Hallmark’s ‘Cherry Lane’ sequel adds a Christmas carol from Jaymes Vaughan

Jaymes Vaughan debuted two new Christmas singles on November 8, both performed aboard Hallmark’s Christmas Cruise on the Norwegian Gem. The singer is married to Hallmark actor and producer Jonathan Bennett, who also hosted the first cruise.

Vaughan performed “It’s Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Christmas” and “Home for the Holiday” on the last night of the cruise, while Bennett, Tyler Hynes, Brooke D’Orsay, Ashley Williams, Will Kemp, BJ Britt, Heather Hemmens, Kristoffer Polaha, Rachel Boston, Brendan Penny and Hunter King danced behind him on stage.

After the performance, they announced that “Home for the Holiday” will be featured in “Season’s Greetings from Cherry Lane,” streaming December 5 on Hallmark+.

Bennett stars in the film alongside Annabelle Bourke, Corey Cott, Sarah Dugdale, Shannon Kook and Vincent Rodriguez III. One of three sequels to the 2023 hit, the film ‘Cherry Lane’ returns to 7 Cherry Lane to highlight various families who have lived in the family over the course of 70 years and settled in different eras.

“For me, Christmas and Hallmark Channel movies evoke the same feelings. They’re both hopeful, they’re both positive and to me they’re both a happy ending that you can count on,” Vaughan said. Variety while you are on board. “It’s really magical to be able to hear a song that I’m singing and be a part of that.”

The songs are two of four on his upcoming EP, ‘Feels Like Christmas’, which will be released on Tuesday, November 12. He co-wrote the EP with Mark Vogel.

“I wanted to write the kind of Christmas music where you know exactly what to expect as soon as it starts. Music that is unmistakably of the season. And hopefully music makes you happier along the way,” Vaughan added. “These songs are all originals, not covers, because I wanted to make music that reflects what Christmas music sounds like to me. This is dance around living room-like Christmas music and I am really proud of it.”