GMC To Offer 300 Hours Of Christmas Cheer
GMC will offer a gift of more than 300 hours of Christmas-themed fare this holiday season.
Beginning on Nov. 29, GMC will air an array of holiday films, including the network's first world premiere Christmas movie, a Yule log marathon, memories from music and entertainment stars in the form of exclusive interstitials and holiday episodes from popular series.
GMC will unwrap its first-ever world premiere Christmas movie, Christmas with a Capital C, on Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. (ET). Based on Go Fish's song "Christmas with a Capital C,", which has received more than 15 million views online, the film stars Ted McGinley, Daniel Baldwin and Nancy Stafford. Encores are set for 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. that night.
Other Christmas features include the Arnold Schwarzenegger-directed Christmas in Connecticut (Dyan Cannon, Kris Kristofferson, Tony Curtis); Miracle of the Cards (Kirk Cameron); The Christmas Box (Richard Thomas, Annette O'Toole, Maureen O'Hara); Miracle at Christmas: Ebbie's Story (Susan Lucci); The Secret of Giving (Reba McIntire).
Running throughout the month, the channel will serve up "Top Spin: Top 12 Songs of Christmas," hosted by Tiffany Thorpe, while "Christmas Voices," presenting the festive sounds of Christmas music by the world's most popular inspirational singers, will sound every Monday to Saturday through Christmas Day.
Also on the schedule: Christmas-themed episodes from such family series as Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman, Amen, Highway to Heaven, Doc and 227.
Throughout the month, the "GMC Presents" franchise will focus on original Christmas concert specials featuring performances from the likes of Natalie Grant, Jars of Clay, Mary Mary, Mercy Me, Mandisa, Take 6, George Huff, among others. The specials are also available on GMC on-demand.
Scheduled for all dayparts during the month, GMC will offer exclusive interstitials in which stars including Jane Seymour, Joe Lando, Tia and Tamera Mowry, Kim Fields, Amy Grant, Mary Mary, Brian McKnight, Ledisi share their fondest holiday moments and memories.
On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, GMC will burn brightly with its "Christmas Yule Log Gospel Music Video Marathon," starting at 8 p.m. (ET) on Dec. 24.
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