Yes, Hallmark Is Also the Home of Festive New Year’s-Themed Movies: A Guide

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Hallmark Channel is jam-packed with new Christmas movies every season, but what about New Year’s films? Yes, the network has a few magical tales for that holiday as well!

The first New Year’s-themed movie premiered in 2008 and it wasn’t until nearly 10 years later that viewers got another film focused on the December 31 or January 1 event. 2017’s Royal New Year’s Eve centers around a prince and his unlikely princess falling in love on the special night.

“I love fairy tales, I found them beautiful [growing up]. I love the suspense and I love smiling and crying at all the right moments,” Royal New Year’s Eve star Jessy Schram said during a behind-the-scenes interview in December 2017. “It’s fun to get to play the twinkle in someone else’s eyes.”

Niall Matter, Rachel Boston Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas, New York, USA - 20 Oct 2022

Related: Hallmark Channel Stars Confess Their Favorite Christmas Movie Trope

The following year, Adelaide Kane made her Hallmark debut in A Midnight Kiss, which focuses on the planning of an epic New Year’s Eve party.

Scroll down for the complete list of Hallmark New Year’s-themed movies, ranked from festive to full-on magic:


4. ‘A Kiss at Midnight’
Stars: Faith Ford and Cameron Daddo Release Date: 2008 Logline: “Susan Flowers (Ford) runs her own business: Hearts and Flowers — Personalized Matchmaking Services. She has found successful mates for all of her clients but has yet to find one for herself. On New Year’s Eve, encouraged by her best friend Maureen (Kim Rhodes), Susan makes the resolution to find herself a man, someone she can kiss at midnight of the next New Year.” Susan, however, doesn’t plan on falling for competitor Romance.com’s CEO Josh Sherman (Daddo), whose website is threatening to put her out of business. NYE Nod: Susan’s choice to get on a dating app — or try a new romance tactic — is perfectly on brand for the holiday. Alexx Henry/Crown Media
2. ‘A New Year’s Resolution’
Stars: Aimee Teegarden and Michael Rady Release Date: 2021 Logline: “When a morning show producer, Kelly (Teegarden), makes a New Year's resolution to say ‘yes’ more, she crosses paths with a confirmed ‘Yes man’ named Tom (Rady) who just might hold the key to her biggest story and to her heart.” NYE Nod: Making a new year’s resolution and managing to stick with it is cause for celebration indeed. Steven Ackerman/Crown Media
1. ‘Royal New Year’s Eve’
Stars: Jessy Schram, Sam Page and Cheryl Ladd Release Date: 2017 Logline: “An aspiring fashion designer named Caitlyn (Schram) falls in love with her socialite client Lady Isabelle’s (Hayley Sales) prospective fiancé, Prince Jeffrey (Page), while designing her dress for the royal New Year’s Eve ball.” NYE Nod: A magical connection between two unlikely people is what the idea of “new year, new possibilities” is all about. Ricardo Hubbs/Crown Media

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