Shannon Chan-Kent & Shannon Kook Celebrate Christmas & Chinese Heritage With Hallmark In 'A Big Fat Family Christmas'

Shannon Chan-Kent and Shannon Kook celebrate the holidays with their new Hallmark movie, A Big Fat Family Christmas.

The two star alongside Jack Wagner and Tia Carrere in the newest Countdown to Christmas offering, airing TONIGHT, at 8 p.m. on Hallmark Channel.

“I think this film addresses identities and heritage at the same time while celebrating Christmas. It’s a beautifully balanced story,” Shannon K shared about his movie in a new interview, before joking about how he and his co-star are both Shannons.

“It was lovely to work with her,” he said of Shannon C. “It was a wonderful process to share this with her. We are both Shannons.”

Shannon also added that his character, “Henry is a fun, loving guy, who is curious about the world around him. He is also an immigrant like myself. I am from South Africa, and I am very happy to see that Hallmark is expanding its content with this kind of storyline.”

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Here’s the full summary: Liv Chang (Chan-Kent), a photographer at the San Francisco Chronicle, lives a low-key life. She has curated what she believes to be the perfect life for herself – a little less Chinese and a little more American. As a social media influencer, she even goes by the name Liv Rose.

Her family, on the other hand, represents something a bit more loud, proud and Chinese. They are the infamous Chang family, responsible for throwing the biggest, annual holiday block party in the neighborhood. Their party is a celebration of Chinese American culture, which Liv finds to be over the top.

She has managed to keep her family a secret until she is forced to partner with Henry (Kook), a new coworker, to cover her family’s annual celebration. Liv and Henry work closely together to capture the story behind The Changtastic Party and, in a moment of fun, almost ruin it by losing all the donations from the community.

Liv’s resolve to make things right for her family and the community forces her to overcome her resistance to her heritage and open up to her followers for help; ultimately helping her find herself and true love in the process.

A Big Fat Family Christmas will premiere Friday, December 2.