Rueben's Ramblings

On December 8, the latest holiday movie Grounded for Christmas will debut on Lifetime at 8 PM.

When a winter storm hits Cleveland and grounds flights, the nearby hotels quickly fill up with stranded travelers. Nina (Julianna Guill from The Resident), a pilot, reluctantly agrees to let her arrogant but charming fellow pilot, Brady (Corey Sevier from Cedar Cove), stay at her nearby parents’ home. But when they discover her family is hosting a tree trimming party that night and that her ex will be there, Brady pretends to be her boyfriend to help her out. When the snowstorm continues, their ruse snowballs as Nina and Brady are stuck attending holiday events together. But as Christmas nears, these two opposites begin to realize the best gift they could ever receive, is perhaps, each other.

Charlie’s Angels alum Cheryl Ladd also stars.

Here is a trailer for Grounded for Christmas.

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On December 8, Christmas at Dollywood is the latest holiday movie that will debut on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM.

When a NYC event planner (Danica McKellar) returns to Tennessee to plan the Christmas celebration at Dollywood, she’s paired with the head of operations (Niall Matter) who thinks he can handle the party just fine on his own.

Here is a trailer for Christmas at Dollywood:

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The ION holiday film Christmas Matchmakers will debut on December 8 at 7 PM.

It’s the week after Thanksgiving when Jen (relative newcomer Anna Marie Dobbins), a personal assistant, and Jon (relative newcomer Andrew Rogers), an advertising exec, happen to sit next to each other in the food court and bond over mutual problems with their bosses.

After complaining that they have no time for their personal lives, they come up with an elaborate plan to have their bosses date in order to get more time for their own Christmas vacations. As the two become closer and their plan begins to show signs of life, it turns out that Jen and Jon may just be the perfect match for each other.

The cast includes Vivica A. Fox (Independence Day), Dorian Gregory (the original Charmed) and Tracy Nelson (Father Dowling Mysteries).

Here is a trailer for Christmas Matchmakers:

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On December 8, the holiday movie Dear Santa: I Need A Date will debut on TV One at 7 PM.

This film tells the comedic story of two successful and ambitious siblings Janelle Vaughn (Reagan Gomez-Preston from The Cleveland Show) and Jason Vaughn (Ray J from Love & Hip Hop). Their parents, Mr. Vaughn (Jay DeVon Johnson from The Favorite) and Mrs. Vaughn (Anne-Marie Johnson from In the Heat of the Night), are proud of their children’s flourishing careers but are displeased with their dating lives.

Every holiday season, the Vaughn’s anxiously prepare for their children to bring home a significant other only to be disappointed. This year, The Vaughn’s apply pressure by expressing their concerns to Jason and Janelle, which sparks a bet between the siblings on who can find a date by Christmas.

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The UP TV movie Christmas in Paris will debut on December 8 at 7 PM.

A gorgeous, French multi-millionaire (French actor Karl E. Landler) comes to Montana to do a deal and photo shoot with a major cosmetics company and meets the woman of his dreams (Rebecca Dalton from Good Witch) – the beautiful Art Director on his shoot. When the two jet off to Paris on a whirlwind Christmas adventure, they each think that their happiness could last forever. But in the middle of their magical Parisian getaway, she discovers a secret about him that could push them apart forever.

The film also stars Daphne Zuniga (Melrose Place).

Here is a trailer for Christmas in Paris:

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The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries holiday flick Time for You to Come Home for Christmas will debut on December 8 at 9 PM.

When Katherine (Alison Sweeney from The Chronicles Mysteries) returns home after her husband passed, she meets a veteran (Lucas Bryant from Haven) who is on his own holiday journey. As Christmas nears, they learn of a bond that may be the miracle they need.

Here is a trailer for Time for You to Come Home for Christmas:

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On December 7, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries holiday movie A Homecoming for the Holidays will debut at 9 PM

Country singer Charlotte (Tony nominee Laura Osnes) is home for the holidays and brother Ryan’s fellow ex-soldier Matt (Stephen Huszar from Ruby Herring Mysteries movies) is in town. Writing her new album, Charlotte works with Matt to build a house for a friend in town.

Here is a trailer for A Homecoming for the Holidays.

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The Lifetime movie Christmas Unleashed will debut on December 7 at 8 PM.

When Becca’s (Vanessa Lachey from A Twist of Christmas and Dads) dog runs away on Christmas Eve, she must team up with her ex-boyfriend Max (Christopher Russell from Merry Matriomony and UnReal) to find him. As the pup leads the exes on an all-day-and-night search through their North Carolina hometown, they revisit people, places and things that remind them of the Christmas pasts they spent together.

Here is a trailer for Christmas Unleashed.

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On December 7, A Christmas Love Story will debut on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM.

Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth is a youth choir director who needs to write a big song for a Christmas Eve show but is distracted when a boy with a golden voice joins her choir, which comes as a surprise to his widowed father (Scott Wolf from Nancy Drew and Party of Five).

The film also stars Keith Robinson (Dreamgirls and Saints and Sinners) and Kevin Quinn (Bunk’d).

Here is a trailer for A Christmas Love Story.

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On December 7, the Lifetime movie Mistletoe & Menorahs will debut at 6 PM.

When a determined toy company executive, Christy (Kellie Jackie from the Pitch Perfect franchise), must learn about Hanukkah in a hurry in order to land a big account, she enlists the help of her co-worker’s friend Jonathan (Jake Epstein from Suits and Designated Survivor, who happens to also be in desperate need of turning his bachelor pad into a Christmas Wonderland to impress his girlfriend’s father.

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