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Hallmark Channel has proven it’s never too early to start celebrating Christmas! Stars from the family-friendly network spent the week in Nashville, Tennessee, and JustJared.com got a behind-the-scenes look at how two days of festive events and fan experiences came together.

This year, Hallmark’s 24/7 schedule of Christmas content began on October 17, with all-new movies premiering every weekend until the end of the year. Twenty-four of the network’s biggest stars descended on Nashville, home of the highly anticipated movie A Grand Ole Opry Christmas.

One of Hallmark Channel’s distinguishing traits is the connection it maintains with its audience. In an era when celebrities often feel distant, the network’s talent continues to engage with fans through public appearances, convention meet and greets, and personal traditions that extend beyond the screen.

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Hallmark Channel‘s Countdown for Christmas programming block for 2025 has arrived and the network brought together 24 of their biggest stars to celebrate the launch during two days of fun in Nashville!

Lacey Chabert, Tyler Hynes, Nikki DeLoach, Ashley Williams, Jonathan Bennett, and so many more were in attendance at the launch parties.

The festivities kicked off on Wednesday (October 15) with a holiday takeover of the Opry Plaza, where Hallmark’s upcoming movie A Grand Ole Opry Christmas was filmed. After an afternoon filled with on-stage introductions, meet and greets with fans, radio interviews, and festive holiday treats like hot chocolate and cannolis, the stars attended a performance at the Grand Ole Opry.

The events continued on Thursday night (October 16) at the bar Category 10, where fans were treated to a sneak peek of this year’s holiday programming, plus Country Christmas line dancing and special musical guests like Mickey Guyton and Drew Baldridge.

JustJared.com will be bringing you so much more coverage from the events over the coming days, but take a peek at all of the photos in the meantime!

24/7 Christmas shows and movies are now airing on Hallmark Channel through the end of the year, with nearly 80 hours of all-new programming across the next 10 weeks. Tune in for original movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday night.

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Nina Dobrev is commenting on dating Ian Somerhalder.

The 36-year-old The Vampire Diaries actress, who plays Elena in the show, gave a rare quote about her 46-year-old co-star in a newly released book about the series, called I Was Feeling Epic: An Oral History of The Vampire Diaries.

In the book, Nina reflected on early audition days, and the chemistry read she did with actor Rob Mayes for the part of Damon, whom she was actually dating at the time.

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