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Hallmark's "A Christmas Tree Grows In Colorado"--Cute Movie, Dumb Premise

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Starring:  Rochelle Aytes and Mark Taylor Released: 2020 Summary:  A woman is forced to convince a firefighter to give her the spruce tree from his property so she can use it in her town's upcoming Christmas celebration. Grace Sunar plays Claire in A Christmas Tree Grows In Colorado.  Image:  Crown Media A Sweet Story About Adoption Much like Christmas Town , this movie is about the profound impact adoption has on children stuck in "the system," wondering if anyone will ever take them home and love them like a real family. Kevin Snyder (Mark Taylor) is a firefighter living in Brooklyn, Colorado.  An orphan once himself before being adopted, Kevin gives back by adopting his own daughter, Claire.  Despite being a single dad with not much room for anything else in his life besides work and Claire, the two make a happy, little family. Typical Politicians Industry needs a boost in Brooklyn, Colorado, and Erin Chambers (Rochelle Aytes), the director of community development,
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Nostalgic Christmas--Are the Carved Santas Cool or Creepy? Take the Poll!

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Image:  Crown Media, United States LLC Summary:    A woman visits the small town in Maine where she grew up to help her dad prepare to sell his  toy store and retire from his wood-carving career. Released:  2019 Starring:  Brooke D'Orsay and Trevor Donovan A Weird Thing to Have in Common In several Hallmark movies, couples share something in common.  They are both writers, news anchors, or photographers. In this movie, our love birds have something un common in common--wood! Ann Garrison loves to carve like her father, and Keith McClain manages the town mill. As Bill Garrison and Mrs. Wentzel prepare to retire, both the toy store and the mill go on the market. Spoiler alert (if you haven't seen the movie):  Ann takes over her father's business, and Keith will run the mill after Mrs. Wentzel donates it to the town. Does that really happen, by the way?  Have you ever known a business person who donates a lucrative business?  Doesn't Mrs. Wentzel nee
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It's No Wonder Hallmark's "Christmas Waltz" Was the #1 Most Watched Original Movie Premiere for 2020!

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Starring:  Lacey Chabert and Will Kemp Released:   2020 Summary:  After a woman's storybook Christmas wedding gets cancelled, a dance instructor helps her face her fear in life by fulfilling her dream of learning how to dance.   Lacey Chabert & Will Kemp wow fans with their beautiful dance performance in Christmas Waltz  Image:  Crown Media Jilted at Christmas Getting dropped like a dense fruitcake during the most wonderful time of the year would ruin Christmas for most of us.  Each subsequent, annual celebration would be marred by the memory of heartbreak.   Right after Avery (Lacey Chabert) decides on a Nutcracker-themed wedding cake and pays for 10 ballroom dancing lessons, she learns her fiance, David (Jeremy Guilbaut) has accepted a job in Boston and will be leaving New York.  Despite David's feeble attempts to keep their relationship alive after the devastating blow, Avery calls off the wedding and ends things with him for good. You must admire Avery's spunk.  To
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Did MacFarlane & Patterson Really Play Their Instruments in "Chateau Christmas?" Find Out!

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Starring:  Merritt Patterson and Luke MacFarlane Released:  2020 Summary:  A world-renowned pianist returns to Chateau Newhaus to spend the holidays with her family and try to find her passion for music again. Chateau Christmas.  Image:  Crown Media Luke MacFarlane Is Julliard-Trained Julliard, located in New York City, is the world leader in training students in the performing arts--dance, drama, and music.  Luke MacFarlane's dad was a cellist, which inspired MacFarlane to start playing the cello by the time he was four years old.  He set his sights on attending Julliard, and he graduated from the prestigious institution in 2003, afterwards finding success off-Broadway, then on Broadway, and eventually on screen. The script for Chateau Christmas  originally cast MacFarlane playing the violin, but when he asked the writers to change his instrument to the cello, they quickly made the adjustment.  Luke MacFarlane really does play the cello.   While in quarantine before filming, Mac
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A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love--Did It Make You Cry?

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Starring:  Cindy Busby and Benjamin Hollingsworth  Released:  2019 Summary:  Multiple coincidences and a chance meeting bring two strangers from very different family backgrounds  together for a weekend wedding celebration. Image:  Crown Media, United States LLC This One's A Tear-Jerker! A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love  stands out among the 2019 Hallmark holiday releases because it is based on a true story. Maybe that's why it touches the heart and causes the eyes to start squirting. Alice Marina is running the retail store her dad and uncle founded as young men, fresh off the boat from Italy.  She tries to preserve their dream and legacy, but her heart isn't in it.  She craves connecting with people, listening to their stories, and helping them through difficult seasons of her life. When Alice meets Jack Totah, he inspires her to follow her dreams of becoming a therapist.   Just as romance begins to bloom and Jack prepares to accept a promo
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