Rueben's Ramblings

On December 15, the BET+ holiday movie Blackjack Christmas will debut online.

A story of two sisters – one who migrated to and built a nice life in the US, while the other stayed behind in their native Jamaica. When addiction threatens to tear the family apart, the sisters find their way back to one another and rebuild their bond.

The cast includes Dawnn Lewis, Charmin Lee and Adam Lazarre-White.

Here is a trailer for Blackjack Christmas:

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On December 14, the Netflix movie I Believe In Santa will debut online.

After five happy months dating Tom, Lisa’s horrified to learn he’s obsessed with her least favorite holiday. Is it time to give Christmas another chance?

The film stars Christina Moore, John Ducey and Violet McGraw.

Check out the a trailer for I Believe In Santa [make sure to go down the page to find the video].

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On December 14, the VH1 holiday movie A New Diva’s Christmas Carol will debut at 8 PM.

Aphrodite was made famous back in the day for performing THE timeless love song of the era. The song that everyone plays at their weddings, in every sappy commercial for diamonds or rings or puppies or soldiers coming home. It made her a ton of money, but Aphrodite HATES this song. She’s now the meanest judge on Pop The Question but her life changes when Brianna, becomes the breakthrough contestant, exuding love and purity.

When Aphrodite reluctantly becomes her mentor, she does everything possible to steer her away from love and love anthems and so is visited by three spirits who take Aphrodite on a journey through love (and Christmas) past, present and future to try and shake her out of her funk and let love back in.

The cast includes Ashanti, Eva Marcille, Mckenzie Small, Mel B, Robin Givens and Vivica A. Fox.

Unfortunately there isn’t a trailer for A New Diva’s Christmas Carol.

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On December 12, the Paramount Network holiday movie A Nashville Country Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

Overwhelmed by her high-powered agent, a bombastic Hollywood director, and a totally tricked-out, off-base holiday spectacular, a country music superstar bolts from her outrageous lifestyle, seeking a haven at her grandma’s Tennessee farm.

Rather than refuge, she finds romance when she reconnects with her handsome ex, a return to her musical roots, and an unexpected family when she discovers three clever kids who’ve outsmarted the foster system are living at the family homestead at Christmas.

The film stars country legend Tanya Tucker, Keith Carradine, Ana Ortiz, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Olivia Sanabia.

Here is a trailer for A Nashville Country Christmas:

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The Lifetime movie Single and Ready to Jingle will debut at 8 PM on December 11.

Emma Warner (Natasha Wilson) feels like she lives Christmas year-round. As the SVP of a successful toy company in Chicago, she spends 12 months a year focusing on Christmas, leaving no time for dating…or much of anything else.

By the time the actual holiday rolls around, she has had enough. She asks her assistant and friend Lucy to find a tropical singles resort – somewhere she can find a guy and not think of Christmas. But due to a booking mix-up, Emma ends up in her worst nightmare – a town devoted to everything Christmas.

Will Emma be able to find her joy?

Here is a trailer for Single and Ready to Jingle (when it was called Destination Christmas):

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On December 11, the ION holiday movie A Prince and Pauper Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

When her down-on-his luck confidential informant in a criminal investigation suddenly goes missing, a desperate young federal agent, Sydney (Brittany Underwood), recruits his doppelgänger to play his role. But her job gets even harder when she falls for the criminal’s stand-in, who just happens to be a European prince visiting the states for Christmas.

Tom Arnold makes a guest appearance.

Here is a trailer for A Prince and Pauper Christmas:

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The UPtv holiday movie Santa’s Got Style will debut on December 11 at 7 PM.

When department store executive Madison (Kathryn Davis) is charged with coming up with a fresh idea for the holiday season, she decides that instead of a classic Santa, this year they would hire a young Santa with lots of fashionable style.

But when she has a difficult time finding the perfect model, her long-time best friend Ethan (Franco Lo Presti) [who has been in love with her for years] throws on a beard and disguises himself as the Santa of her dreams.

Here is a trailer for Santa’s Got Style:

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On December 11, the holiday movie The Holiday Sitter will debut on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM.

Sam is a workaholic bachelor who babysits his niece and nephew before the holidays when his sister and her husband have to go out of town. Completely out of his element, he recruits help from their handsome neighbor Jason and finds himself in an unexpected romance.

The cast includes Jonathan Bennett, Chelsea Hobbs and George Krissa.

Here is a trailer for The Holiday Sitter:

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The CBS movie Must Love Christmas will debut on December 11 at 9 PM.

A renowned romance novelist (Liza Lapira) famous for her Christmas-themed books finds herself snowbound in the charming town of Cranberry Falls. There, she unexpectedly becomes involved in a love triangle with her childhood crush (Nathan Witte) and a reporter (Neal Bledsoe) determined to interview her to save his dying magazine.

Here is a trailer for Must Love Christmas:

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On December 11, the FOX Nation holiday movie Christmas in Rockwell will debut online.

A famous Hollywood actress (Trish Stratus) returns to her hometown where she is enlisted to participate in a Christmas play which threatens her small peaceful village with the chaos of Hollywood.

Stephen Huszar and Sheila McCarthy co-star.

Here is a trailer for Christmas in Rockwell:

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