Rueben's Ramblings

The holiday movie My Secret Santa will debut online on December 3 on Netflix.

After losing her job, a desperate single mother (Alexandra Breckenridge) resorts to disguising herself as an elderly man to get hired as a local ski resort’s Santa Claus for the holidays. Things become complicated when the resort manager begins to suspect her and she falls in love with the owner’s handsome son.

Ryan Eggold, Tia Mowry and Diana Maria Riva co-star.

Here is a trailer for My Secret Santa:

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On December 3, the Amazon Prime movie Oh. What. Fun. will debut online.

Claire Clauster (Michelle Pfeiffer) makes the Christmas magic happen every year for her family but her children and grandchildren don’t realize the effort it takes, until she goes missing.

The cast includes Felicity Jones, Chloe Grace Moretz, Danielle Brooks, Denis Leary, Maude Apatow, Jason Schwartzman, Joan Chen, Devery Jacobs, Eva Longoria and Dominic Sessa.

Here is a trailer for Oh. What. Fun.:

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The movie Savvy Sheldon Feels Good As Hell will debut on November 30 at 8 PM on CW.

Amber Riley from Glee plays Savvy Sheldon, dealing with a stressful job, a stalled relationship, and inheriting her grandma’s kitchen.

The film also stars Dorian Grey, Nadine Whiteman and Malaika Hennie-Hamadi.

A trailer for Savvy Sheldon Feels Good As Hell can be seen at the top of this page.

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On November 30, the Hallmark Channel movie Christmas at the Catnip Cafe will debut at 8 PM.

After inheriting part ownership of a cat cafe, Olivia (Erin Cahill) must spend the weeks leading up to Christmas working there to try and convince veterinarian Ben (Paul Campbell) to sell but manages to find love instead.

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The Hallmark Channel movie The Christmas Cup will debut on November 30 at 6 PM.

After a knee injury threatens to cut her career short, Staff Sergeant Kelly Brandt (Rhiannon Fish) returns home in low spirits for the holidays. Her family tries to help by encouraging her to lead her hometown team in the annual Christmas Cup against the rival town. It takes a lot of work, but Kelly organizes her team and gets them as competition-ready as she can with the help of Fire Captain Quinn Stokley (Ben Rosenbaum).

Sparks begin to fly with Quinn, and through the whole process, Kelly is reminded of how much she loves to lead, but her heart still hopes she will be cleared to return to serve. Kelly ultimately receives the call she has been waiting for; however, it’s not what she expects. With the Marines needing her to report to the Hawaiian base on the day of the competition, Kelly soon realizes there is more than one way to serve a community.

Here is a trailer for The Christmas Cup:

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On November 30, the UPtv movie Christmas in Amish Country will debut at 7 PM.

After a career disaster, a woman returns home where she reconnects with an Amish farmer she once had a close friendship with. While back in her hometown, she rediscovers her love of cooking.

The movie stars Ella Cannon and Jason Tobias.

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On November 29, the OWN holiday movie Fake Yourself a Merry Little Christmas will debut at 9 PM.

When reserved Professor Maya (Kiki Layne) tells a little white lie about being in a relationship with an unconscious stranger, she never expects to get swept up in the stranger’s family’s holiday plans. Things are made even more complicated by her undeniable chemistry with her “boyfriend’s” doctor, Daniel (Etienne Maurice), who just so happens to be her ex.

Here is a trailer for Fake Yourself a Merry Little Christmas:

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The Hallmark Channel movie A Grand Ole Opry Christmas will debut at 8 PM on November 29.

Gentry Wade (Nikki DeLoach), daughter of late country music icon Jett Wade – half of the famed duo Winters & Wade – abandoned her dream of a songwriting career and distanced herself from her father’s legacy following his tragic accident 30 years prior. When the Grand Ole Opry invites her to represent Jett at their centennial celebration at Christmas, she’s hesitant to return to the place steeped in bittersweet memories. Encouraged by her good friends, Gentry visits the Opry and, while seated in one of the vaunted venue’s oak church pews, is suddenly transported to 1995. Gentry’s lifelong friend Mac (Kristoffer Polaha), a country music talent manager, finds himself in 1995 as well.

Thanks to some Christmas magic, Gentry gets precious time with her father, creative inspiration to finish the song she began decades earlier as a teen and learns surprising answers to questions about her father that have followed her for the last three decades.

Cameos will be made by Bill Anderson, Brad Paisley, Dailey & Vincent, Drew Baldridge, Jamey Johnson, Maggie Baugh, Megan Moroney, Mickey Guyton, Pam Tillis, Rhett Akins, Riders in the Sky, Suzy Bogguss, Tigirlily Gold and T Graham Brown.

Here is a trailer for A Grand Ole Opry Christmas.

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The Hallmark Channel movie An Alpine Holiday will debut at 6 PM on November 29.

A grandmother’s last wish brings two estranged sisters Faith and Kelly, back together to travel to the French Alps for Christmas to recreate her first trip there with their grandfather. Facing all the challenges and wonder this unique holiday adventure brings, they learn to cherish their sisterhood above all, while also making room for romance to blossom between Kelly and their French mountaineer guide, Frederic.

The movie stars Ashley Williams, Laci J. Mailey and Julien Samani.

Here is a trailer for An Alpine Holiday.

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On November 29, the Lifetime holiday movie The Christmas Campaign will debut at 10:30 PM.

Sparks fly when an executive and a strategist are paired together to work on a sales pitch. As they battle it out, their personal lives collide with their professional ambitions, and neither expects that the key to success might just be each other.

The movie stars Vivica A. Fox and Jackée Harry.

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