On November 14, part of Great American Family’s Great American Christmas 2026 lineup, Danica McKellar and Sam Page will take the lead in The Christmas Yes List about a recovering people-pleaser seeking to heal her overly-accommodating ways. While McKellar is certainly thrilled to be apart of yet another GAF film, it’s the woman behind the story, author Melissa Ferguson, who has recently opened up about her excitement at seeing her words come to life on screen. Earlier this year, another one of Ferguson’s novels, Meet Me in the Margins, got the film treatment when Merritt Patterson and Liam McIntyre brought the story to life, also on Great American Family. Now, her newest novel, which releases in just a few days on October 6 , will arrive just in time for the holidays. Here, read about what you can expect from the book and what the author has said about seeing her story play out on screen.
This holiday season, your favorite networks are getting in on the Christmas fun with new and original heartwarming films—and Great American Family is no exception. Beginning on October 10, the network will be rolling out 18 original films for the holidays starring familiar faces in the Christmas e...