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On November 9, the holiday movie Christmas Under the Northern Lights will debut at 8 PM on Great American Family.

Erin (Jill Wagner) joins her dad Doug (Bruce Boxleitner) for a Christmas in the family’s former hometown of Aurora on a mission that is part business – selling the family home – and major bucket list item for Erin to see the Aurora Borealis light up the Northern sky. Realtor Lori (Lauren Holly) and family friend and local tour guide Trevor (Jesse Hutch) create a Christmas inspired at every turn by faith, love, and hope, so much so that Christmas bells hung over decades in a forest grove ring an unbroken song, a harbinger of miracles to come.

Here is a preview for Christmas Under the Northern Lights:

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The Hallmark Channel movie Trivia at St. Nick’s on November 8 at 8 PM.

It’s a Pretty Little Liars reunion.

When students all flee an elite university in Vermont for winter break, the locals and faculty hunker down for their favorite time of year – the annual Christmas Bar Trivia Tournament! For Celeste (Tammin Sursok), a Type-A astronomy professor, this event combines the magic of Christmas with her greatest comfort in life: knowing the right answer. But when her colleague drops out of the tournament to do a month-long lecture tour in Asia, Celeste’s team must adopt Max (Brant Daugherty), the football team’s new offensive coordinator.

To Celeste, Max seems like nothing more than a grown-up class clown – though he brings an undeniable knowledge of sports trivia (a category their team has always fallen short in). Initial clashes between the two eventually turn into mutual appreciation as the team enjoys scavenger hunts on campus, decorating the international house with Christmas lights, baking Christmas cookies, and advancing toward the championship trivia game. Celeste can’t help but delight in Max’s infectious enthusiasm, love for all things Christmas and perhaps most importantly, his comfort with the unknown. And after a romantic wintery night at the campus observatory with Max, Celeste starts to wonder if being open to life’s surprises is more important than knowing the answer to everything.

Here is a trailer for Trivia at St. Nick’s.

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On November 7, the Hallmark Mystery movie Five Gold Rings will debut at 8 PM.

When New York City painter Audrey Moss (Holland Roden) returns to her small Minnesota hometown for the holidays, she’s met with an unexpected quest from her beloved late grandmother: find the owners of five mysterious gold rings and return them to their rightful homes before Christmas morning, only nine days away.

In her bequeathment, Grandma also urges Audrey to team up with local private investigator and childhood friend, Finn O’Sullivan (Nolan Gerard Funk). From gingerbread house building to the annual Giving Gala, these two begin to bond over more than just their quest. As Audrey and Finn unravel the mystery of the missing rings’ owners, they discover there is more to their relationship than they ever expected to find.

Here is a trailer for Five Gold Rings:

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The Hallmark+ holiday movie Unwrapping Christmas: Tina’s Miracle will debut online on November 7.

Tina Mitchell (Natalie Hall), a successful business owner, meets a charming guy, Michael (Alec Santos), just as her holiday season heats up with the town’s Christmas Gala and her busy store, All Wrapped Up. When the gala is threatened by a scrooge-like estate owner planning to sell the venue, rumors begin to threaten Tina and Michael’s newfound connection. As Tina works to keep the venue’s doors open for the gala, she just might unwrap a new chapter in her life, filled with love and holiday cheer.

Here is a trailer for the Unwrapping Christmas franchise:

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On November 7, the BET+ holiday movie A Christmas Miracle will debut online.

When the Christmas Jubilee at the local community center is in danger of losing funding, the family must band together to make sure everyone, including the kids, have a Merry Christmas.

The film stars Noree Victoria, Blue Kimble, Victoria Rowell, Nadia Simms, Aaron D. Spears, Marc Jones, Javon Johnson, Cayen Martin, Tiffany M. Show, Kenneth Okolie, Addie “The Bam” Benson, Michelle Lamb, Lennox Simms, Cayen Martin and Christopher A. Nolen.

Unfortunately, there is no trailer for A Christmas Miracle.

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On November 6, the Netflix holiday movie Meet Me Next Christmas will debut online.

On a quest to meet the man of her dreams (Kofi Siriboe), a hopeless romantic (Christina Milian) races across New York City to find a ticket to a sold-out Pentatonix Christmas concert.

Devale Ellis co-stars.

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The Hallmark Channel movie Holiday Mismatch will debut on November 3 at 8 PM.

When free-spirited Kath (Caroline Rhea) and uptight Barbara (Beth Broderick) clash at a Christmas committee meeting, they’re shocked to discover they’ve accidentally set up their adult children via a dating app. Determined to stop the romance, the two mothers team up, only to realize they have more in common than they thought. As their kids’ love blossoms, so does an unexpected friendship between their meddling moms, bringing both families together for a festive Christmas.

The movie co-stars Jon McLaren and Maxine Denis.

Here is a trailer for Holiday Mismatch:

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