people who love them most.

Long before Hallmark became the biggest purveyor of holiday rom-coms, theaters showcased a great range of Yuletide fare. This was particularly true in the 1940s, which the British Film Institute called "the golden age of the Christmas movie." There's much more to that decade than "It's a Wonderful Life," but as time marches on, more and more holiday films fail to get the recognition they should.

Christmas comedies are...

A cozy bit of holiday fluff directed by Peter Godfrey and starring the usually uncompromising Barbara Stanwyck as Elizabeth Lane, a Manhattan food critic who masquerades as a Connecticut farm wife complete with fictitious family. The charade ends in ruins but happy-go-lucky Dennis Morgan is there to soften the blow. Sydney Greenstreet plays her unsuspecting publisher.

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