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The Lifetime holiday movie A Sugar & Spice Holiday will debut on December 13 at 8 PM.

The movie follows Suzie (Jacky Lai), a rising young architect, who returns to her small hometown in Maine for Christmas where her Chinese-American parents, Pete (Tzi Ma) and Mimi (Lillian Lim), run the local Lobster Bar.

Following the loss of her beloved grandmother who was a legendary baker in their community, Suzie is guilted into following in her grandmother’s footsteps by entering the local gingerbread house competition. Teaming up with an old high school friend Billy (Tony Giroux), who grew up to be a catch, Suzie must find the right recipes and mix of sugar and spice infused with her cultural traditions to win the competition and perhaps find some love in the process.

Here is a trailer for A Sugar & Spice Holiday.

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On December 13, the holiday movie Christmas Comes Twice will debut at 8 PM on the Hallmark Channel.

Emily (Tamera Mowry-Housley) is a top newscaster who has achieved her career dreams but still has regrets about the guy (Michael Xavier) who got away five years earlier. When the Christmas carnival comes to town, a ride around the carousel takes her magically back in time to the carnival five years before giving her a second chance at love before she must return to Christmas present.

Here is a trailer for Christmas Comes Twice:

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On December 12, the Hallmark Channel holiday movie Love, Lights, Hanukkah! will debut at 8 PM.

As Christina (Mia Kirshner) prepares her restaurant for its busiest time of year, she gets back a DNA test revealing that she’s Jewish. The discovery leads her to a new family and an unlikely romance over eight nights.

The cast includes Ben Savage and Marilu Henner.

Here is a trailer for Love, Lights, Hanukkah!:

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On December 12, the holiday movie Beaus of Holly will debut on ION at 7 PM.

When Holly boldly proposes to Phil, he confesses he needs to first work things out with a long-ago ex. Having booked a romantic holiday sleigh ride, despondent Holly pours her heart out to sleigh driver Jake, who takes a refreshing interest in her, until Phil returns.

The cast includes Jennifer Freeman, Johnny Pacar, Nikki Leigh and Michael Copon.

Here is a trailer for Beaus of Holly:

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The holiday movie A Glenbrooke Christmas will debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries on December 12 at 10 PM.

As Christmas nears, heiress Jessica Morgan (Autumn Reeser) seizes what seems like her last chance to experience a relaxed Christmas and heads off to the small town of Glenbrooke, where she meets a handsome fireman (Antonio Cupo).

Here is a trailer for A Glenbrooke Christmas:

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On December 12, the holiday movie The Christmas SetUp will debut on Lifetime at 8 PM.

The movie follows the story of New York lawyer Hugo (Ben Lewis) who heads to Milwaukee with his best friend Madelyn (Ellen Wong) to spend the holidays with his brother Aiden (Chad Connell) and his mom Kate (Fran Drescher), who is also in charge of the local Christmas celebrations. Ever the matchmaker, Kate arranges for Hugo to run into Patrick (Blake Lee), Hugo’s high school friend and secret crush, who has recently returned after a successful stint in Silicon Valley.

As they enjoy the local holiday festivities together, Hugo and Patrick’s attraction to each other is undeniable and it looks as though Kate’s Santa-style matchmaking is a success. But as Hugo receives word of a big promotion requiring a move to London, he must decide what is most important to him.

Here is a trailer for The Christmas SetUp:

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On December 11, the Holiday Quickies Passionflix movie A Holiday Lift, based on the story by Corinne Michaels, will debut online.

Karla Mosley (The Bold and Beautiful) stars as Holly, who would like to pretend the holidays don’t exist because it’s another year with no one to kiss under the mistletoe. It doesn’t help that after her last epic break up, she went to bed with the one man she shouldn’t have: her arch-rival Dean (Blake Cooper Griffin who has appeared in episodes of Animal Kingdom, Cloak & Dagger and Major Crimes), who, of course, didn’t bother calling her after their night together, and, what’s worse, she get him out of her head. But when a snowstorm traps them in an elevator, she can’t avoid her work crush any longer.

Here is a trailer for A Holiday Lift:

NOTE: This movie has had to be moved, unexpectedly, to Sunday, December 13, but the folks at Passionflix promise it will be worth the wait.

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The Lifetime holiday movie Inn Love By Christmas will debut on December 11 at 8 PM.

Mandy Leeds (Jonna Walsh), a successful young woman living in Miami, is climbing her way up the corporate ladder in the hotel industry. Though she doesn’t get back to her small northern hometown much, this year her Gram (Jayne Eastwood) is able to finally convince her to come home for Christmas.

Mandy has another reason too – the quaint local inn is for sale, and she wants to acquire it for her company. With her eyes on the prize, Mandy travels back home but on her way there, she runs into Lucas Menzino (Jesse Hutch) – her high school rival – who also has his eye on the inn as well.

Here is trailer for Inn Love By Christmas.

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On December 11, the feature film The Prom will debut online on Netflix.

Dee Dee Allen (Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (James Corden) are New York City stage stars with a crisis on their hands: their expensive new Broadway show is a major flop that has suddenly flatlined their careers. Meanwhile, in small-town Indiana, high school student Emma Nolan (newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman) is experiencing a very different kind of heartbreak: despite the support of the high school principal (Keegan-Michael Key), Mrs. Greene (Kerry Washington), the head of the PTA, has banned her from attending the prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa (Ariana DeBose).

When Dee Dee and Barry decide that Emma’s predicament is the perfect cause to help resurrect their public images, they hit the road with Angie Dickinson (Nicole Kidman) and Trent Oliver (Andrew Rannells), another pair of cynical actors looking for a professional lift. But when their self-absorbed celebrity activism unexpectedly backfires, the foursome find their own lives upended as they rally to give Emma a night where she can truly celebrate who she is.

Tracey Ullman also stars.

Here is a trailer for The Prom:

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