Rueben's Ramblings

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When a woman returns home to save her family’s beloved chocolate shop, she finds unexpected love and a renewed appreciation for what matters most. This sweet holiday romance celebrates family, community and the lasting power of tradition.

The movie stars Angela Cole and Joel Berg.

Here is a trailer for Chocolate for Christmas:

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Michaela (Lindura) is a rigid accountant who steps in to help her brother care for his young son Danny while Danny’s military mom is deployed over Christmas. When Danny is assigned to create a holiday scrapbook for his mom, Michaela reluctantly accepts help from his free-spirited substitute teacher, Bryan (Brendan Morgan), whose creativity clashes with her need for preciseness and control. As they set out to capture festive moments for the scrapbook, unexpected mishaps turn into meaningful traditions – and sparks begin to fly. Through Danny’s project, Michaela learns to embrace imperfection and open her heart, while Bryan rethinks his future as a traveling substitute teacher.

Here is a trailer for Merry Memories:

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The UPtv holiday movie Snowbody Like You will debut at 8 PM on November 5.

A holiday first date ends in a misunderstanding with Peyton (Kelley Jakle) and Ethan (Colton Little) going their separate ways. Years later, a Christmas blizzard brings them back together, giving them one more chance to discover if the magic between them is lasting.

The movie also stars Lana McKissack.

Here is a trailer for Snowbody Like You:

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Dating expert Chelsey Banks (Ayesha Curry) is cursed with a string of Christmas breakups. Determined to change her luck, she heads home for a fresh start and fate brings her back together with her high school sweetheart (Matthew Daddario), sparking questions about whether her bad luck is actually the universe guiding her toward her first love.

Here is a trailer for Second Chance Holiday:

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The movie will follow a family in crisis where a teenager, her grandfather, and his trusty basset hound struggle to keep the household together at Christmas.

The movie stars Dennis Quaid, Milo Ventimiglia, Jennifer Tilly, Mary Steenburgen and Brooke Lena Johnson.

Here is a trailer for A Dog’s Perfect Christmas:

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The Roku Channel holiday movie The Holiday Spark will debut online on November 2.

The film follows Dean (Joey Graziadei), a perpetually single firefighter, who teams up with Laura (Jamie Chung), a children’s book illustrator, to plan an unforgettable holiday party for his firehouse. As they collaborate, both begin to reconsider their views on romance and whether love at first “spark” might be real.

Here is the trailer for The Holiday Spark:

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The Hallmark Channel movie A Danish Christmas will debut on November 1 at 8 PM.

Marie (Emilie Ullerup) is a hotel tech executive living in Chicago who returns home to Copenhagen to spend the holidays with her family and puts herself to work at their inn. When Ryan Miller (Corey Sevier) checks in a case of mistaken identity leads Marie to believe he’s a travel writer. She sets out to make sure his stay is perfect, which includes the Christmas tour Ryan’s expecting…but the Andersen Inn hasn’t offered it since her father passed so she scrambles to cobble together an itinerary meant to impress.

When Marie’s mom tells her she plans to sell the inn after the New Year Marie becomes doubly determined to make Ryan’s visit a success – a positive story could boost business and convince her to keep the inn. Marie escorts Ryan on a carefully curated tour of Copenhagen and pulls out all the stops to create hygge at the inn, though both efforts end in some festive fiascos. Despite the mishaps the two forge a connection that may be more than just inn-keeper and tourist.

When Ryan Miller the journalist arrives they realize their mistake, sending Marie into overdrive to ensure he experiences the perfect Danish Christmas. In the process, Marie learns that warmth, connection – and, possibly, romance – happen naturally and can’t be created.

Here is a trailer for A Danish Christmas.

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After “adopting a grandparent” from a new retirement community for the holidays, Maren and her daughter Leah cross paths with program’s manager, Reid, and its suspiciously jolliest of residents.

The movie stars Amy Groening and Michael Rady.

Here is a trailer for Adopting St. Nick:

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Having recently relocated, Julie (Rhiannon Fish) is setting up her new town using pieces she inherited from her late grandmother, including a beautiful dining room table she plans to use on Christmas Eve when she hosts dinner for the first time. Though she doesn’t have her guest list set just yet, Julie takes inspiration from her grandmother and has faith that her holiday table for eight will be filled.

Julie’s warm, friendly nature leads her to quickly become part of the community and make friends, including her neighbor Mark (Jake Foy) and his young daughter Vanessa (Mila Morgan). Mark suggests that he and his family could join her, making Julie’s dream of dinner for eight come true. But when bad weather keeps them from making the trip it looks like it will be a silent night with just the three of them unless a small Christmas miracle – or series of miracles – fills her holiday table.

Here is a trailer for Who’s Coming for Christmas:

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Kathryn Liu (Janel Parrish) is an antiques buyer for her father’s store and has been happily dating Rob Ashford (Daniel Lissing) for nearly a year. When he surprises her with a pre-Christmas proposal, her fear of a failed relationship sends her dashing away without giving him an answer. Heartbroken, as Rob drives to his sister’s house he has a car accident that leaves him without memories of the past year, including their relationship and his once-infectious love of Christmas.

Following the unconventional orders from his doctor, Kathryn agrees to help trigger Rob’s memory by retracing their romance and reintroducing him to the holidays. But as his memories inch closer to returning, Kathryn must face the painful truth that bringing Rob back to himself may mean losing him forever, unless she can finally find the courage to fight for the love she was too afraid to claim.

Here is a trailer for Forgotten Holiday.

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