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Hallmark has lined up another massive partnership, this time with the Grand Ole Opry. "A Grand Ole Opry Christmas," an original holiday movie starring Nikki DeLoach and Kristoffer Polaha, will premiere this year during Hallmark Channel's 16th annual Countdown to Christmas programming event. The movie will also include "familiar faces from the Opry's star-studded cast" to be announced at a later date. The collaboration comes at the perfect time as the Opry celebrates their centennial year.

Country singer and Opry member Brad Paisley will write original music for the film and perform. He will also record the official anthem for this year's "Countdown to Christmas" on-air campaign.

"As the Grand Ole Opry celebrates its 100th birthday this year, this is the perfect time for us to partner with this beloved, iconic American institution and create Christmas magic together," says Darren Abbott, chief brand officer, Hallmark. "Nikki and Kris are fan favorites and we know they will beautifully bring to life this emotional and heartfelt story that is sure to become an instant classic... Having the incredibly talented Brad Paisley write and perform original music for the movie is what Christmas dreams are made of. And we're equally excited to have him write and record an original song that will be the soundtrack of our on-air campaign throughout the season."

Paisley adds, "The Hallmark Channel to me is a major part of finding the joy and the spirit of the holidays. We turn it on and leave it on in our house like Christmas tree lights or decorations; it's a major part of the atmosphere for us. I loved the challenge of creating that same magic with this music by letting it take you to the same place that these movies and this world Hallmark has built. Can't wait for you to hear what all we've done. Also, knowing the Opry is the setting for one of these movies is very inspiring."

As part of the partnership, Hallmark will also launch an exclusive collection of Opry products, including greeting cards, apparel, accessories, jewelry, and gifts, which will be available for purchase later this year.

Colin Reed, executive chairman of Ryman Hospitality Properties, the Opry's parent company, says, "Our goal in this milestone year is to put the Opry, its artists and the rich songwriting traditions that have made country music a global sensation in front of more people than ever before. Our partnership with Hallmark brings these elements to life this holiday season through a creative and uplifting take on a uniquely Nashville story."

Here is the official logline of "A Grand Ole Opry Christmas": Gentry Woods (DeLoach), daughter of late country music icon Jett Woods - half of the famed duo Winter and Woods - abandoned her dream of a songwriting career and distanced herself from her father's legacy following his tragic car accident 30 years prior. When the Grand Ole Opry invites her to represent Jett at their centennial celebration at Christmas, she's hesitant to return to the place steeped in bittersweet memories. Encouraged by her good friends, Gentry visits the Opry and, while seated in one of the vaunted venue's oak church pews, is suddenly transported to 1995. Gentry's lifelong friend Mac (Polaha), a country music talent manager, finds himself in 1995 as well. Thanks to some Christmas magic, Gentry gets precious time with her father, creative inspiration to finish the song she began decades earlier as a teen, and learns surprising answers to questions about her father that have followed her for the last three decades.