GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY ANNOUNCES ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS SPECIAL,
‘CHRISTMAS ON THE FARM WITH JILL WAGNER & FAMILY,’
A CELEBRATION HONORING THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS,
PREMIERES DECEMBER 23
COMMUNITY OF TELLICO PLAINS, TN, COMES TOGETHER IN THE SPIRIT OF GIVING TO UPLIFT FAMILY WHO LOST EVERYTHING IN HURRICANE HELENE
NEW YORK, NY – November 11, 2024 – Great American Family announced, “Christmas on the Farm with Jill Wagner & Family,” an Original Special starring, Jill Wagner (Christmas Under the Northern Lights, Bringing Christmas Home, A Christmas Miracle for Daisy, “Lioness”) and beloved husband David Lemanowicz, an active member of United States Army Reserves, (Executive Producer, “Lioness”) will premiere on the network, Monday, December 23 (8 p.m. ET). Viewers are invited to join Jill and David as they celebrate the true meaning of Christmas: cutting and trimming the holiday tree, gathering for Christmas dinner, and a candlelight service at the restored chapel on the farm. Jill’s military heritage has given her lasting appreciation for being close to loved ones and lifting those in need especially during the holidays. As “Silent Night” is sung around the dinner table, a family is welcomed to the table who lost everything in Hurricane Helene. To the family’s surprise, the community of Tellico Plains, TN, has come together with gifts that will help Makayla, TaMarcus, and their two sons on the road to recovery. Makayla works at the VA Hospital in North Carolina and has spent her entire career caring for veterans and their families.
“Great American is the home for faith, family, and country,” said Bill Abbott, President & CEO, Great American Media. “At Christmas, we remember our brave military men and women deployed around the world and we thank them and their families for the sacrifices they make every day for all of us,” Abbott concluded. Great American Christmas, Christmas as it is meant to be, continues with new original movies and specials through New Year’s Day.
ABOUT GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY
Great American Family is America’s premiere destination for quality family-friendly programming, including original holiday movies, rom-coms and fan-favorite series that celebrate faith, family and country. Great American Family is home to year-round seasonal celebrations including Great American Christmas, the network’s signature franchise featuring holiday themed movies and specials. Founded in 2021, Great American Family is part of the Great American Media portfolio of brands.
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Great American Media
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CHRISTMAS BELLS ARE RINGING FOR JILL WAGNER, JESSE HUTCH,
LAUREN HOLLY AND BRUCE BOXLEITNER STARRING IN,
‘AURORA CHRISTMAS,’
PART OF GREAT AMERICAN CHRISTMAS 2024
NEW YORK, NY – February 29, 2024 – Great American Family, the leader in quality, original faith-based, family friendly programming, and one of the primary producers of original Christmas movies, announces a new star-studded film for this season’s highly-popular Great American Christmas which returns in October. “Aurora Christmas,” (wt) starring Jill Wagner, Jesse Hutch, Lauren Holly, and Bruce Boxleitner will join the robust roster of Great American Christmas talent, which in Year Four of the franchise, will include movies with Mario Lopez, Candace Cameron Bure, Cameron Mathison, and Danica McKellar, with many more stars to be announced at a later date.
In “Aurora Christmas,” (wt) Erin (Wagner) joins her dad Doug (Boxleitner) for a Christmas in the family’s former hometown of Aurora on a mission that is part business – selling the family home – and major bucket list item for Erin to see the Aurora Borealis light up the Northern sky. Realtor Lori (Holly) and family friend and local tour guide Trevor (Hutch) create a Christmas inspired at every turn by faith, love, and hope, so much so that Christmas bells hung over decades in a forest grove ring an unbroken song, a harbinger of miracles to come.
“As we approach Year Four of our Great American Christmas franchise, we are proud of the family of actors we have assembled that are at the top of every viewer’s list of favorites. This high quality talent is just one of the elements that distinguishes Great American Family from other networks and content providers who are simply making movies that are set during the Christmas season,” said Bill Abbott, President & CEO, Great American Media. “Our storytelling is filled with characters who revere family, faith and country and their journeys establish a foundation of hope and joy for so many viewers throughout the Christmas season,” Abbott concluded.
“I am so excited to continue my relationship with GAF with this great film and so blessed to have this incredible cast around me,” said Jill Wagner.
“Aurora Christmas is executive produced by Brad Krevoy, Jill Wagner, Susie Belzberg Krevoy, and Micheline Blais. David Anselmo produces. Kelly Martin is supervising producer. “Aurora Christmas” is written by Amyn Kaderali with revisions by Ernie Barbarash.
ABOUT GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY
Great American Family is America’s premiere destination for quality family-friendly programming, including original holiday movies, rom-coms and fan-favorite series that celebrate faith, family and country. Great American Family is home to year-round seasonal celebrations including Great American Christmas, the network’s signature franchise featuring holiday themed movies and specials. Founded in 2021, Great American Family is part of the Great American Media portfolio of brands. Follow Great American Family on Twitter: @GAfamilyTV Facebook: @GAfamilytv Instagram: @greatamericanfamily
MEDIA CONTACT:
Pam Slay
Network Program Publicity
818.415.3784
