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On November 18, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie A Godwink Christmas will debut at 9 PM.

As Christmas approaches, Paula (Kimberly Sustad), a St. Louis antique appraiser, reluctantly accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Daniel. Sensing her reticence, her Aunt Jane (Kathie Lee Gifford) invites Paula to her Nantucket home.

When Paula visits nearby Martha’s Vineyard, she meets a charming inn owner, Gery (Paul Campbell), and enjoys the celebrating the holiday festivities with him. Although Paula develops feelings for Gery, she moves forward with her engagement, but Aunt Jane reminds her that sometimes we receive messages from above to help determine which direction life should take.

Here is a trailer for A Godwink Christmas.

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The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Return to Christmas Creek will debut on November 17 at 9 PM.

As Christmas approaches, Amelia Hughes (Tori Anderson from Blindspot), a career-focused Chicago app developer lacking in holiday spirit, returns to her small hometown of Christmas Creek to rediscover the meaning of Christmas.

There, she reunites with her childhood best friend Mike (Stephen Huszar from Magical Christmas Ornament movie) and her estranged uncle Harry (Steven Weber from Wings and NCIS: New Orleans), whose mysterious rift with Amelia’s father divided her family during the holiday season when she was a child. As she engages in local holiday festivities — and begins falling for Mike — Amelia finds herself feeling the Christmas spirit.

The cast also includes Kari Matchett (Covert Affairs).

Here is a trailer for Return to Christmas Creek.

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The original holiday film Christmas at Graceland will debut on the Hallmark Channel on November 17 at 8 PM.

Laurel (country singer Kellie Pickler), a Chicago-based business executive travels to Memphis to secure one of the city’s oldest family-owned banks. While in Memphis, Laurel reunites with old flame Clay (Wes Brown), a local music promoter with loftier aspirations.

Though Laurel tries to keep her eye on the prize of the business acquisition, Clay is very persuasive reminding her of the days when they were a performing duo on the brink of stardom. Now Laurel’s focus turns to the home of the Blues and dreams of making music again.

Here is a trailer for Christmas at Graceland.

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On November 11, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie A Veteran’s Christmas will debut at 9 PM.

Captain Grace Garland, a decorated US veteran, returns home after two tours of Search and Rescue in Afghanistan. After being separated from her beloved K9 partner, Grace must rediscover the magic of Christmas. When Grace finds herself stranded in the town of River’s Crossing a couple weeks before Christmas, the local judge Joe Peterson, offers her a place to stay on his property and takes it upon himself to show Grace everything she has been missing; Christmas, family, community, and love.

The cast includes Eloise Mumford and Sean Faris.

Here is a trailer for A Veteran’s Christmas.

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On November 11, Christmas in Love is the latest Hallmark Channel holiday movie to debut at 8 PM

Ellie Hartman (Brooke D’Orsay from Royal Pains) is an aspiring crafter working in her small town’s bakery making famous Christmas Kringles. When the new, big-city CEO Nick Carlingson (Daniel Lissing from When Calls the Heart) visits the bakery, he arrives filled with modernization ideas destined to lay off many employees. During his visit, Ellie is to teach Nick how to make a Kringle, and determined to show him it’s the people who make the business a success, not machines.

Here is a trailer for Christmas in Love.

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On November 9, the Netflix original film Outlaw King will debut online.

Chris Pine takes to the small screen in this epic story about the renowned King of Scots, Robert the Bruce, and the war of liberation he waged against the English occupation of Scotland.

The film also stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Florence Pugh, Tony Curran, Stephen Dillane and Steven Cree.

Here is a trailer for Outlaw King:

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On November 4, the new holiday movie The Christmas Switch will debut on UP TV at 7 PM.

Christmas works its magic in this body-switching holiday tale about two very different moms who find that help is where you least expect it and most need it. When struggling singer Audrey and wealthy record executive Julia collide at the mall, they wake up in each other’s lives the next morning. Audrey finds that, though Julia’s life is full of luxury, she’s missing the chance to connect with her family in any real way.

Julia finds that though she gets plenty of family time, Audrey can’t say no to anyone, which gives her no time for herself. As Christmas looms closer, the two women rush to figure out how to both help each other and switch back before they miss Christmas morning with their own families.

The movie stars Jackie Seiden, Ashley Wood, Oana Gregory, Houston Rhines and John Patrick Jordan.

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The latest Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Marrying Father Christmas will debut on November 4 at 9 PM.

When Miranda Chester (Erin Krakow) set off to find information on her biological father two Christmases ago, she never imagined that her investigation would lead her to both the family she had always longed for and Ian McAndrick (Niall Matter), the love of her life. After her romantic engagement last Christmas, Miranda prepares to marry Ian this Christmas surrounded by his family and her new family, the Whitcombs.

The cast also includes Wendie Malick.

Here is a trailer for Marrying Father Christmas.

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The Hallmark Channel movie Christmas Joy will debut on November 3 at 8 PM.

Joy Holbrook (Kay Panabaker) is a keenly intelligent market researcher with an eye on her company’s top account and garnering a sweet promotion just in time for the holidays. Just as Joy is capturing the attention of the account’s CEO, she receives a call from her Aunt Ruby’s best friend back home in Crystal Falls, NC. Ruby has broken her ankle and needs surgery.

Though the timing couldn’t be worse, Joy immediately comes to her Aunt’s bedside only to be reunited with former crush, now hospital administrator, Ben Andrews (Matt Long), son of Ruby’s best friend Shirley. Joy also must navigate Ruby’s stubborn determination to be in control of everything, including the town’s legendary annual Cookie Crawl, a walking home tour where owners display holiday decorations and treat each other to Christmas cookies all while vying to win the prized Golden Wreath Award. To keep Ruby focused on healing, Joy volunteers to take her aunt’s place as chair of the Cookie Crawl much to the amusement of Ben who knows Joy has no idea of the Herculean task before her.

Though Joy initially refuses Ben’s attempts to “co-captain,” she begins to soften and let him in, all the while remembering that there truly is no place like home for the holidays.

Here is a trailer for Christmas Joy.

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