Our Holiday Playbook on Hallmark Channel – Release Date, Cast and How to Watch

Our Holiday Playbook is the sixteenth movie in the Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas 2026 celebration. The movie features Taylor Cole and Charles Michael Davis.

Countdown to Christmas 2026 is in full swing. So far we’ve been treated to a wonderful selection of holiday movies including Mistletoe and Mimosas, The Nights Before Christmas, My Christmas Cowboy, A Season of Promises, Holiday Unplugged, Merry Memories, A Danish Christmas, Adopting St. Nick, Who’s Coming for Christmas, What If Christmas, Forgotten Holiday, Winter Wonderlanes, Mr. & Mrs. Christmas, ‘Tis the Season for Setups and Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story.

In addition to Countdown to Christmas 2026, you can check out this year’s Christmas in July lineup, streaming now on Hallmark Plus: Love Under the Mistletoe, Christmas Under Construction, O Little Christmas Market, Snowbound for the Holidays. You’ll also be able to catch Christmas at Sea season 2.

Here’s what you need to know about Our Holiday Playbook.

What is Our Holiday Playbook about?

Here’s the synopsis from Hallmark Channel:

“When Lexi Bell (Cole) returns home for the holidays, she faces a beloved family tradition she’d rather avoid: the fiercely competitive Bell Bowl, an annual Christmas flag football showdown between her father and uncle that has fueled decades of sibling rivalry.  But when an injury sidelines her brother-in-law it looks like Lexi’s family’s losing streak will remain unbroken.  To give them a fighting chance, she strikes a deal with Eddie (Davis), a former local football star-turned teacher – Lexi will use her baking know-how to help Eddie best his brother in their annual bake-off if he’ll pose as her boyfriend and meet the “eligibility requirement” to play on their team.  As they navigate each other’s festive family gatherings, traditions and celebrations, what started as a transactional partnership begins to become something more as Lexi and Eddie find themselves feeling less and less like their romantic relationship is just pretend.  As the two clans battle it out on the field, regardless of who takes home the trophy Lexi may have already won at love.”

Who is in it?

Our Holiday Playbook features Taylor Cole (Long Lost Christmas, Pumpkin Everything) as Lexi and Charles Michael Davis (For the People, Younger) as Eddie.

How to watch Our Holiday Playbook

Our Holiday Playbook premieres Friday, November 20, at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel. The movie will be available to stream the following day on Hallmark Plus.

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Watch the Our Holiday Playbook trailer

Take a look at the preview below:

Which of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas 2026 movies are you most excited to see? Let us know in the comments!