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The Lifetime holiday movie Christmas a la Mode will debut on November 15 at 8 PM.

Since her father passed away, Emily (Katie Leclerc) has been running her family’s dairy farm with the help of her mother and best friend. But this Christmas the farm has fallen on hard times so Emily’s sister, Dorothy–who is part owner with Emily–and her handsome business partner, Charlie (Ryan Cooper), show up with a proposition to sell the farm.

Emily comes up with an ingenious plan to buy out her sister’s shares and hold an online holiday ice cream flavor contest that goes viral with the help of a key ingredient, Charlie’s amazing apple pie. Christmas a la Mode ice cream is born! Still as the Christmas Eve deadline for the buyout approaches, Emily needs a Christmas miracle to save the farm and her father’s legacy in time for a happy Christmas.

Here is a trailer for Christmas a la Mode.

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On November 15, the OWN holiday movie One Fine Christmas will debut at 9 PM.

The families on Christmas Street have been busy with their day-to-day lives that they lose sight of the importance of family during the holiday season. Haley (Sasha Fox) comes home for the Christmas holiday, but home has not been the same since her family split up. Haley’s mother Susan (Vanessa Williams) is working on a new work deal with her client (Rick Fox) which causes her to hardly have time for Haley or her mother Alice (Marla Gibbs). Al (Mark Christopher Lawrence) is too preoccupied with work that he overlooks his wife Matty (June Carryl).

Meanwhile, Bob (Rodney Van Johnson) and Diana’s (Eva La Dare) son Jesse (Alfonso Torres Caballero) comes home for Christmas with a very special surprise. This “slice of life” holiday tale shares the individual stories of these neighbors as they celebrate Christmas Eve and find themselves unexpectedly united for the holiday season.

Here is a trailer for One Fine Christmas:

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On November 14, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries holiday movie A Christmas Miracle will debut at 9 PM.

Ever-optimistic single mom Emma Sanderson (Tamera Mowry-Housley) is looking for a Christmas miracle to write about for the lifestyle magazine at which she has landed a temporary job. While following her lead on the story, Emma discovers unexpected romance with a supportive colleague (Brooks Darnell) and takes it upon herself to bring about a Christmas miracle for a lonely street musician.

The film also stars Barry Bostwick.

Here is a trailer for A Christmas Miracle:

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On November 12, the Disney+ holiday movie Noelle will debut online.

As Kris Kringle (Brayan Brendle) prepares to retire as Santa and pass on the reins to his son Nick (Bill Hader), the stress of his future role begins to get to Nick. When his sister Noelle (Anna Kendrick) suggests that he take a weekend off, Nick abandons his job completely. Noelle faces the world outside the North Pole for the first time when she follows him to try to convince him to return to work. Meanwhile, their ill-prepared cousin Gabriel (Bill Eichner) steps up and prepares to turn Santa’s workshop into an online delivery service.

The cast includes Shirley MacLaine, Julie Hagerty, Michael Gross, Chelah Horsdal, Anna Von Hooft, Anthony Konechny and Burgess Jenkins.

Here is a trailer for Noelle:

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On November 12, the special feature film Lady and the Tramp will air on Disney+ online.

This live action film tells the story of an upper-middle-class American cocker spaniel named Lady (voiced by Tessa Thompson) who meets a streetsmart, downtown stray Schnauzer called the Tramp (voiced by Justin Theroux).

The film also stars Kiersey Clemons, Thomas Mann, Yvette Nicole Brown, Ken Jeong, F. Murray Abraham and voices provided by Sam Elliott, Ashley Jensen, Janelle Monae and Benedict Wong.

Here is a trailer for Lady and the Tramp:

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