Rueben's Ramblings

The UP TV movie Snowbound for Christmas will debut on December 15 at 7 PM.

A marketing executive (Zarrin Darnell-Martin from Christmas in Grand Valley) is invited by her charming and handsome boss (Henderson Wade from Extant) to pitch a major project to prospective clients at a posh resort and the two get snowed in together before any of the other guests can arrive. Now, with the hotel to themselves, a fairytale snowscape outside and sparks flying inside they find that being alone together is all the Christmas magic they need

Here is a trailer for Snowbound for Christmas:

On December 15, the ION holiday movie A Beauty and the Beast Christmas will debut at 7 PM.

Ginger Holiday (Leah Pipes from The Originals), a peppy Christmas influencer, is convinced by her agent to fake a holiday romance with viral bad boy Beau Bradley (Ryan Kelley from Teen Wolf) to gain more followers. Ginger and Beau initially can’t stand each other, but as they spend more time together they realize the feelings they had to fake at first might just be turning into something heartfelt.

Here is a trailer for A Beauty and the Beast Christmas.

On December 15, the new holiday movie Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday will debut at 9 PM on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.

Book editor Hannah (Jen Lilley) must work with former rival Ryan (Carlo Marks from Chesapeake Shores) to help a potential writer find her way. Angel Anthony (Eric Close) reminds them about Christmas spirit and the value of community.

Here is a trailer for Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday.

The Hallmark Channel movie Holiday Date will debut on December 14 at 8 PM.

When Brooke’s (Brittany Bristow from Love on Safari) boyfriend, Ethan, breaks up with her just before the holidays, she agrees to go home with Joel (Matt Cohen from Supernatural), an actor who will pose as her boyfriend. She’s built up the ex-boyfriend to be the perfect guy and ‘Mr. Christmas’ but discovers Joel is Jewish and has never celebrated the holiday. What he lacks in experience he makes up for in enthusiasm and happily participates in yuletide festivities. When his secret is revealed, the family is eager to add Joel’s Hanukkah traditions into their holiday celebration but soon become suspicious about his true identity.

The cast includes Teryl Rothery, Bruce Boxleitner and Anna Van Hooft.

Here is a trailer for Holiday Date.

On December 14, the Lifetime movie A Christmas Winter Song will debut at 8 PM.

Clio (Ashanti) befriends Fred (Stan Shaw), a homeless former jazz singer down on his luck. They form a special bond over music, and Clio, having just lost her own father, helps Fred reconnect with his own daughter, just in time for Christmas.

Here is a trailer for A Christmas Winter Song.

The ION holiday film Best Christmas Ball Ever will debut on December 14 at 7 PM.

After a surprising breakup at home in Chicago, Amy (Elisabeth Harnois from CSI) decides that a change of scenery will do her well and impulsively decides to spend the holidays with her brother in Vienna. After taking ballroom dancing lessons with her dashing European dance partner, Lukas, Amy scores an invitation to dance competitively in the city’s biggest holiday ball, and also another shot at love.

Here is a trailer for Best Christmas Ball Ever.

On December 14, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Christmas in Montana will debut at 9 PM.

Before the holidays, Sara (Kellie Martin from Hailey Dean Mysteries franchise) goes to Montana to help resistant Travis (Colin Ferguson from Eureka) save his ranch. Can time on the ranch help restore her faith in Christmas in time for a miracle?

Here is a trailer for Christmas in Montana.

The new holiday movie Matchmaker Christmas will debut on Lifetime on December 14 at 6 PM.

As the Christmas party for a book publishing company approaches, editor Maggie (Emily Rose from Haven) volunteers to help her boss Amanda find a date. Matchmaking is a bit of a hobby for Maggie, but she is thrown off her game when Jaxson, her old boyfriend (Corey Sevier from Cedar Cove) from her college years, shows up at her work—as a newly signed, successful author. Maggie would love to deny she feels anything for him still, but Jaxson isn’t making it easy. She’ll have to face her decisions of the past, along with Amanda eyeing Jaxson, to bring together the perfect matches at Christmas.

Here is a trailer for Matchmaker Christmas: