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    Brian Chan

    Composer,music Department·Active 2019–2022
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    Career at a glance

    8Hallmark films

    6 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.5 / 10

    across 8 rated films

    Weirdness4.3 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    The Christmas Doctor6.9

    Most recent

    A Big Fat Family Christmas2022

    Everything Brian has done for Hallmark, from A Homecoming for the Holidays (2019) right through to A Big Fat Family Christmas (2022).

    Follow & about Brian

    • Official sitebrianchanmusic.com
    Brian Chan is a Canadian composer and multi-instrumentalist.
    From Wikipedia

    Brian’s signature

    Across 8 films, Brian almost always leans into Christmas, frequently plays a doctor and is almost always set in small towns.

    • Christmas6 films
    • small towns6 films
    • a doctor2 films
    • second-chance romance3 films
    • a return home3 films
    • baking & cooking8 films

    8 hours

    8 hours of Hallmark Christmas movies, and counting.

    Adds up across 6 festive titles.

    Known for

    Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater poster
    Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater6.7

    Composer · 2020

    Weirdness 2/10

    Certified weirdA Fabled Holiday poster
    A Fabled Holiday6.6

    Composer · 2022

    Weirdness 10/10

    A Homecoming for the Holidays poster
    A Homecoming for the Holidays6.6

    Composer · 2019

    Weirdness 4/10

    A Feeling of Home poster
    A Feeling of Home6.0

    Composer · 2019

    Weirdness 4/10

    The Christmas Doctor poster
    The Christmas Doctor6.9

    Composer · 2020

    Weirdness 4/10

    A Big Fat Family Christmas poster
    A Big Fat Family Christmas6.6

    Composer · 2022

    Weirdness 2/10

    On-screen partners

    Lillian Lim headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Brian’s most frequent on-screen partner is Lillian Lim, with 2 films together.

    • Heart of the Matter (2022)·
    • A Big Fat Family Christmas (2022)
    • Peter Bryant2
    • Shannon Chan-Kent2

    Where Brian fits in

    The corners of the Hallmark universe Brian keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.

    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • 🎄Christmas movies
    • ⭐Best Christmas movies
    • ❄️Winter movies
    • 🏘️Small-town movies
    • 🔄Second-chance romance

    All 8 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    6 films
    • 2022A Big Fat Family ChristmasComposer · Christmas6.6Weird 2/10
    • 2022A Fabled HolidayComposer · Christmas6.6Weird 10/10
    • 2022Heart of the MatterComposer · Suburb6.6Weird 3/10
    • 2020A Christmas Tree Grows in ColoradoComposer · Christmas5.6Weird 5/10
    • 2020Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas SweaterComposer · Christmas6.7Weird 2/10
    • 2020The Christmas DoctorComposer · Christmas6.9Weird 4/10

    2010s

    2 films
    • 2019A Feeling of HomeComposer · Small Town6.0Weird 4/10
    • 2019A Homecoming for the HolidaysComposer · Christmas6.6Weird 4/10

    Brian’s standouts

    • The Christmas Doctor poster
      Highest ratedThe Christmas Doctor (2020)

      Best-reviewed of the 8, at 6.9/10

      6.9
    • A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado poster
      Most divisiveA Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado (2020)

      Lowest-rated of the 8 — every filmography has one

      5.6
    • A Fabled Holiday poster
      WeirdestA Fabled Holiday (2022)

      The strangest of the bunch — 10/10 on our weirdness scale

      6.6

    In pictures

    A quick look at Brian’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.

    • Brian Chan headshotBrian Chan
    • A Big Fat Family Christmas poster
    • A Fabled Holiday poster
    • Heart of the Matter poster
    • A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado poster
    • Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater poster
    • The Christmas Doctor poster
    • A Feeling of Home poster
    • A Homecoming for the Holidays poster

    Brian’s creative circle

    Most written by

    • Michael G. Larkin2 films
    • Samantha Herman2 films

    Who Brian works with

    The cast and crew Brian keeps ending up on set with — the regular faces you’ll recognise from one film to the next. Bigger circle, more films together.

    Brian Chan's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsCaleb Chan: 8 films togetherCaleb Chan8 filmsJackie Lind: 4 films togetherJackie Lind4 filmsBim Narine: 3 films togetherBim Narine3 filmsCatharine Falcon: 3 films togetherCatharine Falcon3 filmsPenny Perry: 3 films togetherPenny Perry3 filmsCharles Cooper: 2 films togetherCharles Cooper2 filmsDan Dumouchel: 2 films togetherDan Dumouchel2 films

    Movies by year

    Brian Chan Hallmark movies by release year2201932020202132022

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.5 across 8 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.5A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado: 5.6A Feeling of Home: 6.0A Big Fat Family Christmas: 6.6A Fabled Holiday: 6.6Heart of the Matter: 6.6A Homecoming for the Holidays: 6.6Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater: 6.7The Christmas Doctor: 6.9

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Brian Chan been in?
    We have 8 Hallmark movies on file for Brian Chan, spanning 2019–2022.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Brian Chan known for?
    Brian is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in small towns, often with second-chance romance.
    What is Brian Chan's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    The Christmas Doctor (2020) is Brian's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 6.9/10 audience rating.
    What is Brian Chan's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater (2020) has more audience votes than any other Brian Chan Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Brian Chan usually star with?
    Brian has shared 2 films with Lillian Lim, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Brian Chan still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Brian Hallmark credit we have is from 2022; nothing later has turned up yet.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Brian Chan made?
    Brian Chan turns up in 6 Hallmark Christmas movies.
    What was Brian Chan's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Brian Hallmark title we have is A Homecoming for the Holidays (2019).
    What does Brian Chan do in Hallmark movies?
    Brian Chan works on Hallmark films as composer,music department.

    Data & sources

    Brian’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated June 2026.

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