Great American Family Announces Upcoming Holiday Movie SOMEDAY AT CHRISTMAS: ‘[It’s] A Truly Magical Movie’
By Movieguide® Contributor
Great American Family recently gave fans an update on what they can expect this holiday season. The network just announced one of their movies that will come out in November is called SOMEDAY AT CHRISTMAS.
SOMEDAY AT CHRISTMAS will star Jessica Lowndes, Paul Greene, and legendary singer Gladys Knight.
“As anticipation builds for year two of Great American Christmas, we are delighted to be working with the incomparable Gladys Knight who has inspired generations of fans by pushing musical boundaries with her numerous hit songs,” said Bill Abbott, President and CEO of Great American Media. “With high caliber performances from Knight and the talented Jessica Lowndes and Paul Greene, SOMEDAY AT CHRISTMAS is a truly magical Christmas movie steeped in original music that audiences will want to see again and again.”
According to a press release about the upcoming movie:
Holly Bose (Lowndes), a full-time salesclerk and part-time chorus girl, anxiously counts on one hand the number of auditions she has remaining before throwing in the towel on her five-year plan to become a Broadway star. Holly has several brief and literal run-ins with jingle writer (and seasonal Santa), Jason Murphy (Greene). There’s a spark, but it’s complicated: Holly has her eye on the world’s biggest stage and Jason is beyond protective about bringing new relationships into his young daughter’s life. Though well intentioned, Jason makes Holly feel like she’s auditioning for yet another role. It would make sense if romance never happened. Except for wealthy real estate landlord, Cora Ross (Knight) who turns one bit of magic into another. Cora has seen the spark between Holly and Jason, and she has her heart set on bringing the two together to star in the town’s annual “Holiday Lane Christmas Concert.”In Holly, Cora has her aspiring lead, and in Jason, she has a jingle writer capable of writing a new Christmas classic. With Cora in charge, this off-Broadway show will have everyone falling in love with Christmas.
Movieguide® previously reported on another movie Lowndes filmed with GAC:
In a recent interview with Digital Journal, actress Jessica Lowndes shared some thoughts on her new movie airing on GAC Family, HARMONY OF THE HEART.
“I hope viewers and fans get hope out of this film whether they can resonate with the story or the hope of finding love or the hope of getting their dream job,” she told DJ.
A celebration of love just in time for Valentine’s Day, GAC Family described how HARMONY OF THE HEART follows “a music therapist and an established physician [who] initially clash over the care of a shared patient. But as Valentine’s Day approaches, they might find that music and love make excellent remedies.”
Lowndes fills the prominent role of the movie’s lead character, Violet, and took on technical roles as executive producer and songwriter.
Lowndes performed several of the movie’s original songs, which she wrote and produced. The actress plans to release her song titled “11:11” on several music streaming platforms.
As Lowndes juggles several roles in this production, she expressed how grateful she is to be a filmmaker and actress in the digital age.
“It is wonderful. I can work remotely, it’s the mobile office life,” she said. “I can’t stop writing. I love it more than anything. There is no better feeling than seeing your idea come to life from start to finish. It is really exciting that this movie is getting out into the world.”
Lowndes said that her inspiration for HARMONY OF THE HEART came to her after failing to book a television pilot. Lowndes vowed to write every night for an hour.
“It was the first time that I wrote ‘The End’ in a document. When I was doing my research, I was absolutely blown away by the capacity music has to heal people,” she explained. “I wanted to shed some light on this incredible form of therapy so I wrote a movie about it and I tied in romance.”
Fellow Hallmark veteran Jesse Metcalfe stars alongside Lowndes as a heart surgeon and romantic antagonist, Blake Williams. Metcalfe and Lowndes are among a growing list of Hallmark Channel fixtures who have found a new creative outlet at GAC Family.
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