The Nights Before Christmas on Hallmark Channel – Release Date, Cast and How to Watch

The Nights Before Christmas is the fourteenth movie in the Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas 2026 celebration. The movie features Tyler Hynes and Laci J. Mailey.

Countdown to Christmas 2026 is in full swing. So far we’ve been treated to a wonderful selection of holiday movies including 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 The Nights Before Christmas.

What is The Nights Before Christmas about?

Here’s the synopsis from Hallmark Channel:

“One Christmas Eve Marty (Hynes), whose life is in a bit of a rut, finds himself wishing he had more time. Thanks to some holiday magic, he awakes the next morning to discover it’s Christmas Eve – again.  Confused at first, Marty learns to embrace his new normal and begins to truly appreciate the sights, sounds and people of New York City that previously went unnoticed.  With this gift of time, he expands his world by learning how to play a new instrument, picking up new languages and reading…every single book.  But when Marty meets Chloe (Mailey), a newly out-of-work journalist having a tough day, he falls hard for her.  The only problem is that when the morning of December 24 comes once again, she doesn’t know who he is.  As the Christmas Eves continue to repeat themselves, Marty makes it his mission to win her over and, in the process, figure out what he needs to do to finally make his way to Christmas Day — hopefully with Chloe by his side.”

Who is in it?

The Nights Before Christmas features Tyler Hynes (Christmas Above the Clouds, Three Wise Men and a Baby) as Marty and Laci J. Mailey (A Little Park Music, An Alpine Holiday) as Chloe.

How to watch The Nights Before Christmas

The Nights Before Christmas premieres Saturday, November 14, at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel. The movie will be available to stream the following day on Hallmark Plus.

Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Mystery are included in many cable TV packages. You can also access Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Mystery via Philo, Sling TV, Frndly TV, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV and Fubo. Hallmark Plus is a standalone streaming service that requires its own subscription; new movies and series are available to stream on the platform day after they air.

Watch the The Nights Before Christmas trailer

There’s no preview or sneak peek just yet, but as soon as they’re available we’ll have them right here.

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