Merry Minutes: Hallmark’s Nikki DeLoach PLUS Christmas News (Muppets, Rockefeller Christmas Tree and more)
The latest Christmas news is HOT off the North Pole press! Eric Petersen and Danny Jordan are back with another festive edition of Merry Minutes, the weekly holiday news show from the hit Christmas podcast Christmas Countdown!
THIS WEEK’S CHRISTMAS HEADLINES:
🎄 The Muppet Christmas Carol is making holiday headlines with a new merchandise collection and a festive Walmart commercial!
🎭 Christmas on Broadway! Bryan Cranston, Jean Smart, Noah Wyle, and more are bringing A Christmas Carol to life in a special staged reading, while Andrew Rannells, Megan Hilty, Tituss Burgess, and other stars are spreading holiday cheer with A Wonderful Life radio play!
🎄 The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree has been revealed! Get the latest on one of New York City’s most iconic Christmas traditions.
PLUS! HALLMARK CHANNEL STAR NIKKI DeLOACH JOINS THE SHOW!
Just in time for Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas 2026, Nikki stops by to talk all things Christmas movies, holiday traditions, and Hallmark magic!
From her early days on Disney’s iconic The All-New Mickey Mouse Club (MMC) to her recent adventure aboard the Hallmark Christmas Cruise, Nikki shares unforgettable memories, reveals why she thinks audiences LOVE Hallmark Christmas movies, and gives us the scoop on her new Hallmark Channel holiday movie, Holiday Unplugged, premiering November 7!
Christmas movies, Broadway stars, Muppet nostalgia, and a little Hallmark holiday magic? Sounds like a VERY merry minute (or several)!
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