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On November 10, the Lifetime holiday movie A Sweet Christmas Romance will debut at 8 PM.

When food stylist Holly (Adelaide Kane) returns home for Christmas, she learns that Loretta (Loretta Devine), the elderly owner of her favorite childhood bakery, is retiring and has started a contest to give the bakery away to whoever can recreate her famous 12 Days of Christmas recipes. Holly enters, despite not being much of cook. When a local baker named Brad (Greyston Holt) also enters the contest, the two adversaries end up cooking up something special together for the holidays.

Here is a trailer for A Sweet Christmas Romance.

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On November 10, the Hallmark Channel holiday movie The Mistletoe Secret will debut at 8 PM.

When Aria Eubank (Kellie Pickler) convinces a famous travel writer to do a feature story on her beloved hometown, Midway, Utah, it looks like the town’s tourism drop is about to be reversed. However, when the travel guru and his ghostwriter both show up, Aria finds her heart torn between the charismatic but pompous Sterling Masters and Alex Bartlett, the real talent behind ‘Masters of Travel,’ and the man who has genuinely fallen for her.

The film also stars Tyler Hynes and Patrick Duffy.

Here is a trailer for The Mistletoe Secret.

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The UP TV holiday movie Rock N’ Roll Christmas will debut on November 10 at 7 PM.

An estranged mother/daughter country music duo (Beverley Mitchell and Catherine Mary Stewart) reunite after 10 years apart to release a Christmas single after a video of them goes viral. Now, they’re going to need a lot of forgiveness and a little Christmas magic to write a song that perfectly captures the spirit of Christmas and brings their family back together.

Here is a trailer for Rock N’ Roll Christmas.

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The Lifetime holiday movie Radio Christmas will debut on November 9 at 8 PM.

When her Philadelphia radio station is closed for repairs during the holidays, DJ Kara Porter (Keshia Knight Pulliam) is forced to broadcast from the small town of Bethlehem. Desperate to increase her numbers and get promoted outside of Radio Christmas – a year-round Christmas station, Kara seeks to uncover the identity of the town’s Secret Santa, an anonymous benefactor that saved all of Bethlehem’s Christmas festivities. Along the way, she discovers the true meaning of family, community, love and of course, Christmas.

The film also stars Michael Xavier, Tim Reid and Belinda Montgomery.

Here is a trailer for Radio Christmas.

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The Hallmark Channel movie Picture a Perfect Christmas will debut on November 9 at 8 PM.

The movie centers around an extreme sports photographer (Merritt Patterson) who returns home for the holiday to look after her grandmother and ends up lending a helping hand to a neighbor (Jon Cor) who needs assistance watching his nephew.

Here is a trailer for Picture a Perfect Christmas.

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The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Holiday for Heroes will debut on November 8 at 9 PM.

Audrey (Melissa Claire Egan) and First Sergeant Matt (Marc Blucas) have been writing each other since his thank you letter last Christmas, after her brother Devin – a corporal in Matt’s unit – shared some of the care package she’d sent. When Matt’s last letter to Audrey telling her that he’ll be stationed in her hometown for a month gets lost, she is surprised and delighted to finally meet him face-to-face in her coffee shop, and there are definite sparks.

Audrey, who is once again hard at work on the town’s annual Holiday for Heroes event, honoring local service members, soon gets news that her brother and the rest of his unit won’t be home for Christmas. When the mayor later reveals that the town is pulling this year’s funding for Holiday for Heroes, Matt steps in to help Audrey save this important event. Working side-by-side draws the pair closer, but with Matt being stationed nearby only temporarily, neither is sure of sharing their feelings. Will the spirit of the season bring Matt and Audrey’s love beyond their letters?

Here is a trailer for Holiday for Heroes:

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On November 8, the Netflix holiday movie Let It Snow will debut online.

When a once-in-century snowstorm hits a small town on Christmas Eve, several high school seniors discover unexpected opportunities as well as complications that test their friendships, love lives, and aspirations for the future.

The cast includes Kiernan Shipka (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Jacob Batalon (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Mitchell Hope (Descendants) and Joan Cusack.

Here is a trailer for Let It Snow:

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On November 7, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries holiday movie A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas will debut at 9 PM.

Hotel manager Willow (Rachael Leigh Cook) returns to her stunning Virginia hometown to help her sister plan a Christmas wedding at the inn her family once owned. She must work with current owner and single dad David (Benjamin Ayres), who wants to let go of the past.

Here is a trailer for A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas.

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On November 5, the ABC special The Little Mermaid Live will debut at 8 PM.

To honor the 30th Anniversary of the beloved Disney film, this special is a tribute to the original animated film and its timeless music that takes a magical adventure under the seas.

The cast includes Auli’i Cravalho as Ariel, Queen Latifah as Ursula, Graham Phillips as Prince Eric, John Stamos as Chef Lous, Shaggy as Sebastian and Amber Riley as the Host.

Here is a meet the cast video for The Little Mermaid Live:

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