Rueben's Ramblings

The Mistletoe Inn is the latest, new holiday movie set to debut on the Hallmark Channel on November 23 at 8 PM.

Beloved, fastidious, high school teacher Lucy Farebrother (Alicia Witt) inherits a castle in the Scottish Highlands at Christmas. Lucy surprises her boyfriend Alex with a Christmas dream vacation to Scotland to celebrate the couple’s seventh anniversary. Over the long flight, the couple dreams of the life they will make together in the most enchanted place. Imagine their surprise when they discover before Lucy can move into the home that is her birthright, she must first come up with a plan to convince moody, artistic novelist Duncan MacBain – a squatter in the castle – to leave.

The movie also stars David Alpay.

Here is a trailer for The Mistletoe Inn.

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On November 23, the PBS 90-minute special presentation of Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars will debut at 8 PM.

When Anne Shirley turns 13, she faces complex issues with her friends, inspirational adults and Marilla and Matthew. At the same time, she begins a friendship with Gilbert Blythe that emotionally escalates to disrupt the status quo of her peaceful world. Her free-spirited nature is challenged by her perceived need to become sensible, and her journey toward this goal is fraught with confusion and more than a few unfortunate – albeit, amusing – mishaps.

Here is a trailer for Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars:

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On November 22, the Hallmark Channel holiday film With Love, Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

Just how secret does an office secret Santa have to be? In Melanie’s case, she finds it’s just a little too covert. The assignments were distributed for Secret Santa, and Melanie is a little worried but very excited that she was given her crush, Donovan. She comes up with thoughtful gifts and spot-on notes. Donovan is so taken by his Secret Santa, he starts to fall in love – only someone else is stealing her credit, pretending to be his Secret Santa. Now Melanie must work to prove to Donovan that she is the right one as far as Santas and girlfriends go.

The film stars Emilie Ullerup (Chesapeake Shores and Sanctuary) and Aaron O’Connell (The Haves and the Have Nots).

Here is a trailer for With Love, Christmas.

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On November 19, the new holiday movie The Christmas Calendar will debut on UP TV at 7 PM.

When Emily (Laura Bell Bundy from Hart of Dixie), a struggling baker in a small town, receives a handmade Christmas calendar from a secret admirer, the local residents become obsessed with finding out the identity of the sender.

The film also stars Brendon Zub (The 100).

Here is a trailer for The Christmas Calendar.

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The Hallmark Channel movie A Gift To Remember will debut on November 19 at 8 PM.

An accident between a sweet bookshop worker and a handsome stranger leaves him without his memory. Determined to help him figure out who he is, she finds herself stepping outside of her comfort zone. In the process, she discovers taking risks can sometimes lead to the greatest rewards.

The cast includes Ali Liebert, Peter Porte and Tina Lifford.

Here is a trailer for A Gift to Remember.

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On November 19, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie A Bramble House Christmas will debut at 9 PM.

While settling his father’s estate, Finn Conrad (David Haydn-Jones) becomes suspicious as to why he left a nurse $50,000. His dad knew her for less than two months before he died. Just before Christmas, Finn wants to reclaim what he considers his family’s money, so he goes undercover to investigate the bed-and-breakfast the nurse has recently taken over.

When Finn meets Willa (Autumn Reeser), he discovers she wasn’t stealing his father’s money, she’s the single mother of a sick boy who needed an operation. Finn’s dad paid for the operation and financed Willa’s dream of running the Bramble House B&B. Though Willa and Finn are protective of their hearts for different reasons, they fall in love – until she discovers his true identity and the reason for him being there. Now Finn must gain Willa’s trust to make this a Christmas to remember.

The film also stars Teryl Rothery.

Here is a trailer for A Bramble House Christmas.

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The holiday movie Christmas Homecoming will debut on November 18 at 9 PM on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.

A military widow (Julie Benz), whose faith in Christmas has lapsed, rents an apartment to a handsome Army Captain (Michael Shanks), recovering from an injury in battle, and whose faith in Christmas is inspirational.

As they team up to save the town’s military museum with a Christmas fundraising event, these two ‘wounded birds’ find themselves falling in love – and being healed by the magic of Christmas.

Here is a trailer for Christmas Homecoming.

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On November 18, Coming Home for Christmas is the latest holiday movie set to debut on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM.

Allie Richfield (Danica McKellar) is at a crossroads when she lands a job as house manager for the exquisite Ashford Estate in the Virginia countryside. While preparing the place for sale, Allie plans one final Christmas Eve gala for the Marley family, though they seem to be a family in name only.

There’s Kip Marley (Andrew Francis from Chesapeake Shores), who never met a party he didn’t like; Robert (Neal Bledsoe from The Mysteries of Laura), the handsome but all-business executor of the estate; Sloane (Chelan Simmons from The L.A. Complex), who arrives with her two young children, sans husband, and the 90-year-old matriarch, Pippa, a spitfire who doesn’t want to put the house up for sale at all.

As Allie is inserted into the home and the lives of the Marley family, she finds herself drawn to Robert – even as Kip pursues her.

Here is a trailer for Coming Home for Christmas.

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November 12, the holiday movie A Very Country Christmas will debut at 7 PM on UP TV.

Jeanette Williams (Bea Santos from Murdoch Mysteries) is a busy single parent, trying to make the best life for her and her daughter. With no time to follow current celebrity gossip, Jeanette is unaware of when a country superstar returns to their small town to escape the intrusive paparazzi and the chaos of fame. A chance meeting between the two have them both letting their guards down and opening their hearts to the possibility of romance.

The cast includes Greyston Holt (Bitten) and Greg Vaughn (Days of Our Lives).

Here is a trailer for A Very Country Christmas:

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