Rueben's Ramblings

On December 18, the Lifetime movie Wrapped Up in Love will debut at 8 PM.

Ashley Mackenzie (Brittany Bristow) has always been the preeminent “Christmas Queen” in town. From making hand-crafted decorations for the office to hosting the town’s annual Christmas sweater competition, she loves everything about the holiday…that is, until she meets her match in Ben Williams (Olivier Renaud).

Ben is the devilishly handsome new guy in town who loves Christmas just as much as she does – and unwittingly begins to steal her thunder. But as Ashley begins to feel like Ben is taking Christmas away from her, she is reminded of the true spirit of the holiday, and she joins forces with him to make this Christmas even more meaningful.

Unfortunately, there is no trailer available for Wrapped Up in Love.

The Great American Family holiday movie A Brush with Christmas will debut on December 18 at 8 PM.

Over the week leading up to Christmas, Charlotte (Jillian Murphy) tries to capture her own unique style in the local art scene while also helping her mother run the family restaurant. Disheartened and struggling to find time for her art, Charlotte throws out her latest painting, only to discover that it has been anonymously submitted to the Christmas art festival.

It turns out that Wyatt (Joseph Cannata), a visiting artist, stumbled upon her discarded work and is now using the festival’s exposure to find its mysterious creator who has stolen his heart with her craft.

Here is a behind the scenes look at A Brush with Christmas:

On December 18, the holiday movie An Eclectic Christmas will debut at 7 PM on UPtv.

When a small-town vintage store owner leaves instructions in her will for inventory to be distributed as Christmas gifts, her out-of-town niece (Hannah Gallway) seeks help from a handsome local (Jeremy Walmsley) in identifying recipients from the clues provided.

Here is a trailer for An Eclectic Christmas:

On December 18, the Hallmark Channel movie Hanukkah on Rye will debut at 8 PM.

A matchmaker connects Molly and Jacob, but their new romance is put to the test when they realize that they are competing deli owners. Will a Hanukkah miracle keep them together?

The cast includes Jeremy Jordan, Yael Grobglas and singer-actress Lisa Loeb.

Here is a trailer for Hanukkah on Rye:

On December 18, the CBS movie When Christmas Was Young will debut at 8:30 PM.

A headstrong music manager (Tyler Hilton) in desperate need of a hit song for his last remaining client finds himself falling for a gifted singer-songwriter (Karen David) with abandoned dreams of making it big, as he attempts to secure the rights to a Christmas song she wrote years ago.

Sheryl Crow provides some of the featured music and she serves as executive producer.

Here is a trailer for When Christmas Was Young:

On December 17, the holiday movie Aisle Be Home for Christmas will debut on Great American Family at 8 PM.

Two exes finally reconnect when a snowstorm leaves them stranded in a superstore, without cell service or Wi-Fi, just before Christmas.

The film stars Garrett Watson and Jennifer Freeman.

Here is a trailer for Aisle Be Home for Christmas:

The holiday movie Five More Minutes: Moments Like These will debut on December 17 at 10 PM on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.

The second holiday story inspired by Scotty McCreery’s song “Five More Minutes,” a young widow’s (Ashley Williams) Christmas wish for her son is answered in unexpected ways when she returns to their old home for the holidays.

Lucas Bryant co-stars.

Here is a trailer for Five More Minutes: Moments Like These.

On December 17, the Hallmark Channel movie Twas the Night Before Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

A former actress (Torrey DeVitto) trying to break into directing tests her skills with a town’s annual Christmas Eve courtroom production in which the true authorship of the famous poem “A Visit from St. Nick” is debated.

Zane Holtz co-stars.

Here is a trailer for Twas the Night Before Christmas.