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On December 2, the UP TV holiday movie Christmas Catch will debut at 7 PM.

Detective Mackenzie Bennett (Emily Alatalo) loves Christmas, but her plans to spend the holidays with her family, friends – not to mention a handsome new stranger who just moved to town – are put on hold when the FBI tells her that her gorgeous new friend is a suspect in a diamond heist. Now, under cover (and under tight supervision), Mack finds herself getting close to a man who might be a criminal, but who also might be the man of her dreams.

The cast includes Franco Lo Presti, Yanic Truesdale, Lauren Holly and Genelle Williams.

Here is a trailer for Christmas Catch.

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The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries holiday movie Once Upon a Christmas Miracle will debut on December 2 at 9 PM.

The film is based on real life couple, Heather Krueger and Christopher Dempsey. Dempsey, a former Marine, donated his liver to Krueger, who had been diagnosed with stage 4 liver disease in 2014. The two of them were strangers at the time of the transplant but Dempsey’s good deed led to a whirlwind romance that eventually led to the couple tying the knot in 2016.

The cast includes Brett Dalton, Aimee Teegarden, Steve Bacic and Lolita Davidovich.

Here is a trailer for Once Upon a Christmas Miracle.

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On December 1, Christmas Wonderland is the new holiday movie to debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries at 9 PM.

Heidi (Emily Osment), who initially left her small town of Pleasant Valley with the dream of one day becoming a successful painter, has put her own art on hold to excel as an art gallery curator. Now, a week before the gallery’s big Christmas party, she must return home to watch her niece and nephew. She comes face to face with her high school love (Ryan Rottman), who is in over his head after he must find a new last-minute location for the Christmas high-school dance. Heidi offers to help him and together they discover a beautiful place for the dance, capturing the Christmas spirit. With Christmas fast approaching, Heidi soon becomes torn between the life she built in the city and the life she is surprisingly charmed by back in Pleasant Valley. The movie also stars Kelly Hu.

Here is a trailer for Christmas Wonderland.

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On December 1, the Lifetime holiday movies A Twist of Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

In the frenzy before Christmas, two single parents – busy working mom Abby (Vanessa Lachey) and her son, and overwhelmed lawyer Ryan (Brendon Zub) and his daughter, accidentally mix up their toys at a crowded department store. As a result, both of their Christmases appear to be ruined. Although the two can’t stand each other, the only way to get things back on track is to help each other salvage their holiday plans not realizing they’re falling for each other in the process.

The cast includes Sarah Smyth and Rick Fox.

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Mingle All the Way is the latest holiday movie to debut on the Hallmark Channel on December 1 at 8 PM.

Mingle All the Way is a new networking app designed to pair busy professionals together for upcoming events, without long-term romance. Molly (Jen Lilley), founder of the app, is determined to prove to her family that it is a success. Therefore, she joins the app, and meets another busy professional, Jeff (Brant Daugherty).

When Molly and Jeff are matched, they are both horrified to realize they’ve already had not one, but two disastrous previous encounters. Nevertheless, they agree to stay matched for all their respective upcoming holiday engagements. As the pair gets closer, perhaps their business arrangement might turn into something more this holiday season. Lindsay Wagner also stars.

Here is a trailer for Mingle All the Way.

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On November 30, the Netflix movie sequel A Christmas Prince: Royal Wedding will debut online.

Taking place a year after the events of the first film, in which Amber (Rose McIver) helped Prince Richard (Ben Lamb) claim his rightful place as the king, the happy love birds must now plan their upcoming nuptials set to take place during Christmas. But everything goes awry when Amber starts to wonder whether or not she’s ready to take on the role of the queen. Plus, Richard will be forced to deal with a political crisis that threatens to tarnish not only the holiday season but the future of the kingdom.

Here is a trailer for A Christmas Prince: Royal Wedding:

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A Very Nutty Christmas is the latest Lifetime holiday movie to debut on November 30 at 8 PM.

Hard-working bakery owner Kate Holiday (Melissa Joan Hart), has more cookie orders than she has time to fill this holiday season, and when her boyfriend suddenly breaks up with her, any shred of Christmas joy she was hanging onto, immediately disappears. After Kate hangs the last ornament on the tree and goes to bed, she awakens the next morning to a little bit of Christmas magic. She gets the surprise of her life when Chip (Barry Watson), a handsome soldier who may or may not be the Nutcracker Prince from Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker,” appears in her living room.”

The film also stars Marissa Winokur, Conchata Ferrell and Rizwan Manji.

Here is a trailer for A Very Nutty Christmas.

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