Rueben's Ramblings

On December 21, the Lifetime movie The Christmas Ball will debut at 8 PM.

When lead ballerina Clare Fitzgerald (Deidre Mullins) is let go before the Christmas season’s Nutcracker, she’s beyond devastated and jumps at the opportunity to visit her Aunt Bridget (Caroline Langrishe) in England during the holidays.

Once there, she meets Liam (Nick Hendrix), a local professor and historian who is helping Aunt Bridget preserve the family manor. Clare discovers that Christmas Regency balls were once held at the manor, prompting Aunt Bridget to propose they hold a ball as part of Liam’s presentation to the preservation society. As Clare and Liam work together, the two also waltz into a new romance.

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On December 20, the Lifetime movie Candy Cane Candidate will debut at 8 PM.

Natural born leader Julia (Jacky Lai) returns to her hometown of North Falls for Christmas to drown her sorrows in eggnog, cookies, and Yuletide after her recent political campaign for city council ended in a landslide loss. It’s the perfect place for Julia’s holiday escape — until she realizes coming home means running into her old high school rival, Parker (Jake Epstein), the arrogant know-it-all who beat her in a race for senior class president.

When the North Falls mayor resigns, the town holds an emergency election, and Julia and Parker find themselves once again facing off. But as Julia and Parker campaign their way through the Christmas season and plan a toy drive together, Julia begins to see a different side of Parker, and the ice between them slowly begins to thaw. As their political race comes to a head, Julia and Parker discover winning isn’t everything.

Here is a trailer for Candy Cane Candidate.

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On December 20, the VH1 movie Miracles Across 125th Street will debut at 9 PM.

The film follows a Harlem rapper who confronts his past by returning to his family’s church on Christmas Eve after battling drug addiction.

The film stars Nick Cannon, Lil Kim, Chrisette Michele, Kierra Sheard-Kelly and Tommy Davidson.

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The Hallmark Channel movie ‘Tis the Season to Be Merry will debut on December 19 at 8 PM.

Looking for a fresh angle to her book on relationships, Merry heads to snow covered Vermont. She finds a new perspective and Christmas cheer with charismatic aid worker Chris.

The film stars Rachael Leigh Cook and Travis Van Winkle.

Here is a trailer for ‘Tis the Season to Be Merry:

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The GAC Family holiday movie Joy For Christmas will debut on December 19 at 8 PM.

When her family firm’s annual Christmas toy drive is in jeopardy, Holly Silver (Cindy Busby) must convince pro athlete Jack Kane (Sam Page) to be the public face of the campaign to help save it.

As Noelle helps Jack rediscover the meaning of Christmas, Holly reconnects with her own family traditions. While Jack and Holly go through challenges of making Christmas dreams for others come true, they discover kindred spirits in each other and the potential for the gift of romance this holiday season.

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