Overview

• Hallmark Channel and the Grand Ole Opry announced a partnership to produce “A Grand Ole Opry Christmas” for the network’s 16th annual Countdown to Christmas event.
• Nikki DeLoach and Kristoffer Polaha will headline the centennial-themed film set around performances at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House.
• Grammy winner Brad Paisley will write and perform original songs for the movie and record the official anthem for this year’s Countdown to Christmas campaign.
• The official logline outlines a time-travel story in which protagonist Gentry Woods is transported to 1995 to finish her late father’s song and learn hidden truths about his past.
• An exclusive Grand Ole Opry merchandise collection will launch later this year, and production is scheduled to begin in Nashville in late August with additional Opry artists to be announced.