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On November 27, the ION Channel holiday movie A Christmas in Vermont will debut at 9 PM.

Riley Thomas (Abigail Hawk from Blue Bloods) is sent by her profit-obsessed boss to shut down one of the company’s holdings, a small outerwear company in Vermont, for missing profit targets. Riley finds that the company is the lifeblood of a town and, instead of closing down the iconic firm, she unexpectedly falls in love and learns valuable lessons beyond the bottom line. The film will also star Chevy Chase, Howard Hesseman and David O’Donnell (Christmas Under Wraps).

Here is a trailer for A Christmas in Vermont.

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The Rooftop Christmas Tree will be the new holiday movie to air on the UP Channel on November 27 at 7 PM.

Every Christmas for 15 years, Dale Landis fastens a tree to his roof and decorates it for the season; and every year he’s arrested for it. Determined to keep Dale out of jail this year, a judge orders idealistic attorney Sarah Wright and aggressive prosecutor John Riviera to work together to defend Dale and figure out the mystery behind the rooftop Christmas tree. Inspired by a true story.

The film stars Michelle Morgan (Heartland), veteran actor Tim Reid (WKRP in Cincinnati) and Stephen Huszar (12 Men of Christmas).

Here is a trailer for The Rooftop Christmas Tree.

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On November 27, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie I’ll Be Home For Christmas will debut at 9 PM.

Jackie Foster (Mena Suvari from American Beauty), a dynamic Assistant District Attorney and single mom, is looking forward to wrapping up her latest case and spending Christmas with Gracie, her adorable and precocious, eight-year old daughter.

But when Jackie’s estranged dad, Jack (James Brolin from Life In Pieces), a gruff retired police officer, unexpectedly shows up at her door, they will be forced to confront old wounds. Tensions rise when Jack brings Nose, a mischievous former police dog, into Jackie’s orderly home.

Though Jack had planned on quickly passing through, Gracie convinces him to stay until Christmas. Despite the baggage he brings, Jack and Jackie begin to work through their issues and she finds the possibility of an unlikely romance with a detective friend of Jack’s. As they experience the magic of Christmas together, they attempt to let go of their past and celebrate this loving holiday the way Jackie always dreamed.

Here is a trailer for I’ll Be Home For Christmas.

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On November 27, the Hallmark Channel movie Journey Back to Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

Hannah (Cameron Cameron Bure), a WWII-era nurse, is transported in time to 2016 and meets Jake (Oliver Hudson from Nashville), a man who helps her discover the bonds of family and that the true meaning of Christmas is timeless.

Tom Skerritt (Picket Fences) also stars.

Here is a trailer for Journey Back to Christmas.

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