Grab your hot cocoa, and fuzzy socks, and pick your favorite spot on the couch, because the time to watch Hallmark holiday movies is right around the corner. Kicking off the season on October 18, Hallmark will provide 24/7 holiday-themed programming guaranteed to get you in a merry mood.

It may be the spooky season for some people, but for Hallmark Channel watchers, October means the network’s perennial “Countdown to Christmas” is about to begin, with 47 new movies and a first-ever limited series.

Hallmark is celebrating 15 years of joy with Countdown to Christmas, which begins on the Hallmark Channel on October 18. The hard-working elves loaded the schedule with 47 new, or