Time to Come Home for Christmas
6 movies
Time to Come Home for Christmas is Hallmark's holiday anthology of homecomings, loosely inspired by the Garth Brooks song. Each film tells a brand-new story on the same warm premise: someone travels home for Christmas and finds a connection, a second chance, or a small miracle on the way. Every entry has a fresh cast and fresh characters, so nothing carries over but the spirit.
There are six films, made between 2018 and 2023, and the lineup is a who's who of Hallmark leads, including Alison Sweeney, Lacey Chabert, Jessy Schram, Holland Roden, Shenae Grimes-Beech, and Tyler Hynes. The mood is snowy and sentimental, and more grief-tinged than most Hallmark Christmas fare, often pairing two strangers thrown together by circumstance. Ratings climb from the mid-6s into the mid-7s on IMDb. Because there's no continuing story, you can treat this as a pick-the-best-one situation rather than a binge in order.
Time to Come Home for Christmas movies in order
Order does not matter. These are standalone holiday films with different characters every time, so watch in any sequence. If you just want the most loved one first, start with Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas (2022).
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Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas(2018)
The first film, from 2018, starring Josh Henderson and Megan Park. Two strangers, Cara and Heath, get stranded before Christmas and set off on an unplanned journey toward the miracles they've each been hoping for. It establishes the snowy, two-strangers-on-the-road template the series keeps returning to. A gentle opener. Rated 6.6.
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Time for You to Come Home for Christmas(2019)
From 2019, with Alison Sweeney and Lucas Bryant. A recent widow travels with her young son to her hometown for Christmas and meets a veteran and musician headed the same way. A grief-and-healing romance with a fateful connection at its center, and one of the more emotionally weighted entries. Rated 7.
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Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas(2020)
From 2020, with Lacey Chabert and Stephen Huszar. Five strangers receive mysterious invitations to spend Christmas at an inn, and Sarah, helped by the inn's owner Ben, starts to suspect a shared event from the past links them all. A gentle ensemble mystery wrapped in holiday warmth, and a strong showing from Chabert. Rated 7.
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Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas(2021)
From 2021, starring Jessy Schram and Brendan Penny. A woman with amnesia catches a ride with a kind nurse to chase the only clue to her identity, a Christmas invitation from a man she can't remember. A road-trip romance about working out who you are before Christmas, more dramatic in tone than most of the run. Rated 7.2.
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Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas(2022)
From 2022, with Holland Roden and Tyler Hynes, and the highest-rated of the six. Days before Christmas, Elizabeth gets a heartfelt wrong-number voicemail from a stranger pleading for a second chance, and ropes in her estranged best friend to track him down. The voicemail-as-mystery hook gives this one a real engine. If you watch one, make it this. Rated 7.4.
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Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas(2023)
The most recent, from 2023, starring Shenae Grimes-Beech and Chris Carmack. Grieving her mother, Carly heads to a small town to lead a struggling church choir at Christmas and connects with a man newly back from the Army. A music-filled story about chosen family, and the gentlest entry in the bunch. Rated 6.6.
Time to Come Home for Christmas cast
Frequently asked questions
What order should I watch the Time to Come Home for Christmas movies?
Any order is fine. Each film is a standalone holiday story with a different cast and characters, so there's no continuing plot to follow. For the best-reviewed one first, start with Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas (2022).
How many Time to Come Home for Christmas movies are there?
There are six films in the series, released between 2018 and 2023, each a separate holiday story with its own cast.
Are the Time to Come Home for Christmas movies connected?
No. They share a theme of journeying home for Christmas and a song-inspired title, but each film has its own cast, characters, and story. It's an anthology, not a continuing series, so nothing is spoiled by jumping around.
Who stars in the Time to Come Home for Christmas movies?
The cast changes every film. Leads across the series include Josh Henderson, Megan Park, Alison Sweeney, Lacey Chabert, Jessy Schram, Holland Roden, Tyler Hynes, Shenae Grimes-Beech, and Chris Carmack.
Where can I watch Time to Come Home for Christmas?
The films air on the Hallmark Channel, especially through the holidays, and stream on Hallmark+. Check each movie's page here for current availability.