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By McKenzie Burke, Programming & Development Content Coordinator
Welcome back to the third week of the Great American Christmas Movie Challenge Rankings Reveal! How was your trip to the arctic this week?
This weekend we will have two new premieres joining the challenge: Karen Kingsbury’s The Christmas Ring and An Ozark Mountain Christmas.
The cast of An Ozark Mountain Christmas joined the Christmas Ranking Week 3 Update last night on Great American Pure Flix to discuss their experience filming the movie.
Fun fact: An Ozark Mountain Christmas was filmed in partnership with the City of Branson! Branson graciously extended their celebrated Christmas lighting and décor throughout the filming schedule, ensuring the movie is immersed in a true Branson Christmas with twinkling streets, decorated storefronts, and festive skyline playing a starring role in the legendary holiday spectacle.
Step into the Silver Dollar City this weekend when An Ozark Mountain Christmas premieres on Great American Pure Flix on November 6.
Now, it’s time to find out where A Very Arctic Christmas stands in the rankings!
Rankings Reveal - Week Three
1. Silver Bells at Christmas
Starring Laura Osnes, Ryan McPartlin, Chuck Wicks, Julia Reilly, Tanya Christiansen, Taylor Kalupa, and D.B. Sweeney
Now streaming on Great American Pure Flix
In the small town of Comfort, Kentucky, Ginny Nolan (Osnes) is determined to save her late mother’s cherished Christmas shop, Silver Bells, before mounting repairs cause it to close. When ambitious entrepreneur Nick Day (McPartlin) arrives with plans to buy the shop, Ginny finds herself at odds with his vision for the future but also drawn to him on a personal level. As her former music partner – and almost first love – Tyler Benton (Wicks) returns home to participate in a Christmas songwriting showcase, old feelings resurface. Caught between Nick’s compelling offer and obvious interest in her, and Tyler’s renewed connection, Ginny must choose between protecting the past she loves and embracing a future that could change her heart forever.
2. A Second Chance Christmas
Starring Candance Cameron Bure and Jonathan Scarfe
Now streaming on Great American Pure Flix
A Second Chance Christmas centers on Anna and James Campbell, who both arrive early to their family cabin in Townsend, Tennessee, ahead of a planned Christmas gathering with their adult children. When an unexpected ice storm hits, knocking out power and cell service and closing the roads, their kids are unable to join them, leaving Anna and James stranded alone together for several days. Forced to rely on candlelight, firewood, and improvised meals, they begin revisiting old traditions while uncovering long-held misunderstandings.
3. A Very Arctic Christmas
Starring Cameron Mathison and Jill Wagner
Now streaming on Great American Pure Flix
In A Very Arctic Christmas, single dad Jim, a former major league baseball player turned broadcaster, shares a treasured holiday tradition with his 20-year-old daughter, Isla: each year, they take turns choosing how to spend Christmas. When Isla picks a once-in-a-lifetime Arctic cruise, Jim agrees, expecting to return in time for his annual Christmas Eve broadcast. But a timing mix-up leaves them stranded in an Arctic town after their ship departs without them. With help from wildlife conservationist Jane, Jim and Isla set out across the frozen wilderness in a rugged tundra buggy. Along the way, they experience the wonder of the Aurora Borealis, the beauty of the Arctic landscape, and an unexpected holiday adventure. As their carefully made plans change, Jim is reminded that Christmas is about more than schedules and traditions—and that sometimes the most meaningful holiday memories are the ones you never planned to make together as a family. 
4. A Christmas Prayer Tradition
Starring Shae Robins, Christopher Russell and Madeleine Cox
Now streaming on Great American Pure Flix
In A Christmas Prayer Tradition, Natalie prepares for the launch of her debut children’s book, Adeline the Angel, while Wes continues to deepen his faith journey. When Caroline quietly begins a mission to answer the prayers and needs of those around her community, the family discovers that some of God’s greatest works are accomplished through simple acts of kindness. As Christmas approaches, Bellford Falls once again becomes a place where hope is restored, prayers are answered, and hearts are drawn closer to the reason for the season.
Premiering on Great American Family October 24th at 8/7c.
Up Next
Karen Kingsbury’s The Christmas Ring
Starring Jana Kramer, Ben Hollingsworth, Kelsey Grammer, Megan Ashley Brown and Jesse James Decker
Based on Karen Kingsbury’s 2025 book by the same name, in The Christmas Ring, military widow Vanessa Mayfield (Kramer) has spent years searching for her family’s treasured Christmas ring, a gold-and-ruby heirloom discovered by her great-grandfather in Normandy on D-Day and passed down through generations before Vanessa lost it. Her search leads her to Ben Miller (Hollingsworth), a widowed antiques dealer who understands her loss, and a friendship between them gradually becomes an unexpected second chance at love. As Christmas approaches, Vanessa prepares for her annual military Christmas dance and the return of her college-age daughter, Sadie (Ashley Brown) who doesn’t yet know about Ben. Meanwhile, Ben’s father and business partner, Howard Miller (Grammer), unknowingly acquires Vanessa’s missing ring in a box of antiques and, unaware of its history, plans to sell the valuable find. When Ben realizes the ring his father is about to sell is the heirloom Vanessa has searched for all these years, he races to save it – setting in motion a Christmas reunion with a treasured piece of Vanessa’s past and the possibility of a new future neither Vanessa nor Ben thought they would find again.
Now streaming on Great American Pure Flix
Premiering on Great American Family November 7 at 8/7c.
An Ozark Mountain Christmas
Starring Jonathan Stoddard and Brianna Cohen
In An Ozark Mountain Christmas, when a dedicated young designer (Cohen) at a crossroads reluctantly follows her sister home to the nostalgic heart of the Ozarks for Christmas, she finds herself rediscovering not only her family’s legacy for commitment to craft, but also the quiet faith and purpose she has lost in the rush of modern life. With the help of Paul (Stoddard), Clara will reconnect with work rooted in care and community.
Now streaming on Great American Pure Flix
Premiering on Great American Family November 8 at 8/7c.
Tune in Wednesday, November 11th at 8 p.m. ET on Great American Pure Flix to see where Karen Kingsbury’s The Christmas Ring and An Ozark Mountain Christmas fall in the ranking, experience new conversations with talent, and enjoy an early screening one of our next premieres.
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