SANTA'S MAGIC ACCIDENTALLY UNLEASHES A DAY TOO SOON, CAUSING HIM TO ABRUPTLY CRASH LAND INTO THE HOME OF A FAMILY WHO MUST REMEMBER WHAT THE HOLIDAYS ARE ALL ABOUT IF CHRISTMAS IS TO GET BACK ON TRACK FOR ALL THE WORLD

GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEE JENNIFER BEALS STARS IN 'THE NIGHT BEFORE THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,' A HALLMARK CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIE WORLD PREMIERE NOVEMBER 20

When the North Pole's lead Elf accidentally unleashes Christmas a day too soon, Santa's onboard navigation goes berserk, causing Noel's Jolly One to crash land in the middle of Suburbia, leaving him with a bad case of amnesia and Christmas hanging in the balance in "The Night Before the Night Before Christmas," a Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere, Saturday, November 20 (8 p.m. ET/PT, 7C). Hallmark Channel, America's family network, is the biggest holiday destination in television.

Angela and Wayne Fox could not be more self-absorbed, workaholic parents. Their young children Hannah and Toby long for intimacy and family life the way it used to be. How improbably perfect that one night - without warning - Santa Claus crash lands into their home. Santa has a bad case of can't remember anything so, with the fate of Christmas resting in their hands, the Foxes will have to put other lives ahead of their own for a change in order to restore Santa - and Christmas - just in the "Nick" of time!

"The Night Before the Night Before Christmas" stars Golden Globe Nominee Jennifer Beals ("The L Word"), Rick Roberts ("When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story"), Gage Munroe ("An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving") and Rebecca Williams ("Degrassi: The Next Generation") as the Fox family of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who must find a cure for Santa's amnesia before Christmas Eve, but, who spontaneously end up receiving gifts they too had long forgotten, like how to be a loving family.

"The Night Before the Night Before Christmas" is a Muse Entertainment Production. Michael Prupas, Rob Lee, Joel S. Rice, James Orr and Jim Cruickshank are the Executive Producers. Steve Solomos produces. James Orr is director. James Orr and Jim Cruickshank are Co-Writers based on the original concept by Rob Lee.

Hallmark Channel, owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., is a 24-hour basic cable network that provides a diverse slate of high-quality entertainment programming available in high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) to a national audience of 90 million subscribers. The top tier program service is distributed through more than 5,450 cable systems and communities as well as direct-to-home satellite services across the country. Hallmark Channel is the nation's leading network in providing quality family programming with an ambitious slate of original TV movies, general entertainment and home and lifestyle content. Hallmark Channel's sibling network is Hallmark Movie Channel, also available in HD and SD, which focuses on family-friendly movies with a mix of classic theatrical films, presentations from the acclaimed Hallmark Hall of Fame library, original Hallmark Channel movies and special events.