BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A Hallmark Network filming a year ago at Christkindlmarkt on the SteelStacks campus will air this winter as a segment of a new holiday series, ArtsQuest announced Monday.
The segment, filmed last Dec. 14 at the huge, tented holiday market, will air Dec. 12 on Hallmark’s new "Ready, Set, Glow," ArtsQuest, which presents Christkindlmarkt, said in a release.
The new show, a three-episode, limited-run holiday series, "is all about holiday traditions," the ArtsQuest release said.
It will feature Wes Brown, star of several of Hallmark Channel's holiday movies.
The series — part of the Hallmark the network first reality shows — is a “holiday lights showcase spectacular” that "shares how these holiday lights brighten entire communities and bring people together in the process,” the release says.
It shares how these holiday lights “brighten entire communities and bring people together in the process.”
Hallmark's official release says "Hallmark Star Wes Brown hosts this holiday lights showcase spectacular, in which he takes viewers around the country to some of the most impressive, festive displays.
"Wes will introduce the special people behind them and share their heartfelt — and often emotional stories — behind their displays and how they contribute to the community."Hallmark release on its new series "Ready Set Glow"
"Wes will introduce the special people behind them and share their heartfelt — and often emotional stories — behind their displays and how they contribute to the community."
Filming the segment
In the preview video teaser, Brown says, “I’m Wes Brown. We’re going to meet families from across the country whose traditions have made spirits bright for generations.”
The Christkindlmarkt segment was filmed with Brown joined by a small TV crew at ArtsQuest's German-inspired holiday market around 5 p.m.
Brown, who has appeared in Hallmark's "Christmas in Mississippi" and "Christmas Cookies," posed for photos with a few of his "merry and bright" fans.
The actor, in a plaid coat and matching scarf, walked up and down the corridor of one of the heated tents and spoke on camera about the "spirit" of Christmas in Bethlehem.
ArtsQuest last year posted on Facebook that a cable network was filming at Christkindlmarkt, but did not disclose which one.
Hallmark Channel last December broadcast a film, "Miracle in Bethlehem, Pa," on the Hallmark Movie & Mysteries channel.
But that movie was shot entirely in Winnipeg, Canada, with only still images of the local Bethlehem added later.
Reporter Micaela Hood contributed to this report
