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HALLMARK CHANNEL DELIVERS ‘THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS’

HERE COMES THE CHRISTMAS BRIDE! AND ANDREW WALKER STAR IN ‘A BRIDE FOR CHRISTMAS,’ A HALLMARK CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIE WORLD PREMIERE, DECEMBER 1

“A Bride for Christmas” Is Rated: J For Joy, F For Family And P For Presents* #Bride4Christmas

Arielle Kebbel (“90210” “”) is a three-time bride-to-be who calls off her engagement right before the holidays when she stars in “A Bride for Christmas,” a Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere Saturday, December 1 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C). Kebbel stars as Jessie who is closed off to love due to her many failed engagements, but might just find some Christmas romance with Andrew Walker (“Against the Wall”), who co-stars as her hopeful suitor. After Jessie Patterson (Kebbel) calls off her third engagement - at the altar! - she swears off serious relationships until she finds “the one.” That is, until charming but chronically single Aiden MacTiernan (Walker) comes along. Unbeknownst to Jessie, Aiden has bet his friends that he can convince a woman to marry him by Christmas - which is only four weeks away - and Jessie is the target of his bet. As Aiden attempts to court Jessie by first hiring her to decorate his apartment, Jessie looks to her sister, roommate and interior design company partner, Vivian (Kimberly Sustad, “Alcatraz”) as her closest confidant. Vivian advises her to keep it professional with Aiden. To complicate matters, Jessie is doggedly pursued by her most recent ex-fiancé, Mike (Sage Brocklebank, “Psych”), who still wants to marry her. Despite all this, Aiden manages to spend time with Jessie, win over her parents, and even convince her that he could be “the one.” (more)

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Aiden surprises himself by falling for Jessie, too, leaving him to decide if he should call off the bet and go all out to truly pursue her. “A Bride for Christmas,” is produced by Johnson Production Group. Timothy O. Johnson is the executive producer and Oliver De Caigny is the producer. Gary Yates directed from a script by Barbara Kymlicka. * Hallmark Channel is once again issuing the Christmas TV ratings system. The Christmas ratings include: S for Santa, T for Christmas Tree, J for Joy, F for Family, H for Hope and P for Presents. Have a very Hallmark Christmas! Hallmark Channel, owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., is a 24-hour basic cable network that provides a diverse slate of high-quality entertainment programming available in high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) to a national audience of nearly 87 million subscribers. Hallmark Channel is the nation’s leading destination for quality family programming with an ambitious slate of original TV movies and specials, as well as some of television’s most beloved sitcoms and series, including The Golden Girls, Frasier, Little House on the Prairie, and The Waltons. The channel is also home to a diverse range of lifestyle programming, including the newly-launched Home & Family, a daily two-hour live show shot in a fully functional house located on the Universal Studios lot and Marie, a one-hour talk show hosted by iconic entertainer, Marie Osmond. Hallmark Channel's sibling network, Hallmark Movie Channel, also available in HD and SD, focuses on family-friendly movies with a mix of classic theatrical films, presentations from the acclaimed Hallmark Hall of Fame library, original Hallmark Channel movies, and special events.

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