'A Baby for Christmas' to Premiere December 13 on UP, Stars Malinda Williams, Victoria Rowell, Karon Riley, Kristoff St. John

Former Y&R co-stars Kristoff St .John and Victoria Rowell
worked together last year in Marry Us for Christmas.

Production began this week in Atlanta on the UP Original Movie A Baby for Christmas, a romantic comedy starring Malinda Williams (Soul Food) and Victoria Rowell (The Young and the Restless) and Karon Riley (35 and Ticking). Building on the popularity the Marry Me for Christmas movie franchise, A Baby for Christmas will premiere on Sunday, December 13 at 7 p.m. ET as part of UP's "Everything you Love About Christmas" annual Christmas programming slate.

The film reunites the ensemble cast which includes GregAlan Williams (Necessary Roughness), Chrystale Wilson (For Richer or Poorer), DeEtta West (Lyfe’s Journey) Clifton Powell (Ray) and Kristoff St. John (20 Ft Below: The Darkness Descending), Rowell’s long-time The Young and the Restless co-star.

A Baby for Christmas is produced by Atlanta-based Swirl Films from a script by Rhonda Freeman-Baraka, who will make her directorial debut.