Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas - Episodes 3 & 4 (Presented by Aura Frames)

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Jacks joins us this week to break down the next two episodes of the Hallmark Channel Christmas show, Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas.

ABOUT: TWELVE DATES 'TIL CHRISTMAS (EPISODE 3 & EPISODE 4)

Episode 3: Kate confronts past dating patterns after she matches with someone she ghosted; Mac and Evelyn roadtrip to Brighton; Callum holds a pop-up at the Pear Tree.

Episode 4: Kate's mother, Delilah, shows up for a holiday visit, throwing Mac and Kate for a loop; history repeating itself causes Callum and Kate to remember their past.

AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: TWELVE DATES 'TIL CHRISTMAS (EPISODE 3 & EPISODE 4)

December 12, 2025 | Hallmark Mystery Channel

CAST & CREW OF: TWELVE DATES 'TIL CHRISTMAS (EPISODE 3 & EPISODE 4)

• Mae Whitman as Kate
• Julian Morris as Callum
• Jane Seymour as Evelyn
• Nathaniel Parker as Mac

BRAN’S TWELVE DATES 'TIL CHRISTMAS (EPISODE 3 & EPISODE 4) SYNOPSIS

Kate is at the coffee shop the next morning, lost in thought about Richard. Laura shows up and immediately asks for the latest. Kate hands her the phone, and Laura sees that Kate still hasn’t responded to his text. Laura calls her out — she can’t do to Richard what she’s done to other guys. Text him back. Kate finally does, but she decides she’s still going to keep moving forward with the 12 Dates.

The next date is with Liam, a guy she dated a few years ago — and apparently ghosted. Naturally, the date is an escape room, because nothing says closure like being trapped together. They end up working well as a team, make up, and the sparks start to fly. After they escape, Kate asks him to grab coffee the next morning.

Later, she stops by the shop to help Calum bake for the upcoming event, since Sarah is too busy to show up — even though the whole thing was her idea.

Meanwhile, Kate’s dad goes on a mysterious outing with Evelyn. They stop at a bar, where Evelyn opens up about her past. Eventually, they end up at a cliff and literally scream their grief into the void. Healing!

The next day, Kate is feeling overwhelmed juggling two potential suitors. She even accidentally sends a text meant for Liam to Richard. What a mess.

But when she shows up for coffee with Liam, he ghosts her — and then texts her to say he “wins.” Cool guy behavior.

Back at the shop, Sarah brings in a potential investor for Calum’s posh pies. Calum immediately hates both the guy and his ideas. He kicks the investor out… then kicks everyone else out too — and ends up breaking up with Sarah. When Kate finds out, she assumes it’s because Sarah told him about his ex, which opens up a whole emotional can of worms Kate was not prepared for.

It’s time for the next date: salsa dancing. Kate attacks it aggressively. But wouldn’t you know it — Richard shows up. They ditch the event, wander around the city together, and eventually end up at Kate’s place, where they kiss… only to be interrupted by her mom, Delilah, showing up unannounced. Total buzzkill.

Kate wants nothing to do with her mom. When she goes to see Mac, he’s also not interested in dealing with Delilah — but Kate follows him to book club anyway, where Evelyn gets a little jealous seeing her there.

Laura discovers that the 12 Dates needs a venue for the final event and suggests Calum’s shop. Calum is not thrilled with this idea.

Meanwhile, Kate’s mom keeps trying to spend time with her and Mac, which Kate resists. It stirs up a lot of old memories — her first Christmas without her mom, and the Christmas after Calum’s mom died, when Kate was there for him.

Eventually, Calum agrees to host the party at the shop. That night, he and Kate hang out while she tries to play wingwoman for him. When her mom shows up again, Calum encourages Kate not to push her away. Kate finally talks to her mom and promises they’ll spend more time together at home.

Later, Kate goes back to Calum and starts listing all the reasons he’d be a great catch — including that he’s a good kisser. This triggers a memory from their childhood: them kissing, Calum telling her he loved her, Kate panicking and running inside… then coming back out to see him kissing another girl.

Back in the present, Calum tells her that kissing her was never a joke to him.

And then he kisses her again.

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