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Hallmark fans can look forward to lots of laughs and plenty of cuteness in The Santa Class, premiering as part of the 2023 Countdown to Christmas programming event.

Starring Kimberley Sustad as the owner of a struggling Santa School, and Benjamin Ayres who plays her instructor, Dan, who helps an amnesia-stricken Santa Claus.

Read on to find out more about the plot of the movie and its cast and see some gorgeous Santa-filled images taken on the film set.

The Santa Class – a rom-com on Hallmark Channel Photo: Ryan Beil, Benjamin Ayres, Gary Jones, Trevor Lerner, Tom Pickett, Kimberley Sustad, Carmel Amit, Graeme McComb Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Allister Foster

TV Insider has revealed the plot of the new Christmas rom-com, The Santa Class, coming to your small screen soon. In the movie, Kimberley Sustad and Benjamin Ayres are trying to save Christmas.

Just when you thought The Polar Express was the creepiest thing about the holiday seasons, Coca-Cola enters the chat with an almost entirely AI-generated holiday commercial. As you can imagine, it has gone over about as well as New Coke. But before we go any further, you should check out the video, which is embedded below:

So we’ve got the usual Christmas staples in reindeer, snow and Santa – along with Coca-Cola’s trademark polar bears – but it won’t take perfect vision to notice just how phony all of it is, something that viewers have called the company out on in fervor. Some have stamped the ad as lifeless and hollow, while others have blasted Coca-Cola for its lack of creativity and snubbing actual artists of work. Oddly enough, the only part that looks organic – even at the animation level – is the iconic Coca-Cola font, although that’s primarily...

Kesha is getting us into the holiday spirit!

The”Joyride” superstar just released a new Spotify exclusive single on Tuesday (October 15), a cover of Lindsey Buckingham‘s “Holiday Road.”

This single is part of this year’s annual singles collection from Spotify, which will feature four other artists and their covers of holiday tunes, including “Driving Home for Christmas” by Dasha, “River” by Max Richter, “Run Rudolph Run” by Mark Ambor and “Emmanuel” by Miel San Marcos.

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“With ‘Holiday Road,’ Kesha has taken this really fun ’80s song – which wasn’t originally a holiday song – and brought it to the modern day. We just knew she would sound amazing singing it, and she does. Her vocals make me think of The Go-Gos or The Bangles here. It feels like a monumental year for Kesha, and we’re thrilled to be a part of it...

While some may just be getting in the fall and spooky season spirit, Hallmark has planned past the pumpkins and even Thanksgiving turkey for its Christmas slate.

The network’s annual “Countdown to Christmas” lineup has been organized, with 47 all-new original movies across the Hallmark Channel, streamer Hallmark+’s “The Very Merry Holiday Collection” and Hallmark Mystery’s “Miracles of Christmas”.

The 15th iteration of the Hallmark Channel’s festive slate kicks off on October 18 on the Hallmark Channel with all-new movies every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. on the Hallmark channel and Thursdays at 8 p.m. on Hallmark Mystery, with a Wednesday 8 p.m. launch Thanksgiving week. Find the full schedule to satisfy all holiday needs below:

Friday, October 18: ’Twas the Date Before Christmas

Stars: Robert Buckley (Chesapeake Shores), Amy Groening (The Santa Summit)

Saturday, October 19: Holiday Crashers

Stars: Lyndsy Fonseca (Nikita), Daniella Monet (Baby...

The Bear season 2 soundtrack features an impressive selection of 1990s rock hits and older classics, as well as modern songs and Christmas classics. Each episode of The Bear season 2 is accompanied by an expansive and diverse soundtrack that enhances the tension and subplots of the characters. Songs from bands like Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Counting Crows, and The Smashing Pumpkins contribute to the overall success and elevated experience of The Bear season 2.

Along with the restaurant chaos, Chicago explorations, and personal storylines, The Bear season 2 soundtrack elevated the successful series pulling from memorable songs of the 1990s. The Bear season 2 picks up shortly after the end of the first season, as Carmen Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) and Sydney Adamu (Ayo Edebiri) prepare for the opening of their new restaurant, The Bear, with the returning staff from The Beef. As the tension picks up in The Bear season 2, the FX/Hulu...

What kind of music goes best with comedy? Even if you’ve never seen The Benny Hill Show, you know its silly, sped-up theme song. For years, funny movies would incorporate swinging jazz or playful orchestral tunes. Then, in the late 1970s, John Landis had the idea to tap acclaimed Oscar-winning composer (and friend) Elmer Bernstein to write a no-winking serious score for Landis’ outrageous Animal House. The juxtaposition worked perfectly, the onscreen hijinks accentuated by Bernstein’s soaring strings — almost as if the movie was pretending to be classy while the characters were thumbing their nose at the pomposity. Soon, other movies, like Airplane! (also scored by Bernstein), were doing the same thing, proving that what initially seemed like a bizarre notion for music in a comedy could actually be brilliant.

But times change, and one trend gets replaced by a new one. By the mid-1980s, several hit comedies contained a hit single.

It's time to rent a Family Truckster, cue up Lindsey Buckingham's "Holiday Road," and hope our wife doesn't catch us checking out a mysterious hot babe in a sports car -- because it's time to rank all of the films in the "Vacation" franchise. Part family drama, part romantic comedy, part slapstick showcase, and 100 percent a showcase for Chevy Chase to prove why he's Chevy Chase and we're not, National Lampoon's "Vacation" series is home to some of the best bits in American comedy cinema.

Whether they're staying at home for the holidays, pressing their luck in Vegas, traveling cross country, or flying overseas, the Griswolds have set the bar hellishly low for family vacations (which means the only place to go is up for the rest of us). Sure, some of the jokes have seen better days, but the longevity of the series lies with the relatable family...

Warren Christie is starring in the new Hallmark Channel original movie Holiday Road and you might be curious to know more about his personal life.

The 48-year-old Canadian actor, who was born in England, is best known for his roles on shows like ABC’s October Road and Happy Town, Syfy’s Alphas, Fox’s The Resident, and NBC’s The Village.

Warren also played Bruce Wayne in The CW’s Batwoman series!

So, who is Warren‘s wife? He’s notoriously private on his Instagram account.

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Warren has been married to actress Sonya Salomaa since 2007. She’s best known for her award-winning performance in the Canadian television series The Collector.

The longtime couple shares 14-year-old son Cash and they also have an adorable golden retriever named Yogi.

Check out some photos from Sonya’s Instagram account below…

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It’s not just about those repeats of A Christmas Story on TNT anymore.

Multiple linear channels and streamers are getting into the holiday spirit this month and next by dropping original Christmas movies, as well as old favorites and one-off holiday specials. As usual, Hallmark has wall-to-wall flicks planned until the end of the month, but Great American Family, Lifetime and BET have their own original slates as well to help ring in the new year.

And if the classics are all that you are looking for, there are still airings of It’s a Wonderful Life, Elf, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Home Alone, The Santa Cause, The Wizard of Oz and Miracle on 34th Street scheduled for the boomers and Gen Xers.

And yes, on the big days, several channels have do have marathon programming events.

Check it all out below.

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Cannes — A group of television industry veterans have teamed up to create new sales company Leading Distribution Partners, which will debut at next week’s Mipcom TV confab on the French Riviera.

Howard Braunstein, Alexandre Coscas, Michael R. Goldstein and Ben C. Silverman are partnering for the new venture that will license both their own and third party content to a full spectrum of global distribution platforms, including TV movies, series and feature films.

Gavin Tyler Reardon has been appointed president of global distribution at Ldp, with Braunstein, Coscas, Goldstein and Ben C. Silverman serving as partners.

Prior to joining Ldp, Reardon was in charge of sales and co-productions for Incendo, the Canadian production and distribution company known for the Netflix series “Versailles.”

In his 40-year career, Reardon has also held president positions at Im Global Television and Grb Entertainment, among others.

“Through the formation of Ldp, the partners have...