Lacey Chabert's Best Hallmark Christmas Movies To Enjoy This Holiday Season (2024)

Family for Christmas (2015)

Also Starring: Tyron Leitso, Milli Wilkinson, Keith MacKechnie

Hannah is a journalist who's been asking the important questions about what would have happened if she had married the love of her life, Ben. Santa ends up working to bring her questions to life, and Hannah is sent to a world where she and Ben married and started a family, giving Hannah a chance to see how things could have been during the holidays in another world of possibilities.

Pride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe (2018)

Also Starring: Brendan Penny, Sherry Miller, Mark Wiebe

Darcy is a successful businesswoman who's decided to come back to her hometown to celebrate Christmas. When she reconnects with an old friend Luke, she's roped into planning a restaurant charity event with him. Little by little, Darcy realizes that she might want to mend her relationship with her father and that, at the end of the day, it might not be a bad idea if she fell in love with someone from back home. And yes, this is a take on Pride and Prejudice.

The Sweetest Christmas (2017)

Also Starring: Lea Coco, Jonathan Adams, Lara Gilchrist

This time around, Chabert plays pastry chef Kylie, who's made it to the American Gingerbread Competition through all her hard work as a baker. She hopes to use her win to kickstart business at her new cafe, but her oven breaks just before the contest. She has to work with her ex-boyfriend Nick for help with his pizzeria oven to join the contest, but as you can expect, the pair end up rekindling their relationship, and understanding what's important during the holidays.

A Christmas Melody (2016)

Also Starring: Mariah Carey, Brennan Elliott

Is it even Christmas time without a Mariah Carey song? The pop culture icon actually directed this flick. A single mom with a young daughter moves back to her hometown, but the move is difficult for her daughter. In an attempt to make the transition easier, the mom seeks the help of her daughter's music teacher.

A Royal Christmas (2014)

Also Starring: Stephen Hagan, Jane Seymour, Katherine Flynn

This royal tale finds Chabert playing a seamstress named Emily who's in love with her European boyfriend named Leo. As the two prepare to celebrate Christmas, Leo tells her a secret: He's a prince, and the heir to the throne in the country of Cordinia. Leo's family isn't too thrilled with Emily joining the family, and when she's invited to stay for Christmas, Emily has to figure out whether she belongs in the royal family and how to keep things from falling apart for the holidays.

Matchmaker Santa (2012)

Also Starring: Florence Henderson, Adam Mayfield, John Ratzenberger, Lin Shaye

Melanie is a baker who's excited to go on a romantic weekend getaway with her boyfriend Justin. That doesn't end up happening, and she instead finds herself spending time with Justin's best friend Dean, who has a crush on her. Several complications arise that bring the pair together, and eventually, they realize, thanks to a mysterious Santa, that they very well may be meant to be.

Love, Romance, & Chocolate (2019)

Also Starring: Will Kemp, Brittany Bristow

Emma is a New York accountant whose boyfriend leaves her right before they're supposed to go to Belgium for Valentine's Day. Emma decides to go alone anyway and meets Belgian chocolatier Luc. Luc is embroiled in a competition to make the best possible chocolate for the Belgian royal wedding. It just so happens that Emma is skilled in the kitchen, and a romance blossoms between the two as they pair up for chocolate bliss. This isn't specifically a Christmas movie but there's just something so festive about the international setting and all that chocolate.

Christmas at Castle Hart (2021)

Also Starring: Stuart Townsend, Ali Hardiman

Brooke Bennett and her sister travel to the rolling hills of Ireland for the holidays. The charming Earl of Glaslough, Aiden Hart, mistakes them for event planners and hires them to host a dazzling Christmas party at his castle.

Christmas in Rome (2019)

Also Starring: Sam Page, Franco Nero

In this international adventure, Chabert plays Angela, an American tour guide who finds herself jobless in Rome just in time for Christmas. When she meets another American named Oliver, who hires her to be his tour guide, he learns all about Rome, which is useful knowledge he can apply to his desire to buy an Italian ceramics company. But as he gets to know Rome, he also starts falling in love with Angela.

Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas (2020)

Also Starring: Stephen Huszar, Lini Evans, Leon

Chabert plays a woman named Sarah who finds herself part of a group of five guests invited to a special inn to celebrate Christmas. Sarah must work with the inn's owner, Ben, to learn about a special event in the past that could be the reason all five attendees were invited to the inn, and how this finding might change their lives going forward. Of course, there's plenty of romance to be seen, too.

Christmas Waltz (2020)

Also Starring: Will Kemp, Katrina Reynolds

Avery is heartbroken after planning the perfect storybook Christmas wedding and having it completely canceled. When she feels like she's at her lowest, she meets a dance instructor who takes her under his wing and shows her how to dance — her lifelong dream. Not long after that, as you probably guessed before you read this blurb, they also, well, fall in love.

A Wish for Christmas (2016)

Also Starring: Paul Greene, Andrea Brooks

Chabert plays Sara, a timid woman who isn't one to step into the spotlight when it comes to work. When she has a great idea that she wants to bring up to the company she works for in terms of Christmas, however, it's stolen. She can't stand up for herself, so she makes a Christmas wish to Santa that she'll learn how to do so. Santa grants it, but only for 48 hours. And for those two days, Sara learns to speak her mind and finds romance during it all.

Haul Out the Holly (2022)

Also Starring: Lacey Chabert, Wes Brown, Stephen Tobolowsky, Melissa Peterman

This Lacey Chabert joint features a stacked cast, right down toRebaalum Melissa Peterman. Besides, it's getting a sequel, Haul out the Holly: Lit Up, this year. The original flick centers on a woman who's house-sitting for her parents during the holidays. Their aggressive Homeowners Association presses her to join in on the neighborhood festivities.

NEW: A Merry Scottish Christmas (2023)

Date & Time: Saturday, November 18 at 8 p.m. ET on Hallmark Channel

Also Starring: Scott Wolf, James Robinson, Kellie Blaise, Fiona Bell

Synopsis: Chabert reunites with her Party of Five co-star Scott Wolf in this family drama brimming with plaid, castles and, of course, whisky. Siblings Lindsay and Brad, who have grown apart, set off on a Scottish adventure to reunite with their estranged mother during the holiday season.

NEW: Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up (2023)

Date & Time: Saturday, November 25 at 8 p.m. ET on Hallmark Channel

Stars: Wes Brown, Stephen Tobolowsky, Melissa Peterman, Ellen Travolta, Seth Morris, Jennifer Aspen

Synopsis: This Haul Out the Holly sequel is one of our most-anticipated Hallmark flicks of the year thanks in large part to the comedic chops of Reba alum Melissa Peterman. Emily and Jared eagerly anticipate spending the holidays together. However, new neighbors on Evergreen Lane add unexpected twists to their celebration.