Rueben's Ramblings

On November 28, the Lifetime holiday movie A Christmas Wish will debut at 8 PM.

Every December in the small town of Ponchatoula, Louisiana a wooden wishing box is placed in the park as a Christmas tradition. People write down their true heart’s desire on a slip of paper and place it in the box in hopes that their wish will be granted. After a night out together, Maddie (Megan Park from The Secret Life of the American Teenager) encourages her sister Faith (Hilarie Burton from One Tree Hill and White Collar) to put a wish in the box – a wish to experience true love for the first time. Faith and Maddie are surprised the next day when she meets the very handsome and eligible Andrew (Cristian de la Fuente from In Plain Sight).

At first, Faith thinks that her Christmas wish has come true. But as Christmas nears, Faith begins to wonder if Andrew is really perfect for her, or if the wish is leading her to her best friend, Wyatt (Tyler Hilton from One Tree Hill).

Pam Grier will make a special appearance in the film.

Here is a trailer for A Christmas Wish.

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The Netflix original film Holiday Rush will debut online on November 28.

Single dad and radio DJ Rashon “Rush” Williams (Romany Malco from A Million Little Things) loses his job right as his four entitled kids share their pricey Christmas lists. To keep Rush on the air in New York, his producer and aunt (Darlene Love) plan to help him buy another station — if the Williams family can downsize fast and embrace a simpler life.

The cast includes Sonequa Martin-Green (Star Trek: Discovery), Tamala Jones (Castle) and LaLa Anthony (Power).

Here is a trailer for Holiday Rush:

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On November 28, the Hallmark Channel holiday movie Christmas at the Plaza will debut at 8 PM.

When historian Jessica (Elizabeth Henstridge from Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) is hired to create The Plaza’s Christmas display, she finds more than facts while teaming up with handsome decorator Nick (Ryan Pavey) to bring the display to life.

Here is a trailer for Christmas at the Plaza.

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On November 27, the Lifetime holiday movie A Very Vintage Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

The Christmas lights are up and shoppers are flooding the quaint town of Mountain View, including one special store, Very Vintage Antiques. The shop’s owner, Dodie (Tia Mowry-Hardrict), is a hopeless romantic and absolutely one of a kind, similar to the pieces in her shop. When Dodie finds a hidden box containing an eclectic collection of mementos chronicling a timeless romantic union, she makes it her mission to deliver it to its rightful owner. Dodie manages to persuade the handsome new tenant, Edward (Jesse Hutch), at the listed address to help her with her search. Will they find the true owner and true love on their adventure?

Here is a trailer for A Very Vintage Christmas:

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The Hallmark Channel movie The Christmas Club will debut on November 27 at 8 PM.

Two busy strangers, Olivia Bennett and Edward Taylor (Elizabeth Mitchell and Cameron Mathison) meet when they help an elderly woman find her lost Christmas savings. Thanks to fate and Christmas magic, they also find something they were both missing: true love.

Here is a trailer for The Christmas Club.

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On November 26, the Hallmark Channel movie Check Inn to Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

Julia Crawley (Rachel Boston) and Ryan Mason (Wes Brown) must unite their families during Crestridge’s Centennial Christmas celebration in order to save their family inns from a chain resort.

Richard Karn also stars.

Here is a trailer for Check Inn to Christmas.

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On November 25, A Christmas Duet is the latest holiday movie to debut on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM.

Well-loved music duo Averie and Jesse (Chaley Rose and Rome Flynn), famous for their duet “Wouldn’t Be Christmas,” haven’t played together since they went their separate ways years ago. Averie gave up music and opened a beautiful lodge in a snowy Vermont town – while Jesse still tours, struggling to find the same kind of success they had as a duo. When fate brings them together over the holidays at Averie’s lodge just in time for the annual Yuletide Festival, can the magic of Christmas help reunite them once again?

The cast includes Teryl Rothery.

Here is a trailer for A Christmas Duet:

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On November 24, The Chaperone will debut on PBS at 9 PM.

Louise Brooks (Haley Lu Richardson from the box office film Five Feet Apart), the 1920s silver screen sensation who never met a rule she didn’t break, epitomized the restless, reckless spirit of the Jazz Age. But, just a few years earlier, she was a 15 year-old student in Wichita, Kansas for whom fame and fortune were only dreams.

When the opportunity arises for her to go to New York to study with a leading dance troupe, her mother (Victoria Hill) insists there be a chaperone. Norma Carlisle (Elizabeth McGovern from Downton Abbey Downton), a local society matron who never broke a rule in her life, impulsively volunteers to accompany Louise to New York for the summer.

Here is a trailer for The Chaperone:

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The holiday movie Cherished Memories: A Gift to Remember 2 will debut on the Hallmark Channel on November 24 at 8 PM.

Darcy and Aiden (Ali Liebert and Peter Porte) celebrate their second Christmas together when an unexpected guest and a fight to save the beloved community center unites everyone for an unforgettable holiday.

Tina Lifford also stars.

Here is a trailer for Cherished Memories: A Gift to Remember 2:

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