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The Lifetime holiday movie Scentsational Christmas will debut on December 8 at 8 PM.

Bright-eyed beauty and perfumer Ellie Reddy (Nanzeen Contractor) is tasked by her boss to create a holiday scent that will impress, so she decides to return to her quaint and festive family home for Christmas to find inspiration. There she meets handsome yet bookish writer, Logan Osborne (Mykee Selkin), who is staying with her father at the family’s historic property, which includes her mother’s former candle-making cottage. After finding her father struggling to keep her late mother’s candle business afloat, Ellie and Logan decide to complete the orders and inadvertently bring Christmas cheer back to the town, all while falling in love.

Unfortunately there isn’t a trailer for Scentsational Christmas.

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On December 7, the VH1 movie All I Didn’t Want for Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

Emily Harris is not doing great. In a desperate attempt to improve her life and make this Christmas not totally suck, Emily writes a letter to Santa. Fortunately and unfortunately, her wine-soaked wishes start coming true. P.S. She definitely doesn’t remember most of what she wrote in the letter, so she is in for some uncomfortable surprises. Which eventually leads to some Christmas-fueled soul searching about what she actually wants/needs.

The cast includes Gabourey Sidibe, Andrew Bushell, Kel Mitchell, Karen Knox and Loretta Devine.

Here is a trailer for All I Didn’t Want for Christmas.

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On December 4, the Lifetime movie Merry Textmas will debut at 8 PM.

Gaby Diaz (Ariana Ron Pedrique) is an app developer from Austin, Texas, and the last unmarried sibling in her very close and very traditional family. Every year, the Diaz family gathers at abuela’s house in Oaxaca, Mexico, a town renowned for its “12 Challenges of Christmas,” which playfully ignites the entire town’s Christmas spirit.

When Gaby accidentally adds Alex Alvarado (Rodrigo Massa), a handsome graphic designer who’s lost touch with his own Mexican roots, to the family group chat, her well-meaning family decides to secretly invite him to join them in Oaxaca for Christmas. As they begin to play matchmaker for Gaby and Alex, can the Diaz family help Gaby and Alex recognize that each of them is actually the other’s perfect Christmas present?

Unfortunately there currently isn’t a trailer for Merry Textmas.

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On December 4, the holiday movie Undercover Holiday will debut at 8 PM on the Hallmark Channel.

When returning home for the holidays, newly minted pop star Jaylen tells her protective family that Matt is her new beau, when in reality, he’s her overzealous security guard.

The cast includes Noemi Gonzalez and Stephen Huszar.

Here is a trailer for Undercover Holiday:

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On December 4, the holiday movie Christmas on the Rocks will debut on UPtv at 7 PM.

A ski-lodge event manager’s task of hosting a corporate Christmas party goes awry when the resort is cut off by a snowstorm and the hard-to-please CEO turns out to be an old flame.

The film stars Jon McLaren and Lyla Porter-Follows.

Here is a sneak peek of Christmas on the Rocks.

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On December 4, the Great American Family movie B&B Merry will debut at 8 PM.

Renowned luxury travel blogger, Tracey Moore (Jen Lilley), is invited to a Christmastime getaway in exchange for a review of a small town B&B. Despite her initial reservations, she finds herself wanting to help the property…and falling for the owner’s handsome son, Graham (Jesse Hutch), who helps her to learn that every experience can be five-star when shared with kindred spirits.

Here is a trailer for B&B Merry:

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The TV One holiday movie Christmas with My Ex will debut on December 4 at 7 PM.

Christmas chaos ensues when a woman is forced to spend the holidays with her ex and family.

The film stars Daniella Vega, Renelle Nicole and Vanessa Simmons.

Here is a trailer for Christmas with My Ex:

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On December 4, the ION movie The Search for Secret Santa will debut at 8 PM

Cub reporter Sophia (Skye Coyne) thinks she’s found a Christmas story that will make her career when she discovers a long-lost, undelivered Secret Santa gift from “Tony to Abigail.” But the mystery gets even juicier when she learns that the item – a priceless nutcracker – was in fact stolen years ago.

With the help of a handsome and shady art dealer Jackson (Alex Trumble), she sets off on a dangerous, romantic quest to match the Secret Santas and catch the thieves. Jackee Harry guest stars as Sophia’s boss at the newspaper.

Here is a trailer for The Search for Secret Santa:

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On December 3, the OWN holiday movie The Great Holiday Bake War will debut at 9 PM.

When former pastry school rivals Julian (Finesse Mitchell) and Brianna (LeToya Luckett) meet years later in a TV baking competition, the sparks – and the flour – fly! Each has their own plans for the winning prize money, but only one can win…unless they work together. While Brianna struggles to support her daughter Willow (Naomi Sogbein) and Julian longs to escape his mother’s shadow, they learn that collaboration can create a new recipe for success – and love.

Here is a trailer for The Great Holiday Bake War:

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