hallmark | It's Christmas 365

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the holidays of our lives… From daytime dramas to feel-good holiday movies, check out these Hallmark holiday flicks starring some of your favorite soap opera stars.

(This is likely an incomplete list. If you know of another current/former daytime star in a 2022 holiday movie, let me know.)

“Days of our Lives”

Alison Sweeney (Sami Brady) stars in Hallmark’s “A Magical Christmas Village” alongside Luke Macfarlane and Marlo Thomas; 8 p.m. ET, Nov. 4

Chandler Massey (Will Horton) stars in Hallmark’s “A Tale of Two Christmases” with Kat Barrell and Evan Roderick; 6 p.m. ET, Nov 26

Victor Webster (ex-Nicholas Alamain) stars in Hallmark’s “A Christmas Cookie Catastrophe” with Rachel Boston; 6 p.m. ET, Nov. 27

Brant Daugherty (ex-Brian, 2012-13) stars in Hallmark’s “Xmas” with Clare Bowen; 6 p.m., Nov. 25

“Young and the Restless”

Hunter King (ex-Summer) stars in Hallmark’s “A Royal Corgi Christmas” with Jordan Renzo; 8 p.m. ET, Nov. 25

“The Bold and the Beautiful”

Tanner Novlan (Finn) stars in Hallmark’s “Christmas Class Reunion” with Aimee Teegarden; 8 p.m. ET, Dec. 10

Katrina Bowden (Flo) stars in Hallmark’s “The Most Colorful Time of the Year” with Christopher Russell; 8 p.m., Dec. 9

Kim Matula (ex-Hope) stars in Hallmark’s “Ghosts of Christmas Always” with Ian Harding, Beth Leavel, Lori Tan Chinn and Reginald VelJohnson; 8 p.m. ET, Oct. 30

“General Hospital”

Jack Wagner (ex-Frisco) stars in Hallmark’s “A Big Fat Family Christmas” with Shannon Chan-Kent, Shannon Kook and Tia Carrere; 8 p.m. ET, Dec. 2

Ryan Paevey (ex-Nathan) stars in Hallmark’s “A Fabled Holiday” with Brooke D’Orsay; 8 p.m. ET, Dec. 3

“One Life to Live”

John Brotherton (Jared) stars in Hallmark’s “Lights, Camera, Christmas” with Kimberley Sustad; 8 p.m. ET, Nov. 5

Lifetime announced that it will air feature an LGBTQ romance this holiday season.

In “The Christmas Set Up,” “Hugo, a New York corporate lawyer and his best friend Madelyn head to Milwaukee to spend the holidays with his mom Kate, who is also in charge of the local Christmas celebrations. Ever the matchmaker, Kate arranges for Hugo to run into Patrick, Hugo’s high school friend and secret crush, who has recently returned after a successful stint in Silicon Valley. As they enjoy the local holiday festivities together, Hugo and Patrick’s attraction to each other is undeniable and it looks as though Kate’s well-intentioned Santa-style matchmaking is a success. But as Hugo receives word of a big promotion requiring a move to London, he must decide what is most important to him,” according to Deadline.

If you think about it, the plot isn’t far off from what I previously came up with.

In addition, Lifetime plans to air its first holiday movie centered on a Chinese-American family. That movie is titled “A Sugar & Spice Holiday.”

Deadline lists several of the new movies planned for “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime.”