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On December 3, My Christmas Prince is the new Lifetime holiday movie that will debut at 8 PM.

Samantha (Alexis Knapp from Pitch Perfect), a dedicated teacher in Manhattan, returns to her home town of Maple Falls, Wyoming every year for Christmas. This year, she’s delighted when her boyfriend Alex, a European diplomat from the tiny country of Madelvia, decides to joins her. Samantha later discovers Alex is actually a prince destined for the throne, turning her entire world upside down.

Realizing that staying with Alex means spending her life in the constant glare of publicity and giving up the job opportunity of a lifetime, Samantha must decide if she loves Alex enough to make the transition from teacher to royal – or will it be too big a leap for this small-town girl?

Here is a trailer for My Christmas Prince.

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The original ION holiday movie The Spruces & The Pines will debut on December 3 at 9 PM.

A Romeo and Juliet romance takes place among two feuding New England Christmas Tree lot families. Against their families’ wills, Julie Pine and visiting-from-Texas, Rick Spruce, fall in love, but are forced to hide their Yuletide relationship.

The cast includes Jonna Walsh and Nick Ballard (Too Close to Home).

Here is a trailer for The Spruces and the Pines:

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The Lifetime original movie Four Christmases and a Wedding will debut on December 2 at 8 PM.

When event planner Chloe (Arielle Kebbel from Midnight Texas) is hired to plan the local Christmas Festival, she is beyond thrilled to embrace the challenge. Professionally, everything is going great, but much to the dismay of her mother (Markie Post from Night Court), Chloe confesses she has given up on ever finding Mr. Right. That all changes the night of the opening of the festival when she meets Evan.

The two begin a whirlwind romance, but as Christmas Day nears, Chloe learns that Evan is being transferred overseas for work. What follows is three more Christmases where Chloe and Evan cross paths at the annual festival, but each year something — or someone — stands in the way of true love.

The movie also stars Corey Sevier, Judge Reinhold and Robyn Lawley.

Here is a trailer for Four Christmases and a Wedding.

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Christmas in Evergreen is the latest Hallmark Channel holiday movie to debut on December 2 at 8 PM.

Snow globes can have a magical, mesmerizing sway over those who concentrate on them. No one knows that better than residents of Evergreen, Vermont. In this bucolic burg, where families have lived for generations and take care of each other, there’s a belief that if you wish upon the snow globe in the local café, that wish will come true. The only catch is the wish must be completely sincere.

When the town veterinarian wishes that this will be her most romantic Christmas ever, she figures that will happen with her longtime beau. Stranded in an airport, she befriends a businessman and his daughter, who had made her own wish on the snow globe. The magical Christmas they share turns out to be more than anyone wished for.

The cast includes Ashley Williams, Holly Robinson Peete, Barbara Niven, and Teddy Sears.

Here is a trailer for Christmas in Evergreen.

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On December 2, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Christmas in Angel Falls will debut at 9 PM.

Angel Gabriel (Rachel Boston) – Gabby – gets a special assignment and is dispatched to the town of Angel Falls. The town has lost its Christmas spirit and Gabby is charged with the task of helping the residents recapture it. Along the way, she befriends Jack Avery (Paul Greene), the Volunteer Fire Chief, who’s initially skeptical about her plan to revive the local Yuletide cheer.

Determined, Gabby takes a job at the local church as the volunteer coordinator and sets about her business of recruiting residents to get the town’s holiday back on track. In the process of bringing back beloved Angel Falls Christmas traditions, Gabby has a surprising revelation about herself and her own dreams that set her down an unexpected path.

The film also stars Beau Bridges.

Here is a trailer for Christmas in Angel Falls.

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On November 26, the ION holiday movie Snowmance will debut at 9 PM.

No man is perfect enough for Sarah Groves, except perhaps the impressive snowmen she sculpts annually with her childhood pal, Nick. In mid-December, her snowman disappears, and in his place, materializes Cole, who seems too perfect for Sarah to be true.

The film stars Ashley Newbrough (Privileged) and Jesse Hutch (Cedar Cove).

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On November 26, Christmas Solo is the latest holiday movie from UP TV that will debut at 7 PM.

Two single parents stumble into the possibility of love for Christmas, only to discover that their daughters are embroiled in a nasty rivalry at school. When the rivalry gets out of control, can hope and healing lead everyone to a peaceful and merry Christmas?

The film stars Kelli Williams (Army Wives) and Jonathan Scarfe (Van Helsing).

Here is a trailer for Christmas Solo.

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On November 26, A Very Merry Toy Store is the new Lifetime holiday movie that will debut at 8 PM.

Connie Forrester (Melissa Joan Hart, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch), a young single mom, and Will DiNova (Mario Lopez, Holiday in Handcuffs) each run their small, family-owned toy stores in Connecticut. Similar to their families, Connie and Will have been business rivals for year, until both of their livelihoods fall into jeopardy when the big box toy store “Roy’s Toys” has its grand opening right before Christmas.

In order to save their businesses, Connie and Will band together to save the stores that have defined their families for generations, and in the process, might just find love in time for Christmas.

The film also stars Beth Broderick, Brian Dennehy and Billy Gardell.

Here is a trailer for A Very Merry Toy Store:

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