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On November 28, the holiday movie Merry Liddle Christmas Wedding will debut on Lifetime at 8 PM.

The sequel will follow Jacquie Liddle (Kelly Rowland), as she and Tyler (Thomas Cadrot) try to plan their perfect destination Christmas wedding. Naturally, Jacquie’s plans go awry when her boisterous family intervenes in her planning and her snooty wedding planner quits in protest. While nothing goes as initially planned, Jacquie and Tyler get a Christmas wedding more memorable than they could have ever dreamed.

The cast includes Debbi Morgan, Jaime Callica, Latonya Williams and Nathan Witte.

Here is a trailer for Merry Liddle Christmas Wedding.

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The latest box office adaptation of Black Beauty will debut on Disney+ on November 27.

Based on the beloved novel of the same name from 1877, a wild horse and a teenage girl (Mackenzie Foy) forge an unbreakable bond which keeps them connected for a lifetime.

The cast includes Kate Winslet, Claire Forlani and Iain Glen.

Here is a trailer for Black Beauty:

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On November 27, the Hallmark Channel holiday movie Five Star Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

When a travel writer shows up unexpectedly at their dad’s B&B, the Ralston family all pretend to be guests in hopes of a good review. Lucy Ralston (Bethany Joy Lenz) falls for guest Jake (Victor Webster), but can’t share her secret.

Here is a trailer for Five Star Christmas:

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On November 27, the Lifetime holiday movie Dear Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

Natalie Morgan (Melissa Joan Hart) is the host of a popular podcast, Holiday Love, which shares true stories of holiday romance with its listeners. While to the outside world and her listeners everywhere see Natalie is an expert on romance, she’s never truly experienced a romance of her own.

As Natalie prepares to embark on a promotional tour for her new book, she stops back home to spend Christmas with her family where she unexpectedly begins to experience her own holiday romance as sparks ignite with local firefighter, Jack (Jason Priestley).

Ed Begley Jr., Nicky Whelan and Robin Givens also star.

Here is a trailer for Dear Christmas.

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The holiday movie Christmas by Starlight will debut on the Hallmark Channel on November 26 at 8 PM.

When her family’s beloved eatery, The Starlight Café, is slated for demolition, Annie (Kimberley Sustad) vows to put a stop to it before Christmas.

Paul Campbell also stars.

Here is a trailer for Christmas by Starlight:

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The sequel movie The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two will debut online on Netflix on November 25.

It’s been two years since siblings Kate (Darby Camp) and Teddy Pierce (Judah Lewis) saved Christmas, and a lot has changed. Kate, now a cynical teenager, is reluctantly spending Christmas in Cancun with her mom’s new boyfriend and his son Jack (Jahzir Bruno).

Unwilling to accept this new version of her family, Kate decides to run away. But when a mysterious, magical troublemaker named Belsnickel threatens to destroy the North Pole and end Christmas for good, Kate and Jack are unexpectedly pulled into a new adventure with Santa Claus (Kurt Russell).

Goldie Hawn, of course, returns as Mrs. Claus.

Here is a trailer for The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two:

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On November 25, the movie Uncle Frank will debut online on Amazon Prime.

Set in 1973 the film follows teenager Beth Bledsoe (Sophia Lillis) as she leaves her rural Southern hometown to study at New York University where her beloved Uncle Frank (Paul Bettany) is a revered literature professor.

The film also stars Peter Macdissi, Steve Zahn, Judy Greer, Margo Martindale, Lois Smith and Stephen Root.

Here is a trailer for Uncle Frank:

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On November 25, the box office holiday rom-com Happiest Season will debut online instead at Hulu.

Meeting your girlfriend’s family for the first time can be tough. Planning to propose at her family’s annual Christmas dinner — until you realize that they don’t even know she’s gay — is even harder. When Abby (Kristen Stewart) learns that Harper (Mackenzie Davis) has kept their relationship a secret from her family, she begins to question the girlfriend she thought she knew.

Actress Clea DuVall directed and co-wrote the film with Mary Holland, who also has a supporting role in the film.

The ensemble cast also includes Aubrey Plaza, Alison Brie, Jake McDorman, Mary Steenburgen, Dan Levy, Victor Garber, Michelle Buteau, Ana Gasteyer and Sarayu Blue.

Here is a trailer for Happiest Season:

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Good Morning Christmas is the latest holiday movie to debut on the Hallmark Channel on November 25 at 8 PM.

Two competing TV hosts (Alison Sweeney and Marc Blucas) are sent to a festive small town over Christmas. While pretending to get along for the sake of appearances, they discover that there’s more to each other than they thought.

Here is a trailer for Good Morning Christmas:

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