We could all use a dose of holiday cheer.

Ho Ho Ho ... in July! Hallmark's annual Christmas in July programming is back for almost a month of wintery bliss!

"This July, you're invited to the summer tradition so big, it's everywhere on Hallmark! Catch heartwarming holiday movies this July on Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and streaming on Hallmark Movies Now!," announced the channel.

Starting Monday, June 29, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel will kick off the party with its "Gold Crown Christmas" programming, which will see the channel running three holiday movies every weeknight at 5 p.m. It will run a double-feature Christmas movie every Friday, and it will air military-themed holiday movies on July 4.

Hallmark with "honor our country's servicemen and women with a daylong tribute to veterans featuring military-themed holiday movies including Operation Christmas, Holiday for Heroes and A Veteran's Christmas," the release said.

You can see a full list of movies running on the Movies & Mysteries Channel through July 12 on the Hallmark website.

Starting July 10, the Hallmark Channel also steps it up with 17 consecutive days of holiday movies through July 27. You'll get to rewatch Christmas at Dollywood, Switched for Christmas, Christmas in Rome, and many more of your holiday favorites. You can see the full line-up on the Hallmark Channel.

Of course, your favorite actors will be back to bring in the holiday spirit. 

"Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies and Mysteries once again bring the yuletide poolside this July, with the return of the networks' popular summertime Christmas-movie programming events starring fan-favorites Candace Cameron Bure, Lacey Chabert, Holly Robinson Peete, Danica McKellar, Chad Michael Murray, Ryan Paevey and more," according to a press release from the network.

While we are about half a year away from the real holiday season, the Christmas in July event is always a nice way to bring a little cheer to this summer.

Will you be watching the holiday movie marathon? Let us know in the comments! And while you're at it, why not check out our Hallmark Christmas Movie Drinking Game? It'll make your viewing experience that much more entertaining! Then head over to our list of the best and worst Hallmark Christmas movies and see where your favorite ranks.

Becky Talley
A Colorado native, Becky’s a confirmed word nerd who loves to write about and photograph this great state! Give a wave and say "Hi" if you see her hiking out and about on the trails or geeking out over historical tours of colorful Colorado, preferably, of the haunted variety. She's always happy to learn about the new, cool, creepy and bizarre, so feel free to share story ideas with her on Twitter!
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