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TV HIGHLIGHTS

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Movie: Christmas Belles, 8 PM on BET; 10 PM on BET:

Terri J. Vaughn’s 2019 yuletide comedy stars Raven Goodwin (“SMILF”) and DomiNque Perry (“Insecure”) as Della and Porsha, two longtime BFFs in their 30s who have achieved career success but struck out with romance. When a handsome minister moves to town, however, both women decide to throw caution to the wind and go for it, leading to an escalating series of comically desperate bids to attract this new gent’s attention. Omar Gooding, Janet Hubert and John Amos also star.

Movie: Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays, 8 PM on HALL:

When Harper Ellis (Kaitlin Doubleday, “Nashville”) returns home to Memphis to spend the holidays with her sister Maggie (Sunny Mabrey) and her family, the whole crowd pays a visit to Graceland, where Harper worked as a tour guide years ago. They run into Priscilla Presley and Harper’s former boss, Regina (Lori Beth Sikes), who coax Harper into helping them curate an Elvis Christmas exhibit. While giving a private tour to the children of a wealthy widower (Adrian Grenier), she also agrees to be the kids’ holiday au pair.

Movie: Turkey Drop, 9 PM on FREE:

Jerry Ciccoritti’s (“Schitt’s Creek”) 2019 holiday comedy stars Olivia Holt (“Cloak & Dagger”) as Lucy Jacobs, a college freshman who returns home for Thanksgivi­ng break convinced that she’s about to get “turkey dropped” — which is to say, dumped by her high school boyfriend over the holiday. Desperate to avoid that humiliatio­n, she steps out of her comfort zone, determined to prove to her beau that she has blossomed since going away to school. That ruse pays off in unexpected dividends.

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