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On December 19, the Lifetime holiday movie Under the Christmas Tree will debut at 8 PM.

Marketing whiz Alma Beltran (Elise Bauman) and Christmas tree whisperer Charlie Freemont (Tattiawna Jones) cross paths when Charlie finds the perfect tree for the Maine Governor’s Holiday Celebration — right in Alma’s back yard. While they initially spar, romantic sparks soon begin to fly between the two women as the enchanting tree and some Christmas fairy dust from the town’s pâtissière extraordinaire (Lake) bring out the best in them and spark each other to take leaps of faith and fight for love and Christmas magic.

Ricki Lake also stars.

Here is a trailer for Under the Christmas Tree:

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A holiday battle of wills between pilot Jenny Beckett (Katie Lowes) and Matt Connor (Evan Williams), a number-crunching CEO who purchases Jenny’s family-owned, regional airline. Matt’s cost-cutting initiatives threaten Christmas when he cancels the airline’s annual holiday charitable benefit for underserved children.

Determined to show Matt that the sweetest things in life are worth any price, Jenny rallies the community to help save the event and unexpectedly finds herself falling for the magnate in the process.

Here is a trailer for Christmas Takes Flight.

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On December 18, the Hallmark Channel movie The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls will debut at 8 PM.

The Mitchell brothers (Robert Buckley and Jonathan Bennett) compete to see who can create the best Christmas House.

Ana Ayora, Sharon Lawrence, Treat Williams and Brad Harder all reprise their roles.

Here is a trailer for The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls.

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The Lifetime movie Toying with the Holidays will debut at 8 PM on December 18.

Workaholic designer Danielle (Cindy Busby) returns to her hometown of Holly Pines for the holidays with her young son, Paul, with hopes to introduce him to some beloved holiday traditions, in particular the town’s North Pole Express train. Once home, she discovers that the North Pole Express has been sidelined.

Determined to help, Danielle reconnects with her former high school classmate Kevin (Chad Michael Murray), now a hobbyist and model train enthusiast himself. Together, Danielle and Kevin attempt to pull off a Christmas miracle that would get the old North Pole Express running — and quite possibly give Danielle many reasons, one of them romantic, to consider staying in Holly Pines for good.

Here is a trailer for Toying with the Holidays.

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On December 18, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries holiday movie Christmas for Keeps will debut at 10 PM.

At Christmastime, a close-knit group of childhood friends return home after 10 years to take part in the celebration of life of their beloved high school teacher.

The film stars Ashley Newbrough, Ryan Rottman and Christa B. Allen.

Here is a trailer for Christmas for Keeps.

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