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The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries holiday movie Magical Christmas Ornaments will debut on December 3 at 9 PM.

Publishing executive Marie finds her Christmas spirit reawakened when her mother begins sending her the family’s Christmas ornaments. As each ornament arrives, it brings a positive change to Marie’s life, including an introduction to the handsome male nurse Nate from next door.

The cast includes Jessica Lowndes and Brendan Penny.

Here is a trailer for The Magical Christmas Ornaments.

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On December 3, the UP TV movie 12 Days of Giving will debut at 7 PM.

A man who wins a small fortune decides to share his winnings by acting as a Secret Santa to people in a small town.

The film stars Ashley Jones (The Bold and the Beautiful) and David Blue (Ugly Betty).

Here is a trailer for 12 Days of Giving.

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The Hallmark Channel holiday movie Christmas at Holly Lodge will debut on December 3 at 8 PM.

Sophie Bennett begins a new holiday tradition of spending every holiday at the Evergreen Inn and Ski Lodge, which she inherited from her parents. Evergreen Inn is a special place filled with people who cannot make it home for the holidays or who have had such wonderful experiences that it has become their home-away-from-holiday-home. This Christmas, Sophie will meet an unforgettable family, and her own life will be forever changed.

The film stars Alison Sweeney, Jordan Bridges and Sheryl Lee Ralph.

Here is a trailer for Christmas at Holly Lodge.

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On December 3, My Christmas Prince is the new Lifetime holiday movie that will debut at 8 PM.

Samantha (Alexis Knapp from Pitch Perfect), a dedicated teacher in Manhattan, returns to her home town of Maple Falls, Wyoming every year for Christmas. This year, she’s delighted when her boyfriend Alex, a European diplomat from the tiny country of Madelvia, decides to joins her. Samantha later discovers Alex is actually a prince destined for the throne, turning her entire world upside down.

Realizing that staying with Alex means spending her life in the constant glare of publicity and giving up the job opportunity of a lifetime, Samantha must decide if she loves Alex enough to make the transition from teacher to royal – or will it be too big a leap for this small-town girl?

Here is a trailer for My Christmas Prince.

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The original ION holiday movie The Spruces & The Pines will debut on December 3 at 9 PM.

A Romeo and Juliet romance takes place among two feuding New England Christmas Tree lot families. Against their families’ wills, Julie Pine and visiting-from-Texas, Rick Spruce, fall in love, but are forced to hide their Yuletide relationship.

The cast includes Jonna Walsh and Nick Ballard (Too Close to Home).

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The Lifetime original movie Four Christmases and a Wedding will debut on December 2 at 8 PM.

When event planner Chloe (Arielle Kebbel from Midnight Texas) is hired to plan the local Christmas Festival, she is beyond thrilled to embrace the challenge. Professionally, everything is going great, but much to the dismay of her mother (Markie Post from Night Court), Chloe confesses she has given up on ever finding Mr. Right. That all changes the night of the opening of the festival when she meets Evan.

The two begin a whirlwind romance, but as Christmas Day nears, Chloe learns that Evan is being transferred overseas for work. What follows is three more Christmases where Chloe and Evan cross paths at the annual festival, but each year something — or someone — stands in the way of true love.

The movie also stars Corey Sevier, Judge Reinhold and Robyn Lawley.

Here is a trailer for Four Christmases and a Wedding.

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Christmas in Evergreen is the latest Hallmark Channel holiday movie to debut on December 2 at 8 PM.

Snow globes can have a magical, mesmerizing sway over those who concentrate on them. No one knows that better than residents of Evergreen, Vermont. In this bucolic burg, where families have lived for generations and take care of each other, there’s a belief that if you wish upon the snow globe in the local café, that wish will come true. The only catch is the wish must be completely sincere.

When the town veterinarian wishes that this will be her most romantic Christmas ever, she figures that will happen with her longtime beau. Stranded in an airport, she befriends a businessman and his daughter, who had made her own wish on the snow globe. The magical Christmas they share turns out to be more than anyone wished for.

The cast includes Ashley Williams, Holly Robinson Peete, Barbara Niven, and Teddy Sears.

Here is a trailer for Christmas in Evergreen.

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