Rueben's Ramblings

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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The Apple TV+ movie Swan Song will debut online on December 17.

Set in the near future, this movie is a powerful, emotional journey told through the eyes of Cameron (Mahershala Ali), a loving husband and father who is expecting his second child with his wife Poppy (Naomie Harris). When Cameron is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he is presented with an alternative solution by his doctor (Glenn Close) to shield his family from grief. As Cameron grapples with whether or not to alter his family’s fate, he learns more about life and love than he ever imagined.

Here is a trailer for Swan Song:

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The Lifetime holiday movie Mistletoe in Montana will debut at 8 PM on December 17.

Welcome to Paradise Ranch, where city slickers get to be cowboys and cowgirls. Merry (Melissa Joan Hart), who owns the ranch, has been unlucky in love, but that’s about to change when a single father, Mark (Duane Henry), and his two kids book the ranch for Christmas week. Adventure is on the menu, the holiday spirit is everywhere, and love is in the air.

Jamey Sheridan also stars.

Here is a trailer for Mistletoe in Montana.

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On December 16, the Lifetime holiday movie Christmas by Chance will debut at 8 PM.

Chance Charleswood (Winny Clarke) owns a struggling gift shop called By Chance Gifts. As the Christmas shopping season approaches, Chance is hired by William Richards (Jacob Blair), a wealthy and popular entrepreneur, to help him organize the perfect proposal for his girlfriend, Leyla Brooks. When Chance needs to get closer to Leyla to find out what she likes, they devise a plan to have her attend their Christmas party as an old friend of the family.

Chance and William continue to spend more time together with the hopes of devising the perfect proposal, but Leyla does not seem to be ready for marriage and each plan seems to fall apart. As Chance and William get to know each other more they begin to bring out the best in one another and are able to find their true selves along the way.

Here is a trailer for Christmas by Chance:

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