The Top 15 Most-Watched Hallmark Christmas Movies, According to Viewers

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Photo: 2017 Crown Media

We've got our eye on the Countdown to Christmas pretty much all year long, but we know it's getting close when our time spent thinking about which Hallmark movies we're most excited to watch with some hot chocolate and which all-new movies from the 2017 lineup we're most in love with already gets increasingly more noticeable day by day. In addition to the 21 new original movies airing on the Hallmark Channel and the 12 new original movies airing on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries this year, there are still the faithful films we've seen before (perhaps…more than once) and will happily be watching again. The highest-rated, most-watched Hallmark movies dominate Christmastime with their small-town charm, revolving door of quirky, sweet-natured characters, and never-failing promise of a heart-warming romance—and we can't get enough. We had a little elf whisper in our ear, and apparently these are the top Hallmark Christmas movies with the highest household viewership ever.

01 of 16

Christmas Under Wraps

Christmas Under Wraps
2017 Crown Media

A doctor moves to the remote, festive town of Garland, Alaska, for what she thinks is a temporary job as the local physician and is quickly charmed by a handsome local who soon starts to show her the importance of living in the moment and enjoying her unexpected adventure—and whose father may be hiding a major secret in his holiday shipping warehouse. Starring Candace Cameron Bure, Brian Doyle-Murray, and Robert Pine.

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My Christmas Love

My Christmas Love
2017 Crown Media

A hopeless romantic who is less than lucky in love starts receiving '12 Days of Christmas' gifts anonymously at her door, leading her on a hunt to figure out who the mystery suitor is and if she's finally found love where least expected. Starring Meredith Hagner, Bobby Campo, Megan Park, and Gregory Harrison.

03 of 16

Journey Back To Christmas

Journey Back To Christmas
2017 Crown Media

A World War II era nurse is magically transported to modern day at Christmastime and discovers that the true meaning of Christmas is timeless, with the help of a man who shows her the bonds of family and love. Starring Candace Cameron Bure, Oliver Hudson, and Tom Skerritt.

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A Royal Christmas

A Royal Christmas
2018 Crown Media

A young woman who is a devoted seamstress at her father's tailoring business finds out her doting European boyfriend is actually a prince. She travels to his home over Christmas to find a less-than-enthused mother, Queen Isadora, who makes her feel more at home with the servants than the royal family. Starring Lacey Chabert, Jane Seymour, and Stephen Hagan.

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The Christmas Card

The Christmas Card
2017 Crown Media

A soldier finds himself falling for a woman who sent him an anonymous Christmas card while he was serving in Afghanistan, but he struggles to win her heart with her boyfriend still in the picture. Starring Alice Evans, Edward Asner, and John Newton.

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The Top 15 Most-Watched Hallmark Christmas Movies, According to Viewers

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Let It Snow

Let It Snow
2017 Crown Media

When a resort corporation acquires a quaint, family-owned snow lodge from retiring owners, a determined executive must spend time at the inn before Christmas to hopefully impress her boss and father with a proposed renovations plan. While there, she finds herself initially at odds with the owners' son who shares her disdain for the holiday season, but eventually develops romantic feelings for him. Starring Candace Cameron Bure, Jesse Hutch, and Alan Thicke.

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When Calls The Heart Christmas

When Calls The Heart Christmas
2017 Crown Media

Living in a turn-of-the-century coal mining town, a young teacher gets in the holiday spirit by leading the Christmas committee, preparing her students for the Christmas play, and finding the perfect Christmas tree with a charming soldier. But the town experiences some troubles threatening a perfect Christmas, leaving it up to the close-knit residents to save it. Starring Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, Lori Loughlin, and Jack Wagner.

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A Crown for Christmas

A Crown for Christmas
2018 Crown Media

A young woman accepts a position as a governess for a European princess after getting fired from her maid position at a ritzy New York hotel. She initially butts heads with the troubled girl, but eventually becomes a role model and friend to her—while falling for her widowed father, King Maximillian, at the same time. But a scheming countess wants the king's heart and hand in marriage and is determined to make the governess' life difficult. Starring Danica McKellar and Rupert Penry-Jones.

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A Christmas Detour

A Christmas Detour
2017 Crown Media

Two holiday travelers are trapped by a snowstorm in Buffalo, New York and quickly find themselves inexplicably linked. A young romantic woman must try to find her way to meet her fiancé's family for the holidays, while a recently single, disenchanted man becomes her travel companion. Along with another couple, they set off on a journey to Connecticut and discover surprising feelings along the way. Starring Candace Cameron Bure and Paul Greene.

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The Christmas Ornament

The Christmas Ornament
2017 Crown Media

A newly widowed woman doesn't want anything to do with Christmas, as it reminds her of her late husband. But when she meets a Christmas tree shop owner who gives her a ornament that symbolizes hope, she begins to open up her heart to the holiday season and love again. Starring Kellie Martin and Cameron Mathison.

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A Very Merry Mix-Up

A Very Merry Mix-Up
2017 Crown Media

After losing her luggage and damaging her phone, a young shop owner must catch a ride with her future brother-in-law to meet her future in-laws for the first time without her fiancé. She quickly falls for their heartwarming family holiday traditions and finds unexpected romantic feelings that make her question her future. Starring Alicia Witt and Mark Wiebe.

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Northpole: Open for Christmas

Northpole
2017 Crown Media

An ambitious businesswoman that has lost her holiday spirit inherits her late aunt's cherished old inn at Christmastime. When she decides to sell the inn, a handsome local handyman and a cheerful young elf intervene, helping her rediscover love and the magic of Christmas. Starring Bailee Madison, Lori Loughlin and Dermot Mulroney.

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Sleigh Bells Ring

Sleigh Bells Ring
2017 Crown Media

A single mother is responsible for heading up her hometown Christmas parade but finds it difficult to get in the holiday spirit. While getting help from a handsome woodworker to restore a Christmas sleigh, she feels her heart opening up to the holidays again and the possibility of finding love. Starring Erin Cahill and David Alpay.

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Every Christmas Has a Story

Every Christmas Has a Story
2017 Crown Media

A television personality accidentally lets it slip on air that she hates Christmas, and then must try to repair her image by spending the holidays at the most Christmas-crazed town in the country with her ex-boyfriend, the show's producer. The special town begins to slowly change her outlook on Christmas and re-evaluate her feelings. Starring Lori Loughlin, Colin Ferguson, and Willie Aames.

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A Heavenly Christmas

A Heavenly Christmas
2017 Crown Media

A workaholic finds herself the newest (and worst ever) recruit to be a Christmas Angel in Heaven after an untimely death, but the real battle is her assigned case: helping a man repair his fractured family. Along the way, she discovers the true meaning of Christmas and that she just might be falling in love. Starring Kristin Davis, Eric McCormack, and Shirley MacLaine.

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