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ION is celebrating the Holidays in a big way with Five All New Original Holiday Movies set to premiere in November and December. ION Television wants viewers to “Get Wrapped Up in the Holidays,” these five new movies will air alongside 13 other returning favorites from ION’s catalog of movies throughout the holiday season. ION ORIGINAL HOLIDAY MOVIE PREMIERES   DEFENDING SANTA Premieres Sunday, November 24, at 9/8c Cast: Dean Cain, Jud Tylor, Bill Lewis, Jamie McRae, Cooper Barnes, Jodie Sweetin, Seth Menachem, John Savage Scott Hanson, a ski resort sheriff, inadvertently arrests a sleeping Santa in the snowy woods on suspicion of a crime he did not commit. With his sleigh ride now in doubt, Santa is put on trial. But, during the proceedings, Sheriff Hanson, also a dad and widower, begins to fall for Santa’s court-appointed defense attorney, Sarah. MY SANTA Premieres Friday, November 29, at 9/8c Cast: Samaire Armstrong, Matthew Lawrence, Julie Brown, Jim O’Heir

Nothing says Christmas quite  like a Hallmark Christmas Movie. This year, Hallmark will be showing celebrating Christmas starting November 2nd 2013 all the way until December 25th. With 13 brand new Christmas movies premiering on the Hallmark Channel this year, feel free to make the Hallmark your Christmas Movie Head Quarters.  2013 ORIGINAL HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVIES The Thanksgiving House Premieres Saturday, November 2 at 8/7c A woman buys a house in Plymouth, only to discover that the very first Thanksgiving took place on the property. As a result, she finds herself in a battle with a local handsome historian who wants to tear down her house to study the site. Stars Cerina Vincent and Lindsay Wagner. Pete's Christmas Premieres Friday, November 8 at 8/7c A young 14-year-old boy named Pete has the worst Christmas Day ever, only to find that he must repeat the day again and again until he gets it right. Stars Bruce Dern, Zachary Gordon, Bailee Madison, Moll

The yearly It's A Wonderful Lifetime, programming event kicks off November 9th with the premiere of 1 of its 7 new Holiday Movies. So bake some cookies, and relax by the fire, Lifetime has some wonderful holiday movies for you to enjoy.  "A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS STORY" PREMIERES: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH 2013 at 8pm A young mountain girl  (Desiree Ross, ) as she pursues her dream of becoming a country star against the wishes of her mother (Megyn Price). Her journey to the stage at Dollywood with a singing competition hosted by Dolly Parton reunites her with her musician father (McKnight) and uncovers the musical legacy of African Americans in the world of country music. Mary Kay Place (Big Love) stars as her grandmother. “TWELVE TREES OF CHRISTMAS” PREMIERES: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH at 8pm Local librarian Cherie (LINDY BOOTH) is ecstatic to celebrate the holiday season until she learns that a real estate developer, Tony (ROBBIN DUNN), has plans to demolish

(RECAP AND REVIEW) THE BLACKLIST EPISODE 6 "GINA ZANETAKOS" NETWORK:  NBC  ORIGINAL AIR DATE:  OCTOBER 28TH 2013 SPECIAL GUESTS:  Margarita Levieva as Gina Zanetakos SYNOPSIS:   A beautiful yet menacing corporate terrorist is tracked. Meanwhile, Tom confronts Liz about a mysterious box.                                  RECAP AND REVIEW:  WARNING  *SPOILERS AHEAD* Ok everyone, this was a grab on to your seat and don't take your eyes off the screen for the full 60 minutes. Because, if you even blinked to long you've already missed something. A lot happened in episode 6 so let's get started.  In Germany a man is working on a car, adding electrical equipment to it when a women maybe early thirties approaches him (she turns out to be Gina).  She asks if he's ready and he proceeds to show her that he is by blowing the car up with a cluck of a button. That's nice but the women wants the next bomb

(RECAP AND REVIEW) THE ORIGINALS EPISODE 1 "ALWAYS AND FOREVER" NETWORK: CW ORIGINAL AIR DATE:  OCTOBER 3rd 2013 SPECIAL GUESTS: N/A SYNOPSIS: A spin-off of "The Vampire Diaries" focuses on the original vampire family, who return to New Orleans to reclaim the city they helped build. In the opener, Klaus meets his former protégé, Marcel, who controls the supernatural inhabitants in town; and Klaus' former flame, Hayley, falls into the hands of a powerful witch. RECAP AND REVIEW:  WARNING  *SPOILERS AHEAD*   Warning this recap and review is from a girl who has never watched the vampire diaries. The good news is I get to see this series from a pair of fresh eyes with no preconceived notions, ideas or favorite characters. And here we go 300 years ago on the Mississippi River; Elijah, Rebekah and Klaus the first and original vampires arrive from Europe on a boat famished after a very long journey on th