Lifetime
Featuring a mini “Brady Brunch” reunion, the latest holiday film in the “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” slate is “Blending Christmas,” which premieres Sunday, December 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Lifetime.
If you don’t have cable or don’t have Lifetime, here are some different ways you can watch “Blending Christmas” streaming online:
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Philo TV
You can watch a live stream of Lifetime and 60-plus other TV channels on Philo TV, which comes with a seven-day free trial:
Once signed up for Philo, you can watch “Blending Christmas” live on the Philo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast (compatible on Android mobile), any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. You can also watch on your computer on the Philo website.
If you can’t watch live, Philo allows you to DVR programs and watch them up to 30 days later. And even if you forget to DVR something, Philo also comes with a 72-hour rewind feature, which lets you to watch most shows on-demand if they have aired in the last three days.
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of Lifetime and 30-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” or “Sling Blue” bundle. This option doesn’t include a free trial, but it’s the cheapest streaming service with Lifetime, and you can get your first month for just $10:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch “Blending Christmas” live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 50 hours of cloud DVR.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream (formerly AT&T TV) has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” Lifetime is included in every one, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free 14-day trial.
Note that the free trial isn’t advertised as such, but your “due today” amount will be $0 when signing up. If you watch on your computer, phone or tablet, you won’t be charged for 14 days. If you watch on a streaming device on your TV (Roku, Fire Stick, Apple TV, etc.), you will be charged for the first month, but you can get still get a full refund if you cancel before 14 days:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch “Blending Christmas” live on the DirecTV Stream app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.
If you can’t watch live, DirecTV Stream also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to unlimited hours).
Vidgo
You can watch a live stream of Lifetime and 65+ other TV channels on Vidgo, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Vidgo, you can watch “Blending Christmas” live on the Vidgo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Vidgo website.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of Lifetime and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which you can try out for free with a seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch “Blending Christmas” live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Nintendo Switch, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu with Live TV comes with both its extensive on-demand library (which includes most shows after they air) and 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
‘Blending Christmas’ Preview
It’s Haylie Duff’s turn to rock around the Christmas tree on Lifetime when she stars in “People Presents: Blending Christmas” alongside Aaron O’Connell and the original cast of “The Brady Bunch.”
The description for this new Lifetime holiday film reads:
The Hacienda de la Sierra is Emma’s (Duff) favorite place to spend the holiday season and her boyfriend Liam (O’Connell) has been secretly planning to propose to her there, surrounded by both their families. Emma is delighted when she arrives to find the whole family bunch there. Of course, no holiday gathering is complete without drama, and soon the families are bickering over every detail! The added stress from trying to blend the two families eventually takes a toll on Emma and Liam, who start questioning their own relationship.
Now just days before Christmas, the two families realize that they’re going to have to work together in order to reunite Emma and Liam! Blending Christmas also stars Beth Broderick, Christopher Knight, Greg Evigan, Mike Lookinland, Barry Williams, Susan Olsen, Robbie Rist, Telma Hopkins and Jennifer Elise Cox.
In a WGN radio podcast interview, Knight talked about reuniting with his on-screen siblings but playing non-Bradys, saying that they were still very much playing their “Brady Bunch” roles.
“In this case, though we’re not playing Bradys, we sort of reprised our roles in so far in that our roles are about being in a family and the dynamics that ensue. In this particular production, ‘Blending Christmas,’ we are in two families that are being blended by virtual of some nuptials that are intended to happen around Christmas at a very magical vacation location that our heroine remembers fondly from her childhood,” said Knight, adding, “Of course, when you bring disparate families together, there are some hijinks. But also, families are magical, the place is magical and it’s Christmastime, so in true good and very ‘Brady’ fashion, there is a happy ending.”
The rest of the “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” holiday slate includes:
December 13: “Maps and Mistletoe”
December 14: “Ghosts of Christmas Past”
December 15: “The Enchanted Christmas Cake”
December 16: “Christmas By Chance”
December 17: “Mistletoe in Montana”
December 18: “Toying With the Holidays”
December 19: “Under the Christmas Tree”
December 20: “Candy Cane Candidate”
December 21: “The Christmas Ball”
December 22: “It Takes a Christmas Village”
December 23: “Rebuilding A Dream Christmas”
December 24: “Hot Chocolate Holiday”
December 25: “Writing Around the Christmas Tree”
“People Presents: Blending Christmas” premieres Sunday, December 12 at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific times on Lifetime.