Rueben's Ramblings

The GAC Family holiday movie A Lot Like Christmas will debut at 8 PM on December 5.

Jessica Roberts (Maggie Lawson) owns the most popular Christmas tree lot in the picturesque New England town of Hudson Springs. But when big-city marketing executive Clay Moore (Christopher Russell) moves a big-box store into the area and starts selling trees, Jasmine finds her business in jeopardy. As their professional competition escalates, Jasmine and Clay run into another complication — they start falling for each other.

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On December 5, the Lifetime movie My Favorite Christmas Melody will debut at 8 PM.

Once a promising singer-songwriter, Abby (Mýa) now finds herself writing uninspired jingles for commercials. As she heads home for the holidays, she’s enlisted by the local high school music teacher to help save the school arts program. In the process, Abby rediscovers her voice and regains the confidence to go after her dreams and lets the possibility of love in too.

Rainbow Sun Francks also stars.

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The ION holiday movie The Christmas Thief will debut at 8 PM on December 5.

Lana Lawton (Michelle Borth), a fledgling private eye home for the holidays, realizes the only way to save her career is by solving a string of local burglaries in which the main suspect is Santa Claus. With little evidence to go off and having to contend with a local detective with an investigative style that clashes with hers, the season may prove to be anything but holly and jolly.

Vivica A. Fox also stars.

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On December 5, the UPtv holiday movie A Furry Little Christmas will debut at 7 PM.

A big-city veterinarian falls for a small-town doctor when he sets out to recreate a New York City Christmas in her Vermont hometown.

Kristi McKamie and Jonathan Stoddard star.

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On December 4, the UPtv movie Christmas Beneath the Stars will debut at 7 PM.

Christmas blogger and aspiring photographer Hannah Reed just got the assignment of a lifetime; visit a charming town and Christmas wonderland called Christmas World in Alaska which will allow her to photograph the Northern Lights and maybe finally get published in her favorite nature magazine. With her Christmas loving Aunt Lucy in tow, Hannah arrives in Christmas World expecting magic and instead is greeted by a sadly decorated town on its last leg. Desperate to get the photographs she needs, Hannah strikes a deal with the heir apparent of Christmas World in exchange for a locals insight into the best places to photograph the lights. The two set out to turn Christmas World around, but will they find something even more magical along the way?

Madeline Foley and Steve Belford star.

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On December 4, the GAC Family holiday movie Jingle Bell Princess will debut at 8 PM.

Mechanical issues temporarily ground Princess Amelia’s (Merritt Patterson) royal jet. With the crew distracted attending to the repair, Amelia deplanes to walk through a magical Christmas tree lot on the airport’s perimeter. Soon she is chatting away with jovial owner Harley and his adorable dog, Storm. Amelia looks at her watch, quickly realizing how much time has passed. Rushing to the runway, Amelia learns her jet departed believing she was on board.

A massive snowstorm moves in, grounding all air traffic in and out of Tucker, Maine. Amelia is devastated she may miss Christmas in her father’s kingdom. What looks like a royal catastrophe turns into an unforgettable holiday as Amelia is taken in by airline employee Annie Cutler and her son, Sam (Trevor Donovan). He’s a commoner and she’s a royal, but this Christmas, and Sam and Amelia’s shared attraction may cause this uncommon romance to take flight.

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The holiday movie Kirk Franklin’s A Gospel Christmas will debut on December 4 at 8 PM on Lifetime.

When Olivia (Demetria McKinney), a young assistant pastor, gets assigned to be a lead pastor at a new church a month before Christmas, she’s fearful she can’t manage the transition, including getting the choir ready to open the town’s annual Winter Jamboree. Banding together with her new congregation, Olivia discovers a new home for herself, and even finds a little Christmas romance along the way.

The film will also star Chaz Lamar Shepherd and Kirk Franklin.

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